AUTHORS: Zhao, Hong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 19, 2017 BACKGROUND: In this prospective double-blind randomized study, we evaluated the analgesic effect and potential effect on pregnancy rate of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug flurbiprofen axetil in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval under propofol-remifentanil anesthesia. METHODS: A total of 200 patients scheduled to undergo […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Maheshwari, Kamal MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 580–592 BACKGROUND: Operating room (OR) utilization generally ranges from 50% to 75%. Inefficiencies can arise from various factors, including prolonged anesthesia preparation time, defined as the period from induction of anesthesia until patients are considered ready […]
Read MoreAuthors: Moritz Kretzschmar, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.S.A. et al Anesthesiology published on August 31, 2017. Background: Increasing numbers of patients with obstructive lung diseases need anesthesia for surgery. These conditions are associated with pulmonary ventilation/perfusion (VA/Q) mismatch affecting kinetics of volatile anesthetics. Pure shunt might delay uptake of less soluble anesthetic agents but other forms of VA/Q scatter […]
Read MoreThe sizable difference in migraine prevalence between the sexes is largely attributed to hormonal differences. Of the more than 37 million Americans who suffer from migraine, the majority are women. The estimated overall prevalence of migraine is 18% in women and 6% in men, and the rate is as high as 37% among women during […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gali, Bhargavi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 19, 2017 BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of robotic hysterectomies (RH) are being performed. To provide ventilation (with pneumoperitoneum and steep Trendelenburg position) for these procedures, utilization of lung protective strategies with limiting airway pressures and tidal volumes is difficult. Little is known about the effects of intraoperative […]
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