Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 903–909 AUTHORS: Faust, Andrew C. PharmD, BCPS et al BACKGROUND: Recent attention to adverse effects of intensive care unit (ICU) sedation has led to the use of strategies that target a “lighter” depth of sedation. Among these strategies are “analgosedation” protocols, which […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 885–893 AUTHORS: Zaouter, Cedrick MD, MSc et al BACKGROUND: In this pilot study, we tested a novel automatic anesthesia system for closed-loop administration of IV anesthesia drugs for cardiac surgical procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass. This anesthesia drug delivery robot integrates all 3 […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 869–876 AUTHORS: Sawada, Atsushi MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: A harmful effect of stress hormone secretion during surgery is lipolysis and proteolysis to maintain normal blood glucose levels. A well-titrated general anesthetic improves blood glucose control by suppressing secretion of these stress […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 910–924 AUTHORS: Winearls, James BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FCICM et al Hemorrhage in the setting of severe trauma is a leading cause of death worldwide. The pathophysiology of hemorrhage and coagulopathy in severe trauma is complex and remains poorly understood. Most clinicians currently […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: October 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 4 – p 859–868 AUTHORS: Stewart, Paul A. MBBS, FANZCA et al BACKGROUND: Residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB) has been linked to adverse respiratory events (AREs) in the postanesthetic care unit (PACU). However, these events are often not attributed to RNMB by anesthesiologists because they may […]
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