Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 26, 2016 AUTHORS: Grant, Michael C. MD et al BACKGROUND: Nonopioid adjuvant medications are increasingly included among perioperative Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols. Preoperative pregabalin has been shown to improve postoperative pain and limit reliance on opioid analgesia. Our group investigated the ability of preoperative pregabalin to also prevent postoperative nausea […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 26, 2016 Authors: Petersen, Christian Leth PhD et al BACKGROUND: Recent research and advances in the automation of anesthesia are driving the need to better understand electroencephalogram (EEG)-based anesthesia end points and to test the performance of anesthesia monitors. This effort is currently limited by the need to collect raw EEG […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 26, 2016 AUTHORS: Karlsson, Victoria RN, MMSc BACKGROUND: Transcutaneous (TC) measurement of PCO2 (TC PCO2) is a well-established method to monitor assisted ventilation in neonatal intensive care, but its use in the operating room is limited, and the data regarding its performance during general anesthesia of the newborn are lacking. The […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 26, 2016 AUTHORS: Carvalho, Brendan MBBCh, FRCA, MDCH et al Programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) is an exciting new technology that has the potential to improve the maintenance of epidural labor analgesia. PIEB compared with a continuous epidural infusion (CEI) has the potential advantage of greater spread within the epidural space […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 22, 2016 AUTHORS: Kwon, Min-Ji BS et al BACKGROUND: Placing the patient in the prone position frequently is required for some surgical procedures. If cardiac arrest occurs and the patient cannot be safely turned supine, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may need to be performed with the patient in the prone position. Although […]
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