Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1114–1119 AUTHORS: Booth, Jessica L. MD et al BACKGROUND: Improved pain control after cesarean delivery remains a challenging objective. Poorly treated acute pain following delivery is associated with an increased risk of chronic pain and depression. This study was conducted to determine […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1070–1078 AUTHORS: Applegate, Richard L. II MD et al BACKGROUND: Diagnostic and interventional procedures are often facilitated by moderate procedure-related sedation. Many studies support the overall safety of this sedation; however, adverse cardiovascular and respiratory events are reported in up to 70% […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1062–1069 AUTHORS: Boyer, Richard B. PhD et al BACKGROUND: Rapid infusers are vital tools during massive hemorrhage and resuscitation. Sporadic reports of overheating and shutdown of the Belmont® Rapid Infuser, a commonly used system, have been attributed to 1-sided clot blockage of […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1024–1030 AUTHORS: Yuan, Jing MD et al BACKGROUND: It has been increasingly suggested that propofol protects against hypoxic-/ischemic-induced neuronal injury. As evidenced by hemorrhage-induced stroke, hemorrhage into the brain may also cause brain damage. Whether propofol protects against hemorrhage-induced brain damage remains […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 996–1006 AUTHORS: Richard H. MD, CPHIMS et al BACKGROUND: Reducing fresh gas flow (FGF) during general anesthesia reduces costs by decreasing the consumption of volatile anesthetics and attenuates their contribution to greenhouse gas pollution of the environment. The sevoflurane FGF recommendations in […]
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