Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 709–715 Authors: Sun, Zhuo MD et BACKGROUND: The incidence, severity, and duration of postoperative oxygen desaturation in the general surgical population are poorly characterized. We therefore used continuous pulse oximetry to quantify arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in a cross-section of patients having […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 678–692 Authors: Epstein, Richard H. MD et al In this review article, we address issues related to using data from anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) to deliver near real-time alerts via AIMS workstation popups and/or alphanumeric pagers and post hoc reports via […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 652–660 Authors: Karan, Suzanne B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Physostigmine, a centrally acting acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, is most commonly used by anesthesiologists in the postanesthetic setting to reverse confusion caused by central anticholinergic medication effects. It has also been proposed as a treatment […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 645–651 Authors: Van Cleve et al BACKGROUND: The inverse relationship between age and dose requirement for potent volatile anesthetics is well established, but the question of whether anesthetic providers consider this relationship in practice remains unanswered. We sought to determine whether there […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 601–609 Authors: Tousignant, Claude MD, FRCPC et al Abstract Pulmonary hypertension and associated vascular changes may frequently accompany left-sided heart disease in the adult cardiac surgical population. Perioperative assessment of right ventricular function using echocardiography is well established. In general, understanding the […]
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