AUTHORS: Nurok, Michael MBChB, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 692-698, April 2023. BACKGROUND: The impact of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) on outcomes of patients with respiratory failure from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unknown. We sought to assess whether exposure to HFNC before intubation was associated with successful extubation and in-hospital mortality compared to […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Meng, Xi MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia March 07, 2023. BACKGROUND: The use of labor neuraxial analgesia (NA) in China has increased significantly in the past decade, and the current rate of use is unknown. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of NA based on a large multicenter cross-sectional survey, the China […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Capdevila, Xavier MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 322-331, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The management of perioperative iron deficiency is a component of the concept of patient blood management. The objective of this study was to update French data on the prevalence of iron deficiency in patients scheduled for major surgery. METHODS: The CARENFER […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Santa Cruz Mercado et al Anesthesia & Analgesia March 07, 2023. BACKGROUND: Infants under spinal anesthesia appear to be sedated despite the absence of systemic sedative medications. In this prospective observational study, we investigated the electroencephalogram (EEG) of infants under spinal anesthesia and hypothesized that we would observe EEG features similar to those seen […]
Read MoreAuthors: Aurora Magliocca, MD, PhD et al Anesthesiology July 2023. Background The catabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan to kynurenine is emerging as a potential key pathway involved in post-cardiac arrest brain injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the modulation of kynurenine pathway on cardiac arrest outcome, through […]
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