Surgical stress response following hip arthroplasty regarding choice of anesthesia and postoperative analgesia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Significant surgical stress response consisting of hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory changes can be initiated by the hip replacement surgery.
Kendrišić Mirjana +3 more
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Management of pulmonary aspiration due to undiagnosed achalasia during induction of general anesthesia - A case report [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Intraoperative pulmonary aspiration is a rare but potentially fatal complication associated with various risk factors. Preoperative recognition of these risk factors can prevent aspiration events during general anesthesia or facilitate prompt
김희정, 이보라, 최용선
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Hyperoxia therapy for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after breast cancer surgery [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski PregledBackground/Aim. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction in the postoperative period after general anesthesia.
Mihalek Nora +4 more
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Randomized, controlled trial comparing respiratory and analgesic effects of interscalene, anterior suprascapular, and posterior suprascapular nerve blocks for arthroscopic shoulder surgery [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) provides excellent analgesia for arthroscopic shoulder surgeries but is associated with adverse effects including hemidiaphragmatic paresis.
Yean Chin Lim +5 more
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Mechanisms of General Anesthesia [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1990 Although general anesthetics are often said to be nonspecific agents, it is likely that they act at a much more restricted set of target sites than commonly believed. The traditional view has been that the primary targets are lipid portions of nerve membranes, but recent evidence shows that the effects on lipid bilayers of clinically relevant levels of
N P, Franks, W R, Lieb
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Delayed gastric emptying induced by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and its implications for perioperative risk during anesthesia [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal MedicineGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly prescribed for managing type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity because of their glucose-lowering, weight-reducing, and cardiovascular benefits. However, their potential to delay gastric
Donghee Kang, Dughyun Choi
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Sleep and general anesthesia [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2010 The mechanisms through which general anesthetics cause reversible loss of consciousness are characterized poorly. In this review, we examine the evidence that anesthetic-induced loss of consciousness may be caused by actions on the neuronal pathways that produce natural sleep.It is clear that many general anesthetics produce effects in the brain ...
Nicholas P, Franks, Anna Y, Zecharia
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Efficacy of external warming in attenuation of hypothermia in surgical patients [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Background/Aim. Hypothermia in surgical patients can be the consequence of long duration of surgical intervention, general anaesthesia and low temperature in operating room.
Zeba Snježana +7 more
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Ensuring competency in focused cardiac ultrasound: a systematic review of training programs
Journal of Intensive Care, 2020 Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a valuable skill for rapid assessment of cardiac function and volume status. Despite recent widespread adoption among physicians, there is limited data on the optimal training methods for teaching FoCUS ...
Lauren E. Gibson +5 more
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