Inhalational or total intravenous anaesthesia: is total intravenous anaesthesia useful and are there economic benefits? [PDF]
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The comparison of inhalational and intravenous anaesthesia has been the subject of many controlled trials and meta-analyses. These reported diverse endpoints typically including measures of the speed and quality of induction of ...
Holmes, KA, Sneyd, JR
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Postoperative myoclonic movement (PMM) is an uncommon side effect after general anesthesia (GA), and the exact cause of this neurologic complication is still unknown.
Alaa Ali M. Elzohry +3 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and perioperative complications: a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population.
Doghramji, MD, Karl +2 more
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Study protocol for the Anesthesiology Control Tower—Feedback Alerts to Supplement Treatments (ACTFAST-3) trial: A pilot randomized controlled trial in intraoperative telemedicine [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
Background: Each year, over 300 million people undergo surgical procedures worldwide. Despite efforts to improve outcomes, postoperative morbidity and mortality are common.
ACTFAST Study Group, +8 more
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Anesthesia Comlications After Neurosurgical Procedure in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Running Title: Complications in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit [PDF]
Abstract Background: Complications in anesthesia emergence after neurosurgery varies widely but is associated with negative neurological outcomes. The present study was to investigate postoperative complication in the PACU.Methods: During July 2015 to July 2016, the retrospective cohort study was conducted and 1586 adult patients who underwent ...
Mingkai Chen +5 more
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Post Anesthesia Care in Intensive Care Unit: A Review
The notion of inpatient treatment is possibly as ancient as medicine itself. It would have been sensible to place patients in such facilities such that those who were sicker were more visible to receive better care from the personnel. The first Intensive Care Units (ICUs) were established in Europe and around the world in the 1950, today intensive care
E. Alhazmi, Essa Ibrahim +13 more
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Day-case management of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma with canal wall down technique surgery: long-term follow-up [PDF]
The overall number of day-case otologic surgery cases is increasing; however, there is limited experience about performing canal wall down tympanoplasty in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma in this setting.
GRASSO, MICHELE +4 more
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BackgroundInvasive candidiasis and persistent fungal colonization of the airways are increasingly recognized as potential barriers to successful weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients.
Massimo Caracciolo +9 more
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Endotracheal tube cuff pressure: need for precise measurement
CONTEXT: High compliance endotracheal tubes cuffs are used to prevent gas leak and also pulmonary aspiration in mechanically ventilated patients. However, the use of the usual cuff inflation volumes may cause tracheal damage.
José Reinaldo Cerqueira Braz +3 more
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Objectives: To compare postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prophylaxis treatment and outcomes based on patients’ sex, using a retrospective cohort.
Karl Krieser +5 more
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