Interacting Turing-Hopf Instabilities Drive Symmetry-Breaking Transitions in a Mean-Field Model of the Cortex: A Mechanism for the Slow Oscillation [PDF]
, 2013 Electrical recordings of brain activity during the transition from wake to anesthetic coma show temporal and spectral alterations that are correlated with gross changes in the underlying brain state. Entry into anesthetic unconsciousness is signposted by
Sleigh, James W. +2 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal – Therapeutical Management in Surgical Patients with Upper Intestinal Bleeding [PDF]
, 2015 Psychological dependence involves a desire to use a drug to avoid the unpleasant withdrawal syndrome that results from cessation of exposure to it. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is one of the most feared complications of alcohol addiction and sometimes can
Bogdan, Popescu +5 more
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Improved effect and mechanism of propofol on vascular hyporeactivity in septic rats
陆军军医大学学报Objective To observe the improved effect of propofol on vascular hyporeactivity in septic rats and its underlying mechanism. Methods A total of 96 SD rats (12 weeks old, both genders, weighing 200~220 g) were randomly divided into sham group (n=16 ...
SUN Yue, ZHANG Jie, ZHANG Bindan
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Perioperative and anesthetic deaths: toxicological and medico legal aspects [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Anesthesia has become safer during decades, though there is still a preventable mortality; the complexity of medical and surgical interventions, increasingly older and sicker patients, has created a host of new hazards in anesthesiology.
Argo A. +5 more
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BMC AnesthesiologyBackground Propofol formulated with medium- and long-chain triglycerides (MCT/LCT propofol) has rapidly replaced propofol formulated with long-chain triglycerides (LCT propofol).
Seongheon Lee +4 more
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Propofol induced diverse and subtype-specific translocation of PKC families
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2018 Propofol is the most commonly used anesthetic. Immunohistochemical studies have reported that propofol translocated protein kinase Cs (PKCs) in cardiomyocyte in a subtype-specific manner; however detailed features of the propofol-induced translocation of
Takeshi Miyahara +7 more
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Anesthesia for cystotomy in a dog with pancreatitis and a portosystemic shunt [PDF]
, 2010 A 21-month-old Cocker spaniel with a portosystemic shunt, a moderate thrombocytopenia and a history of pancreatitis, was anesthetized for a cystotomy to remove bladder polyps and stones.
Brearley, JC +3 more
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Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review [PDF]
, 2003 Medical advances have led to a considerable rise in the level of elective surgery undertaken as day-case surgery and with minimal hospital stay. However, amid such advances, preoperative psychological care has remained relatively static.
Mitchell, MJ
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Propofol differentially inhibits the release of glutamate, γ-aminobutyric acid and glycine in the spinal dorsal horn of rats [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2015 Objective(s): Propofol (2, 6-diisopropylphenol) is an intravenous anesthetic that is commonly used for the general anesthesia. It is well known that the spinal cord is one of the working targets of general anesthesia including propofol. However, there is
Jing Yang +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2018 Background and objectives: Pediatric patients frequently require deep sedation or general anesthesia for colonoscopy. This study was designed to compare the sedative efficacy of remifentanil–ketamine combination with propofol–ketamine combination in ...
Feride Karacaer +7 more
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