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Propofol differentially inhibits the release of glutamate, γ-aminobutyric acid and glycine in the spinal dorsal horn of rats [PDF]
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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The Effects of Two Anesthetics, Propofol and Sevoflurane, on Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Background: Propofol and sevoflurane are widely used in clinical anesthesia, and both have been reported to exert a protective effect in organ ischemia/reperfusion (IR).
Zhijie Xu+6 more
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Abstract Background Hyperglycemia is a complication of parenteral nutrition (PN), which can be exacerbated in patients with obesity. Limited data exist on glycemic control in this population. This study aims to evaluate the association of obesity and body mass index (BMI) classification with glycemic control in patients who are critically ill initiated
Erika L. Mackie+9 more
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Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review [PDF]
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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Abstract Objective To assess whether differences exist between ascending pharyngeal opening pressure (PhOPA) and descending pharyngeal opening pressure (PhOPD) obtained from positive airway pressure (PAP) titrations during drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and to identify the associations between the physiologic and anatomic constituents of these ...
Linda C. Magaña+8 more
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Relationship of arterial and exhaled CO2 during elevated artificial pneumoperitoneum pressure for introduction of the first trocar. [PDF]
The present study evaluated the correlation between arterial CO2 and exhaled CO2 during brief high-pressure pneumoperitoneum. Patients were randomly distributed into two groups: P12 group (n=30) received a maximum intraperitoneal pressure of 12mmHg ...
Afonso C. C. G. Machado+11 more
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Determination of propofol by GC/MS and fast GC/MS-TOF in two cases of poisoning [PDF]
Two cases of suspected acute and lethal intoxication caused by propofol were delivered by the judicial authority to the Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care in Palermo, Sicily.
Argo A.+8 more
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Clinical comparison of propofol-remifentanil TCI with sevoflurane induction/maintenance anesthesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]
Xiaoqian Deng, Tao Zhu
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IntroductionPropofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare, but potentially lethal adverse effect of a commonly used drug. We aimed to review and correlate experimental and clinical data about this syndrome.MethodsWe searched for all case reports published ...
A. Krajčová+3 more
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Pain on injection with propofol [PDF]
The use of propofol often results in pain on injection, which is sometimes very distressing to patients. In analysis of 6,264 patients in 56 reports, 70% of all control patients reported some degree of pain or discomfort on injection with propofol [1]. In 1998, Tan and Onsiong [2] suggested that a wise choice would be to use a combination of techniques,
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