Ausgabe 1/2015
Inhalt (185 Artikel)
Dexmedetomidine versus remifentanil in postoperative pain control after spinal surgery: a randomized controlled study
Wonjung Hwang, Jaemin Lee, Jihyun Park, Jin Joo
Increased cardiac index attenuates septic acute kidney injury: a prospective observational study
Jing-chao Luo, Xiao-hua Qiu, Chun Pan, Jian-feng Xie, Tao Yu, Lin Liu, Yi Yang, Hai-bo Qiu
Incidence and outcome of contrast-associated acute kidney injury assessed with Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End-stage kidney disease (RIFLE) criteria in critically ill patients of medical and surgical intensive care units: a retrospective study
Myoung Hwa Kim, Shin Ok Koh, Eun Jung Kim, Jin Sun Cho, Sung-Won Na
Dexmedetomidine augments the effect of lidocaine: power spectrum and nerve conduction velocity distribution study
Nizamettin Dalkilic, Seckin Tuncer, Ilksen Burat
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Effect of apoptosis in neural stem cells treated with sevoflurane
Jianlei Qiu, Pengcai Shi, Wude Mao, Yuyi Zhao, Wenshuai Liu, Yuelan Wang
Predictors of neurological outcomes after successful extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Jeong-Am Ryu, Yang Hyun Cho, Kiick Sung, Seung Hyuk Choi, Jeong Hoon Yang, Jin-Ho Choi, Dae-Sang Lee, Ji-Hyuk Yang
Median effective effect-site concentration of sufentanil for wake-up test in adolescents undergoing surgery: a randomized trial
Cheng-Hua Zhang, Wei-Qing Ma, Yun-Li Yang, Hui-Ming Wang, Fa-Tuan Dong, Zhang-Xiang Huang
Tromboelastography: variability and relation to conventional coagulation test in non-bleeding intensive care unit patients
Jørgen Holli Halset, Simon Wøhlert Hanssen, Aurora Espinosa, Pål Klepstad
Intraoperative change of lactate level is associated with postoperative outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: retrospective observational study
Tomoyuki Kanazawa, Moritoki Egi, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Yuichiro Toda, Tatsuo Iwasaki, Hiroshi Morimatsu
Therapeutic plasma exchange does not reduce vasopressor requirement in severe acute liver failure: a retrospective case series
Ubbo F Wiersema, Susan W Kim, David Roxby, Andrew Holt
Effects of parecoxib on analgesia benefit and blood loss following open prostatectomy: a multicentre randomized trial
Daniel Dirkmann, Harald Groeben, Hassan Farhan, David L Stahl, Matthias Eikermann
Which types of peripheral nerve blocks should be included in residency training programs?
Marcia A Corvetto, Ghislaine C Echevarria, Ana M Espinoza, Fernando R Altermatt
Drug concentrations in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients treated with cefoperazone/sulbactam after craniotomy
Qiang Wang, Yuanxing Wu, Biyao Chen, Jianxin Zhou
Required propofol dose for anesthesia and time to emerge are affected by the use of antiepileptics: prospective cohort study
Kentaro Ouchi, Kazuna Sugiyama
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: we can’t miss regional lung perfusion!
Paolo Pelosi, Marcelo Gama de Abreu
Reduced pulmonary blood flow in regions of injury 2 hours after acid aspiration in rats
Torsten Richter, Ralf Bergmann, Guido Musch, Jens Pietzsch, Thea Koch
The effects of topical and intravenous JM-1232(-) on cerebral pial microvessels of rabbits
Kodai Ikemoto, Tadahiko Ishiyama, Noriyuki Shintani, Nobumasa Asano, Daniel I Sessler, Takashi Matsukawa
Neonatal effect of remifentanil in general anaesthesia for caesarean section: a randomized trial
Pavlina Noskova, Jan Blaha, Hana Bakhouche, Jana Kubatova, Jitka Ulrichova, Patricia Marusicova, Jan Smisek, Antonin Parizek, Ondrej Slanar, Pavel Michalek
Case report of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy associated with repetitive anaesthesia in a female patient with Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy
Jochen Hinkelbein, Christian Mey, Gerrit Brinker, Roman Pfister, Bernd W Böttiger
Temporal trends and current practice patterns for intraoperative ventilation at U.S. academic medical centers: a retrospective study
Jonathan P Wanderer, Jesse M Ehrenfeld, Richard H Epstein, Daryl J Kor, Raquel R Bartz, Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, Marcos F Vidal Melo, James M Blum
Notch signaling activation is critical to the development of neuropathic pain
Keliang Xie, Feng Qiao, Yanyan Sun, Guolin Wang, Lichao Hou
The influence of APACHE II score on the average noise level in an intensive care unit: an observational study
Munhum Park, Pieter Vos, Björn NS Vlaskamp, Armin Kohlrausch, Annemarie W Oldenbeuving
Sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter as a surrogate measure for intracranial pressure in anesthetized patients in the Trendelenburg position
Ji-Hyun Chin, Hyungseok Seo, Eun-Ho Lee, Joohyun Lee, Jun Hyuk Hong, Jai-Hyun Hwang, Young-Kug Kim
Effect of differences in extubation timing on postoperative care following abdominal aortic replacement surgery: a comparison study
Naomi Ono, Junko Nakahira, Toshiyuki Sawai, Yosuke Kuzukawa, Toshiaki Minami
Predictors of the accuracy of pulse-contour cardiac index and suggestion of a calibration-index: a prospective evaluation and validation study
Wolfgang Huber, Jonas Koenig, Sebastian Mair, Tibor Schuster, Bernd Saugel, Florian Eyer, Veit Phillip, Caroline Schultheiss, Philipp Thies, Ulrich Mayr, Henrik Einwächter, Matthias Treiber, Josef Hoellthaler, Roland M Schmid
Stepwise tapering of remifentanil at the end of surgery decreased postoperative pain and the need of rescue analgesics after thyroidectomy
Sun Sook Han, Sang Hwan Do, Tae Hee Kim, Won Joon Choi, Ji Sup Yun, Jung Hee Ryu
The effect of tracheotomy on drug consumption in patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: an observational study
Leiv Arne Rosseland, Jon Narum, Audun Stubhaug, Ulf Kongsgaard, Wilhelm Sorteberg, Angelika Sorteberg
NT-proBNP in cardiopulmonary resuscitated patients treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia is not independently associated with mortality: a retrospective observational study
Bob Smit, Angelique ME Spoelstra-de Man, Armand RJ Girbes, Monique C de Waard
Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on porcine right ventricle function assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography
Sam R Orde, Atta Behfar, Paul G Stalboerger, Sergio Barros-Gomes, Garvan C Kane, Jae K Oh
Time impact on non-activated and kaolin-activated blood samples in thromboelastography
Miroslav Durila, Pavel Lukáš, Jiří Bronský, Karel Cvachovec
Sudden hypoxemia after uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy: another form of SAM presentation
Yoshihisa Fujita, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Yuka Sakuta, Masatsugu Tsuge
Change in serum sodium level predicts clinical manifestations of transurethral resection syndrome: a retrospective review
Junichi Ishio, Junko Nakahira, Toshiyuki Sawai, Teruo Inamoto, Atsushi Fujiwara, Toshiaki Minami
Effect of desmopressin administration on intraoperative blood loss and quality of the surgical field during functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized, clinical trial
Hua Shao, Li-Ting Kuang, Wei-Jian Hou, Tao Zhang
Effects of changes in intraoperative management on recovery from anesthesia: a review of practice improvement initiative
Toby N Weingarten, Tammy S Bergan, Bradly J Narr, Darrell R Schroeder, Juraj Sprung
‘Sepsis-related anemia’ is absent at hospital presentation; a retrospective cohort analysis
Geertje Jansma, Fellery de Lange, W Peter Kingma, Namkje AR Vellinga, Matty Koopmans, Michael A Kuiper, E Christiaan Boerma
Perioperative lung protective ventilation in obese patients
Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, Soshi Hashimoto, Ary Serpa Neto, Pierre Moine, Marcos F Vidal Melo, John E Repine
Evidence-based design in an intensive care unit: End-user perceptions
Mauricio Ferri, David A Zygun, Alexandra Harrison, Henry T Stelfox
Comparison of the Airtraq laryngoscope and the GlideScope for double-lumen tube intubation in patients with predicted normal airways: a prospective randomized trial
Jie Yi, Yahong Gong, Xiang Quan, Yuguang Huang
Case report: anesthesia management for emergency cesarean section in a patient with dwarfism
Xiaoxi Li, Hongjun Duan, Mingzhang Zuo
Preoperative smoking cessation counseling activities of anesthesiologists: a cross-sectional study
Matilde Zaballos, Maria Iluminada Canal, Rocío Martínez, Maria José Membrillo, Francisco J Gonzalez, Hugo D Orozco, Francisco J Sanz, Maite Lopez-Gil
Intraoperative burst suppression is associated with postoperative delirium following cardiac surgery: a prospective, observational study
Martin Soehle, Alexander Dittmann, Richard K Ellerkmann, Georg Baumgarten, Christian Putensen, Ulf Guenther
Estimation of creatinine clearance using plasma creatinine or cystatin C: a secondary analysis of two pharmacokinetic studies in surgical ICU patients
Thomas Steinke, Stefan Moritz, Stefanie Beck, Carsten Gnewuch, Martin G Kees
Effects of propofol versus thiopental on Apgar scores in newborns and peri-operative outcomes of women undergoing emergency cesarean section: a randomized clinical trial
Janat Tumukunde, Dlamini Diana Lomangisi, Ocen Davidson, Andrew Kintu, Ejoku Joseph, Arthur Kwizera
Appropriate sevoflurane concentration to stabilize autonomic activity during intubation with rocuronium in infants: a randomized controlled trial
Hiroshi Hanamoto, Aiji Boku, Yoshinari Morimoto, Mitsutaka Sugimura, Chiho Kudo, Hitoshi Niwa
The etiology and outcome of non-traumatic coma in critical care: a systematic review
Marlene WB Horsting, Mira D Franken, Jan Meulenbelt, Wilton A van Klei, Dylan W de Lange
Epinephrine reversed high-concentration bupivacaine- induced inhibition of calcium channels and transient outward potassium current channels, but not on sodium channel in ventricular myocytes of rats
Fuli Liu, Bingjing Wu, Yongjun Du, Yiquan Wu, Hongfei Chen, Fangfang Xia, Zhousheng Jin, Xuzhong Xu
Comparison of the effects of moderate and severe hypercapnic acidosis on ventilation-induced lung injury
Wanchao Yang, Ziyong Yue, Xiaoguang Cui, Yueping Guo, Lili Zhang, Huacheng Zhou, Wenzhi Li
The effect of dexmedetomidine on inflammatory response of septic rats
Jianxing Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Yan Wang, Guobin Zhou, Hongying Li
Comparisons of clinical performance of guardian laryngeal mask with laryngeal mask airway ProSeal
Ajay Kumar Pajiyar, Zhiting Wen, Haiyun Wang, Lin Ma, Lumin Miao, Guolin Wang
Preoperative and postoperative analgesic techniques in the treatment of patients undergoing transabdominal hysterectomy: a preliminary randomized trial
Jian-qing Chen, Zhen Wu, Lai-you Wen, Jian-zhong Miao, Yong-ming Hu, Ruiping Xue
Inferior thyroid artery pseudoaneurysm associated with internal jugular vein puncture: a case report
Jinguang Ruan, Cao Zhang, Zhiyou Peng, David Yue Tang, Zhiying Feng
Ringer’s lactate, but not hydroxyethyl starch, prolongs the food intolerance time after major abdominal surgery; an open-labelled clinical trial
Yuhong Li, Rui He, Xiaojiang Ying, Robert G Hahn
Hyperinflation deteriorates arterial oxygenation and lung injury in a rabbit model of ARDS with repeated open endotracheal suctioning
Junko Kamiyama, Subrina Jesmin, Hideaki Sakuramoto, Nobutake Shimojyo, Majedul Islam, Keiichi Hagiya, Masato Sugano, Takeshi Unoki, Masami Oki, Satoru Kawano, Taro Mizutani
Lithotomy versus jack-knife position on haemodynamic parameters assessed by impedance cardiography during anorectal surgery under low dose spinal anaesthesia: a randomized controlled trial
Jurgita Borodiciene, Jurate Gudaityte, Andrius Macas
Should we restrict erythrocyte transfusion in early goal directed protocols?
Patrick Meybohm, Aryeh Shander, Kai Zacharowski
Safety and efficacy of combined epidural/general anesthesia during major abdominal surgery in patients with increased intracranial pressure: a cohort study
Igor Zabolotskikh, Nikita Trembach
A call centre and extended checklist for pre-screening elective surgical patients – a pilot study
Guy Ludbrook, Richard Seglenieks, Shona Osborn, Cliff Grant
Impact of fast-track discharge from cardiothoracic intensive care on family satisfaction
Amr S. Omar, Praveen C. Sivadasan, Mumi Gul, Rula Taha, Alejandro Kohn Tuli, Rajvir Singh
Appropriate dose of dexmedetomidine for the prevention of emergence agitation after desflurane anesthesia for tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy in children: up and down sequential allocation
Hee-Soo Kim, Hyo-Jin Byon, Jong-Eun Kim, Yong-Hee Park, Ji-Hyun Lee, Jin-Tae Kim
The effectiveness of low-dose desmopressin in improving hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis under influence of aspirin – a randomized controlled trial
Pui Yee Tsui, Chi Wai Cheung, Yvonne Lee, Susan Wai Sum Leung, Kwok Fu Jacobus Ng
Counteracting negative venous line pressures to avoid arterial air bubbles: an experimental study comparing two different types of miniaturized extracorporeal perfusion systems
Anas Aboud, Hendrikje Mederos-Dahms, Kai Liebing, Armin Zittermann, Harald Schubert, Edward Murray, Andre Renner, Jan Gummert, Jochen Börgermann
Continuous central venous oxygen saturation assisted intraoperative hemodynamic management during major abdominal surgery: a randomized, controlled trial
András Mikor, Domonkos Trásy, Márton F Németh, Angelika Osztroluczki, Szilvia Kocsi, Ildikó Kovács, Gábor Demeter, Zsolt Molnár
The unexpected epidural: a case report
Riccardo Pinciroli, Roberto Fumagalli
Significant association between vitamin D deficiency and sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sikarin Upala, Anawin Sanguankeo, Nitipong Permpalung
Rapid correction of severe hyponatremia after hysteroscopic surgery – a case report
Philip Hepp, Tobias Jüttner, Ines Beyer, Tanja Fehm, Wolfgang Janni, Enrico Monaca
Prophylactic plasma and platelet transfusion in the critically Ill patient: just useless and expensive or even harmful?
Klaus Görlinger, Fuat H. Saner
Nefopam for the prevention of perioperative shivering: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Meng Lv, Xuetao Wang, Wendong Qu, Mengjie Liu, Yuelan Wang
Effects of hypertonic saline and mannitol on cortical cerebral microcirculation in a rabbit craniotomy model
Pavel Dostal, Jitka Schreiberova, Vlasta Dostalova, Vlasta Dostalova Jr, Tomas Tyll, Jiri Paral, Islam Abdo, Miroslav Cihlo, David Astapenko, Zdenek Turek
Tracheostomy in intensive care unit patients can be performed without bleeding complications in case of normal thromboelastometry results (EXTEM CT) despite increased PT-INR: a prospective pilot study
Miroslav Durila, Pavel Lukáš, Marta Astraverkhava, Jan Beroušek, Michal Zábrodský, Tomáš Vymazal
Usefulness and growing need for intraoperative transthoracic echocardiography: a case series
Kotaro Hori, Tadashi Matsuura, Takashi Mori, Kiyonobu Nishikawa
Using clinical parameters to guide fluid therapy in high-risk thoracic surgery. A retrospective, observational study
Lars Stryhn Bjerregaard, Hasse Møller-Sørensen, Kristoffer Lindskov Hansen, Jesper Ravn, Jens Christian Nilsson
Association between extracellular signal-regulated kinase expression and the anti-allodynic effect in rats with spared nerve injury by applying immediate pulsed radiofrequency
Chun-Chang Yeh, Zhi-Fu Wu, Jui-Chieh Chen, Chih-Shung Wong, Chi-Jung Huang, Jinn-Shyan Wang, Chih-Cheng Chien
An analysis of near misses identified by anesthesia providers in the intensive care unit
Angela K.M. Lipshutz, James E. Caldwell, David L. Robinowitz, Michael A. Gropper
An anatomical study of lumbar epidural catheterization
Huanwei Jiang, Benchao Shi, Shiyuan Xu
Evaluation of a protocol for vancomycin administration in critically patients with and without kidney dysfunction
Savino Spadaro, Angela Berselli, Alberto Fogagnolo, Maurizia Capuzzo, Riccardo Ragazzi, Elisabetta Marangoni, Sara Bertacchini, Carlo Alberto Volta
Surgical predictors of acute postoperative pain after hip arthroscopy
Chong Oon Tan, Yew Ming Chong, Phong Tran, Laurence Weinberg, William Howard
Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management
Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo
Knowledge, attitudes and use of labour analgesia among women at a low-income country antenatal clinic
Mary T. Nabukenya, Andrew Kintu, Agnes Wabule, Mark T Muyingo, Arthur Kwizera
Haloperidol dose combined with dexamethasone for PONV prophylaxis in high-risk patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, dose-response and placebo-controlled study
Jin Joo, Yong Gyu Park, Jungwon Baek, Young Eun Moon
The effects of adding epinephrine to ropivacaine for popliteal nerve block on the duration of postoperative analgesia: a randomized controlled trial
Karin P.W. Schoenmakers, Maaike G.E. Fenten, Jan Willem Louwerens, Gert Jan Scheffer, Rudolf Stienstra
The effect of mepivacaine on swine lingual, pulmonary and coronary arteries
Kenichi Satoh, Mami Chikuda, Ayako Ohashi, Miho Kumagai, Masahito Sato, Shigeharu Joh
Ultrasound versus anatomical landmarks for caudal epidural anesthesia in pediatric patients
Yukako Abukawa, Koichi Hiroki, Nobutada Morioka, Hiroko Iwakiri, Tomoko Fukada, Hideyuki Higuchi, Makoto Ozaki
Preoperative hypoalbuminemia and anemia as predictors of transfusion in radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective study
Kyungmi Kim, Hyungseok Seo, Ji-Hyun Chin, Hyo-Jung Son, Jai-Hyun Hwang, Young-Kug Kim
Bispectral index-guided general anaesthesia in combination with interscalene block reduces desflurane consumption in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a clinical comparison of bupivacaine versus levobupivacaine
Levent Ozturk, Elvin Kesimci, Tuna Albayrak, Orhan Kanbak
Posterior parasagittal in-plane ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block–a case series
Zhi Yuen Beh, M. Shahnaz Hasan, Hou Yee Lai, Normadiah M. Kassim, Siti Rosmani Md Zin, Kin Fah Chin
Dexmedetomidine for tracheal extubation in deeply anesthetized adult patients after otologic surgery: a comparison with remifentanil
Qing Fan, Chunbo Hu, Min Ye, Xia Shen
Impact of cytokine release on ventricular function after hepatic reperfusion: a prospective observational echocardiographic study with tissue Doppler imaging
Marco P. Zalunardo, Martin Schläpfer, Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, Burkhardt Seifert, Donat R. Spahn, Dominique Bettex
Generalized seizures and transient contralateral hemiparesis following retrobulbar anesthesia: a case report
Maria Dettoraki, Chrisafoula Dimitropoulou, Nikolaos Nomikarios, Marilita M Moschos, Dimitrios Brοuzas
Early hyperlactatemia predicts pancreatic fistula after surgery
Nicolas De Schryver, Xavier Wittebole, Catherine Hubert, Jean-François Gigot, Pierre-François Laterre, Diego Castanares-Zapatero
Assisted mechanical ventilation: the future is now!
Robert M Kacmarek, Massimiliano Pirrone, Lorenzo Berra
Effects of ketamine, s-ketamine, and MK 801 on proliferation, apoptosis, and necrosis in pancreatic cancer cells
Manuela Malsy, Kristina Gebhardt, Michael Gruber, Christoph Wiese, Bernhard Graf, Anika Bundscherer
Obesity – a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery?
Elke E.K.M. Tjeertes, Sanne S.E. Hoeks, Sabine S.B.J.C. Beks, Tabita T.M. Valentijn, Anton A.G.M. Hoofwijk, Robert Jan R.J. Stolker
The expenditure of computer-related worktime using clinical decision support systems in chronic pain therapy
Timm Hecht, Anika C. Bundscherer, Christoph L. Lassen, Nicole Lindenberg, Bernhard M. Graf, Karl-Peter Ittner, Christoph H. R. Wiese
Cytidine-5-diphosphocholine reduces microvascular permeability during experimental endotoxemia
Karsten Schmidt, Jochen Frederick Hernekamp, Miriam Doerr, Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Thorsten Brenner, Andreas Walther, Markus A. Weigand, Stefan Hofer
What is the failure rate in extending labour analgesia in patients with a body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2compared with patients with a body mass index < 30 kg/m2? a retrospective pilot study
Victoria A. Eley, Andre van Zundert, Leonie Callaway
Doxepin and imipramine but not fluoxetine reduce the activity of the rat glutamate transporter EAAT3 expressed in Xenopus oocytes
Hye Jin Park, Hee Jung Baik, Dong Yeon Kim, Guie Yong Lee, Jae Hee Woo, Zhiyi Zuo, Rack Kyung Chung
Patient-ventilator synchrony in Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) and Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV): a prospective observational study
Hodane Yonis, Laure Crognier, Jean-Marie Conil, Isabelle Serres, Antoine Rouget, Marie Virtos, Pierre Cougot, Vincent Minville, Olivier Fourcade, Bernard Georges
Dexamethasone versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Xian-Xue Wang, Quan Zhou, Dao-Bo Pan, Hui-Wei Deng, Ai-Guo Zhou, Fu-Rong Huang, Hua-Jing Guo
Hydrogen sulphide and mild hypothermia activate the CREB signaling pathway and prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury
Hai-bin Dai, Xiangjun Ji, Si-hai Zhu, Yi-min Hu, Li-dong Zhang, Xiao-lei Miao, Ru-Meng Ma, Man-lin Duan, Wei-yan Li
Decreased heart rate variability responses during early postoperative mobilization – an observational study
Øivind Jans, Louise Brinth, Henrik Kehlet, Jesper Mehlsen
Comparison of palonosetron, granisetron, and ramosetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a prospective randomized trial
Won-Suk Lee, Kwang-Beom Lee, Soyi Lim, Young Gin Chang
Polymorphisms on PAI-1 and ACE genes in association with fibrinolytic bleeding after on-pump cardiac surgery
Agnese Ozolina, Eva Strike, Liene Nikitina-Zake, Inta Jaunalksne, Angelika Krumina, Romans Lacis, Lars J. Bjertnaes, Indulis Vanags
Spinal anaesthesia at low and moderately high altitudes: a comparison of anaesthetic parameters and hemodynamic changes
Mehmet Aksoy, Ilker Ince, Ali Ahıskalıoglu, Omer Karaca, Fikret Bayar, Ali Fuat Erdem
Feasibility of neurally adjusted positive end-expiratory pressure in rabbits with early experimental lung injury
Ling Liu, Daijiro Takahashi, Haibo Qui, Arthur S. Slutsky, Christer Sinderby, Jennifer Beck
Epidemiology, associated factors and outcomes of ICU-acquired infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria in critically ill patients: an observational, retrospective study
Cosimo Chelazzi, Eleonora Pettini, Gianluca Villa, A. Raffaele De Gaudio
Effect of magnesium sulphate on bi-spectral index (BIS) values during general anesthesia in children
Mahmoud Mostafa Amer, Ahmed Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud, Marwa Khaled Abdelrahman Mohammed, Ahmed Mostafa Elsharawy, Doaa Abo-elkasem Ahmed, Ehab Mohamed Farag
Influence of tidal volume on pulse pressure variation and stroke volume variation during experimental intra-abdominal hypertension
F. Díaz, B. Erranz, A. Donoso, T. Salomon, Pablo Cruces
Meta-analysis of the cardioprotective effect of sevoflurane versus propofol during cardiac surgery
Feng Li, Yuan Yuan
The effects of arginase inhibitor on lung oxidative stress and inflammation caused by pneumoperitoneum in rats
Jin Sun Cho, Young Jun Oh, Ok Soo Kim, Sungwon Na
Effect of local anesthetic concentration, dose and volume on the duration of single-injection ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block with mepivacaine: a randomized controlled trial
Maaike G. E. Fenten, Karin P. W. Schoenmakers, Petra J. C. Heesterbeek, Gert Jan Scheffer, Rudolf Stienstra
Effect-site concentration of propofol required for LMA-Supreme™ insertion with and without remifentanil: a randomized controlled trial
Matilde Zaballos, Emilia Bastida, Salomé Agustí, Maite Portas, Consuelo Jiménez, Maite López-Gil
Prevalence and predictive factors of preoperative hypomagnesaemia among adult surgical patients in a large tertiary hospital in Ghana
R. Djagbletey, F. Boni, B. Phillips, Y. Adu-Gyamfi, E. Aniteye, C. Owoo, E. Owusu-Darkwa, A. E. Yawson
Preferential effects of low volume versus high volume replacement with crystalloid fluid in a hemorrhagic shock model in pigs
Martin Ponschab, Herbert Schöchl, Claudia Keibl, Henrik Fischer, Heinz Redl, Christoph J. Schlimp
Ventilation by mask before and after the administration of neuromuscular blockade: a pragmatic non-inferiority trial
Aaron M. Joffe, Ramesh Ramaiah, Eric Donahue, Richard E. Galgon, Stephan R. Thilen, Charles F. Spiekerman, Sanjay M. Bhananker
Preemptive perineural bupivacaine attenuates the maintenance of mechanical and cold allodynia in a rat spinal nerve ligation model
John L. Clifford, Alberto Mares, Jacob Hansen, Dayna L. Averitt
Profile of patients and physiotherapy patterns in intensive care units in public hospitals in Zimbabwe: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Cathrine Tadyanemhandu, Shamila Manie
The utility of initial procalcitonin and procalcitonin clearance for prediction of bacterial infection and outcome in critically ill patients with autoimmune diseases: a prospective observational study
Yan Shi, Jin-min Peng, Xiao-yun Hu, Yao Wang
Agreement of measured and calculated serum osmolality during the infusion of mannitol or hypertonic saline in patients after craniotomy: a prospective, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial
Qian Li, Han Chen, Jing-Jing Hao, Ning-Ning Yin, Ming Xu, Jian-Xin Zhou
Effects of dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery
Dong Jun Kim, Sang Hun Kim, Keum Young So, Ki Tae Jung
Low tidal volume ventilation ameliorates left ventricular dysfunction in mechanically ventilated rats following LPS-induced lung injury
Thomas GV Cherpanath, Lonneke Smeding, Alexander Hirsch, Wim K. Lagrand, Marcus J. Schultz, AB Johan Groeneveld
Dynamics of heart rate variability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus during spinal anaesthesia: prospective observational study
Su Hyun Lee, Dong Hoon Lee, Dong Hoon Ha, Young Jun Oh
Long-term treated intensive care patients outcomes: the one-year mortality rate, quality of life, health care use and long-term complications as reported by general practitioners
Simone Steenbergen, Saskia Rijkenberg, Tamara Adonis, Gerda Kroeze, Ilse van Stijn, Henrik Endeman
Post-ICU discharge and outcome: rationale and methods of the The French and euRopean Outcome reGistry in Intensive Care Units (FROG-ICU) observational study
Alexandre Mebazaa, Maria Chiara Casadio, Elie Azoulay, Bertrand Guidet, Samir Jaber, Bruno Levy, Didier Payen, Eric Vicaut, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Etienne Gayat
Effects of two different anesthesia-analgesia methods on incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major thoracic and abdominal surgery: study rationale and protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Ya-Wei Li, Hui-Juan Li, Huai-Jin Li, Yi Feng, Yao Yu, Xiang-Yang Guo, Yan Li, Bin-Jiang Zhao, Xiao-Yun Hu, Ming-Zhang Zuo, Hong-Ye Zhang, Mei-Rong Wang, Ping Ji, Xiao-Yan Yan, Yang-Feng Wu, Dong-Xin Wang
Dexmedetomidine decreases the emergence agitation in infant patients undergoing cleft palate repair surgery after general anesthesia
Wei Peng, TieJun Zhang
Comparison of fentanyl versus meperidine as supplements to epidural clonidine-bupivacaine in patients with lower limb orthopedic surgery under combined spinal epidural anesthesia
Ayman Abd Al-maksoud Yousef, Ashraf Mohamed Atef, Waleed Mohamed Awais
Prevalence and predictors of out-of-range cuff pressure of endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes: a prospective cohort study in mechanically ventilated patients
Amer R. Alzahrani, Shatha Al Abbasi, Othman Khalid Abahoussin, Tariq Othman Al Shehri, Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Hani M. Tamim, Musharaf Sadat, Yaseen M. Arabi
Fluid management guided by a continuous non-invasive arterial pressure device is associated with decreased postoperative morbidity after total knee and hip replacement
Jan Benes, Lenka Haidingerova, Jiri Pouska, Jan Stepanik, Alena Stenglova, Jan Zatloukal, Richard Pradl, Ivan Chytra, Eduard Kasal
Ether in the developing world: rethinking an abandoned agent
Connie Y. Chang, Elisabeth Goldstein, Nitin Agarwal, Kenneth G. Swan
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis associated with an ovarian teratoma: two cases report and anesthesia considerations
Haiyang Liu, Minyu Jian, Fa Liang, Hongli Yue, Ruquan Han
Pretreatment but not subsequent coincubation with midazolam reduces the cytotoxicity of temozolomide in neuroblastoma cells
Sebastian Braun, Inge Bauer, Benedikt Pannen, Robert Werdehausen
Temperature control in critically ill patients with a novel esophageal cooling device: a case series
Ahmed F. Hegazy, Danielle M. Lapierre, Ron Butler, Eyad Althenayan
Pilot study comparing simulation-based and didactic lecture-based critical care teaching for final-year medical students
Orsolya Solymos, Patrick O’Kelly, Criona M. Walshe
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after inhalational anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing major surgery: the influence of anesthetic technique, cerebral injury and systemic inflammation
Yong Qiao, Hao Feng, Tao Zhao, Heng Yan, He Zhang, Xin Zhao
Erratum to: Obesity – a risk factor for postoperative complications in general surgery?
E. K. M. Tjeertes, S. E. Hoeks, S. B. J. C. Beks, T. M. Valentijn, A. G. M. Hoofwijk, R. J. Stolker
Cerebral oxygen saturation after multiple perioperative influential factors predicts the occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Cheng Ni, Ting Xu, Nan Li, Yang Tian, Yongzheng Han, Qingsheng Xue, Min Li, Xiangyang Guo
Misplacement of left-sided double-lumen tubes into the right mainstem bronchus: incidence, risk factors and blind repositioning techniques
Jeong-Hwa Seo, Jun-Yeol Bae, Hyun Joo Kim, Deok Man Hong, Yunseok Jeon, Jae-Hyon Bahk
Tissue oxygen saturation as an early indicator of delayed lactate clearance after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study
Rüdger Kopp, Katja Dommann, Rolf Rossaint, Gereon Schälte, Oliver Grottke, Jan Spillner, Steffen Rex, Gernot Marx
Optimal pain management for radical prostatectomy surgery: what is the evidence?
Grish P. Joshi, Thomas Jaschinski, Francis Bonnet, Henrik Kehlet
The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to avoid intubation in patients failing non-invasive ventilation – a cost analysis
Stephan Braune, Hilmar Burchardi, Markus Engel, Axel Nierhaus, Henning Ebelt, Maria Metschke, Simone Rosseau, Stefan Kluge
Target-controlled infusion of remifentanil with or without flurbiprofen axetil in sedation for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of pancreatic stones: a prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial
Yu-Guang Yang, Liang-Hao Hu, Hui Chen, Bo Li, Xiao-hua Fan, Jin-bao Li, Jia-Feng Wang, Xiao-Ming Deng
Lung ultrasound is a reliable method for evaluating extravascular lung water volume in rodents
Huan Ma, Daozheng Huang, Minzhou Zhang, Xin Huang, Shiyu Ma, Shuai Mao, Wenhui Li, Yanfen Chen, Liheng Guo
Paracetamol pharmacokinetics and metabolism in young women
Karel Allegaert, Mariska Y. Peeters, Bjorn Beleyn, Anne Smits, Aida Kulo, Kristel van Calsteren, Jan Deprest, Jan de Hoon, Catherijne A. J. Knibbe
Palliative patients under anaesthesiological care: a single-centre retrospective study on incidence, demographics and outcome
Christoph L. Lassen, Susanne Aberle, Nicole Lindenberg, Annika Bundscherer, Tobias W. Klier, Bernhard M. Graf, Christoph H. Wiese
Pretreatment of parecoxib attenuates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats
Tao Zhang, Yi Ma, Kang-Qing Xu, Wen-Qi Huang
The effects of thoracic epidural analgesia on oxygenation and pulmonary shunt fraction during one-lung ventilation: an meta-analysis
Xiao-Qian Li, Wen-Fei Tan, Jun Wang, Bo Fang, Hong Ma
Pre-warming the Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway (SLIPA™) improves fitting to the laryngeal structure: a randomized, double-blind study
Hyun Kang, Dong Rim Kim, Yong Hun Jung, Chong Wha Baek, Yong Hee Park, Jong In Oh, Won Joong Kim, Geun Joo Choi
Normal values for pancreatic stone protein in different age groups
Luregn J Schlapbach, Eric Giannoni, Sven Wellmann, Martin Stocker, Roland A Ammann, Rolf Graf
Temporal trends in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, and medical coding of sepsis
Benjamin S. Thomas, S. Reza Jafarzadeh, David K. Warren, Sandra McCormick, Victoria J. Fraser, Jonas Marschall
Thromboelastometry versus free-oscillation rheometry and enoxaparin versus tinzaparin: an in-vitro study comparing two viscoelastic haemostatic tests’ dose-responses to two low molecular weight heparins at the time of withdrawing epidural catheters from ten patients after major surgery
Owain Thomas, Anna Larsson, Nahreen Tynngård, Ulf Schött
Accuracy of an autocalibrated pulse contour analysis in cardiac surgery patients: a bi-center clinical trial
Ole Broch, Jose Carbonell, Carlos Ferrando, Malte Metzner, Arne Carstens, Martin Albrecht, Matthias Gruenewald, Jan Höcker, Marina Soro, Markus Steinfath, Jochen Renner, Berthold Bein
Esmolol reduces anesthetic requirements thereby facilitating early extubation; a prospective controlled study in patients undergoing intracranial surgery
Irene Asouhidou, Anastasia Trikoupi
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support repeated whole-lung lavage in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in life threatening dyspnoe – a case report
Martina Krecmerova, Frantisek Mosna, Vladimír Bicek, Frantisek Petrik, Alzbeta Grandcourtova, Marek Lekes, Tomas Vymazal
Tolerability and performance of BIP endotracheal tubes with noble metal alloy coating – a randomized clinical evaluation study
Gunilla Björling, Dorota Johansson, Linda Bergström, Shah Jalal, Ivar Kohn, Claes Frostell, Sigridur Kalman
Anaesthetic injection versus ischemic compression for the pain relief of abdominal wall trigger points in women with chronic pelvic pain
Mary L. L. S. Montenegro, Carolina A. Braz, Julio C. Rosa-e-Silva, Francisco J. Candido-dos-Reis, Antonio A. Nogueira, Omero B. Poli-Neto
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anaesthesia vs. general anaesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Gan Yu, Qin Wen, Li Qiu, Li Bo, Jiang Yu
Computerized physician order entry of a sedation protocol is not associated with improved sedation practice or outcomes in critically ill patients
Samir H. Haddad, Catherine B. Gonzales, Ahmad M. Deeb, Hani M. Tamim, Abdulaziz S. AlDawood, Ibrahim Al Babtain, Brintha S. Naidu, Yaseen M. Arabi
Coagulation competence for predicting perioperative hemorrhage in patients treated with lactated Ringer’s vs. Dextran - a randomized controlled trial
Kirsten C. Rasmussen, Michael Hoejskov, Per I. Johansson, Irina Kridina, Thomas Kistorp, Lisbeth Salling, Henning B. Nielsen, Birgitte Ruhnau, Tom Pedersen, Niels H. Secher
Codifying healthcare – big data and the issue of misclassification
Karim S. Ladha, Matthias Eikermann
Retrospective evaluation of the effect of carotid artery stenosis on cerebral oxygen saturation during off-pump coronary artery bypasses grafting in adult patients
S. Toyama, K. Matsuoka, Y. Tagaito, M. Shimoyama
Is tracheostomy a better choice than translaryngeal intubation for critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 14 days? A comparison of short-term outcomes
Wei-Chieh Lin, Chang-Wen Chen, Jung-Der Wang, Liang-Miin Tsai
Femoral nerve block-sciatic nerve block vs. femoral nerve block-local infiltration analgesia for total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial
Mari Nagafuchi, Tomoyuki Sato, Takahiro Sakuma, Akemi Uematsu, Hiromasa Hayashi, Hidenori Tanikawa, Kazunari Okuma, Akira Hashiuchi, Junya Oshida, Hiroshi Morisaki
Biological inflammatory markers mediate the effect of preoperative pain-related behaviours on postoperative analgesics requirements
Myriam Daoudia, Céline Decruynaere, Bernard Le Polain de Waroux, Jean-Louis Thonnard, Léon Plaghki, Patrice Forget
Postoperative delirium assessed by post anesthesia care unit staff utilizing the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale: a prospective observational study of 1000 patients in a single Swiss institution
A. Winter, MP. Steurer, Alexander Dullenkopf
Ventricular assist devices and non-cardiac surgery
S. Michael Roberts, David G. Hovord, Ramesh Kodavatiganti, Subramanian Sathishkumar
A repeated measures, randomised cross-over trial, comparing the acute exercise response between passive and active sitting in critically ill patients
Nikki Collings, Rebecca Cusack
Remifentanil added to sufentanil-sevoflurane anesthesia suppresses hemodynamic and metabolic stress responses to intense surgical stimuli more effectively than high-dose sufentanil-sevoflurane alone
Ingo Bergmann, Torsten Szabanowski, Anselm Bräuer, Thomas A Crozier, Martin Bauer, José Maria Hinz
The efficacy of pre-warming on reducing intraprocedural hypothermia in endovascular coiling of cerebral aneurysms
Keun Man Shin, Jung Hwan Ahn, Il Seok Kim, Jong Young Lee, Sang Soo Kang, Sung Jun Hong, Hyun Mo Chung, Hee Jae Lee
Feasibility of ultrasound-guided capsule-sheath space block combined with anterior cervical cutaneous nerves block for thyroidectomy: an observational pilot study
Quanguang Wang, Zhengqian Li, Shihao Xu, Yu Li, Xuezheng Zhang, Qimin Liu, Yun Xia, Thomas J Papadimos, Xuzhong Xu
Abdominal circumference but not the degree of lumbar flexion affects the accuracy of lumbar interspace identification by Tuffier’s line palpation method: an observational study
Nan Lin, Yan Li, John F Bebawy, Jia Dong, Lin Hua
Association of time in blood glucose range with outcomes following cardiac surgery
Amr S Omar, Ahmed Salama, Mahmoud Allam, Yasser Elgohary, Shaban Mohammed, Alejandro Kohn Tuli, Rajvir Singh
Accuracy of tracheal aspirate gram stain in predicting Staphylococcus aureus infection in ventilator-associated pneumonia
Renato Seligman, Beatriz Graeff Santos Seligman, Loriane Konkewicz, Rodrigo Pires dos Santos
Temperature modulation with an esophageal heat transfer device- a pediatric swine model study
Erik B Kulstad, Melissa Naiman, Patrick Shanley, Frank Garrett, Todd Haryu, Donald Waller, Farshid Azarafrooz, Daniel Mark Courtney
Cardiac surgery in 260 octogenarians: a case series
Anna Mara Scandroglio, Gabriele Finco, Marina Pieri, Roberto Ascari, Maria Grazia Calabrò, Daiana Taddeo, Francesca Isella, Annalisa Franco, Mario Musu, Giovanni Landoni, Ottavio Alfieri, Alberto Zangrillo
The effect of preoperative suggestions on perioperative dreams and dream recalls after administration of different general anesthetic combinations: a randomized trial in maxillofacial surgery
Judit Gyulaházi, Katalin Varga, Endre Iglói, Pál Redl, János Kormos, Béla Fülesdi
Melatonin prevents morphine-induced hyperalgesia and tolerance in rats: role of protein kinase C and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors
Li Song, Chaoran Wu, Yunxia Zuo
Do different anesthesia regimes affect hippocampal apoptosis and neurologic deficits in a rodent cardiac arrest model?
Stepani Bendel, Dirk Springe, Adriano Pereira, Denis Grandgirard, Stephen L Leib, Alessandro Putzu, Jannis Schlickeiser, Stephan M Jakob, Jukka Takala, Matthias Haenggi
The effect of anaesthetist grade and frequency of insertion on epidural failure: a service evaluation in a United Kingdom teaching hospital
Thomas P Heinink, Benjamin G Baker, Victoria F Yates, Dorothea C Addison, John P Williams
Effects of low-flow sevoflurane anesthesia on renal function in low birth weight infants
Na Xing, Xin Wei, Yanzi Chang, Yingying Du, Wei Zhang
The influence of mild hypothermia on reversal of rocuronium-induced deep neuromuscular block with sugammadex
Hee Jong Lee, Kyo Sang Kim, Ji Seon Jeong, Kyu Nam Kim, Byeong Chan Lee
Perceived barriers to computerised quality documentation during anaesthesia: a survey of anaesthesia staff
Johannes Wacker, Johann Steurer, Tanja Manser, Elke Leisinger, Reto Stocker, Georg Mols
Adequate sedation with single-dose dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate with spinal anaesthesia: a dose–response study by age group
Jeongmin Kim, Won Oak Kim, Hye-Bin Kim, Hae Keum Kil
Prophylactic administration of ondansetron in prevention of intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus and post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing caesarean section
Ram Bhakta Koju, Bandana Sharma Gurung, Yashad Dongol
Intranasal administration of butorphanol benefits old patients undergoing H-uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: a randomized trial
Lin Yang, De-feng Sun, Yue Wu, Jun Han, Ruo-chuan Liu, Li-jie Wang
BMC Anesthesiology reviewer acknowledgement, 2014
Thomas A Rowles