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Erythropoietin for the prevention of postoperative neurocognitive disorder in older adult patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty: a randomized controlled study

Post-operative delirium (PD) is a common post-operative complication with significant clinical and financial impacts on patients. Erythropoietin (EPO), a multi-functional glycoprotein hormone, exhibits erythro...

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Thyroid storm in a patient with unknown hyperthyroidism during nonthyroidal surgery—a case report and literature review

Thyroid storm (TS) is a critical manifestation of hyperthyroidism. In recent years, the risk of perioperative TS is significantly decreased in patients with hyperthyroidism undergoing thyroid surgeries with ad...

Pharmacogenotyping disproves genetic cause of drug-related problems in family history: a case report

In clinical practice, family medication history is not routinely assessed as part of a patient’s family health history (FHH). The information is self-reported and can depend on the individual’s subjective perc...

Esophageal pressure as estimation of pleural pressure: a study in a model of eviscerated chest

Transpulmonary pressure is the effective pressure across the lung parenchyma and has been proposed as a guide for mechanical ventilation. The pleural pressure is challenging to directly measure in clinical set...

Microbiological comparison of the disinfecting efficacy of small and large cotton swabs in nasotracheal intubation: a randomized trial

Nasotracheal intubation (NTI) is necessary during surgeries requiring clear access to the surgical field and in patients with respiratory issues. This study investigates the pre-NTI nasal disinfection efficacy...

Changes of endotracheal tube cuff pressure and its indicators in laparoscopic resection of colorectal neoplasms: an observational prospective clinical trial

Laparoscopic surgery is a popular alternative for resection of colorectal neoplasms. Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg positioning in procedure can significantly increase airway pressure, when ...

Ciprofol versus propofol for anesthesia induction in cardiac surgery: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial

Ciprofol, a novel intravenous general anesthetic with a chemical structure similar to propofol, exhibits significantly enhanced potency. It offers a rapid onset, reduced incidence of injection pain, and has co...

The efficacy and safety of ciprofol versus propofol in patients undergoing painless hysteroscopy: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Studies have reported that ciprofol has the advantage of reducing injection pain compared to propofol during gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The effect of ciprofol on the injection pain ...

Do patients receiving extracorporeal membrane-oxygenation need antibiotic prophylaxis? A systematic review and meta-analysis on 7,996 patients

Patients undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) are particularly susceptible to infections: 42% experience sepsis and 26% develop a nosocomial infection (NI). Whether antibiotic prophylaxis is e...

Effects of GlideScope, Pentax Airway Scope, and Macintosh Blade on the incidence of postoperative sore throat: a cohort study of 9,881 patients

Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a common complaint after general anesthesia. POST is defined by the presence of a self-reported foreign body sensation or a painful sensation in the throat after general ane...

Knowledge, fear and acceptance rate of spinal anesthesia among pregnant women scheduled for cesarean section: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Worldwide, the cesarean section (c-section) rate is rising. Globally, regional anesthesia in the form of spinal anesthesia (SA) is considered the first choice in uncomplicated c-section cases for safe maternal...

Efficacy and safety of remimazolam tosilate in anesthesia for short otolaryngology surgery

Remimazolam tosilate represents the novel ultrashort-acting benzodiazepine drug. This work focused on exploring whether remimazolam tosilate was effective and safe in anesthesia for short otolaryngology surger...

Risk prediction score for high spinal block in patients undergoing cesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study

High spinal block is a serious complication of spinal anesthesia. However, findings regarding its associated risk factors are inconsistent, and no studies have reported a relevant risk prediction score. We aim...

Effect of intravenous lidocaine on catheter‑related bladder discomfort, postoperative pain and opioid requirement in complex fusion lumbar spinal surgery: a randomized, double blind, controlled trial

Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) and pain commonly arises postoperatively in patients who undergo intra-operative urinary catheterization. The study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of intraveno...

Comparative efficacy of ciprofol and propofol in reducing respiratory depression during ERCP anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

Propofol is one of the important drug causes of respiratory depression in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) anesthesia. This study aims to clarify whether Ciprofol in ERCP anesthesia reduce...

Comparison of bougie-guided cricothyrotomy and traditional cricothyrotomy techniques in an obese 3D-printed surgical airway manikin: a randomized controlled study

Obesity is one of the conditions that may require invasive airway management. The effectiveness of invasive airway techniques in obesity is not fully understood, and there is no routinely recommended technique...

The effects of dexmedetomidine on thiol/disulphide homeostasis in coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Thiol-disulfide homeostasis (TDH) plays a pivotal role in various physiological mechanisms, including antioxidant defence, detoxification, apoptosis, regulation of enzyme activities and cellular signal transdu...

Ultrasound guided pediatric caudal dose: a two-center randomized controlled trial

The drug volume to be used in caudal in pediatric patients has remained an unmet issue since long. We determined the minimum drug volume required to reach T10 level in pediatric patients using ultrasonography ...

Correction: Current ventilation practice during general anaesthesia: a retrospective audit in Melbourne, Australia

The original article was published in BMC Anesthesiology 2014 14 :85

The evaluation of endotracheal tube cuff pressure in pediatric patients by subjective inflation techniques: a prospective observational study

Cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are commonly used in pediatric patients, with the gold standard for measuring cuff pressure being a cuff pressure manometer. However, this equipment is not always available in ...

Practice and challenges related to regional anesthesia in Amhara regional hospitals, Northwest-Ethiopia: a web-based survey study

Regional anesthesia (RA) can improve patient outcomes and reduce perioperative complications including deaths. Despite its benefits, RA is less utilised in low-resource settings. The purpose of this study was ...

Severe postoperative negative pressure pulmonary edema: a case report

Postoperative negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) can occur in any patient undergoing general anesthesia. There are several risk factors for it, especially postoperative laryngospasm. The disease is usual...

Efficacy and safety of ciprofol for general anesthesia induction in female patients with frailty: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Ciprofol, a recently developed anesthetic agent, is not inferior to propofol in terms of efficacy and safety. However, most previous clinical experience with ciprofol was based on a robust population. This stu...

Intraoperative short-term blood pressure variability and postoperative acute kidney injury: a single-center retrospective cohort study using sample entropy analysis

To investigate if intraoperative very short-term variability in blood pressure measured by sample entropy improves discrimination of postoperative acute kidney injury after noncardiac surgery.

Efficacy and safety of esketamine combined with propofol for conscious sedation in painless colonoscopy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial

We explored the efficacy and safety of esketamine combined with propofol for conscious sedation in painless colonoscopy.

Postoperative acute psychological complications following dental procedures under general anesthesia in uncooperative children

To ensure comprehensive dental treatment under general anesthesia(GA) is a viable option, postoperative complications must be minimized. This study investigates the incidence and determinants of acute psycholo...

An interrater reliability analysis of preoperative mortality risk calculators used for elective high-risk noncardiac surgical patients shows poor to moderate reliability

Multiple preoperative calculators are available online to predict preoperative mortality risk for noncardiac surgical patients. However, it is currently unknown how these risk calculators perform across differ...

Ropivacaine versus ropivacaine plus dexmedetomidine in serratus anterior plane block patients undergoing post-thoracotomy surgery: a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial

This study was designed and implemented to investigate the addition of dexmedetomidine to Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAP) with ropivacaine in reducing pain in patients undergoing post-thoracotomy surgery.

How China anesthesiologists document and communicate difficult airway management

According to the Chinese Society of Anesthesiology, it is recommended that patients with difficult airways be documented and notified, which will provide healthcare professionals with a direct reference when m...

Erector spinae plane block for laparoscopic surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a novel analgesic technique that can reduce post-operative pain and postoperative opioid consumption in laparoscopic surgeries.

Effect of visual lung recruitment manoeuvres guided by trans-oesophageal lung ultrasound on atelectasis after thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomised, single-blind, prospective study

Although the incidence of postoperative atelectasis could be reduced using lung recruitment manoeuvres, it remains high. We hypothesised that intraoperative visual lung recruitment guided by trans-oesophageal ...

Utilizing a modified-Postoperative Morbidity Survey for assessing morbidity after laparoscopic or robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective observational study

Compared with open radical prostatectomy (RP), laparoscopic or robot-assisted RP have shown a notable decrease in the incidence of organ dysfunction or potentially life-threating complications after surgery. H...

Severe cervical hematoma following central venous puncture under ultrasound guidance in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: a rare case report

We report the case of a 56-year-old male diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia who developed a severe cervical hematoma following an ultrasound-guided right internal jugular vein catheterization. Despite recei...

Prophylactic corticosteroids for infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Prophylactic corticosteroids have been widely used to mitigate the inflammatory response induced by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, the impact of this treatment on clinically important outcomes in infan...

Improvement in pain by using lidocaine combined with esketamine in elderly patients receiving local anaesthesia for percutaneous kyphoplasty: a randomized controlled study

Elderly patients often experience severe pain during percutaneous kyphoplasty under local anaesthesia. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of lidocaine combined with esketamine on pain improvement ...

Association between preoperative shock index and hypotension after spinal anesthesia for non-elective cesarean section: a prospective cohort study

Shock index (SI) is calculated as heart rate divided by systolic blood pressure. In the obstetric population, SI of ≥ 0.9 is associated with maternal adverse outcomes. Our primary aim was to investigate the as...

Comparison of the anesthetic effects of remimazolam tosilate and remimazolam besylate in daytime hysteroscopic surgery

The purpose of this study is to observe whether there is a difference in the anesthetic effect of remimazolam tosilate and remimazolam besylate in daytime hysteroscopic surgery, so as to provide reference for ...

Assessing the efficacy of difficult airway alerts in electronic medical records: a quality improvement study

Retrospective analysis of difficult airway alerts in a major tertiary centre.

The effect of combined pudendal nerve and spermatic cord block or caudal epidural block on postoperative analgesia after posterior urethroplasty: a randomized trial

Postoperative pain management remains a significant challenge for patients undergoing posterior urethroplasty (PU). In a previous study, we proposed a novel technique of combined pudendal nerve (PN) and sperma...

Impact of arm position compared to tourniquet and general anesthesia on peripheral vein width in supine adult patients: a prospective, monocentric, cross-sectional study

IV access is a commonly performed procedure that is often taught based on tradition rather than evidence. The effect of arm retroflexion on vein width, either alone or in combination with a tourniquet or gener...

The impact of epidural ropivacaine versus levobupivacaine for labor analgesia on maternal and fetal outcomes: a meta-analysis

Newer neuraxial local anesthetic agents which have been used as epidural analgesia have shown to provide reliable pain relief during labor. Ropivacaine and levobupivacaine are newer agents now used for labor a...

Sensory assessment of intramuscular quadratus lumborum block at the L2 level in open inguinal hernia repair patients

The effectiveness of the quadratus lumborum block (QLB) for postoperative pain management depends on the injection pathway used. There is limited research on the block area produced by intramuscular injection ...

Startle sign events induced by mechanical manipulation during surgery for neuroma localization: a retrospective cohort study

Chronic pain from peripheral neuromas is difficult to manage and often requires surgical excision, though intraoperative identification of neuromas can be challenging due to anatomical ambiguity. Mechanical ma...

Right-to-left-shunts in patients scheduled for neurosurgical intervention in semi-sitting position – a literature review based on two case scenarios

Neurosurgery performed in the semi-sitting position provides advantages for certain procedures. However, this approach is associated with potential complications, particularly venous air embolism. Due to typic...

Comparative efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in instrumented lumbar spinal surgeries

This study compared the efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and wound infiltration (WI) for postoperative analgesia in patients who underwent lumbar spinal surgery with instrumentat...

Electroencephalographic depression after abruptly increasing partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide: a case series

Prolonged electroencephalographic depression during surgery is associated with poor outcomes for patients. However, the published literature on electroencephalographic depression caused by a sudden increase in...

Correction: Preoperative electrocardiogram in prediction of 90-day postoperative mortality: retrospective cohort study

The original article was published in BMC Anesthesiology 2024 24 :348

Value of narcotrend anesthesia depth monitoring in predicting POCD in gastrointestinal tumor anesthesia block patients

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of Narcotrend (NT) monitoring on cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing anesthesia blockade for gastrointestinal tumors and its effect on cerebra...

Bilateral erector spinae plane block by multiple injection for pain control in pseudomyxoma peritonei surgery: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Currently, the primary surgical treatment for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). The perioperative period is frequently...

Blood transfusion in pediatric intracranial tumor surgery

Pediatric central nervous system tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Various factors may influence the practice of blood transfusion...

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