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Anesthesiology

The effect of wide-awake anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia, and infraclavicular brachial plexus block on cost and clinical scores of patients undergoing hand surgery.

Apr 08, 2021

The aim of our study was to compare the clinical results and costs of wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT), intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA), and infraclavicular brachial plexus bl...

Predictors of delayed extubation following lung resection: Focusing on preoperative pulmonary function and incentive spirometry.

Apr 01, 2021

Delayed extubation is one of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Preoperative pulmonary function test (PFT) is an important assessment for patients undergoing lung resection. Volume-oriented...

Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Combined with Tropisetron in Treating Carboprost Tromethamine-Induced Nausea and Vomiting during Cesarean Section under Lumbar Anesthesia.

Apr 01, 2021

We evaluated the efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with tropisetron in treating carboprost tromethamine-induced nausea and vomiting during cesarean section under lumbar anesthesia.A total of 264...

The use of laryngeal mask airway for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

Mar 29, 2021

Patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy traditionally receive anesthesia with endotracheal intubation (ETT) for airway management. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) may be used instead and m...

An operator-independent artificial finger can differentiate anterior vaginal wall indentation parameters between control and prolapse patients.

Mar 25, 2021

In this study, the reproducibility and validity of an automated artificial finger for evaluating properties of vaginal wall tissue was assessed. The effect of angle and rate of indentation on displaci...

Longitudinal associations between exposure to anesthesia and neurocognitive functioning in pediatric medulloblastoma.

Mar 22, 2021

To examine whether anesthesia exposure is associated with neurocognitive decline in pediatric medulloblastoma.Patients were treated at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and completed ≥2 protocol...

Regional anesthetics versus analgesia for stopping the persistent post-surgical pain: A meta-analysis.

Mar 22, 2021

Regional anesthesia might moderate the risk of persistent post-surgical pain, but its effect compared to systemic analgesia is still conflicting. This meta-analysis study was performed to assess the r...

Consciousness depends on integration between parietal cortex, striatum, and thalamus.

Mar 18, 2021

The neural substrates of consciousness remain elusive. Competing theories that attempt to explain consciousness disagree on the contribution of frontal versus posterior cortex and omit subcortical inf...

The anesthetizing sites supervised to anesthesiologist ratio is an invalid surrogate for group productivity in academic anesthesia departments when used without consideration of the corresponding managerial decisions.

Mar 15, 2021

When the anesthesiologist does not individually perform the anesthesia care, then to make valid comparisons among US anesthesia departments, one must consider the staffing ratio (i.e., how many cases ...

A Survey of the Global Impact of COVID-19 on the Practice of Pediatric Anesthesia: A Study from the Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative Group.

Mar 11, 2021

Pediatric anesthesiology has been greatly impacted by COVID-19 in the delivery of care to patients and to the individual providers. With this study, we sought to survey pediatric centers and highlight...

Optimizing Motor Intention Detection With Deep Learning: Towards Management Of Intraoperative Awareness.

Mar 11, 2021

This article shows the interest in deep learning techniques to detect motor imagery (MI) from raw electroencephalographic (EEG) signals when a functional electrical stimulation is added or not. Impact...

Postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression following electroconvulsive therapy: Temporal characteristics and impact of anesthetic regimen.

Mar 04, 2021

Postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES) has been defined as electroencephalographic (EEG) activity of less than 10 microvolts following a generalized seizure. PGES is associat...

Melamine Exposure From The Weaning Period Causes Apoptosis, Inflammation, and Damage To The Blood-Brain Barrier.

Mar 01, 2021

The aim of this study to investigate the effects of melamine exposure from the weaning period on the developing brain in rats. Female Wistar albino rats (21 days old, n = 18) were divided into 3 g...

Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors

Dec 11, 2020

THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically s...

Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care

Dec 10, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of U.S. adults do not seek health care for fear of a surprise medical bill, according to a survey released by the American Heart Association (AH...

Neuraxial Anesthesia Best for Lower-Limb Revascularization Surgery

Dec 08, 2020

MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- For lower-limb revascularization surgery, use of neuraxial anesthesia is associated with reduced 30-day mortality and hospital length of stay, according to a s...

Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks

Dec 03, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Women physicians in academic medical centers are less likely than men to be promoted to upper faculty ranks, according to a study published in the Nov. 26 i...

Cognitive Exercises May Lower Risk for Postoperative Delirium

Nov 24, 2020

MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Preoperative brain exercises may lower the risk for postoperative delirium, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Surgery.Michelle L. Humeidan...

Wrong-Patient Order Entry Errors Reduced With Patient Photos

Nov 20, 2020

THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Displaying patient photographs in electronic health records (EHRs) reduces wrong-patient order entry (WPOE), according to a study published online Nov. 11 i...

MRI Safe for Those With Non-MRI-Conditional Cardiac Devices

Oct 26, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be safely performed in patients with non-MRI-conditional cardiac devices, including pacemakers and abandoned leads, accor...

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