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  1. To evaluate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and intracerebral pressure (ICP) reflected by the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) ...

    Authors: Sebastian Blecha, Marion Harth, Felix Schlachetzki, Florian Zeman, Christiane Blecha, Pierre Flora, Maximilian Burger, Stefan Denzinger, Bernhard M. Graf, Horst Helbig and Michael T. Pawlik
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:40
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  2. Aim of this study was to identify factors associated with patients using the internet to find information about their upcoming surgery in general, and more specifically about anaesthesia.

    Authors: T. Wieser, M. P. Steurer, M. Steurer and A. Dullenkopf
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:39
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  3. Global brain ischemia-reperfusion during propofol anesthesia provokes persistent cerebral pial constriction. Constriction is likely mediated by Rho-kinase. Cerebral vasoconstriction possibly exacerbates ischem...

    Authors: Noriyuki Shintani, Tadahiko Ishiyama, Masakazu Kotoda, Nobumasa Asano, Daniel I. Sessler and Takashi Matsukawa
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:38
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  4. This study aimed to compare myocardial protective effects of anaesthesia with intravenous infusion of propofol versus inhalation of sevoflurane in patients undergoing heart valve replacement surgery with cardi...

    Authors: Xiao-Lin Yang, Dan Wang, Guo-Yuan Zhang and Xiao-Lan Guo
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:37
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  5. Aspiration of subglottic secretions past the endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff is a prerequisite for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) ETTs reduce aspiration of s...

    Authors: Maryanne Z. Mariyaselvam, Lucy L. Marsh, Sarah Bamford, Ann Smith, Matt P. Wise and David W. Williams
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:36
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  6. Pulse pressure (PPV) and stroke volume (SVV) variations may not be reliable in the setting of pulmonary hypertension and/or right ventricular (RV) failure. We hypothesized that RV afterload increase attenuates...

    Authors: Juan P. Bouchacourt, Juan Riva and Juan C. Grignola
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:35
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  7. Although propofol and dexmedetomidine have been widely used for monitored anesthesia care, their adverse effects necessitate the search for better methods. Therefore, we performed this randomized controlled tr...

    Authors: Kyu Nam Kim, Hee Jong Lee, Soo Yeon Kim and Ji Yoon Kim
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:34
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  8. Few studies have investigated the use of dexmedetomidine in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after thoracic surgery. This study to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil...

    Authors: Chun-Shan Dong, Jun Zhang, Qiang Lu, Peng Sun, Jun-Ma Yu, Chao Wu and Hao Sun
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:33
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  9. Perioperative cerebral ischemia/hypoxia could induce hippocampal injury and has been reported to induce cognitive impairment. In this study, we used cobalt chloride (CoCl2) to build a hypoxia model in mouse hippo...

    Authors: Yan Lu, Wei Chen, Chen Lin, Jiaqiang Wang, Minmin Zhu, Jiawei Chen and Changhong Miao
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:32
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  10. The present study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy for novices to conduct intubation with the Bonfils intubation fiberscope (BIF) using the transillumination-assisted or midline approach technique in p...

    Authors: Jian Wang, Lan Yuan, Guoqiang Fu, Wei Tang, Guijie Yu, Feng Guo and Jiangang Song
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:31
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  11. Remifentanil induced hyperalgesia (RIH) is characterized by stimulation evoked pain including allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia after remifentanil infusion. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor was reported t...

    Authors: Jiehao Sun, Hai Lin, Guodong He, Wendong Lin and Jianping Yang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:30
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  12. Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is applied to achieve volume expansion during surgery; however, nephrotoxicity may be induced in patients with sepsis. Simultaneously, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Zhang, Yonghao Yu, Junya Jia, Wenli Yu, Rubin Xu, Licheng Geng and Ying Wei
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:29
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  13. Dexmedetomidine can facilitate a smooth extubation process and reduce the requirement of sevoflurane and emergence agitation when administrated perioperatively. We aimed to observe the extubation process and t...

    Authors: Meiqin Di, Yuan Han, Zhuqing Yang, Huacheng Liu, Xuefei Ye, Hongyan Lai, Jun Li, Wangning ShangGuan and Qingquan Lian
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:28
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  14. The use of neuromuscular blocking agents has previously been suggested to facilitate the dissection of the latissimus dorsi muscle during breast reconstructive surgery. The aim of this study was to quantify th...

    Authors: T. Ledowski, A. Goodwin-Walters, P. Quinn and M. Calvert
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:27
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  15. The LMA Protector™ is the latest CE marked single use supraglottic airway device. This airway device provides access and functional separation of the respiratory and digestive tracts. There are two ports (male...

    Authors: Ban Leong Sng, Farida Binte Ithnin, Deepak Mathur, Eileen Lew, Nian-Lin Reena Han and Alex Tiong-Heng Sia
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:26
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  16. Videolaryngoscopy has become increasingly attractive for the routine management of the difficult airway. Glidescope® is well studied in the literature while imago V-Blade® is a recent videolaryngoscope. This i...

    Authors: Maria Vargas, Antonio Pastore, Fulvio Aloj, John G. Laffey and Giuseppe Servillo
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:25
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  17. Propofol injection pain (PIP) has been adequately studied during the past decades. However, patients’ opinion on this problem and the incidence of patients’ recall of this brief discomfort are still unknown. T...

    Authors: Wen Wang, Linxin Wu, Chaobin Zhang and Li Sun
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:24
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  18. Guidelines for fasting in elderly patients with acute hip fracture are the same as for other trauma patients, and longer than for elective patients. The reason is assumed stress-induced delayed gastric emptyin...

    Authors: Per M. Hellström, Bodil Samuelsson, Amer N. Al-Ani and Margareta Hedström
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:23
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  19. Oliguria is associated with a decreased kidney- and organ perfusion, leading to organ damage and increased mortality. While the effects of correcting oliguria on renal outcome have been investigated frequently...

    Authors: Esther N. van der Zee, Mohamud Egal, Diederik Gommers and A. B. Johan Groeneveld
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:22
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  20. This study aimed to identify predictors of early (7-day) mortality in patients with septic acute kidney injury (AKI) who required continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

    Authors: Rogério da Hora Passos, João Gabriel Rosa Ramos, Evandro Jose Bulhoes Mendonça, Eva Alves Miranda, Fábio Ricardo Dantas Dutra, Maria Fernanda R. Coelho, Andrea C. Pedroza, Luis Claudio L. Correia, Paulo Benigno Pena Batista, Etienne Macedo and Margarida M. D. Dutra
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:21
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  21. It remains debated how much fluid should be administered during surgery. The atrial natriuretic peptide precursor proANP is released by atrial distension and deviations in plasma proANP are reported associated...

    Authors: Rune Broni Strandby, Rikard Ambrus, Niels H. Secher, Jens Peter Goetze, Michael Patrick Achiam and Lars Bo Svendsen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:20
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  22. Recent case reports have indicated significant cuff overinflation when using the standard filling volume based on the manufacturer’s recommendations in older models of laryngeal tubes. The aim of this study wa...

    Authors: Marc Kriege, Christian Alflen, Johannes Eisel, Thomas Ott, Tim Piepho and Ruediger R. Noppens
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:19
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  23. Levosimendan exerted favorable effects on the initial outcome in the treatment of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. This study investigated the efficacy of levosimendan in the treatment of asphyxia-indu...

    Authors: Bingjing Wu, Yong G. Peng, Shishi Zhao, Nana Bao, Linmin Pan, Jiaojiao Dong, Xuzhong Xu and Quanguang Wang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:18
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  25. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs typically utilizes multi-modal analgesia to reduce perioperative opioid consumption. Systemic lidocaine is used in several of these ERAS algorithms and has been ...

    Authors: Bhiken I. Naik, Siny Tsang, Anne Knisely, Sandeep Yerra and Marcel E. Durieux
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:16
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  26. The value of cardiac troponin as a risk assessment tool for cardiac disease in the setting of end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) is not equivalent to its value in those with normal renal function. This considerat...

    Authors: Amr S Omar, Khaled Mahmoud, Samy Hanoura, Hany Osman, Praveen Sivadasan, Suraj Sudarsanan, Yasser Shouman, Rajvir Singh and Abdulaziz AlKhulaifi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:15
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  27. In animal studies, remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) and anesthetic preconditioning are successful in reducing renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI), however the protective effect of RIPC may be improve...

    Authors: Theo P. Menting, Mehmet Ergun, Moira H. D. Bruintjes, Kimberley E. Wever, Roger M. L. M. Lomme, Harry van Goor and Michiel C. Warlé
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:14
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  28. Perioperative allogenic transfusion is required in almost 50% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and is associated with higher risk of mortality and morbidity (Xue et al., Lancet 387:1905, 2016; Ferraris e...

    Authors: Zhen-feng Zhou, Xiu-ping Jia, Kai Sun, Feng-jiang Zhang, Li-na Yu, Tian Xing and Min Yan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:13
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  29. Sub-Saharan Africa has a great burden of critical illness with limited health care resources. We evaluated the feasibility and utility of the modified Sequential Organ Function Assessment (mSOFA) score in asse...

    Authors: Cornelius Sendagire, Michael S. Lipnick, Sam Kizito, Rebecca Kruisselbrink, Daniel Obua, Joseph Ejoku, Lameck Ssemogerere, Jane Nakibuuka and Arthur Kwizera
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:12
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  30. The association between CD14-159C/T polymorphism and sepsis has been assessed but results of current studies appeared conflicting and inconstant. This analysis was aimed to determine whether the CD14-159C/T po...

    Authors: Qin Wu, Xiaomeng Xu, Jianan Ren, Song Liu, Xuelian Liao, Xiuwen Wu, Dong Hu, Gefei Wang, Guosheng Gu, Yan Kang and Jieshou Li
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:11
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  31. Anesthesia machines have been developed by the application of new technology for rapid and easier control of anesthetic concentration. In this study, we used a test lung to investigate whether the time taken t...

    Authors: Hye Won Shin, Hae Na Yu, Go Eun Bae, Hyub Huh, Ji Yong Park and Ji Young Kim
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:10
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  32. One-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery frequently disturbs normal systemic oxygenation. However, the effect of anesthetics on arterial oxygenation during one-lung ventilation has not been well establishe...

    Authors: Youn Joung Cho, Tae Kyong Kim, Deok Man Hong, Jeong-Hwa Seo, Jae-Hyon Bahk and Yunseok Jeon
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:9
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  33. Addition of intrathecal magnesium sulfate to local anesthetics has been reported to potentiate spinal anesthesia and prolong analgesia in parturients. The current study was to determine whether intrathecal mag...

    Authors: Fei Xiao, Wenping Xu, Ying Feng, Feng Fu, Xiaomin Zhang, Yinfa Zhang, Lizhong Wang and Xinzhong Chen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:8
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  34. Fiberoptic tracheo-bronchoscopy is the most commonly used procedure for percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (PDT). However, PDT can be associated with major complications, including death. Furthermore it is un...

    Authors: Andreas Nowak, Peter Kern, Sven Koscielny, Taras I. Usichenko, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Markus Jungehülsing, Matthias Tittel, Jens Oeken and Eckart Klemm
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:7
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  35. Regional oximetry is increasingly used to monitor post-extraction oxygen status of the brain during surgical procedures where hemodynamic fluctuations are expected. Particularly in cardiac surgery, clinicians ...

    Authors: Kerry L. Tomlin, Anna-Maria Neitenbach and Ulf Borg
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:6
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  36. To potentially optimize intubation skill teaching in an American Heart Association® Airway Management Course® for novices, we investigated the transfer of skills from video laryngoscopy to direct laryngoscopy ...

    Authors: Lukas E. Wolf, José A. Aguirre, Christian Vogt, Christian Keller, Alain Borgeat and Heinz R. Bruppacher
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:5
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  37. It remains unclear which cannulation method is best in cases of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We assessed the effect of ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-gui...

    Authors: Masahiro Kashiura, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanabe, Akiko Akashi and Yuichi Hamabe
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:4
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  38. The use of supraglottic airway devices (SADs) in surgeries with laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg (LPT) positioning is controversial due to concerns about insufficient pulmonary ventilation and a...

    Authors: Chih-Jun Lai, Chih-Min Liu, Chun-Yu Wu, Feng-Fang Tsai, Ping-Huei Tseng and Shou-Zen Fan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:3
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  39. Post-operative cognitive impairment is common in elderly patients following surgery for hip fracture, with undertreated pain being an important etiological factor. Non-opioid based analgesic techniques, such a...

    Authors: Peter M. Odor, Irina Chis Ster, Iain Wilkinson and Frederic Sage
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:2
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  40. Remifentanil has been reported to cause post-anesthetic shivering (PAS). Higher doses of remifentanil reportedly induce more intense PAS. Tramadol, a synthetic opioid that acts at multiple sites, is considered...

    Authors: Taku Nakagawa, Miki Hashimoto, Yasunori Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Shirozu and Sumio Hoka
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2017 17:1
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  41. After cesarean delivery, analgesia is often incomplete and a multimodal approach to analgesia is necessary. Transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block has been advocated in this setting, yet no systematic descript...

    Authors: Nicholas Kiefer, Stefanie Krahe, Ulrich Gembruch and Stefan Weber
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:126
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  42. General anesthesia does not block central nervous processing of auditive information. Therefore, positive suggestions even given during surgery might have the potential to encourage well-being and recovery of ...

    Authors: Jenny Rosendahl, Susan Koranyi, Davina Jacob, Nina Zech and Ernil Hansen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:125
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  44. Authors: Mostafa Somri, Sonia Vaida, Gustavo Garcia Fornari, Gabriela Renee Mendoza, Pedro Charco-Mora, Naser Hawash, Ibrahim Matter, Forat Swaid and Luis Gaitini
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:123
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    The original article was published in BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:87

  45. It is not rare for a small-bore feeding tube to be inserted incorrectly into the respiratory system in critically ill patients. Thus, monitoring is necessary to prevent respiratory malplacement of the tube. We...

    Authors: Jeong-Am Ryu, Kyoungjin Choi, Jeong Hoon Yang, Dae-Sang Lee, Gee Young Suh, Kyeongman Jeon, Joongbum Cho, Chi Ryang Chung, Insuk Sohn, Kiyoun Kim and Chi-Min Park
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:122
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  46. Lidocaine is an approved local anesthetic and Class 1B antiarrhythmic with a number of ancillary properties. Our aim was to investigate lidocaine’s vasoreactivity properties in intact versus denuded rat thorac...

    Authors: Aryadi Arsyad and Geoffrey P. Dobson
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:121
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  47. Exposure of the OR staff to inhalational anesthetics has been proven by numerous investigators, but its potential adverse effect under the present technical circumstances is a debated issue. The aim of the pre...

    Authors: Péter Sárkány, Béla Tankó, Éva Simon, Judit Gál, Béla Fülesdi and Csilla Molnár
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:120
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  48. Critically ill patients frequently suffer muscle weakness whilst in critical care. Ultrasound can reliably track loss of muscle size, but also quantifies the arrangement of the muscle fascicles, known as the m...

    Authors: Peter Turton, Richard Hay, Jonathon Taylor, Jamie McPhee and Ingeborg Welters
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:119
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  49. Cognitive decline is frequently observed in elderly patients after major surgery. The pathophysiology of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) remains unclear. The aim of our investigation is to identify ...

    Authors: Nicolai Goettel, Panagiota Mistridis, Manfred Berres, Julia Reinhardt, Christoph Stippich, Andreas U. Monsch and Luzius A. Steiner
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:118
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  50. Dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha-2 agonist, has sedative, analgesic, and anxiolytic effects without respiratory depression. Dexmedetomidine can cause a biphasic cardiovascular response, and induce transient ...

    Authors: Eunsu Kang, Ki Hwa Lee, Sang Yoon Jeon, Kyu Won Lee, Myoung Jin Ko, Hyojoong Kim, Yong Han Kim and Jae-Wook Jung
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2016 16:116
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