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  1. Peripheral nerve block is preferable for lower extremity surgery because it sufficiently blocks pain pathways at different levels providing excellent anaesthesia at the site of surgery. We designed this study ...

    Authors: Hoda Shokri and Amr A. Kasem
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2020 20:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Perioperative hyperglycemia is associated with poor outcomes yet evidence to guide intraoperative goals and treatment modalities during non-cardiac surgery are lacking. End-stage liver disease is associated wi...

    Authors: Sathish S. Kumar, Shawn J. Pelletier, Amy Shanks, Aleda Thompson, Christopher J. Sonnenday and Paul Picton
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2020 20:3
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  4. Postanesthetic shivering is a common complication of anesthesia, which accounts for much discomfort in postoperative patients and may increase postoperative complications in high-risk patients. Due to the lack...

    Authors: Yang Zhou, Abdul Mannan, Yuan Han, He Liu, Hui-Lian Guan, Xing Gao, Ming-Sheng Dai and Jun-Li Cao
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:245
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  5. This study were designed to investigate the usefulness of the videolaryngoscope-guided insertion technique compared with the standard digital technique for the insertion success rate and insertion conditions o...

    Authors: Ulku Ozgul, Feray Akgul Erdil, Mehmet Ali Erdogan, Zekine Begec, Cemil Colak, Aytac Yucel and Mahmut Durmus
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:244
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  6. Unsatisfactory analgesia would occur frequently during repeated cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. The aim of this study is to observe the effects of intravenous remifentanil on maternal comfort, mate...

    Authors: Wei Yan, Yun Xiong, Yu Yao, Feng-jiang Zhang, Li-na Yu and Min Yan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:243
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  7. Intradialytic hypotension is a serious complication during renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients. Early prediction of intradialytic hypotension could allow adequate prophylactic measures. In thi...

    Authors: Hanan Mostafa, Mohamed Shaban, Ahmed Hasanin, Hassan Mohamed, Shymaa Fathy, Hossam M. Abdelreheem, Ahmed Lotfy, Ayman Abougabal, Ahmed Mukhtar and Akram El-adawy
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:242
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  9. Point-of-care (POC) hemoglobin testing has the potential to revolutionize massive transfusion strategies. No prior studies have compared POC and central laboratory testing of hemoglobin in patients undergoing ...

    Authors: Justin Herman, Brian Park, Bharat Awsare, Frances West, Denine Crittendon, Lilah Evans, Mary Harach, Julie Karp, Alexis Peedin, Marianna LaNoue, Barbara Goldsmith, Eugene Warnick and Michael Baram
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:240
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  10. We analyzed the influence of anesthesia methods on surgical outcomes and renal function in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in a prospective, randomized controlled study.

    Authors: Ohseong Kwon, Jung-Man Lee, Juhyun Park, Min Chul Cho, Hwancheol Son, Hyeon Jeong, Seung Hoon Ryang and Sung Yong Cho
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:239
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  11. The endothelial glycocalyx (EG) is the thin sugar-based lining on the apical surface of endothelial cells. It has been linked to the physiological functioning of the microcirculation and has been found to be d...

    Authors: David Astapenko, Jan Benes, Jiri Pouska, Christian Lehmann, Sufia Islam and Vladimir Cerny
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:238
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. The infusion of magnesium sulfate is well known to reduce arterial pressure and attenuate hemodynamic response to pneumoperitoneum. This study aimed to investigate whether different doses of magnesium sulfate ...

    Authors: Wei Tan, Dong-chen Qian, Meng-meng Zheng, Xuan Lu, Yuan Han and Dun-yi Qi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:237
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Perioperative immune function plays an important role in the prognosis of patients. Several studies have indicated that low-dose opioid receptor blockers can improve immune function.

    Authors: Yun Lin, Zhuang Miao, Yue Wu, Fang-fang Ge and Qing-ping Wen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:236
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  14. Children require anesthesia for MRI to maintain immobility and reduce discomfort; clear indications about the best anesthesiologic management are lacking and each center developed its own protocol. Moreover, c...

    Authors: Silvia Mongodi, Gaia Ottonello, Raffaelealdo Viggiano, Paola Borrelli, Simona Orcesi, Anna Pichiecchio, Umberto Balottin, Francesco Mojoli and Giorgio Antonio Iotti
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:235
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  15. This study is comparing thermal radiofrequency ablation (TRFA) of the thoracic dorsal root ganglia (TDRG) guided by Xper CT and fluoroscopy with the standard fluoroscopy.

    Authors: Raafat M. Reyad, Hossam Z. Ghobrial, Ehab H. Shaker, Ehab M. Reyad, Mohammed H. Shaaban, Rania H. Hashem and Wael M. Darwish
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:234
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  16. Intravenous anesthesia has been reported to have a favorable effect on the prognosis of cancer patients. This study was performed to analyze data regarding the relation between anesthetics and the prognosis of...

    Authors: Boohwi Hong, Sunyeul Lee, Yeojung Kim, Minhee Lee, Ann Misun Youn, Hyun Rhim, Seok-Hwan Hong, Yoon-Hee Kim, Seok-Hwa Yoon and Chaeseong Lim
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:233
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  17. Human factors research has identified mental models as a key component for the effective sharing and organization of knowledge. The challenge lies in the development and application of tools that help team mem...

    Authors: Christopher Neuhaus, Johannes Schäfer, Markus A. Weigand and Christoph Lichtenstern
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:232
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Kidney transplantation (KT) is the most obvious method of treating a patient with end-stage renal disease. In the early stages of KT, urine production is considered a marker of successful reperfusion of the ki...

    Authors: Joungmin Kim, Taehee Pyeon, Jeong Il Choi, Jeong Hyeon Kang, Seung Won Song, Hong-Beom Bae and Seongtae Jeong
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:231
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  19. There is no consensus on the optimal anesthesia method for intertrochanteric fracture surgeries in elderly patients. Our study aimed to compare the hemodynamics and perioperative outcomes of general anesthesia...

    Authors: Yang Liu, Mang Su, Wei Li, Hao Yuan and Cheng Yang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:230
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  20. Cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation (ECC) can induce microvascular dysfunction and tissue hypoperfusion. We hypothesized that the alterations in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived parameters...

    Authors: Sabino Scolletta, Federico Franchi, Elisa Damiani, Armando Cennamo, Roberta Domizi, Antonio Meola, Claudia Scorcella, Davide Vanoli, Christopher Münch, Erica Adrario, Luca Marchetti, Fabio Silvio Taccone and Abele Donati
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:229
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  21. Sugammadex allows rapid recovery from rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade. Succinylcholine is often used for brief surgeries but is associated with myalgia, headache, histamine release, and increased lac...

    Authors: Seok-Jin Lee, Tae-Yun Sung and Choon-Kyu Cho
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:228
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  22. Topical anaesthesia is important to optimize pain control during dental injection. Our aim was to describe a new simple method for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa and to compare the effectiveness of ice and...

    Authors: Nishma Hindocha, Filip Manhem, Emmanuel Bäckryd and Mats Bågesund
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:227
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  23. We aim to describe the evaluation and management of a patient with the uncommon combination of both mitochondrial myopathy and possible malignant hyperthermia susceptibility as an important source of informati...

    Authors: Marci B. Pepper, Catherine Njathi-Ori and Michelle Ochs Kinney
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:226
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  24. The co-administration of sciatic and femoral nerve blocks can provide anaesthesia and analgesia in patients undergoing lower extremity surgeries. Several approaches to achieve sciatic nerve block have been des...

    Authors: Abdulkadir Yektaş and Bedih Balkan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:225
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  25. Tracheostomy is a standard procedure in critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection for extended periods. The main cause of death is haemorrhage, most commonly owing to a trac...

    Authors: Giancarlo Varelli, Roberto Cioni, Sergio Casagli, Rosa Cervelli, Claudia Brusasco, Francesco Forfori and Francesco Corradi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:224
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  26. CNAP monitor is a continuous and noninvasive blood pressure (BP) measurement device that can be used in intraoperative monitoring. But whether its accuracy changes with age and its detectability of hypertensio...

    Authors: Ziwei Wang, Guizhen Chen, Kaizhi Lu, Yuan Zhu and Yan Chen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:223
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  27. Surgery and diseases modify inflammatory responses and the immune system. Anesthetic agents also have effects on the human immune system but the responses they induce may be altered or masked by the surgical p...

    Authors: Minna Kallioinen, Annalotta Scheinin, Mikael Maksimow, Jaakko Långsjö, Kaike Kaisti, Riikka Takala, Tero Vahlberg, Katja Valli, Marko Salmi, Harry Scheinin and Anu Maksimow
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:222
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  28. Epidural analgesia as the effective pain management for abdominal surgery has side effects such as paresthesia, hypotension, hematomas, and impaired motoric of lower limbs. The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) h...

    Authors: Dita Aditianingsih, Pryambodho, Naufal Anasy, Aida Rosita Tantri and Chaidir Arif Mochtar
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:221
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  29. Emergent airway management outside of the operating room is a high-risk procedure. Limited data exists about the indication and physiologic state of the patient at the time of intubation, the location in which...

    Authors: Uzung Yoon, Jeffrey Mojica, Matthew Wiltshire, Kara Segna, Michael Block, Anthony Pantoja, Marc Torjman and Elizabeth Wolo
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:220
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  30. Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children is a life-threatening, emergent situation. Currently, the use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for removing foreign bodies is attracting increasing attention. Oxy...

    Authors: Yanmei Bi, Yushan Ma, Juan Ni and Lan Wu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:219
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  31. The ultrasound guided intermediate cervical plexus block with perivascular infiltration of the internal carotid artery (PVB) is a new technique for regional anesthesia in carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We condu...

    Authors: Thomas Rössel, Christopher Uhlig, Jörg Pietsch, Stefan Ludwig, Thea Koch, Torsten Richter, Peter Markus Spieth and Stephan Kersting
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:218
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  33. Painless gastrointestinal endoscopy under intravenous propofol anesthesia is widely applied in the clinical scenario. Despite the good sedation and elimination of anxiety that propofol provides, low SpO2 may also...

    Authors: Zhengfeng Gu, Lian Xin, Haoxing Wang, Chunxiao Hu, Zhiping Wang, Shunmei Lu, Jingjing Xu, Yiling Qian and Jun Wang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:216
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  34. Airway management is challenging in children with Robin sequence (RS) requiring mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO). We derived and validated a prediction rule to identify difficult intubation before MDO...

    Authors: Zhe Mao, Na Zhang and Yingqiu Cui
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:215
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  35. In different models of hypoxia, blockade of opioid or N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors shows cardio- and neuroprotective effects with a consequent increase in animal survival. The aim of the study was to ...

    Authors: Vladimir Kuklin, Nurlan Akhatov, Timofei Kondratiev, Aidos Konkayev, Abai Baigenzhin, Maiya Konkayeva, Temirlan Karibekov, Nicholas Barlow, Torkjel Tveita and Vegard Dahl
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:214
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  36. Sugammadex is a modified gamma-cyclodextrin that acts by selectively encapsulating free amino-steroidal neuromuscular relaxants. Several case reports have been published on the use of sugammadex in patients wi...

    Authors: Usha Gurunathan, Shakeel Meeran Kunju and Lisa May Lin Stanton
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:213
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Some studies have been performed to assess the effects of levosimendan on cardiac function when administered to cardiac surgery patients with low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) in the immediate postoperative p...

    Authors: Jose Luis Guerrero Orriach, I. Navarro Arce, P. Hernandez Rodriguez, A. Raigón Ponferrada, A. Malo Manso, M. Ramirez Aliaga, A. Ramirez Fernandez, J. J. Escalona Belmonte, I. Bellido Estevez, A. Gomez Luque, R. Barrera Serrano, C. S. Toledo Medina, M. Rubio Navarro and J. Cruz Mañas
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:212
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  38. We aimed to evaluate a modified endotracheal tube containing upper and lower balloons for anesthetic administration among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

    Authors: Yuenong Zhang, Zhiwen Zeng, Guangwen Xiao, Weiqiang Zhang, Weixiong Lin and Jingdan Deng
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:211
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  39. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that there has been a mistake regarding the unit of duration of surgery, consciousness recovery time, and extubation time in Table 1; the...

    Authors: Xiaoxi Li, Ling Yu, Jiaonan Yang and Hongyu Tan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:210
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:167

  40. Hypoxic preconditioning (HPC) may protect multiple organs from various injuries. We hypothesized that HPC would reduce lung injury in patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy.

    Authors: Wenjing Zhang, Mo Chen, Hongbin Li, Jia Yuan, Jingjing Li, Feixiang Wu and Yan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:209
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  41. Spinal anesthesia using the midline approach might be technically difficult in geriatric population. We hypothesized that pre-procedural ultrasound (US)-guided paramedian technique and pre-procedural US-guided...

    Authors: Marwan S. Rizk, Carine A. Zeeni, Joanna N. Bouez, Nathalie J. Bteich, Samia K. Sayyid, Waseem S. Alfahel and Sahar M. Siddik-Sayyid
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:208
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  42. We studied the influence of ephedrine or phenylephrine infusion administered immediately after spinal anesthesia (SA) on hemodynamics in elderly orthopedic patients.

    Authors: Miodrag Žunić, Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč and Mirt Kamenik
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:207
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  43. Patient outcomes are influenced by intraoperative temperature management. Oesophageal/pharyngeal temperature monitoring is the standard of care at our institute but is not well tolerated in awake patients. Man...

    Authors: G. Simpson and R. N. Rodseth
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:206
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Surgical stress induces the release of neuroendocrine mediators and cytokines during perioperative period, which may have adverse effects on cancer patients. While the surgical stress responsse can be affected...

    Authors: Ruizhu Liu, Haiyan Qin, Meng Wang, Kai Li and Guoqing Zhao
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:205
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  45. Frailty is a frequent and underdiagnosed functional syndrome involving reduced physiological reserves and an increased vulnerability against stressors, with severe individual and socioeconomic consequences. A ...

    Authors: Oliver Birkelbach, Rudolf Mörgeli, Claudia Spies, Maria Olbert, Björn Weiss, Maximilian Brauner, Bruno Neuner, Roland C. E. Francis, Sascha Treskatsch and Felix Balzer
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:204
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  46. While much effort has been devoted to correcting intraoperative hypothermia, less attention has been directed to preventing redistribution hypothermia. In this study, we compared three different anesthetic ind...

    Authors: Jonathan V. Roth, Leonard E. Braitman and Lacy H. Hunt
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:203
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Anesthesiology 2021 21:112

  47. The incidence and risk factors of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) during robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) in extreme Trendelenburg positioning and pneumoperitoneum are still controversial. T...

    Authors: Yue Li, Dan Huang, Diansan Su, Jie Chen and Liqun Yang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:202
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Significant bleeding is a well known complication after cardiac surgical procedures and is associated with worse outcome. Thrombelastometry (ROTEM®) allows point-of-care testing of the coagulation status but o...

    Authors: Martin Haensig, Joerg Kempfert, Pia-Maria Kempfert, Evaldas Girdauskas, Michael Andrew Borger and Sven Lehmann
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:201
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Previous studies have demonstrated that the common laryngoscopic approach (right-sided) and midline approach are both used for endotracheal intubation by direct laryngoscopy. Although the midline approach is c...

    Authors: Lianxiang Jiang, Shulin Qiu, Peng Zhang, Weidong Yao, Yan Chang and Zeping Dai
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:200
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  50. As a part of multimodal analgesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, both intraoperative lidocaine and esmolol facilitate postoperative analgesia. Our objective was to compare these two emerging strategies that...

    Authors: Joshan Lal Bajracharya, Asish Subedi, Krishna Pokharel and Balkrishna Bhattarai
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:198
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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