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  1. The present anonymous multicenter online survey was conducted to evaluate the application of regional anaesthesia techniques as well as the used local anaesthetics and adjuncts at German and Austrian universit...

    Authors: Bianca M Wahlen, Norbert Roewer and Peter Kranke
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2010 10:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. The use of Intra-aortic counterpulsation is a well established supportive therapy for patients in cardiac failure or after cardiac surgery. Blood pressure variations induced by counterpulsation are transmitted...

    Authors: Judith Bellapart, Shureng Geng, Kimble Dunster, Daniel Timms, Adrian G Barnett, Rob Boots and John F Fraser
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2010 10:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Awareness with explicit recall of intra-operative events is a rare and distressing complication that may lead to severe psychological symptoms. Candidate depth of anesthesia monitors have been developed, partl...

    Authors: Michael S Avidan, Ben J Palanca, David Glick, Eric Jacobsohn, Alex Villafranca, Michael O'Connor and George A Mashour
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:8
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  6. The incidence of intraoperative awareness with explicit recall is 1-2/1000 cases in the United States. The Bispectral Index monitor is an electroencephalographic method of assessing anesthetic depth that has b...

    Authors: George A Mashour, Kevin K Tremper and Michael S Avidan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:7
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. Monitoring of cardiac output and blood pressure are standard procedures in critical care medicine. Traditionally, invasive techniques like pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) and arterial catheters are widely used...

    Authors: John F Stover, Reto Stocker, Renato Lenherr, Thomas A Neff, Silvia R Cottini, Bernhard Zoller and Markus Béchir
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Sevoflurane has been demonstrated to vasodilate the foeto-placental vasculature. We aimed to determine the contribution of modulation of potassium and calcium channel function to the vasodilatory effect of sev...

    Authors: James Jarman, Chrisen H Maharaj, Brendan D Higgins, Rachel F Farragher, Christopher D Laffey, Noel M Flynn and John G Laffey
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Prolonged sedation is common in mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. We sought to determine the diagnostic value of head computed tomography (CT) in mechan...

    Authors: Jay S Balachandran, Mairaj Jaleel, Manu Jain, Niraj Mahajan, Ravi Kalhan, Rajesh Balagani, Helen K Donnelly, Eugene Greenstein and Gökhan M Mutlu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Sub-Tenon's anaesthetic is effective and reliable in producing both akinesia and anaesthesia for cataract surgery. Our clinical experience indicates that it is sometimes necessary when absolute akinesia is req...

    Authors: Ehtesham I Khan, Jawad Mustafa, John McAdoo and George Shorten
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Even the best cancer surgery is usually associated with minimal residual disease. Whether these remaining malignant cells develop into clinical recurrence is at least partially determined by adequacy of host d...

    Authors: Edith Fleischmann, Corinna Marschalek, Katja Schlemitz, Jarrod E Dalton, Thomas Gruenberger, Friedrich Herbst, Andrea Kurz and Daniel I Sessler
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2009 9:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. The Contact Heat Evoked Potential Stimulator (CHEPS) utilises rapidly delivered heat pulses with adjustable peak temperatures to stimulate the differential warm/heat thresholds of receptors expressed by Aδ and...

    Authors: Katherine Roberts, Anastasia Papadaki, Carla Gonçalves, Mary Tighe, Duncan Atherton, Ravikiran Shenoy, Donald McRobbie and Praveen Anand
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:8
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  14. Although the minimization of the applied tidal volume (VT) during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) reduces the risk of alveolar shear stress, it can also result in insufficient CO2-elimination with s...

    Authors: Ralf M Muellenbach, Julian Kuestermann, Markus Kredel, Amélie Johannes, Ulrike Wolfsteiner, Frank Schuster, Christian Wunder, Peter Kranke, Norbert Roewer and Jörg Brederlau
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Fenoldopam mesylate, a selective dopamine1-receptor agonist, is used by intravenous infusion to treat hypertension in adults. Fenoldopam is not approved by the FDA for use in children; reports describing its u...

    Authors: Gregory B Hammer, Susan T Verghese, David R Drover, Myron Yaster and Joseph R Tobin
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. Intrathecal (IT) morphine provides excellent post-operative analgesia, but causes multiple side effects including nausea and vomiting (PONV), pruritus and respiratory depression, particularly at higher doses. ...

    Authors: Patrick Hassett, Bilal Ansari, Pachaimuthu Gnanamoorthy, Brian Kinirons and John G Laffey
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:5
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. The Zeus® (Dräger, Lübeck, Germany), an automated closed-circuit anesthesia machine, uses high fresh gas flows (FGF) to wash-in the circuit and the lungs, and intermittently flushes the system to remove unwanted ...

    Authors: Sofie De Cooman, Nathalie De Mey, Bram BC Dewulf, Rik Carette, Thierry Deloof, Maurice Sosnowski, Andre M De Wolf and Jan FA Hendrickx
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:4
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  18. Intermittent measurement of cardiac output may be performed using a lithium dilution technique (LiDCO). This can then be used to calibrate a pulse power algorithm of the arterial waveform which provides a cont...

    Authors: Maurizio Cecconi, Jayne Fawcett, R Michael Grounds and Andrew Rhodes
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Gas chromatography (GC) has often been considered the most accurate method to measure the concentration of inhaled anesthetic vapors. However, infrared (IR) gas analysis has become the clinically preferred mon...

    Authors: Jan FA Hendrickx, Hendrikus JM Lemmens, Rik Carette, Andre M De Wolf and Lawrence J Saidman
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:2
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  20. Current analgesics have drawbacks such as delays in acquisition, lag-times for effect, and side effects. We recently presented a preliminary report of a new analgesic method involving a two-minute sciatic nerv...

    Authors: Jiman He, Bin Wu, Xianrong Jiang, Fenglin Zhang, Tao Zhao and Wenlon Zhang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Several techniques have been discussed as alternatives to the intermittent bolus thermodilution cardiac output (COPAC) measurement by the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC). However, these techniques usually require...

    Authors: Christopher Prasser, Sylvia Bele, Cornelius Keyl, Stefan Schweiger, Benedikt Trabold, Matthias Amann, Julia Welnhofer and Christoph Wiesenack
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. In addition to mortality, Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) has increasingly been claimed as an important outcome variable. The aim of this study was to assess HRQOL and independence in activities of dail...

    Authors: Fernando J Abelha, Cristina C Santos, Paula C Maia, Maria A Castro and Henrique Barros
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Gabapentin is an antiepileptic drug used in a variety of chronic pain conditions. Increasing numbers of randomized trials indicate that gabapentin is effective as a postoperative analgesic. This procedure-spec...

    Authors: Ole Mathiesen, Steen Møiniche and Jørgen B Dahl
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Experience suggests that patients with alcohol and other drug use disorders (AOD) are commonly cared for in our intensive care units (ICU's) and require more sedation. We sought to determine the impact of AOD ...

    Authors: Marjolein de Wit, Sau Yin Wan, Sujoy Gill, Wendy I Jenvey, Al M Best, Judith Tomlinson and Michael F Weaver
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. We report a case of severe upper airway obstruction due to a retropharyngeal hematoma that presented nearly one day after a precipitating traumatic injury. Retropharyngeal hematomas are rare, but may cause lif...

    Authors: Laurie W Lazott, John A Ponzo, Rudolph B Puana, Katie S Artz, David P Ciceri and William C Culp Jr
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:2
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  29. We have developed a two-step procedure for preparing the skin before peripheral venous catheter (PVC) insertions. This procedure involves two successive swabbings with wipes soaked in alcoholic antiseptic. We ...

    Authors: Nathalie L van der Mee-Marquet
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2007 7:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Despite the presence of a plethora of publications on the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) only little is known how to treat established symptoms. Besides the high effort of performing th...

    Authors: Leopold HJ Eberhart, Silke Frank, Henning Lange, Astrid M Morin, André Scherag, Hinnerk Wulf and Peter Kranke
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:14
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Anesthetic sensitivity is determined by the interaction of multiple genes. Hence, a dissection of genetic contributors would be aided by precise and high throughput behavioral screens. Traditionally, anestheti...

    Authors: Yi Sun, Jingqiu Chen, Gregory Pruckmayr, James E Baumgardner, David M Eckmann, Roderic G Eckenhoff and Max B Kelz
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:13
    Content type: Technical advance Published on:

  33. A considerable number of patients require opioids during recovery after laparoscopic sterilization. This implies nausea, dizziness and sedation and increases the number of unplanned admissions. Gabapentin has ...

    Authors: Jens Bartholdy, Karen L Hilsted, Nils C Hjortsoe, Jens Engbaek and Joergen B Dahl
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a progressive disease characterized by excessive accumulation of connective tissue components. Although most patients have long survival, some of them progress rapidly to death. Pulmo...

    Authors: Gülcan Erk, Vildan taşpınar, Ferah Dönmez and Dilşen örnek
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:11
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  35. Epidural anaesthesia is used extensively for cardiothoracic and vascular surgery in some centres, but not in others, with argument over the safety of the technique in patients who are usually extensively antic...

    Authors: Wilhelm Ruppen, Sheena Derry, Henry J McQuay and R Andrew Moore
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:10
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. To study the effect of administration of tranexamic acid on the use of blood and blood products, return to theatre for post-operative bleeding and the length of intensive care stay after primary cardiac surger...

    Authors: Alain Vuylsteke, Palanikumar Saravanan, Caroline Gerrard and Fay Cafferty
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:9
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. To compare the effect of a sustained inflation followed by an incremental mean airway pressure trial during conventional and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on oxygenation and hemodynamics in a large po...

    Authors: Ralf M Muellenbach, Markus Kredel, Bernd Zollhoefer, Christian Wunder, Norbert Roewer and Joerg Brederlau
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Kinetics of inhaled agents are often described by physiological models. However, many pharmacokinetic concepts, such as context-sensitive half-times, have been developed for drugs described by classical compar...

    Authors: Jan FA Hendrickx, Hendrikus JM Lemmens and Steven L Shafer
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. When patients are asked what they find most anxiety provoking about having surgery, the top concerns almost always include postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Only until recently have there been any publ...

    Authors: Alex Macario, Louis Claybon and Joseph V Pergolizzi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Thoracotomy is associated with severe pain that may persist for years. Acupuncture is a complementary therapy with a proven role in pain control. A randomized trial showed that acupuncture was effective in con...

    Authors: Andrew J Vickers, Valerie W Rusch, Vivek T Malhotra, Robert J Downey and Barrie R Cassileth
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:5
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. This animal study was conducted to assess the combined effects of high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and prone positioning on pulmonary gas exchange and hemodynamics.

    Authors: Joerg Brederlau, Ralf Muellenbach, Markus Kredel, Clemens Greim and Norbert Roewer
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Induction of the COX-2 isoenzyme appears to play a major role in the genesis of central sensitization after nociceptive stimulation. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a single, oral dose of the s...

    Authors: David Burns, Lindsay Hill, Michael Essandoh, Tomasz M Jarzembowski, H Gregg Schuler and Piotr K Janicki
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:3
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Chronic alveolar hypoxia results in sustained arterial constriction, and increase in pulmonary vascular resistance leading to pulmonary artery hypertension (PAHT). The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

    Authors: Nazinigouba Ouédraogo, Boutchi Mounkaïla, Huguette Crevel, Roger Marthan and Etienne Roux
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:2
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a unilateral headache localised in the neck or occipital region, projecting to the frontal and temporal regions. Since the pathogenesis of this syndrome appears to have an anatom...

    Authors: Sara RS Haspeslagh, Hans A Van Suijlekom, Inge E Lamé, Alfons GH Kessels, Maarten van Kleef and Wim EJ Weber
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2006 6:1
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Postoperative epidural fibrosis may contribute to between 5% to 60% of the poor surgical outcomes following decompressive surgery. Correlations have been reported between epidural scarring and radicular pain, ...

    Authors: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Mark V Boswell, Jose J Rivera, Vidya Sagar Pampati, Kim S Damron, Carla D McManus, Doris E Brandon and Sue R Wilson
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2005 5:10
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Surgical treatment and its consequences expose patients to stress, and here we investigated the importance of the psychological component of postoperative pain based on reports in the clinical literature.

    Authors: Paul Svedman, Martin Ingvar and Torsten Gordh
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2005 5:9
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  47. Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is triggered by halogenated anaesthetics and depolarising muscle relaxants, leading to an uncontrolled hypermetabolic state of skeletal muscle. An uncontrolled sarcoplasmic Ca2+ releas...

    Authors: Frank Schuster, Rainer Müller, Edmund Hartung, Norbert Roewer and Martin Anetseder
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2005 5:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Inadvertent hypothermia is not uncommon in the immediate postoperative period and it is associated with impairment and abnormalities in various organs and systems that can lead to adverse outcomes. The aim of ...

    Authors: Fernando J Abelha, Maria A Castro, Aida M Neves, Nuno M Landeiro and Cristina C Santos
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2005 5:7
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Desflurane and enflurane have been reported to produce substantial amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) in desiccated sodalime. Isoflurane is said to produce less CO and sevoflurane and halothane should produce no ...

    Authors: Christiaan Keijzer, Roberto SGM Perez and Jaap J De Lange
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2005 5:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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