Anesthesiology

Unexpectedly Prolonged Serotonin Syndrome and Fatal Complications Following a Massive Overdose of Paroxetine Controlled-Release.

Symptoms caused by a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) overdose are often mild and can b...

Assessing the Utility of a Machine-Learning Model to Assist With the Assignment of the American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status Classification in Pediatric Patients.

BACKGROUND: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System (ASA-PS)...

Deep learning-based facial analysis for predicting difficult videolaryngoscopy: a feasibility study.

While videolaryngoscopy has resulted in better overall success rates of tracheal intubation, airway ...

Efficiency of face mask ventilation before and after neuromuscular blockade: A randomised, double-blind controlled study.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The traditional practice of administrating neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs)...

Efficacy of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) on post-operative pain and total analgesic consumption in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A double-blinded randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) is a novel techniq...

Perioperative, function, and positive surgical margin in extraperitoneal versus transperitoneal single port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Extraperitoneal and transperitoneal approaches are two common modalities in single-port ...

Perioperative analgesic efficacy of lumbar erector spinae plane block in dogs undergoing hemilaminectomy: a randomized blinded clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perioperative analgesic effect of the unilateral lumbar erector spinae pl...

Predictive value of preoperative Fried Frailty Phenotype assessment and serum biomarkers on the prognosis of elderly patients with femoral neck fracture under general anesthesia within 3 months after surgery.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Femoral neck fracture (FNF) seriously impact the health of the elderly and affect th...

Dexmedetomidine vs Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomies.

BACKGROUND: In the postoperative period, open total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) surgeries induce co...

Retracted: Ultrasound Image-Guided Nerve Block Combined with General Anesthesia under an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm on Patients Undergoing Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer during and after Operation.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/6914157.].

Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Anterior, Posterior and Combination of Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgeries: A Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND: The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is an effective technique to provide analgesia for up...

Stauntonia chinensis injection relieves neuropathic pain by increasing the expression of PSD-95 and reducing the proliferation of phagocytic microglia.

Neuroinflammation induced by engulfment of synapses by phagocytic microglia plays a crucial role in ...

General anesthesia enhances lesion quality and ablation efficiency of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. ...

Predicting the Climate Impact of Healthcare Facilities Using Gradient Boosting Machines.

Health care accounts for 9-10% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. Strategies fo...

Antibiotics, Sedatives, and Catecholamines Further Compromise Sepsis-Induced Immune Suppression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.

OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that the immunosuppressive effects associated with antibiotics, sedative...

Robotic-Assisted Single-Position Prone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a widely utilized minimally invasive surgical ...

A comparative study of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and conventional approaches for short-term outcomes of anatomical segmentectomy.

OBJECTIVES: Since anatomical segmentectomy requires meticulous dissection of the segmental pulmonary...

A Deep Learning Framework for Anesthesia Depth Prediction from Drug Infusion History.

In the target-controlled infusion (TCI) of propofol and remifentanil intravenous anesthesia, accurat...

Mask R-CNN based multiclass segmentation model for endotracheal intubation using video laryngoscope.

OBJECTIVE: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is critical to secure the airway in emergent situations. Al...

Impact of Visceral Fat Area on Intraoperative Complexity and Surgical Approach Decision for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: A Comparative Analysis with BMI.

BACKGROUND Optimizing surgical approaches for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is vital for...

ChatGPT's performance on JSA-certified anesthesiologist exam.