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Intraoperative 5-HT3 receptor antagonists decrease the prevalence of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery: a single-center retrospective study
Postoperative delirium (POD) occurs commonly in older adults, resulting in unfavorable outcomes. Several recent clinical studies have suggested that 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists can treat an...
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Post-combustion CO2 capture of methyl and nitro mixed-linker CAU-10
Methyl- and nitro-group-co-functionalized CAU-10, namely CAU-10-CH3-NO2, was synthesized and compared with mono-functionalized CAU-10 derivatives, CAU-10-CH3 and CAU-10-NO2, as a CO2 adsorbent. In this study, we ...
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Pre-existing and new-onset depression among patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea
Esophageal cancer is believed to be related to psychological stress. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and risk factors for new-onset depression after esophageal cancer surgery among patients who had ...
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Open AccessTotal intravenous anesthesia induced and maintained by a combination of remimazolam and remifentanil without a neuromuscular blocking agent: a prospective, observational pilot study
A novel short-acting benzodiazepine, Remimazolam, has recently been approved for general anesthesia and sedation. Hence, we investigated the feasibility and safety of remimazolam during the induction and maint...
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Long-lasting reversible monocular visual loss of retinal migraine
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Preoperative 5-aminolevulinic acid administration for brain tumor surgery is associated with an increase in postoperative liver enzymes: a retrospective cohort study
Besides 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), liver enzyme elevation after brain tumor surgery can be caused by anesthesia and medications. In this retrospective study, we determined whether preoperative 5-ALA admini...
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Open AccessComparison of standard versus 90° rotation technique for LMA Flexible™ insertion: a randomized controlled trial
Insertion of a flexible laryngeal mask airway (LMA Flexible) is known to be more difficult than that of a conventional laryngeal mask airway. The 90° rotation technique can improve the success rate with a conv...
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Physician turnover and its association with mortality after non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis of patients in South Korea
To assess the association between physician turnover, mortality, and length of hospital stay after non-cardiac surgery in South Korea.
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Open AccessCerebrospinal fluid from Alzheimer’s disease patients as an optimal formulation for therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in Alzheimer’s disease
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as one of the promising treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Although many studies have investigated on the efficacy of MSCs in AD, how MSCs actually chang...
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Open AccessHyperchloremia and postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective analysis of data from the surgical intensive care unit
Whether perioperative hyperchloremia can induce postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is controversial. We investigated the association between perioperative hyperchloremia and postoperative AKI in patients ...
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Open AccessComparison of upper airway patency in patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea during dexmedetomidine or propofol sedation: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial
In addition to propofol, dexmedetomidine is a suitable alternative for intraoperative sedation in procedures requiring regional anesthesia. To date, however, little is known about the influences of each drug o...
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Physician turnover effect for in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a 10-year experience in a tertiary academic hospital
Controversy exists as to whether the physician turnover affects patient outcome in academic hospitals. In-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important indicator of in-hospital mortality. This s...
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Open AccessValue of Preoperative Modified Body Mass Index in Predicting Postoperative 1-Year Mortality
Serum albumin and conventional BMI (cBMI) are commonly used indices of malnutrition status. Because cBMI does not reflect fluid accumulation, modified body mass index (mBMI, serum albumin × cBMI) is a more acc...
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Open AccessROSC rates and live discharge rates after cardiopulmonary resuscitation by different CPR teams - a retrospective cohort study
Previous studies have reported that the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is closely associated with patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare patient CPR outcomes across resident, em...
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Open AccessMagnetic Resonance Imaging of Ferumoxytol-Labeled Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Mouse Brain
The success of stem cell therapy is highly dependent on accurate delivery of stem cells to the target site of interest. Possible ways to track the distribution of MSCs in vivo include the use of reporter genes...
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Open AccessHead elevation by 3 vs. 6 cm in ProSeal laryngeal mask airway insertion: a randomized controlled trial
The sniffing position (neck flexion by head elevation and head extension) is commonly used for insertion of a laryngeal mask airway. However, the appropriate degrees of head elevation and head extension are un...
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Open AccessThe involvement of protein kinase C-ε in isoflurane induced preconditioning of human embryonic stem cell - derived Nkx2.5+ cardiac progenitor cells
Anesthetic preconditioning can improve survival of cardiac progenitor cells exposed to oxidative stress. We investigated the role of protein kinase C and isoform protein kinase C-ε in isoflurane-induced precon...
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The neural correlates of motor intentional disorders in patients with subcortical vascular cognitive impairment
Subcortical vascular cognitive impairment (SVCI) refers to cognitive impairment associated with small vessel disease. Motor intentional disorders (MID) have been reported in patients with SVCI. However, there ...
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Effect of a new heated and humidified breathing circuit with a fluid-warming device on intraoperative core temperature: a prospective randomized study
The effect of the Mega Acer kit@, a new heated and humidified breathing circuit (HHBC) containing a fluid-warming device, was investigated on intraoperative core temperature (T c).
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A randomized controlled trial of the effect of preoperative dexmedetomidine on the half maximal effective concentration of propofol for successful i-gel insertion without muscle relaxants
Dexmedetomidine is a useful anesthetic adjuvant for general anesthesia. We determined whether preoperative dexmedetomidine administration could reduce the half maximal effective concentration (EC50) of propofol f...
