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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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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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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 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 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 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...
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Comparison of the size 3 and size 4 ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in anesthetized, non-paralyzed women: a randomized controlled trial
Based on experimental results, various authors have advocated a size 4 ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) in preference to a size 3 PLMA for women given a neuromuscular blocking agent because the larger siz...
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Preoperative dexmedetomidine attenuates hemodynamic responses to hydrodissection in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy
Percutaneous tunneling (hydrodissection) in the neck and anterior chest in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy leads to significant hemodynamic responses such as increases in blood pressure and heart rat...
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A prospective, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of palonosetron in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting over a 72-h period
We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a single, fixed, intravenous dose of palonosetron (0.075 mg) in the treatment of established postoperative nausea...
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Open AccessInfluence of the timing of administration of crystalloid on maternal hypotension during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery: preload versus coload
Prophylactic fluid preloading before spinal anesthesia has been a routine procedure to prevent maternal hypotension during cesarean delivery. Unlike colloid, timing of infusion of crystalloid may be important ...
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Open AccessThe influence of the direction of J-tip on the placement of a subclavian catheter: real time ultrasound-guided cannulation versus landmark method, a randomized controlled trial
It has been reported that the direction of the guidewire J-tip is associated with misplacement of a central venous catheter. We hypothesized that real-time ultrasound-guided infraclavicular subclavian venous c...
