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Takahiko Kamibayashi
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Effect of remifentanil on three effect-site concentrations of propofol and their relationship during electroencephalography at loss of response, at maximum alpha power, and at onset of burst suppression: a prospective randomized trial
The effect-site concentration (Ce) at loss of response (Ce-LOR) to propofol closely correlates both with Ce as electroencephalographic alpha power becomes highest (Ce-alpha) and with Ce at onset of burst suppr...
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Open AccessPostoperative tetraplegia due to conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia
Acute neurological deficit upon emergence from general anesthesia is a serious emergency. Conversion disorder, previously known as hysteria, is a somatoform disorder that causes neurological deficits without a...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of combined antithrombin and thrombomodulin therapy on in-hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated septic patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation
Septic patients can develop disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), which is characterized by systemic blood coagulation and an increased risk of life-threatening haemorrhage. Although antithrombin (AT) ...
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Open AccessA rare case of atropine-resistant bradycardia following sugammadex administration
Profound bradycardia caused by sugammadex has been reported, although its mechanism is unclear. Herein, we suggest a possible culprit for this phenomenon.
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Open AccessBromocriptine use for sudden peripartum cardiomyopathy in a patient with preeclampsia: a case report
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an uncommon form of heart failure that occurs in otherwise healthy women during pregnancy or until 5 months postpartum. Here, we report a rare case where a female patient underwent...
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Open AccessRelief of cardiac tamponade by a congenital partial left-sided pericardial defect in a patient with ruptured acute type A aortic dissection: a case report
Acute type A aortic dissections have an extremely poor prognosis, and cardiac tamponade is a major cause of death in these patients. Here, we describe a case where congenital partial pericardial defect relieve...
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The impact of low body mass index on postoperative outcomes in pancreatectomy patients: a retrospective analysis of Japanese administrative data
To comparatively examine in-hospital mortality among different underweight body mass index (BMI) categories in pancreatic cancer patients after pancreatectomy in Japan.
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Open AccessRapid development of a spinal epidural hematoma following thoracic epidural catheter removal in an esophageal carcinoma surgical patient: a case report
The occurrence of spinal epidural hematomas associated with the use of epidural catheters is relatively rare. Furthermore, it is unusual for hematoma-associated neurological symptoms to occur within 15 min of ...
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Paravertebral block decreases opioid administration without causing hypotension during transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Paravertebral block (PVB) is feasible for postoperative analgesia in patients who undergo cardiac surgery with unilateral thoracotomy. Postoperative continuous PVB is as effective as thoracic epidural anesthes...
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Erratum to: The efficacy of continuous subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after living liver donation: a retrospective study
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The efficacy of continuous subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after living liver donation: a retrospective study
Postoperative pain management for living liver donors has become a major concern as a result of the increasing number of living liver donations. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been known to provid...
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Early postoperative management of heart transplant recipients with current ventricular assist device support in Japan: experience from a single center
This study reviews our experience with the perioperative management of heart transplant (HT) recipients and explores how prior ventricular assist device (VAD) support affects the requirements for postoperative...
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Nicorandil prevents epinephrine-induced arrhythmias in halothane-anesthetized rats by nitric oxide-dependent mechanism
The effect of opening ATP-sensitive K+ channels on the genesis of arrhythmias is still controversial. We investigated the effect of nicorandil, an ATP-sensitive K+ channel opener, on the genesis of halothane-epi...
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Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists
The use of α2 agonists, either alone or in combination, is becoming widespread in anaesthesia. The original enthusiasm for this class of compound for its plethora of beneficial effects appears to have been justif...
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Selective beta1 and beta2 adrenoceptor blockade on epinephrine-induced arrhythmias in halothane anaesthetized dogs
Beta2 as well as beta1 adrenoceptors have been recognized in the heart of vertebrates. They mediate a positive chronotropic action of catecholamines. We compared the effect of selective beta1 and beta2 adrenocept...
