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1.Priming with rocuronium accelerates neuromuscular block in children: a prospective randomized study.
Bock M et al
2.Small dose spinal bupivacaine for cesarean delivery does not reduce hypotension but accelerates motor recovery.
Bryson GL et al
3.No evidence for decreased incidence of aspiration after rapid sequence induction.
Neilipovitz DT, Crosby ET:
4.Complications of regional anaesthesia.
Fischer B
5.Prolonged residual paralysis after a single intubating dose of rocuronium.
Claudius C et al
6.Anaesthesiological considerations in small-incision and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic cholecystolithiasis: implications for pulmonary function: a randomized clinical trial.
Keus F et al
7.Increasing incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections: reconsideration of empiric antimicrobial therapy.
Awad SS et al
8.When is a Bispectral Index of 60 too low? Rational processed electroencephalographic targets are dependent on the sedative-opioid ratio.
Manyam SC et al
9.Complications and adverse effects associated with continuous peripheral nerve blocks in orthopedic patients.
Wiegel M et al
10.Awareness during general anesthesia: analysis of contributing causes aided by automatic data capture.
Driscoll WD et al
11.Probable right atrial thrombus immediately after recombinant activated Factor VII administration.
Pang G, Donaldson A
12.A single dose of propofol at the end of surgery for the prevention of emergence agitation in children undergoing strabismus surgery during sevoflurane anesthesia.
Aouad MT et al
13.Use of recombinant activated factor VII in intractable bleeding during pediatric neurosurgical procedures.
Uhrig L et al:
14.Neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a parturient with type 1 von Willebrand disease and scoliosis.
Butwick AJ, Carvalho B
15.Effects of mannitol bolus administration on intracranial pressure, cerebral extracellular metabolites, and tissue oxygenation in severely head-injured patients.
Sakowitz OW et al
16.Toward the prevention of acute lung injury: protocol-guided limitation of large tidal volume ventilation and inappropriate transfusion.
Yilmaz M et al
17.The effect of time of day on the duration of neuromuscular blockade elicited by rocuronium.
Cheeseman JF et al
18.Blood transfusion is associated with a higher rate of postoperative complications.
Whitson BA et al
19.The influence of propofol versus sevoflurane anesthesia on outcome in 10,535 cardiac surgical procedures.
Jakobsen CJ et al
20.Perioperative medical management of ischemic heart disease in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Feringa HH et al
21.Low-dose intravenous midazolam reduces etomidate-induced myoclonus: a prospective, randomized study in patients undergoing elective cardioversion.
Hüter L et al
22.Garlic at dietary doses does not impair platelet function.
Scharbert G et al
23.The use of esmolol and magnesium to prevent haemodynamic responses to extubation after coronary artery grafting.
Arar C et al
24.Combined intrathecal and epidural magnesium sulfate supplementation of spinal anesthesia to reduce post-operative analgesic requirements: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery.
Arcioni R et al
25.Heart rate and blood pressure variability as markers of sensory blockade with labour epidural analgesia.
Deschamps A et al
26.Repetitive generalized seizure-like activity during emergence from sevoflurane anesthesia.
Mohanram A et al
27.Pharmacology of herbals and their impact in anesthesia.
Kaye AD et al
28.Case report: transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) — a clear and present danger.
Lin Y et al
29.Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma: a rare cause of quadriplegia in the post-partum period.
Bose S et al
30.Intraoperative management of patients with carcinoid heart disease having valvular surgery: a review of one hundred consecutive cases.
Weingarten TN et al
31.Phaeochromocytoma crisis—a rare indication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Chao A et al
32.The effects of mild perioperative hypothermia on blood loss and transfusion requirement.
Rajagopalan S et al
33.Soft palate perforation during orotracheal intubation facilitated by the Glidescope videolaryngoscope.
Vincent RD Jr et al
34.Radiologic assessment of potential sites for needle decompression of a tension pneumothorax.
Wax DB, Leibowitz AB
35.Heparin anticoagulation in patients undergoing off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery.
Tanaka KA et al
36.Systematic follow-up increases incidence of anaphylaxis during adverse reactions in anesthetized patients.
Malinovsky JM et al
37.Levosimendan: current status and future prospects.
38.Safety and tolerability of single intravenous doses of sugammadex administered simultaneously with rocuronium or vecuronium in healthy volunteers.
Cammu G et al
39.Contamination of anaesthetic machines with pathogenic organisms.
Baillie JK et al
40.Impaired vitamin B12 metabolic status in healthcare workers occupationally exposed to nitrous oxide.
Krajewski W et al
41.Suspected amniotic fluid embolism following amniotomy: a case report.
Mato J
42.Asystole during laryngoscopy of a patient with pleural and pericardial effusions: a case report.
Geisz-Everson MA et al
43.A Jehovah’s Witness child with hemophilia B and factor IX inhibitors undergoing scoliosis surgery.
Chau A et al
44.Subarachnoid haematoma after spinal anaesthesia mimicking transient radicular irritation: a case report and review.
Lam DH
45.The importance of increased neck circumference to intubation difficulties in obese patients.
Gonzalez H et al

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