Anesthesiology

• Anesthesiology · May 2014

  Randomized Controlled Trial

  Synergistic Interaction between Fentanyl and Bupivacaine Given Intrathecally for Labor Analgesia.

  Intrathecal fentanyl synergistically improves labour analgesia when given in combination with bupivacaine.

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• Anesthesiology · May 2014

  Meta Analysis

  Nitrous Oxide-related Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Depends on Duration of Exposure.

  Post-op nausea & vomiting incidence is related to duration of nitrous oxide exposure, but is clinically insignificant at under 1 hour exposure.

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• Anesthesiology · May 2014

  Review

  Complex information for anesthesiologists presented quickly and clearly: vasopressor variation: intra- and international variation in perioperative utilization of vasopressors and inotropes in cardiac surgery.

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• Anesthesiology · May 2014

  Multicenter Study Observational Study

  Predicting Risk of Postoperative Lung Injury in High-risk Surgical Patients: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

  The SLIP-2 score (Surgical Lung Injury Prediction) was found to offer acceptable accuracy in predicting the risk of post-operative ARDS in high-risk surgical patients (ROC 0.84).

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• Anesthesiology · May 2014

  Editorial Comment

  Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices: New Tools or Just Another Toy?

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