Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To determine the experience, attitudes, and opinions of anesthesia providers in recovery from addiction to anesthetic agents, who subsequently undergo surgery or who require opioid analgesics for injuries or other conditions. ⋯ Anesthesia care providers in recovery from addiction to anesthetic agents may undergo subsequent exposure to these agents due to medical necessity. Participation in a program of recovery with support from family members may decrease the risk of relapse but does not eliminate it.
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Facemask ventilation has been associated with the development of postoperative nausea and vomiting, increasing the risk of tracheal aspiration; development of gastric distension that further impairs alveolar ventilation; perforation of gastric and duodenal ulcers; development of pneumothorax; extrabronchial air dissection; and development of cardiac dysrhythmias, including bradycardia from indirect vagal nerve stimulation. An unusual complication that occurred during prolonged facemask ventilation is presented: development of a pseudo-obstruction of the intrathoracic airway due to the presence of entrained esophageal air.
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Letter Case Reports
Postpartum analgesia with dexmedetomidine in opioid tolerance during pregnancy.