Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Dec 2024
Transesophageal motor-evoked potentials, a novel method induced by transesophageal spinal cord stimulation, are less sensitive to anesthetics than transcranial motor-evoked potentials.
Intraoperative neurologic monitoring can be useful, but transcranial motor evoked potentials (TcMEPs) are sensitive to anesthetic agents. We compared the effects of anesthetics on the newly developed transesophageal motor evoked potentials (TeMEPs) with those on TcMEPs. ⋯ TeMEPs are more tolerant to anesthesia than TcMEPs and may be a promising MEP monitoring technique for the lower corticospinal tract.
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Journal of anesthesia · Dec 2024
Correlation of preoperative fibrinogen/albumin ratio with morbidity following advanced-age hip fractures: an observational study.
Given the occurrence of comorbidities in geriatric patients, the postoperative period of hip fractures may progress with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, several inflammatory markers have been used to evaluate the treatment course. Herein, we prospectively followed-up and examined the relationship between preoperative fibrinogen/albumin ratio(FAR) and morbidity/mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture. ⋯ Preoperative FAR, which is an inexpensive and readily available test, is a promising index for predicting mortality and complications in patients with hip fracture.