What changes occurred in patients with chronic pain in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Purpose Worsening quality of life (QOL) is an important health issue in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of worsening QOL among ARDS survivors and their association with mortality. Methods South Korean National Health Insurance database information for all adults admitted to intensive care...
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Purpose Although the most recent systematic review and meta-analyses on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have shown that the use of steroids decreases mortality in adult patients, its benefits and risks may differ depending on the type and dosage of the steroid. Therefore, we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare the differen...
Published in Journal of anesthesia
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Purpose Despite improvements of strategy in radical retropubic prostatectomy, blood loss is still a major concern. The lymphocyte/monocyte (LM) ratio is a prognostic indicator for various diseases. We identified the risk factors, including the LM ratio, for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during radical retropubic prostatectomy. Methods This retro...
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Purpose From the perspective of infection prevention during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a recommendation was made to use surgical masks after extubation in patients in the operating room. For compliance with this recommendation, anesthesiologists need to administer oxygen to the patient with an oxygen mask over the surgical ma...