Coleman, Melissa Imundo, Jason R Cortez, Daniel Cohen, Mark H Dhar, Padmani Dalal, Priti G
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The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an arrhythmogenic heart condition that can be congenital or acquired. Prolonged ventricular repolarizations in individuals with the disorder can cause fatal arrhythmias. Abnormal functioning of cardiac ion channels leads to arrhythmias such as torsades de pointes (TdP) and may be triggered by stress or medicati...
Yang, Yichen Song, Chengjun Song, Chengwei Li, Chengwen
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background Elderly patients are susceptible to general anesthetics, with a higher bispectral index (BIS) at loss of consciousness (LOC) achieved by propofol infusion compared with young patients. Overexposure to general anesthetics can have adverse effects such as inadequate emergence and postoperative delirium (PD). This study aimed to compare the...
Weingarten, Toby N. Morimatsu, Hiroshi Fiorda-Diaz, Juan Bergese, Sergio D. Ariyoshi, Makiko Sprung, Juraj Dahan, Albert Overdyk, Frank J.
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Case series Patients: Male, 75-year-old • Male, 72-year-old Final Diagnosis: Atrial fibrillation Symptoms: Apnea • atrial fibrillation Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Anesthesiology Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Asymptomatic postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) may go undetected. As part of a multicenter observatio...
Sahan, Murat Sarilar, Omer Akbulut, Mehmet Fatih Demir, Eren Savun, Metin Sen, Oznur Ozgor, Faruk
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Purpose To compare the effect of general anesthesia (GA) and regional anesthesia (RA) on f-URS outcomes and surgeon comfort. Material and Methods The study was conducted between June 2017 to January 2018 and data collection was applied in a prospective, randomized fashion. 120 patients participated in the study and were divided into RA group (n=56)...
Kloka, Jan Blum, Lea Valeska Piekarski, Florian Zacharowski, Kai Raimann, Florian J.
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Male, 13-year-old Final Diagnosis: Joubert syndrome Symptoms: Apnea Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) Specialty: Anesthesiology Objective: Congenital defects/diseases Background: Joubert syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder first described in 1969, with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 100 000. ...
Shaw, Caroline J Botting, Kimberley J Niu, Youguo Lees, Christoph C Giussani, Dino A
A cohort study of 6,500,000 human pregnancies showed an increased risk of adverse fetal outcomes following abdominal but not non-abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. This may be the consequence of uterine handling during abdominal surgery. However, there are no data on any effects on the cardiometabolic physiology of the fetus or mother in r...
Zimmermann, Julia Stubbs, Daniel J Richards, Allan J Alexander, Philip McNinch, Annie M Matta, Basil Snead, Martin P
BACKGROUND: Patients with Stickler syndrome often require emergency surgery and are often anesthetized in nonspecialist units, typically for retinal detachment repair. Despite the occurrence of cleft palate and Pierre-Robin sequence, there is little published literature on airway complications. Our aim was to describe anesthetic practice and compli...
Candan, Merve Buldur, Burak
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency and distribution of extracted primary teeth due to severe Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in young pediatric patients treated under general anesthesia. Material and Methods: This study employed a retrospective design and consisted of a total of 1644 children (1011 boys, 633 girls) children aged 3 to 5 who...
Deflandre, Eric Javillier, Benjamin
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Chen, Yi Liu, Weiwei Gong, Xuan Cheng, Qiuju
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of general anesthesia in cesarean section on the umbilical cord blood gas values and intraoperative hemodynamics of parturient women. Material/Methods A total of 112 parturient women who received cesarean section were eventually randomized into 2 groups, GA (general anesthesia) group...
