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Postoperative Sore Throat After General Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

Endotracheal intubation is a common operation that provides effective mechanical ventilation under general anesthesia. Additionally, it may limit aspiration of upper airway content to the lower airways....

Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers: What is new in 2024?

Perflurocarbon-based oxygen carriers (PBOC) represent a major category of artificial oxygen therapeutics. Since their initial report of potential oxygen-carrying capability half a century ago, some...

Hoarseness after general endotracheal anesthesia: A single-center retrospective analysis

After the extubation of endotracheal tubes or removal of laryngeal masks in patients who underwent general anesthesia, complications such as hoarseness often occur, potentially leading to serious adverse...

What is new in cardiac anesthesia in 2024?

Recent advances in cardiac anesthesia have led to improved patient care and safety. In 2024, there is a growing focus on patient-centered approaches aimed at improving overall outcomes. This includes...

Case report: Successful reversal of chronic kidney disease by epidural block with lidocaine

IgA nephropathy (IgA N) is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal failure. However, none of the information regarding the pathogenesis of this disease suggests a curable time-limited...

A narrative review on multimodal spinal anesthesia: Old technique and new use

Spinal anesthesia has a long history in providing safe and effective anesthesia and analgesia. Its continuous evolution in block placement techniques with or without ultrasound assistance, options of...

The environmental effects of anesthetic agents and anesthesia practices

Anesthesia is a critical domain with considerable capacity to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare on the environment, particularly in terms of climate change. Volatile anesthetics are halogenated...

Ketamine and its two enantiomers in anesthesiology and psychiatry: A historical review and future directions

Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, is widely utilized in both human and veterinary anesthesia. Its (S)-enantiomer, esketamine, is similarly employed for anesthesia and analgesia. The anesthetic effects...

Lung Protection of Mechanical Ventilation during Laparoscopic Surgery: A Systematic Review

Mechanical ventilation is a means of life support for patients with acute respiratory failure, and it is also an indispensable technical method for ensuring the safety of patients during general anesthesia....

Homemade Portable High-flow Nebulized Oxygen Therapy Device Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Improve Blood Oxygen Saturation in Critically Ill Patients: A Two-Case Report

Background: We designed a portable high-flow nebulized oxygen therapy device to temporarily provide respiratory support and maintain blood oxygen saturation for 2 elderly patients with respiratory failure...

Meta-Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Lianhua Qingwen in the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019

The rapid global spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a serious threat to human life and health. The efficacy of combining traditional Chinese medicine, Lianhua Qingwen, with western...

Interventional neuromodulation techniques for cervicogenic headache

Cervicogenic headache is a debilitating secondary headache condition that reduces the quality of life for many. Its etiology involves pathologies in one or more of the complex cervical structures, such...

Directions for analgesic development

Physiological pain represents a protective response to avoid further injury and is helpful for survival. However, pathological pain is a common disease/symptom significantly affecting the quality of...

Anesthesia for fetal interventions: Caring for mother and fetus prior to birth

Fetal surgery is an expanding domain in which the developing fetus receives therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing mortality and/or morbidity. It presents unique challenges to the anesthesiologist,...

Trends in Perioperative Cardiac Output Monitoring Techniques

This article briefly reviewed the currently available techniques and commercially available monitors for the measurement of cardiac output in the management of critically ill patients and perioperative...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and perioperative cardiotoxicity

Malignant tumors constitute a major threaten to human health and are among the most serious public health challenges both in China and globally. Many patients with malignancy require neoadjuvant chemotherapy...

Efficacy and safety of continuous infusion of remimazolam for sedation in elderly patients undergoing colonoscopic polypectomy: A non-inferiority prospective controlled clinical trial

To study the efficacy and safety of a bolus dose of remimazolam followed by its continuous infusion, and to identify its optimal maintenance dose in elderly patients undergoing colonoscopic polypectomy,...

Prognostic value of echocardiogram and cardiac biomarkers through three waves of COVID-19

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the scientific field. The multitude of effects this virus has on different organ systems is a continuously expanding range of study. The purpose of this study...

Safety and feasibility of a rapid reversible induction strategy in anesthesia induction

Unexpected airway management challenges during anesthesia induction—particularly "Cannot Intubate, Cannot Ventilate" (CICV) scenarios—pose significant risks of hypoxemia and hemodynamic instability....

From static to dynamic: Artificial intelligence revolution in perioperative care through multimodal data fusion and closed-loop optimization

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into perioperative care represents a paradigmatic transformation from static decision frameworks to dynamic, adaptive systems. This comprehensive review...

Recommendations on Perioperative Management and Emergency Intubation for Patients with Omicron

The Chinese National Health Commission adopted the strategy of "Category B and Category B Management" for Omicron infection on January 8, 2023, which might have triggered the recent Omicron epidemic...

Applications of Blood Substitutes in Transplantation Surgery: Where Are We Now?

Donor organ preservation is critical to the success of transplantation surgery. Static cold storage has traditionally been used ever since the beginning of transplantation surgery. Machine perfusion...

Pain trajectory after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with prolonged use of outpatient adductor canal catheters

In this prospective observational study, we sought to evaluate whether the prolonged use of adductor canal nerve block catheters provides benefits for patients undergoing primary total knee arthrop...

Perioperative multivariate analysis and risk prediction of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: Based on dynamic temperature changes during cardiopulmonary bypass

Temperature variations during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may significantly contribute to the development and progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery. We tested the hypothesis...

Spinal TREM2/PI3K/Akt signal axis elicits microglial activation and aggravates bone cancer pain

The TREM2 signaling pathway is activated in multiple pain conditions; nevertheless, its role in the regulation of bone cancer pain remains largely unexplored. The persistent pathological progression...

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