It Takes a Village: The Importance of Neuropsychological Findings in a Collaborative Approach for a Patient with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome and Specific Phobia by Sarah Hamill Skoch, Bo Fu, Amanda L. Stein, Samuel P. Greenstein

“…The patient had developed a specific phobia to procedures involving anesthesia. It was determined in the initial phase of treatment that the patient’s neurocognitive status was impacting his ability to engage in psychiatric and psychosocial treatment. …”
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Malnutrition Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Wei, Ruiyu Lin, Shihai Li, Zheyuan Chen, Qianqian Kang, Fenyan Lv, Wenying Zhong, Hangju Chen, Mei Tu

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Anxiety due to Dental Treatment and Procedures among University Students and Its Correlation with Their Gender and Field of Study by Mohd G. Sghaireen, Abdalwhab M. A. Zwiri, Ibrahim A. Alzoubi, Sadeq M. Qodceih, Mahmoud K. AL-Omiri

“…Medical and dental students were less anxious than arts and computer science students (P<0.05). Local anesthesia injection was the most fearful dental procedure (P<0.05). …”
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Encapsulation of Vecuronium and Rocuronium by Sugammadex Investigated by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Adriana Kenđel, Ivo Piantanida, Snežana Miljanić

“…Aiming toward a novel, noninvasive technique, with a real-time potential application in the monitoring of the complexation of steroidal neuromuscular blocker drugs Vecuronium (<b>Vec</b>) and Rocuronium (<b>Roc</b>) with sugammadex (<b>SDX</b>, medication for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade induced by <b>Vec</b> or <b>Roc</b> in general anesthesia), we developed proof-of-principle methodology based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). …”
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3D-Printing of Artificial Aortic Heart Valve Using UV-Cured Silicone: Design and Performance Analysis by Atila Ertas, Erik Farley-Talamantes, Olkan Cuvalci, Ozhan Gecgel

“…The advancement of medical 3D printing technology includes several enhancements, such as decreasing the length of surgical procedures and minimizing anesthesia exposure, improving preoperative planning, creating personalized replicas of tissues and bones specific to individual patients, bioprinting, and providing alternatives to human organ transplants. …”
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Maternal Sevoflurane Exposure Causes Abnormal Development of Fetal Prefrontal Cortex and Induces Cognitive Dysfunction in Offspring by Ruixue Song, Xiaomin Ling, Mengyuan Peng, Zhanggang Xue, Jing Cang, Fang Fang

“…We found that maternal sevoflurane anesthesia impaired learning ability in offspring through inhibiting deep-layer immature neuron output and neuronal progenitor replication. …”
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Kidney Injury Molecule 1 (KIM-1) as an Early Predictor for Acute Kidney Injury in Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) in Open Heart Surgery Patients by Nora A. Khreba, Mostafa Abdelsalam, A. M. Wahab, Mohammed Sanad, Rania Elhelaly, Mohammed Adel, Ghada El-Kannishy

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Investigation of the effects of Afyonkarahisar Region hot springs water on blood calcium and some hormon levels in experimentally-created osteoporosis in rats by Bülent Elitok, Tolgahan Saygin, Yavuz Ulusoy, Bahadir Kilinç

“…Ovaries were removed from all animals under anesthesia with ketamine (200 mg/kg) and xylazine (10 mg/kg), after which they were divided into two groups: control (10 animals) and experimental (15 animals). …”
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A model for developing a surgical and anaesthesia safety checklist in reducing surgical morbidity and mortality: A literature review by Handayani Rahmaya Nova, AryadiA M., Suandika Made, Yudha Magenda Bisma, Surtiningsih

“…Search and collect literature using the Google Chrome search engine with the keywords Surgical and Anesthesia Patient Safety Checklist. Selection and review adhered to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines. …”
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Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Medical Terminology With Teacher-Made Flashcards Used Electronically by Iman Alizadeh, Farideh Ebrahimi, Afsane Dehnad

“…To do so, the students in the fields of laboratory sciences, radiology, anesthesia, operating room, nursing, medicine, and midwifery used the teacher-made flashcards in medical terminology and specialized English courses, and their perceptions of the quality of the flashcards were elicited in terms of appearance, content of information, and potential contribution to learning. …”
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The Effect of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine on Hemodynamic Disturbances to Double-Lumen Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Tria... by Tanyong Pipanmekaporn, Yodying Punjasawadwong, Somrat Charuluxananan, Worawut Lapisatepun, Pavena Bunburaphong

“…Sixty patients were randomly allocated to receive 0.7 μg/kg dexmedetomidine (n=30) or normal saline (n=30) 10 minutes before general anesthesia. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and rate pressure product (RPP) between groups were recorded. …”
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Retropharyngeal Abscess in Adults: Five Case Reports and Review of the Literature by A. Harkani, R. Hassani, T. Ziad, L. Aderdour, H. Nouri, Y. Rochdi, A. Raji

“…Endobuccal abscess puncture was practiced in 4 cases; only one organism was identified by culture: Staphylococcus aureus treatment was based on triple intravenous antibiotics and anti-Koch's therapy (in one case), and the surgical drainage under general anesthesia was also performed in the case of the diabetes patient which required also the correction of hyperglycemia in intensive care unit. …”
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Point of Care Perioperative Coagulation Management in Liver Transplantation and Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis by Cristiano Piangatelli, Lucia Faloia, Claudia Cristiani, Ilaria Valentini, Marco Vivarelli

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Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Orthostatic Hypotension and Its Severity in Residents Aged > 60 years: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mingni Yang, Ruiqiang Peng, Zetuo Wang, Miaoduan Li, Yehua Song, Jianping Niu, Yong Ji

“…Ordinal logistic regression analysis further confirmed that hypertension, migraine, and a history of general anesthesia surgery were independently associated with the severity of OH. …”
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Perioperative Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Reduces Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jianming Liu, Keqin Zhang, Yongyan Zhang, Feng Ji, Haifeng Shi, Yi Lou, Hua Xu

“…Patients in the Group T received TEAS at Neiguan (PC6) and Hegu (LI4) acupoints for 30 min before anesthesia induction and 30 min after thoracoscopic surgery. …”
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Risk factors of postoperative complications of gastrointestinal tumor in elderly patients by Huiqiu Liang, Yan Luo

“…[Methods] A total of 242 elderly patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal tumor surgery from January 2016 to January 2017 were selected for retrospective analysis, and preoperative general conditions, preoperative complications, preoperative laboratory tests and other examination indicators, surgical and anesthesia-related factors were collected.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to statistically analyze the influencing factors of postoperative complications. …”
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Effect of Topically Administered Chitosan-N-acetylcysteine on Corneal Wound Healing in a Rabbit Model by Corinna Fischak, Robert Klaus, René M. Werkmeister, Christine Hohenadl, Martin Prinz, Leopold Schmetterer, Gerhard Garhöfer

“…A monocular epithelial debridement was induced by manual scraping under general anesthesia. Animals were randomized to receive either C-NAC two times daily or placebo. …”
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Case Report: Button battery ingestion—an underestimated emergency in children by Karin Konzett, Stefanie Gang, Lukas Poyntner, Eberhard Reithmeier, Susanne Dertinger, Burkhard Simma

“…Following a symptom-free interval, both had a recurrence of massive hematemesis, which could not be controlled despite a multidisciplinary approach with pediatric, radiology, ENT specialists, endoscopy and anesthesia. Pathological workup showed necrosis with secondary aortoesophageal fistula due to battery-induced colliquation necrosis caused by caustic soda produced at the minus pole. …”
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Development of Phantom Limb Pain after Femoral Nerve Block by Sadiah Siddiqui, Anthony N. Sifonios, Vanny Le, Marc E. Martinez, Jean D. Eloy, Andrew G. Kaufman

“…We base our discussion on the theory that symptoms of phantom limb pain are of neuropathic origin and attempt to elaborate the link between regional anesthesia and PLP. Further investigation and understanding of PLP itself will hopefully uncover a relationship between peripheral nerve blocks targeting an affected limb and the subsequent development of this phenomenon, allowing physicians to take appropriate steps in prevention and treatment.…”
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Intraoperative low-dose ketamine infusion for postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic surgeries – A randomised, double blind controlled clinical trial by Sujil Sudersan, Ramyavel Thangavelu, Sivakumar Segaran

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-two patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) I/ASA II, scheduled for laparoscopic surgery were randomized into two groups (n = 26). …”
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