Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile  Women  at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

“…This study found IV ketamine sedation produces profound anesthesia and analgesia and eliminates tubal spasm. …”
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Oral health disparities in early childhood and intergenerational gaps among noncitizen migrants, Arabs, and Jews in South Tel Aviv, Israel by Jonathan Brill, Adi Vinograd, Barak Hermesh, Rivka Sheffer, Zohar Mor

“…Compared with Arab and Jewish children, migrant children had higher rates of tooth filling and urgent dental interventions under general anesthesia (22.9%, 11.1%, and 9%, respectively; p < 0.001). …”
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Cerebral Blood Flow in Orthostatic Intolerance by Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Amanda J. Miller, Arooba Ejaz, Jeroen Molinger, Parag Goyal, David B. MacLeod, Ashley Swavely, Elyse Wilson, Meghan Pergola, Harikrishna Tandri, Camille Frazier Mills, Satish R Raj, Marat Fudim

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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen in the Management of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial by S. Mohsin Ali Shah, Shaista Azeem Khan, Faran Sadiq, Ruba Gul, Faizan Sadiq, Misbah Ullah Khan, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Faryal Uzma, Arooj Khan, Sabir Khan

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Ultrasound-Guided Rhomboid Block versus Paravertebral Block in Postoperative Analgesia for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Yan Wang, Xiaoping Gu, Simin Huang, Minke Shi, Xiaofeng He, Zhengliang Ma

“…It was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial involving 132 patients with video-assisted thoracic surgery divided into three groups: the general anesthesia (GA) group, RIB group, and PVB group on T5 vertebra, using 0.4% ropivacaine at 3 mg/kg, registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100054057, “https://www.chictr.org.cn”). …”
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Phase 1 Trial of Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Zurab Kakabadze, Nickolas Kipshidze, Konstantine Mardaleishvili, Gocha Chutkerashvili, Irakli Chelishvili, Albrecht Harders, George Loladze, Gocha Shatirishvili, Nodar Kipshidze, David Chakhunashvili, Konstantine Chutkerashvili

“…The bone marrow was aspirated from the anterior iliac crest under local anesthesia and the mononuclear fraction was isolated by density gradient method. …”
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Evidence for Negative Effects of Elevated Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxidative Stress by I. Davarcı, M. Karcıoğlu, K. Tuzcu, K. İnanoğlu, T. D. Yetim, S. Motor, K. T. Ulutaş, R. Yüksel

“…BALF samples were obtained after anesthesia induction and at the end of surgery. Results. …”
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Carotid endarterectomy in the setting of persistent hypoglossal artery by Samuel D. Leonard, MD, Lili Sadri, MD, Hung Nguyen, MD, Naveed Saqib, MD, Marvin Heck, MD, Gordon Martin, MD

“…A carotid endarterectomy with a bovine pericardial patch was executed under general anesthesia, incorporating preemptive shunting of the PHA and intraoperative electroencephalogram monitoring. …”
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Comparison of NoSAS score with STOP-Bang and Berlin scores in predicting difficult airway by Onurcan Balık, Eyyüp Sabri Özden, Mustafa Soner Özcan, Filiz Alkaya Solmaz, Pakize Kırdemir

“…Conclusion The routine implementation of the NoSAS score, an easy-to-use, rapid and objective tool primarily developed for OSAS screening, is likely to be effective in preoperatively identifying difficult airways in patients undergoing general anesthesia.…”
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine Added to Lidocaine Cartridge on the Level of Patient Sedation, Cooperation, and Patient and Surgeon Satisfaction during Mandibular Third-Molar Extraction... by Milad Etemadi Sh, Nasser Kaviani, Kimia Salimian, Golnaz Tajmiri

“…It was inferred from the outcomes of the present study that the application of DEX added to the LIDO local anesthesia cartridge could significantly benefit anxious patients with previous unpleasant dental treatment experiences. …”
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Lung injury in myocardial infarction-associated cardiogenic shock supported by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a scoping review by Akram M. Zaaqoq, Michael A. Mazzeffi, Melissa A. Vogelsong, Mark Roeser, Sung-Min Cho

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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…Group 1 – slow intravenous administration of 10 mg of diazepam solution and 100 μg of fentanyl solution for induction and repeated administration of these drugs in the same dose to maintain anesthesia during surgery; group 2 – slow intravenous administration of the solution of fentanyl 1.5 mg/kg per induction and 1.5 mg/kg for 1 h to maintain analgesia, propofol solution was used to maintain a certain level of sedation; group 3 – slow intravenous administration of 1 mg/kg of lidocaine solution for induction, for sedation – propofol solution as well. …”
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Early Treatment with Intranasal Neostigmine Reduces Mortality in a Mouse Model of Naja naja (Indian Cobra) Envenomation by Matthew R. Lewin, Stephen P. Samuel, David S. Wexler, Philip Bickler, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Brett D. Mensh

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A comprehensive review of remimazolam for sedation by Nazir Noor, Rhorer Legendre, Alexandra Cloutet, Ahish Chitneni, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye

“…Benzodiazepines are one of the most commonly used medications in the field of anesthesia. They offer excellent anxiolytic and amnestic properties ideal for the perioperative period when patient anxiety is understandably heightened. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Waterpipe Smokers in Sulaimani City/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Bestun Ibrahim Hama Rahim, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Niaz Mustafa Kamal

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Evaluation of acute postoperative pain management after living donor nephrectomy during the transition from open access to laparoscopic and minimally invasive robotic surgical appr... by Amer Majeed, Noon E. Abdelgadir, Areej A.G. AlFattani, Bilal Tufail, Muhammad Shabbir, Sajjad Rasool, Basel A. Jobeir

“…Concurrently, postoperative analgesia transitioned from regional anesthesia to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and eventually to simple analgesics with additional rescue analgesic agents, as needed, in accordance with individual physicians’ preferences. …”
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Vulvar Metastasis in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report Highlighting the Aggressive Nature of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Andreea Boiangiu, Ana-Maria Cioca, Gabriel-Petre Gorecki, Romina-Marina Sima, Liana Pleș, Marius-Bogdan Novac, Ionut-Simion Coman, Valentin-Titus Grigorean, Vasile Lungu, Mihai-Teodor Georgescu, George-Alexandru Filipescu

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Comparative Effects of Verapamil, Nicardipine, and Nitroglycerin on Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Hitoshi Yui, Uno Imaizumi, Hisashi Beppu, Mitsuhiro Ito, Munetaka Furuya, Hirofumi Arisaka, Kazu-Ichi Yoshida

“…Rabbits received regional ischemia by 30 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 3 hours of reperfusion under ketamine and xylazine anesthesia. The animals were randomly assigned to the following 4 treatment groups: a control group, a verapamil group, a nicardipine group, and a nitroglycerin group. …”
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Breast Fistula Repair after Autologous Fat Graft: A Case Report by Francesco Maria Klinger, Fabio Caviggioli, Davide Forcellini, Valeriano Vinci, Luca Maione, Giorgio Pajardi, Marco Klinger

“…The patient was referred to surgical intervention under general anesthesia to obtain scar contracture release using autologous fat graft; one month after autologous fat injection, following healing of the fistula, the patient underwent a second surgical procedure to replace the left breast implant. …”
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The Diagnostic Values of Ischemia-Modified Albumin in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain and Its Role in Differentiating Acute Abdomen by Selman Yeniocak, Fatma Saraç, Mustafa Yazıcıoğlu, Nadiye Karabulut, Akın Ünal, Esma Yücetaş, Macit Koldaş, İbrahim Akkoç, Mustafa Ekici, Togay Evrin

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