Background: Induction of anaesthesia with anaesthetic gas might be a potential cause for cerebral impairment in the newborn and young infant. Near infrared spectroscopy - NIRS - is a continuous, ...

K.A. is a 45-year-old man withacute pancreatitis who is brought to the operating room from the intensive care unit sedated and intubated for abdominal debridement. K.A. takes no medications and has no ...

Purpose: The characteristics of ideal intravenous (i.v.) and inhaled anesthetic agents; the rationale for inducing anesthesia with i.v. anesthetics (particularly propofol); therationale for inducing ...

BP was measured at the supine position during anesthesia. When a patient showed hypertension (SBP ⩾180 mm Hg), subsequent manipulations were temporarily discontinued; if sustained hypertension was ...

Sevoflurane anesthesia does not increase the risk of cancer in cancer-free patients who undergo surgery, according to a Doctors Lounge report. The study, published in the Oct. 2011 issue of Anesthesia ...

Anesthesia elicits different patterns of brain waves in the very young and very old, scientists have found. Understanding these distinctions may ultimately lead to brain monitors that could make ...