Chapter · January 1, 2021
Carotid surgeries that are performed to prevent strokes are carotid endarterectomy (CEA), carotid angioplasty/stenting, and transcarotid artery revascularization. CEA is the most frequently performed surgical procedure to prevent stroke in the United State ...
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Journal ArticleMinerva Anestesiol · September 2017
BACKGROUND: The use of flexible laryngeal mask airway (FLMA) in elective ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery offers significant advantages, but is frequently considered inferior to tracheal intubation (TI) for ventilation and airway protection. We investiga ...
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Journal ArticleAnesth Analg · November 2013
BACKGROUND: When temporary arterial occlusion of the parent artery is difficult for anatomical reasons, or when inadvertent aneurysmal rupture occurs during surgical dissection, adenosine administration can be used to produce flow arrest and brief, profoun ...
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Journal ArticleFacial Plast Surg Clin North Am · November 2013
Although office-based anesthesia for facial cosmetic surgery remains remarkably safe, no anesthesia or sedation performed outside the operating room should be considered minor. Proper organization, preparation, and patient selection, close collaboration wi ...
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Journal ArticleChilds Nerv Syst · April 2013
PURPOSE: Current Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines recommend avoiding hypoxemia after severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, recent studies on optimum admission oxygenation and ventilation parameters associated with discharge survival in pedi ...
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Journal ArticleJ Neurosurg Anesthesiol · January 2013
BACKGROUND: Mannitol is often used during intracranial surgery to improve surgical exposure. Furosemide is often added to mannitol to augment this effect. The concern exists, however, that the augmented diuresis caused by the addition of furosemide to mann ...
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Journal ArticleJ Clin Anesth · March 2012
The waterpipe is an ancient Middle Eastern tobacco delivery system, which is also known as hookah, shisha, or narghile, and it is gaining widespread use. Waterpipes are often perceived as less dangerous than cigarettes. The amount of smoke inhaled in a wat ...
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