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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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May 5, 2026
BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia is commonly administered for lower limb total joint arthroplasty, but the prolonged motor and sympathetic block associated with bupivacaine can delay recovery. In contrast, lidocaine, with its swift onset and intermediate dura ...
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J Vis Exp
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January 31, 2025
Diaphragm dysfunction is a widely recognized concern across numerous medical specialties and clinical settings. Timely and accurate assessment of the diaphragm is vital not only in critically ill patients, where it has a role in weaning from mechanical ven ...
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Orthop Clin North Am
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October 2023
This Clinical Research discusses the diverse nature of spine surgery procedures and the use of multimodal analgesia within enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols to improve patient outcomes. Spine surgeries range from minor decompressions to exte ...
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Endocr Pract
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February 2020
Objective: Perioperative glucocorticoids are commonly given to reduce pain and nausea in patients undergoing surgery. However, the glycemic effects of steroids and the potential effects on morbidity and mortality have not been systematically evaluated. Thi ...
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Anesthesiology
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January 2016
BACKGROUND: The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) consensus statement on regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy is the standard for evaluation and management of these patients. The ...
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J Trauma
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August 2010
BACKGROUND: Packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion suppresses immunity and increases morbidity and mortality. Leukocyte reduction has failed to abrogate these effects, thus implicating red blood cells themselves or their components. PRBC impair prolifera ...
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Surgery
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February 2008
BACKGROUND: Transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBC) suppresses immunity, but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. PRBCs contain arginase, an enzyme which converts arginine to ornithine and depletes arginine in vitro. Arginine depletion suppress ...
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Mamm Genome
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May 2002
We measured telomere lengths of blood leukocytes in several inbred and outbred mammalian species, using a telomere-specific fluorescent probe and flow cytometry. Humans, non-human primates, and three outbred populations of Peromyscus mice ( Peromyscus leuc ...
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Blood
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December 1, 2000
Telomeres and telomerase expression have been implicated in neoplastic progress Ion of human tumors and in replicative senescence of cultured cells. However, their rol& in replicative senescence and aging of cell populations in vivo is less certain. Given ...
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Clin Orthop Relat Res
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October 2000
Hematopoietic stem cells are rare cells found in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, placenta, and elsewhere that sustain the hematopoietic system. The current review will focus on the evolving views of the biology of these cells. Because hematopoietic stem ...
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Neurology
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October 22, 1999
BACKGROUND: Slowing of motor movements in human aging is a well-known occurrence, but its biologic basis is poorly understood. Reliable quantitation may refine observations of this phenomenon to better aid research on this entity. METHODS: A panel equipped ...
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