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Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disease as an international alarm public health emergency. This ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 disease is devastating, despite widespread implementation of control measures, which is creating a challenge for
Forty patients with SVT of both sexes, aged 35-61 yr, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ-Ⅱ, who undergo elective surgery, were randomly divided into two groups (n=30) including dexmedetomidine group (group D) and midazolam group (group M). For comparison of the efficacy of
Perioperative Myocardial Infarction (PMI) is a major contributor to perioperative mortality and morbidity with overall incidence of 5-16% (1, 2). It is associated with increased 30-day mortality of 11.6% vs 2.2% of patients without PMI in non-cardiac surgical patients (1). However, its recognition
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent in the U.S. and possesses a greater risk in patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) versus patients without SDB. AF recurrence after catheter ablation is associated with 25% increased risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). One
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common in middle aged adults. Using a polysomnography (PSG) derived definition, defined as an apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of >5, it occurs in 20-30 % of males and 10-15 % of females in North America. Various large epidemiological studies have established a close
Cardiac arrythmias are the most common cardiac complications after thoracic surgery. They are made primarily of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF).
They are associated with an increased risk of stroke, increased length of hospital stay and cost of care, and increased long-term
Liposomal bupivacaine is a relatively new drug formulation. Its safety and side effect profile after intercostal injection has not been extensively studied. Most of the data comes from studies where the medicine was used for wound infiltrations and peripheral nerve blocks for orthopedic surgeries,
Relieving post-operative pain of spine surgeries has become an indispensable component in anesthesiology. Various methods have been tried for the management of post-operative pain in spine surgeries out of which regional techniques are becoming most promising. The quality of regional anesthesia has
Background: In 1894 William Osler, MD, said: "You are as old as your arteries." A number of recent studies have confirmed this prescient proclamation. Vascular rather than chronological age is the best predictor of adverse cardiovascular events and mortality from coronary insufficiency, ischemia,
One-lung ventilation (OLV) is utilized mainly during thoracic procedures when surgeon needs the lung deflated to expose the surgical field. In this situation both lungs are perfused but only one is ventilated resulting in high grade of shunt and eventually hypoxemia .
Most of thoracic procedures are
Introduction Cardiac surgery is associated with variable severity organ dysfunction, which further leads to an increase of ICU length of stay (ICU LOS) or even higher mortality. Various mecanisms enter into account, from global through regional hemodynamics until microcirculation alterations.
These
BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease with an estimated prevalence of 3% to 7%. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial or complete collapse of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in hypopneas or apneas, respectively. The collapse of upper
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to occur in up to 20-40% of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Postoperative AF plays a major role in the determination of hemodynamic deterioration and can be associated with thromboembolic stroke. Aside from the risk factors of
OSA is defined by total or partial intermittent collapse of the upper airway, resulting in nocturnal hypoxemia and arousals from sleep. OSA is incredible common and has important cardiovascular (e.g. hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, atrial fibrillation) and neurocognitive consequences