Background The present interdisciplinary consensus review proposes clinical considerations
and recommendations for anaesthetic practice in patients undergoing gastrointestinal …

Background The present article has been written to convey concepts of anaesthetic care
within the context of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ( ERAS ) programme, thus aligning …

BACKGROUND: Improving perioperative efficiency and throughput has become increasingly
important in the modern practice of anesthesiology. Fast-track surgery represents a …

Objective To determine the effect of perioperative β blocker treatment in patients having non-cardiac
surgery. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Seven search …

Background Multimodal analgesia programs have been shown to decrease hospital stay,
but it not clear which functions are restored after surgery. The objective of this study is to …

… The paired t test was used for comparisons within groups regarding changes in
intraoperative insulin sensitivity. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed between …

Background Nitrous oxide is commonly used in general anaesthesia but concerns exist that
it might increase perioperative cardiovascular risk. We aimed to gather evidence to establish …

We investigated the influence of propofol/sufentanil anesthesia on metabolic and endocrine
responses during, and immediately after, lower abdominal surgery. Twenty otherwise …

… three hours of the infusion (t 2 -t 1 ) and E free is the tracer:tracee ratio of liver free phenylalanine
at steady state. The ASR of proteins was calculated using: ASR (mg/kg/d) = FSR . conc . …

Awake videolaryngoscopy may be useful for the tracheal intubation of the morbidly obese.
This prospective, observational study enrolled 50 patients undergoing bariatric surgery. After …