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A Comparison of Refill Procedures and Patient Outcomes Following Ultrasound-Guided and Template-Guided Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems With Recessed Ports

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

A Prospective Randomized Comparative Trial of Targeted Steroid Injection Via Epidural Catheter Versus Standard C7-T1 Interlaminar Approach for the Treatment of Unilateral Cervical Radicular Pain

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

A Randomized Comparison of the Use of an Optical Compared with a Rigid Laryngoscope on the Success Rate of Novices Performing Tracheal Intubation

scientific article published on 13 January 2011

A comparison of epinephrine concentrations in local anesthetic solutions using a "wash" versus measured technique

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A comparison of the SNAP II and BIS XP indices during sevoflurane and nitrous oxide anaesthesia at 1 and 1.5 MAC and at awakening.

scientific article published on 23 May 2006

A dose-ranging study of 0.5% bupivacaine or ropivacaine on the success and duration of the ultrasound-guided, nerve-stimulator-assisted sciatic nerve block: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial

scientific article published in November 2013

A dose-ranging study of the effect of transversus abdominis block on postoperative quality of recovery and analgesia after outpatient laparoscopy

scientific article published on 16 September 2011

A randomized comparison of a modified intertendinous and classic posterior approach to popliteal sciatic nerve block

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A randomized comparison of programmed intermittent epidural bolus with continuous epidural infusion for labor analgesia

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A randomized controlled trial of the effect of combined spinal-epidural analgesia on the success of external cephalic version for breech presentation.

scientific article published on 13 August 2009

A randomized controlled trial of the impact of simulation-based training on resident performance during a simulated obstetric anesthesia emergency.

scientific article published in December 2010

A randomized trial of epidural analgesia followed by continuous femoral analgesia compared with oral opioid analgesia on short- and long-term functional recovery after total knee replacement

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A retrospective case-controlled study of the association between request to discontinue second stage labor epidural analgesia and risk of instrumental vaginal delivery

scientific article published on 9 July 2008

A retrospective study of positive antibody screens at delivery in Rh-negative parturients

scientific article published on 27 July 2010

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator drugs reduce mechanical allodynia in a mouse model of low back pain

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Acquisition of critical intraoperative event management skills in novice anesthesiology residents by using high-fidelity simulation-based training

scientific article published in January 2010

Anesthesiology residency program director burnout

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors increase vasoconstrictor requirements after cardiopulmonary bypass

scientific article published in March 1995

Antihyperalgesia effect of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activators in a mouse model of postoperative pain

scientific article published on 21 June 2019

Antinociceptive potentiation and attenuation of tolerance by intrathecal co-infusion of magnesium sulfate and morphine in rats.

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Assessment of chronic hepatitis and fibrosis: comparison of MR elastography and diffusion-weighted imaging

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Association of the addition of a transversus abdominis plane block to an enhanced recovery program with opioid consumption, postoperative antiemetic use, and discharge time in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a retrospective study

scientific article published on 12 January 2020

Bioimpedance hemodynamics compared to pulmonary artery catheter monitoring during orthotopic liver transplantation

scientific article published in January 1993

Comparison of SNAP™ II and BIS Vista indices during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass under isoflurane anesthesia

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Comparison of anesthetic techniques in patients undergoing heart valve replacement

scientific article published in April 1990

Comparison of the particle sizes of different steroids and the effect of dilution: a review of the relative neurotoxicities of the steroids

scientific article published in February 2007

Correlation of probability scores of placenta accreta on magnetic resonance imaging with hemorrhagic morbidity

scientific article published on 14 May 2016

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition potentiates morphine antinociception at the spinal level in a postoperative pain model

scientific article published in September 2002

Desflurane/fentanyl compared with sevoflurane/fentanyl on awakening and quality of recovery in outpatient surgery using a laryngeal mask airway: a randomized, double-blinded controlled trial

scientific article published on 4 October 2013

Detection of hypoventilation during deep sedation in patients undergoing ambulatory gynaecological hysteroscopy: a comparison between transcutaneous and nasal end-tidal carbon dioxide measurements

scientific article published on 23 April 2010

Determination of residual antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel before neuraxial injections

scientific article published on 03 October 2011

Development of an objective scoring system for measurement of resident performance on the human patient simulator

scientific article published on August 2006

Dexamethasone to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 07 December 2012

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in pancreatic endocrine tumors correlated with histopathologic characteristics

scientific article published on May 2011

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic adenocarcinomas: association with histopathology and tumor grade

scientific article published on January 2011

Discrepancies Between Randomized Controlled Trial Registry Entries and Content of Corresponding Manuscripts Reported in Anesthesiology Journals

scientific article published on October 2015

Discrimination of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with gastric carcinoma using diffusion-weighted imaging

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Does the design of the Sprotte spinal needle reduce the force needed to deform the tip?

scientific article published in September 1994

Dose ranging study on the effect of preoperative dexamethasone on postoperative quality of recovery and opioid consumption after ambulatory gynaecological surgery

scientific article published on 13 June 2011

Dose-ranging effect of systemic diphenhydramine on postoperative quality of recovery after ambulatory laparoscopic surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, clinical trial

scientific article published on 2 May 2016

Dose-ranging effects of intrathecal epinephrine on anesthesia/analgesia: a meta-analysis and metaregression of randomized controlled trials

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Drug Shortages in Perioperative Medicine: Past, Present, or Future?

scientific article published in August 2015

Early compared with late neuraxial analgesia in nulliparous labor induction: a randomized controlled trial

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Early labor neuraxial analgesia: effects on the progress and outcome of labor

scientific article published in April 2010

Effect of companion presence on maternal satisfaction during neuraxial catheter placement for labor analgesia: a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 31 October 2018

Effect of intrathecal tizanidine on antinociception and blood pressure in the rat

scientific article published on 01 March 1990

Effects of age and size on development of allodynia in a chronic pain model produced by sciatic nerve ligation in rats

scientific article published in December 1992

Effects of high-dose fentanyl on fluid and vasopressor requirements after cardiac surgery

scientific article published in August 1988

Effects of phenylephrine or volume loading on right ventricular function in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization

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Efficacy and side effect profile of varying doses of intrathecal fentanyl added to bupivacaine for labor analgesia.

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Evaluation of a proximal block site and the use of nerve-stimulator-guided needle placement for posterior tibial nerve block

scientific article published in November 2006

Evaluation of coagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass with a heparinase-modified thromboelastographic assay

scientific article published on 01 April 1994

Factors affecting admission to anesthesiology residency in the United States: choosing the future of our specialty

scientific article published on August 2012

Factors associated with blood transfusion during intracranial aneurysm surgery

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Factors associated with the development of chronic pain after surgery for breast cancer: a prospective cohort from a tertiary center in the United States.

scientific article published on 13 November 2013

Gastric emptying of water in obese pregnant women at term

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Greater Cephalad Extent of Thoracic Epidural Sensory Anesthesia After Lidocaine and Epinephrine Test Dose Correlates With Analgesic Consumption and Pain Burden After Uterine Fibroid Artery Embolization

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High Incidence of Burnout in Academic Chairpersons of Anesthesiology

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Impact of the introduction of neuraxial labor analgesia on mode of delivery at an urban maternity hospital in China

scientific article published on 27 December 2014

In Response

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

Incidence of intradiscal injection during lumbar fluoroscopically guided transforaminal and interlaminar epidural steroid injections

scientific article published in May 2010

Incidence of postpartum lumbosacral spine and lower extremity nerve injuries

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Intraoperative neuraxial anesthesia but not postoperative neuraxial analgesia is associated with increased relapse-free survival in ovarian cancer patients after primary cytoreductive surgery

scientific article published in May 2011

Intrathecal clonidine and tizanidine in conscious dogs: comparison of analgesic and hemodynamic effects

scientific article published on March 1996

Is dexamethasone associated with recurrence of ovarian cancer?

scientific article published in June 2014

Labor Analgesia Consumption and Time to Neuraxial Catheter Placement in Women with a History of Surgical Correction for Scoliosis: A Case-Matched Study

scientific article published on 19 March 2015

Lack of association between breast reconstructive surgery and the development of chronic pain after mastectomy: a propensity matched retrospective cohort analysis

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Low-dose ketamine with multimodal postcesarean delivery analgesia: a randomized controlled trial.

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Lumbosacral cerebrospinal fluid volume in humans using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

scientific article published in November 2006

MDCT necrosis quantification in the assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma response to yttrium 90 radioembolization therapy: comparison of two-dimensional and volumetric techniques.

scientific article published on 3 November 2011

Magnetic resonance elastography and acoustic radiation force impulse for staging hepatic fibrosis: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Maternal sedation during scheduled versus unscheduled cesarean delivery: implications for skin-to-skin contact

scientific article published on 18 June 2016

Nerve blocks with 5% butamben suspension for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes*1

scientific article published on July 1, 1998

Nerve stimulator-guided supplemental popliteal sciatic nerve block after a failed sciatic block does not increase the incidence of transient postoperative neurologic sequelae

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Neurologic sequelae after interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder/upper arm surgery: the association of patient, anesthetic, and surgical factors to the incidence and clinical course

scientific article published in May 2005

Observational study of the effect of mu-opioid receptor genetic polymorphism on intrathecal opioid labor analgesia and post-cesarean delivery analgesia.

scientific article published on 19 February 2010

Older Adults and Unanticipated Hospital Admission within 30 Days of Ambulatory Surgery: An Analysis of 53,667 Ambulatory Surgical Procedures

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

Overestimation of mortality risk and preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective general surgery procedures: a propensity matched analysis

scientific article published on 18 November 2014

Oxygen consumption and mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring during orthotopic liver transplantation

scientific article published on January 1992

Perineural dexamethasone to improve postoperative analgesia with peripheral nerve blocks: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Perioperative Dexamethasone and the Development of Chronic Postmastectomy Pain: A Single-Center Observational Cohort Study

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Perioperative single dose systemic dexamethasone for postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on September 2011

Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on July 2013

Posterior Approach to the Sciatic Nerve: Can “Common Sense” Replace Science and Logic?

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Postoperative epidural morphine for postpartum tubal ligation analgesia

scientific article published in September 2005

Postoperative hypoxemia in morbidly obese patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery

scientific article published in July 2008

Predictive Factors for Developing Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty

scientific article published on 04 August 2018

Preoperative airway assessment: predictive value of a multivariate risk index

scientific article published in June 1996

Prior lumbar discectomy surgery does not alter the efficacy of neuraxial labor analgesia

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Protection from coronary air embolism by a perfluorocarbon emulsion (FC-43)

scientific article published on 01 June 1987

Protection from venous air embolism with fluorocarbon emulsion FC-43.

scientific article published in October 1986

Publication bias in the anesthesiology literature

scientific article published on 17 February 2012

RNA expression preoperatively and postoperatively following total knee replacement: a pilot study in patients with and without chronic postsurgical pain

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial of tissue factor pathway inhibitor in porcine septic shock

scientific article published on October 1, 1998

Re: Spinal phobia: survey results of patient attitudes and preferences regarding anesthesia

scientific article published in June 1996

Readability evaluation of Internet-based patient education materials related to the anesthesiology field

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Reliability and validity of assessing subspecialty level of faculty anesthesiologists' supervision of anesthesiology residents

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Removal of a knotted stimulating femoral nerve catheter using a saline bolus injection

scientific article published on June 29, 2010

Response to 'Antihyperalgesia effect of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activators in a mouse model of postoperative pain'

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

Sensory testing of distal sural and posterior tibial nerves provides early prediction of surgical anesthesia after single-injection infragluteal-parabiceps sciatic nerve block

scientific article published on 10 December 2009

Shortage of perioperative drugs: implications for anesthesia practice and patient safety

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Single-Dose Adductor Canal Block With Local Infiltrative Analgesia Compared With Local Infiltrate Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Single-dose systemic acetaminophen to prevent postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on January 2015

Spinal phobia: survey results of patient attitudes and preferences regarding anesthesia

scientific article published in August 1995

Status of Anesthesiology Resident Research Education in the United States

scientific article published on 07 December 2012

Status of obstetric anesthesiology fellowship research education in the USA and Canada: a 2013 survey of fellowship program directors

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Sufentanil-midazolam anesthesia for coronary artery surgery

scientific article published in June 1990

Surgical duration and risk of venous thromboembolism

scientific article published on February 2015

Systemic Magnesium to Reduce Postoperative Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

scientific article published on 05 May 2012

Systemic lidocaine to improve postoperative quality of recovery after ambulatory laparoscopic surgery

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Systemic lidocaine to improve quality of recovery after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published in February 2014

Systemic magnesium to improve quality of post-surgical recovery in outpatient segmental mastectomy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published in October 2013

Systemic metoclopramide to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting: a meta-analysis without Fujii's studies

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

The Berlin Questionnaire for assessment of sleep disordered breathing risk in parturients and non-pregnant women.

scientific article published on 30 November 2010

The Clinical Significance of Patient Specimen Transport Modality: Pneumatic Tube System Impact on Blood Gas Analytes

scientific article published on 6 September 2016

The ED90 of prophylactic oxytocin infusion after delivery of the placenta during cesarean delivery in laboring compared with nonlaboring women: an up-down sequential allocation dose-response study

scientific article published on July 2015

The Effect of Chronic Renal Failure on Plasma Aprotinin Levels During Cardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

The Effect of Esmolol Pretreatment on the Incidence of Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities During Electroconvulsive Therapy

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

The Incidence and Severity of Physical Pain Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome: A Survey of 993 Patients

scientific article published on 6 January 2015

The Relationship of Body Mass Index with the Incidence of Postdural Puncture Headache in Parturients

scientific article published on August 2015

The accuracy of blood loss estimation after simulated vaginal delivery

scientific article published in December 2007

The association between allogeneic perioperative blood transfusion on tumour recurrence and survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

scientific article published on 11 December 2011

The association between frequency of self-reported medical errors and anesthesia trainee supervision: a survey of United States anesthesiology residents-in-training

scientific article published on 5 February 2013

The association between propofol-induced loss of consciousness and the SNAP index

scientific article published in January 2005

The effect of intravenous dexamethasone and lidocaine on propofol-induced vascular pain: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 July 2013

The effect of intravenous magnesium therapy on the duration of intrathecal fentanyl labor analgesia

scientific article published on 24 May 2012

The effect of ketamine on hypoventilation during deep sedation with midazolam and propofol: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on December 2014

The effect of live and web-based education on the accuracy of blood-loss estimation in simulated obstetric scenarios

scientific article published on 29 December 2009

The effect of manipulation of the programmed intermittent bolus time interval and injection volume on total drug use for labor epidural analgesia: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in April 2011

The effect of sevoflurane versus desflurane on the incidence of upper respiratory morbidity in patients undergoing general anesthesia with a Laryngeal Mask Airway: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 17 August 2013

The effect of the arterial catheter insertion technique on the success of radial artery cannulation: a prospective and randomized study.

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

The effects of perineural versus intravenous dexamethasone on sciatic nerve blockade outcomes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

scientific article published in May 2014

The impact of health literacy in the care of surgical patients: a qualitative systematic review

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The impact of liver transplant programs on anesthesia personnel and services

scientific article published in January 1989

The incidence of coagulopathy in pregnant patients with intrahepatic cholestasis: should we delay or avoid neuraxial analgesia?

scientific article published on 18 October 2014

The incidence of venous air embolism during total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

The influence of time of day of administration on duration of opioid labor analgesia

scientific article published on 6 November 2009

The interaction between epidural 2-chloroprocaine and morphine: a randomized controlled trial of the effect of drug administration timing on the efficacy of morphine analgesia.

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The prevalence of burnout and depression and their association with adherence to safety and practice standards: a survey of United States anesthesiology trainees

scientific article published on 17 May 2013

The relationship between the Bispectral Index (BIS) and the Observer Alertness of Sedation Scale (OASS) scores during propofol sedation with and without ketamine: a randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

The risk of cesarean delivery with neuraxial analgesia given early versus late in labor

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The threshold elicited motor response via an in situ femoral nerve catheter predicts analgesia following total knee replacement

scientific article published on 14 September 2010

The trouble with using provider assessments for rating clinical performance: it's a matter of bias

scientific article published in April 2015

Thermal quantitative sensory testing to predict postoperative pain outcomes following gynecologic surgery

scientific article published on 12 February 2014

Thromboelastogram and postoperative hemorrhage.

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Thromboelastography as an indicator of post-cardiopulmonary bypass coagulopathies

scientific article published on January 1987

Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurements in Women Receiving Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Delivery: A Prospective Observational Study

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Transversus abdominis plane block to ameliorate postoperative pain outcomes after laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published in February 2014

Transversus abdominis plane infiltration and quality of recovery after laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial

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Ultrasound Diagnosis of Peroneal Tendon Tears A Surgical Correlation

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Utility of Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Characterization of Adrenal Lesions

scientific article published on 01 February 2010

Vasopressor challenges during chronic MAOI or TCA treatment in anesthetized dogs

scientific article published in June 1987

Virtual airway simulation to improve dexterity among novices performing fibreoptic intubation

scientific article published on August 19, 2013

When Timing Is Everything: Are Placental MRI Examinations Performed Before 24 Weeks' Gestational Age Reliable?

scientific article published on 01 September 2015