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A comparison of spinal and epidural anesthesia for cesarean section following epidural labor analgesia: A retrospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

A minimal stress model for the assessment of electroacupuncture analgesia in rats under halothane.

scientific article published on 10 January 2007

A novel fuzzy pain demand index derived from patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative pain.

scientific article published in December 2007

Activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in spinal microglia contributes to incision-induced mechanical allodynia.

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Activation of transcription factors of nuclear factor kappa B, activator protein-1 and octamer factors in hyperalgesia

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Analgesic efficacy of tramadol/acetaminophen and propoxyphene/acetaminophen for relief of postoperative wound pain.

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Anesthetic or analgesic effect of N₂O in acute pain model?

scientific article published in May 2014

Asian journals are doin' it for themselves

scientific article published on 09 December 2017

Association between Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation and Perioperative Serum Biomarkers: The Role of Club Cell Protein 16

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Association of primary cutaneous amyloidosis with atopic dermatitis: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan.

scientific article published on 11 November 2010

Author response to LIVint-17-01304 "The consideration of heart rate complexity as a co-morbidity factor for liver transplantation selection procedures".

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Beyond the "SCI"

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Blockade of PD-L1 Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy by Regulating Dendritic Cell Maturation and Macrophage Polarization

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

CXCL12/CXCR4 Signaling Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Opioid Tolerance: A Translational Study.

scientific article published on March 2017

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Pattern Evaluation Based on Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition Filter via Nonlinear Approaches.

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Cerebral hemodynamic responses to acupuncture in migraine patients: a systematic review.

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Chimeric DNA vaccine reverses morphine-induced immunosuppression and tumorigenesis.

scientific article published on 2 September 2005

Codeine consumption from over-the-counter anti-cough syrup in Taiwan: A useful indicator for opioid abuse

scientific article published on 29 November 2015

Combination of low-dose nalbuphine and morphine in patient-controlled analgesia decreases incidence of opioid-related side effects

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Combination of opioid agonist and agonist-antagonist: patient-controlled analgesia requirement and adverse events among different-ratio morphine and nalbuphine admixtures for postoperative pain.

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Compatibility and stability of binary mixtures of ketorolac tromethamine and tramadol hydrochloride injection concentrate and diluted infusion solution.

scientific article published on September 2010

Competition and cooperation between nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists: win-win, win-loss, or loss-loss game in Taiwan?

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Comprehensive Enough? Role of multidimensional inventories in managing migraine

scientific article published on June 27, 2012

Concluding statement - neuropharmacological basis and clinical rationale for control of transdermal buprenorphine as a step II analgesic

scientific article published on 09 June 2015

Connective tissue growth factor linked to the E7 tumor antigen generates potent antitumor immune responses mediated by an antiapoptotic mechanism.

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Convulsions and refractory ventricular fibrillation after intrathecal injection of a massive dose of tranexamic acid.

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Correlation between early sublingual small vessel density and late blood lactate level in critically ill surgical patients

scientific article published on May 23, 2012

DNIC-mediated analgesia produced by a supramaximal electrical or a high-dose formalin conditioning stimulus: roles of opioid and alpha2-adrenergic receptors

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Demand Forecast Using Data Analytics for the Preallocation of Ambulances.

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Dexmedetomidine prevents alterations of intestinal microcirculation that are induced by surgical stress and pain in a novel rat model.

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Differential morphine effects on short- and long-latency laser-evoked cortical responses in the rat.

scientific article published in August 2004

Differential regulation of morphine antinociceptive effects by endogenous enkephalinergic system in the forebrain of mice

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Direct endotracheal intubation using a novel detachable optic probe (Sunscope) by emergency medical technicians with various training backgrounds

scientific article published on April 5, 2012

Does different time interval between staggered bilateral total knee arthroplasty affect perioperative outcome? A retrospective study

scientific article published on 07 November 2007

Doppler measurement of the changes of fetal umbilical and middle cerebral artery velocimetric indices during continuous epidural labor analgesia.

scientific article published in May 2011

Effect of combining dexmedetomidine and morphine for intravenous patient-controlled analgesia.

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Effect of combining ultralow-dose naloxone with morphine in intravenous patient-controlled analgesia: the cut-off ratio of naloxone to morphine for antiemesis after gynecologic surgery.

scientific article published in June 2008

Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Intestinal Microcirculation and Intestinal Epithelial Barrier in Endotoxemic Rats.

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Effects of endotoxin absorber hemoperfusion on microcirculation in septic pigs

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Effects of eritoran tetrasodium, a toll-like receptor 4 antagonist, on intestinal microcirculation in endotoxemic rats

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Effects of parent-based social media and moderate exercise on the adherence and pulmonary functions among asthmatic children

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery system for refractory cancer pain patients: A single tertiary medical center experience

scientific article published on March 11, 2012

Electroacupuncture analgesia, stress responses, and variations in sensitivity in rats anesthetized with different sub-MAC anesthetics.

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Enhancing Adherence to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia through Machine and Social Persuasion

Enoxaparin sodium prevents intestinal microcirculatory dysfunction in endotoxemic rats.

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Epidemiology of anaphylaxis: A retrospective cohort study in Taiwan

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Evident cognitive impairments in seemingly recovered patients after midazolam-based light sedation during diagnostic endoscopy.

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Fast Track ultrasound protocol to detect acute complications after totally implantable venous access device placement.

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Fusion protein vaccines targeting two tumor antigens generate synergistic anti-tumor effects

scientific article published on 13 September 2013

Gabapentin reverses central hypersensitivity and suppresses medial prefrontal cortical glucose metabolism in rats with neuropathic pain

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Hypoxic Preconditioning Suppresses Glial Activation and Neuroinflammation in Neonatal Brain Insults

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Induction of rat hepatic cytochrome P-450 by ketamine and its toxicological implications.

scientific article published in September 2005

Influence of morphine on host immunity

scientific article published in September 2011

Inhibition of neuropathic pain by a potent disintegrin--triflavin.

scientific article published in September 2004

Intrathecally administered c-fos antisense oligodeoxynucleotide decreases formalin-induced nociceptive behavior in adult rats

scientific article published on 01 June 1997

Intravenous electrocardiography helps inexperienced operators to place totally implantable venous access device more accurately

scientific article published on 07 December 2011

Intrinsic mode analysis of human heartbeat time series.

scientific article published on 30 January 2010

Investigating fractal property and respiratory modulation of human heartbeat time series using empirical mode decomposition.

scientific article published on 24 March 2010

Irradiation Enhances Abscopal Anti-tumor Effects of Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy through Regulating Tumor Microenvironment.

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Journeys and journals east and west.

scientific article published on 21 January 2017

Laser speckle contrast imaging for assessing microcirculatory changes in multiple splanchnic organs and the gracilis muscle during hemorrhagic shock and fluid resuscitation.

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after interpleural analgesia

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Measuring and reducing perioperative anesthetic-related mortality: View from East Asia

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Mesothelin-specific cell-based vaccine generates antigen-specific immunity and potent antitumor effects by combining with IL-12 immunomodulator.

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Mini-dose titration of the transdermal fentanyl patch--a novel approach by adjusting the area of absorption.

scientific article published in July 2005

Mirtazapine, in orodispersible form, for patients with preoperative psychological distress: A pilot study.

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Morphine induces apoptosis of human endothelial cells through nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species pathways.

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Multidisciplinary management of cancer pain: a longitudinal retrospective study on a cohort of end-stage cancer patients

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Noncarrier naked antigen-specific DNA vaccine generates potent antigen-specific immunologic responses and antitumor effects.

scientific article published on 9 April 2009

Old journal, new media

scientific article published on 01 September 2017

Oxidative stress during 1-lung ventilation

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) following video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: comparison of epidural PCA and intravenous PCA

scientific article published on 7 September 2012

Performance of central venous catheterization by medical students: a retrospective study of students' logbooks

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Polymorphisms in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene may be protective against preeclampsia in a Chinese population

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Preoperative plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a marker of cardiac risk in patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery.

scientific article published in August 2005

Propofol metabolism is enhanced after repetitive ketamine administration in rats: the role of cytochrome P-450 2B induction.

scientific article published on 15 July 2006

Propofol reduces nitric oxide biosynthesis in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages by downregulating the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase.

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Protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide dose-dependently decreases formalin-induced c-Fos protein and behavioral hyperalgesia in rats

scientific article published on 01 May 1997

Relationship between pain-specific beliefs and adherence to analgesic regimens in Taiwanese cancer patients: a preliminary study

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Repositioned chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as antiviral prophylaxis for COVID-19: A protocol for rapid systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 23 April 2020

Republic of China: status of cancer pain and palliative care

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

Reversal of morphine with naloxone precipitates haloperidol-induced extrapyramidal side effects.

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Risk of dementia after anaesthesia and surgery

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

Risk of dementia in patients with insomnia and long-term use of hypnotics: a population-based retrospective cohort study

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Role of spinal CXCL1 (GROα) in opioid tolerance: a human-to-rodent translational study.

scientific article published in March 2015

Role of thermography in the diagnosis of undescended testes

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Sunscope: a video-guided intubation system through a detachable imaging probe.

scientific article published on June 2008

Tai Chi Chuan Exercise Improves Lung Function and Asthma Control through Immune Regulation in Childhood Asthma

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Tai-Chi-Chuan Exercise Improves Pulmonary Function and Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide Level in Both Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Children and Improves Quality of Life in Children with Asthma.

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The (New York) Times, They are a-Changin': The Asian Journal of Anesthesiology confronts change in medical publishing

scientific article published on 01 March 2017

The Alaris auditory evoked potential monitor as an indicator of seizure inducibility and duration during electroconvulsive therapy: an observational study.

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The Effects of Acupuncture on Cerebral and Muscular Microcirculation: A Systematic Review of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies

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The absence of arterial oxygen desaturation during massive oxygen embolism after hydrogen peroxide irrigation

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

The pattern and distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) terminals in the rat dorsal following neonatal peripheral inflammation

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

The role of autonomic dysfunction in predicting 1-year mortality after liver transplantation.

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Tiny tweaks, big changes: An alternative strategy to empower ethical culture of human research in anesthesia (A Taiwan Acta Anesthesiologica Taiwanica-Ethics Review Task Force Report)

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Ultrasound-Guided Proximal Suprascapular Nerve Block With Radiofrequency Lesioning for Patients With Malignancy-Associated Recalcitrant Shoulder Pain

scientific article published on 9 October 2015

Ultrasound-assisted percutaneous catheterization of the axillary vein for totally implantable venous access device

scientific article published on 22 February 2011

Women with endometriosis are more likely to suffer from migraines: a population-based study

scientific article published on 19 March 2012

mTOR Inhibitors Can Enhance the Anti-Tumor Effects of DNA Vaccines through Modulating Dendritic Cell Function in the Tumor Microenvironment.

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