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BMC Anesthesiology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of anesthesiology.
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Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation Jay S Balachandran, Mairaj Jaleel, Manu Jain, Niraj Mahajan, Ravi Kalhan, Rajesh Balagani, Helen K Donnelly, Eugene Greenstein, Gokhan M Mutlu BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :3 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy of sub-Tenon's block using an equal volume of local anaesthetic administered either as a single or as divided doses. A randomised clinical trial Ehtesham I Khan, Jawad Mustafa, John McAdoo, George Shorten BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Nitrous oxide may not increase the risk of cancer recurrence after colorectal surgery: a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial Edith Fleischmann, Corinna Marschalek, Katja Schlemitz, Jarrod E Dalton, Thomas Gruenberger, Friedrich Herbst, Andrea Kurz, Daniel I Sessler BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :1 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
Technical advance
Contact heat evoked potentials using simultaneous EEG and fMRI and their correlation with evoked pain Katherine Roberts, Anastasia Papadaki, Carla Gon BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :8 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Arteriovenous extracorporeal lung assist allows for maximization of oscillatory frequencies: a large-animal model of respiratory distress Ralf M Muellenbach, Julian Kuestermann, Markus Kredel, Am BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :7 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of fenoldopam mesylate for blood pressure control in pediatric patients Gregory B Hammer, Susan T Verghese, David R Drover, Myron Yaster, Joseph R Tobin BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :6 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Determination of the efficacy and side-effect profile of lower doses of intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty Patrick Hassett, Bilal Ansari, Pachaimuthu Gnanamoorthy, Brian Kinirons, John G Laffey BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :5 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Desflurane consumption during automated closed-circuit delivery is higher than when a conventional anesthesia machine is used with a simple vaporizer-O2 -N2 O fresh gas flow sequence Sofie De Cooman, Nathalie De Mey, Bram BC Dewulf, Rik Carette, Thierry Deloof, Maurice Sosnowski, Andre M De Wolf, Jan FA Hendrickx BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :4 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A prospective study to evaluate the accuracy of pulse power analysis to monitor cardiac output in critically ill patients Maurizio Cecconi, Jayne Fawcett, R Michael Grounds, Andrew Rhodes BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :3 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Can modern infrared analyzers replace gas chromatography to measure anesthetic vapor concentrations? Jan FA Hendrickx, Hendrikus JM Lemmens, Rik Carette, Andre M De Wolf, Lawrence J Saidman BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :2 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of sedation with detomidine and butorphanol on pulmonary gas exchange in the horse Gorel Nyman, Stina Marntell, Anna Edner, Pia Funkquist, Karin Morgan, Goran Hedenstierna Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51 :22 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regional block versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section and neonatal outcomes: a population-based study Charles S Algert, Jennifer R Bowen, Warwick B Giles, Greg E Knoblanche, Samantha L Lain, Christine L Roberts BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :20 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Propofol: neuroprotection in an in vitro model of traumatic brain injury Jan Rossaint, Rolf Rossaint, Joachim Weis, Michael Fries, Steffen Rex, Mark Coburn Critical Care 2009, 13 :R61 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Chronic whiplash and central sensitization; an evaluation of the role of a myofascial trigger points in pain modulation Michael D Freeman, Ake Nystrom, Christopher Centeno Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2009, 4 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Respiratory and haemodynamic changes during decremental open lung positive end-expiratory pressure titration in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome Christian Gernoth, Gerhard Wagner, Paolo Pelosi, Thomas Luecke Critical Care 2009, 13 :R59 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
Case report
Internal dislocation of scapula following thoracotomy for lung transplantation V Palissery, T Veenith, NB Siddaiah, L Brennan International Archives of Medicine 2009, 2 :10 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Changes in S-100 protein serum levels in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with mild therapeutic hypothermia: a prospective, observational study Matthias Derwall, Christian Stoppe, David Br Critical Care 2009, 13 :R58 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A pilot study of a new test to predict extubation failure Jos Critical Care 2009, 13 :R56 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Anaesthesiological strategies in elective craniotomy: randomized, equivalence, open trial NeuroMorfeo trial Giuseppe Citerio, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Roberto Latini, Serge Masson, Simona Barlera, Stefano Guzzetti, Antonio Pesenti Trials 2009, 10 :19 (6 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of steroids on reintubation and post-extubation stridor in adults: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Samir Jaber, Boris Jung, G Critical Care 2009, 13 :R49 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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