Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2008
Clinical TrialReal-time heart rate variability and its correlation with plasma catecholamines during laparoscopic adrenal pheochromocytoma surgery.
We studied sympathovagal activity using real-time heart rate variability (HRV) and determined its relationship with plasma catecholamines to characterize short-term cardioregulatory mechanisms during laparoscopic adrenal pheochromocytoma surgery. ⋯ This study demonstrated a strong correlation between low frequency HRV, plasma norepinephrine, arterial blood pressure, and heart rate during pheochromocytoma surgery.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2008
The effectiveness of a simple novel approach on electroencephalograph instruction for anesthesiology residents.
The electroencephalogram (EEG) measures cerebral activity and, because of its use as an intraoperative monitor, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires EEG monitoring experience during anesthesiology residency. To improve the anesthesiology residents' education at the University of Kentucky, a new learning module was created in collaboration with a neurologist expert in EEGs. ⋯ This educational effort using the department of neurology expertise provided a significant improvement in EEG assessment tool scores.