Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2015
The Effect of Hypothyroidism on a Composite of Mortality, Cardiovascular and Wound Complications After Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
We tested the hypothesis that hypothyroidism, as defined by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration, is associated with a severity-weighted composite of mortality and major cardiovascular and infectious complications after noncardiac surgery. ⋯ Hypothyroidism was not associated with worse postoperative mortality, wound, or cardiovascular outcomes in noncardiac patients. Thus, postponing surgery to initiate thyroid replacement therapy in patients with hypothyroidism seems unnecessary.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2015
Observational StudyThe Relationship Between Plasma Inflammatory Cytokines and Labor Pain.
Proinflammatory cytokines are increased in maternal blood at term pregnancy and are associated with cervical ripening and the initiation of labor. We hypothesize that maternal plasma cytokines also affect the sensitivity to labor pain. ⋯ Inflammatory cytokines including IL-1β play a role in cervical ripening. High maternal plasma concentrations of IL-1β may serve as a marker of advanced cervical ripening and readiness for labor that proceeds with less pain.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Sep 2015
Prior Podcast Experience Moderates Improvement in Electroencephalography Evaluation After Educational Podcast Module.
There is continued interest in using technology to enhance medical education and the variables that may affect its success. ⋯ In reviewing the improvement in EEG evaluation after a podcast education module, those with more podcast experience achieved greater gains in EEG evaluation scores. For EEG education, those receiving the podcast education module showed greater increases in scores compared with those receiving didactic teaching without podcasting, as measured by change in a mean EEG evaluation scores.