Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2018
Endotracheal tube size to leakage ventilation and tracheal dilatation.
This study analyzed the clinical factors with the aim to determine the relationship between endotracheal tube (ETT) size and leakage ventilation (LV) and tracheal dilatation. ⋯ The initial ETT OD/TD ratio is a predictor for LV and TDn.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2018
Feasibility and safety of general anesthesia for bronchial thermoplasty: a description of early 10 treatments.
Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a recently introduced bronchoscopic treatment for patients with asthma refractory to pharmacotherapy. Intraprocedural sedation management is important for successful performance of BT. However, the results of general anesthesia in patients undergoing BT have not been well described. ⋯ Neither intraprocedural bronchospasm nor hypoxemia occurred in any treatments. Respiratory symptoms occurred in 7 of 10 treatments within 1 day after the procedure and resolved within 4 days, which is comparable with a previous report. These results indicate that general anesthesia is feasible and safe for patients undergoing BT.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2018
Comparative StudyAccuracy and trending ability of the fourth-generation FloTrac/Vigileo System™ in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.
The fourth-generation FloTrac/Vigileo™ improved its algorithm to follow changes in systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI). This revision may improve the accuracy and trending ability of CI even in patients who undergo abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery which cause drastic change of SVRI by aortic clamping. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the accuracy and trending ability of the fourth-generation FloTrac/Vigileo™ in patients with AAA surgery by comparing the FloTrac/Vigileo™-derived CI (CIFT) with that measured by three-dimensional echocardiography (CI3D). ⋯ The degree of accuracy of the fourth-generation FloTrac/Vigileo™ in patients with AAA surgery was not acceptable. The tracking ability of the fourth-generation FloTrac/Vigileo™ after aortic clamp was below the acceptable limit.
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Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2018
Observational StudyReliability and validity of the Japanese translation of the DN4 Diagnostic Questionnaire in patients with neuropathic pain.
The Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire (DN4) is a simple and objective tool developed by the French Neuropathic Pain Group to screen for neuropathic pain. ⋯ The Japanese version of the DN4 was found to be a helpful tool for discriminating between neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain.