The Journal of surgical research
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To review the inflammatory sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and altitude exposure and discuss the potential impact of aeromedical evacuation (AE) on this process. ⋯ We review the known inflammatory effects of TBI and altitude exposure and propose that optimizing the post-traumatic inflammatory profile may assist in determining an ideal time to fly for head-injured soldiers.
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To identify predictors of changes in functional hepatic volumes after portal vein embolization (PVE) before hepatectomy, we examined the relationship between hepatic functional parameters and changes in functional volume of the embolized and non-embolized liver based on a previous volumetric analysis. ⋯ RI volume parameter might more accurately reflect functional changes in the embolized liver and non-embolized liver than CT volume parameter. Correlated parameters might allow us to predict the functional effect of PVE.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Premedication with dexmedetomidine alone or together with 0.5% lidocaine for IVRA.
This study aimed to compare the effects of low and same dose of dexmedetomidine when added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) and when administered for premedication before IVRA. ⋯ Both addition of dexmedetomidine to lidocaine and premedication with dexmedetomidine for IVRA similarly improve quality of anesthesia and perioperative analgesia without important side effects.