Background Maintenance of airway patency and oxygenation are the main objectives of face-mask
ventilation. Because the incidence of difficult mask ventilation (DMV) and the factors …

The impact of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) on patient survival after kidney transplantation
is controversial. The aims of this study were (1) to assess the independent prognostic values …

Importance Little is known about the relationship between perioperative high-sensitivity
troponin T (hsTnT) measurements and 30-day mortality and myocardial injury after noncardiac …

Background Tight perioperative control of blood glucose improves the outcome of diabetic
patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Because stress response and cardiopulmonary bypass …

Background Several cases of hypotension have been reported in patients who received
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) before a surgical procedure, suggesting that …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate incidence and risk factors of postoperative meningitis, with special
emphasis on antibiotic prophylaxis, in a series of 6243 consecutive craniotomies. METHODS…

Background Lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP) is a common treatment of post-dural puncture
headache, but its effectiveness and mode of action remain a matter of debate. The aim of …

Background Sex-related differences in the perception of pain and susceptibility to opioids
remain a matter of debate. Intravenous morphine titration used to obtain pain relief in the …

The lobar and cephalocaudal distribution of aerated and nonaerated lung and of PEEP-induced
alveolar recruitment is unknown in acute lung injury (ALI). Dimensions of the lungs and …

Background Although intravenous morphine titration is widely used to obtain rapid and complete
postoperative pain relief, the relationship between measurement of pain and morphine …