In 2010, under the guidance of the DGAI (German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive
Care Medicine) and DIVI (German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and …

Objective: To quantify benefit and harm of epidural analgesia, compared with systemic
opioid analgesia, in adults having surgery under general anesthesia. Background: It …

Most patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but
evidence suggests that less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. Many …

Pain is a subjective and multidimensional experience that is often inadequately managed in
clinical practice. Effective control of postoperative pain is important after anesthesia and …

The stress response is the name given to the hormonal and metabolic changes which follow
injury or trauma. This is part of the systemic reaction to injury which encompasses a wide …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of modifying perioperative care in noncardiac surgical
patients on morbidity, mortality, and other outcome measures. Background: New …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Clinical care of patients undergoing colonic surgery differs
between hospitals and countries. In addition, there is considerable variation in rates of …

Objectives: To obtain reliable estimates of the effects of neuraxial blockade with epidural or
spinal anaesthesia on postoperative morbidity and mortality. Design: Systematic review of …

Background Serious complications of central neuraxial block (CNB) are rare. Limited
information on their incidence and impact impedes clinical decision-making and patient …

Postanaesthesia care units used to echo with cries of patients in pain after general
anaesthesia. Each as-needed dose of analgesia was given only after permission of the …