Abstract Purpose In this Continuing Professional Development module, we review the
practical pharmacology of tranexamic acid and its clinical use in trauma, obstetrics, and …

Allowing sips of water until call to the operating room may help reducing prolonged
preoperative fasting and improving patient comfort while keeping a flexibility in operating …

Background Residual neuromuscular blockade can be avoided with quantitative
neuromuscular monitoring. The authors embarked on a professional practice initiative to …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are
major complications in cardiac surgery. Intraoperative management of patients at high risk of …

Regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rS o 2) obtained from near-infrared spectroscopy
(NIRS) provides valuable information during cardiac surgery. The rS o 2 is calculated from …

Background Anesthesia training is an important component of medical education. This
multicenter study was conducted to determine the teaching approaches used during …

The primary aim of this review was to identify, analyse and codify the prominence and nature
of human factors and ergonomics within difficult airway management algorithms. A directed …

Purpose Since 2010, new guidelines for procedural sedation and the Helsinki Declaration
on Patient Safety have increased patient safety, comfort, and acceptance considerably …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review addresses various societal guidelines, standards,
and consensus statements regarding optimal neuromuscular blockade management. We …

Bronchoscopy is one of the important tool for the pulmonary and critical care physicians to
diagnose and treat various pulmonary conditions. It is increasingly being used by the …