Propofol induction: normalizing the dose in morbidly obese patients

JHP Friesen - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d' …, 2017 - Springer
The estimation of appropriate induction doses for obese patients remains controversial but is
of considerable importance. Too low a dose risks awareness and sympathetic response and …

Building an experimental model of the human body with non-physiological parameters

JM Labuz, C Moraes, DR Mertz, BM Leung… - Technology, 2017 - World Scientific
New advances in engineering and biomedical technology have enabled recent efforts to
capture essential aspects of human physiology in microscale, in-vitro systems. The …

Anaesthetic depth control using closed loop anaesthesia delivery system vs. target controlled infusion in patients with moderate to severe left ventricular systolic …

V Mahajan, T Samra, GD Puri - Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare the efficacy of anaesthetic depth control using Closed Loop
Anaesthesia Delivery System (CLADS) and Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) in patients with …

Significant decreases in blood propofol concentrations during adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma

T Watanabe, H Hiraoka, T Araki… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The kinetics of propofol are influenced by cardiac output. The aim of this study was to
examine changes in blood propofol concentrations during phaeochromocytoma surgery …

Effect of pre-anesthetic anxiety and heart rate on propofol dose requirement for induction: A correlation study

SM Manjunatha, R Hazra, A Das… - Asian Journal of …, 2017 - ajmsjournal.info
Background: Though anxiety is associated with increase in heart rate and cardiac output,
there is conflicting reports regarding its effect on propofol induction dose. Aims and …

Can liver cirrhosis patients benefit from target controlled infusion of propofol for conscious sedation during endoscopic variceal ligation?

JX Li, JC Wu, WW Lin, X Wang - International Surgery Journal, 2017 - ijsurgery.com
Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of conscious
sedation using target controlled infusion of propofol combined with a single dose of fentanyl …