Objective: Noninvasive ventilation is increasingly applied to prevent or treat acute
respiratory failure, but its benefit on survival is still controversial for many indications. We …

Levosimendan is an inodilator indicated for the short-term treatment of acutely
decompensated severe chronic heart failure, and in situations where conventional therapy is …

Background Volatile (inhaled) anesthetic agents have cardioprotective effects, which might
improve clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) …

Background Many studies have compared desflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, total iv
anaesthesia (TIVA), or all in cardiac surgery to assess their effects on patient survival …

Animal models have shown that regional anesthesia (combined with or without general
anesthesia) would attenuate the surgical stress response by preserving immune function …

Background Guidelines support the use of a restrictive strategy in blood transfusion
management in a variety of clinical settings. However, recent randomized controlled trials …

Objective Several studies have suggested that the cardioprotective effects of halogenated
anesthetics in cardiac surgery result in reduced cardiac biomarker release compared with …

Enormous interest has emerged in the perioperative use of high concentrations of inspired
oxygen in an attempt to increase tissue oxygenation and thereby improve postoperative …

Elderly patients are more likely to suffer from postoperative memory impairment for volatile
anesthetics could induce aging neurons degeneration and apoptosis while the mechanism …

This study presents an overview of conceptual and practical issues of a network meta-
analysis (NMA), particularly focusing on its application to randomised controlled trials with a …