Complications after major surgery are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The
etiology of postoperative complications is complex, but poor cardiorespiratory reserve …

α2-agonists have been extensively used and studied in anaesthesia and intensive care
medicine. A list of benefits includes anxiolysis, blood pressure stabilization, analgesia …

Optimizing the intraoperative management of carbon dioxide c... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Optimizing the intraoperative management of carbon dioxide concentration …

Methods: We conducted a systematic search of the databases of Medline, Embase,
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic …

IMPLICATIONS: In 80 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under regional
anesthesia, supplemental clonidine infusion (1 μg· kg− 1· h− 1) suppressed the …

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is widely used to investigate the effects of anesthetic drugs on
cerebral blood flow. Its repeatability and non‐invasivity makes it an ideal, first choice …

Background The investigation of CO2 reactivity (CO2-CVR) is used in the setting of, eg,
traumatic brain injury (TBI). Transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCD) is a …

Monitoring of mixed venous oxygen saturation (Sv̄O2) allows assessment of the global
balance between oxygen supply and demand. Sv̄O2 measurement requires the insertion …

Background In patients with non-communicating hydrocephalus impairment of cerebral
compliance can occur pre-but also intraoperatively. Methodology In such patients (n= 6) …

The 2004 literature contains many reports of value to clinicians caring for neurosurgical or
neurologically impaired patients. The current discussion will review many of these studies …