Enhanced recovery after surgery is well established in specialties such as colorectal
surgery. It is achieved through the introduction of multiple evidence-based perioperative …

The development of pulmonary atelectasis is common in the surgical patient. Pulmonary
atelectasis can cause various degrees of gas exchange and respiratory mechanics …

Lung injury is the leading cause of death after thoracic surgery. Initially recognized after
pneumonectomy, it has since been described after any period of 1-lung ventilation (OLV) …

Pulmonary atelectasis is common in the perioperative period. Physiologically, it is produced
when collapsing forces derived from positive pleural pressure and surface tension overcome …

Rationale: Sevoflurane improves gas exchange, and reduces alveolar edema and
inflammation in preclinical studies of lung injury, but its therapeutic effects have never been …

Background: It is not known whether modern volatile anesthetics are associated with less
mortality and postoperative pulmonary or other complications in patients undergoing …

Inhaled anesthetics have been in clinical use for over 150 years and are still commonly used
in daily practice. The initial view of inhaled anesthetics as indispensable for general …

The safety of anesthesia, which is an important step for surgery, can be determined by its
impact on oxidative stress and inflammation. The effects of volatile anesthetics such as …

Background: One-lung ventilation (OLV) results in alveolar proinflammatory effects, whereas
their extent may depend on administration of anesthetic drugs. The current study evaluates …

Hospitals worldwide are experiencing a shortage in essential intravenous sedative
medications. This is attributable to high number and high sedative needs of COVID-19 …