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BMC Anesthesiology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of anesthesiology, critical care, perioperative care and pain management, including clinical and experimental research into anesthetic mechanisms, administration and efficacy, technology and monitoring, and associated economic issues.
BMC Anesthesiology (ISSN 1471-2253) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :6
Although the noninvasive Nexfin HD continuous blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring system is promising, it is less reliable than invasive methods and cannot currently be recommended for use in critically ill patients.
BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :4
The vasodilation induced in the feto-placental circulation by the general anesthetic sevoflurane is mediated by blockage of potassium/calcium, potassium/ATP and voltage-gated calcium channels in the chorionic arteries.
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Study protocol
Protocol for the BAG-RECALL clinical trial: a prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled trial to determine whether a bispectral index-guided protocol is superior to an anesthesia gas-guided protocol in reducing intraoperative awareness with explicit recall in high risk surgical patients Michael S Avidan, Ben J Palanca, David Glick, Eric Jacobsohn, Alex Villafranca, Michael O'Connor, George A Mashour, Bag-recall Study Group BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :8 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Protocol for the "Michigan Awareness Control Study": A prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing electronic alerts based on bispectral index monitoring or minimum alveolar concentration for the prevention of intraoperative awareness George A Mashour, Kevin K Tremper, Michael S Avidan BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :7 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Noninvasive cardiac output and blood pressure monitoring cannot replace an invasive monitoring system in critically ill patients John F Stover, Reto Stocker, Renato Lenherr, Thomas A Neff, Silvia R Cottini, Bernhard Zoller, Markus B BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :6 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Population pharmacokinetics of remifentanil in infants and children undergoing cardiac surgery Wai Johnn Sam, Gregory B Hammer, David R Drover BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :5 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Role of potassium and calcium channels in sevoflurane-mediated vasodilation in the foeto-placental circulation James Jarman, Chrisen H Maharaj, Brendan D Higgins, Rachel F Farragher, Christopher D Laffey, Noel M Flynn, John G Laffey BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :4 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation Jay S Balachandran, Mairaj Jaleel, Manu Jain, Niraj Mahajan, Ravi Kalhan, Rajesh Balagani, Helen K Donnelly, Eugene Greenstein, G BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :3 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy of sub-Tenon's block using an equal volume of local anaesthetic administered either as a single or as divided doses. A randomised clinical trial Ehtesham I Khan, Jawad Mustafa, John McAdoo, George Shorten BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Nitrous oxide may not increase the risk of cancer recurrence after colorectal surgery: a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial Edith Fleischmann, Corinna Marschalek, Katja Schlemitz, Jarrod E Dalton, Thomas Gruenberger, Friedrich Herbst, Andrea Kurz, Daniel I Sessler BMC Anesthesiology 2009, 9 :1 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
Technical advance
Contact heat evoked potentials using simultaneous EEG and fMRI and their correlation with evoked pain Katherine Roberts, Anastasia Papadaki, Carla Gon BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :8 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Arteriovenous extracorporeal lung assist allows for maximization of oscillatory frequencies: a large-animal model of respiratory distress Ralf M Muellenbach, Julian Kuestermann, Markus Kredel, Am BMC Anesthesiology 2008, 8 :7 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Video conferencing versus telephone calls for team work across hospitals: a qualitative study on simulated emergencies Stein R Bolle, Frank Larsen, Oddvar Hagen, Mads Gilbert BMC Emergency Medicine 2009, 9 :22 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Anesthetic management for cesarean delivery in a pregnant woman with polymyositis: A case report and review of literature Ilkben Gunusen, Semra Karaman, Seymen Nemli, Vicdan Firat Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9107 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original research
Mannequin or standardized patient: participants' assessment of two training modalities in trauma team simulation Torben Wisborg, Guttorm Brattebo, Ase Brinchmann-Hansen, Kari S Hansen Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009, 17 :59 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Does point of care prothrombin time measurement reduce the transfusion of fresh frozen plasma in patients undergoing major surgery? The POC-OP randomized-controlled trial Natalie Urwyler, Sven Trelle, Lorenz Theiler, Peter J Trials 2009, 10 :107 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original research
A consensus-based template for uniform reporting of data from pre-hospital advanced airway management Stephen JM Sollid, David Lockey, Hans Morten Lossius, Pre-hospital advanced airway management expert group Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009, 17 :58 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Epidural lipomatosis and congenital small spinal canal in spinal anaesthesia: a case report and review of the literature Per Flisberg, Owain Thomas, Bo Geijer, Ulf Sch Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :128 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
Research
Association of arterial blood pressure and vasopressor load with septic shock mortality: a post hoc analysis of a multicenter trial Martin W D Critical Care 2009, 13 :R181 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Variations in arterial blood pressure are associated with parallel changes in FlowTrac/Vigileo Savvas Eleftheriadis, Zisis Galatoudis, Vasilios Didilis, Ioannis Bougioukas, Julika Sch Critical Care 2009, 13 :R179 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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IVC CLAMP: infrahepatic inferior vena cava clamping during hepatectomy - a randomised controlled trial in an interdisciplinary setting Nuh N Rahbari, Johannes B Zimmermann, Moritz Koch, Thomas Bruckner, Thomas Schmidt, Heike Elbers, Christoph Reissfelder, Markus A Weigand, Markus W B Trials 2009, 10 :94 (13 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The role of CACNA1S in predisposition to malignant hyperthermia Danielle Carpenter, Christopher Ringrose, Vincenzo Leo, Andrew Morris, Rachel L Robinson, P Jane Halsall, Philip M Hopkins, Marie-Anne Shaw BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :104 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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