Selective hepatic vascular exclusion (SHVE) and the Pringle maneuver are two methods
used to control bleeding during hepatectomy. They are compared in a prospective …

Background: Total hepatic vascular exclusion (THVE) and selective hepatic vascular
exclusion (SHVE) are two effective techniques for bleeding control in major hepatic …

Shivering is a common postoperative complication that occurs after both general and
regional anesthesia even in the cases when hypothermia during surgery has been averted …

The liver is currently considered to be one of the first organs to be subjected to the hypoxic
insult inflicted by hemorrhagic shock. The oxidative injury caused by resuscitation also …

Background: Few studies have been published concerning the excretion of bupivacaine and
lidocaine into the breast milk and none concerning ropivacaine. Aim: The aim of this study …

Acute liver failure (ALF) can be complicated by lung dysfunction. The aim of this study was to
test the hypothesis that inhibition of oxidative stress through iron chelation with …

Sevoflurane has been shown to improve ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) through several
mechanisms, including amelioration of inflammatory response. However, there haven't been …

Purpose Headache is an important cause of minor postoperative morbidity. In this study we
evaluated the association of anesthesia and surgery with the occurrence of postoperative …

Methods Acetaminophen (3.5 g kg− 1) was administered by gastric tube to 50 adult male
Wistar rats. One minute before acetaminophen, propofol was administered intraperitoneally …

The use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) has increased over the last decade
because of the lack of healthy donor hearts. In this report we describe for the first time a …