Background and Objectives Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a potentially life-
threatening complication of local anesthetic administration. In this article, the results of the …

Introduction Peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) is associated with superior outcomes
compared with opioids; however, little is known regarding patients' perceptions of the care …

IMPLICATIONS: Epidural anesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery does not reduce
biochemical markers of myocardial damage compared with general anesthesia alone. High …

Objective To investigate whether the pleth variability index (PVI), derived noninvasively from
a pulse oximeter probe, would predict fluid responsiveness in patients undergoing …

Background and Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine the learning
curve for capturing sonograms and identifying anatomical structures relevant to ultrasound …

BACKGROUND: Continuous femoral nerve blockade (CFNB) is often used for postoperative
analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). CFNB can be instituted using a variety of …

Background and Objectives Checklists and global rating scales (GRSs) are used for
assessment of anesthesia procedural skills. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Graeme MacLaren is the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council
postgraduate medical scholarship (No. 359273). Address reprint requests to Graeme …

Removal of intracardiac air during valvular surgery should be accomplished in the most
effective manner. We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial to compare …

This study assessed the value of biplane transesophageal echocardiographic assessment
of diastolic flow reversal in the descending aorta as an alternative to Doppler color flow …