Article of the Week 2005 Archive

• (1/2 - 1/8): Small-Dose Ketamine Infusion Improves Postoperative Analgesia and Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
• (12/26 - 1/1): Retinal and cerebral microembolization during coronary artery bypass surgery
• (12/19 - 12/23): How strong is the evidence for the use of perioperative blockers in non-cardiac surgery? Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
• (12/11 - 12/17): Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure and central venous pressure fail to predict ventricular filling volume, cardiac performance, or the response to volume infusion in normal subjects.
• (12/5 - 12/9): Aprotinin in Major Orthopedic Surgery- A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
• (11/28 - 12/4): Room-Air Resuscitation Causes Less Damage to Heart and Kidney than 100% Oxygen
• (11/14 - 11/25): Rocuronium Versus Succinylcholine for Rapid Sequence Induction of Anesthesia and Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective, Randomized Trial in Emergent Cases
• (11/7 - 11/11): Multicenter Randomized Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Xenon and Isoflurane in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery
• (10/31 - 11/6): Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Wound Infection
• (10/24: 10/28): Effect of a Second-Generation Venous Catheter Impregnated with Chlorhexidine and Silver Sulfadiazine on Central Catheter–Related Infections
• (10/17 - 10/23): Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
• (10/10 - 10/14): Recovery Room Delirium Predicts Postoperative Delirium after Hip-Fracture Repair
• (10/3 - 10/9): Preoperative Aspirin Therapy Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• (9/26 - 10/2): Introduction of the medical emergency team (MET) system: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
• (9/19 - 9/23): Determinants of Long-Term Survival After Major Surgery and the Adverse Effect of Postoperative Complications
• (9/12 - 9/16): Amiodarone Prophylaxis Reduces Major Cardiovascular Morbidity and Length of Stay after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
• (9/5 - 9/9): Ultrasonic locating devices for central venous Ultrasonic locating devices for central venous
• (8/29 - 9/3): Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery.
• (8/22 - 8/26): Predicting Difficult Intubation in Apparently Normal Patients
• (8/14 - 8/21) Assessment of the clinical effectiveness of pulmonary artery catheters in management of patients in intensive care (PAC-Man): a randomised controlled tria
• (8/8 - 8/14) Effect of Intraoperative Fluid Management on Outcome after Intraabdominal Surgery
• (6/27 - 7/3) Morphine, Gabapentin, or Their Combination for Neuropathic Pain
• (6/20 - 6/26) Recombinant Activated Factor VII for Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• (6/13 - 6/19) Derivation and Prospective Validation of a Simple Index for Prediction of Cardiac Risk of Major Noncardiac Surgery
• (6/6 - 6/12) Prolongation of QTc Interval after Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Treatment by Droperidol or Ondansetron
• (6/6 - 6/12) Critical Appraisal Worksheet
• (5/30 - 6/5) The Risk of Cesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Analgesia Given Early Versus Late in Labor
• (5/23 - 5/27) Medical and Surgical Comanagement after Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
• (5/16 - 5/22) Early use of the pulmonary artery catheter and outcomes in patients with shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
• (5/15 - 5/21) Forty-eight Hours of Postoperative Pain Relief after Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Novel, Extended-Release Epidural Morphine Formulation
• (5/2 - 5/8) Early and Delayed Myocardial Infarction after Abdominal Aortic Surgery
• (4/25 - 5/2) Liberal versus restrictive fluid administration to improve recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized, double-blind study
• (4/18 - 4/24) Does Preoperative Coronary Angioplasty Improve Periporerative Cardiac Outcome?
• (4/11 - 4/17) Development and validation of a multifactorial risk index for predicting postoperative pneumonia after major noncardiac surgery
• (4/11 - 4/17) Companion Chapter
• (4/4 - 4/10) Predictors of cardiac events after major vascular surgery: Role of clinical characteristics, dobutamine echocardiography, and beta-blocker therapy
• (3/28 - 4/3) The Effects of a Small-Dose Naloxone Infusion on Opioid-Induced Side Effects and Analgesia in Children and Adolescents Treated with Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia: A Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
• (3/21-3/27): Complications of the COX-2 Inhibitors Parecoxib and Valdecoxib after Cardiac Surgery
• (3/14-3/20): Aspirin and Mortality from Coronary Bypass Surgery
• (3/7-3/13): The Value of Routine Preoperative Medical Testing Before Cataract Surgery