Post-Anesthesia Monitoring

General anesthesia has allowed for great advancements in the surgical field. It is typically used in lengthy procedures or procedures that cause heavy blood loss or affect the patient’s airway or breathing [4]. The goal is for the surgical…

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Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Administration of Sugammadex vs. Neostigmine for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade

Neuromuscular blockades are agents commonly used during surgical operations where muscular contraction may compromise the efficacy of the procedure. The molecular configuration of neuromuscular blockades mimics acetylcholine. Through post-synaptic binding…

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Electroconvulsive Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is now performed on 1,000,000 patients per year world-wide with 100,000 of those in the United States [6]. ECT is an effective therapeutic modality for severe and treatment-resistant depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and…

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Anesthesia for Trauma Patient

Traumatic injury refers to physical injuries of sudden onset and severity that require immediate medical attention.1 The trauma patient may have systemic shock and necessitate resuscitation or limb-saving interventions.1 Traumatic…

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Bioengineering and Anesthesia

Bioengineering is the application of modern technology to the biological and medical disciplines. An important subset of the discipline that has had a large impact on anesthesiology in particular is…

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