OBJECTIVE: The authors analyzed hospital mortality in adult cardiac surgery patients who
required postoperative venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support …

Background Both saline and lactated Ringer’s solutions are commonly given to surgical
patients. However, hyperchloremic acidosis consequent to saline administration may provoke …

BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled pain after noncardiac surgery activates the sympathetic
nervous system, which causes tachycardia, hypertension, and increased cardiac contractility—all …

To the Editor, For shoulder disarticulation surgery, a continuous brachial plexus (BP) block
is suboptimal because of close proximity to the surgical field and inadequate anesthetic …

The renin angiotensin system (RAS) is thought to be the body’s main vasoconstrictor system,
with physiological effects mediated via the interaction of angiotensin II with angiotensin I …

Objective Compare transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks with liposomal bupivacaine
were to epidural analgesia for pain at rest and opioid consumption in patients recovering from …

Background: Ultrasound guidance for continuous femoral perineural catheters may be
supplemented by electrical stimulation through a needle or through a stimulating catheter. The …

… Alparslan Turan, Wael Ali Sakr Esa, Eva Rivas, Jiayi … Wael Ali Sakr Esa, MD, is a Staff
Anesthesiologist in the Department of General Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Ali Sakr Esa …

We present a case of acute postoperative abdominal pain after proctosigmoidectomy and
colorectal anastomosis that was treated by bilateral continuous quadratus lumborum block. …

Importance Opioid-induced ventilatory depression and hypoxemia is common, severe, and
often unrecognized in postoperative patients. To the extent that nonopioid analgesics reduce …