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  1. Successful resuscitation from asystole induced by bupivacaine requires the reestablishment of a sufficient coronary flow (CF) quickly. This study was designed to test whether levosimendan was superior to epine...

    Authors: Hongfei Chen, Fangfang Xia, Zhousheng Jin, Kejian Shi, Yun Xia, Le Liu, Thomas J. Papadimos, Xuzhong Xu and Limei Chen
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:174
  2. After publication of this article [1], the authors noted that the corresponding email address is incorrect.

    Authors: Kai-Kai Guo, Cheng-Qi Deng, Gui-Jun Lu and Guo-Li Zhao
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:173

    The original article was published in BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:132

  3. Mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains high. These patients require mechanical ventilation strategies that include high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). It remain...

    Authors: Lanqi Guo, Jianfeng Xie, Yingzi Huang, Chun Pan, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu and Ling Liu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:172
  4. Sevoflurane preconditioning induces brain ischemic tolerance, but the mechanism remains poorly elucidated. Nitration is an important form of post-translational modification in pathological signaling. This stud...

    Authors: Shiquan Wang, Yuheng Li, Jinlong Wei, Pei Li and Qianzi Yang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:171
  5. Tenascin-C is a pro-inflammatory glycoprotein with various biological functions. High expression of tenascin-C is found in inflammation, tissue remodeling, and autoimmune diseases. However, its expression and ...

    Authors: Weifang Yuan, Wei Zhang, Xiaofang Yang, Liyuan Zhou, Ziwei Hanghua and Kailiang Xu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:170
  6. Cavity effusion is common in patients with infectious diseases. However, the incidence rate and characteristics of serous cavity effusions (SCE) in septic patients are not clear to date. The objective of this ...

    Authors: Ling-Yu Xing, Jun Yin, Mian Shao, Yi-Lin Yang, Ke-Yong Li, Ming-Ming Xue, Su-Cheng Mu, Zhan Sun, Ya-Ping Zhang, Chen-Ling Yao, Xun Chu, Chao-Yang Tong and Zhen-Ju Song
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:169
  7. Fluid overloading is detrimental to organ function and results in a poor prognosis. It is necessary to evaluate fluid responsiveness before fluid loading. We performed a systematic meta-analysis to evaluate th...

    Authors: Bo Yao, Jian-yu Liu and Yun-bo Sun
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:168
  8. Although propofol is a common anesthetic agent for the induction of general anesthesia, hemodynamic fluctuations are occasionally prominent during induction/intubation. The aims of this study were to determine...

    Authors: Sho Kawasaki, Chikako Kiyohara, Shoji Tokunaga and Sumio Hoka
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:167
  9. High flow nasal therapy (HFNT) is a technique in which humidified and heated gas is delivered to the airways through the nose via small nasal prongs at flows that are higher than the rates generally applied du...

    Authors: Andrea Cortegiani, Giuseppe Accurso, Sebastiano Mercadante, Antonino Giarratano and Cesare Gregoretti
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:166
  10. In-wound catheters for infusion of local anaesthetic for post-caesarean section analgesia are well tolerated in parturients. Few studies have examined continuous in-wound infusion of a combination of local ana...

    Authors: Jozica Wagner-Kovacec, Petra Povalej-Brzan and Dusan Mekis
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:165
  11. The ratio of T helper 1 (Th1) to T helper 2 (Th2) as well as T helper 17 (Th17) to regulatory T cells (Treg) represents the state and direction of immune response. Recent studies demonstrated that dexmedetomid...

    Authors: Jae-Myeong Lee, Hyo-Jo Han, Won-Kyu Choi, Subin Yoo, Soojin Baek and Jaemin Lee
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:164
  12. Anaphylaxis in general anaesthesia occurs with a frequency of 1:5000-1:20000. This clinical summary reports on the use of an effective risk management strategy employing second line anaesthesia agents and alte...

    Authors: Ana Licina
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:163
  13. It is unclear if anaesthesia maintenance with propofol is advantageous or beneficial over inhalational agents. This study is intended to compare the effects of propofol vs. inhalational agents in maintaining g...

    Authors: Stefan Schraag, Lorenzo Pradelli, Abdul Jabbar Omar Alsaleh, Marco Bellone, Gianni Ghetti, Tje Lin Chung, Martin Westphal and Sebastian Rehberg
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:162
  14. The Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a new surgical option for hearing impaired children. Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring includes brainstem mapping of cranial nerve (CN) IX, X, XI, XII and their ...

    Authors: Charis Khoo, A. H. NurHafiizhoh, Angela Tan, Tracy Tan and Hwan Ing Hee
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:161
  15. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility, accuracy and efficiency of the facet joint injections in the lumbar spine by ultrasound guided versus lose dose computed tomography (CT) guidance.

    Authors: Ling Ye, Chuanbing Wen and Hui Liu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:160
  16. Surgical manipulation of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) may induce large hemodynamic oscillations due to catecholamine release. Little is known regarding hemodynamic instability during percutaneo...

    Authors: Atousa Deljou, Jacob D. Kohlenberg, Toby N. Weingarten, Irina Bancos, William F. Young Jr, Darrell R. Schroeder, David P. Martin and Juraj Sprung
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:158
  17. The perioperative period can be a critical period with long-term implications on cancer-related outcomes. In this study, we evaluate the influence of regional anesthesia on cancer-specific outcomes in a radica...

    Authors: Juan Chipollini, Brandon Alford, David C. Boulware, Patrice Forget, Scott M. Gilbert, Jorge L. Lockhart, Julio M. Pow-Sang, Wade J. Sexton, Philippe E. Spiess, Michael A. Poch and Sephalie Y. Patel
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:157
  18. We aimed to construct a prediction tool for postoperative oxygen therapy and determine predictors of duration of use among children undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

    Authors: Maliwan Oofuvong, Siriwimol Ratprasert and Thavat Chanchayanon
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:137
  19. During thoracic surgery in lateral decubitus, one lung ventilation (OLV) may impair respiratory mechanics and gas exchange. We tested a strategy based on an open lung approach (OLA) consisting in lung recruitm...

    Authors: Michela Rauseo, Lucia Mirabella, Salvatore Grasso, Antonella Cotoia, Savino Spadaro, Davide D’Antini, Franca Valentino, Livio Tullo, Domenico Loizzi, Francesco Sollitto and Gilda Cinnella
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:156
  20. Anxiety during the preoperative period is the most common problem with a number of postoperative complications such as an increase in postoperative pain, delay of healing and prolong the hospital stay. Further...

    Authors: Henok Mulugeta, Mulatu Ayana, Mezinew Sintayehu, Getenet Dessie and Tesfu Zewdu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:155
  21. Continuous epidural infusion (CEI) is the standard application setting for epidural infusion. A new mode, the programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) technique, showed reduced local anesthetic (LA) consu...

    Authors: Thomas Wiesmann, Lilli Hoff, Lara Prien, Alexander Torossian, Leopold Eberhart, Hinnerk Wulf and Carsten Feldmann
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:154
  22. Laryngeal mask UNIQUE® (LMAU) is supraglottic airway device with good clinical performance and low failure rate. Little is known about the ideal position of the LMAU on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and...

    Authors: Jozef Klučka, Jan Šenkyřík, Jarmila Skotáková, Roman Štoudek, Michaela Ťoukalková, Ivo Křikava, Lukáš Mareček, Tomáš Pavlík, Alena Štouračová and Petr Štourač
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:153
  23. ECMO support is a final treatment modality for patients in the refractory cardiogenic arrest and postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock with an utmost importance. Eventhough it is linked to high mortality, its usage...

    Authors: İbrahim Mungan, Dilek Kazancı, Şerife Bektaş, Derya Ademoglu and Sema Turan
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:152
  24. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has been demonstrated to decrease ventilator-induced lung injury in patients under mechanical ventilation (MV) for acute respiratory failure. Recently, some studies have...

    Authors: Pablo Cruces, Sebastián González-Dambrauskas, Federico Cristiani, Javier Martínez, Ronnie Henderson, Benjamin Erranz and Franco Díaz
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:151
  25. We performed a randomized, blinded pilot study in 12 volunteers to assess the feasibility to reposition an intentionally displaced suture-method catheter for two different insertion techniques for adductor can...

    Authors: Zarah Maria Jordahn, Tobias Stenbjerg Lyngeraa, Ulrik Grevstad, Christian Rothe, Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm and Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:150
  26. The effects of the intravenous anesthetics propofol and etomidate on circulation are significantly different; however, their differing effects on miRNA expression in the cardiovascular system are not clearly u...

    Authors: Youxiu Yao, Ning Yang, Dengyang Han, Cheng Ni, Changyi Wu and Xiangyang Guo
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:149
  27. Many cases of coronary artery spasm (CAS) during general plus epidural anesthesia have been reported. But transversus abdominis plane(TAP) block in combination with general anesthesia has not been reported to ...

    Authors: Wenping Peng, Shun Huang, Shuzhen Zhou, Ning Yang and Mingzhang Zuo
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:148
  28. Postoperative hypoxemia is quite common in patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. However, there is no method to predict this potentially life-threatening co...

    Authors: Huiqing Ge, Ye Jiang, Qijun Jin, Linjun Wan, Ximing Qian and Zhongheng Zhang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:146
  29. Postoperative pain is one of the most common symptoms after surgery, which brings physical discomfort to patients. In addition, it may cause a series of complications, and even affect the long-term quality of ...

    Authors: Fuxi Song, Chunmiao Ye, Feng Qi, Ping Zhang, Xuexiang Wang, Yanfeng Lü, Alejandro Fernandez-Escobar, Chao Zheng and Liang Li
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:145

    The Retraction Note to this article has been published in BMC Anesthesiology 2019 19:20

  30. Minimal invasive heart surgery (MIHS) presents several benefits, but provides intense and prolonged post-operative pain. Our objective was to compare efficacy of serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) with conti...

    Authors: Vivien Berthoud, Omar Ellouze, Maxime Nguyen, Maria Konstantinou, Serge Aho, Ghislain Malapert, Claude Girard, Pierre-Gregoire Guinot, Olivier Bouchot and Belaid Bouhemad
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:144
  31. Proximal brachial plexus blocks can lead to an extended period of motor paralysis and delay the return of motor function. This could influence patient satisfaction, and extend hospitalizations. The aim of the ...

    Authors: Weijuan Zhu, Riyong Zhou, Lulu Chen, Yuanqing Chen, Lvdan Huang, Yun Xia, Thomas J. Papadimos and Xuzhong Xu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:143
  32. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication after cardiac surgery that influences the clinical outcomes and quality of life of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Shen...

    Authors: Lei Chen, Liangrong Wang, Qian Zhuo, Qiong Zhang, Feifei Chen, Liling Li and Lina Lin
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:142
  33. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) seriously reduces quality of life and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The causes and neuropathogenesis of POCD remain largely unknown. Resveratr...

    Authors: Bei Wang, Shengjin Ge, Wanxia Xiong and Zhanggang Xue
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:141
  34. With the increasing occurrence of drug shortages, understanding the pharmacokinetics of alternative intrathecal opioid administration has gained importance. In particular, additional data are needed to compreh...

    Authors: Vikas O’Reilly-Shah and Grant C Lynde
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:140
  35. The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by temporary cerebral hypoxia which can cause cognitive dysfunction. On the other hand, hypoxia induced neurocognitive deficits are detectable after...

    Authors: Soeren Wagner, Joerg Quente, Sven Staedtler, Katharina Koch, Tanja Richter-Schmidinger, Johannes Kornhuber, Harald Ihmsen and Juergen Schuettler
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:139
  36. The goal of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and interchangeability between continuous cardiac output (CO) measured by electrical velocimetry (COEv) and continuous cardiac output obtained using the pulmona...

    Authors: De-Jie Wang, I-Shan Lee, An-Hsun Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Pei-Chi Ting, Yun-Hui Teng, Jr-Rung Lin and Hsin-I Tsai
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:138
  37. To examine the response to an α2receptor agonist used as a sedative for patients using long-term selective α1 blockers.

    Authors: Do-Won Lee, Jiseok Baik, Giyoung Yun, Soeun Jeon, Hyae-Jin Kim, Eun-Soo Kim, Hyeon Jeong Lee and Jae-Young Kwon
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:136
  38. The analgesic effects of dexamethasone have been reported previously, and the present study determined the effects of preoperative dexamethasone on postoperative pain in patients who received thoracotomy.

    Authors: Kyoung-Woon Joung, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Wook-Jong Kim, Ye Ji Lim, Jae Won Kim, Eun-Ho Lee and In-Cheol Choi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:135
  39. The airway reflex such as cough is common accompanied with severe fluctuations of hemodynamics during emergence. This prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial tested the hypothesis that topical rop...

    Authors: Panpan Fang, Zhijun Zong, Yao Lu, Xiaoyu Han and Xuesheng Liu
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:134
  40. Clostridium difficile (CD) is the most common pathogen causing nosocomial diarrhea. The clinical presentation ranges from mild diarrhea to severe complications, including pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megaco...

    Authors: Maximilian Vondran, Senta Schack, Jens Garbade, Christian Binner, Meinhard Mende, Ardawan Julian Rastan, Michael Andrew Borger and Thomas Schroeter
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:133
  41. Morphine and oxycodone are considered as wide-spreadly used opioids for moderate/severe cancer pain. However, debate exists about the evidence regarding their relative tolerability and underlying results.

    Authors: Kai-Kai Guo, Cheng-Qi Deng, Gui-Jun Lu and Guo-Li Zhao
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:132

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:173

  42. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) have been involved in tumor growth and metastasis. Sevoflurane may promote angiogenesis, whereas propofol can present an anti-...

    Authors: Tao Yan, Guo-Hua Zhang, Bao-Na Wang, Li Sun and Hui Zheng
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:131
  43. A right-sided double-lumen tube (R-DLT) tends to obstruct the right upper lobe intraoperatively due to anatomical distortion during surgery. If the R-DLT is poorly matched with the patient’s airway anatomy, it...

    Authors: Wei Yu, Zijian Wang, Dapeng Gao, Wei Zhang, Wen Jin, Xuesong Ma and Sihua Qi
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:130
  44. Patients undergoing craniotomy operations are prone to various noxious stimuli, many strategies are commenced to provide state of analgesia, for better control of the stress response and to overcome its undesi...

    Authors: Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed, Tarek Ahmed Radwan, Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed, Hatem Abdellatif Mohamed, Mohamed Farid Mohamed Elemady, Safinaz Hassan Osman, Tamer Fayez Safan, Tamer Mohamed Khair, Norhan Abdelaleem Ali, Rania Samir Fahmy, Mohamed Ibrahim Belita, Shady Rady Abdalla, Ahmed Abdelaziz Seleem, Ehab Mohi Atta, Osama Ismail Zaid, Ahmed Shaker Ragab…
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:129
  45. Screening and optimizing patients for OSA in the perioperative period may reduce postoperative complications. However, sleep studies can be difficult to obtain before surgery. Previous surveys reported that th...

    Authors: George Ho, Crispiana Cozowicz, Jean Wong, Mandeep Singh, Enoch Lam, Eva E. Mörwald, Najia Hasan, Stavros G. Memtsoudis and Frances Chung
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:128
  46. Inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia (core temperature < 36 °C) is a common but preventable adverse event. This study aimed to determine whether active intraoperative warming reduced bleeding in patients und...

    Authors: Jie Yi, Hao Liang, Ruiyue Song, Hailu Xia and Yuguang Huang
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:126
  47. Propofol is an excellent hypnotic drug for use in repeated radiation procedures in young children. To date, tolerance to propofol generally does not develop in pediatric patients undergoing radiation therapy. ...

    Authors: RyungA Kang, Byung Seop Shin, Young Hee Shin, Nam-Su Gil, Ye Na Oh and Ji Seon Jeong
    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2018 18:125

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