BACKGROUND & AIMS: A fast-track program is a multimodal approach for patients undergoing
colonic surgery that combines stringent regimens of perioperative care (fluid restriction, …

Background Although one-lung ventilation (OLV) has become an established procedure
during thoracic surgery, sparse data exist about inflammatory alterations in the deflated, …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of intravenous (IV) versus oral clonidine on
alterations of heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output (CO), and plasma-…

Background Programmatic assessment is a concept to support learning through continuously
providing information about learner progress to trainees and supervisors. Central to the …

Arterial blood gases were studied prospectively using continuous intraarterial blood gas
monitoring during thoracoscopic volume reduction surgery (VRS) in 24 patients with advanced …

Although the mechanism of tourniquet-induced hypertension is still unclear, plasma
norepinephrine concentrations continuously increase in parallel to arterial blood pressure during …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Key factors of Fast Track (FT) programs are fluid
restriction and epidural analgesia (EDA). We aimed to challenge the preconception that the …

Study Objectives: To investigate whether a single preoperative IV dose of clonidine blunts the
hemodynamic and hyperadrenergic responses not only to intubation, but also to extubation…

Background There is limited knowledge on practice patterns in procedural sedation and
analgesia (PSA), the use of propofol, and monitoring during flexible bronchoscopy (FB). The …

Objective: Lung transplantation has become an established treatment option for end-stage
pulmonary diseases. However, outcome depends on preoperative condition and co-morbidity…