Sevoflurane may be associated with a high incidence of emergence agitation in preschool
children. We tested the hypothesis that maintenance of anesthesia with propofol after …

Delaying surgery only for the purpose of blood pressure control may not be necessary,
especially in the case of mild to moderate hypertension. Strict care, however, should be taken to …

Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a distressing complication of surgery,
and 5-HT 3 receptor antagonists are often prescribed to prevent it. Ondansetron is the agent …

BACKGROUND: Ramosetron has been shown to have a very strong effect for preventing
postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in previous meta-analyses. However, these …

Background Although more than 30 yr ago the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of
xenon was determined to be 71%, that previous study had technological limitations, and no …

Background Xenon, an inert gas with anesthetic properties (minimum alveolar concentration
[MAC] = 71%), has an extremely low blood:gas partition coefficient (0.14). Therefore, we …

Stressful events during early childhood can have a profound lifelong influence on emotional
and cognitive behaviors. However, the mechanisms by which stress affects neonatal brain …

Background Physicians' mental health can be affected by unreasonable demands and
complaints made by patients. Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the association …

Background The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC)-awake is a traditional index of
hypnotic potency of an inhalational anesthetic. The MAC-awake of xenon, an inert gas with …

Cellular bioenergetic failure caused by mitochondrial dysfunction is a key process of alveolar
epithelial injury during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prolyl hydroxylases (…