BACKGROUND: There is controversy regarding the relative perioperative benefits of desflurane
versus sevoflurane when used for maintenance of anesthesia in the ambulatory setting. …

Study objective To compare three different video laryngoscope devices (VL) to standard direct
laryngoscopy (DL) for tracheal intubation of obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. …

Background There is currently no widely accepted instrument for measuring preoperative
anxiety. The objective of this study was to develop a simple visual facial anxiety scale (VFAS) …

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and postdischarge nausea and vomiting (PDNV)
remain common and distressing complications following surgery. The routine use of opioid …

BACKGROUND: Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs have become increasingly popular as
part of multimodal analgesic regimens for pain management in the ambulatory setting. We …

BACKGROUND: There is still controversy regarding the optimal strategy for managing
postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk surgical populations. Although …

Objective To determine perioperative treatments and events associated with Hospital
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey responses. …

Age is the most prominent risk factor for the development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
This study investigated the potential role of anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-4 in age-…

Heart disease is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in persons infected with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and both HIV and highly active antiretroviral therapy (…

Study Objective To compare the C-MAC video laryngoscope to the standard flexible fiberoptic
scope (FFS) with an eye piece (but without a camera or a video screen) for intubation of …