Dural Injury Treatment with a Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach: A Case Report and Description of Surgical Technique by João Paulo Machado Bergamaschi, Fernando Flores de Araújo, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Kelsen de Oliveira Teixeira, Luiz Henrique Dias Sandon, Ricardo Graciano Squiapati, Gustavo Vitelli Depieri, Ariel Falbel Lugão, Rangel Roberto de Assis, Esthael Cristina Querido Avelar Bergamaschi

“…Conversion can be problematic because most surgeries are performed under sedation and local anesthesia. Conclusions. In this case report and the new endoscopic suture technique described here, we show that primary correction of dural tears through endoscopy is possible. …”
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Intraoperative sensitization in trigeminal region caused by postherpetic neuralgia: a case report by Gangwen Guo, Dan Li, Hongyan Li, Rong Hu, Haocheng Zhou

“…However, the intraoperative administration of sedative agents was suspended owing to hemodynamic instability during the second session. …”
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Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty Comparing 24-Hour Opioid Requirements: A Randomized Controlled Study by Dahlia Townsend, Nasir Siddique, Atsumi Kimura, Yaacov Chein, Eli Kamara, John Pope, Mitchell Weiser, Singh Nair, Iyabo Muse

“…Intraoperatively, all patients received spinal anesthesia with moderate sedation. Postoperatively, patients received a standardized multimodal analgesia protocol. …”
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A foundation systematic review of natural language processing applied to gastroenterology & hepatology by Matthew Stammers, Balasubramanian Ramgopal, Abigail Owusu Nimako, Anand Vyas, Reza Nouraei, Cheryl Metcalf, James Batchelor, Jonathan Shepherd, Markus Gwiggner

“…Colonoscopy was the focus of 21 (38.9%) studies; 13 (24.1%) focused on liver disease, 7 (13.0%) on inflammatory bowel disease, 4 (7.4%) on gastroscopy, 4 (7.4%) on pancreatic disease and 2 (3.7%) on endoscopic sedation/ERCP and gastrointestinal bleeding. Only 30 (56.6%) of the studies reported patient demographics, and only 13 (24.5%) had a low risk of validation bias. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Physical Restraint of Patients in Intensive Care Unit by Yun Wang, Ying Liu, Ya-Li Tian, Su-Lian Gu

“…Age (B = 0.036, odds ratio [OR]: 1.037, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.022–1.052, P<0.001), consciousness disorder (B = 0.770, OR: 2.159, 95% CI: 1.216–3.832, P=0.009), coma (B = −1.666, OR: 0.189, 95% CI: 0.101–0.353, P<0.001), passive activity (B = 1.014, OR: 2.756, 95% CI: 1.644–4.618, P<0.001), delirium (B = 0.993, OR: 2.699, 95% CI: 1.097–6.642, P=0.031), −3 < Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) score <2 (B = 0.698, OR: 2.009, 95% CI: 1.026–3.935, P=0.042), RASS score ≥2 (B = 1.253, OR: 3.499, 95% CI: 1.126–10.875, P=0.030), and mechanical ventilation (B = 1.696, OR: 5.455, 95% CI: 2.804–10.611, P<0.001) were identified as independent risk factors for PR in the ICU (P<0.05) and included in the nomogram. …”
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Feasibility and safety of zero-fluoro, “apron-less” approach to repeat pulmonary vein isolation procedures using radiofrequency energy after initial cryoballoon ablation by Vedran Velagic, Vedran Pasara, Ivan Prepolec, Andrija Nekic, Zvonimir Katic, Davor Milicic

“…Repeat procedures were performed under conscious sedation and with intracardiac echo (ICE) and 3D mapping system - without the use of fluoroscopy and lead aprons. …”
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Dexmedetomidine alleviates acute kidney injury in a rat model of veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Min Yu, Shilin Wei, Xueyang Shen, Junjie Ying, Dezhi Mu, Xiangyang Wu, Yongnan Li

“…Dexmedetomidine (DEX), which has been widely used for sedation during ECMO, possesses several properties that help reduce the occurrence of AKI. …”
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A Case of Mild Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion Associated with G5P[6]Rotavirus Infection by Tsuyoshi Matsuoka, Toshifumi Yodoshi, Misaki Sugai, Masato Hiyane, Takashi Matsuoka, Hideki Akeda, Masaharu Ohfu, Satoshi Komoto, Koki Taniguchi

“…After awakening from sedation, the patient's disturbance of consciousness improved. …”
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A Case Report of Bowel Perforation in a Gravid COVID-19 Patient by A. T. Guiritan, J. G. Cataluña

“…During the postoperative days, patient remained intubated and sedated. Increasing residuals were noted per nasogastric tube (NGT). …”
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Deciphering In Vitro and In Vivo Pharmacological Properties of Seed and Fruit Extracts of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch by Farhana Alam Ripa, Fowzia Alam, Fahmida Haque Riya, Yesmin Begum, Sharmin Akter Eti, Nusratun Nahar, Zebunnesa Ahmed, Sabrina Sharmin

“…In the thiopental-induced sedation assay, SFJC significantly decreased the sleep latency time (4.18 ± 0.24 min) and increased the duration of sleep time (85.20 ± 2.39 min) at a higher dose. …”
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Shared Medical and Environmental Risk Factors in Dry Eye Syndrome, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case-Control Study by Hadas Ben-Eli, Doron J. Aframian, Eldad Ben-Chetrit, Dror Mevorach, Geffen Kleinstern, Ora Paltiel, Abraham Solomon

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Acute Effects of Ketamine Infusion on Postoperative Mood Scores in Patients Undergoing Dilation and Curettage: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Study by Raham Hasan Mostafa, Ahmed Mohamed Khamis, Ashraf Nabil Saleh, Yehia Mamdouh Hassan Mekki, Mohamed Mohamed Kamal, Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Abdulmohsen Abdulnaiem Ismaiel

“…Ketamine group patients showed higher sedation score and increased, although self-limiting, psychedelic phenomena than the control group. …”
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Clinical Utility of a Structured Program to Reduce the Risk of Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment after Discharge from Intensive Care Unit: A Real-World Experience by Angelica Venni, Francesca Ioia, Silvia Laviola, Francesca Frigieri, Alessandra Pieri, Simona Marilli, Daniela Balzi, Piercarlo Ballo, Stefano Gori, Diletta Guarducci

“…A total of 159 patients hospitalized in our ICU with a length of stay >72 hours were enrolled in an institutional management protocol including specific recommendations: adequate sedation and analgesia protocols, to ensure a valid delirium prevention strategy, and to provide a planned midterm after discharge. …”
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Comparison of the safety of remimazolam and propofol during general anesthesia in elderly patients: systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianchun Liu, Longyi Zhang, Li Zhao, Xuelei Zhou, Wei Mao, Linlin Chen, Hongyu Zhu, Ying Xie, Linji Li

“…BackgroundRemimazolam is a novel sedative drug approved for procedural sedation and general anesthesia. …”
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Impact of Global Mean Normalization on Regional Glucose Metabolism in the Human Brain by Kristian N. Mortensen, Albert Gjedde, Garth J. Thompson, Peter Herman, Maxime J. Parent, Douglas L. Rothman, Ron Kupers, Maurice Ptito, Johan Stender, Steven Laureys, Valentin Riedl, Michael T. Alkire, Fahmeed Hyder

“…., control) against specific physiological/clinical states, including healthy/awake with eyes open, healthy/awake but congenitally blind, healthy/sedated with anesthetics, and patients with disorders of consciousness. …”
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Barriers to nurse-led delirium management in intensive care units: an integrative systematic review using COM-B model by Mokhtar Abdu Almoliky, Sameer Alkubati, Khalil Saleh, Salman Alsaqri, Saddam A. Al-Ahdal, Galal Albani, Mujeeb A. Sultan

“…High workload, lack of staff, lack of time, lack of documentation and lack/ shortage of guidelines were barriers mapped to physical opportunity, while communication barriers in particular patient’s intubation and sedation were mapped to social opportunity barriers. …”
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The effect of ethanol extract of Aloysia triphylla on anesthesia and improve the physiological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after transfer by Ali Hajibeglou, Masoumeh Machanlou, Mohammad Mazandarani, Mohammad Sudagar

“…Results and discussion: The results showed that the elevated concentration of A. triphylla proportionally decreased the time required for sedation and anesthesia induction and upraised the recovery time. …”
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Cardioneuroablation for reflex syncope or functional bradyarrhytmias: new insight from a single center experience by Noemi Valenti, Antonio Di Monaco, Imma Romanazzi, Nicola Vitulano, Federica Troisi, Federico Quadrini, Antonio Vitullo, Luca Sgarra, Rosa Caruso, Vincenzo Anzelmo, Pietro Guida, Natale Daniele Brunetti, Massimo Grimaldi

“…All patients underwent CNA under conscious sedation targeting the superior and/or inferior paraseptal ganglionated plexus (GPs).ResultsNine patients were affected by vasovagal syncope (VVS) and twelve by functional bradyarrhythmias. …”
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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

“…Introduction The use of Bispectral Index (BIS) monitors for assessing depth of sedation has led to a reduction in both the incidence of awareness and anaesthetic consumption in total intravenous anaesthesia. …”
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Determination of the MEC90 of Oxycodone for Preventing Perioperative Shivering in Pregnant Patients Undergoing Caesarean Delivery with Neuraxial Anaesthesia: A Biased-Coin up-and-D... by Lu X, Chen K, Xuan Y, Shen M, Lei W, Huang Y, Sun J

“…The 5-min and 30-min Ramsay sedation scores were 3 (3– 4) and 3 (3– 3), respectively. …”
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