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Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Content and Volume by PERLAS, Anahi, CHAN, Vincent W. S, LUPU, Catalin M, MITSAKAKIS, Nicholas, HANBIDGE, Anthony

“…Aspiration of gastric contents can be a serious perioperative complication, attributing up to 9% of all anesthesia-related deaths. However, there is currently…”
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Gastric Sonography in the Fasted Surgical Patient: A Prospective Descriptive Study by Perlas, Anahi, Davis, Liisa, Khan, Masood, Mitsakakis, Nicholas, Chan, Vincent W. S.

“…Aspiration pneumonia remains a serious anesthetic-related complication. A reliable diagnostic tool to assess gastric volume is currently lacking. We recently…”
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Bedside ultrasound assessment of gastric content: an observational study by Cubillos, Javier, Tse, Cyrus, Chan, Vincent W. S., Perlas, Anahi

“…Purpose There is a growing interest in the use of bedside ultrasonography to assess gastric content and volume. It has been suggested that the gastric antrum…”
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Neurological Complications After Regional Anesthesia: Contemporary Estimates of Risk by Brull, Richard, McCartney, Colin J. L., Chan, Vincent W. S., El-Beheiry, Hossam

“…Regional anesthesia (RA) provides excellent anesthesia and analgesia for many surgical procedures. Anesthesiologists and patients must understand the risks in…”
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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia: Current Concepts and Future Trends by Marhofer, Peter, Chan, Vincent W. S.

“…The scope of ultrasound imaging guidance for regional anesthesia is growing rapidly. Preliminary data, although limited, suggest that ultrasound can improve…”
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Fascial Plane Blocks: More Questions Than Answers? by Black, Nick D., Stecco, Carla, Chan, Vincent W. S.

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Ultrasound-guided Multilevel Paravertebral Blocks and Total Intravenous Anesthesia Improve the Quality of Recovery after Ambulatory Breast Tumor Resection by Abdallah, Faraj W, Morgan, Pamela J, Cil, Tulin, McNaught, Andrew, Escallon, Jaime M, Semple, John L, Wu, Wei, Chan, Vincent W

“…BACKGROUND:Regional anesthesia improves postoperative analgesia and enhances quality of recovery (QoR) after ambulatory surgery. This randomized,…”
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Does Regional Anesthesia Improve Outcome After Total Knee Arthroplasty? by Macfarlane, Alan J. R., Arun Prasad, Govindarajulu, Chan, Vincent W. S., Brull, Richard

“…Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is amenable to various regional anesthesia techniques that may improve patient outcome. We sought to answer whether regional…”
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The Analgesic Effects of Proximal, Distal, or No Sciatic Nerve Block on Posterior Knee Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Double-blind Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial by Abdallah, Faraj W, Chan, Vincent W S, Gandhi, Rajiv, Koshkin, Arkadiy, Abbas, Sherif, Brull, Richard

“…BACKGROUND:The analgesic efficacy of sciatic nerve block (SNB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is unclear. Proximal and distal SNB are each reported to…”
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The Nerves of the Adductor Canal and the Innervation of the Knee: An Anatomic Study by Burckett-St. Laurant, David, Peng, Philip, Girón Arango, Laura, Niazi, Ahtsham U, Chan, Vincent W.S, Agur, Anne, Perlas, Anahi

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESAdductor canal block contributes to analgesia after total knee arthroplasty. However, controversy exists regarding the target nerves…”
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Point-of-care ultrasound defines gastric content and changes the anesthetic management of elective surgical patients who have not followed fasting instructions: a prospective case series by Alakkad, Husni, Kruisselbrink, Richelle, Chin, Ki Jinn, Niazi, Ahtsham U., Abbas, Sherif, Chan, Vincent W. S., Perlas, Anahi

“…Purpose Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a major cause of anesthesia morbidity and mortality. Point-of-care gastric ultrasound provides information…”
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N6 -methyladenosine (m6A) reader Pho92 is recruited co-transcriptionally and couples translation to mRNA decay to promote meiotic fitness in yeast by Varier, Radhika A, Sideri, Theodora, Capitanchik, Charlotte, Manova, Zornitsa, Calvani, Enrica, Rossi, Alice, Edupuganti, Raghu R, Ensinck, Imke, Chan, Vincent W C, Patel, Harshil, Kirkpatrick, Joanna, Faull, Peter, Snijders, Ambrosius P, Vermeulen, Michiel, Ralser, Markus, Ule, Jernej, Luscombe, Nicholas M, van Werven, Folkert J

“…methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification impacts mRNA fate primarily via reader proteins, which dictate processes in development, stress, and disease. Yet little…”
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Can Ultrasound of the Tibial Nerve Detect Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?: A cross-sectional study by RIAZI, Sheila, BRIL, Vera, PERKINS, Bruce A, ABBAS, Sherif, CHAN, Vincent W. S, NGO, Mylan, LOVBLOM, Leif E, EL-BEHEIRY, Hossam, BRULL, Richard

“…Peripheral nerve imaging by portable ultrasound (US) may serve as a noninvasive and lower-cost alternative to nerve conduction studies (NCS) for diagnosis and…”
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Ultrasound guidance improves success rate of axillary brachial plexus block by CHAN, Vincent W. S, PERLAS, Anahi, MCCARTNEY, Colin J. L, BRULL, Richard, DAQUAN XU, ABBAS, Shérif

“…The purpose of this study is to determine if real time ultrasound guidance improves the success rate of axillary brachial plexus blockade. Patients undergoing…”
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Optical Flow Switching Networks by Chan, Vincent W. S.

“…Present-day networks are being challenged by dramatic increases in data rate demands of emerging applications. A new network architecture, incorporating…”
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Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Laparoscopic Gastric-Bypass Surgery:a Prospective Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Trial by Albrecht, Eric, Kirkham, Kyle R., Endersby, Ryan V. W., Chan, Vincent W. S., Jackson, Timothy, Okrainec, Allan, Penner, Todd, Jin, Rongyu, Brull, Richard

“…Background Despite the laparoscopic approach, patients can suffer moderate to severe pain following bariatric surgery. This randomized controlled…”
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Pneumothorax as a Complication of the Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Approach for Brachial Plexus Block by Bhatia, Anuj, Lai, Jacob, Chan, Vincent W., Brull, Richard

“…In this case report, we are the first to describe the occurrence of a pneumothorax after ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block. The block was performed using…”
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Role of regional anesthesia and analgesia in enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by El-Boghdadly, Kariem, Jack, James M, Heaney, Aine, Black, Nick D, Englesakis, Marina F, Kehlet, Henrik, Chan, Vincent W S

“…BackgroundEffective analgesia is an important element of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), but the clinical impact of regional anesthesia and analgesia…”
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A perioperative approach to the opioid crisis by Bai, Johnny-Wei, MD, Bao, James, MSPH, Bhatia, Anuj, MD, Chan, Vincent W.S., MD

“…Bai et al cite that opioid overprescribing after surgery may be contributing to Canada's current opioid crisis. Despite guideline recommendations to limit…”
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Does barbed suture lower cost and improve outcome in total knee arthroplasty? A randomized controlled trial by Chan, Vincent WK., MBBS, Chan, P.K., FHKCOS, FHKAM, Chiu, K.Y., FHKCOS, FHKAM, Yan, C.H., FHKCOS, FHKAM, Ng, F.Y., FHKCOS, FHKAM

“…Abstract Background Wound closure is key to prevent infection, facilitate immediate rehabilitation and improve efficiency of total knee arthroplasty (TKA)…”
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