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Modeling the uncertainty of surgical procedure times: Comparison of log-normal and normal models by STRUM, D. P, MAY, J. H, VARGAS, L. G

“…Medical institutions are under increased economic pressure to schedule elective surgeries efficiently to contain the costs of surgical services. Surgical…”
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Surgical subspecialty block utilization and capacity planning : A minimal cost analysis model by STRUM, D. P, VARGAS, L. G, MAY, J. H

“…Operational inefficiencies in the use of operating rooms (ORs) are hidden by traditional measures of OR utilization. To better detect these inefficiencies, the…”
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Surgeon and type of anesthesia predict variability in surgical procedure times by STRUM, D. P, SAMPSON, A. R, MAY, J. H, VARGAS, L. G

“…Variability in surgical procedure times increases the cost of healthcare delivery by increasing both the underutilization and overutilization of expensive…”
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Quantitative assessment of alterations in regional left ventricular contractility with color-coded tissue Doppler echocardiography: Comparison with sonomicrometry and pressure-volume relations by GORCSAN, J. III, STRUM, D. P, MANDARINO, W. A, GULATI, V. K, PINSKY, M. R

“…Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a novel method of color-coding myocardial velocity on-line. The objective of the present study was to evaluate endocardial…”
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Partition Coefficients for Sevoflurane in Human Blood, Saline, and Olive Oil by Strum, David P., Eger, Edmond I.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine partition coefficients for a new rapid-acting inhaled anesthetic, sevoflurane. Blood samples were taken from 19 ASA…”
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The degradation, absorption, and solubility of volatile anesthetics in soda lime depend on water content by STRUM, D. P, EGER, E. I

“…Absorption of anesthetic into soda lime may delay induction of anesthesia and degradation by soda lime may produce toxic products. We determined whether the…”
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Modeling of asynchronous myocardial contraction by effective stroke volume analysis by STRUM, D. P, PINSKY, M. R

“…Left ventricular (LV) regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMA) are not easily quantified. We describe a model for quantifying RWMA by referencing regional…”
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Esmolol-induced Regional wall motion abnormalities do not affect regional ventricular elastances by STRUM, D. P, PINSKY, M. R

“…The effect of regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMA) on regional and global left ventricular (LV) elastances has not been defined. To induce RWMA, we…”
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Stability of sevoflurane in soda lime by STRUM, D. P, JOHNSON, B. H, EGER, E. I. II

“…Stability of halogenated volatile anesthetic is important because of the potential toxicity associated with the breakdown products. The authors enclosed 100 ml…”
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Age Affects the Pharmacokinetics of Inhaled Anesthetics in Humans by Strum, David P., Eger, Edmond I., Unadkat, Jashvant D., Johnson, Brynte H., Carpenter, Randall L.

“…To define the effect of aging on the pharmacokinetics of volatile anesthetics, we determined the end-tidal and mixed expired anesthetic concentrations of…”
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Design of RCSS: Resource Coordination Systems for Surgical Services using distributed communications by Strum, D P, Vargas, L G, May, J H

“…The plans for Resource Coordination for Surgical Services system (RCSS) incorporate a distributed objectbase with a coordinating server. User-centered…”
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Studies of the toxicity of I-653, halothane, and isoflurane in enzyme-induced, hypoxic rats by EGER, E. I. II, JOHNSON, B. H, STRUM, D. P, FERRELL, L. D

“…The physical stability and low blood solubility of the new inhaled anesthetic, I-653, imply that this agent produces limited or no toxic effects. To test this…”
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Toxicity of sevoflurane in rats by STRUM, D. P, EGER, E. I. II, JOHNSON, B. H, STEFFEY, E. P, FERRELL, L. D

“…Sevoflurane, an experimental potent volatile anesthetic with a low blood/gas partition coefficient, degrades in the presence of soda lime to products the…”
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Regional oxygen consumption persists in dyskinetic canine myocardium by Buffington, C W, Strum, D P, Watanabe, S

“…Regional myocardial O2 consumption was measured in anesthetized dogs both in baseline conditions and during intracoronary infusion of lidocaine, verapamil,…”
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The absorption and degradation of isoflurane and I-653 by dry soda lime at various temperatures by Eger, 2nd, E I, Strum, D P

“…The capacity of dry soda lime to absorb and degrade isoflurane and a new inhaled anesthetic, I-653, was measured at normal, decreased, and increased…”
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A surgical services management system--toward improved communications and operational efficiency by Strum, D P, Vargas, L G, May, J H, Palmer, J S, Gunnerson, H B, Watkins, W D

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Color-coded tissue Doppler assessment of the effects of acute ischemia on regional left ventricular function: comparison with sonomicrometry by Gorcsan, 3rd, J, Strum, D P, Mandarino, W A, Pinsky, M R

“…Echocardiographic assessment of regional left ventricular (LV) function usually consists of subjective visual inspection of endocardial movement and wall…”
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American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System in not a risk classification system by Owens, W D

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Mucinous adenoid tumor of the paratesticular tissue by Mukerjee, M G, Norris, M, Strum, D P, Mittemeyer, B T, Borski, A A

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Elimination of Anesthetics from Rabbit Brain by Strum, David P., Johnson, Brynte H., Eger, Edmond I.

“…Strum, Johnson and Eger criticize Wyrwicz's conclusions from an experiment regarding administration of anesthesia to rabbits. Wyrwicz responds to Strum,…”
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