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Perioperative considerations for the patient with asthma and bronchospasm by Woods, B.D., Sladen, R.N.

“…The incidence of asthma is increasing worldwide, but morbidity and mortality are decreasing because of improvements in medical care. Although the incidence of…”
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Protein C Activity and Postoperative Metabolic Liver Function after Liver Transplantation by Wagener, G, Diaz, G, Guarrera, J.V, Minhaz, M, Renz, J.F, Sladen, R.N

“…Abstract Background Protein C is a natural thrombin antagonist produced by hepatocytes. Its levels are low in liver failure and predispose patients to…”
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Tramadol added to mepivacaine prolongs the duration of an axillary brachial plexus blockade by KAPRAL, S, GOLLMANN, G, WALTL, B, LIKAR, R, SLADEN, R. N, WEINSTABL, C, LEHOFER, F

“…Tramadol is an analgesic drug that is antagonized by alpha2-adrenoceptor antagonists, as well as opioid antagonists. We hypothesized that tramadol might…”
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Tromethamine buffer modifies the depressant effect of permissive hypercapnia on myocardial contractility in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome by WEBER, Thomas, TSCHERNICH, Heinz, SITZWOHL, Christian, ULLRICH, Roman, GERMANN, Peter, ZIMPFER, Michael, SLADEN, Robert N, HUEMER, Günter

“…In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), permissive hypercapnia is a strategy to decrease airway pressures to prevent ventilator-induced…”
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Controlled airway pressure therapy, nitric oxide inhalation, prone position, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as components of an integrated approach to ARDS by ULLRICH, R, LORBER, C, RÖDER, G, URAK, G, FARYNIAK, B, SLADEN, R. N, GERMANN, P

“…Recent years have seen the introduction of innovative additive therapies for acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, because there are no reliable…”
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Use of Patient-Controlled Analgesia to Compare the Efficacy of Epidural to Intravenous Fentanyl Administration by Glass, P. S. A., Estok, P., Ginsberg, B., Goldberg, J. S., Sladen, R. N.

“…Fentanyl, unlike morphine, is highly lipophilic and rapidly diffuses out of the epidural space. Respiratory depression is, therefore, unlikely when fentanyl is…”
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Post-Discharge Quality of Life in Patients Receiving a Long-Term Ventricular Assist Device: Focus on Anxiety, Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Sladen, R.N., Shulman, M.A., Javaid, A., Amlani, A.M., Hupf, J.C., Naka, Y., McGiffin, D., Bergin, P., Takayama, H., Buckland, M., Takeda, K., Hodgson, C., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Myles, P.S., Colombo, P.C.

“…Reported outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant include mortality, hospital readmission and severe adverse events. We have less…”
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Post-Discharge Quality of Life with a Long-Term Ventricular Assist Device: Focus on Functional Disability and Impact of Health Status by Sladen, R.N., Shulman, M.A., Javaid, A., Amlani, A.M., Hupf, J.C., Naka, Y., McGiffin, D., Bergin, P., Takayama, H., Buckland, M., Takeda, K., Hodgson, C., Yozefspolskaya, M., Myles, P.S., Colombo, P.C.

“…Reported outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation include mortality, hospital readmission and severe adverse events. We have less…”
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Postoperative hypertension: a multicenter, prospective, randomized comparison between intravenous nicardipine and sodium nitroprusside by Halpern, N A, Goldberg, M, Neely, C, Sladen, R N, Goldberg, J S, Floyd, J, Gabrielson, G, Greenstein, R J

“…To compare the efficacy and safety of iv nicardipine with sodium nitroprusside in the treatment of postoperative hypertension after both cardiac and noncardiac…”
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Will this magic bullet fly true? by Sladen, Robert N

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Cost-benefit and efficacy of aprotinin compared with ε-aminocaproic acid in patients having repeated cardiac operations : a randomized, blinded clinical trial by BENNETT-GUERRERO, E, SOROHAN, J. G, NEWMAN, M. F, GUREVICH, M. L, KAZANJIAN, P. E, LEVY, R. R, BARBERA, A. V, WHITE, W. D, SLAUGHTER, T. F, SLADEN, R. N, SMITH, P. K

“…Aprotinin and epsilon-aminocaproic acid are routinely used to reduce bleeding during cardiac surgery. The marked difference in average wholesale cost between…”
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Catheter‐induced thrombus in the superior vena cava diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography by Weber, T., Huemer, G., Tschernich, H., Kranz, A., Imhof, M., Sladen, R. N.

“…Background: To present the role of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis and management of catheter‐related superior vena cava thrombosis…”
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The Effects of epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid on Fibrinolysis and Thrombin Generation During Cardiac Surgery by Slaughter, Thomas F., Faghih, Fariba, Greenberg, Charles S., Leslie, John B., Sladen, Robert N.

“…Despite the efficacy of antifibrinolytic drugs in reducing bleeding after cardiac surgery, concerns remain regarding their potential to promote thrombosis.We…”
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Colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring for tracheal intubation by GOLDBERG, J. S, RAWLE, P. R, ZEHNDER, J. L, SLADEN, R. N

“…We evaluated a colorimetric end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) detector (FEF end-tidal carbon dioxide detector, Fenem, New York, N.Y.) during 62 intubations in…”
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Accurate estimation of glomerular filtration in the intensive care unit: another Holy Grail? by Sladen, R N

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Demands of an aging population for critical care and pulmonary services by Hanson, 3rd, C W, Sladen, R N, Cohen, N H, Deutschman, C S, Breslow, M

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Temperature and ventilation after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass by SLADEN, R. N

“…Rewarming in the postoperative period after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is often associated with hemodynamic and ventilatory instability. Temperature…”
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CACI in cardiac surgery by Reves, J G, Sladen, R N, Newman, M F

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Cardiac Anesthetic: Is It Unique? by Reves, J. G., Sladen, Robert N., Newman, Mark F.

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Blood conservation in cardiac surgery: preliminary results with an institutional commitment by TYSON, G. S, SLADEN, R. N, SPAINHOUR, V, SAVITT, M. A, FERGUSON, T. B. JR, WOLFE, W. G

“…To evaluate the effect of blood conservation in cardiac surgery, use of blood products was analyzed in patients undergoing CABG before and after implementation…”
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