Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (APM) is the official scientific journal of Korean Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (KSNACC), The Korean Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology (KSAP), The Korean Society of Obstetric Anesthesiologists (KSOA), The Korean Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists (KSPA), Korean Neuromuscular Research Society (KNRS), Korean Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiologists (KSCVA), Korean Society of Transplantation Anesthesiologists (KSTA), and The Korean Spinal Pain Society (KSPS) and Korean Society of Regional Anesthesia (KSRA). The abbreviated title is "Anesth Pain Med". It is published four times a year on the last day of January, April, July, and October in English.

Review

July 31, 2020

Advantages and pitfalls of clinical application of sugammadex

Hyung Young Lee, Ki Tae Jung

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):259-268.

Sugammadex, a modified γ-cyclodextrin, is one of the drugs focused on in the anesthetic field because it provides rapid and complete reversal from neuromuscular blockade (NMB) by encapsulating rocuronium. Its...

Review

July 31, 2020

Anesthetic considerations for awake craniotomy

Seung Hyun Kim, Seung Ho Choi

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):269-274.

Awake craniotomy is a gold standard of care for resection of brain tumors located within or close to the eloquent areas. Both asleep-awake-asleep technique and monitored anesthesia care have been...

Neuroanesthesia | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Risk factors for postoperative delirium in elderly patients after spinal fusion surgery

Sijin Choi, Inyoung Jung, Byunghoon Yoo, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):275-282.

Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) has an incidence rate of 9% to 41%. It is directly linked to decreasing cognitive function, increasing length of hospitalization and cost, as well as other...

Neuroanesthesia | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Bleeding properties according to surgical sites during pediatric craniotomy: a retrospective study comparing the two stages of epilepsy surgery

Bora Lee, Myung Il Bae, Darhae Eum, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):283-290.

Background: During pediatric epilepsy surgery, due to low circulating blood volume, intraoperative bleeding can result in significant hemodynamic instability, thereby requiring meticulous hemodynamic and transfusion strategies. Knowing the source of...

Neuroanesthesia | Experimental Research

July 31, 2020

Effects of tranexamic acid on the activity of glutamate transporter EAAT3

Hyun-Jung Shin, Soo-Young Lee, Hyo-Seok Na, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):291-296.

Background: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is the most widely used hemostatic agent in surgical patients. However, when used in a high dose, it could cause a seizure in the postoperative period....

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Effects of various methods of dexmedetomidine administration for sedation in elderly patients undergoing spinal anesthesia: a randomized controlled study

Jeong Jeong, So Hee Jin, Dong Yeon Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):297-304.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of sedation and the incidence of adverse effects resulting from various methods of administering the initial dose followed by...

Obstetric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Evaluation of changes in anesthetic methods for cesarean delivery: an analysis for 5 years using the big data of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service

Ji In Park, Sang Hi Park, Min Seok Kang, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):305-313.

Background: As an anesthesia induced during cesarean section, spinal anesthesia is preferred over general and epidural anesthesia. This study aimed to review the trend of anesthetic methods for cesarean section...

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Analysis of perioperative cardiac arrest in a rural hospital in Korea

Young-Mu Kim, Jae-Ho Lee, Hyun-Soo Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):325-333.

Background: Perioperative cardiac arrest has been studied in many countries but few related studies have been conducted in Korea. Previous studies were not applicable to rural hospitals due to differences...

Spinal Pain | Experimental Research

July 31, 2020

Effect of two-week continuous epidural administration of 2% lidocaine on mechanical allodynia induced by spinal nerve ligation in rats

Yuseon Cheong, Minsoo Kim, Namyoong Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):334-343.

Background: Lidocaine is an effective against certain types of neuropathic pain. This study aimed to investigate whether timing of initiating continuous epidural infusion of lidocaine affected the glial activation and...

General Article | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Effects of 10-min prewarming on core body temperature during gynecologic laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

So Young Lee, Soo Jin Kim, Jin-Yong Jung

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):349-355.

Background: Previous research has shown a beneficial effect of prewarming for preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. However, there are few studies of the effects of a short prewarming period, especially in...

General Article | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Effects of 10-min of pre-warming on inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in intraoperative warming patients: a randomized controlled trial

Jae Hwa Yoo, Si Young Ok, Sang Ho Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):356-364.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of 10-min pre-warming in preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia, which is defined as a reduction in body temperature to less than 36.0℃ during...

General Article | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Does the minimal occlusive volume technique provide adequate endotracheal tube cuff pressure to prevent air leakage?: a prospective, randomized, crossover clinical study

Ha Yeon Park, Mina Kim, Junyong In

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):365-370.

Background: Methods of determining proper endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure to prevent air leakage include the minimal occlusive volume (MOV) technique, which uses auscultation, and the spirometer technique, which directly...

General Article | Clinical Research

July 31, 2020

Performance of the MP570T pulse oximeter in volunteers participating in the controlled desaturation study: a comparison of seven probes

Byung-Moon Choi, Bong Jin Kang, Ho-Yong Yun, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(3):371-377.

Background: The performance of the pulse oximeter was evaluated based on the ISO 80601-2-61:2011 (E) guidelines. This study aimed to determine whether the various finger probes of the MP570T pulse...

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3	Risk factors for postoperative delirium following total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients
2	The effect of 10 minutes of prewarming for prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia: comparison with 30 minutes of prewarming
2	Ultrasound-guided truncal blocks for perioperative analgesia