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

April 29, 2020

Perioperative management of patients receiving non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants: up-to-date recommendations

Kwang-Sub Kim, Jong Wook Song, Sarah Soh, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):133-142.

Indications of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), consisting of two types: direct thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran) and direct factor Xa inhibitor (rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban), have expanded over the last...

Review

April 29, 2020

Viscoelastic coagulation test for liver transplantation

Sun Young Park

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):143-151.

Coagulation and transfusion management in patients undergoing liver transplantation is challenging. Proper perioperative monitoring of hemostasis is essential to predict the risk of bleeding during surgery, to detect potential causes...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Effect-site concentration of remifentanil for preventing propofol injection pain during induction of balanced anesthesia

Joungmin Kim, Daehoon Kim, Hyung Gong Lee

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):152-156.

Background: Despite various strategies designed for preventing pain from propofol injection, it is still common and distressing to the patients. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Effect of preoperative administration of systemic alpha-2 agonists on postoperative pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ji Youn Ju, Kye-Min Kim, Sangseok Lee

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):157-166.

Background: Alpha-2 agonists have sedative, analgesic, and opioid-sparing effects. Moreover, intraoperative or postoperative systemic administration of alpha-2 adrenergic agonists is known to reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption. This meta-analysis...

Obstetric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Hemodynamic effects of carbetocin administered as an intravenous bolus or infusion during cesarean delivery

Kihyug Kwon, Dohyung Kim, Hyunmin Jo, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):167-172.

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality. Oxytocin being the most popular uterotonic agent, has been routinely administered after both vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Carbetocin is...

Pediatric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Clinical performance of Ambu AuraGain^TM versus i-gel^TM in anesthetized children: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Ji-Hyun Lee, Seungpyo Nam, Young-Eun Jang, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):173-180.

Background: Ambu AuraGain and i-gel have different characteristics in design each other. However, few reports evaluate which device has more benefits for ventilation in children undergoing paralyzed general anesthesia. This...

Transplantation Anesthesia | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Systolic anterior motion of mitral chordae tendineae: prevalence and clinical implications in liver transplantation

Hye-Mee Kwon, Kyoung-Sun Kim, Gyu-Sam Hwang

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):187-192.

Background: Although systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve anterior leaflet is well-known to cause hemodynamic perturbation in many anesthetic situations, the prevalence and clinical implication of SAM of...

Regional Anesthesia | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Analgesic effect of ropivacaine with fentanyl in comparison with ropivacaine alone for continuous femoral nerve block after knee replacement arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study

Gunn Hee Kim, Joon Woo Lee, Go Eun Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):209-216.

Background: The analgesic effect of perineural opioid in clinical practice are still controversial. This randomized controlled trial compared analgesic effect of ropivacaine with fentanyl or ropivacaine alone for continuous...

General Article | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

The question of preoperative anxiety and depression in older patients and family protectors

Sehun Lim, Younmi Oh, Kwangrae Cho, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):217-225.

Background: Higher levels of anxiety increase the risks of surgery, including morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this study were to measure anxiety and depression during the preoperative period and...

General Article | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Vocal cord paralysis following general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation: a clinical review on 43 cases

Sehun Lim, Dong-chun Kim, Kwangrae Cho, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):226-232.

Background: Vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is one of the most stressful experiences for patients undergoing general anesthesia. Moreover, it is a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia and may increase...

General Article | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Risk factors of emergency reoperations

Tae Kwan Kim, Jun Rho Yoon, Yu Na Choi, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):233-240.

Background: Emergency reoperation is considered to be a quality indicator in surgery. We analyzed the risk factors for emergency reoperations. Methods: Patients who underwent emergency operations from January 1, 2017,...

General Article | Clinical Research

April 29, 2020

Correlation between patient health questionnaire-2 and postoperative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Yusom Shin, Tae Woo Park, Huiyoung Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(2):241-246.

Background: Postoperative pain is affected by preoperative depression. If the risk of postoperative pain associated with depression can be predicted preoperatively, anesthesiologists and/or surgeons can better manage it with personalized...

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2	Risk factors for postoperative delirium following total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients
2	Ultrasound-guided truncal blocks for perioperative analgesia
2	Updated review of resistance to neuromuscular blocking agents