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

October 30, 2020

Ultrasonography for lumbar neuraxial block

Seokha Yoo, Youngwon Kim, Sun-Kyung Park, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):397-408.

Ultrasonography can be useful to perform a lumbar neuraxial block. It aids in understanding the anatomy of the lumbar spine before the procedure. Pre-procedural ultrasound imaging provides information about the...

Review

October 30, 2020

Management of massive hemorrhage in pregnant women with placenta previa

Hee-Sun Park, Hyun-Seok Cho

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):409-416.

Patients with placenta previa are at risk for intra- and postpartum massive blood loss as well as increased risk of placenta accreta, a type of abnormal placental implantation. This condition...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

October 30, 2020

Dosing study of esmolol for reducing hemodynamic changes during lightwand intubation

Jin Ku Kang, Sie Hyeon Yoo, Jin Hun Chung, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):417-423.

Background: Lightwand is a convenient tool that can be used instead of a laryngoscope for intubation. Tracheal intubation causes direct stimulation of the larynx, drastically increasing hemodynamic values including blood...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

October 30, 2020

Remifentanil-based propofol-supplemented vs. balanced sevoflurane-sufentanil anesthesia regimens on bispectral index recovery after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled study

Tae-Yun Sung, Dong-Kyu Lee, Jiyon Bang, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):424-433.

Background: The present study was to compare the potential impact of remifentanil-based propofol-supplemented anesthesia regimen vs. conventional sevoflurane-sufentanil balanced anesthesia on postoperative recovery of consciousness indicated by c) values in...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

October 30, 2020

Change of inspired oxygen concentration in low flow anesthesia

Jiwook Kim, Donghee Kang, Hochul Lee, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):434-440.

Background: There are several advantages of low flow anesthesia including safety, economics, and eco-friendliness. However, oxygen concentration of fresh gas flow and inspired gas are large different in low flow...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

October 30, 2020

Effect of dexamethasone gargle, intravenous dexamethasone, and their combination on postoperative sore throat: a randomized controlled trial

Seunghee Ki, Inwook Myoung, Soonho Cheong, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):441-450.

Background: Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a complication that decreases patient satisfaction and increases postoperative complaints. The present study was conducted to investigate effects of gargling with dexamethasone, intravenous dexamethasone...

Obstetric Anesthesia | Experimental Research

October 30, 2020

Clinically relevant concentrations of dexmedetomidine may reduce oxytocin-induced myometrium contractions in pregnant rats

Dong Joon Kim, Young Joon Ki, Bo Hyun Jang, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):451-458.

Background: Recently, there have been some trials to use dexmedetomidine in the obstetric field but concerns regarding the drug include changes in uterine contractions after labor. We aimed to evaluate...

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Experimental Research

October 30, 2020

Comparing hemostatic resuscitation management of intraoperative massive bleeding with traumatic massive bleeding: a computer simulation

Young Sun Lee, Kyu Nam Kim, Min Kyu Lee, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):459-465.

Background: Appropriate blood component transfusion might differ between intraoperative massive bleeding and traumatic massive bleeding in the emergency department because trauma patients initially bleed undiluted blood and replacement typically lags...

Spinal Pain | Experimental Research

October 30, 2020

Antinociceptive effects of intrathecal cimifugin treatment: a preliminary rat study based on formalin test

Hyun Young Lee, Young Joon Ki, Su Yeong Park, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):478-485.

Background: Cimifugin is one of the components of the root of Saposhnikovia divaricata. The extract derived from S. divaricata is traditionally used as an analgesic. This study was conducted to...

Spinal Pain | Clinical Research

October 30, 2020

Incidence of inadvertent intercostal or epidural spread during thoracic sympathetic ganglion block

Ji Hee Hong, Seung Won Yi, Ji Seob Kim

Anesth Pain Med. 2020;15(4):486-491.

Background: Sympathetic blocks (SBs) have been used widely to relieve the symptoms of sympathetically maintained pain (SMP). The thoracic sympathetic ganglion is not separated from somatic nerves by muscles and...

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3	Updated review of resistance to neuromuscular blocking agents
2	The effect of 10 minutes of prewarming for prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia: comparison with 30 minutes of prewarming