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), The Korean Spinal Pain Society (KSPS), Korean Society of Regional Anesthesia (KSRA), and Korean Society for Airway Management (KSAM). 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 22, 2022

Choice of neuromuscular block reversal agent to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications

Sung-Ae Cho, Tae-Yun Sung

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):121-131.

The definition of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) is inconsistent in literature; however, PPCs include pulmonary abnormalities that adversely affect patient outcomes, such as respiratory failure, atelectasis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, and...

Review

April 22, 2022

Cardiovascular manifestation of end-stage liver disease and perioperative echocardiography for liver transplantation: anesthesiologist’s view

Sangbin Han, Jaesik Park, Sang Hyun Hong, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):132-144.

Liver transplantation (LT) is the curative therapy for decompensated cirrhosis. However, anesthesiologists can find it challenging to manage patients undergoing LT due to the underlying pathologic conditions of patients with...

Review

April 15, 2022

Anesthetic care for electroconvulsive therapy

Kyoung-Woon Joung, Dong Ho Park, Chang Young Jeong, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):145-156.

Counselling and medication are often thought of as the only interventions for psychiatric disorders, but electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has also been applied in clinical practice for over 80 years. ECT...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

October 14, 2021

Effects of chlorpheniramine on emergence agitation after general anesthesia for ureteroscopic stone surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Choon-Kyu Cho, Minhye Chang, Seok-Jin Lee, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):157-164.

Background: The presence of a urinary catheter, postoperative pain, and postoperative nausea and vomiting are risk factors for emergence agitation (EA). Antimuscarinic agents are primary agents used in the prevention...

Obstetric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

January 11, 2022

Association between anesthetic method and postpartum hemorrhage in Korea based on National Health Insurance Service data

Yongho Jee, Hyun Jung Lee, Youn Jin Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):165-172.

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and the risk factors for PPH differ among studies. In this large-scale study, we investigated whether the anesthetic method...

Pediatric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

March 30, 2022

Comparison of nebulized dexmedetomidine and ketamine for premedication in pediatric patients undergoing hernia repair surgery: a randomized comparative trial

Geeta Singariya, Namita Malhotra, Manoj Kamal, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):173-181.

Background: Allaying anxiety and providing calm children in the operating room is a challenging task for anesthesiologists. This study was designed to compare the use of nebulized dexmedetomidine and ketamine...

Neuromuscular Research | Experimental Research

January 13, 2022

Effects of hydrocortisone-presensitized sugammadex on recovery from neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium: a rodent in vivo study

Hey-Ran Choi, Hong-Seuk Yang, Jae-Moon Choi, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):182-190.

Background: Sugammadex is a specific antagonist of aminosteroidal neuromuscular blocking agents with 1:1 binding to guest molecules. Sugammadex can also bind to other drugs having a steroid component in its...

Neuromuscular Research | Clinical Research

April 5, 2022

Adverse events of sugammadex that occurred in a Korean population

Woong Han, Jong Min Lee, Dong Ho Park, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):191-198.

Background: With increasing use, the incidence of adverse events associated with sugammadex, a neuromuscular blockade reverser, is increasing. This study aimed to identify and analyze cases of adverse events caused...

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Clinical Research

January 6, 2022

Comparison of two-lung and one-lung ventilation in bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a retrospective study

Mijung Yun, Gunn Hee Kim, Sung-chul Ko, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):199-205.

Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease, and early thymectomy is recommended. Since the introduction of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, the safety and effectiveness of carbon dioxide insufflation in the...

Transplantation Anesthesia | Clinical Research

February 25, 2022

Cause of postoperative mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease

Sanghoon Song, Chaeyeon Cho, Sun Young Park, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):206-212.

Background: The number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are dependent on hemodialysis is increasing rapidly. As a result, more patients with ESRD need surgery. These patients have...

Transplantation Anesthesia | Clinical Research

December 31, 2021

Intraoperative lactic acid concentration during liver transplantation and cutoff values to predict early mortality: a retrospective analysis of 3,338 cases

Kyoung-Sun Kim, Sang-Ho Lee, Bo-Hyun Sang, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2022;17(2):213-220.

Background: We aimed to explore the distribution of intraoperative lactic acid (LA) level during liver transplantation (LT) and determine the optimal cutoff values to predict post-LT 30-day and 90-day mortality....

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