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

January 10, 2023

Recent updates on interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery

RyungA Kang, Justin Sangwook Ko

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):5-10.

Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) provides optimal analgesia for shoulder surgery. However, several limitations still exist, including the short duration of analgesia, rebound pain, a high incidence of unilateral diaphragmatic...

Review

January 25, 2023

Sugammadex administration in patients with end-stage renal disease: a narrative review with recommendations

Seok Kyeong Oh, Byung Gun Lim

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):11-20.

Due to unknown safety concerns, sugammadex should not be administered to patients withend-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, because the supply of benzylisoquinolinium-typeneuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) has been discontinued, rocuronium is...

Review

January 30, 2023

Mortality scoring systems for liver transplant recipients: before and after model for end-stage liver disease score

Yang-Hoon Chung, Jaewoong Jung, Sang Hyun Kim

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):21-28.

The mortality scoring systems for patients with end-stage liver disease have evolved from the Child-Turcotte-Pugh score to the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, affecting the wait list for...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

January 30, 2023

Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on effect-site concentration of propofol for sedation in patients with breast cancer

Myounghun Kim, Jeonghan Lee, Jinhyeok Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):29-36.

Background: Some studies have demonstrated that chemotherapy drugs enhance sensitivity to anesthetics owing to its systemic toxicity, while others have demonstrated that chemotherapy drugs have no effect. This study aimed...

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Clinical Research

January 10, 2023

Depth of double-lumen endobronchial tube: a comparison between real practice and clinical recommendations using height-based formulae

Jae Hee Woo, Sooyoung Cho, Youn Jin Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):37-45.

Background: The depth of double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) is reportedly known tobe directly proportional to height and several height-based recommendations have beensuggested. This retrospective study was designed to find out...

Pediatric Anesthesia | Clinical Research

January 30, 2023

Comparison of oropharyngeal leak pressure of I-gel^TM and Blockbuster^TM laryngeal mask airway in anaesthetized pediatric patients

Caren Candace Selvin, Geeta Singariya, Pooja Bihani, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):51-56.

Background: Supraglottic airways (SGA) are increasingly used in pediatric anesthesia.Among SGA, I-gelTM is a commonly used device in pediatric patients. The BlockbusterTM laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is latest addition in...

Spinal Pain | Clinical Research

January 16, 2023

Herpes zoster after COVID-19 vaccination, aspect of pain medicine: a retrospective, single-center study

Ji Hye Lee, Yu Yil Kim, Hyun Joo Heo, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):57-64.

Background: Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of the most common cutaneous adverse reactionsassociated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and has been widely reported. This study aimed to evaluate...

Regional Anesthesia | Clinical Research

December 2, 2022

Evaluation of distal skin temperature and tissue oxygen saturation determined by near-infrared spectroscopy for predicting ultrasound-guided lateral infraclavicular block success

Mehmet Sargın, Mehmet Selçuk Uluer

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):75-83.

Background: Changes in tissue oxygen saturation determined by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may help predict and determine the success of a lateral infraclavicular (LIC) block.We investigated whether evaluation of tissue oxygen...

General Article | Clinical Research

December 5, 2022

Retrospective analysis of the feasibility and safety of external jugular vein cannulation in surgical patients

Jae-Woo Ju, Yoonbin Hwang, Ho-Jin Lee

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(1):84-91.

Background: Establishing intravenous (IV) access is an essential procedure in surgical patients. External jugular vein (EJV) cannulation can be a good alternative for patients forwhom it is difficult to establish...

26	Trial sequential analysis: novel approach for meta-analysis
17	Remimazolam: pharmacological characteristics and clinical applications in anesthesiology
13	Comparison of postoperative pulmonary complications between sugammadex and neostigmine in lung cancer patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a prospective double-blinded randomized trial