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

July 26, 2023

Open datasets in perioperative medicine: a narrative review

Leerang Lim, Hyung-Chul Lee

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):213-219.

With the growing interest of researchers in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) based on large data, their roles in medical research have become increasingly prominent. Despite the proliferation of...

Review

July 26, 2023

Current clinical application of dantrolene sodium

Hong Seuk Yang, Jae Moon Choi, Junyong In, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):220-232.

Dantrolene sodium (DS) was first introduced as an oral antispasmodic drug. However, in 1975, DS was demonstrated to be effective for managing malignant hyperthermia (MH) and was adopted as the...

Review

July 18, 2023

Predictors of fluid responsiveness in the operating room: a narrative review

Ah Ran Oh, Jong-Hwan Lee

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):233-243.

Prediction of fluid responsiveness has been considered an essential tool for modern fluid management. However, most studies in this field have focused on patients in intensive care unit despite numerous...

Review

July 26, 2023

Utilizing ChatGPT in clinical research related to anesthesiology: a comprehensive review of opportunities and limitations

Sang-Wook Lee, Woo-Jong Choi

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):244-251.

Chat generative pre-trained transformer (ChatGPT) is a chatbot developed by OpenAI that answers questions in a human-like manner. ChatGPT is a GPT language model that understands and responds to natural...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

July 14, 2023

Comparison of remimazolam–remifentanil and propofol–remifentanil during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Tae Young Lee, Min A Kim, Deuk Won Eom, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):252-259.

Background: Remimazolam is a novel benzodiazepine with fast onset and short half-life. We compared the effects of remimazolam and propofol on recovery profiles for general anesthesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic...

Anesthetic Pharmacology | Clinical Research

July 20, 2023

Appropriateness of the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for Koreans to measure preoperative anxiety and the effect of preoperative anxiety on postoperative quality of recovery

Minjong Ki, Dong-Chan Kim, Seon Woo You, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):260-269.

Background: The reliability and validity of the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for Koreans (K-HADS-A) has not been studied in Korean surgical patients. This study aimed...

Neuromuscular Research | Experimental Research

July 14, 2023

Chronic exposure to dexamethasone may not affect sugammadex reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade: an in vivo study on rats

Ha Yeon Park, Hey Ran Choi, Yong Beom Kim, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):275-283.

Background: Chronic glucocorticoid exposure is associated with resistance to nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents. Therefore, we hypothesized that sugammadex-induced recovery would occur more rapidly in subjects exposed to chronic dexamethasone compared...

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia | Clinical Research

July 18, 2023

A new hematologic predictor of major adverse events after cardiac surgery: red cell distribution width to lymphocyte ratio

Seda Kurtbeyoğlu, Aslı Demir, Eda Balcı, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):284-289.

Background: The perioperative risk factors that cause severe morbidity and prolongation of postoperative hospital stay after cardiac surgery should be determined. Various scores have been used to predict morbidity and...

Regional Anesthesia | Clinical Research

July 14, 2023

Effect of interfascial pressure on block success during anterior quadratus lumborum block application: a prospective observational study

Korgün Ökmen, Durdu K. Yıldız

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):307-314.

Background: The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) has recently been used frequently for postoperative analgesia after abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pressure changes...

Regional Anesthesia | Clinical Research

July 7, 2023

Removing knotted or stuck epidural catheters: a systematic review of case reports

Bikash Khadka, Apurb Sharma, Ashim Regmi, et al.

Anesth Pain Med. 2023;18(3):315-324.

Background: The knotting or in vivo entrapment of epidural catheters is an uncommon but challenging issue for anesthesiologists. This study aimed to identify the possible causes behind entrapped epidural catheters and the...

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

Risk factors for severe postpartum hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion after cesarean delivery for twin pregnancy: a nationwide cohort study Gi Hyeon Seo, Jong Yeop Kim, Da yeong Lee, et al. [Epub ahead of print] Obstetric Anesthesia \| Clinical Research Aug 8, 2023 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Single puncture combined lumbar erector spinae plane and quadratus lumborum block (SEQ block) in acetabular fracture surgeries: randomized clinical trial Aly Mahmoud Moustafa Ahmed, Moustafa Abdelaziz Moustafa, Ahmad Samir Alabd [Epub ahead of print] General Article \| Clinical research Aug 1, 2023 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Electroconvulsive therapy and muscle relaxants Hong Seuk Yang, Kyoung-Woon Joung [Epub ahead of print] Neuromuscular Research \| Letter to the Editor Jul 14, 2023 Full text PubReader ePub PDF