Respiratory complications after tracheal extubation are associated with significant morbidity
and mortality, suggesting that process improvements in this clinical area are needed. The …

Background Unanticipated difficult intubation is associated with unwanted patient outcomes.
The capability of predicting difficult airways may contribute to patient safety, efficient patient …

Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGlu5) has been demonstrated to play a role in
the modulation of numerous nociceptive modalities. When administered via peripheral, …

Background. Patients with head and neck cancer often have multiple risk factors for coronary
artery disease. Yet, little is known about the incidence of postoperative myocardial injury …

The perioperative care of adult patients undergoing free tissue transfer during head and neck
surgical (microvascular) reconstruction is inconsistent across practitioners and institutions. …

Introduction Heat/capsaicin skin sensitization is a well-characterized human experimental
model to induce hyperalgesia and allodynia. Using this model, gabapentin, among other drugs…

Background The metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 noncompetitive antagonist fenobam is
analgesic in rodents. Future development of fenobam as an analgesic in humans will require …

BACKGROUND: Extraglottic airway device (EGA) failure can be associated with severe
complications and adverse patient outcomes. Prior research has identified patient-and procedure…

2. Methods All studies were performed in accordance with ethical principles of Good Clinical
Practice and the Declaration of Helsinki and its guidelines and approved by Washington …

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the rate of failure, patterns of failure, and prognostic
factors for patients who remain intubated after head and neck surgery and then undergo …