2007
The relationship between the photoplethysmographic waveform and systemic vascular resistance
Awad AA, Haddadin AS, Tantawy H, Badr TM, Stout RG, Silverman DG, Shelley KH. The relationship between the photoplethysmographic waveform and systemic vascular resistance. Journal Of Clinical Monitoring And Computing 2007, 21: 365-372. PMID: 17940842, DOI: 10.1007/s10877-007-9097-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic vascular resistancePlethysmographic amplitudeVascular resistanceLow systemic vascular resistanceCoronary artery bypassPeripheral vascular toneContinuous cardiac outputPulse oximeter waveformPlethysmographic tracingsArtery bypassAdult patientsVascular toneCardiac outputThermodilution catheterBland-Altman analysisCorrelation r valuesMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisPhotoplethysmographic waveformCharacteristic analysisFingerAppreciation of changesMethodsPatientsPhotoplethysmographic measurementsLinear regression
1999
Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia in volunteers.
Hartmannsgruber M, Silverman D, Halaszynski T, Bobart V, Brull S, Wilkerson C, Loepke A, Atanassoff P. Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia in volunteers. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 727-31. PMID: 10475314, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199909000-00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIV regional anesthesiaSystemic side effectsRegional anesthesiaSide effectsResponse to tetanic stimuliCentral nervous system side effectsTourniquet releaseNervous system side effectsDouble-cuff techniqueOnset time of anesthesiaAdministration of ropivacaineProlonged sensory blockadeIntravenous regional anesthesiaNumeric scoring scaleTime of anesthesiaTourniquet painDistal tourniquetNo significant differenceSensory blockadePinprick sensationProlonged analgesiaMotor blockadeLight-headednessRopivacaineSurgical conditions