Controlled low central venous pressure maintenance level during laparoscopic hepatectomy negatively associated with PHLF incidence: a retrospective propensity score matching study.

Background: Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF), the most serious complication after hepatectomy, may evoke multisystemic complications and even mortality. Despite numerous studies demonstrated the safety and efficacy of controlled low central venous pressure (CLCVP), the optimal central venous pressure (CVP) maintenance level during CLCVP and its relationship with PHLF remain controversial. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the association between the lowest CVP maintenance level during CLCVP and PHLF.

Cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes in children: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: Cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) have increasingly been used in small children. However, the use of cuffed ETTs in small children is still controversial. The goal of this meta-analysis is to assess the current evidence regarding the postextubation morbidity and tracheal tube (TT) exchange rate of cuffed ETTs compared to uncuffed ETTs in children.

Effects of Fentanyl on Emergence Agitation in Children under Sevoflurane Anesthesia: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background And Objectives: The goal of this meta-analysis study was to assess the effects of fentanyl on emergence agitation (EA) under sevoflurane anesthesia in children.

Subjects And Methods: We searched electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) for articles published until December 2014. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effects of fentanyl and placebo on EA under sevoflurane anesthesia in children that the outcome were the incidence of EA, postoperative pain, emergence time or adverse effects were included in this meta-analysis.