F Carli

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Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Laparoscopy for colectomy accelerates restoration of bowel function when using patient controlled analgesia
    Xi Hong
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10.144, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 53:544-50. 2006
  2. ncbi An integrated multidisciplinary approach to implementation of a fast-track program for laparoscopic colorectal surgery
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10 144, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 56:837-42. 2009
  3. ncbi Randomized clinical trial of prehabilitation in colorectal surgery
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Br J Surg 97:1187-97. 2010
  4. ncbi Epidural analgesia and postoperative lipid metabolism: stable isotope studies during a fasted/fed state
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room F9 16, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 27:132-8. 2002
  5. ncbi Optimizing functional exercise capacity in the elderly surgical population
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 8:23-32. 2005
  6. ncbi Continuous epidural analgesia for colonic surgery--but what about the future?
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 30:140-2. 2005
  7. ncbi Effect of laparoscopic colon resection on postoperative glucose utilization and protein sparing: an integrated analysis of glucose and protein metabolism during the fasted and fed States using stable isotopes
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arch Surg 140:593-7. 2005
  8. ncbi Evidence basis for regional anesthesia in multidisciplinary fast-track surgical care pathways
    Francesco Carli
    McGill University Health Center, Department of Anesthesia, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 36:63-72. 2011
  9. ncbi Metabolic and endocrine effects of sedative agents
    F Carli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 72:395-9. 2006
  10. ncbi Postoperative metabolic stress: interventional strategies
    F Carli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 72:413-8. 2006

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  1. ncbi Laparoscopy for colectomy accelerates restoration of bowel function when using patient controlled analgesia
    Xi Hong
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10.144, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 53:544-50. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi An integrated multidisciplinary approach to implementation of a fast-track program for laparoscopic colorectal surgery
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10 144, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 56:837-42. 2009
    ..The implementation of a fast-track program for laparoscopic colorectal surgery is reported...
  3. ncbi Randomized clinical trial of prehabilitation in colorectal surgery
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Br J Surg 97:1187-97. 2010
    ....
  4. ncbi Epidural analgesia and postoperative lipid metabolism: stable isotope studies during a fasted/fed state
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room F9 16, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 27:132-8. 2002
    ..This can be achieved by determining the rate of lipolysis during a feeding state with dextrose...
  5. ncbi Optimizing functional exercise capacity in the elderly surgical population
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 8:23-32. 2005
    ..A programme of prehabilitation is proposed in order to enhance functional exercise capacity in elderly patients with the intent to minimize the postoperative morbidity and accelerate postsurgical recovery...
  6. ncbi Continuous epidural analgesia for colonic surgery--but what about the future?
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 30:140-2. 2005
  7. ncbi Effect of laparoscopic colon resection on postoperative glucose utilization and protein sparing: an integrated analysis of glucose and protein metabolism during the fasted and fed States using stable isotopes
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arch Surg 140:593-7. 2005
    ..kg(-1) . min(-1) of dextrose intravenously will (1) have more pronounced suppression of endogenous glucose production, leading to (2) a greater reduction in whole-body protein breakdown...
  8. ncbi Evidence basis for regional anesthesia in multidisciplinary fast-track surgical care pathways
    Francesco Carli
    McGill University Health Center, Department of Anesthesia, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 36:63-72. 2011
    ..Finally, in the last section, implementations required to improve the role of regional anesthesia in the context of fast-track programs are suggested, and issues not yet addressed are presented...
  9. ncbi Metabolic and endocrine effects of sedative agents
    F Carli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 72:395-9. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Postoperative metabolic stress: interventional strategies
    F Carli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 72:413-8. 2006
    ..The potential for anesthesiologists to be involved in altering outcome by simply preserving a normal blood glucose, providing optimal pain control and perioperative feeding is tremendous...
  11. ncbi Substrate metabolism during anesthesia
    F Carli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 72:433-6. 2006
  12. ncbi Analgesia and functional outcome after total knee arthroplasty: periarticular infiltration vs continuous femoral nerve block
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Br J Anaesth 105:185-95. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the analgesic effect of two analgesic techniques and their impact on functional walking capacity as a measure of surgical recovery...
  13. ncbi Comparison of analgesic methods for total knee arthroplasty: metabolic effect of exogenous glucose
    Giovanni Mistraletti
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 31:260-9. 2006
    ..Postoperative gluconeogenesis was totally suppressed by dextrose infusion independent of the analgesia technique with no change in glucose utilization...
  14. ncbi A randomized controlled trial of the anticatabolic effect of epidural analgesia and hypocaloric glucose
    Ralph Lattermann
    Department of Anesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 32:227-32. 2007
    ..The goal of the present study was to investigate whether epidural analgesia exerts a protein-sparing effect after colorectal surgery in the presence of hypocaloric glucose supply initiated with surgical skin incision...
  15. ncbi Perioperative glucose infusion and the catabolic response to surgery: the effect of epidural block
    Ralph Lattermann
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesth Analg 96:555-62, table of contents. 2003
    ..However, epidural block failed to exert a protein-sparing effect during the acute phase of the stress response in patients receiving i.v. glucose...
  16. ncbi Epidural analgesia enhances the postoperative anabolic effect of amino acids in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients undergoing colon surgery
    Andrea Kopp Lugli
    Department of Anesthesia and School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Anesthesiology 108:1093-9. 2008
    ....
  17. ncbi Integrated analysis of protein and glucose metabolism during surgery: effects of anesthesia
    T Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, 687 Pine Ave West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    J Appl Physiol 91:2523-30. 2001
    ..Surgery causes a depression of whole body protein and glucose metabolism, independent of the anesthetic technique. There is a correlation between perioperative glucose production and protein breakdown...
  18. ncbi Time of peritoneal cavity exposure influences postoperative glucose production
    T Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 46:352-8. 1999
    ..To examine the effect of the duration of peritoneal cavity exposure on glucose metabolism after abdominal surgery...
  19. ncbi Propofol/sufentanil anesthesia suppresses the metabolic and endocrine response during, not after, lower abdominal surgery
    T Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesth Analg 90:450-5. 2000
    ..IMPLICATIONS: The concept of stress-free anesthesia using propofol combined with sufentanil is valid only during surgery. The metabolic endocrine stress response 2 h after the operation is more pronounced than after inhaled anesthesia...
  20. ncbi Thoracic epidural analgesia facilitates the restoration of bowel function and dietary intake in patients undergoing laparoscopic colon resection using a traditional, nonaccelerated, perioperative care program
    A Taqi
    Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1650, Cedar Avenue, Room D10 144, Montreal, H3G 1A4, Quebec, Canada
    Surg Endosc 21:247-52. 2007
    ..This randomized trial compared thoracic epidural analgesia with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using morphine for laparoscopic colectomy in a traditional, nonaccelerated, perioperative care program...
  21. ncbi The effect of intraoperative thoracic epidural anesthesia and postoperative analgesia on bowel function after colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized trial
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
    Dis Colon Rectum 44:1083-9. 2001
    ..However, discharge home was not faster, indicating that other perioperative factors influence the length of hospital stay...
  22. ncbi Postoperative infusion of amino acids induces a positive protein balance independently of the type of analgesia used
    Francesco Donatelli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesthesiology 105:253-9. 2006
    ..05). CONCLUSIONS: Infusion of amino acids decreased the endogenous glucose production and induced a positive protein balance independent of the type of anesthesia provided, although such effects were greater in the PCA group...
  23. ncbi Epidural blockade suppresses lipolysis during major abdominal surgery
    Ralph Lattermann
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 27:469-75. 2002
    ..05). CONCLUSIONS: Epidural block suppresses lipolysis during and 2 hours after major abdominal surgery without affecting plasma glycerol or FFA concentrations...
  24. ncbi Functional walking capacity as an outcome measure of laparoscopic prostatectomy: the effect of lidocaine infusion
    S Lauwick
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Ave, Room D10 144, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4
    Br J Anaesth 103:213-9. 2009
    ..This present study was performed to assess the effect of intra- and postoperative lidocaine infusion on postoperative functional walking capacity, as a measure of surgical recovery...
  25. ncbi Glucose infusion does not suppress increased lipolysis after abdominal surgery
    T Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Nutrition 17:85-90. 2001
    ..001). In conclusion, lipolysis rates are increased after abdominal surgery and glucose administration, most likely due to insulin resistance, and fail to inhibit stimulated whole-body lipolysis...
  26. ncbi Randomized clinical trial of the anabolic effect of hypocaloric parenteral nutrition after abdominal surgery
    T Schricker
    Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Br J Surg 92:947-53. 2005
    ..This study was designed to test the hypothesis that hypocaloric nutrition induces anabolism in patients who receive effective segmental pain relief using perioperative epidural analgesia...
  27. ncbi Glucose and protein kinetics in patients undergoing colorectal surgery: perioperative amino acid versus hypocaloric dextrose infusion
    Andrea Kopp Lugli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 1A1
    Metabolism 59:1649-55. 2010
    ....
  28. ncbi Depth of anesthesia with desflurane does not influence the endocrine-metabolic response to pelvic surgery
    G Baldini
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 52:99-105. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of a high concentration of desflurane on peri-operative plasma cortisol...
  29. ncbi Intraoperative infusion of lidocaine reduces postoperative fentanyl requirements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    Severine Lauwick
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10 144, Montreal, Quebec H3G1A4, Canada
    Can J Anaesth 55:754-60. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether intraoperative lidocaine infusion reduces opioid consumption in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)...
  30. ncbi Epidural blockade modifies perioperative glucose production without affecting protein catabolism
    Ralph Lattermann
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesthesiology 97:374-81. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Epidural blockade attenuates the hyperglycemic response to surgery through modification of glucose production. The perioperative suppression of protein metabolism was not influenced by epidural blockade...
  31. ncbi Incidence of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) after joint arthroplasty and management using ultrasound-guided bladder catheterization
    T Balderi
    Service of Anesthesia and Resuscitation IV, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    Minerva Anestesiol 77:1050-7. 2011
    ..The aim of this observational study was to establish the incidence of POUR and assess the usefulness of an ultrasonographic nurse-driven protocol, thereby avoiding elective bladder catheterization...
  32. ncbi Intraoperative infusion of amino acids induces anabolism independent of the type of anesthesia
    Francesco Donatelli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Ave, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesth Analg 103:1549-56. 2006
    ..Blood glucose, plasma cortisol, serum insulin, and glucagon concentrations increased to the same extent in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Epidural anesthesia provided no additional benefit beyond the anabolism obtained with amino acids...
  33. ncbi Does aggressive hydration reverse the effects of pneumoperitoneum on renal perfusion?
    S V Demyttenaere
    Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room L9-316, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada
    Surg Endosc 20:274-80. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Aggressive fluid hydration during CO(2) PP of 15 mmHg preserves CO, SV, and RCP while increasing urine output. No effect on renal function as measured by FeNa was observed in either group...
  34. ncbi Fast-track surgery: it is time for the anesthesiologist to get involved!
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 77:227-30. 2011
    ..While the surgical community has revised many of the standard principles used in clinical practice, anesthesiologists still need to contribute more to further optimize and facilitate recovery after surgery...
  35. ncbi The physiological effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia on the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems
    A Clemente
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 74:549-63. 2008
    ..It is therefore necessary to address its use in the context of multimodal intervention...
  36. ncbi Validation of esophageal Doppler for noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring under pneumoperitoneum
    A Okrainec
    Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, 1650 Cedex Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
    Surg Endosc 21:1349-53. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to validate the use of esophageal Doppler for noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring under pneumoperitoneum in an experimental pig model...
  37. ncbi Optimization of cardiac preload during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a preliminary study of central venous pressure versus esophageal Doppler monitoring
    L S Feldman
    Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Surg Endosc 18:412-6. 2004
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring with a noninvasive measure of cardiac preload (esophageal Doppler) during LDN...
  38. ncbi The importance of nutrition status assessment: the case of severe acute pancreatitis
    Andrea Kopp Lugli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Nutr Rev 65:329-34. 2007
    ..Nevertheless, several recent trials have focused primarily on the route of nutrition support and neglected the role of nutrition status assessment in tailoring nutrition support to individual needs...
  39. ncbi Parenteral nutrition and protein sparing after surgery: do we need glucose?
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 1A1
    Metabolism 56:1044-50. 2007
    ..1+/-1.9 micromol/L) occurred only in the presence of glucose infusion. In summary, excluding glucose from a short-term feeding protocol does not diminish the protein-sparing effect of amino acids and avoids hyperglycemia...
  40. ncbi Perioperative amino acid supplementation of hypocaloric glucose does not impair glucose metabolism after surgery
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Montreal, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Metabolism 56:1508-13. 2007
    ..009). Perioperative amino acid administration does not mitigate the inhibitory effect of glucose on glucose production or aggravate hyperglycemia after colorectal surgery...
  41. ncbi Intraoperative esmolol infusion in the absence of opioids spares postoperative fentanyl in patients undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    Vincent Collard
    Department of Anesthesia, Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesth Analg 105:1255-62, table of contents. 2007
    ..In this study, we compared esmolol versus either intermittent fentanyl or continuous remifentanil on postoperative opioid-sparing, side effects, and time of discharge...
  42. ncbi Postoperative protein sparing with epidural analgesia and hypocaloric dextrose
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Ann Surg 240:916-21. 2004
    ..We examined the hypothesis that epidural analgesia prevents the increase in amino acid oxidation after elective colorectal surgery in patients receiving hypocaloric infusion of dextrose...
  43. ncbi Anticatabolic effects of avoiding preoperative fasting by intravenous hypocaloric nutrition: a randomized clinical trial
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Ann Surg 248:1051-9. 2008
    ..We tested the hypothesis that the avoidance of preoperative fasting by hypocaloric nutrition attenuates protein catabolism after surgery...
  44. ncbi Validation of a physical activity questionnaire (CHAMPS) as an indicator of postoperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    Liane S Feldman
    Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Surgery 146:31-9. 2009
    ..The goal of this study was to assess the validity of a physical activity questionnaire (The Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors [CHAMPS]) as an indicator of postoperative recovery...
  45. ncbi Type 2 diabetes mellitus and the catabolic response to surgery
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Anesthesiology 102:320-6. 2005
    ..The authors tested the hypothesis that the catabolic responses to colorectal surgery are amplified in the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus...
  46. ncbi Effect of i.v. dextrose administration on glucose metabolism during surgery
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
    JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 28:149-53. 2004
    ..This protocol was designed to investigate the effect of i.v. hypocaloric dextrose on glucose metabolism during elective abdominal surgery...
  47. ncbi Intraoperative protein sparing with glucose
    Thomas Schricker
    Dept of Anaesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Appl Physiol 99:898-901. 2005
    ..05), whereas plasma concentrations of lactate and glucagon did not change. The provision of small amounts of glucose was associated with a decrease in amino acid oxidation during colorectal surgery...
  48. ncbi Epidural ropivacaine versus epidural morphine and the catabolic response to colonic surgery: stable isotope kinetic studies in the fasted state and during infusion of glucose
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesthesiology 100:973-8. 2004
    ..The authors examined the hypothesis that epidural administration of local anesthetic, in contrast to epidural analgesia with morphine, inhibits postoperative protein oxidation during administration of glucose...
  49. ncbi The anabolic effect of epidural blockade requires energy and substrate supply
    Thomas Schricker
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesthesiology 97:943-51. 2002
    ..02 ml x kg(-1) x min(-1) Travasol 10%, equivalent to approximately 2.9 g x kg(-1) x day(-1))...
  50. ncbi Elucidating the relationship between cardiac preload and renal perfusion under pneumoperitoneum
    Simon Bergman
    Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Surg Endosc 20:794-800. 2006
    ..Our aim was to characterize the relationship between cardiac preload and renal perfusion during pneumoperitoneum...
  51. ncbi Epidural analgesia enhances functional exercise capacity and health-related quality of life after colonic surgery: results of a randomized trial
    Franco Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada HA1
    Anesthesiology 97:540-9. 2002
    ..The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of epidural anesthesia and analgesia on functional exercise capacity and health-related quality of life...
  52. ncbi Comparison of fingertip to arterial blood samples at rest and during exercise
    Gerald S Zavorsky
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Clin J Sport Med 15:263-70. 2005
    ..The purpose was to determine whether arterialized fingertip blood-gas samples are comparable to arterial samples at rest and at exercise...
  53. ncbi Urinary retention after total hip and knee arthroplasty
    T Balderi
    Department of Anesthesiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
    Minerva Anestesiol 76:120-30. 2010
    ..Of the different postoperative analgesic techniques currently used, continuous peripheral nerve block has the least impact on POUR...
  54. ncbi Continuous epidural blockade arrests the postoperative decrease in muscle protein fractional synthetic rate in surgical patients
    F Carli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Anesthesiology 86:1033-40. 1997
    ....
  55. ncbi Validating the six-minute walk test as a measure of recovery after elective colon resection surgery
    Carolina Moriello
    Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1083-9. 2008
    ..To provide evidence for construct and longitudinal validity of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) as a measure of postsurgical recovery...
  56. ncbi Targeting individual hemodynamics to maintain renal perfusion during pneumoperitoneum in a porcine model
    Sebastian V Demyttenaere
    Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Surgery 142:350-6. 2007
    ..We assessed whether goal-directed fluid administration, based on hemodynamic measures, would maintain RCP during pneumoperitoneum with less fluid loading...
  57. ncbi Effect of a continuous peripheral nerve block on the inflammatory response in knee arthroplasty
    Hema Bagry
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 33:17-23. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent a 48-hour local anesthetic block of all afferent and efferent nerve fibers of the knee area has an impact on postoperative inflammatory response...
  58. ncbi Perioperative medicine. Are the anesthesiologists ready?
    F Carli
    McGill University, Department of Anesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Room F9 16, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Minerva Anestesiol 67:252-5. 2001
    ..Further steps to take in the direction of perioperative medicine are the development of a different model of resident training, and the improvement of information technology and medical record...
  59. ncbi Intraoperative fluid management in laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy: challenging the dogma
    S Bergman
    Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada
    Surg Endosc 18:1625-30. 2004
    ..7) or acute rejection (9% vs 5%, p = 1.0) between groups. CONCLUSION: Lower volume fluid management strategies in LLDN do not appear to worsen recipient outcomes nor are they detrimental to the donors...
  60. ncbi Effect of desflurane/remifentanil anaesthesia on glucose metabolism during surgery: a comparison with desflurane/epidural anaesthesia
    T Schricker
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, Rm S5 05, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:169-73. 2004
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of general anaesthesia combined with remifentanil or epidural blockade on glucose metabolism during surgery...
  61. ncbi Metabolic and endocrine effects of sedative agents
    Giovanni Mistraletti
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Curr Opin Crit Care 11:312-7. 2005
    ....
  62. ncbi Epidural analgesia in the Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit
    Francesco Donatelli
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10.144, Montreal, H, Quebec, Canada
    Curr Drug Targets 6:795-806. 2005
    ..With advances in pain pharmacology, multimodal interventions and adjuvants can be used safely with the intent of providing better analgesia and decreasing the side effects associated with one technique...
  63. ncbi Measuring surgical recovery: the study of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
    Simon Bergman
    Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Am J Transplant 5:2489-95. 2005
    ..Four weeks following LLDN, patients have returned to baseline exercise capacity, but not baseline general physical health. Traditional measures of recovery are incomplete descriptors of recovery...
  64. ncbi Strategies for perioperative nutrition support in obese, diabetic and geriatric patients
    Andrea Kopp Lugli
    Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    Clin Nutr 27:16-24. 2008
    ..This review article discusses current strategies of perioperative nutrition support with special regard to obese, diabetic and geriatric patients...
  65. ncbi Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance: perioperative considerations
    Hema S Bagry
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
    Anesthesiology 108:506-23. 2008
    ..This review discusses the pathophysiology and the clinical implications of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in the acutely ill patient with an emphasis on perioperative modulation strategies...
  66. ncbi "First, do no harm": monitoring outcomes during the transition from open to laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in a Canadian centre
    Simon Bergman
    Steinberg Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Can J Surg 51:103-10. 2008
    ..This study was undertaken to validate this approach by comparing donor and recipient outcomes and studying our learning curve during the transition from open (OLDN) to LLDN...
  67. ncbi Anesthetic and adjunctive drugs for fast-track surgery
    G Baldini
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
    Curr Drug Targets 10:667-86. 2009
    ....
  68. ncbi Responsive measures to prehabilitation in patients undergoing bowel resection surgery
    Do Jun Kim
    Department of Kinesiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Tohoku J Exp Med 217:109-15. 2009
    ..Heart rate and oxygen uptake during submaximal exercise, and peak power output are the most responsive measures to four weeks of prehabilitation in subjects with low initial fitness...
  69. ncbi Less urinary tract infection by earlier removal of bladder catheter in surgical patients receiving thoracic epidural analgesia
    Cedrick Zaouter
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 34:542-8. 2009
    ....
  70. ncbi Correlation between pre-operative metabolic syndrome and persistent blood glucose elevation during cardiac surgery in non-diabetic patients
    F Donatelli
    Department of Anesthesia, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 52:1103-10. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to determine to what extent the presence of pre-operative metabolic syndrome (MS) influences the blood glucose and insulin response during cardiac surgery...
  71. ncbi Postoperative urinary retention: anesthetic and perioperative considerations
    Gabriele Baldini
    Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
    Anesthesiology 110:1139-57. 2009
    ..An evidence-based approach to prevention and management of POUR during the perioperative period is proposed...
  72. ncbi Perioperative epidural analgesia and nutrition after upper abdominal surgery: unraveling the mechanisms of protein conservation
    Franco Carli
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 27:6-8. 2002
  73. ncbi Anesthesia and surgical outcomes: an orphean ambition
    Mark P Yeager
    Reg Anesth Pain Med 29:515-9. 2004
  74. ncbi Epidural anesthesia and analgesia decrease the postoperative incidence of insulin resistance in preoperative insulin-resistant subjects only
    Francesco Donatelli
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi n 3, Bergamo, Italy
    Anesth Analg 104:1587-93, table of contents. 2007
    ....
  75. ncbi The role of the anesthesiologist in fast-track surgery: from multimodal analgesia to perioperative medical care
    Paul F White
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas, USA
    Anesth Analg 104:1380-96, table of contents. 2007
    ..e., outpatient) and major (inpatient) surgery procedures. In this article we focus on the expanding role of the anesthesiologist in fast-track surgery...