Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Impact of neuromuscular blockade depth on postoperative systemic cytokine release: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Soowon Lee, Jung-Hee Ryu, Chang-Hoon Koo, Yu Kyung Bae, Ah-Young Oh; Received April 11, 2025 Accepted October 14, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.25279 [Epub ahead of print]; PDF

The effect of perioperative ketamine and esketamine administration on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Kwon Hui Seo, Shu Chung Choi, Jueun Kwak, Na Jin Kim; Received December 29, 2024 Accepted May 8, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24930 [Epub ahead of print]
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Effect of perioperative intravenous ibuprofen versus acetaminophen on postoperative opioid consumption and pain after general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials: Sung Hye Kim, Hyun Kang, In-Jung Jun, Hye Won Park, Byung Hoon Yoo, Yun-Hee Lim, Kye-Min Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(4):455-467. Published online May 7, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.24089
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Comparison of remimazolam and desflurane in emergence agitation after general anesthesia for nasal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study: Sung-Ae Cho, So-min Ahn, Woojin Kwon, Tae-Yun Sung; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(4):432-440. Published online May 7, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23953
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Comparison of lung aeration loss in open abdominal oncologic surgeries after ventilation with electrical impedance tomography-guided PEEP versus conventional PEEP: a pilot feasibility study: A. R. Karthik, Nishkarsh Gupta, Rakesh Garg, Sachidanand Jee Bharati, M. D. Ray, Vijay Hadda, Sourabh Pahuja, Seema Mishra, Sushma Bhatnagar, Vinod Kumar; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(3):353-363. Published online March 5, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23858
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Perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Minsu Kim, Chang Hee Kwon; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(3):306-315. Published online January 29, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23826
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Predicting optimal endotracheal tube size and depth in pediatric patients using demographic data and machine learning techniques: Hyeonsik Kim, Hyun-Kyu Yoon, Hyeonhoon Lee, Chul-Woo Jung, Hyung-Chul Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(6):540-549. Published online September 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23501
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Surgical pleth index monitoring in perioperative pain management: usefulness and limitations: Seok Kyeong Oh, Young Ju Won, Byung Gun Lim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(1):31-45. Published online March 17, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23158
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Catatonia associated with prolonged stupor after general anesthesia in a patient with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders -a case report-: Sungwon Baek, Min Hee Heo, Kyung Woo Kim, Sang Il Lee, Kyung-Tae Kim, Jang Su Park, Won Joo Choe, Jun Hyun Kim, Ji Yeon Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(4):383-388. Published online March 14, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23034
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Anesthetic management for non-cardiac surgery in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Jeong-Jin Min, Yang Hyun Cho, Sangmin M. Lee, Jong-Hwan Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024;77(2):175-184. Published online March 10, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.23169
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Association of the perfusion index with postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective study: Pyoyoon Kang, Jung-bin Park, Hyun-Kyu Yoon, Sang-Hwan Ji, Young-Eun Jang, Eun-Hee Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hyung Chul Lee, Jin-Tae Kim, Hee-Soo Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(4):348-356. Published online January 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22620 Correction in: Korean J Anesthesiol 2024;77(2):285
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Effective concentration of remifentanil for successful i-gel insertion during remimazolam induction: Jung Ju Choi, Wol Seon Jung, Young Jin Chang, Seungbeom Yoo, Hyun Jeong Kwak; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(3):235-241. Published online October 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22606
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Comparison of postoperative nausea and vomiting between remimazolam and propofol: a propensity score-matched, retrospective, observational, single-center cohort study: Yuji Suzuki, Shingo Kawashima, Hiroshi Makino, Matsuyuki Doi, Yoshiki Nakajima; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(2):143-151. Published online October 17, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22441
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Determination of the 95% effective dose of remimazolam to achieve loss of consciousness during anesthesia induction in different age groups: Juyeon Oh, Sung Yong Park, Sook Young Lee, Ju Yeol Song, Ga Yun Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Han Bum Joe; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(6):510-517. Published online August 1, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22331
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Effect of active airway warming with a heated-humidified breathing circuit on core body temperature in patients under general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis: Je Jin Lee, Geun Joo Choi, Won Jun Lee, Sang Bong Choi, Hyun Kang; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2023;76(1):17-33. Published online July 21, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22200
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Anesthesia for ovarian teratoma resection using remimazolam and remifentanil in a patient with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis -two case reports-: Yoon Hyuk Hwang, YoungSuk Shon, Young Joon Yoon, Jong Hoon Yeom; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(6):530-535. Published online July 14, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22241
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Video laryngoscope versus USB borescope-aided endotracheal intubation in adults with anticipated difficult airway: a prospective randomized controlled study: Mohamed Elshazly, Mark Medhat, Sahar Marzouk, Enas M. Samir; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(4):331-337. Published online May 18, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22222
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Psychogenic coma after general anesthesia with remimazolam and remifentanil -a case report-: Song Hyun Kim, Kye Min Kim, Yun-Hee Lim, Byung Hoon Yoo, Joonho Cho, In-Jung Jun; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(5):449-452. Published online May 10, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22242
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How general anesthetics work: from the perspective of reorganized connections within the brain: Teo Jeon Shin, Pil-Jong Kim, Bernard Choi; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(2):124-138. Published online February 8, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22078
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Standard digit-based versus 90° rotation technique for supraglottic airway device insertion: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: Chang-Hoon Koo, Ah-Young Oh, Young-Tae Jeon, Jung-Won Hwang, Jung-Hee Ryu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(3):266-275. Published online December 9, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.21441
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Comparison of the clinical performance of the i-gel^TM, LMA Supreme^TM, and Ambu AuraGain^TM in adult patients during general anesthesia: a prospective and randomized study: Tejashri Chinthavali Lakshmi, Tanmay Tiwari, Jyotsna Agrawal, Rajni Kapoor, Vikrannth Vasanthakumar; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2022;75(4):316-322. Published online October 20, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.21212 Retraction in: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.22558 Retraction in: Korean J Anesthesiol 2023;76(5):515
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Successful anesthetic management of a giant lower lip hemangioma patient using high flow nasal cannula -a case report-: Ji Yeon Kim, Hangaram Kim, Min Hee Heo, Kyung Woo Kim, Sang-Il Lee, Kyung-Tae Kim, Jang Su Park, Won Joo Choe, Jun Hyun Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021;74(6):546-551. Published online August 24, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.21231; Full text PubReader ePub PDF

Non-convulsive status epilepticus in the immediate postoperative period following spine surgery -a case report-: Kyoung Ok Kim, Teakseon Lee, Taehoon Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021;74(6):541-545. Published online January 5, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.20527
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A comparison of the breathing apparatus deadspace associated with a supraglottic airway and endotracheal tube using volumetric capnography in young children: Eduardo Javier Goenaga-Diaz, Lauren Daniela Smith, Shelly Harrell Pecorella, Timothy Earl Smith, Gregory B Russell, Kathleen Nicole Johnson, Martina Gomez Downard, Douglas Gordon Ririe, Dudley Elliott Hammon, Ashley Sloan Hodges, Thomas Wesley Templeton; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021;74(3):218-225. Published online November 17, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.20518
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Effectiveness of four ultrasonographic parameters as predictors of difficult intubation in patients without anticipated difficult airway: Rishabh Agarwal, Gaurav Jain, Ankit Agarwal, Nishith Govil; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021;74(2):134-141. Published online June 15, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.20114
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Anesthetic considerations for urologic surgeries: Chang-Hoon Koo, Jung-Hee Ryu; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(2):92-102. Published online December 17, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19437
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Anaphylaxis induced by sugammadex and sugammadex-rocuronium complex -a case report-: Shu Chung Choi, Sangbin Han, Jueun Kwak, Ji Yung Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(4):342-346. Published online October 17, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19344
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Risk factors of inadequate emergence following general anesthesia with an emphasis on patients with substance dependence history: Jalil Makarem, Amir Hossein larijani, Babak Eslami, Afshin Jafarzadeh, Kasra Karvandian, Seyed Mohammad Mireskandari; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(4):302-310. Published online October 15, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19214
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The effect of the type of anesthesia on the quality of postoperative recovery after orthopedic forearm surgery: A Ram Doo, Sehrin Kang, Ye Sull Kim, Tae-Won Lee, Jun-Rae Lee, Dong-Chan Kim; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(1):58-66. Published online October 9, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19352
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Effect of anesthetic method on incidence of delirium after total hip replacement arthroplasty in South Korea: a population-based study using National Health Insurance claims data: Eun-Ji Choi, Yoon Ji Choi, Sang Won Lee, Yun-Mi Choi, Hyun-Su Ri, Ju Yeon Park, Soon Ji Park, Jung-Min Son, Yoon Sook Lee; Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(1):36-43. Published online August 3, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19091
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