Journal of Anesthesia

Article	Citations
Clinically relevant concentration of propofol and benzodiazepines did not affect in vitro angiogenesis	71
Genesis of “negative pressure” during hanging drop; the answer is positive pressure	45
More Fulbrighters chose anesthesiology	43
Management of postoperative pain in neonatal intensive care units in Japan	42
Reduction method of exposure of anesthesiologists to inhalational anesthetics	42
Effect of nociception level-directed analgesic management on opioid usage in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single-center, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial	35
Comment on Itaya et al.’s trial of anesthetic agents	35
ChatGPT’s performance on JSA-certified anesthesiologist exam	33
Motor-evoked potentials monitoring with remimazolam during thoracic descending aortic aneurysm surgery: a case report	31
Analgesia mode after cesarean section: PCEA or EM?	30
Effect of height versus height/weight-based spinal bupivacaine on maternal hemodynamics for elective cesarean in short stature patients: a randomized clinical trial	30
Reply to the letter by Parker G. Allan	29
Rhomboid intercostal vs PECS blocks in radical mastectomies	28
Letter to the article by Juri et al.	27
Pediatric chronic post-surgical pain prevalence, pain scores, and quality-of-life: results of an exploratory patient survey at a single-center tertiary care children’s hospital	26
Does pericapsular nerve group block have limited analgesia at the initial post-operative period? Systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus thoracic epidural block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric Nuss surgery: a randomized noninferiority trial	25
Regarding the risk factors for the emergence delirium in pediatric patients after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy	22
Analgesic efficacy and serum ropivacaine concentration of postoperative programmed intermittent bolus infusion with serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surg	22
Deep breathing alleviates propofol-induced pain: a prospective, randomized, single-blind study	21
Comparison of clinical effects of meperidine and sufentanil added to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial	21
Response to letter to the editor	20
How to mitigate confounding factors in observational studies	20
Letter to the article by Sasaki et al	20
Video versus ultrasound pupillometry for detecting increased pupillary diameters due to nociceptive stimuli: a prospective observational study	20

Effect of use of cuffed endotracheal tubes on the occurrence of postoperative extubation-related respiratory adverse events in pediatric patients with airway hypersensitivity: a retrospective cohort s	20
One-lung ventilation and right-sided double-lumen tubes: a national survey of current practice in Japan	18
Cost-effectiveness analysis of sedation and general anesthesia regimens for children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging in Japan	17
The impact of smoking on postoperative complications following elective off-pump CABG in an ERAS setting	16
Comment on: Letter to the article by Sasaki et al	14
Paramedian versus midline approach of spinal anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis	14
Continuous paravertebral block combined with multilevel single-shot intercostal nerve blocks for pain control after thoracotomy	14
Effects of palliative intrathecal analgesia on patients with refractory cancer bone pain	13
Assessment of pre-extubating recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy using ultrasound in postoperative patients with esophageal cancer: a prospective observational study	13
Reply to the letter by Satici MH	12
Hypotension in cesarean delivery: questions and answers	12
Dynamic vocal cord behavior and stridor during emergence from general anesthesia in small children with supraglottic airway	11
Is there any impact of association between labor neuraxial analgesia and autism spectrum disorders in offspring at the population level?	11
Evaluation of 254 cesarean sections with COVID-19 in terms of anesthesia and clinical course: 1-year experience	11
Safe sedation management using volatile anesthetics during cardiopulmonary bypass	11
Self-coiling catheter for continuous interscalene block	10
Hypnotics as induction agents for general anesthesia in cesarean section patients: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Effects of changes in end-tidal carbon dioxide tension on oral tissue blood flow and tissue oxygen tension during remifentanil infusion in rabbits	10
Reply to the letter by Guoying Wang	10
Divided method of intercostal nerve block reduces ropivacaine dose by half in thoracoscopic pulmonary resection while maintaining the postoperative pain score and 4-h mobilization: a retrospective stu	10
Postoperative delirium is an independent factor influencing the length of stay of elderly patients in the intensive care unit and in hospital	9
Myocardial protective and anti-inflammatory effects of dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Efficacy of intravenous dexamethasone on postoperative pain after caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia with an intrathecal long-acting opioid: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Comparison of reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade with sugammadex under remimazolam versus propofol anesthesia: a randomized clinical trial	9
Prevalence of undernutrition in surgical patients and the effect on length of hospital stay	9
Comparison of quadro-iliac plane block and erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia management after single level lumbar discectomy surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled, prosp	9
Urine collection using a 3-way urethral catheter for PuO2	8
The effect of implementation of pain neuroscience education and rehabilitation exercise on post-operative pain and recovery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled t	8
The efficacy and safety of opioid‑free anesthesia combined with ultrasound‑guided intermediate cervical plexus block vs. opioid‑based anesthesia in thyroid surgery: a randomized controlled trial	8
Influence of the Pringle maneuver during partial hepatectomy on the neuromuscular block induced by intermittent and continuous dosing of rocuronium	8
Prevalence of HIV-related pain in Japan: a clinical survey	8
Association between smoking and central sensitization pain: a web-based cross-sectional study	8
Droperidol lowers the shivering threshold in rabbits	8
Association between remimazolam and postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing elective cardiovascular surgery: a prospective cohort study	8
Response to the article titled, Erector spinae plane block for back surgery	7
Airway management in pediatrics: improving safety	7
Changes in peripheral perfusion index during intraoperative end-expiratory occlusion tests do not predict the response to fluid administration in patients undergoing lung protective ventilation	7
Efficacy of McGRATH®MAC videolaryngoscope blade 1 for tracheal intubation in small children: a randomized controlled clinical study	7
Erector spinae plane block for back surgery	7
Comparison of iPACK and periarticular block with adductor block alone after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial	7
Machine learning in the prediction and detection of new-onset atrial fibrillation in ICU: a systematic review	7
Effects of preoperative nutritional status on disability-free survival after cardiac and thoracic aortic surgery: a prospective observational study	7
Reply to the letter titled “Difficulty in evaluating the effect of CEA or CRSB”	7
Correction: Roles of evidence synthesis studies and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in pediatric perioperative outcomes research	7
Comparison of the postoperative analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block and intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy under general anesth	6
Prevalence and risk factors of chronic postsurgical pain after lung cancer surgery and knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Japan	6
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy for chronic pain after surgery: a prospective cohort study	6
Authors’ response to the letter to the editor	6
Preoperative dipstick albuminuria is associated with acute kidney injury in high-risk patients following non-cardiac surgery: a single-center prospective cohort study	6
Effects of driving pressure-guided ventilation by individualized positive end-expiratory pressure on oxygenation undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled c	6

Prophylactic corticosteroids in neonatal cardiac surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The ability of diaphragmatic excursion after extubation to predict the need for resumption of ventilatory support in critically ill surgical patients	6
Fixing the anesthesia research crisis in Japan	6
A comparative study using gastric ultrasound to evaluate the safety of shortening the fasting time before pediatric echocardiography: a randomized controlled non-inferiority study	6
Reply to the letter	6
Comparison of leak fraction between the laryngeal mask airway and endotracheal tube during anesthesia: a single-center retrospective study	5
The effect of obesity on optic nerve sheath diameter in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery: a prospective observational study	5
A hands-free wearable electrolarynx for communication in tracheostomized mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a case series	5
Performance of the ratio of posterior complex length to depth measured by ultrasound as a predictor of difficult spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery: a prospective cohort study	5
Chronic pain after posterolateral and axillary approaches to lung surgery: a monocentric observational study	5
Ultrasound-guided high-voltage pulsed radiofrequency versus standard-voltage pulsed radiofrequency in refractory chronic cervical radicular pain randomized clinical trial	5
Intraoperative panic attack in patients undergoing awake craniotomy: a retrospective analysis of risk factors	5
Enhancing acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery: the role of remimazolam and hemodynamic stability	5
Metformin’s impact on delirium in diabetic cardio surgery patients	5
Remimazolam: a randomized controlled study of its suitability for insertion of a supraglottic airway	5
Phase angle as a prognostic factor for postoperative outcomes in major abdominal surgery: a single-center prospective observational study	5
Vasopressors for hypotension in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section	5
Challenging anesthesia of the patient on ketogenic diet therapy scheduled for scoliosis surgery under motor evoked potentials monitoring: a case report	5
The concept of “fictitious weight” in pharmacokinetic simulations and target-controlled infusion	5
A response to limitations in research on chronic pain in cancer survivors	5
Central venous catheterization site choice based on anatomical landmark technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Response to a letter	5
Effect of restrictive versus liberal fluid therapy for laparoscopic gastric surgery on postoperative complications: a randomized controlled trial	5
Prevalence of preoperative opioid usage and its impact on postoperative outcomes: a retrospective cohort study	5
Challenges in database research for anesthetic neurotoxicity	5
Impact of the combination of abdominal peripheral nerve block and neuromuscular blockade on the surgical space during robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study	5
Post-esophagectomy patients presenting for general anesthesia induction: a survey of practice among US anesthesiologists (PESO-GAIN-S)	5
Density spectral array as an additional sedative indicator	5
Correction: Involvement of anesthesiologists in pediatric sedation and analgesia outside the operating room in Japan: is it too late, or is there still time?	5
The impact of exercise and psychotherapy on psychosocial outcomes for patients with chronic pain	5
Use of gastric tube insertion guide with videolaryngoscope	5
Postoperative organ dysfunction assessed using simplified eSOFA is associated with mortality: a single-center retrospective cohort study	4
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in renal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
Comparison of patient-controlled epidural analgesia and epidural morphine for post-cesarean section analgesia: experience from a tertiary center in China	4
Smoking cessation treatment by anesthesiologists	4
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for septic cardiomyopathy caused by Pasteurella multocida infection: a case report	4
Prediction of postoperative respiratory depression and respiratory complications in patients on preoperative methadone	4
Optimizing pain management in pediatric tonsillectomy: the role of NSAIDs	4
Bioimpedance analysis in clinical anesthesia: insights from two recent studies	4
Effect of phenylephrine on the prevention of oxytocin-induced hypotension	4
Agreement between non-invasive and invasive arterial blood pressure during surgery in the prone position: an error grid analysis	4
ONSD monitoring under anesthesia for middle ear surgery	4
A comparative study on the efficacy and safety of propofol combined with different doses of alfentanil in gastroscopy: a randomized controlled trial	4
The potential impact of inhaled anesthetics on postoperative dementia	4
Survey of pediatric cardiovascular anesthesia in Japan	4
Steroid treatment in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	4
Postoperative nausea and vomiting after artificial joint replacement surgery: comparison between remimazolam and sevoflurane, a propensity score analysis	4
Advancing chronic pain management in cancer survivors	4
Understanding three standard study designs for randomized controlled trials	4
Peripheral oxygen saturation to inspiratory oxygen fraction ratio-based identification of critically ill coronavirus disease patients for early therapeutic interventions	4
Predictive factors for favorable short-term response to interlaminar epidural block for cervical radiculopathy	4
Effects of individualized positive end-expiratory pressure combined with recruitment maneuver on intraoperative ventilation during abdominal surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of r	4
Consensus statement on chronic pain treatment in cancer survivors	4
Correction to: Optimal length of the pre-inserted tracheal tube for excellent view in nasal fiberoptic intubation	4
Remimazolam should be antagonized by an adequate flumazenil	4
Effect of remifentanil on three effect-site concentrations of propofol and their relationship during electroencephalography at loss of response, at maximum alpha power, and at onset of burst suppressi	4
Allopurinol attenuates postoperative pain and modulates the purinergic system in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial	4
Usefulness and accuracy of a handheld ultrasound device for epidurssal landmark and depth assessment by anesthesiology residents	4
Efficacy of a gastric tube insertion guide for insertion of a nasogastric tube: a prospective, randomized controlled clinical study	4
Programmed intermittent epidural bolus for post-cesarean delivery analgesia: a randomized controlled double-blind trial	4
Epidemiology of constipation in critically ill patients and its impact on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective observational study	4
Analgesia nociception index and high frequency variability index: promising indicators of relative parasympathetic tone	4
Association between preoperative neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, uric acid, and postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing degenerative spine surgery	4
A practical guide for perioperative smoking cessation	4
How long elective surgery should be delayed from COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients?	4
Letter to the article by Daichi Fujimoto et al	3
Accuracy of a noninvasive estimated continuous cardiac output measurement under different respiratory conditions: a prospective observational study	3
Single-dose intravenous nefopam on postoperative catheter-related bladder discomfort in patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial	3
High spinal block in cesarean section	3
Advancing non-invasive temperature monitoring in pediatrics	3
A new and simplified extraoral approach for inferior alveolar nerve block: a cadaveric study and clinical case reports	3
Correction: Equilibration rate constant, ke0, to determine effect-site concentration for the Masui remimazolam population pharmacokinetic model in general anesthesia patients	3
Correction: Changes in peripheral perfusion index during intraoperative end-expiratory occlusion tests do not predict the response to fluid administration in patients undergoing lung protective ventil	3
Bayesian statistics in anesthesia practice: a tutorial for anesthesiologists	3
Differences in circulating blood volume changes during emergence from general anesthesia in transcatheter aortic valve implantation and MitraClip implantation	3
Differential effects of remimazolam and propofol on heart rate variability during anesthesia induction	3
Stroke volume variation and dynamic arterial elastance predict fluid responsiveness even in thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a prospective observational study	3
Clinical relevance of different responses of elastic and muscular arteries in acute hemorrhage—perspectives from anesthesiologists	3
Characteristics of retained foreign bodies and near-miss events in the operating room: a ten-year experience at one institution	3
A population pharmacokinetic model of remimazolam for general anesthesia and consideration of remimazolam dose in clinical practice	3

Pharmacological prevention of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a bayesian network meta-analysis	3
General purpose propofol target-controlled infusion using the marsh model with adjusted weight input	3
Identifying nerve to vastus medialis at adductor canal entry	3
Development of long-acting local anesthetics: a long way from basic research to clinical application	3
Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided bilateral superficial serratus anterior plane block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric ear reconstruction with costal cartilage harvest: a randomized con	3
Transesophageal motor-evoked potentials, a novel method induced by transesophageal spinal cord stimulation, are less sensitive to anesthetics than transcranial motor-evoked potentials	3
Practical guidelines for the response to perioperative anaphylaxis	3
Obstetrical outcomes of labor with and without analgesia in Robson classification groups 1 and 2a: a single-center retrospective study	3
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: an Umbrella review	3
Inadvertent inhibitory effect of epidural anesthesia on motor-evoked potential (MEP) monitoring in a patient undergoing total hip arthroplasty	3
Comparing the hemodynamic effects of ketamine versus fentanyl bolus in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled trial	3
Postoperative pulmonary complications of desflurane- versus sevoflurane-based general anesthesia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma undergoing gastrointestinal cancer sur	3
Obstetric and anesthetic management in parturients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case series	3
Quality of life and mortality among survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study	3
Effect of different doses of epidural dexmedetomidine on reducing visceral traction reaction for cesarean section: a double-blind randomized controlled trial	3
Oxygen therapy for critically Ill and post-operative patients	3
Effect of cerebrospinal fluid drainage pressure in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic repair: a prospective multicenter observational study	3
Effectiveness of intraoperative nicorandil in patients with a history of ischemic heart disease undergoing high-risk noncardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study	3
Comparison of the effect of sevoflurane and propofol on the optic nerve sheath diameter in patients undergoing middle ear surgery	3
Pulse oximetry at the nasal septum during general anesthesia	3
Recall of extubation after remimazolam anesthesia with flumazenil antagonism during emergence: a retrospective clinical study	3
Dexmedetomidine as a cardioprotective drug: a narrative review	3
Perinatal outcomes comparison between neuraxial and general anesthesia in pregnant women with placenta accreta spectrum: a multicenter retrospective study	3
Incidence of intraoperative anaphylaxis caused by blood products: a 12-year single-center, retrospective study	3
Beyond baseline success: reconsidering the complementary role of dual-modality sacral monitoring in pediatric untethering surgery	3
Singleton pregnancy using in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection does not increase risk of bleeding in cesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study	3
The combination of hydrogen gas and hydrogen-rich solution does not protect against ischemic spinal cord injury in rabbits	3
The effects of frailty on opioid consumption after total knee arthroplasty	3
Sustainable development goals for Japanese anesthesiologists: how to survive in times of turmoil	3