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William D. Owens
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 15
Citations - 2239
William D. Owens is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neostigmine & Anesthesiology. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2102 citations.
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ASA Physical Status Classifications: A Study of Consistency of Ratings
TL;DR: The ASA Physical Status Classification is useful but suffers from a lack of scientific precision.
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American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System Is Not a Risk Classification System
TL;DR: The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System Is Not a Risk Classification System and is not a risk classification system, according to a study published in The Lancet Anesthesiology.
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Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine levels during anesthesia: enflurane-N2O-O2 compared with fentanyl-N2O-O2.
TL;DR: The concept that enflurane anesthesia blocks the sympathetic response to surgical stress more effectively than low dose fentanyl anesthesia is supported.
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An unusual complication of lumbosacral plexus block: a case report.
TL;DR: Patients unable to describe paresthesias should be excluded from use of this procedure, and anesthetic dosage must be selected with great care.
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Tympanic membrane rupture with nitrous oxide anesthesia.
TL;DR: A 54-year-old white female scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy had a history of 8 previous anesthetics, 3 for gynecologic procedures and 5 for mastoidectomies and tympanoplasties on the left ear and review of systems was noncontributory except for decreased hearing in theleft ear.