A patient with congenital complete heart block undergoing multiple exposures to general anaesthesia.

abstract：:To assess the efficacy and safety of ultra rapid (15 minute) infusion of iron polymaltose to iron deficient patients during general anaesthesia, we performed a prospective, interventional non-randomised study on 99 adult patients with iron deficiency with or without anaemia presenting for surgery under general anaesth...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Browning RM,Alakeson N,O'Loughlin EJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first reported case involving the peripartum anaesthetic management of dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency in a 22-year-old primigravida with high-grade placenta praevia. Elective caesarean section was performed at 36 weeks gestation with a combined spinal-epidural regional anaesthetic technique. Exten...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Scurrah NJ,Ross AW,Solly M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man with cardiac failure and renal impairment was admitted to the cardiothoracic intensive care unit with metformin-induced lactic acidosis and shock. He was successfully treated with high-dose (80 ml/kg/hour) continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration. Lactic acidosis is a known complication of metformin ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Pan LT,MacLaren G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major craniofacial surgery has the potential for very large blood loss, frequently greater than one blood volume. In order that an assessment could be made of any deficiencies of platelet function or coagulation, tests were performed at intervals during the operation. None of the coagulation parameters showed variatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Sweeney D,Williams V

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many anaesthetists practising in Australia and New Zealand realise that differences exist in the training of their counterparts in the United States. This review attempts to highlight the differences observed by two anaesthetists who have been involved in both systems. Aspects of the American Board of Anesthesiology e...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ronai A,Shanks CA

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular, coagulation and haematological effects of prothrombin activator from Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) venom were investigated in anaesthetized mechanically ventilated dogs. Infusion caused dose-related systemic hypotension, marked decreases in cardiac output and stroke volume, marked increases in pu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Tibballs J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome is usually based on clinical findings, we describe ill-defined centrilobular and subpleural nodules in addition to ground-glass opacities and consolidation on a computed tomography scan of the chest in a trauma patient with fat embolism syndrome. The nodules presumably r...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Van den Brande FG,Hellemans S,De Schepper A,De Paep R,Op De Beeck B,De Raeve HR,Jorens PG

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural barriers in hospital ward staff may limit the use of a Medical Emergency Team (MET) service. In December 2000 the role of the existing Code Blue team in our hospital was expanded to incorporate review of patients fulfilling commonly employed MET criteria. Between January 2001 and June 2003, the average call r...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Jones DA,Mitra B,Barbetti J,Choate K,Leong T,Bellomo R

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aim was to investigate the effect of three different morphine doses added to levobupivacaine 0.125% for caudal analgesia after circumcision surgery in children, particularly in relation to the frequency of postoperative vomiting within the first 24 hours following surgery. Two hundred and forty patients aged...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Dostbil A,Gursac Celik M,Aksoy M,Ahiskalioglu A,Celik EC,Alici HA,Ozbey I

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen saturations of 152 children were studied for the first 30 minutes following general anaesthesia with a pulse oximeter. Thirty-six patients (24%) recorded oxygen saturations of less than 90% while breathing room air and in all cases this occurred during the first ten minutes. Intubation (P less than 0.001), ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Tomkins DP,Gaukroger PB,Bentley MW

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study comparing the efficacy of wire-conducted intravascular ECG (IVECG) signal and signal from the port with a sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) flushed catheter to correctly place a catheter tip was carried out in 100 patients. The correct position of the catheter tip was confirmed as follows: with technique...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Cheng KI,Chu KS,Chen LT,Tang CS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare three anaesthetic agents in patients with ejection fraction below 0.40 subjected to coronary revascularization surgery. Twenty five elective coronary surgical patients with ejection fraction below 0.40 were prospectively studied. Premedication was pethidine 1 mg/kg and induction was...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Urzua J,Serra M,Lema G,Canessa R,Gonzalez R,Meneses G,Irarrazaval M,Moran S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes the perioperative management of a child presenting with acute intestinal obstruction secondary to bowel malrotation after a recent intracranial haemorrhage associated with an intracranial arteriovenous malformation. We discuss the anaesthesia planning for this case, where the 'optimal' manag...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Scarth EJ,White MC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This narrative review aims to describe the role of peripheral and central immune responses to tissue and nerve damage in animal models, and to discuss the use of immunomodulatory agents in clinical practice and their perioperative implications. Animal models of pain have demonstrated that nerve injury activates immune...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lim JS,Kam PC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on five upright (head above thorax) anaesthetised sheep demonstrated a statistically significant increase in central venous pressure and decrease in pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, following the injection of air 2 ml per kg into the pulmonary artery. In two out of the five sheep after air embolism, right-...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Pfitzner J,McLean AG

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to describe, in Australian and New Zealand adult intensive care units, the relative frequency in which various clinical criteria were used to predict weaning and extubation, and the weaning methods employed. Participant intensivists at 55 intensive care units completed a self-administered questionnai...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Rose L,Presneill JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a greater appreciation and understanding of reactions to homologous blood transfusion there has been a renewed interest in autologous blood transfusion. The techniques and indications for preoperative banked autologous blood, perioperative haemodilution and recycled salvaged autologous blood transfusion are descr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Isbister JP,Davis R

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated in vitro and in vivo effects of propofol in malignant hyperthermia susceptible (MHS) patients in order to assess the safety of propofol infusion as a non-triggering anaesthetic technique for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In vitro, human MHS muscle samples were exposed to propofol...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McKenzie AJ,Couchman KG,Pollock N

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder which affects one in 2500 live births. It is a multisystem disease and has a variety of presentations. The major clinical features affect the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. Severe respiratory disease, diabetes and gastroesophageal reflux are common features ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Weeks AM,Buckland MR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has been shown to improve quality of life and survival rates in patients suffering from pseudomyxoma peritonei. The procedure is long and associated with significant intraoperative blood loss. As such, the anaesthetic management of pati...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Shiralkar SP,Kerr P,Scott J,Sivalingam P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of optimal analgesia after caesarean section remains a challenge as satisfactory pain relief must be combined with patient satisfaction, including the ability to care for the newborn. In a prospective study of 132 patients, we have compared epidural analgesia with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Cade L,Ashley J

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombelastography® is a monitor of coagulation and fibrinolytic status, with point-of-care applications in managing haemorrhaging patients. Advocates have suggested a possible role in managing obstetric haemorrhage. This study aims to develop a pregnancy-specific thrombelastography-guided transfusion algorithm, which...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Hill JS,Devenie G,Powell M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse events after surgery are common. Identification of markers of at-risk patients may facilitate efficient and effective perioperative resource allocation. This pilot study aimed to identify simple preoperative factors associated with postoperative adverse events. In 1291 surgical patients, the relationship betwe...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Seglenieks R,Painter TW,Ludbrook GL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Finapres (Ohmeda, Madison, U.S.A.) is a non-invasive device which continuously measures the arterial blood pressure in a finger and produces a real-time display of the arterial pressure wave. It consists of a finger cuff with an infra-red transmission plethysmograph, a servo control box and a monitor unit. The dev...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kermode JL,Davis NJ,Thompson WR

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Althesin was used as a induction agent then diluted and administered as a controlled infusion for 60 patients undergoing 66 procedures. Increment doses of fentanyl were given to provide additional analgesia. There was delayed awakening in 7 patients (12.1%), 3 of whom responded rapidly to narcotic reversal with naloxo...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Saady A

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have revolutionised many areas of medicine, particularly research and diagnostics. Murine, human and humanized mAb have all been developed. The most important clinical applications to date have been in the fields of transplantation and oncology. Experimental and limited clinical trials sugg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Peake S

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective double-blind study, single-dose lumbar epidural blockade was administered to 60 healthy patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery, the patients lying in the lateral position only during the time of injection of the local anaesthetic. Solutions used were bupivacaine HCl 0.5%, lignocaine HCl 2% and li...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Seow LT,Lips FJ,Cousins MJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative management of malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptible patients has changed substantially over the last 20 years, with many patients now managed as day cases. Our previous policy was to monitor known MH susceptible patients (and relatives of known MH susceptible individuals not yet investigated by muscle ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Pollock N,Langtont E,Stowell K,Simpson C,McDonnell N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of three different physiotherapy techniques on arterial oxygen tensions and A-aO2 gradients were evaluated in 17 patients subjected to mechanical ventilation. No significant changes were detected and the clinical significance of these findings, which contrast with those of other investigators, is discussed...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Brock-Utne JG,Winning TJ,Botha E,Goodwin NM

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many deceased by neurologic criteria donors are administered inhalational agents during organ recovery surgery-a process that is characterised by warm and cold ischaemia followed by warm reperfusion. In certain settings, volatile anaesthetics (VA) are known to precondition organs to protect them from subsequent ischae...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Perez-Protto S,Nazemian R,Matta M,Patel P,Wagner KJ,Latifi SQ,Lebovitz DJ,Reynolds JD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00