[A new approach to the brachial plexus].

abstract：:The paper reports the case of a young male which was severely poisoned by anilyne shoe black. After a few hours, he was in a semicomatose state, accompanied by "very dark" arterial blood gases with oxygen tension in excess of 100 mmHg. Following the administration of intravenous methylene blue (2 mg/kg), methemoglobin...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Maione M,Fabbrini GP,Mazzi C,Nannicini P,Grassi P

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM. To evaluate the validity of general anesthesia using the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in pediatrics in a series of 163 patients. MONITORING. ETCO2 and SpO2 were evaluated five minutes after the insertion of LMA and then at five minute intervals. SpO2 was evaluated every two minutes after the removal of LMA. Use of...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Piana R,Bruno G,Meo MT,Tamanti P,Zuccaro G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) gap is the difference between pCO2 values in the arterial and mixed venous blood; values higher than six mmHg may be predictive of tissue hypoperfusion. It is still doubtful if central venous blood can be used to assess the gap. This study was aimed to compare th...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Cavaliere F,Antoniucci ME,Arlotta G,Bevilacqua F,Calabrese M,Corrado M,Corsi F,De Paulis S,Guarneri S,Scapigliati A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, efforts have been undertaken to investigate the effects of thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CRP) in patients suffering from massive pulmonary embolism or acute myocardial infarction. In up to 70% of patients with cardiac arrest, one of these two diseases is the underlying cause of deteriora...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Snyder-Ramos SA,Motsch J,Martin E,Böttiger BW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuraxial block for labor analgesia is widely accepted and highly effective. Much progress has been achieved in terms of providing safer and more efficacious analgesia. Emphasis has been placed on maternal autonomy and individualization of therapy. The introduction of the combined spinal-epidural technique in the labo...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Fun W,Lew E,Sia AT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 15 years, there have been dramatic changes in the management of blunt hepatic trauma, specifically in the imaging techniques, and in the non-operative management. Actually, in more than 80% of blunt hepatic trauma, non operative management is used. In the last 20% the surgical option has to be taken with...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Létoublon C,Arvieux C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report takes into consideration the complications due to "body packers" cocaine absorption. In particular we report a clinical case in which severe dysrhythmias occurred. We think an early insertion of a pacemaker able to rid ectopic focus by overdriving is essential by comparison with an effective anti-dysrhythm...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Marcovigi P,Leoni S,Calbi G,Valtancoli E,Granata A,Gudenzi P,Casadei C,Ravaglia G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A wide variability in the approach towards delirium prevention and treatment in the critically ill results from the dearth of prospective randomised studies. METHODS:We launched a two-stage prospective observational study to assess delirium epidemiology, risk factors and impact on patient outcome, by enroll...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Colombo R,Corona A,Praga F,Minari C,Giannotti C,Castelli A,Raimondi F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this paper is to present a procedure aimed at raising the flow rate in the vena cava. To this purpose some fluid is injected at high speed in the vessel, accelerating the flow and dragging the stagnating flow upstream the catheter. In order to raise the efficiency of the system and to avoid damage to heart valv...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Banetta L,Santini E,Banetta S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative brain mapping has the goal of aiding with maximal surgical resection of brain tumors while minimizing functional sequelae. Retrospective randomized studies on large populations have shown that this technique can optimize the surgical approach while reducing postoperative morbidity. During direct electri...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Conte V,Baratta P,Tomaselli P,Songa V,Magni L,Stocchetti N

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Canturk M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this paper was to determine if there were any significant differences between the effects of fentanyl delivered as a bolus or remifentanil delivered as a continuous infusion on the QT interval and QT dispersion (QTD) during the induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation. METHODS:This was a p...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Cafiero T,Di Minno RM,Di Iorio C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a woman of 27 affected by the Prader-Willi syndrome who underwent general anaesthesia for dental surgery is reported. The patient presented severe mental retardation, small stature, moderate muscular hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. Premedication consisted of diazepam and atropine; a...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Cavaliere F,Cormaci S,Cormaci M,Alberti A,Colabucci F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ultrasound is a portable and safe technology that is increasingly used to assist anesthetic procedures and has been integrated into the routine practice of a wide range of invasive procedures. As a complementary diagnostic tool, publications related to perioperative support other than vascular access and n...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Ferreira Albuquerque Costa NT,Gomar Sancho C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement in the success of solid organ transplantation over the past decades is remarkable and well documented. It is now a well-accepted treatment modality for patients with end-stage organ disease. Within the field of transplantation, abdominal organ transplantation is significantly more common than thoracic ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Niemann CU,Eilers H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) via nasal mask is well known to be effective in the treatment of acute respiratory failure (ARF) secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A case of ARF with hypercapnic coma due to exacerbation of COPD is described. Six hours of conservative therapy wi...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Scala R,Archinucci I,Naldi M,Donato Alessi S,Fabianelli F,Coniglio G,Guadagni G,Rossi M

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) lead to functional obstruction of airways, identified by increased inspiratory and expiratory resistances. Increased expiratory resistances cause, in turn, a reduction in expiratory flow. The analysis of flow-volume loops shows that, as the disease progresses, t...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Mergoni M,Rossi A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of severe accidental hypothermia (core temperature 20 degrees C) in an elderly woman successfully treated by warmed lavage of peritoneal cavity is reported. The various available rewarming techniques and some observations about the differential diagnosis between the severe hypothermic patient with cardiac arres...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Visetti E,Pastorelli M,Bruno M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General anesthesia utilizing inhalational agents without intravenous (IV) access for minor procedures is controversial. Eliminating IV access increases efficiency and patient satisfaction; however, the ability to introduce rapid acting medications into the circulation during an unanticipated emergency become...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Hung CW,Licina L,Abramson DH,Arslan-Carlon V

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple organ dysfunction can occur in patients undergoing Veno-arterial Extra Corporal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO); however, liver function has not been well studied in this setting. METHODS:In a review of our institutional ECMO database (n=162), we collected aspartate (AST) and alanine (ALT) transamin...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Blandino Ortiz A,Lamanna I,Antonucci E,Pozzebon S,Dell'anna AM,Vincent JL,DE Backer D,Taccone FS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced glutathione (GSH) an antioxidant used for i.v. or i.m. administrations, prepared as powder to be diluted in distilled water just before injection (Tationil 600), could lose its antioxidant properties when added to various infusions currently utilized in anesthesia and reanimation. AIM OF THE WORK:Ev...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Mangiameli S,Calabrese V,Cantarella G,Milazzo G,Nicolosi D,Rizza V

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Extubation failure (EF) refers to the inability to maintain spontaneous breathing after removal of endotracheal tube. The aim of this review is to identify the best parameter to predict EF in adult intensive care patients. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:We searched for publications in PubMed (2000-2016). Studies of...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Lombardi FS,Cotoia A,Petta R,Schultz M,Cinnella G,Horn J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their own experience in three cases of paediatric phaeochromocytoma. Before surgery the patients received alpha-adrenergic blocking drugs; two of them also received calcium channels blocking drugs and in one of them was employed a beta-adrenergic blocking drug too. Before surgery the patients receiv...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Furino A,Barbone G

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrition in critically ill patients should be considered as therapy: assessing the energy expenditure and the termogenic effect of food, and knowing the differences among composition and amount of given substrates, it is possible restore, maintain, or at least limit the derangement of energy equilibrium. Energy metab...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Iapichino G,Radrizzani D,Giacomini M,Pezzi A,Zaniboni M,Mistraletti G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Devices that limit microaspiration through the cuffs of endotracheal tubes could help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The amount of tracheal microaspirations could be a relevant study endpoint. The aim of our study was to assess whether amylase measured in tracheal secretions constituted a rel...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Filloux B,Bedel A,Nseir S,Mathiaux J,Amadéo B,Clouzeau B,Pillot J,Saghi T,Vargas F,Hilbert G,Gruson D,Boyer A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher Blood brain barrier disruption (BBBD) is a novel technique for treating central nervous system lymphoma. This technique depends on the disruption of the tight junctions between endothelial cells (which represent the blood brain barrier) by intra-arterial injection of manni...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Zaky SS,Barnett GH,Abd-Elsayed AA,Farag E

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical vertebral dislocations and fractures require the complete immobility of the neck until an intervention of stabilization of the spinal cord, by surgery or external means, is performed. Endotracheal intubation, which might represent a harmful operation, can become difficult when the stabilization of the spinal ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Giron GP,Ori C

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost reduction is an important issue in medicine today, especially when considering ICUs, since they account for a large percentage of all hospital expenditure. Through a retrospective analysis of the data regarding the expenses incurred during the years 1996-97, we have been able to evaluate the total costs...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Piacentino V,La Grua M,Peruzzi E,Lavacchi L,Barontini L,Giani S,Paolini P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, multicenter trial conducted in 32 northern European general intensive care units (ICUs) enrolled some patients with septic shock randomly assigned to receive a red blood cell transfusion when the hemoglobin (Hb) level was ≤7 g/dL ("lower threshold"; N.=502) or ≤9 g/dL ("higher threshold"; N.=496) through...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Lelubre C,Vincent JL,Taccone FS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence of colonization and infection by methicillin-resistant in PICU. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study during 2 years for the surveillance of nosocomial infections. SETTING:Four beds Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. PATIENTS:We studied two-hundred patients with duration of hospitalization ...

journal_title：Minerva anestesiologica

authors： Pigna A,Pirazzini M,Grillione G,Gatti M,Corticelli AS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00