Safe duration of postoperative monitoring for malignant hyperthermia susceptible patients.

abstract：:Using multiple correlation and linear regression approaches, we investigated the association between the amount of mediastinal drainage for the first 24 postoperative hours and clinical variables as well as multiple haematological tests performed at three time points: before anaesthesia induction, 10 minutes after pro...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Liu G,McNicol PL,McCall PR,Bellomo R,Connellan J,McInnes F,Przybylowski GM,Bowkett J,Choo F,Thurlow PJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of severe rigidity during emergence from general anaesthesia in a 64-year-old man who had suffered from Parkinson's disease for nine years. Controversy still exists over how to optimally manage these patients perioperatively. We successfully managed his Parkinsonism with administration of crushed Sin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Stagg P,Grice T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unselected preoperative coagulation testing is known to have low positive yield. However, no study has specifically evaluated neurosurgical patients. A retrospective study of 1211 patients having neurosurgery over a one-year period was therefore conducted. Preoperative test results (activated partial thromboplastin ti...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Schramm B,Leslie K,Myles PS,Hogan CJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of preoperative fasting on plasma glucose and gastric emptying was studied in 62 infants aged less than three months after a feed of either breast milk or an infant milk formula. Prior to induction of anaesthesia no infant was hypoglycaemic, defined as plasma glucose less than 2.2 mmol/l. Five per cent of ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： van der Walt JH,Foate JA,Murrell D,Jacob R,Bentley M

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:The efficacy of the McCoy laryngoscope, external laryngeal pressure, and their combination to improve the laryngoscopic view was evaluated in 219 patients and compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope. An experienced laryngoscopist performed laryngoscopy twice using the Macintosh laryngoscope and the McCoy laryngoscope...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Harioka T,Nomura K,Mukaida K,Hosoi S,Nakao S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in local cerebral blood flow during sodium nitroprusside hypotension were measured using the hydrogen electrode technique. At mean arterial pressures from 90% to 50% of control values, local cerebral blood flow showed a significant decrease by 20%. When blood pressure was reduced below 50%, the local cerebral ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Miller CL,Lampard DG,Griffiths RI,Brown WA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylaxis of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding by control of gastric pH has been widely advocated for intensive care patients. H2-blockers and antacids have been used and demonstrated to be incompletely effective at maintaining gastric pH above 4. A study of 100 patients measured the efficacy of two-hourly gastr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Morris RW,Boyle M,Jacobs S,Torda T

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical field infiltration with adrenaline is common practice for quality surgical field during cleft lip and palate repair in children. Intravascular absorption of adrenaline infiltration often leads to adverse haemodynamic responses. In this prospective, double-blinded, randomised study the haemodynamic effects, qu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Muthukumar M,Arya VK,Mathew PJ,Sharma RK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Competency-Based Training program in Intensive Care Medicine in Europe identified 12 competency domains. Professionalism was given a prominence equal to technical ability. However, little information pertaining to fellows' views on professionalism is available. A nationwide qualitative study was performed. The mod...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： van Mook WN,De Grave WS,Gorter SL,Zwaveling JH,Schuwirth LW,van der Vleuten PM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety and efficacy of prolonged infusion of alphaxalone/alphadolone (Alfathesin: Glaxo) was assessed in 20 critically ill patients needing sedation during intermittent positive pressure ventilation in a general intensive care unit. The mean dose of Alfathesin infused was 1542 ml (range: 225 to 4820 ml) over 6.9 d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Stewart GO,Dobb GJ,Craib IA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prone positioning to improve oxygenation in acute lung injury was first reported over 20 years ago. Although this and several subsequent studies have shown that prone positioning improved oxygenation in the majority of patients, it has failed to become common practice in intensive care units. This paper reviews the me...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Tobin A,Kelly W

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromuscular blocking agents are often avoided in anticipated difficult airway scenarios. However to facilitate jet ventilation, muscle relaxants are useful. We report a case of a potentially threatened airway in a 21-year-old with a large infraglottic pedunculated polyp. In this case rocuronium was used on induction...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McTernan CN,Rapeport DA,Ledowski T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-lung ventilation can be achieved with a double-lumen tube or a bronchial blocker. However, the larger outer diameters of double-lumen or Univent tubes may prevent their passage through an area of subglottic stenosiss. We present five cases of subglottic stenosis in which a Fogarty catheter was used as a bronchial ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Park HP,Bahk JH,Park JH,Oh YS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups, each of forty children aged less than five years and prepared for elective surgery, had their gastric contents' volume and pH measured. The control group showed an incidence of 67-5 per cent with high acidity (pH equal to or less than 2-5). In the second and third groups magnesium trisilicate mixture was...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Hutchinson BR

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the state of the art in Australia of manually operated, self-inflating bag resuscitators, including the Laerdal, Air Viva and Ambu; manually operated bags dependent upon an oxygen supply, including Mapleson B, C, E and F, the CIG Medishield Oxy-Saver and modified Oxy-Viva Resuscitator 3, and the Kom...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Phillips GD,Skowronski GA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpura fulminans is a rare but devastating haemorrhagic condition often associated with sepsis. Many different organisms have been implicated in the aetiology of purpura fulminans, most commonly Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. We report a case of purpura fulminans associated with Lactobacillus pa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Burns D,Hurst JR,Hopkins S,Patch D,Burroughs AK,Agarwal B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential transmission of disease by anaesthetic and ventilator breathing circuits has resulted in the widespread use of filters. Convincing scientific evidence of their complete efficacy is lacking particularly in regard to viruses. In the past, practical difficulties precluded the use of new or autoclavable equi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Komesaroff D

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective utilization of an anaesthetic clinic depends on appropriate referral of high-risk surgical patients. The decision-making behaviour of anaesthetists and nurses was examined to identify factors that influence the referral of patients to an outpatient anaesthetic clinic. Eleven consultant anaesthetists, seven a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lee A,Lum ME,Hillman KM,Bauman A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1997 to 2002, 42 children were electively admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the John Hunter Children's Hospital following adenotonsillectomy for severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Forty children had a preoperative sleep study, of which 33 were complete polysomnograms. Of the 42 children...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Walker P,Whitehead B,Rowley M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of peripheral veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) and high-flow nasal oxygen as procedural support in a patient undergoing debulking of a malignant tumour of the lower airway. Due to the significant risk of complete airway obstruction upon induction of anaesthesia, ECMO was es...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fung R,Stellios J,Bannon PG,Ananda A,Forrest P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthetists are legally obliged to obtain consent and inform patients of material risks prior to administering regional analgesia in labour. We surveyed consultant members of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists with a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia, in order to identify and compare whi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Black JD,Cyna AM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancuronium and a continuous infusion of althesin was used to produce muscular relaxation in a patient with myotonic dystrophy. Excellent muscle relaxation with absence of percussion or surgically induced myotonia was obtained but the EMG was not modified; an intracellular site of action of althesin is postulated. Car...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Muller J,Suppan P

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pethidine (meperidine) is a unique member of the opioid family. In addition to its analgesic activity, it also has significant local anaesthetic activity. This property enables it to be used as the sole agent for spinal anaesthesia. We describe the successful use of intrathecal pethidine 1 mg/kg for an elective lower ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Vassiliadis RM,Taylor PG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing use of a variety of different analgesic strategies, opioids continue as the mainstay for management of moderate to severe acute pain. However concerns remain about their potential adverse effects on ventilation. The most commonly used term, respiratory depression, only describes part of that ris...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Macintyre PE,Loadsman JA,Scott DA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unnecessary pathology tests performed in intensive care units (ICU) might lead to increased costs of care and potential patient harm due to unnecessary phlebotomy. We hypothesised that a multimodal intervention program could result in a safe and effective reduction in the pathology tests ordered in our ICU. We conduct...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Dhanani JA,Barnett AG,Lipman J,Reade MC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural opioids provide high quality analgesia with no clinically apparent effect on the circulation or on specific organ blood flow. Little investigative data is available to support these impressions of circulatory stability. Ten patients presenting for thoracotomy were studied at rest preoperatively to determine i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Beavis RE,Crotty B,Osborne A,Hochmann M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle-nerve stimulation has a false negative motor response rate, which may increase needle passes. This prospective, randomised study tested the hypothesis that femoral nerve catheters placed with ultrasound-only guidance could provide comparable postoperative analgesia to those placed using a conventional nerve sti...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fredrickson MJ,Danesh-Clough TK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to assess the changes in pulmonary mechanics before and after tracheostomy in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation and to detect pre-tracheostomy physiologic factors that predict the outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation. Pulmonary mechanics were recorded before and after tr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lin MC,Huang CC,Yang CT,Tsai YH,Tsao TC

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the transfer of intubated patients, endotracheal tube security is paramount. This study aims to compare two methods of securing an endotracheal tube in adults: tying with a cloth tape versus the Thomas Endotracheal Tube Holder (Laerdal). A manikin-based study was performed using paramedics and critical care doc...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Murdoch E,Holdgate A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00