Prospective randomized comparison of progressive dilational vs forceps dilational percutaneous tracheostomy.

abstract：:One hundred and thirty-nine patients undergoing routine surgical procedures over a five-day period at Royal Brisbane Hospital were interviewed after operation. 66.2% of patients were aware that an anaesthetist needed a medical qualification. 76% expected their anaesthetic to be without complications. 80% were seen pre...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Burrow BJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of cerebral homeostasis is reviewed, paying particular attention to the way blood-brain barrier, cerebrospinal fluid and cerebral blood flow contribute to the maintenance of normal intracranial pressure. The pathophysiology of raised intracranial pressure is outlined delineating the different types of ce...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Jones RF,Dorsch NW,Silverberg GD,Torda TA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma osmolalities were measured in 100 normal, 100 general hospital and 100 intensive care patients, and compared with the osmolalities calculated from the plasma concentrations of sodium, potassium, glucose and urea, using five different published formulae. The mean osmolar gaps in the 100 consecutive intensive car...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Worthley LI,Guerin M,Pain RW

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 15-year-old male who developed severe left-sided hemiplegia and hemi-sensory loss 20 minutes after arrival in post anaesthetic care unit following an uneventful general anaesthesia for removal of a cannulated screw of left hip. Initial CT and MRI/MRA with diffusion-weighted imaging were unremarka...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lin L,Adey C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based choices of volatile agents can increase health cost efficiencies. In this pharmaco-economic study, we evaluated the trends and costs of volatile agent use in Australian public hospitals. The total number of volatile agent (isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane) bottles ordered and inflation-adjusted co...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Weinberg L,Tay S,Aykanat V,Segal R,Tan CO,Peyton P,McNicol L,Story DA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen peroxide solutions are found in almost every operating theatre and are used by many surgical specialties, often with little knowledge of their inherent risk. We reviewed the literature and evidence related to the use of hydrogen peroxide in surgery. We found little evidence supporting the use of hydrogen pero...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Reid CJ,Alcock M,Penn D

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with congenital complete heart block who underwent multiple anaesthetic exposures for eye examination and bilateral cataract surgery. The diagnosis was made during the first general anaesthetic. Various complications encountered during the multiple exposures are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Mohan VK,Naik AK,Bharti N,Shende D

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Twenty-four cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) perfusion units around Australia were surveyed to determine the characteristics of CPB perfusion as practised in Australia in 1992. Twenty completed survey forms were received. Findings were compared with those of a similar study performed by one of the authors for the year 198...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Wajon PR,Walsh RG,Symons NL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amethocaine has recently been introduced as a topical local anaesthetic preparation. Following sporadic reports of severe local adverse effects, we conducted an audit of 372 children attending our hospital for day surgery. We conclude that 4% amethocaine cream is a safe and effective topical anaesthetic and that the i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Wongprasartsuk P,Main BJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study in coronary artery bypass graft patients was undertaken to assess the effect of gentamicin and a bypass prime with a high calcium on the incidence of renal failure. Patients who received both Haemaccel (polygeline, Hoechst Marion Roussel) (calcium concentration 6.25 mmol/l) in the bypass prime an...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Schneider M,Valentine S,Clarke GM,Newman MA,Peacock J

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:An 18-year-old man with metastatic femoral osteosarcoma had inadequate pain control with gabapentin, naproxen and intravenous fentanyl. A tunnelled femoral nerve catheter was used to administer a continuous infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine and 4 microg/ml clonidine (10 ml/hour) until his death 88 days later During dischar...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Pacenta HL,Kaddoum RN,Pereiras LA,Chidiac EJ,Burgoyne LL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficulties in positioning Robertshaw tubes have been reviewed in a retrospective and a prospective series. Pre-operative cheat X-rays did not help in predicting difficulties. The performance of the Robertshaw tube was carefully recorded for each malposition in the prospective series, and the relationship of the malp...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Black AM,Harrison GA

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal neostigmine has been used as an adjunct to intrathecal local anaesthetic or opioid to prolong regional analgesia and improve haemodynamic stability, with variable results. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness and side-effects of intrathecal neostigmine in the perioperative and peripartum s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ho KM,Ismail H,Lee KC,Branch R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal extubation can evoke an equally strong haemodyamic stress response as tracheal intubation. We present a patient with myocardial infarction who repeatedly failed tracheal extubation. He developed acute pulmonary oedema following each attempt at tracheal extubation due to sympathetic overactivity. A change of a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kulkarni A,Price G,Saxena M,Skowronski G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to introduce the technique of epidural narcotics for pain relief in Papua New Guinea, fifty patients were given low doses of epidural morphine and thereupon the quality of analgesia and morbidity evaluated. The lowest effective epidural morphine dose was determined by considering the patient's characteristics...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Oberoi GS,Yaubihi N

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：:In May 1863 the British surgeon, Henry Thompson, departed for Belgium to attend Leopold, King of the Belgians. The King was in agony: he had suffered with bladder stones for months and multiple procedures, without anaesthesia, had failed to relieve his symptoms. Henry Thompson was therefore consulted about the possibi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ball C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotension associated with the rapid infusion of human serum albumin products was first recognised in Australasia in the early 1970s. An association with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class of drugs (ACE-I) followed, leading to a proposed mechanism involving bradykinin generation through pre-kallikrein ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Howard G,Downward G,Bowie D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of suxamethonium to patients with critical illness polyneuropathy may produce life-threatening hyperkalaemia. A questionnaire to assess the awareness of this problem was sent to all UK intensive care units. A clinical scenario suggestive of critical illness polyneuropathy was accompanied by a list of po...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Hughes M,Grant IS,Biccard B,Nimmo G

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a presumptive diagnosis of an acute anaphylactoid reaction to anaesthesia were investigated to determine the cause of the reaction and the drug responsible by intradermal testing, patch and prick testing, sequential complement measurement, passive transfer testing and challenge. The most valuable informa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fisher MM

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) under propofol anaesthesia induces relatively shorter seizures compared to barbiturate anaesthesia. Since significant correlation between seizure duration and bispectral index (BIS) value immediately before electrical stimulus has been reported among patients, adjustment of anaesthesia ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Nishihara F,Saito S

更新日期：2004-10-01 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 case of traumatic cerebral oedema is reported in which the infusion of small volumes of stable plasma protein solution (SPPS) resulted in acute and massive increases in intracranial pressure. The batch of SPPS responsible was found to have high levels of prekallikrein activator which is thought to be the cause of th...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Duncan AW,Gleeson MT

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manipulation of the shoulder to facilitate passage of J-wires past the clavicle during external jugular vein catheterization was tested prospectively in 111 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. On 10 of 25 occasions when the wire would not pass into the thorax, manipulation of the shoulder then allowed the wire ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Sparks CJ,McSkimming I,George L

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enoxaparin (a low molecular weight heparin) has been used extensively for its antithrombotic properties. Complications of its haemorrhagic side-effects have previously been described. We report two cases of extensive retroperitoneal haematoma requiring blood transfusion and inotropic support. One patient developed acu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Power GE,Rogers P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Awareness is the spontaneous recall of an event(s) that occurred during general anaesthesia and surgery. The incidence of awareness is approximately 0.2% of cases where neuromuscular blockers are used and half that where they are omitted. The majority of data relating to awareness is from anaesthetic practice. We repo...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Gibson J,Flabouris A

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:The role of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has not been extensively studied in patients with sepsis. A prospective study was performed in a single university hospital. The incidences of DIC at day 1 (<24 hours post-sepsis diagnosis) and day 3 (48 to 72 hours) were investigated among patients with sepsis....

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Park JY,Park S,Park SY,Sim YS,Kim JH,Hwang YI,Jang SH,Jung KS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00