Oesophageal balloon tracheoplasty in early tracheal stenosis following percutaneous tracheostomy.

abstract：:Chlormethiazole ethanedisulphonate (Hemineurin) was administered to provide light sedation in patients undergoing surgery with neural blockade. A two stage intravenous infusion system was used and consisted of a loading dose 1520 mg over 30 minutes followed by a maintenance rate of 10 mg/min for the desired period. Pa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Mather LE,Cousins MJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood product transfusion, even when it can be lifesaving. Treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin (RHuEPO) is a valuable adjunct in Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing surgery. A number of additional strategies, including acute normovolaemic haemodilution, intra-op...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Charles A,Purtill M,Napolitano LM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to achieve the maximum therapeutic benefit in the treatment of malignancies, doses of chemotherapeutic agents are pushed to the point of severe marrow toxicity. This aggressive therapy can lead to iatrogenic complications including haemorrhage and sepsis due to the depletion of platelets and granulocytes. Pri...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Tobias JD,Schleien C

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised, double-blind study was designed to compare the duration of analgesia and adverse effects following intrathecal administration of dexmedetomidine or clonidine, both with bupivacaine, in trauma patients. Ninety adult trauma patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II, schedule...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Solanki SL,Bharti N,Batra YK,Jain A,Kumar P,Nikhar SA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Perioperative Service has recently been introduced at liverpool hospital, a 460-bed university teaching hospital. This provides a co-ordinated system for managing all elective surgical patients from the time an admission booked until hospital discharge. This paper describes the patient assessment, structure and staf...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kerridge R,Lee A,Latchford E,Beehan SJ,Hillman KM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients undergoing hip replacement surgery were studied regarding activation of complement and leukocytes in association with collection of wound drainage blood. The blood was collected postoperatively but not reinfused due to the possible risks with reinfusion of blood containing inflammatory mediators. Blood sa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Arnold JP,Haeger M,Bengtson JP,Bengtsson A,Lisander B

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to reduce postoperative opioid requirement, extrapleural local anaesthetic infusion dosing recommendations and guidelines for extrapleural catheter insertion were developed in our institution for 'extubatable' neonates requiring short-gap neonatal tracheo-oesophageal fistula/oesophageal atresia repair (via th...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Palmer GM,Thalayasingam P,McNally CM,Tingay DG,Smith KR,Clarnette TD,Penrose S,Dowden SJ,Chalkiadis GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:In several recent clinical trials on cardiac surgery patients, remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) showed a powerful myocardial protective effect. However the effect of RIPC has not been studied in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We evaluated whether RIPC could induce myocardial ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Hong DM,Mint JJ,Kim JH,Sohn IS,Lim TW,Lim YJ,Bahk JH,Jeon Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to quantify the animate source provided by the patients using the concept of "absolute carriage" by multiplying the carrier rate by the level of carriage; and to compare the impact of a low and high dose of an oropharyngeal vancomycin gel on the absolute MRSA carriage and infection. In all, 265 patien...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Viviani M,van Saene HK,Dezzoni R,Silvestri L,Di Lenarda R,Berlot G,Gullo A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative cognitive disorders are common in elderly patients. Pre-existing cognitive impairment including mild cognitive impairment may be an important risk factor for developing postoperative cognitive dysfunction and may not be detected in a standard preoperative interview, yet is not routinely sought. Our prima...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Smith NA,Yeow YY

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：: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：:Eighty-two patients presenting for major abdominal surgery were divided into five groups, and received intravenous ketamine, muscle relaxation and controlled ventilation with oxygen-enriched air. For maintenance of anaesthesia patients were given a single intravenous dose of either droperidol 5 mg, diazepam 5 mg, prom...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Houlton PJ,Downing JW,Brock-Utne JG

更新日期：1978-08-01 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：:The inflammatory reactions and tissue response after oesophagectomy are leading causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the effects of intraoperative infusion of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, (A-a) DO2, pulmonary function and complications. This randomised double-blind c...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Farrokhnia E,Makarem J,Khan ZH,Mohagheghi M,Maghsoudlou M,Abdollahi A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-item questionnaire (the QoR-40) had been previously developed to measure five dimensions of quality of recovery after anaesthesia and surgery. Each of the 40 items is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a maximum score of 200. In this study we compared patient self-administered with investigator-administered QoR-40....

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Gower ST,Quigg CA,Hunt JO,Wallace SK,Myles PS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of halothane (0.5-2%) and enflurane (1-4%) on two Transoxode transcutaneous oxygen (TcPO2) electrodes (Hellige Servomed Oxymonitor SM.361 system) were serially tested in atmospheres of nitrogen, air and 50% nitrous oxide in oxygen. Both TcPO2 electrodes reduced and "read" halothane but no enflurane. Calibr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Downing JW,Mankowitz M,Brock-Utne JG,Holloway AM

更新日期：1981-05-01 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：: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：:Homologous, and to a significantly lesser extent, autologous blood transfusion is associated with definable and potentially serious risk. The increasing professional and public awareness has led to a critical evaluation of transfusion practices and a change in transfusion philosophy towards optimising transfusion ther...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Nicholls MD

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal saline or air is used to identify loss of resistance during identification of the epidural space for combined spinal-epidural analgesia. Following epidural needle placement using air for loss of resistance, up to 80% of parturients move, grimace, vocalise or experience paraesthesia or dysaesthesia during subseq...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： van den Berg AA,Ghatge S,Wang S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to calculate the in vitro inspiratory resistance (R(ETT)) of adult endotracheal tubes (ETT), via the end-inspiratory occlusion method, and to apply this method in vivo in order to estimate R(ETT) value in real time. By plotting R(ETT) over inspiratory flow (V) and calculating Rohrer's coeffici...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Flevari AG,Maniatis N,Kremiotis TE,Siempos I,Betrosian AP,Roussos C,Douzinas E,Armaganidis A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of ventricular fibrillation after aortic de-clamping during cardiac surgery is common, and if prolonged may contribute to myocardial ischaemia. The use of lignocaine cardioplegia to minimize reperfusion ventricular fibrillation was studied in 141 patients undergoing first time coronary artery surgery in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Wallace SR,Baker AB

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study measures the learning curve for accomplishing sub-Tenon blocks for ophthalmic surgery applicable to anaesthetists skilled in peribulbar techniques. We defined criteria for a good block in terms of chemosis, subconjunctival haemorrhage, globe movement and the need for additional peribulbar block. The overall...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Clarke JP,Roberton G,Plummer J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of severe bronchospasm occurring in known asthmatics following the administration of enflurance are described. Other commonly known causes of bronchospasm did not seem to be operative. Moderately high concentrations of halothane in the respired gases protected against the bronchospasm whereas a moderately ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lowry CJ,Fielden BP

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current donor management practices target macrohaemodynamic parameters, but it is unclear if this leads to improvements in microvascular perfusion and tissue oxygenation; the latter may have more impact on organ status. In a recent preclinical study we determined that brain death impaired tissue perfusion and oxygen u...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Perez-Protto SE,Reynolds JD,Nazemian R,You J,Hata JS,Latifi SQ,Lebovitz DJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：: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

abstract：:A technique of subclavian vein catheterization is described, tailored to the individual patient, to reduce the risk of right atrial placement with central venous catheter (CVC) insertion. Using data gathered retrospectively for Quality Improvement purposes, CVC tip location was assessed. The standard technique used in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Chalkiadis GA,Goucke CR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00