Hypoxia in children following general anaesthesia.

abstract：:The clinical effects of high-volume spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine 0.125% were studied in 30 patients presenting for postpartum sterilisation. Group A, B and C patients received 6, 8 and 10 ml of bupivacaine 0.125% respectively. Onset, duration and regression of sensory block and motor blockade, haemodynamic para...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Tay DH,Tay SM,Thomas E

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral quadratus lumborum blockade (QLB) using ultrasound guidance has been introduced as an abdominal truncal block to improve postoperative analgesia and quality of recovery (QoR) after abdominal surgery, but efficacy remains controversial. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of posterior Q...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fujimoto H,Irie T,Mihara T,Mizuno Y,Nomura T,Goto T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews recent applications of mechanical ventilation such as controlled hypoventilation in acute asthma, domiciliary nocturnal ventilation in chronic respiratory failure due to neuromuscular disease and improvement of left ventricular performance by raised intrathoracic pressure. Established uses of mechan...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Henning R

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse reactions to human plasma proteins range from mild urticaria to fatal anaphylaxis and may occur with virtually any blood product. The most common clinical settings appear to be whole blood transfusion in subjects with no previous history of reactions, or the infusion of fresh frozen plasma or injection of huma...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Wells JV,King MA

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT) is a recently defined acute modality for critically ill patients, and in theory combines the superior detoxification and haemodynamic stability of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) with the operational convenience and low cost of intermittent haemodial...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Khanal N,Marshall MR,Ma TM,Pridmore PJ,Williams AB,Rankin AP

更新日期：2012-03-01 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 ability to monitor the electrical activity of the central nervous system and to record responses to stimulation allows for a more immediate assessment of the functional integrity of the nervous system during anaesthesia than do conventional techniques. These monitoring methods, however, have been slow to find acce...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McMeniman WJ,Purcell GJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied remifentanil and propofol for analgesia and sedation during the placement of an ophthalmic block. Eighty ASA I or II patients undergoing elective cataract surgery under a retrobulbar block in a rural camp setting were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into four groups and received differ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Rewari V,Madan R,Kaul HL,Kumar L

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral and systemic kinetics of intravenous thiopentone (250 mg over 2 minutes, n=5) and propofol (100 mg over 2 minutes, n=6) were determined in sheep anaesthetized with halothane (2.0%) and mechanically ventilated to an end-expired carbon dioxide tension of 40 mmHg. The sheep were previously instrumented with ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Upton RN,Ludbrook GL,Grant C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical framework for the formulation of a derived variable to be used for the prediction of the net effect of unmeasured charged species present in human extracellular fluid was explored. This new variable was based on contemporary strong ion and classical buffer base theories and tested against the standard ba...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Anstey CM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine 300 mg was administered orally to both healthy volunteers and to patients with circulatory failure. After the 300 mg dose of dobutamine, subjects were found to have a higher concentration of the drug in their plasma than the effective levels of 37.5 (SD 2.9) ng/ml (n = 5) normally seen during intravenous in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Noda Y,Yazaki S,Suzuki H,Shibanoki S,Ishikawa K

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty assessment in patients admitted to intensive care is often limited using traditional clinical frailty assessment tools. Opportunistic use of contemporary computed tomography (CT) can provide an objective estimate of low skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) as a proxy for frailty. The aim of this study was to esta...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Joyce PR,O'Dempsey R,Kirby G,Anstey C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has an established role in the management of some cardiac surgical procedures, there is little data on its impact on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) cases that are stratified for clinical risk. This is a retrospective review of the surgical impact of ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Forrest AP,Lovelock ND,Hu JM,Fletcher SN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical structure of drug molecules determines their fundamental pharmacological properties by 'fit' to the receptor, but the physicochemical properties, particularly lipid solubility and fraction un-ionised, dominate in determining distribution in the body and the rate of access to the biophase containing the dr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Mather LE

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：:We report a case of rupture of the left main bronchus in a female patient with oesophageal carcinoma, who had received thoracic radiotherapy preoperatively. Endotracheal intubation was achieved with a left-sided double-lumen tube. After almost three hours of intubation and one and half hours of one-lung ventilation, b...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Jha RR,Mishra S,Bhatnagar S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) frequently have underlying cardiac dysfunction. Early interventions are sometimes difficult to initiate because of diagnostic uncertainty as to whether cardiac failure is present As B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been shown to be increased in cardiac dysfunction,...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McLean AS,Tang B,Nalos M,Huang SJ,Stewart DE

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no consensus that hyperglycaemia is an independent predictor of morbidity-mortality in children. This retrospective observational study aimed to assess the association between abnormal perioperative glucose levels and adverse outcomes in infants receiving open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The re...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Huang XZ,Wang H,Xu HZ,Ye M,Jiang P,Xu Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of true local anaesthetic allergy in patients with an alleged history of local anaesthetic allergy and whether subsequent exposure to local anaesthetics is safe. Two hundred and eight patients with a history of allergy to local anaesthesia were referred over a twent...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fisher MM,Bowey CJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised and blinded study evaluated the quality of analgesia and the incidence of side-effects of two concentrations of levobupivacaine (0.15% and 0.5%) given as an equal mg-bolus-dose (5 mg) via patient-controlled epidural analgesia after lower abdominal surgery. The patients were randomly assigned into two g...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Dernedde M,Stadler M,Taviaux N,Boogaerts JG

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Acute massive pulmonary embolism carries a high mortality with the majority of deaths occurring during the early phase. We describe a case of massive pulmonary embolism resulting in severe cardiovascular collapse and cardiac arrest which was treated successfully with inhaled nitric oxide. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Crerar-Gilbert A,Boots R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum lactate level is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. In patients with hepatic dysfunction, however an elevated serum lactate level may be due to either impaired lactate clearance or excessive production. Thus, we evaluated whether the initial serum...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kang YR,Um SW,Koh WJ,Suh GY,Chung MP,Kim H,Kwon OJ,Jeon K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that haemodynamic changes to intubation and postoperative pharyngolaryngeal morbidity are similar for blind intubating laryngeal mask (ILM)-guided compared with laryngoscope-guided tracheal intubation in adults with normal airways. We also compared intubation success rates and airway complicat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kihara S,Watanabe S,Taguchi N,Suga A,Brimacombe JR

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：: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：:A review of the medical records from two public hospitals in Sydney was undertaken to determine the incidence of this uncommon complication. Twenty-seven cases of uterine rupture were reported out of 31,115 deliveries with an incidence of 0.086% (versus 0.05% in the current literature). The incidence associated with p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lynch JC,Pardy JP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibreoptic intubation remains an essential skill for anaesthetists to master. In addition to the reusable fibrescope, an alternative disposable videoscope is available (aScope(™)2, Ambu®, Ballerup, Denmark). A total of 60 anaesthetised adult patients were randomised to either having orotracheal intubation using the aS...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Chan JK,Ng I,Ang JP,Koh SM,Lee K,Mezzavia P,Morris J,Loh F,Segal R

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:The objective of this study was to assess whether eosinopenia was a reliable diagnostic marker of bloodstream infection in hospitalised adult and paediatric patients. The design was a case-control study, set in a tertiary adult and paediatric hospital. A total of 157 adult and 85 paediatric patients with bloodstream i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Wibrow BA,Ho KM,Flexman JP,Keil AD,Kohrs DL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00