Clinical audit of an intensive care unit.

abstract：:With a greater appreciation and understanding of reactions to homologous blood transfusion there has been a renewed interest in autologous blood transfusion. The techniques and indications for preoperative banked autologous blood, perioperative haemodilution and recycled salvaged autologous blood transfusion are descr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Isbister JP,Davis R

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At therapeutic concentrations, parecoxib selectively inhibits the cyclo-oxygenase-2 enzyme. We investigated the impact of a single preoperative dose of parecoxib on pain relief following minor gynaecological surgery. Ninety women undergoing uterine dilatation and curettage, with or without hysteroscopy, were randomise...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Luscombe KS,McDonnell NJ,Muchatuta NA,Paech MJ,Nathan EA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out an audit of needle cricothyroidotomy and transtracheal ventilation used during anaesthesia for elective endolaryngeal surgery. The data on 90 consecutive procedures was collected over two years. Patients were anaesthetized using a total intravenous technique. An intravenous cannula or Tuohy needle was p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Russell WC,Maguire AM,Jones GW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between superior vena cava (SVC) diameter, collapsibility and central venous pressure (CVP) in cardiac surgical patients. SVC maximum and minimum diameters, plus collapsibility with ventilation, were measured with transoesophageal echocardiography in the mid-oesopha...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Cowie BS,Kluger R,Rex S,Missant C

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Three cases of severe anaphylaxis to gallamine triethiodide are described. All reported cases of anaphylaxis to gallamine have occurred in women, and all the confirmed cases in Australasia. There is evidnece that women may be exposed to some substance which leaves them sensitive to gallamine triethiodide. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fisher MM

更新日期：1978-02-01 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：:An anaesthetic technique for laryngeal microsurgery is described and evaluated using intravenous propofol infusion and topical lignocaine with the patient breathing spontaneously without an endotracheal tube. Eighty adult patients divided into two groups according to their ASA status (Group A; 58 ASA I and II; Group B...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Aun CS,Houghton IT,So HY,Van Hasselt CA,Oh TE

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:The aim of the study was to compare three anaesthetic agents in patients with ejection fraction below 0.40 subjected to coronary revascularization surgery. Twenty five elective coronary surgical patients with ejection fraction below 0.40 were prospectively studied. Premedication was pethidine 1 mg/kg and induction was...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Urzua J,Serra M,Lema G,Canessa R,Gonzalez R,Meneses G,Irarrazaval M,Moran S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that direct nursing hours correlate with the cost of a patient stay in intensive care was tested. One hundred and thirty-nine patients were studied and the data collected included: (a) direct nursing hours applied to each patient; (b) a daily TISS score: (c) a detailed costing of each patient (all costs...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Havill JH,Caspari M,McConnell H,Alexander M,Montgomery C

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although some features are excellent, the Gorman-Rupp "dry heat' warmer has serious weaknesses which render part of the electrical circuit susceptible to water. Its heating ability is quite good but not completely adequate at flows of 150 ml/min. It creates a moderate resistance to blood flow and flow by gravity would...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Russell WJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

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：:We aimed to establish the frequency and nature of drug administration error in anaesthesia (a significant subset of error in medicine) at two hospitals. Anaesthetists were asked to return a study form anonymouslyfor every anaesthetic, indicating whether or not a drug administration error or pre-error (defined as any i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Webster CS,Merry AF,Larsson L,McGrath KA,Weller J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a fatal case of the propofol infusion syndrome in an adult patient being sedated for a closed head injury using high doses of propofol. The features of circulatory collapse, metabolic acidosis, mild rhabdomyolysis and renal impairment are consistent with the syndrome and not readily attributable ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ernest D,French C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate a non-volitional measurement to assess diaphragmatic function in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in a prospective pilot interventional clinical trial. The study was conducted in an 18-bed postoperative intensive care unit based at a university hospital. Patien...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Buscher H,Valta P,Boie T,Hinz J,Moerer O,Sydow M,Mudaliar MY,Burchardi H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism is an important complication after general and cardiac surgery. Using transthoracic echocardiography, this study assessed the incidence of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis among a total of 395 and 289 cardiac surgical and major surgical patients in the immediate postoperative period after car...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Saranteas T,Kostopanagiotou G,Tzoufi M,Drachtidi K,Knox GM,Panou F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saline tonometry has been replaced by automated air tonometry (TONOCAP). As with saline tonometry there are some pitfalls to consider. We investigated the influence of different filling handicaps to the tonometry catheter sampling balloon on measurement of regional PCO2 (PrCO2). In an in vitro set-up, PrCO2 was measur...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Dullenkopf A,Cornelius A,Gerber AC,Weiss M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conscious subjects breathing spontaneously the performance of the Lack semi-closed system resembled the Magill attachment in that rebreathing was only detected at fresh gas flows of less than resting minute volume. With the Bain semi-closed system rebreathing was detectable at fresh gas flows of the order of 2.5 ti...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Nott MR,Walters FJ,Norman J

更新日期：1982-11-01 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：:Postoperative management of malignant hyperthermia (MH) susceptible patients has changed substantially over the last 20 years, with many patients now managed as day cases. Our previous policy was to monitor known MH susceptible patients (and relatives of known MH susceptible individuals not yet investigated by muscle ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Pollock N,Langtont E,Stowell K,Simpson C,McDonnell N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrests that occurred outside of the hospital critical care areas. A prospective register of adult in-hospital cardiac arrests occurring in non-critical care areas of Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, fr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Smith S,Shipton EA,Wells JE

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute right heart failure in a young person is an unusual presentation and drug overdose is a rare cause. A case is described where the patient presented with striking clinical signs of acute pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure, which were confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography. The precipitating event...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Garrett PM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analgesia below the knee can be achieved by blocking the tibial nerve and the common peroneal nerve in the popliteal fossa, and the saphenous nerve adjacent to the knee. The anatomy and technique of nerve block in the popliteal fossa is described, the nerve being located prior to blockade using a peripheral nerve stim...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kempthorne PM,Brown TC

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：:It is unclear whether increases to overnight junior medical staffing levels can improve ICU patient outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study before and after the introduction of a third overnight ICU registrar at a 24-bed metropolitan ICU in February 2012. We hypothesised that this change would be associate...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Durie ML,Darvall JN,Rechnitzer T,Tacey MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pre- and postoperative effects of oral diazepam (0.5 mg/kg), trimeprazine (4 mg/kg), pentobarbitone (3 mg/kg) and a placebo were compared in a randomized double-blind clinical trial in 149 children, aged one to ten years, undergoing adenotonsillectomy. The anaesthetic was standardised and each patient received int...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

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

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the efficacy of subarachnoid morphine alone or in combination with bupivacaine and fentanyl for combined spinal-epidural analgesia in colorectal surgery. This is a prospective, randomised, double-blind clinical trial. Sixty patients undergoing low anterior resection were assigned to ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Stamenkovic D,Geric V,Djordjevic M,Raskovic J,Slavkovic Z,Randjelovic T,Karanikolas M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven out of eight piglets which were susceptible to malignant hyperthermia (MHS) died when subjected to a heat challenge which was well tolerated by controls. The piglets which succumbed developed the classical clinical and biochemical changes of malignant hyperthermia before they died. These results show that overhe...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Denborough M,Hopkinson KC,O'Brien RO,Foster PS

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to review and describe indications for intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) use and identify the impact these have on outcomes at an Australian cardiothoracic tertiary referral hospital. A secondary aim was comparison of the Australian practice with a large multinational IABP data regi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lewis PA,Mullany DV,Townsend S,Johnson J,Wood L,Courtney M,Joseph D,Walters DL

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00