Multiple-choice examinations: adopting an evidence-based approach to exam technique.

abstract：:An unusual case of cetrimide toxicity, probably the first of its kind to be recorded, is reported. It occurred after accidental intravenous injection in an infant and the management is discussed. Cardiac arrest, muscle paralysis, haemolysis and other complications were successfully treated. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gode GR,Jayalakshmi TS,Kalla GN

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia is increasingly prevalent in the United Kingdom. Despite recommendations to the contrary, many patients undergo cardiac surgery with undiagnosed and untreated anaemia. According to the World Health Organization definition, 1463/2688 (54.4%) patients undergoing cardiac surgery between 2008 and 2009 in our insti...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hung M,Besser M,Sharples LD,Nair SK,Klein AA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised study was carried out in 60 anaesthetised patients with no evidence of airway difficulties, to compare the Williams Airway Intubator and the Ovassapian Fibreoptic Intubating Airway for bronchoscopic view and ease of railroading a tracheal tube during fibreoptic orotracheal intubation. The Williams Airway ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Greenland KB,Lam MC,Irwin MG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four ways to assess the collateral circulation in the hand were compared. No correlation was shown between the Doppler ultrasound method and those that used either the pulse monitor or the Ohmeda Biox 3700 pulse oximeter. The study was unable to confirm suggested benefits of these methods in assessing adequacy of coll...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Glavin RJ,Jones HM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function tests were performed in 22 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Measurements were made before, 24 h after, and 6 weeks after operation (12 patients). At 24 h postoperatively there were significant decreases in forced expiratory volume in 1 s, vital capacity, functional residual capacity...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Freeman JA,Armstrong IR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood transfusion is given according to haemoglobin thresholds aimed at restoration of arterial oxygen-carrying capacity. Patient survival after severe haemorrhagic shock depends on restoration of microvascular perfusion, tissue oxygen delivery, endothelial function and organ integrity. We investigated a novel crystal...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Oller L,Dyer WB,Santamaría L,Largo C,Javidroozi M,Shander A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple modification to an existing adult ventilator has been designed to permit mechanical ventilation of neonates and small children with the Ayre's T-piece circuit. The Nuffield Anaesthesia Ventilator Series 200 has been modified by replacing the piston in the patient valve with a fixed leak. This arrangement avoi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Newton NI,Hillman KM,Varley JG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of severely mentally handicapped young adults requiring day care dental treatment are reported. All had required varying degrees of restraint during previous dental treatments, which had been distressing for the patient, the relatives and the ward staff. In all cases, administration of oral ketamine 10 mg/k...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Petros AJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) identified practice improvements with regard to epidural injections and infusions and released a patient safety alert on 28th March 2007. Prior to this, the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association had considered the draft document and wished to assess current compliance in UK obs...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Jones R,Swales HA,Lyons GR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and eight healthy children who were to undergo minor elective surgery during halothane, nitrous oxide, oxygen anaesthesia were studied in a double blind investigation to evaluate the sedative and anticholinergic effects of two rectal premedications. Group I received diazepam 0.75 mg/kg rectally; Group II r...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Haagensen RE

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of left ventricular stroke volume and cardiac output is very important for managing haemodynamically unstable or critically ill patients. The aims of this study were to compare stroke volume measured by three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography with stroke volume measured using a pulmonary artery...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Suehiro K,Tanaka K,Yamada T,Matsuura T,Funao T,Mori T,Nishikawa K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven children aged between four and 11 years received temazepam 0.5 mg/kg in a novel fast dispensing dosage form. The preparation was well accepted and associated with few side-effects. Satisfactory sedation and anxiolysis was obtained in over 93% of patients. The relative merits of a variety of routes of admin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Smith GB,Hughes DG,Kumar V

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year millions of children undergo surgery in the developing world with inadequate facilities, equipment and drugs. In many hospitals, anaesthesia is largely dependent on the availability of ketamine. Application of well-established clinical techniques, particularly for postoperative pain control, would relieve un...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hodges SC,Walker IA,Bösenberg AT

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of ketamine in patients with carcinoid syndrome is controversial because of the catecholamine response to this agent. Prior administration of diazepam modifies the catecholamine response to ketamine and may make its use in such patients safe. The successful use of a diazepam-ketamine technique for anaesthesia ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Eisenkraft JB,Dimich I,Miller R

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postoperative cardiac surgical patient developed ventricular fibrillation immediately after accidental pericardial injection of bupivacaine at room temperature. The possible causes, which include systemic toxicity, local vasoconstriction with myocardial ischaemia, local toxic effect of bupivacaine or local hypotherm...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Even BJ,De Jongh RF,De Hert SG

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines recommend restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies. We conducted an observational study to examine whether the rate of peri-operative red blood cell transfusion in the USA had declined during the period from 01 January 2011 to 31 December 2016. We included 4,273,168 patients from all surgical subsp...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Nordestgaard AT,Rasmussen LS,Sillesen M,Steinmetz J,Eid AI,Meier K,Kaafarani HMA,Velmahos GC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intentional normovolaemic haemodilution is a blood saving technique which can be performed when major blood loss is expected. Severe coronary artery disease and particularly left main stenosis are considered a contraindication for intentional normovolaemic haemodilution. The effects and complications of limited intent...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Herregods L,Foubert L,Moerman A,François K,Rolly G

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the in vitro longevity of a conventional soda lime carbon dioxide absorbent and an absorbent free from strong alkali (Amsorb). Although the times taken to breakthrough of carbon dioxide (> 0.5%) within an in vitro low flow breathing system were shorter with the alkali-free absorbent, we found that the size a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bedi A,Gallagher AC,Fee JP,Murray JM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several local anaesthetic techniques are described for nasal analgesia during awake intubation, there has been little attempt to evaluate their effectiveness. We examined pain scores associated with nasal intubation in a randomised cross-over study of 25 volunteers. Local anaesthesia consisted of topical aero...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Cara DM,Norris AM,Neale LJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the predictability of inspired desflurane concentration during low-flow anaesthesia using a to-and-fro breathing system. Twenty-two adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation of the lungs during surgery took part in the study. Using a fresh gas flow of 1 l.min-1, the ratio of inspired desflurane ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gowrie-Mohan S,Muralitharan V,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six healthy patients, ASA 1, aged 16-41 years, scheduled for elective plastic surgery were studied to determine if thoracocervical or lumbar epidural blocks affected the lag time of the pulse oximeter response. Patients were allocated to receive thoracocervical epidural block (n = 20) (group 1) (lignocaine 1%) ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Xue FS,Liao X,Tong SY,Liu QH,An G,Luo LK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports of anaesthetic misadventures were regularly collected in the Anaesthetic Department of a district general hospital, to identify recurring problems. Eighty-one misadventures, none of which had serious outcome, were reported during a 6-month period, in which 8312 anaesthetics were administered. Human error was m...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Craig J,Wilson ME

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care coagulation monitoring can be used for the guidance of haemostasis management. However, the influence of time on point-of-care prothrombin time testing following protamine administration after cardiopulmonary bypass has not been investigated. Bland-Altman and error grid analysis were used to analyse the ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Meesters MI,Kuiper G,Vonk AB,Loer SA,Boer C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TOF-Guard neuromuscular monitor uses an accelerometer to measure the response to nerve stimulation. In this study, we have compared it to a standard mechanomyographic monitor, the Myograph 2000, for neuromuscular monitoring in 28 subjects. A train-of-four mode of stimulation was used in both cases. The times taken...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Loan PB,Paxton LD,Mirakhur RK,Connolly FM,McCoy EP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to measure anxiety levels in 91 partners of women undergoing elective Caesarean section under regional anaesthesia and to outline potential relieving factors. Twenty-eight percent of partners were pathologically anxious. There was a positive association between anxiety and prior attendance at t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taylor IR,Bullough AS,van Hamel JC,Campbell DN

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Target controlled infusion (TCI) pumps function using a programme based on a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model. We compared the Marsh and Schnider models to find out which better correlates with the clinically observed effect of propofol as assessed by the Observer Assessment of Alertness/Sedation (OAAS) score and...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Barakat AR,Sutcliffe N,Schwab M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic oxytocin administration at the third stage of labour reduces blood loss and the need for additional uterotonic drugs. Obesity is known to be associated with an increased risk of uterine atony and postpartum haemorrhage. It is unknown whether women with obesity require higher doses of oxytocin in order to ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Peska E,Balki M,Maxwell C,Ye XY,Downey K,Carvalho JCA

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Global Oximetry (GO) is an initiative launched recently in Uganda, India, the Philippines and Vietnam. The overall aims are to promote oximetry utilisation and reduce oximetry costs in lower income countries. Research objectives include studying the feasibility of cost reduction; overcoming non-cost barriers to global...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Thoms GM,McHugh GA,O'Sullivan E

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The admission of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) to intensive care units in the United Kingdom was surveyed in January 1986. Ninety-three intensive care units completed the questionnaire. Thirty-two patients had been admitted to 12 units up to that time. Twenty-five (78%) of these patients had...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Deam R,Kimberley AP,Anderson M,Soni N

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthetic equipment was studied to determine whether the accuracy was improved and failure rate decreased by routine maintenance and calibration by a biomedical technician. Each piece was evaluated, and then repaired and rechecked at intervals by the same technician. Equipment failures were divided into three types:...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Holley HS,Carroll JS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00