Preliminary evaluation of a new prototype laryngeal mask in children.

abstract：:We have compared, in a randomized study in 26 patients, immediate and late postoperative recovery after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the gasless, mechanical abdominal wall lift method with conventional carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum. After the gasless method, tracheal extubation was performed significa...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Koivusalo AM,Kellokumpu I,Lindgren L

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-frequency oscillation (HFO) is a widely used lung-protective ventilatory strategy in paediatric and neonatal acute lung injury. Its safe and effective use has been hindered by inadequate recruitment of the lung during oscillation and, until recently, the lack of an adequately powered oscillator for use ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Moganasundram S,Durward A,Tibby SM,Murdoch IA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of two types of insulin therapy (continuous i.v. infusion (group A: 1.25 u. h-1) and direct i.v. bolus administration of 10 u. every 2 h (group B: 10 u./2 h)) on the metabolic and endocrine responses to surgery in 60 adult diabetic patients undergoing general anaesthesia for elective proce...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Raucoules-Aime M,Ichai C,Roussel LJ,Romagnan MJ,Gastaud P,Dolisi C,Grimaud D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inconsistent and poorly coordinated systems of tracheostomy care commonly result in frustrations, delays, and harm. Quality improvement strategies described by exemplar hospitals of the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative have potential to mitigate such problems. This 3 yr guided implementation programme inves...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McGrath BA,Wallace S,Lynch J,Bonvento B,Coe B,Owen A,Firn M,Brenner MJ,Edwards E,Finch TL,Cameron T,Narula A,Roberson DW

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal haemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable maternal death worldwide and encompasses antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum bleeding. This review highlights factors that predispose to severe bleeding, its management, and the most recent treatment and guidelines. Advances in obstetric care have provided p...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Walfish M,Neuman A,Wlody D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in cannabis research have paralleled developments in opioid pharmacology whereby a psychoactive plant extract has elucidated novel endogenous signalling systems with therapeutic significance. Cannabinoids (CBs) are chemical compounds derived from cannabis. The major psychotropic CB delta-9-tetrahydrocannabino...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hosking RD,Zajicek JP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buprenorphine 0.3 mg or fentanyl 0.125 mg i.v. were used to supplement nitrous oxide anaesthesia in a double-blind investigation of 40 patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Initially both narcotics appeared to suppress tachycardia and increased arterial pressure in response to surgery, but 80% of the patients w...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kay B

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the management of three patients undergoing awake carotid surgery who developed signs of cerebral ischaemia after carotid cross-clamping. Drug treatment to increase arterial blood pressure above baseline reversed the neurological deficit and an internal carotid artery shunt was not needed. Shunt insertion ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Stoneham MD,Warner O

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to compare the effects of general anaesthesia (GA) and spinal anaesthesia (SA) on the need for postoperative hospitalization and early postoperative comfort in patients undergoing fast-track total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS:One hundred and twenty subjects were randomly alloca...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Harsten A,Kehlet H,Toksvig-Larsen S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and six former or current flexible trainees in anaesthesia responded to a questionnaire evaluating their part-time training (a response rate of 71%). They were compared with a group of 32 flexible trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology. Anaesthetists were more satisfied than obstetricians and gynaecologist...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Scriven PM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited clinical experience with xenon in a large number of patients. We present intra- and postoperative haemodynamic and recovery data comparing xenon and total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol. METHODS:A total of 160 patients aged 18-60 years (ASA I and II) undergoing elective surgery took ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Coburn M,Kunitz O,Baumert JH,Hecker K,Haaf S,Zühlsdorff A,Beeker T,Rossaint R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-one consenting women undergoing elective Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia were randomly divided into two groups. In Group O patients, ondansetron 4 mg was given intravenously at the end of the surgery and 8 mg added to the morphine solution in the PCA syringe. Patients in Group P received only morphin...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Cherian VT,Smith I

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic effect of subanaesthetic concentrations of ether, trichloroethylene, methoxyflurane and halothane has been investigated previously using either clinical assessment or pain threshold measurements, but with conflicting results. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of isoflu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Petersen-Felix S,Arendt-Nielsen L,Bak P,Roth D,Fischer M,Bjerring P,Zbinden AM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ageing were studied on the neural blockade and the pharmacokinetics after subarachnoid administration of 0.5% bupivacaine 3 ml in 8% glucose in two groups of 15 male patients, between 20 and 55 yr and older than 55 yr, respectively. The blockade was performed with the patient in the sitting position. Two mi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Veering BT,Burm AG,Spierdijk J

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nociceptin/orphanin FQ, N/OFQ, and its receptor NOP represent a non-opioid branch of the opioid superfamily that were first studied for their effects on pain responses. Both N/OFQ and NOP are involved in a wide range of 'non-pain' responses including immunomodulation and cardiovascular control. There is now growing in...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Serrano-Gomez A,Thompson JP,Lambert DG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We used an automated bispectral index (BIS)-guided dual-loop controller to determine propofol and remifentanil requirements during general anaesthesia in obese and lean surgical patients. METHODS:Obese patients, BMI>35 kg m(-2), and lean patients (<25 kg m(-2)) having laparoscopic procedures were prospectiv...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Liu N,Lory C,Assenzo V,Cocard V,Chazot T,Le Guen M,Sessler DI,Journois D,Fischler M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief of British Journal of Anaesthesia. The study is retracted for the following reasons: Statistical analysis suggests t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Saitoh Y,Kaneda K,Hattori H,Nakajima H,Murakawa M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used mivacurium in four myasthenic patients presenting for thymectomy. Supramaximal single twitch stimulation was applied to the ulnar nerve at the wrist and the force of contraction of the adductor pollicis was measured. After an initial bolus dose of 30 micrograms kg-1 (approximately one-fifth of the normal ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Paterson IG,Hood JR,Russell SH,Weston MD,Hirsch NP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind study to compare analgesia obtained by wound infiltration using 29 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine alone, or with the addition of clonidine hydrochloride 150 micrograms. A third group received bupivacaine wound infiltration with clonidine 150 micrograms i.m. to control for ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Elliott S,Eckersall S,Fligelstone L,Jothilingam S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-adrenergic agonists enhance behavioural and electroencephalographic arousal reactions. We explored whether adding esmolol, a short-acting beta(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist, to propofol anaesthesia modified the bispectral index (BIS) during induction of anaesthesia and orotracheal intubation. METHODS:Fift...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Menigaux C,Guignard B,Adam F,Sessler DI,Joly V,Chauvin M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic treatment with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) antagonists frequently causes deleterious hypotension during anaesthesia. We compared the effects of angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARA) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) on neurohormonal levels and haemodynamics during cardiopulmo...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Oh YJ,Lee JH,Nam SB,Shim JK,Song JH,Kwak YL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dexmedetomidine has been proposed as a perineural local anaesthetic (LA) adjunct to prolong peripheral nerve block duration; however, results from our previous meta-analysis in the setting of brachial plexus block (BPB) did not support its use. Many additional randomized trials have since been published. We ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Vorobeichik L,Brull R,Abdallah FW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive obstruction of an axillary vein following an axillary approach to brachial plexus blockade is described. At surgical exploration, the axillary vein was narrowed with an aneurysm of its wall. It is likely that, during the performance of the block, the needle penetrated the adventitia of the vein, causing a ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Restelli L,Pinciroli D,Conoscente F,Cammelli F

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the perioperative management of a 31-yr-old primipara with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, who required urgent Caesarean delivery at 33 weeks' gestation. Peripartum haemorrhage was inevitable and was pre-empted by transfusion of multiple blood products, the effects of which were monitored by Thrombelastograph....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Monte S,Lyons G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As constant hypoxaemia itself may trigger development of apnoea and periodic breathing, we have studied the effect of oxygen therapy on the occurrence of late postoperative episodic hypoxaemia. Thirty-five patients without cardiopulmonary disease and undergoing elective total hip replacement were monitored with a puls...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Rosenberg J,Pedersen MH,Gebuhr P,Kehlet H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closed-loop control of neuromuscular blockade, using a semi-continuous infusion of vecuronium, is described. In 28 patients, the average neuromuscular transmission was between 13 and 17% of control. Requirements for vecuronium averaged 1.1 micrograms kg-1 min-1 (0.8-1.5 micrograms kg-1 min-1), being in the same range ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： de Vries JW,Ros HH,Booij LH

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient who underwent transthoracic endoscopic vagotomy. One-lung ventilation was necessary to provide adequate surgical access. Potential intraoperative problems involved arterial oxygen saturation during one-lung ventilation, unequal intrathoracic pressures causing mediast...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Chui PT,Gin T,Chung SC

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risks and costs of allogeneic blood transfusions mandate strategies to reduce blood loss in surgery. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of antifibrinolytic treatment in reducing perioperative blood loss during total knee replacement. METHODS:A double-blind, randomized and placebo-control...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Camarasa MA,Ollé G,Serra-Prat M,Martín A,Sánchez M,Ricós P,Pérez A,Opisso L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use interventions in surgical patients who smoke could benefit both their short-term outcome and long-term health. Anaesthesiologists and surgeons can play key roles in delivering these interventions. This study determined the practices, attitudes, and beliefs of these physicians regarding tobacco us...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kai T,Maki T,Takahashi S,Warner DO

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amethocaine 1% solution was mixed with equal volumes of water, 0.9% saline or 10% dextrose to prepare respectively, hypobaric, isobaric and hyperbaric solutions which were compared for intradural spinal anaesthesia in 60 patients. Thirty patients received 10 mg and 30 patients received 15 mg of amethocaine. Injections...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Brown DT,Wildsmith JA,Covino BG,Scott DB

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00