Ondansetron and droperidol in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

abstract：:A retrospective study of serious non-fatal complications of extradural block in obstetric practice was carried out using a postal questionnaire. Two hundred and three obstetric units in the United Kingdom (responsible for 2,580,000 deliveries from 1982 to 1986 inclusive) responded. A total of 505,000 extradural blocks...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Scott DB,Hibbard BM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oesophageal leak pressure is defined as the pressure which breaks the seal between the cuff of a supraglottic airway and the peri-cuff mucosa, allowing penetration of fluid into the pharynx and the oral cavity. As a consequence, a decrease in this variable increases the risk of reflux and can lead to pul...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hensel M,Schmidbauer W,Geppert D,Sehner S,Bogusch G,Kerner T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was carried out to determine analgesic requirements in a group of orthopaedic outpatients (n = 145) and oral surgery inpatients (n = 172). The orthopaedic patients received a codeine-paracetamol premedication, an opioid during operation, or no analgesic. Less than 50% of the orthopaedic patients ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Campbell WI

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) and carbon dioxide reactivity (CO2R) was studied during cerebral aneurysm surgery for subarachnoid haemorrhage in 24 patients under neuroleptanaesthesia. Eleven patients had good neurological status (Hunt and Kosnik grade I: group A) and 13 pati...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Abe K,Demizu A,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicorandil, a nicotinamide nitrate derivative, relaxes vascular smooth muscle and reduces cardiac muscle contractility by increasing membrane potassium conductance, probably by activating ATP-sensitive potassium channels. In this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, we examined the...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kaneko T,Saito Y,Hikawa Y,Yasuda K,Makita K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine whether dextran, gelatin or hydroxyethyl starch-based colloidal resuscitation fluids (CRF) are inhibitory to T lymphocyte activation and mitogenesis in vitro. Isolated peripheral blood lymphocytes from normal donors were activated with mitogen (PHA) and cultured in up to 50% v:v CR...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sillett HK,Whicher JT,Trejdosiewicz LK

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new type of intra-arterial oxygen electrode was evaluated. In 14 patients, undergoing one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery, the electrode was inserted into the radial artery and changes in PaO2 were recorded continuously. Methods of improving PaO2 during one-lung ventilation were demonstrated. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Armstrong RF,Hutchinson JM,Lincoln C,Ingram D,Soutter L

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative delirium and cognitive decline are common in elderly surgical patients after non-cardiac surgery. Despite this prevalence and clinical importance, no specific aetiological factor has been identified for postoperative delirium and cognitive decline. In experimental setting in a rat model, nitrou...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Leung JM,Sands LP,Vaurio LE,Wang Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little advice on the posture to be used when intubating the trachea. Does the stance used depend on experience? METHODS:Twenty-six subjects with varying experience of intubation were photographed during laryngoscopy of an intubation training mannequin. Posture was measured from the photographs and ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Walker JD

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：:Cholinesterase phenotyping studies have been carried out in two laboratories on blood specimens from 28 patients shown to be susceptible to malignant hyperpyrexia. In contrast to previously published reports, no evidence could be found for an increase in the frequency of the E1u E1f genotype above that known to occur ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Evans RT,Iqbal J,Ellis FR,Halsall PJ,Dietz AA,Lubrano T,Rubinstein HM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied post-tetanic count (PTC) and single twitch height at the onset of reflex movement to carinal stimulation after administration of vecuronium with five different types of anaesthesia. Seventy-five adult patients were allocated randomly to five groups of 15 patients each, to receive one of the following a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Saitoh Y,Kaneda K,Toyooka H,Amaha K

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prediction models to identify parturients who experience protracted pain, prolonged opioid use, and delayed self-assessed functional recovery are currently inadequate. METHODS:For this study, 213 nulliparous women who planned vaginal delivery were enrolled and assessed daily until they completed three outco...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Komatsu R,Carvalho B,Flood P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By analysing the EEG, reticular multi-unit activity and behavioural changes, we have classified general anaesthetics into three groups: central nervous system (CNS) depressant, CNS excitant and epileptogenic agents. Changes in CNS neural activity are associated with alteration in transmitter release. We have attempted...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Shichino T,Murakawa M,Adachi T,Arai T,Miyazaki Y,Mori K

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasopressor agents are used to prevent intraoperative hypotension and ensure adequate perfusion. Vasopressors are usually administered as intermittent boluses or manually adjusted infusions, but this practice requires considerable time and attention. We have developed a closed-loop vasopressor (CLV) controll...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Joosten A,Alexander B,Duranteau J,Taccone FS,Creteur J,Vincent JL,Cannesson M,Rinehart J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circulating blood volume (CBV) of critically ill patients may be difficult to estimate on the basis of history and physical examination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of seven clinical signs and central venous pressure (CVP) to predict CBV in critically ill patients; CBV was evaluated with the ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Stéphan F,Flahault A,Dieudonné N,Hollande J,Paillard F,Bonnet F

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the partial pressure of isoflurane simultaneously in inspired gas (PIiso), end-expired gas (PE'iso), mixed-expired gas (PEiso), arterial (Paiso) and mixed venous blood (Pviso) in six patients (aged 57-79 yr) anaesthetized with nitrous oxide, oxygen and isoflurane before surgery and after PE'iso had be...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Landon MJ,Matson AM,Royston BD,Hewlett AM,White DC,Nunn JF

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured in a double-blind study the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) in 40 consecutive patients (pretreated with fentanyl or alfentanil) who received suxamethonium and tracheal intubation. Although IOP increased significantly following administration of suxamethonium, mean IOP in both groups remained sig...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sweeney J,Underhill S,Dowd T,Mostafa SM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MHS and normal pigs were anaesthetized with nitrous oxide and diazepam. Halothane 1% was then administered for 1 hr. Immediately before and immediately after the halothane inhalation, 10 g of vastus lateralis muscle was excised. SR was isolated from this muscle. Calcium accumulation by the MHS sarcoplasmic reticulum i...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Britt BA,Endrenyi L,Cadman DL

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre- and postjunctional effects of three ethers (enflurane, diethyle ether, and methoxyflurane) and three non-ethers (chloroform, halothane, and trichloroethylene) were studied in the rat phrenic nerve diaphragm preparation using standard microelectrode recording techniques. Depression of postjunctional function inclu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kennedy RD,Galindo AD

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ROTEM(®)/TEG(®) (rotational thromboelastometry) assays appear to be useful for the treatment of bleeding trauma patients. However, data on the prevalence and impact of abnormal ROTEM(®) assays are scarce. METHODS:This is a prospective cohort study of blunt trauma patients (Injury Severity Score ≥15 or Glasg...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tauber H,Innerhofer P,Breitkopf R,Westermann I,Beer R,El Attal R,Strasak A,Mittermayr M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the safe use of remifentanil as part of the anaesthetic technique in a patient undergoing major head and neck surgery who was being treated for depressive illness with the non-specific monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ure DS,Gillies MA,James KS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pulmonary artery catheter is invasive and may cause serious complications. A safe method of cardiac output (CO) measurement is needed. We have assessed the accuracy and reliability of a recently marketed self-calibrating arterial pulse contour CO monitoring system (FloTrac/Vigileo) in end-stage liver fai...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Biancofiore G,Critchley LA,Lee A,Bindi L,Bisà M,Esposito M,Meacci L,Mozzo R,DeSimone P,Urbani L,Filipponi F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'cannot intubate cannot oxygenate' (CICO) emergency requires urgent front of neck airway (FONA) access to prevent death. In cases reported to the 4th National Audit Project, the most successful FONA was a surgical technique, almost all of which were performed by surgeons. Subsequently, UK guidelines adop...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Groom P,Schofield L,Hettiarachchi N,Pickard S,Brown J,Sandars J,Morton B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bupivacaine (0.5%) 20 ml was administered extradurally to six healthy volunteers. It was found that simultaneous application of 10 needles to the skin could evoke pain when analgesia was obtained to one needle stimulation. In addition, a laser beam was used as a quantitative technique to activate simultaneously many c...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Adrendt-Nielsen L,Oberg B,Bjerring P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the inhalation of 50% nitrous oxide on somatosensory evoked potentials during a fentanyl-oxygen anaesthetic technique for central nervous system surgery were evaluated. The latency and amplitude of the first cortical wave were obtained using conventional somatosensory techniques with median or posterior...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sloan TB,Koht A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient undergoing lobectomy for cavitating lung abscess complicated by haemoptysis. Surgery for lung abscess is one of the absolute indications for the use of a double-lumen tube (DLT). Because pus or blood could impede fibreoptic-assisted DLT placement, a traditional, blin...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Pfitzner J,Peacock MJ,Tsirgiotis E,Walkley IH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol use during sedation for colonoscopy can result in cardiopulmonary complications. Intravenous lidocaine can alleviate visceral pain and decrease propofol requirements during surgery. We tested the hypothesis that i.v. lidocaine reduces propofol requirements during colonoscopy and improves post-colono...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Forster C,Vanhaudenhuyse A,Gast P,Louis E,Hick G,Brichant JF,Joris J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic imaging is regularly performed on the majority of critical care patients. Conventionally, this uses a combination of plain radiography and computed tomography. There is growing enthusiasm for the use of ultrasound to replace much of this radiology and provide more immediate, point-of-care imaging with reducti...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ashton-Cleary DT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miller laryngoscope blades are preferred for laryngoscopy in infants and children <2 yr of age. Despite their long history, the laryngeal view with the Miller blade size 1 has never been compared with that with the Macintosh (MAC) blade in children. This prospective, single-blinded, randomized study was desi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Passi Y,Sathyamoorthy M,Lerman J,Heard C,Marino M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00