Pulmonary scintigraphy for diagnosis of aspiration during intravenous propofol anaesthesia for colonoscopy.

abstract：:We carried out a randomized prospective study in 60 patients who had undergone major abdominal surgery for cancer. For postoperative pain control, 30 patients received continuous extradural infusion of 0.125% bupivacaine 12.5 mg h-1 and morphine 0.25 mg h-1 (EXI group) and 30 received patient-controlled analgesia (PCA...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Motamed C,Spencer A,Farhat F,Bourgain JL,Lasser P,Jayr C

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Current guidelines suggest a fasting time of 2 h for clear fluids, which is often exceeded in clinical practice, leading to discomfort, dehydration and stressful anaesthesia induction to patients, especially in the paediatric population. Shorter fluid fasting might be a strategy to improve patient comfort ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Schmidt AR,Buehler P,Seglias L,Stark T,Brotschi B,Renner T,Sabandal C,Klaghofer R,Weiss M,Schmitz A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative risk of death after general surgery is quoted as overall less than 1%. However, each individual's risk varies widely according to many identified factors with some having a significantly increased risk of a worse outcome. The observation that manipulating and targeting certain physiological parameters in...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tote SP,Grounds RM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemidiaphragmatic paresis after ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block is reported to occur in up to 100% of patients. We tested the hypothesis that an injection lateral to the brachial plexus sheath reduces the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis compared with a conventional intrafascial in...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Palhais N,Brull R,Kern C,Jacot-Guillarmod A,Charmoy A,Farron A,Albrecht E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effect of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in 45 children undergoing tonsillectomy. After induction of anaesthesia and before the start of surgery, 50% of the patients received P6 acupuncture (in the middle of the ventral surface of the wrist) for 5 min. There was no difference in the incid...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yentis SM,Bissonnette B

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Checklists can reduce medical errors. However, the effectiveness of checklists is hampered by lack of acceptance and compliance. Recently, a new type of checklist with dynamic properties has been created to provide more specific checklist items for each individual patient. Our purpose in this simulation-base...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： De Bie AJR,Nan S,Vermeulen LRE,Van Gorp PME,Bouwman RA,Bindels AJGH,Korsten HHM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction might be involved in the development of cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). METHODS:This prospective observational study of 48 SAH subjects and 23 control subjects examined associations between reactive hyperaemia index (RHI) measured by peripheral art...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bergström A,Staalsø JM,Romner B,Olsen NV

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using respiratory inductive plethysmography, we have measured rib cage and abdominal motion during isoflurane anaesthesia in 16 healthy day-surgery patients. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with 1 MAC isoflurane in air-oxygen via a laryngeal mask. Measurements were taken during both resting ventil...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lumb AB,Petros AJ,Nunn JF

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We defined the nature of the pharmacological interaction after intrathecal co-administration of ginsenosides with clonidine, and clarified the contribution of the α-2 adrenoceptors on the effect of ginsenosides. METHODS:Pain was evoked by injection of a formalin solution (5%, 50 μl) into the hindpaw of male...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yoon MH,Huang LJ,Choi JI,Lee HG,Kim WM,Kim CM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Target-controlled infusion (TCI) systems use pharmacokinetic (PK) models to predict the drug infusion rates necessary to achieve a desired target plasma or effect-site concentration. As new PK models are developed and implemented in TCI systems, there can be uncertainty as to which target concentrations are ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Eleveld DJ,Colin P,Absalom AR,Struys MMRF

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is a traditional index of the hypnotic potency of an inhalational anaesthetic. To investigate the anaesthetic as well as the unwanted effects of xenon (Xe) in a swine model, it is useful to know MAC(Xe). METHODS:The study was performed using ten swine (weight 27.8-35...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hecker KE,Horn N,Baumert JH,Reyle-Hahn SM,Heussen N,Rossaint R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Logistical and ethical reasons make conducting clinical research in paediatric practice difficult, and therefore safe and efficacious advances are dependent on good preclinical research. For example, notable advances have been made in preclinical studies of pain processing that correlate well with patient data. Other ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sanders RD,Ma D,Brooks P,Maze M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is widely used to improve oxygenation and prevent alveolar collapse in mechanically ventilated patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although PEEP improves arterial oxygenation predictably, high-PEEP strategies have demonstrated equivocal improv...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Chikhani M,Das A,Haque M,Wang W,Bates DG,Hardman JG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of a bolus injection of atracurium 0.6 mg kg-1 on the cardiovascular system in 16 patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery. H1- and H2-receptor antagonists were administered to eight patients before the neuromuscular blocker. A standard anaesthetic was used comprising fentanyl, ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Adt M,Baumert JH,Reimann HJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the increasing prevalence of children who are overweight and with obesity, anaesthesiologists must determine the optimal dosing of medications given the altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in this population. We therefore determined the single dose of dexmedetomidine that provided sufficient s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Wu B,Shan J,Zhou Q,Wang L

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were allocated at random to group 1 (n = 10, high inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) after CPB), or group 2 (n = 10, moderate FIO2 after CPB). The effects of each FIO2 on arterial and mixed venous concentrations of endothelin-1 (ET-1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Reber A,Budmiger B,Wenk M,Haefeli WE,Wolff T,Bein T,Skarvan K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a random, double-blind crossover trial using an ischaemic limb pain model we have assessed the speed of onset of analgesia after an i.v. bolus of equipotent doses of diamorphine and morphine in 12 healthy male volunteers. Pain and its subsequent relief were assessed by means of a visual analogue scale. Two of the s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morrison LM,Payne M,Drummond GB

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of lumbar radiculopathy after zygapophyseal joint injections for chronic low back pain. The management of the patient and potential causes for the radiculopathy are discussed. The case acts as a reminder that the spinal nerve roots should be considered when performing intra-articular facet joint injec...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sehgal A,Valentine JM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthetic and sedative drugs transiently disrupt normal neural activity to facilitate healthcare procedures in children, but they can also cause long-term brain injury in experimental animal models. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently advised that repeated or lengthy exposures to anaesthetic and s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： O'Leary JD,Warner DO

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time course of the plasma lignocaine concentration, following caudal anaesthesia, was studied in 11 healthy children (3.5-9 yr). Plasma lignocaine concentrations were measured for up to 6 h after administration (5 mg kg-1). Peak plasma concentration was 2.05 +/- 0.08 micrograms ml-1 and occurred at 28.2 +/- 2.9 mi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ecoffey C,Desparmet J,Berdeaux A,Maury M,Giudicelli JF,Saint-Maurice C

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic effects and bioavailability of a slow-release preparation of morphine (Duromorph) were studied in 12 patients with acute postoperative pain. Duromorph produced significant analgesia within 1-2 h of administration i.m., and there was a progressive decrease in the mean pain score for at least 8 h. None of ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Charway CL,Calvey TN,Williams NE,Murray GR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial cannulation is a common anaesthetic procedure that can be challenging and time-consuming in small children. By visualizing the position of the radial artery, near-infrared vascular imaging systems (NIRVISs) might be of assistance in arterial cannulation. The present study evaluates the effectiveness...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Cuper NJ,de Graaff JC,Hartman BJ,Verdaasdonk RM,Kalkman CJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retention of nitrous oxide in samples of nitrous oxide in air held in disposable plastic syringes, glass syringes and custom-made nylon film bags was studied by means of gas chromatography at intervals of 90 min, 24, 48 and 120 h after filling the containers. After 24 h the nylon bags retained a mean concentration...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Austin JC,Shaw R,Crichton R,Cleaton-Jones PE,Moyes D

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gliding characteristics were evaluated of 10-ml plastic syringes used to identify the extradural space by "loss of resistance" techniques. This was undertaken quantitatively, by measuring the force necessary to depress syringe plungers, and qualitatively, by examining travel characteristics in terms of the force a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bricker SR,Coleman P

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Owing to complexities of measuring dead space, ventilatory failure is difficult to quantify in critical care. A simple, novel index called ventilatory ratio (VR) can quantify ventilatory efficiency at the bedside. The study objectives were to evaluate physiological properties of VR and examine its clinical a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sinha P,Singh S,Hardman JG,Bersten AD,Soni N,Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of alfentanil on sympathetic reflexes evoked by supramaximal electrical stimulation of the radial nerve has been observed in five dogs anaesthetized with alpha-chloralose, paralysed with suxamethonium and artificially ventilated. In five dogs during the infusion of alfentanil at a rate of 20 micrograms kg-1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Swenzen GO,Chakrabarti MK,Sapsed-Byrne S,Whitwam JG

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three anaesthetic techniques based on isoflurane were compared in outpatients undergoing laparoscopy. Sixty healthy patients were randomly allocated to receive isoflurane via mask (spontaneous respiration), via tracheal tube (spontaneous respiration) or via tracheal tube with controlled ventilation. Moderate hypercarb...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kenefick JP,Leader A,Maltby JR,Taylor PJ

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective randomized multi-centre study, the mortality following internal fixation surgery for fracture of the upper femur was investigated in 538 elderly patients allocated to receive subarachnoid blockade or general (narcotic-relaxant) anaesthesia. The 28-day mortality was 6.6% with subarachnoid, and 5.9% wit...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Davis FM,Woolner DF,Frampton C,Wilkinson A,Grant A,Harrison RT,Roberts MT,Thadaka R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of edrophonium were determined in patients anaesthetized with nitrous oxide and halothane undergoing kidney transplant nephrectomy (n=6) or transplantation of a live related donor kidney (n = 6). Serum concentrations of edrophonium were assayed by high pressure liquid chromatography and pharmacoki...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morris RB,Cronnelly R,Miller RD,Stanski DR,Fahey MR

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory mass spectrometry and on-line computation were used to estimate lung volume in normal subjects by a rebreathing technique, using oxygen, nitrogen and argon as indicators. The computation had previously been tested in a numerical model. In real normal lungs, it performed well enough for practical purposes, ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Black AM,Scott IL,Hahn CE,Maynard P,Baker AB

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00