Abnormal pupillary activity in a brainstem-dead patient.

abstract：:We present a patient with a history of clomipramine-induced serotonin syndrome 5 yr prior who developed serotonin syndrome after a single dose of meperidine. This report heightens appreciation of population at risk and also recognition of potential toxicity in meperidine. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Guo SL,Wu TJ,Liu CC,Ng CC,Chien CC,Sun HL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between end-tidal sevoflurane concentration, bispectral index (BIS) and the EEG bispectrum in children appears to be age dependent. The aim of this study was to quantify the BIS values at 1 MAC (minimum alveolar concentration) for desflurane and halothane, and explore the relationship with a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tirel O,Wodey E,Harris R,Bansard JY,Ecoffey C,Senhadji L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forty-eight ASA I-II patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) were studied in a double blind, randomized placebo controlled trial of parecoxib for postoperative analgesia. METHODS:All patients were given propofol 2-4 mg kg(-1) i.v., a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant, morphine 10 mg i.v. and p...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ng A,Smith G,Davidson AC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malposition of tracheostomy tubes is difficult to detect at the bedside and may contribute to eventual device misplacement. Endoscopic examination can be undertaken via tracheoscopic (T-view) or trans-laryngeal (L-view) approach, offering more precise detail regarding positioning within the airway. The aims ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McGrath BA,Lynch K,Templeton R,Webster K,Simpson W,Alexander P,Columb MO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with hip fractures are usually frail and elderly with a 30-day mortality in excess of 10% in European series. Perioperative morbidity is often multifactorial in nature, and unimodal interventions will not necessarily decrease mortality. The purpose of this prospective study was to analyse causes o...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Foss NB,Kehlet H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systolic pressure variation (SPV) and its dDown component have been shown to be sensitive factors in estimating intravascular volume in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. In this study, ventilation-induced changes in pulse oximeter plethysmographic waveform were evaluated after removal and after reinfusion of...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Shamir M,Eidelman LA,Floman Y,Kaplan L,Pizov R

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atelectasis is known to develop during anaesthesia and after operation atelectasis leads to impaired oxygenation. Lung recruitment manoeuvres, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have been proposed for reduction of atelectasis but their benefits have not be...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lumb AB,Greenhill SJ,Simpson MP,Stewart J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 20 patients undergoing thoracotomy, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of intercostal bupivacaine. Bupivacaine 0.25% was infused at 5 ml h-1 through each of two catheters placed in the intercostal space at operation. Mean (95% confidence limits) 24-h requirements for morphine from a patie...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dryden CM,McMenemin I,Duthie DJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of pancuronium were measured in nine patients undergoing surgery because of total biliary obstruction. When compared with the averaged model-independent pharmacokinetic parameters obtained for normal patients, the terminal half-life of 270 min was more than twice normal (132 min, P less than 0.00...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Somogyi AA,Shanks CA,Triggs EJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open study we have investigated the efficacy of 20 ml of 0.75% ropivacaine (7.5 mg ml-1) to provide extradural anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section. Plasma concentrations (total and free) were estimated in the mother and neonate. Anaesthesia was effective and safe. Plasma concentrations of ropivacaine in t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morton CP,Bloomfield S,Magnusson A,Jozwiak H,McClure JH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction dose requirements of propofol were compared in three age groups in 300 unpremedicated healthy Chinese children: group A, younger than 2 yr (n = 48); group B, 2-5 yr (n = 117); group C, 6-12 yr (n = 135). Patients in each group were allocated randomly to receive one of eight doses of propofol (1.2, 1.4, 1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Aun CS,Short SM,Leung DH,Oh TE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the laboratory evidence and microvascular mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of statins in sepsis. During sepsis, changes occur within the microcirculation including alterations in arteriolar tone influencing blood pressure, adaptations to endothelial cell integrity causing leakage...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McGown CC,Brookes ZL

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological factors are thought to drive inter-patient variations in anaesthetic and analgesic requirements. This cross-sectional study investigated whether preoperative psychological factors can predict anaesthetic requirements and postoperative pain. METHODS:Before total thyroidectomy, 100 consecutive w...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kil HK,Kim WO,Chung WY,Kim GH,Seo H,Hong JY

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the immediate and long term (up to 28 days) effects of short and long bevelled needle impalement of the rat sciatic nerve. Three techniques were used to assess neural trauma and its consequences: stained longitudinal nerve sections were assessed by light microscopy and scored for injury; the extravasat...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Rice AS,McMahon SB

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower thoracic epidural anaesthesia and analgesia (EDA) has gained increasing importance in perioperative pain therapy. The loss-of-resistance technique used to identify the epidural space is thought to rely on the penetration of the ligamentum flavum. Investigations at the cervical and lumbar regions have d...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lirk P,Colvin J,Steger B,Colvin HP,Keller C,Rieder J,Kolbitsch C,Moriggl B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It was hypothesized that xenon would stabilize mean arterial pressure (MAP) in haemorrhagic shock, recovery, and volume resuscitation, because a higher MAP has been observed with xenon, when compared with isoflurane anaesthesia. The responses to haemorrhage and subsequent volume replacement were therefore co...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Baumert JH,Hecker KE,Hein M,Reyle-Hahn SM,Horn NA,Rossaint R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) are robust indicators of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated supine patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the ability of PPV and SVV to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients in the prone position ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Biais M,Bernard O,Ha JC,Degryse C,Sztark F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma decay of atracurium besylate was examined in two groups of six patients. Group I received atracurium 0.6 mg kg-1 and group II 0.3 mg kg-1 as a single bolus dose i.v. The plasma concentrations were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. An individual two-compartment pharmacokinetic model was use...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ward S,Neill EA,Weatherley BC,Corall IM

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perioperative warming is recommended for surgery under anaesthesia, however its role during Caesarean delivery remains unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy of active warming on outcomes after elective Caesarean delivery. METHODS:We searched databases for randomized controlled trials u...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sultan P,Habib AS,Cho Y,Carvalho B

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:The safety of performing spinal anaesthesia for both patients and anaesthetists alike in the presence of active infection with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. Here, we report the clinical characteristics and outcomes for both patients with COVID-19 and the anaesthetists who provided...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Zhong Q,Liu YY,Luo Q,Zou YF,Jiang HX,Li H,Zhang JJ,Li Z,Yang X,Ma M,Tang LJ,Chen YY,Zheng F,Ke JJ,Zhang ZZ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mean venous pressures were measured in 20 patients in whom a catheter, inserted via the external jugular vein, failed to pass centrally. The catheter used had a rounded end and two side holes. Pressures were measured with the patient's head in three different positions. The pressures were compared with the central ven...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Shah MV,Swai EA,Latto IP

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bupivacaine is used widely as a local anaesthetic but has potential for severe cardiovascular and central nervous system (CNS) toxicity. It has an asymmetric carbon atom giving it a chiral centre, and the commercial preparation is a racemic mixture of its two enantiomers: dextro or R(+)-bupivacaine and levo or S(-)-bu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Cox CR,Checketts MR,Mackenzie N,Scott NB,Bannister J

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:We have tested the hypothesis that intradermal testing is a more effective method for determining the drug responsible for anaesthetic anaphylactic reactions than prick testing in 212 consecutive patients, aged more than 10 yr, referred to an anaesthetic allergy clinic over a 4-yr period. The study was a prospective, ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Fisher MM,Bowey CJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral emboli detected by transcranial Doppler imaging were recorded in 20 patients undergoing multiple-vessel coronary artery bypass surgery, either with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, in a prospective unblinded comparative study. Emboli were recorded continuously from the time of pericardial incision until 10 ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Watters MP,Cohen AM,Monk CR,Angelini GD,Ryder IG

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most human phenotypic characteristics are determined by the interplay of environmental factors (whether external, or related to the internal milieu) with the unique genetic attributes of the individual. The same is true for predisposition to and outcome from most disease states, with acute brain injury being no except...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Wilson M,Montgomery H

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no published data to predict tracheostomy tube size as growth proceeds in children requiring long-term ventilation. METHODS:A retrospective audit was undertaken of children having long-term ventilation, managed from the Southport spinal injuries unit. The dates of step-up in size of tracheostomy t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Behl S,Watt JW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol and sevoflurane are suitable agents for maintenance of anaesthesia during neurosurgical procedures. We have prospectively compared these agents in combination with the short-acting opioid, remifentanil. METHODS:Fifty unpremedicated patients undergoing elective craniotomy received remifentanil 1 mic...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sneyd JR,Andrews CJ,Tsubokawa T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the clinical utility and blood propofol concentrations produced with two different infusion regimens for propofol, given to supplement 67% nitrous oxide-morphine anaesthesia. Patients received a standardized three-step infusion of propofol based either on body weight (weight-corrected group) or on a ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sear JW,Glen JB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00