Nitrogen analyzer adaptation for use in the presence of halogenated anesthetics.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a clear risk factor for acute lung injury which has been poorly described in trauma patients. This prospective study was undertaken to estimate the incidence of such ventilator-associated pneumonia leading to acute lung injury, the risk factors, and the associated morbidity...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Stéphan F,Mabrouk N,Decailliot F,Delclaux C,Legrand P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of developmental toxicity of clinically used nondepolarizing muscle relaxants was sought in rat embryos grown in culture. Embryos were explanted at 8 AM on day 9 of gestation (presomite stage, plug day = day 0), and were cultured in rotating bottles with medium containing various concentrations of d-tubocurar...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Fujinaga M,Baden JM,Mazze RI

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xenon is a general anesthetic with neuroprotective properties. Xenon inhibition at the glycine-binding site of the N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor mediates xenon neuroprotection against ischemic injury in vitro. Here we identify specific amino acids important for xenon binding to the NMDA receptor, with...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Armstrong SP,Banks PJ,McKitrick TJ,Geldart CH,Edge CJ,Babla R,Simillis C,Franks NP,Dickinson R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single lung transplantation has become a viable therapy for treatment of end-stage pulmonary disease. We previously observed that left lung autotransplantation (LLA) results in a chronic increase in pulmonary vascular resistance and enhanced pulmonary vascular reactivity to sympathetic alpha adrenoreceptor a...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Lennon PF,Murray PA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic changes during four anesthetic techniques were studied in 80 preterm neonates. Atropine, 0.02 mg/kg, and pancuronium, 0.1 mg/kg, were given intravenously to all patients, who were ventilated with oxygen and air. Each group of 20 patients then received 0.75% isoflurane, 0.5% halothane, 20 micrograms/kg fent...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Friesen RH,Henry DB

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of halothane on the coronary circulation, the circumflex diastolic coronary vascular resistance was measured in the working heart and total mean coronary resistance (TCR) in the isolated nonworking heart of the dog during administration of 100 per cent oxygen and during administration of 2--3 per c...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Domenech RJ,Macho P,Valdes J,Penna M

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A combination of opioid and nonopioid analgesic drugs may improve the quality of postoperative analgesia as well as reduce opioid requirements and their associated side effects. Studies have shown synergism between gabapentin and morphine in animal and human experiments and in the treatment of incisional pai...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Turan A,Karamanlioğlu B,Memiş D,Hamamcioglu MK,Tükenmez B,Pamukçu Z,Kurt I

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the current practice environment, it is important to determine the anesthetic technique with the highest patient acceptance and lowest associated costs. The authors compared three commonly used anesthetic techniques for anorectal procedures in the ambulatory setting. METHODS:Ninety-three consenting ad...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Li S,Coloma M,White PF,Watcha MF,Chiu JW,Li H,Huber PJ Jr

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residual paralysis increases the risk of pulmonary complications but is difficult to detect. To test the hypothesis that accelerometry predicts effects of residual paralysis on pulmonary and upper airway function, the authors related tests of pulmonary and pharyngeal function to accelerometry of adductor pol...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Eikermann M,Groeben H,Hüsing J,Peters J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is one of the most frequently used anesthetic agents. One of the main side effects of propofol is to reduce blood pressure, which is thought to occur by inhibiting the release of catecholamines from sympathetic neurons. Here, the authors hypothesized that propofol-induced hyp...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Han L,Fuqua S,Li Q,Zhu L,Hao X,Li A,Gupta S,Sandhu R,Lonart G,Sugita S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral gabapentin is approved as an anticonvulsant medication and to treat postherpetic neuralgia. Its nonopioid properties and presumed spinal site of analgesic action made the study on intrathecal gabapentin attractive to establish the minimum effective dose for a later, pivotal trial. METHODS:The authors e...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Rauck R,Coffey RJ,Schultz DM,Wallace MS,Webster LR,McCarville SE,Grigsby EJ,Page LM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of needle bevel direction on the incidence and severity of headache following inadvertent dural puncture occurring during the identification of the epidural space, the authors randomly assigned obstetric anesthesia residents to identify epidural space with the bevel of the epidural needle oriented ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Norris MC,Leighton BL,DeSimone CA

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the renin--angiotensin system in the maintenance of blood pressure during halothane anesthesia and sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced hypotension was evaluated. Control rats received halothane anesthesia (1 MAC) for one hour, followed by SNP infusion, 40 microgram/kg/min, for 30 min, followed by a 30-min r...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Delaney TJ,Miller ED Jr

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is an important component of therapy in patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The independent effect of PEEP on mortality is currently unknown. METHODS:A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials com...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Phoenix SI,Paravastu S,Columb M,Vincent JL,Nirmalan M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that intralipid (lipid emulsion) protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury and bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity. However, the precise underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we explored the hypothesis that free fatty acid receptor-1 or G-protein-coupled re...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Umar S,Li J,Hannabass K,Vaillancourt M,Cunningham CM,Moazeni S,Mahajan A,Eghbali M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General anesthetics modify airway responsiveness by several mechanisms, including direct effects on airway smooth muscle and reductions in neural reflex activity. Halothane has been shown to reduce responsiveness through both of these mechanisms. The airway effects of barbiturates are controversial, and the ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Mehr EH,Lindeman KS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhalation anesthetics may interfere with the synthesis or action of endothelium-derived vasoactive factors. We investigated the effects of desflurane, enflurane, halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on the release of nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in the isolated endoth...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Lischke V,Busse R,Hecker M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six halogenated Me Et ethers have been synthesized for evaluation as volatile anesthetics. Eleven of the ethers were too unstable to test, and, of the remaining 25, 13 had promising anesthetic properties in mice and are suitable for study in larger animals. Those ethers having one H with at least 2 halogens oth...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Terrell RC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious postoperative complication with limited treatment options. A preoperative risk-prediction model would assist clinicians and scientists interested in ALI. The objective of this investigation was to develop a surgical lung injury prediction (SLIP) model to predict risk of p...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kor DJ,Warner DO,Alsara A,Fernández-Pérez ER,Malinchoc M,Kashyap R,Li G,Gajic O

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors determined the effects of intravenous infusion and epidural administration of lidocaine on the control of ventilation in two groups of eight healthy unpremedicated subjects. In the intravenous group, an injection of 1.5 mg/kg lidocaine was followed by an infusion at a rate of 60 micrograms X kg-1 X min-1 f...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Labaille T,Clergue F,Samii K,Ecoffey C,Berdeaux A

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of acute life-threatening allergic reactions during anesthesia relies on clinical signs, histamine and/or tryptase measurements, and allergic testing. In patients who die after the reaction, skin tests cannot be performed, and the effect of resuscitation manoeuvres on mediator concentrations is...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Laroche D,Gomis P,Gallimidi E,Malinovsky JM,Mertes PM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global cerebral ischemia is associated with delayed neuronal death. Given the role of caspases in apoptosis, caspase inhibitors may provide neuronal protection after cardiac arrest. To this end, the authors generated a transgenic rat line expressing baculovirus p35, a broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor, in cen...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Vogel P,Putten Hv,Popp E,Krumnikl JJ,Teschendorf P,Galmbacher R,Kisielow M,Wiessner C,Schmitz A,Tomaselli KJ,Schmitz B,Martin E,Böttiger BW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isoflurane anesthesia produces cardiovascular and respiratory depression, although the specific mechanisms are not fully understood. Cranial visceral afferents, which innervate the heart and lungs, synapse centrally onto neurons within the medial portion of the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS). Isoflurane mo...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Peters JH,McDougall SJ,Mendelowitz D,Koop DR,Andresen MC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of halothane on uptake and phosphorylation of uridine, and on cellular ATP content were studied in Tetrahymena pyriformis, a ciliate protozoan. Exposure to halothane inhibited the accumulation of 14C-uridine into the following acid-soluble intracellular pools: UTP, UDP, UMP, and an unidentified compound. H...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Conklin KA,Lau SS

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoflurane has protective properties during experimental global brain ischemia or hypoxia. However, this has not been evaluated in the more common case of focal ischemia, e.g., as caused by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The authors therefore compared the effects of isoflurane, thiopental, and N2O/fentanyl a...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Nehls DG,Todd MM,Spetzler RF,Drummond JC,Thompson RA,Johnson PC

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dorsal horn of the spinal cord is a pivotal point for transmission of neuronal pain. During spinal and epidural anesthesia, the neurons of the dorsal horn are exposed to local anesthetics. Unfortunately, little is known about the action of local anesthetics on the major ionic conductances in dorsal horn ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Olschewski A,Hempelmann G,Vogel W,Safronov BV

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exogenous pyruvate and ethyl pyruvate (EP), the key ingredient in a new Ringer's solution in clinical trials, are antioxidants as well as metabolic substrates. In vivo studies show both to be protective in oxidative stress, with EP being better. The authors used an acute rat brain slice preparation to compar...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Zeng J,Liu J,Yang GY,Kelly MJ,James TL,Litt L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrathecal methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) has been used in patients with chronic pain syndromes. Its safety has been debated after reports of adverse events. No systematic preclinical evaluation of MPA has been reported. In the current study, the acute and long-term effects of intrathecal MPA on dog spina...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Rijsdijk M,van Wijck AJ,Kalkman CJ,Meulenhoff PC,Grafe MR,Steinauer J,Yaksh TL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although neuromuscular blocking agents do not cross the blood-brain barrier, they may penetrate the central nervous system under particular circumstances and eventually cause neurotoxic consequences. METHODS:The effects of neuromuscular blocking agents on excitatory and inhibitory transmission in area CA1 o...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Chiodini FC,Tassonyi E,Fuchs-Buder T,Fathi M,Bertrand D,Muller D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many drugs are removed by the lung. The pulmonary uptake of one drug can be inhibited when a second, highly accumulated drug is administered parenterally or as a chronic oral treatment. The effect of inhalational anesthetics on pulmonary drug uptake has not been extensively studied and may alter pharmacokine...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Matot I,Neely CF,Katz RY,Neufeld GR

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00