Obstetric anaesthetists' workload.

abstract：:Data are presented for anaesthesia for Caesarean section (CS) in the South-west Thames region of the UK. The CS rate rose from 12.7% in 1987 to 24.2% in 2002. The rate of increase shows no sign of slowing. The rate of regional anaesthesia (RA) for elective CS rose from 69.4% in 1992 to 94.9% in 2002, when spinal anaes...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Jenkins JG,Khan MM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multipurpose rubber right-angle adaptor has been described. Thic can connect the patient to both masks and endotracheal tubes in several anaesthetic systems. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gran L

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical species are ubiquitous in plant and animal life. This article describes briefly the formation of certain oxygen-centred free radicals which are essential for aerobic metabolism and host defences in humans. The mechanism of cytotoxicity of excess or inappropriate free radical production is described. The p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Royston D

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal effective anaesthetic concentrations of ropivacaine required to block the femoral nerve in 90% of patients. Forty-five patients who had knee surgery received ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block using 15 ml ropivacaine. The ropivacaine concentration given to a p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taha AM,Abd-Elmaksoud AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected from 1057 consecutive patients who received patient-controlled epidural analgesia for postoperative pain relief, using 0.1% bupivacaine with 5 microg x ml(-1) fentanyl in all cases. Prescriptions were not otherwise standardised. On the first postoperative day, 741/801 patients (92.5%) had adequate ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wigfull J,Welchew E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Claims notified to the NHS Litigation Authority in England between 1995 and 2007 and filed under anaesthesia were analysed to explore patterns of injury and cost related to airway or respiratory events. Of 841 interpretable claims the final dataset contained 96 claims of dental damage, 67 airway-related claims and 24 ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Cook TM,Scott S,Mihai R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a review of 136 patients who have undergone corrective surgery for congenital heart disease with the aid of profound hypothermia in a 6-year period. Almost all patients were less than one year old and less than 10 kg. In 1979 the average age was 3.4 months and the average weight was 4.1 kg in 34 infants. The h...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Manners JM,Monro JL,Edwards JC

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to measure anxiety levels in 91 partners of women undergoing elective Caesarean section under regional anaesthesia and to outline potential relieving factors. Twenty-eight percent of partners were pathologically anxious. There was a positive association between anxiety and prior attendance at t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taylor IR,Bullough AS,van Hamel JC,Campbell DN

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxacurium was administered to 50 adult patients for determination of potency (n = 10), onset and duration of clinical relaxation (n = 40). Cumulative dose-response showed the ED95 to be 33.24 micrograms.kg-1 (95% confidence limits 27.4-39.3). Doxacurium 33 micrograms.kg-1 was then administered to four groups of 10 pa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Maddineni VR,Cooper R,Stanley JC,Mirakhur RK,Clarke RS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old man with hypopharyngeal stenosis following curative chemoradiotherapy for a tongue base tumour presented three years later for an attempt at pharyngeal dilatation. The first attempt 6 months previously was abandoned when awake fibreoptic intubation failed due to partial airway obstruction and desaturatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Paton L,Gupta S,Blacoe D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 247 patients who had general anaesthesia for dental procedures, the incidence of individual anxieties was noted using a questionnaire completed by the patient. The most common anxieties related to the period before transfer to the operating theatre, intra-operative awareness and postoperative pain. These...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCleane GJ,Cooper R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicentre trial of the use of the intubating laryngeal mask was carried out at seven centres in the United Kingdom using the same agreed protocol. Lung ventilation followed by blind tracheal intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask was attempted on 500 ASA grade 1 and 2 patients. It was possible to insert ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Baskett PJ,Parr MJ,Nolan JP

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described for the determination of equipotent rates of infusion of intravenous hypnotic agents. Two end points have been defined; the rates needed to suppress the initial response to the surgical incision in 50% (ED50) and 95% (ED95) of patients receiving continuous infusion anaesthesia to supplement 67...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sear JW,Phillips KC,Andrews CJ,Prys-Roberts C

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negatively marked multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are part of the assessment process in both the Primary and Final examinations for the fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. It is said that candidates who guess will lose marks in the MCQ paper. We studied candidates attending a pre-examination revision co...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hammond EJ,McIndoe AK,Sansome AJ,Spargo PM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critically ill septic patient on haemofiltration for acute renal failure suffered sudden circulatory and respiratory collapse. The cause of the collapse was traced to an interaction between mechanical devices (syringe driver infusion pumps and haemofiltration equipment) connected to two central venous catheters. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sundaram R,Dell AE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to viral infection is an unusual but well recognised cause of bone marrow dysfunction and multiple organ failure in young patients. Two 18 year-old patients were admitted to a tertiary liver unit with features of acute liver failure, cardio-respiratory collapse and pancyto...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Berry PA,Bernal W,Pagliuca A,Sizer E,Salisbury JR,Wendon JA,Auzinger G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alarm for use with positive-pressure lung ventilators is described. The device gives audible warning if the pressure in the patient circuit fails either to exceed or to fall below 15 cmH2O within a period of 20 seconds or if the batteries are running low. No external controls are provided and the alarm is activated...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fodor I,Bloomfield D,Fisher A,Kerr JH

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of five patients with phaeochromocytoma undergoing surgical removal is described. Pre-operative preparation with phenoxybenzamine and nifedipine for 7 days before surgery prevented excessive fluctuations in cardiovascular parameters in the peri-operative period and resulted in an uneventful recovery. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Chari P,Katariya RN,Venkataraman RK,Trikha A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study group recently evaluated an ED(95) local anaesthetic volume of 0.11 ml.mm(-2) cross-sectional nerve area for the ulnar nerve. This prospective, randomised, double-blind crossover study investigated whether this volume is sufficient for brachial plexus blocks at the axillary level. Ten volunteers received an ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Marhofer P,Eichenberger U,Stöckli S,Huber G,Kapral S,Curatolo M,Kettner S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven children aged between four and 11 years received temazepam 0.5 mg/kg in a novel fast dispensing dosage form. The preparation was well accepted and associated with few side-effects. Satisfactory sedation and anxiolysis was obtained in over 93% of patients. The relative merits of a variety of routes of admin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Smith GB,Hughes DG,Kumar V

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a randomised prospective study in 20 patients with glaucoma to examine the effects of tracheal intubation and laryngeal mask insertion on intra-ocular pressure, mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate. After induction of anaesthesia with propofol, intra-ocular pressure decreased significantly below ba...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Barclay K,Wall T,Wareham K,Asai T

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Laryngeal Tube S and the LMA-ProSeal are supraglottic instruments with an improved airway seal and a drainage tube to protect against regurgitation and to facilitate passage of a gastric tube. We compared the feasibility of these two instruments in a randomised, controlled clinical trial. One hundred and sixty pat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Klaver NS,Kuizenga K,Ballast A,Fidler V

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of severe accidental hypothermia (core temperature less than 28 degrees C) rewarmed employing the Clinitron system are described. The physiological changes during hypothermia and rewarming are discussed and the current concepts of rewarming (active external versus internal) outlined. It is suggested that sev...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Miles JM,Thompson GR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) humidify, warm and filter inspired gas, protecting patients and apparatus during anaesthesia. Their incorporation into paediatric anaesthetic breathing systems is recommended. We experienced delays in inhalational induction whilst using a Mapleson F breathing system with an HME. We ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Da Fonseca JM,Wheeler DW,Pook JA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, rigid intubating fibrescope, the Upsherscope, was evaluated in clinical practice. Intubation was attempted in 200 adult patients and was successful in 191, with a median intubation time of 38 s, range 14-154 s. Intubation was straightforward in just under half of the patients. Difficulties were encountered in p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pearce AC,Shaw S,Macklin S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we measured the performance of medical students and anaesthetists using a new tracker needle during simulated sciatic nerve block on soft embalmed cadavers. The tracker needle incorporates a piezo element near its tip that generates an electrical signal in response to insonation. A circle, superimposed ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McKendrick M,Sadler A,Taylor A,Seeley J,Filipescu T,Mustafa A,McKendrick G,Halcrow J,Raju P,McLeod GA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the revised cardiac risk index in risk stratification has recently been challenged by studies reporting on the superior predictive ability of pre-operative B-type natriuretic peptides. We found that in 850 vascular surgical patients initially risk stratified using B-type natriuretic peptides, reclassificat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Biccard BM,Lurati Buse GA,Burkhart C,Cuthbertson BH,Filipovic M,Gibson SC,Mahla E,Leibowitz DW,Rodseth RN

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The face is a rich source of information about the respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological state of the patient. These systems are particularly affected in the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after cardiac surgery. It is possible to make firm decisions about mechanical ventilation by scrupulously caref...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gilston A

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressures used in vivo to administer epidural doses of local anaesthetic were recorded for 16- and 18-gauge multihole catheters. Observations were made on 10 patients in labour for each catheter gauge. The pressure range for the 16-gauge catheters was 39.9-266 kPa, with a mean of 167.2 kPa, and for 18-gauge, a ran...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Power I,Thorburn J

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper and the one that preceded it1 have traced the development of the design and use of negative pressure ventilators from their origins in the early nineteenth century to the present day. Their maximum use was in the nineteen-forties and the early fifties after which they were quite rapidly replaced in the trea...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Woollam CH

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00