Althesin as an induction agent for Caesarean section.

abstract：:We have compared the antagonism of neuromuscular block produced by pipecuronium with pancuronium in 80 anaesthetized surgical patients using mechanomyography and electromyography. Pancuronium 0.1 mg kg-1 or pipecuronium 0.07 mg kg-1 was given after induction of anaesthesia and neuromuscular block was adjusted to 75% t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gyermek L,Cantley EM,Lee C

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In critically ill children, monitoring of cardiac output (CO) is essential to guide haemodynamic management and facilitate cardiovascular therapy. The ultrasound dilution technique (UDT), a novel minimally invasive indicator method, was recently introduced to determine CO. We validated UDT against the 'gold ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Boehne M,Baustert M,Paetzel V,Köditz H,Schoof S,Happel CM,Bertram H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review looks at the challenges faced when monitoring patients in the field environment. It is considered from the perspective of the UK Defence Medical Services and their experiences over the past 20 yr. The lessons learned are applicable to many other circumstances where a high standard of care, for a large spec...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McGuire NM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of bolus doses of phenoperidine 1-2 mg i.v. either alone, or combined with pancuronium 2-4 mg, were investigated in seven patients in traumatic coma. Phenoperidine alone significantly reduced mean arterial pressure (MAP) by a mean (+/- SEM) of 13.2 (+/- 2.8) mm Hg. Overall there was no significant change i...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bingham RM,Hinds CJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used mivacurium in four myasthenic patients presenting for thymectomy. Supramaximal single twitch stimulation was applied to the ulnar nerve at the wrist and the force of contraction of the adductor pollicis was measured. After an initial bolus dose of 30 micrograms kg-1 (approximately one-fifth of the normal ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Paterson IG,Hood JR,Russell SH,Weston MD,Hirsch NP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraneural injection of local anaesthetic agents carries a risk of neurological complications. Early detection of intraneural needle-tip position is very important in the initial phase of injection. Ultrasound (US) characteristics for real-time detection of intraneural injections have been described, but on...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Moayeri N,Krediet AC,Welleweerd JC,Bleys RL,Groen GJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the relationship between gas exchange and mechanical frequency response during high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) at 0.5-5.0 Hz in anaesthetized pigs. The mechanical gain curve showed a minimal "anti-resonant" response at 0.8 Hz (f1) and a maximal "resonant" response at 5.0 Hz (f2). This finding may...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lin ES,Jones MJ,Mottram SD,Smith BE,Smith G

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effects of amrinone on left and right ventricular haemodynamics in patients with impaired ventricular performance caused by coronary artery disease. Anaesthesia was achieved with fentanyl, flunitrazepam and pancuronium. After reaching steady state, a bolus dose of amrinone 0.5 mg kg-1 was administe...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Petry A,Dütschke P

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During resection of a Wilms' tumour in a 10-year-old girl, sudden bradycardia, hypotension and cyanosis developed, leading to cardiac arrest. It was thought that part of the tumour had caused a pulmonary embolus. After prompt resuscitation, cardiopulmonary bypass surgery was started within 20 min. At operation the lef...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Akyön MG,Arslan G

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of morphine in auricular myocardium from non-failing and failing human hearts. In both preparations morphine induced inhibition. These responses were not antagonized by naloxone. Comparison of mean IC30 values obtained in non-failing (3.9 (SEM 0.2) x 10(-8) mol litre-1) and failing (5010 (...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Llobel F,Laorden ML

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program written mainly in a high level language (ALGOL), but with the sampling routine and certain calculations written in assembly language (SIR), has been developed to assess neuromuscular blockade in anaesthetized man by means of an Elliott 903 digital computer. The program allows the on-line real-time a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Perry IR,Worsley R,Sugai N,Payne JP

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol is used during living-related donor liver transplantation because its metabolism is not greatly affected by liver failure. However, the pharmacokinetics of propofol during liver transplantation have not been fully defined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the apparent systemic clearance of ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Takizawa D,Sato E,Hiraoka H,Tomioka A,Yamamoto K,Horiuchi R,Goto F

更新日期：2005-11-01 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:Anaesthetics blunt neuronal responses to noxious stimulation, including effects on electroencephalographic (EEG) responses. It is unclear how anaesthetics differ in their ability to modulate noxious stimulation-evoked EEG activation. We investigated the actions of propofol and halothane on EEG responses to n...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Orth M,Barter L,Dominguez C,Atherley R,Carstens E,Antognini JF

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ageing were studied on the neural blockade and the pharmacokinetics after subarachnoid administration of 0.5% bupivacaine 3 ml in 8% glucose in two groups of 15 male patients, between 20 and 55 yr and older than 55 yr, respectively. The blockade was performed with the patient in the sitting position. Two mi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Veering BT,Burm AG,Spierdijk J

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the accuracy and reliability of the Paratrend 7 continuous blood-gas analyser in infants and small children under conditions of severe hypoxaemia admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit in the perioperative period with cyanotic congenital heart disease. PO2, PCO2 and pH (hydrogen ion concentra...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hatherill M,Tibby SM,Durward A,Rajah V,Murdoch IA

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of opioids typically decreases after long-term use owing to the development of tolerance. Glial activation and the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines are related to the induction of tolerance. We investigated the effect of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) on morphine analgesia and toleran...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tu HJ,Kang KH,Ho SY,Liou HC,Liou HH,Lin CP,Fu WM

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is commonly perceived as a risk factor for decline in renal function, especially in patients with preoperative renal dysfunction. There are few data on the effects of CPB on renal function in patients with mild preoperative renal dysfunction. The purpose of t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Loef BG,Henning RH,Navis G,Rankin AJ,van Oeveren W,Ebels T,Epema AH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) was established in 2005 as a Special Health Authority when the National Blood Authority and UK Transplant merged. This helped to bring tissue banking and organ transplantation services under one umbrella organization. This merger means that ~!95% of all deceased donors (whether tissue,...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gaum L,Reynolds I,Jones MN,Clarkson AJ,Gillan HL,Kaye SB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile anaesthetics have been shown to have direct relaxant effects on airway smooth muscle. We have examined the effects of 0.9, 1.9, and 2.8 dog MAC of desflurane and halothane on isolated proximal and distal canine airways precontracted with acetylcholine. The proximal and distal airway smooth muscle relaxed with...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mazzeo AJ,Cheng EY,Bosnjak ZJ,Coon RL,Kampine JP

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As general anaesthesia may compromise the immune system, it has been hypothesized that latent varicella-zoster virus is more likely to be reactivated and cause herpes zoster in mothers after Caesarean deliveries under general anaesthesia. Our study was thus aimed at investigating the risk of herpes zoster am...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Chen YH,Rau RH,Keller JJ,Lin HC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) is a key regulatory enzyme that has been implicated as a molecular target for the action of general anaesthetics. We have determined the effects of halothane on the translocation and down-regulation of conventional PKC (cPKC) by analysing the subcellular distribution of PKC activity, [3H]phorbol...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hemmings HC Jr,Adamo AI

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclic redistribution of air within the cuff during respiratory pressure changes creates a self-sealing mechanism which allows tracheal sealing, despite tracheal airway pressure being above baseline cuff inflation pressure. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of continuous automated cu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Weiss M,Doell C,Koepfer N,Madjdpour C,Woitzek K,Bernet V

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early postoperative negative behaviour in preschool children after general anaesthesia is a common problem. The distinction between emergence delirium (ED) and pain is difficult, but management differs between the two. The aim of the current analysis was to identify individual observational variables that ca...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Somaini M,Engelhardt T,Fumagalli R,Ingelmo PM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate whether reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade with sugammadex reduced the incidence of residual blockade and facilitated operating room discharge readiness. METHODS:Adult patients undergoing abdominal surgery received rocuronium, followed by randomized allocat...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Brueckmann B,Sasaki N,Grobara P,Li MK,Woo T,de Bie J,Maktabi M,Lee J,Kwo J,Pino R,Sabouri AS,McGovern F,Staehr-Rye AK,Eikermann M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated 296 inpatients in a single-blind observer study to determine the incidence, degree and duration of hypoxaemia during anaesthesia. The clinical recognition of hypoxaemia, period of time until recognition and risk factors were studied. Oxygen saturation (Spo2) was monitored continuously with a pulse...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Moller JT,Johannessen NW,Berg H,Espersen K,Larsen LE

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Midlatency auditory evoked potentials (MLAEP) are a promising tool for monitoring suppression of sensory processing during anaesthesia and might help to avoid awareness. MLAEP in children are different to those in adults and the exact changes during general anaesthesia are unknown. METHODS:In 49 children of...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Daunderer M,Feuerecker MS,Scheller B,Pape NB,Schwender D,Kuhnle GE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00