Central venous access: the effects of approach, position, and head rotation on internal jugular vein cross-sectional area.

abstract：:Although amrinone produces thrombocytopenia, no information is available regarding the acute effects of milrinone on platelets. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of milrinone on platelet number and function in cardiac surgical patients. Twenty-seven patients were studied during cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmon...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kikura M,Lee MK,Safon RA,Bailey JM,Levy JH

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:District-level hospitals (DLHs) are the main providers of surgical services for rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Skilled teams are essential for surgical care, and gaps in anesthesia impact negatively on surgical capacity and outcomes. This study, from a baseline of a project scaling-up access ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gajewski J,Pittalis C,Lavy C,Borgstein E,Bijlmakers L,Mwapasa G,Cheelo M,Le G,Juma A,Kachimba J,Marealle P,Mkandawire N,Chilonga K,Brugha R

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:We report a unique case of acute anaphylaxis after mediastinal irrigation with a dilute bacitracin solution. ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Blas M,Briesacher KS,Lobato EB

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Pain complicates the recovery process after ambulatory surgery. We surveyed 175 ambulatory surgery patients to determine pain severity, analgesic use, relationship of pain to duration of recovery, and the relative importance of various factors to predicting these outcomes. Multivariate regression analysis wa...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Pavlin DJ,Chen C,Penaloza DA,Polissar NL,Buckley FP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and implications of anti-heparin-platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibody seroconversion in the pediatric cardiac surgical population remain largely unexplored. We sought to prospectively characterize the incidence of seroconversion in two populations: neonates undergoing primary cardiac surgery and ch...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mullen MP,Wessel DL,Thomas KC,Gauvreau K,Neufeld EJ,McGowan FX Jr,Dinardo JA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidural administration of morphine and fentanyl delay the regression of sensory anesthesia in postoperative patients receiving epidural bupivacaine. This study was performed to determine any differential effects of two lipid-soluble opioids upon regression of sensory anesthesia during coadministration with epidur...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Ferrante FM,Fanciullo GJ,Grichnik KP,Vaisman J,Sacks GM,Concepcion MA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intrathecal morphine dose achieving optimal analgesia for cesarean delivery while minimizing side effects has not yet been deduced. In this meta-analysis, our objective was to determine whether low- or high-dose intrathecal morphine provides acceptable duration and intensity of analgesia with fewer side ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sultan P,Halpern SH,Pushpanathan E,Patel S,Carvalho B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Decompression illness (DCI) is caused by bubble formation in the blood or tissues after a reduction in ambient pressure. Clinically, DCI may range from a trivial illness to paralysis, loss of consciousness, cardiovascular collapse, and death. Recompression is the universally accepted standard for the treat...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Bennett MH,Lehm JP,Mitchell SJ,Wasiak J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the evolution of satisfactory neohepatic graft function or failure, hemodynamic variables, along with data for oxygen delivery and utilization, were analyzed retrospectively in 99 patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Caval cross-clamping without venovenous bypass initiated a series of hemody...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Steltzer H,Hiesmayr M,Tüchy G,Zimpfer M

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum depression (PPD) is associated with pain during and after delivery, with studies showing reduced rates among women delivering with labor epidural analgesia (LEA). We hypothesized that women who intend to deliver with LEA but do not receive it are at higher risk for PPD at 6 weeks due to the combin...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Orbach-Zinger S,Landau R,Harousch AB,Ovad O,Caspi L,Kornilov E,Ioscovich A,Bracco D,Davis A,Fireman S,Hoshen M,Eidelman LA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The infraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus provides suitable anesthesia and also lends itself well to stabilizing and securing a catheter for a continuous infusion. We describe an approach for continuous infusions using an infraclavicular approach in children. METHODS:Twenty-five patients aged 8 ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Ponde VC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated empirically the extent to which the use of a cognitive aid during a high-fidelity simulation of a malignant hyperthermia (MH) event facilitated the correct and prompt treatment of MH. We reviewed the management of 48 simulated adult MH scenarios; 24 involving CA 1 and 24 involving CA 2 residents. In the C...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Harrison TK,Manser T,Howard SK,Gaba DM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve operating room workflow, an internal transfer pricing system (ITPS) for anesthesia services was introduced in our hospital in 2001. The basic principle of the ITPS is that the department of anesthesia receives reimbursement only for the surgically controlled time, not for anesthesia-controlled time (ACT). A...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Schuster M,Standl T,Reissmann H,Kuntz L,Am Esch JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used the activated clotting time (ACT) to determine the clinical onset of four different doses of heparin after bolus injection into the central circulation. Ten consenting adults (Group A) undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting were given 350 U/kg of bovine lung heparin and had simultaneous duplicate a...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Heres EK,Speight K,Benckart D,Marquez J,Gravlee GP

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular microtremor (OMT) is a fine physiologic tremor of the eye related to neuronal activity in the reticular formation of the brainstem. The frequency of OMT is suppressed by propofol and sevoflurane and predicts the response to command at emergence from anesthesia. Previous studies have relied on post hoc computer ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Heaney M,Kevin LG,Manara AR,Clayton TJ,Timmons SD,Angel JJ,Smith KR,Ibata B,Bolger C,Cunningham AJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the effect of small clonidine doses on anxiolysis, analgesia, and hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. A total of 61 patients, ASA status I-II, were randomly assigned to receive either oral clonidine 100 microg (n = 29) or placebo (n = 32) before surgery and 24 h after surge...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hidalgo MP,Auzani JA,Rumpel LC,Moreira NL Jr,Cursino AW,Caumo W

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) after noncardiac surgery has traditionally relied on using relatively insensitive contemporary cardiac troponin (cTn) assays. We hypothesized that using a recently introduced novel high-sensitivity cTnT (hscTnT) assay would increase the detection rate of perioperat...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Brown JC,Samaha E,Rao S,Helwani MA,Duma A,Brown F,Gage BF,Miller JP,Jaffe AS,Apple FS,Scott MG,Nagele P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:As the surgical population ages, the number of patients presenting with coronary artery disease and age-related loss of pulmonary recoil will increase. Although their influence on gas exchange in this population remains unknown, sevoflurane and isoflurane are used for an increasing variety of surgical proced...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Loeckinger A,Keller C,Lindner KH,Kleinsasser A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery for spina bifida aperta is a new therapeutic approach to preserve neurologic function by protecting exposed neural tissue. The anesthetic management is of paramount importance for the success of the procedure. Therefore, our protocol was developed with particular attention to safe...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Arens C,Koch C,Veit M,Greenberg RS,Lichtenstern C,Weigand MA,Khaleeva A,Schuerg R,Kohl T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:A low-dose (4 mg), low-volume (0.8 mL), low-flow (2 min) technique with hyperbaric bupivacaine toward the dependent side oriented injection and maintenance of the lateral decubitus position for 10 min produced selective spinal anesthesia with rapid recession of motor block and early discharge home. ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Valanne JV,Korhonen AM,Jokela RM,Ravaska P,Korttila KK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the arterial and venous concentration differences of propofol, six healthy adult patients received a propofol infusion by the Bristol three-stage manual stepdown technique. Both the mean arterial and venous concentrations of propofol remained relatively stable during the 40-min infusion. Simultaneous blood ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Wang YP,Cheng YJ,Fan SZ,Liu CC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many of the complications of mechanical ventilation are related to inappropriate endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressure. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of automatic cuff pressure closed-loop control in patients under prolonged intubation, where presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Efrati S,Bolotin G,Levi L,Zaaroor M,Guralnik L,Weksler N,Levinger U,Soroksky A,Denman WT,Gurman GM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study we sought to identify differences in risk factors and outcome of critically ill patients with Candida albicans and non-albicans candidemia. METHODS:Nonimmunosuppressed, nonneutropenic patients with candidemia diagnosed after intensive care unit (ICU) admission were included in a prospective obs...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Dimopoulos G,Ntziora F,Rachiotis G,Armaganidis A,Falagas ME

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interscalene brachial plexus anesthesia for shoulder surgery routinely includes sensory anesthesia of the fourth and fifth cervical nerves. The authors reasoned that some degree of diaphragm paralysis should result from interscalene blocks that produce surgical C3-C5 sensory anesthesia. In this investigation, ultrason...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Urmey WF,Talts KH,Sharrock NE

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hypothermia after induction of general anesthesia results largely from core-to-peripheral redistribution of body heat. Both central inhibition of tonic thermoregulatory vasoconstriction in arteriovenous shunts and anesthetic-induced arteriolar and venous dilation contribute to this redistribution. Ketamine, ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Ikeda T,Kazama T,Sessler DI,Toriyama S,Niwa K,Shimada C,Sato S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of sodium nitroprusside-induced hypotension on splanchnic perfusion and hepatocellular integrity. Thirty patients undergoing radical prostatectomy were allocated randomly to a sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or control group (control). Regional pco2 was meas...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Suttner SW,Boldt J,Schmidt CC,Piper SN,Schuster P,Kumle B

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fire in the operating room is a rare but potentially devastating event. In this case report, we describe 2 separate fires of a Westmed heated humidification circuit. We conducted a detailed analysis of potential causes of the fires, including a simulation and series of experiments. Our conclusions were (1) a combinati...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Laudanski K,Schwab WK,Bakuzonis CW,Paulus DA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outpatients undergoing minor diagnostic and therapeutic procedures associated with intermittent discomfort are frequently given bolus injections of intravenous opioid analgesics. In a group of 80 healthy women undergoing vaginal ovum pickup procedures, we evaluated patient-controlled administration of alfentanil using...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Zelcer J,White PF,Chester S,Paull JD,Molnar R

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electroencephalogram (EEG) measures cerebral activity and, because of its use as an intraoperative monitor, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires EEG monitoring experience during anesthesiology residency. To improve the anesthesiology residents' education at the University of ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fahy BG,Chau DF,Owen MB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of intravenous dopamine on the chemical regulation of ventilation, we studied the ventilatory responses to hypercapnic hypoxia during dopamine infusion. Intravenous dopamine (3 micrograms X kg-1 X min-1) was administered to six healthy human subjects. Two hypoxic challenges (PETO2 = 52.5 +/- ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sabol SJ,Ward DS

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00