Hepatic disposition of methohexitone in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study focuses on a recently developed robotic nerve block system and its impact on learning regional anaesthesia skills. We compared success rates, learning curves, performance times, and inter-subject performance variability of robot-assisted vs manual ultrasound (US)-guided nerve block needle guidance...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morse J,Terrasini N,Wehbe M,Philippona C,Zaouter C,Cyr S,Hemmerling TM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new anaesthetic gas scavenging system is described. The resistance of the system appears to be low. When input gas flow rate in the system was zero or 150 litre min-1, misuse of the system produced pressure changes at its collecting points of 26 Pa subatmospheric and 630 Pa above atmospheric pressure, respectively. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mostafa SM,Natrajan KM

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) with the prophylactic use of aprotinin has been reported in adults undergoing cardiac surgery, but not in children. Blood product transfusions have also been shown to carry an independent risk of AKI. The present study assessed associations between ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bojan M,Vicca S,Boulat C,Gioanni S,Pouard P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a simple, reliable method for rapid analysis of the partial pressure of volatile anaesthetic agents, based on a two-stage, head-space analysis. It is designed to solve the problems associated with reduced solubility of modern anaesthetics. After equilibration and analysis of a 2-ml sample of blood at...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Smith MA,Sapsed-Byrne SM,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrinolysis contributes to coagulopathy after major trauma and surgery. We hypothesized that progressive haemodilution is responsible, at least in part, for increased fibrinolytic tendency of blood clot. METHODS:The study was performed in two parts. First, whole blood (WB) samples collected from six health...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bolliger D,Szlam F,Levy JH,Molinaro RJ,Tanaka KA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of incision and sternotomy on the auditory evoked potential (AEP) and EEG, to try to predict a haemodynamic response to incision or sternotomy using the AEP and EEG in 41 patients undergoing cardiac surgery during propofol and alfentanil anaesthesia. The AEP and EEG were recorded before inci...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： de Beer NA,van Hooff JC,Cluitmans PJ,Korsten HH,Grouls RJ

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Compared with term neonates, preterm babies are more likely to die from sepsis. However, the combined effects of sepsis and prematurity on neonatal postoperative mortality are largely unknown. Our objective was to quantify the proportion of neonatal postoperative mortality that is attributable to the syner...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mpody C,Shepherd EG,Thakkar RK,Dairo OO,Tobias JD,Nafiu OO

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal oxygen use and organ failure in the critically ill may result from 'poisoning' of mitochondrial function. Measurement of arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) has been proposed to reflect mitochondrial redox state and may provide a useful marker to monitor mitochondrial function in the critically ill. We measured...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yassen KA,Galley HF,Lee A,Webster NR

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artery-to-muscle (A-M) onset time for five neuromuscular blocking agents was studied in 50 female patients under light endotracheal anaesthesia. Circulation to the right arm was occluded by a tourniquet and released 1 min after the injection i.v. into the left arm of a myoneural blocking drug. Muscle twitches were rec...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Minsaas B,Stovner J

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid endarterectomy is commonly conducted under regional (deep, superficial, intermediate, or combined) cervical plexus block, but it is not known if complication rates differ. We conducted a systematic review of published papers to assess the complication rate associated with superficial (or intermediate) and deep...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Pandit JJ,Satya-Krishna R,Gration P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a series of ex vivo and in vivo studies we investigated the ability of repetitive ketamine administration to alter the metabolism and anaesthetic effect of propofol and the role of ketamine-mediated P-450 2B induction in rats. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were pretreated with 80 mg kg(-1) ketamine i.p. twice...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Chan WH,Chen TL,Chen RM,Sun WZ,Ueng TH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple methods are described for computing the variables derived from the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram, where the in vitro buffer line is either established by direct measurement or calculated from measurements of pH, Pco2 and haemoglobin. Calculations are performed using the equation of the pH-log Pco2 buffer line, the...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Blackburn JP,Preston TD,Strickland DA

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bispectral index (BIS) was assessed as a monitor of depth of anaesthesia during fentanyl and midazolam anaesthesia for coronary bypass surgery. In 10 patients given morphine premedication, anaesthesia was induced with a combination of midazolam and fentanyl and thereafter maintained with a continuous infusion of a mix...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Barr G,Anderson RE,Samuelsson S,Owall A,Jakobsson JG

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon dioxide laser surgery in the airway presents the anaesthetist with new problems. The mode of action of carbon dioxide lasers and its effects on anaesthetic agents and equipment are described. Complications, especially of fire hazards in the airway, and methods of avoiding them are set out in detail. Various ana...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Paes ML

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Profound postoperative respiratory depression after larger doses of fentanyl was partially reversed by 4-aminopyridine. This reversal was independent of FIO2' suggesting that the response was not dependent upon peripheral chemoreceptor-mediated drive. Similar reversal of fentanyl-induced depression by 4-aminopyridine ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sia RL,Zandstra DF

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty hypertensive patients scheduled for cholecystectomy or hernia repair under general anaesthesia with thiopentone-fentanyl-nitrous oxide-pancuronium were divided into two groups of 15. One group received metoprolol tablets 200 mg in a slow release form, once daily for at least 2 weeks including the morning of sur...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Magnusson J,Thulin T,Werner O,Järhult J,Thomson D

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the anaesthetic and analgesic efficacy of levobupivacaine with that of racemic bupivacaine in 66 male patients undergoing ambulatory primary inguinal herniorrhaphy. Patients were allocated randomly in a double-blind manner to local infiltration anaesthesia (0.25% w/v 50 ml) with either racemic bupivac...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bay-Nielsen M,Klarskov B,Bech K,Andersen J,Kehlet H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients are at risk for several types of lung injury in the perioperative period including atelectasis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Anaesthetic management can cause, exacerbate, or ameliorate these injuries. This review examines the effects of perioperative mec...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kilpatrick B,Slinger P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-axis ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters (CVCs) is widely accepted as safe practice. However, utilizing the long-axis approach could further improve safety, as it allows for better visualization of the needle as it is advanced to the target vessel. However, the long-axis approach ha...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ball RD,Scouras NE,Orebaugh S,Wilde J,Sakai T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the viability criteria of muscle bundles used in the in vitro contracture test for susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH) in a group of 28 patients with various neuromuscular diseases (NMD) and 93 MH-related family patients. In the patients with NMD, this standard test gave one positive, six eq...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Adnet PJ,Krivosic-Horber RM,Krivosic I,Haudecoeur G,Reyford HG,Adamantidis MM,Medahoui H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the postoperative period fifty-six healthy patients undergoing cholecystectomy or operations for duodenal ulcer, received, in a randomized order, i.m., "high-level" or "low-level" extradural morphine. Thirty-five per cent in the i.m. group, 33% in the high-level group and 50% in the low-level group suffered urinary...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Petersen TK,Husted SE,Rybro L,Schurizek BA,Wernberg M

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous national survey research has shown significant deficits in routine postoperative pain management in the UK. This study used an organizational change perspective to explore in detail the organizational challenges faced by three acute pain services in improving postoperative pain management. METHODS:...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Powell AE,Davies HT,Bannister J,Macrae WA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We randomized women having elective Caesarean section to receive either no preload (control group, n=33) or 4% gelatin solution (Gelofusine) 15 ml kg(-1) (colloid group, n=35) i.v. before spinal anaesthesia. Intravenous metaraminol was titrated at 0.25-0.75 mg min(-1) to maintain systolic arterial pressure (SAP) in th...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ngan Kee WD,Khaw KS,Lee BB,Ng FF,Wong MM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General anaesthesia for emergency surgery in a pressurized habitat is likely to involve the use of i.v. agents. The anaesthetic property of such agents is known to be antagonized by pressure, but the effect on their duration of action is not easily predicted. The recovery of mice from a single i.v. dose of Althesin, k...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Shearer AJ,Ross JA,Manson HJ

更新日期：1981-05-01 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：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：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：BACKGROUND:Platelet inhibition is mandatory therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Withdrawal of oral antiplatelet agents has been linked to increased incidence of postoperative adverse cardiac events in post-PCI patients having non-cardiac surgery (NCS). There is limited knowledge of temporal changes ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Wąsowicz M,Syed S,Wijeysundera DN,Starzyk Ł,Grewal D,Ragoonanan T,Harsha P,Travis G,Carroll J,Karkouti K,Beattie WS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the anaesthetic management of a ventricular arrhythmia-prone patient with a prolonged Q-T interval for closed reduction and wiring of a mandibular fracture. The patient was premedicated with propranolol and anaesthetized with isoflurane (inhalation). Documentation of heart rate v. Q-T interval re...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Medak R,Benumof JL

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of endothelin-1, a potent vasoconstrictor released by vascular endothelium, in the vasoconstriction that develops after prolonged operations is not clear. This study was performed in order to determine if there was any relationship between endothelin-1 and the degree of vasoconstriction during prolonged plast...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tuominen HP,Svartling NE,Tikkanen IT,Saijonmaa O,Asko-Seljavaara S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00