Multicentre study of validity and interrater reliability of the modified Nursing Care Recording System (NCR11) for assessment of workload in the ICU.

abstract：:The azeotropic mixture of halothane and diethyl-ether has been claimed to be a suitable anaesthetic agent for use during difficult conditions because of its negligible effect on circulation and ventilation. The purpose was to evaluate the effect of halothane-diethyl-ether azeotrope (HE) and isoflurane (ISO) on ventila...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kalman SH,Johnson A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether regional cerebral oxygenation (rSO(2)) by near-infrared spectroscopy correlates with central venous (SvO(2)) or internal jugular (SjO(2)) oxygen saturation, and whether changes over time (Delta) in rSO(2) (DeltarSO(2)) predict changes in SvO(2) (DeltaSvO(2)) and SjO(2) (DeltaSjO(2)). METHOD...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Knirsch W,Stutz K,Kretschmar O,Tomaske M,Balmer C,Schmitz A,Berger F,Bauersfeld U,Weiss M,Working Group on Non-Invasive Haemodynamic Monitoring in Paediatrics.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There was an obvious need to improve the quality and safety of our postoperative pain treatment and to introduce an improved routine service on surgical wards. METHODS:It was decided to use postoperative epidural infusion of morphine 0.04 mg/ml and bupivacaine 2.5 mg/ml (0.25%) 4-8 ml/h as pain relief after...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Rygnestad T,Borchgrevink PC,Eide E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular effects of dopamine are different before and during thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA). To evaluate underlying adrenoceptor-mediated mechanisms, dopamine effects were investigated in nine chloralose-anesthetized dogs. The circulatory response to dopamine (0-40 micrograms.kg-1.min-1) was studied befo...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Lundberg J,Biber B,Henriksson BA,Martner J,Raner C,Werner O,Winsö O

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung tissue is metabolically active and consumes oxygen. The oxygen content difference between arterial and mixed venous blood does not include the effect of pulmonary tissue oxygen uptake. Thus, oxygen consumption (VO2) of the lung should be reflected as a difference between VO2 measured by gas exchange and...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Keinänen O,Takala J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of nitrous oxide on blood flow in the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum and the brain stem was evaluated in a rat model. Catheters were surgically implanted in advance to avoid influence from other anaesthetics. The animals were housed in a plastic tube where they were allowed to breathe spontaneously. Blood ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Carlsson C,Vasthare US,Tuma RF,Rocco MJ,Dombkoski RA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is not well documented. The aim of our study was to investigate the potential health benefits of HEMS, and their relation to cost of the service in a rural area in Finland. We also evaluated whether the patient benefit is due to early Advanced Li...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kurola J,Wangel M,Uusaro A,Ruokonen E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication, especially in the elderly. The aim of this study was to describe how variability in neuropsychological testing could lead to the detection of cognitive improvement and poor consistency of POCD between postoperative test sessions. METHODS:I...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Rasmussen LS,Siersma VD,ISPOCD GROUP.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lidocaine has been shown to have direct vasoconstrictive effects at low concentrations. Since lidocaine inhibits endothelium-dependent vasodilation in vitro, the vasoconstrictor effect of lidocaine may be due to inhibition of endothelium-derived relaxing factor(EDRF/NO). Therefore, the current study was desi...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Toyoyama H,Yukioka H,Hayashi M,Tatekawa S,Fujimori M

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthesia for patients in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner provides some problems for the design of both the anaesthetic and the monitoring equipment. This report presents a technique for continuously displaying the heart rate during anaesthesia for children in an MRI scanner. The monitoring system used li...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Selldén H,de Chateau P,Ekman G,Linder B,Sääf J,Wahlund LO

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heart secretes natriuretic peptides (NPs) in response to myocardial stretch. Measuring NP concentrations is a helpful tool in guiding treatment. It has been suggested that sodium ion and hyperosmolality could affect NP excretion. If this is true, peri-operative NP measurements could be inconsistent when ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Honkonen EL,Järvelä K,Huhtala H,Holm P,Lindgren L

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a severe unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve neuropraxia following use of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) in a 71-year-old female patient with CREST syndrome. She required amputation of the 5th phalanx of foot because of gangrene due to Raynaud's syndrome. Anesthesia was induced with propofol, and ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kawauchi Y,Nakazawa K,Ishibashi S,Kaneko Y,Ishikawa S,Makita K

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Full-scale simulators have been developed in anaesthesia. We aimed at assessing Danish anaesthesia residents' knowledge and management of a standardized difficult airway situation in an advanced airway simulator. The reliability of the assessment was also determined. METHODS:Thirty-six residents answered a ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Rosenstock C,Østergaard D,Kristensen MS,Lippert A,Ruhnau B,Rasmussen LS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acid aspiration into one lung is known to cause both a local as well as remote organ injury characterized by neutrophil sequestration and subsequent edema. This study investigated investigated the role of the complement cascade in the development of acid aspiration-induced local lung and remote organ injurie...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Yamada H,Kudoh I,Nishizawa H,Kaneko K,Miyazaki H,Ohara M,Okumura F

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effect of the addition of dexamethasone to bupivacaine for femoral nerve blocks on the block duration and the quality of post-operative analgesia following total knee replacement surgery. METHODS:In total, 200 ASA I-III patients were randomly allocated to either the control group who receive...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Sherif AA,Elsersy HE

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve postoperative analgesia, local anesthetics have been administered perioperatively as infiltration or as aerosol in the surgical area. A previous study showed good analgesic effects by topical lidocaine in the wound in minor extraabdominal surgery (herniorraphy), while the same treatment in minor l...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Sinclair R,Westlander G,Cassuto J,Hedner T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mortality of patients suffering from acute decompensated liver disease treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) varies between 50% and 100%. Previously published data suggest that liver-specific score systems are less accurate compared with the ICU-specific scoring systems acute physiology and chronic he...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kavli M,Strøm T,Carlsson M,Dahler-Eriksen B,Toft P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man with sickle cell anemia and multiorgan system dysfunction was treated with plasma exchange during a sickle cell crisis. The patient failed to respond to conventional treatment including hydration, blood transfusions, broad spectrum antibiotics, supplemental oxygen, and analgesics. The clinical pictur...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Geigel EJ,Francis CW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhalation of nitric oxide (INO) exerts both local and distant effects. INO in healthy pigs causes down-regulation of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production and vasoconstriction in lung regions not reached by INO, especially in hypoxic regions, which augments hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. In contrast,...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Nilsson MC,Hambraeus-Jonzon K,Alving K,Wiklund P,Bergquist M,Fredén F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative potency of the steroid anaesthetic agent eltanolone has been compared with respect to induction of anaesthesia in ASA I and II young (18-40 years) and elderly (> 65 years) patients. METHOD:113 temazepam premedicated patients (60 elderly) were evaluated in an open randomised study. They were all...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Sear JW

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Critically ill patients at southern latitudes have been shown to have low vitamin D levels that were associated with prolonged hospital stay. To our knowledge no studies have been conducted on vitamin D status amongst critically ill patients at high northern latitudes. Despite the Icelandic population tradit...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kvaran RB,Sigurdsson MI,Skarphedinsdottir SJ,Sigurdsson GH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to develop and gather validity evidence for a standardised test of competence in Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and to define the appropriate cut-off point in simulation-based learning of the FAST protocol. METHODS:A 20-item simulation-based test for assessing co...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Russell L,Østergaard ML,Nielsen MB,Konge L,Nielsen KR

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent investigation demonstrated a high incidence of epidural abscess secondary to epidural catheterization and a 50% frequency of neurologic deficits. We studied short- and long-term neurologic outcome in patients operated for spinal epidural abscess after epidural analgesia. METHODS:Nineteen patients w...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wang LP,Hauerberg J,Schmidt JF

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain after coronary artery bypass surgery persists for several days. A continuous intravenous infusion of an opioid adequately accomplishes good pain control in the intensive care unit, but it is often not suitable on the ordinary ward. Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with intermittent injections delivere...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Pettersson PH,Lindskog EA,Owall A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergency Medical Dispatchers make decisions based on limited information. We aimed to investigate if adding demographic and hospitalization history information to the dispatch process improved precision. METHODS:This 30-day follow-up study evaluated time-critical emergencies in contact with the emergency p...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Andersen MS,Christensen EF,Jepsen SB,Nørtved J,Hansen JB,Johnsen SP

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meperidine has been shown to exhibit a sensory block in peripheral nerves. However, its motor blockade ability is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate, electroneurographically, the ability of meperidine to inhibit conduction in both sensory and motor fibres in the ulnar nerve. MATERIALS A...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Oztürk E,Beyazova M,Kaya K,Meray J,Zinnuroglu M,Tarhan B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim in this observational study was to utilize ultrasound, as well as anatomic dissection, to document the frequency with which branches of the subclavian vessels are found in close association with the brachial plexus at the locations of supraclavicular and interscalene brachial plexus block. METHODS:U...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Muhly WT,Orebaugh SL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proteolytic enzymes and oxygen free radicals released from activated leucocytes contribute significantly to the organ dysfunction associated with cardiopulmonary bypass. Leucocyte depletion during extracorporeal circulation should reduce the release of these toxic compounds and thereby improve postbypass myo...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Mair P,Hoermann C,Mair J,Margreiter J,Puschendorf B,Balogh D

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient radicular irritation (TRI) is common after spinal anesthesia induced with hyperbaric lidocaine 50 mg/ml. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of TRI after spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric lidocaine 50 mg/ml diluted with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 1:1 and hyperbaric mepivacaine 4...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Salmela L,Aromaa U

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The finding that i.v. lidocaine suppresses cardiac sympathetic nerve activity during 1 MAC halothane, but not during 2 MAC or 3 MAC halothane, suggests that the neurally mediated circulatory effects of i.v. local anesthetics may vary with background autonomic activity. This study aimed to compare the effects...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Nishikawa K,Terai T,Morimoto O,Yukioka H,Asada A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00