Buccal pulse oximeter is more accurate than finger pulse oximeter in measuring oxygen saturation.

abstract：:The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) introduced the FOCUS initiative (Flawless Operative Cardiovascular Unified Systems) in 2005 in response to the need for a rigorous scientific approach to improve quality and safety in the cardiovascular operating room (CVOR). The goal of the project, which is suppo...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Barbeito A,Lau WT,Weitzel N,Abernathy JH 3rd,Wahr J,Mark JB

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of alpha 2 agonists and opiates are used in the clinical management of pain to harness their potential synergistic interaction for analgesia while limiting their side-effects. To better predict the clinical consequences of this combination, we studied the behavioral effects of dexmedetomidine, a highly se...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hayashi Y,Guo TZ,Maze M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumothorax can develop during laparoscopy, particularly during laparoscopic fundoplication, since the left parietal pleura is exposed and can be torn during dissection in the diaphragmatic hiatus. Such an event will result in specific pathophysiologic changes, since CO2, under pressure in the abdominal cavity, will ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Joris JL,Chiche JD,Lamy ML

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the time to postoperative micturition and the duration of analgesia in 82 children aged 6 mo to 10 yr undergoing herniorrhaphy or orchiopexy under general anesthesia with N2O and halothane. All received D5 lactate Ringer's solution equivalent to 6 h maintenance intraoperatively, and oral fluids postoperativ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fisher QA,McComiskey CM,Hill JL,Spurrier EA,Voigt RE,Savarese AM,Beaver BL,Boltz MG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choice between morphine and meperidine for postoperative pain is usually based on the preference of the prescriber, as few objective comparative data are available. This blind, randomized study compared the efficacy and side effects of morphine and meperidine administered by patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Plummer JL,Owen H,Ilsley AH,Inglis S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fatal/anesthetic ratio (FAR) in 44 swine weighing 32.6 +/- 0.7 kg (SEM) was determined. Fatal anesthetic concentration (the numerator for FAR) was defined as the end-tidal concentration at which the pig lived at least 10 min, during experiments that involved step increments in anesthetic concentrations. Previously...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Roberts SL,Gilbert M,Tinker JH

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bupivacaine and ropivacaine are the preferred long-acting local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks as they provide prolonged analgesia in the postoperative period. No studies have directly compared the analgesic duration of these commonly used local anesthetics in the setting of low-volume ultrasound-gu...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Safa B,Flynn B,McHardy PG,Kiss A,Haslam L,Henry PD,Kaustov L,Choi S

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study, we evaluated the efficacy of granisetron and ramosetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in major gynecologic surgery. One hundred twenty patients, ASA physical status I or II, aged 23-65 yr, received i.v. granisetron 2.5 mg or ramose...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fujii Y,Saitoh Y,Tanaka H,Toyooka H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) impairs pulmonary endothelial injury in part by increasing expression of adhesion molecules that results in neutrophil influx. Although numerous proinflammatory cytokines up-regulate these responses, the extent to which systemic and pulmonary proinflammatory cytokines increase remains unkn...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kotani N,Hashimoto H,Sessler DI,Muraoka M,Wang JS,O'Connor MF,Matsuki A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypotension remains a frequent complication of spinal anesthesia, increasing the risk of nausea and vomiting, altered mental status, and aspiration. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine whether 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists, administered before the initiati...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Heesen M,Klimek M,Hoeks SE,Rossaint R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Postoperative pain has been an important limiting factor for ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We anesthetized 40 ASA physical status I-II patients using propofol for the induction and sevoflurane in oxygen and air for the maintenance of anesthesia. At the end of the anesthesia, the patients were rand...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gupta A,Thörn SE,Axelsson K,Larsson LG,Agren G,Holmström B,Rawal N

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Premedication with midazolam is commonly used in children to reduce anxiety and improve cooperation before anesthesia. However, it has the potential to alter respiratory function because of its muscle relaxant properties. We assessed functional residual capacity (FRC), ventilation homogeneity, using a lung c...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： von Ungern-Sternberg BS,Erb TO,Habre W,Sly PD,Hantos Z

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated conventional tracheal intubation attempts may contribute to patient morbidity. Critically-ill patients (n = 2833) suffering from cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurologic, or trauma-related deterioration were entered into an emergency intubation quality improvement database. This practice analysis was ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mort TC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:In this study, although 41%-94% of the patients were fast-track eligible after laparoscopic surgery, only 35%-53% of the patients actually bypassed the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) because of anesthetic-related factors and surgical complications. Residual sedation was the most common anesthetic-related ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Coloma M,Zhou T,White PF,Markowitz SD,Forestner JE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 1930s and 1940s, photo cells permitted German, English, and American physiologists to construct ear oximeters with red and infrared light, requiring calibration. In 1940 Squire recognized that changes of red and infrared light transmission caused by pneumatic tissue compression permitted saturation to be comput...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Severinghaus JW

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural catheter placement offers flexibility in block management. However, during epidural catheter insertion, complications such as paresthesia and venous and subarachnoid cannulation may occur, and suboptimal catheter placement can affect the quality of anesthesia. We performed this prospective, randomized, double...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Cesur M,Alici HA,Erdem AF,Silbir F,Yuksek MS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the interaction between mivacurium and succinylcholine when mivacurium was administered during the early recovery from succinylcholine block. We studied 40 adult patients during propofol-alfentanil-N2O-O2 anesthesia. Neuromuscular function was monitored using an electromyographic method (Relaxograph, D...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Erkola O,Rautoma P,Meretoja OA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Percutaneous tracheostomy with single-step dilation technique using Griggs' guidewire dilating forceps (GWDF) is a well-recognized procedure. Recently, Ciaglia has introduced a one-step dilation technique using a curved, gradually tapered dilator, the Ciaglia Blue Rhino (CBR). In a prospective, randomized st...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Ambesh SP,Pandey CK,Srivastava S,Agarwal A,Singh DK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to assess patients' anxiety level and information requirement in the preoperative phase. During routine preoperative screening, 320 patients were asked to assess their anxiety and information requirement on a six-item questionnaire, the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Informatio...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Moerman N,van Dam FS,Muller MJ,Oosting H

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In clinical anesthesia, robust surgical stress occasionally causes unintended light anesthesia during operation. To test the hypothesis that neural input condition could modify actions of general anesthetics as a result of presynaptic alteration in the central nervous system, we investigated the mechanisms b...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hirota K,Sasaki R,Roth SH,Yamazaki M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The Valsalva maneuver in the awake patient and the ventilation maneuver in the tracheally intubated anesthetized patient are two provocation methods to detect a patent foramen ovale (PFO) by means of contrast transesophageal echocardiography. In 60 patients undergoing posterior fossa surgery, a contrast agen...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Greim CA,Trautner H,Krämer K,Zimmermann P,Apfel CC,Roewer N

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidural clonidine produces analgesia in humans with acute and chronic pain. Its use is limited because of short-lasting analgesia, hemodynamic depression, sedation, and respiratory depression. Intrathecal guanfacine has a longer duration of action than intrathecal clonidine. The present study compares these two drugs...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Smith BD,Baudendistel LJ,Gibbons JJ,Schweiss JF

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty neonates delivered by cesarean section were studied, half being delivered of mothers in whom anesthesia was induced with midazolam (0.3 mg/kg intravenously) and half of mothers given thiopental (4 mg/kg). At delivery, blood samples from mother and the umbilical vein were drawn for determination of plasma concent...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Bach V,Carl P,Ravlo O,Crawford ME,Jensen AG,Mikkelsen BO,Crevoisier C,Heizmann P,Fattinger K

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Propofol and alfentanil are both rapid and short-acting drugs that can be used for sedation and analgesia during monitored anesthesia care (MAC). This study was designed to determine the optimal infusion rates of propofol and alfentanil when administered during local anesthesia. In this randomized, double-bl...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Avramov MN,White PF

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative anxiety may increase gastric fluid acidity and volume. To pursue this possibility we evaluated the relationship between peroral premedication, preoperative anxiety, and gastric content in 246 consecutive patients presenting for elective gynecologic surgery. All patients fasted overnight and received eithe...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Haavik PE,Søreide E,Hofstad B,Steen PA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unanticipated hospital admission is regarded as a measure of adverse perioperative patient care. However, previously published studies for risk prediction after ambulatory procedures are sparse compared to those examining readmission after inpatient surgery. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and reasons for...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Teja B,Raub D,Friedrich S,Rostin P,Patrocínio MD,Schneider JC,Shen C,Brat GA,Houle TT,Yeh RW,Eikermann M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing costs of material resources challenge hospitals to stay profitable. Particularly in anesthesia departments and intensive care units, bronchoscopes are used for various indications. Inefficient management of single- and multiple-use systems can influence the hospitals' material costs substantially....

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Edenharter GM,Gartner D,Pförringer D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of noxious stimuli on arterial blood pressure, heart rate, pupil size, and the pupillary light reflex in 13 volunteers anesthetized with either isoflurane or propofol. Those given isoflurane (n = 8) were anesthetized twice, in a randomly selected order, once at an end-tidal concentration of 0.8%...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Larson MD,Sessler DI,Washington DE,Merrifield BR,Hynson JA,McGuire J

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal temperature--the temperature of the tracheal wall--is believed to reflect the core temperature. The trachea reacts quickly to temperature changes because it is surrounded by various large arteries and veins. Using the blood temperature from the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and the jugular vein temperature as ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Yamakage M,Kawana S,Watanabe H,Namiki A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00