Management of an unusual complication during placement of a pulmonary artery catheter.

abstract：:Because deviations from the Meyer-Overton rule may provide insights into the attributes of the anesthetic site of action, we characterized the solubility of the n-alkanes in various hydrophobic solvents (n-tetradecane, olive oil, n-octanol, and lecithin) as well as saline using variations on standard techniques. Incre...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Taheri S,Laster MJ,Liu J,Eger EI 2nd,Halsey MJ,Koblin DD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study was designed to determine if, and to what extent, antithrombin III (AT) levels affect the response of the activated clotting time (ACT) to heparin in concentrations used during cardiac surgery, and to characterize the relationship between AT levels and markers of activation of coagulation during c...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Despotis GJ,Levine V,Joist JH,Joiner-Maier D,Spitznagel E

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-mo-old infant with biliary atresia was scheduled for laparoscopic Kasai with robot assistance. Before surgery, a practice trial maneuvering the cumbersome robotic equipment was performed to ensure rapid access to the patient in case of emergency. IV access, tracheal intubation, and arterial line placement followed...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mariano ER,Furukawa L,Woo RK,Albanese CT,Brock-Utne JG

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contraction of the adductor of the thumb in response to ulnar nerve stimulation during continuous infusion of succinylcholine (SCh) was evaluated in 22 children anesthetized with halothane (1% to 1.5%) and N2O/O2. Twitch rates of 0.1 Hz were used to evaluate the force of contraction. Train-of-four stimulation (2 Hz fo...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： DeCook TH,Goudsouzian NG

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) are the leading causes of transfusion-related fatalities. While these transfusion-related pulmonary complications (TRPCs) have been well detailed in adults, their burden in pediatric subsets remains poorly de...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Thalji L,Thum D,Weister TJ,Weber WV,Stubbs JR,Kor DJ,Nemergut ME

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The Anesthetic Conserving Device (ACD) is a high-flow anesthesia system closed to volatile anesthetics only. We compared the ACD with a circle system under different fresh gas flow (FGF) conditions. Eighty-one patients undergoing major surgery were randomly allocated to receive sevoflurane from a circle circ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Tempia A,Olivei MC,Calza E,Lambert H,Scotti L,Orlando E,Livigni S,Guglielmotti E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To evaluate the possible effects of outpatient preoperative evaluation (OPE) for new surgical patients who will be inpatients, we conducted an observational study at a university hospital in The Netherlands. Various outcomes before and after the introduction of an OPE clinic were compared. The study populati...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： van Klei WA,Moons KG,Rutten CL,Schuurhuis A,Knape JT,Kalkman CJ,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External cephalic version is a technique that decreases the need for cesarean delivery in patients with breech presentation. Several techniques exist to increase the success of external cephalic version; however, there are no studies comparing different tocolytics in patients who also received neuraxial anesthesia. We...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Katz D,Riley K,Kim E,Beilin Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of important clinical trials focusing on critically ill patients have been completed in the last few years. These trials have been among the first critical care clinical trials to demonstrate mortality reduction in the critically ill. As in any adaptation of evidence-based medicine, it is essential to closely...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gropper MA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared two antiemetic prophylaxis regimens, their efficacy for preventing postdischarge nausea and vomiting, and their impact on quality of living, during recovery. METHODS:Sixty-four women undergoing outpatient gynecological surgery and at high risk for emesis were randomized into one of two groups. T...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Pan PH,Lee SC,Harris LC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride is a potent, highly selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, broadly used as a sedative drug in intensive care units. We describe the case of a 59-yr-old patient who experienced drug fever caused by dexmedetomidine hydrochloride. The patient was transferred to the intensive care uni...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Okabe T,Takeda S,Akada S,Hongo T,Sakamoto A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:These results indicate that fetal exposure to propofol can vary considerably depending on maternal plasma albumin concentration. A fractional change in the maternal protein binding of propofol can result in a relatively large difference in fetal exposure. ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： He YL,Seno H,Sasaki K,Tashiro C

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common adverse effects of traditional nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on renal function include reductions in renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, and sodium and potassium excretion, mainly via inhibition of renal cyclooxygenase. We designed the present study to determine the effects of IV paracetamol...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Koppert W,Frötsch K,Huzurudin N,Böswald W,Griessinger N,Weisbach V,Schmieder RE,Schüttler J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of hypothermia for women undergoing spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery are high and prevention is desirable. This trial compared the effectiveness of preoperative warming versus usual care among women receiving intrathecal morphine, which is thought to exacerbate perioperative heat loss. METHODS:...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Munday J,Osborne S,Yates P,Sturgess D,Jones L,Gosden E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone in normal volunteers given three doses of the drug (10, 20, and 40 micrograms/kg) as intravenous 45-s injections on different days. Concentrations of hydromorphone in plasma from serial blood samples were measured by a high-performance liquid chromatography method spec...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hill HF,Coda BA,Tanaka A,Schaffer R

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-dependent effects of nitrous oxide on thymidine and methionine syntheses were investigated in pregnant rats. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed on day 9 of gestation to 0.75%, 7.5%, or 75% nitrous oxide for 24 h. Immediately and 72 h after exposure, a deoxyuridine-suppression test was performed on matern...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Baden JM,Rice SA,Serra M,Kelley M,Mazze R

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Nonpharmacologic techniques may be effective in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). This sham-controlled, double-blinded study was designed to examine the antiemetic efficacy of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) in a surgical population at high risk of developing PONV. We...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Zárate E,Mingus M,White PF,Chiu JW,Scuderi P,Loskota W,Daneshgari V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potency of conventional inhaled anesthetics increases with increasing age: the 50% effective dose (minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration [MAC]) for anesthesia in the neonatal animal or human exceeds MAC in the young adult by approximately 30% to 60%. We tested whether this relationship also applies to the alka...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fang Z,Gong D,Ionescu P,Laster MJ,Eger EI 2nd,Kendig J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal cocaine exposure has been associated with a variety of cardiovascular dysfunctions in humans. We treated pregnant rats with either saline or cocaine at 60 mg/kg by gastric lavage for the entire gestational period and for 14 days after parturition. We then performed high-frequency transthoracic echocardiography t...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sun LS,Takuma S,Lui R,Homma S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anesthesia induction in children is frequently achieved by inhalation of nitrous oxide and sevoflurane. Pediatric anesthesiologists commonly use distraction techniques such as humor or nonprocedural talk to reduce anxiety and facilitate a smooth transition at this critical phase. There is a large body of suc...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mifflin KA,Hackmann T,Chorney JM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Animal studies have suggested that the temporal summation of nociceptive inputs might play a significant role in the development of central sensitization (i.e., hyperexcitability of central nociceptive neurons) and hyperalgesia via the activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. To further analyze these pr...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Guirimand F,Dupont X,Brasseur L,Chauvin M,Bouhassira D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:As part of the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study of anesthetic adverse outcomes, we evaluated the incidence and factors related to cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia. METHODS:During a 12-mo period (March 1, 2003, to February 28, 2004), a prospective, multicenter registry of patients receiv...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Charuluxananan S,Thienthong S,Rungreungvanich M,Chanchayanon T,Chinachoti T,Kyokong O,Punjasawadwong Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve, is strongly associated with perioperative mortality in older adults. However, the mechanism by which frailty is associated with mortality is not yet understood. Autonomic dysfunction in the form of decreased intraoperative hemodynamic variability has been ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： James LA,Levin MA,Lin HM,Deiner SG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cimetidine blunts the increase in cerebral blood flow (CBF) normally observed during hypoxia. It is important, therefore, to know whether other H2-blockers also affect the cerebral circulation adaptation to hypoxia. Cerebral blood flow was measured in 24 awake dogs after an intravenous injection of either saline (cont...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Audibert G,Saunier C,Hartemann D,Bigard O,Haberer JP

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuous femoral analgesia provides extended pain relief and improved functional recovery for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Stimulating catheters may allow more accurate placement of catheters. METHODS:We performed a randomized prospective study to investigate the use of stimulating catheters versus nons...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hayek SM,Ritchey RM,Sessler D,Helfand R,Samuel S,Xu M,Beven M,Bourdakos D,Barsoum W,Brooks P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Reports of transient neurological symptoms with the use of subarachnoid lidocaine has generated interest in alternate local anesthetics of intermediate duration, such as mepivacaine. This prospective randomized, double-blinded, dose-response study examined the anesthetic and recovery profiles of 60- and 80-m...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Pawlowski J,Sukhani R,Pappas AL,Kim KM,Lurie J,Gunnerson H,Corsino A,Frey K,Tonino P

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional concept suggests that infused crystalloid fluid is first distributed in the plasma volume and then, since the capillary permeability for fluid is very high, almost instantly equilibrates with the extracellular fluid space. We challenge whether this view is consistent with findings based on volum...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Svensen CH,Rodhe PM,Olsson J,Børsheim E,Aarsland A,Hahn RG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy is associated with an increased sensitivity to both general and local anesthetics. The exact reason is uncertain, but increased concentrations of progesterone and endogenous opiates have been implicated. Therefore, we tested the ability of intrathecally administered progesterone to produce analgesia and to p...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Jayaram A,Carp H

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPLICATIONS:This case describes the impact of argatroban and off-pump coronary revascularization on hemostasis as assessed by conventional hemostatic measures and Thrombelastography in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kieta DR,McCammon AT,Holman WL,Nielsen VG

更新日期：2003-04-01 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