Continuous positive airway pressure versus noninvasive pressure support ventilation to treat atelectasis after cardiac surgery.

abstract：:Four patients underwent laryngoscopy and general anesthesia surgery without apparent perioperative complications. Within days of their procedure, throat and mouth pain were reported and intraoral examination in all cases revealed exposed bone in the posterior mandible. The sequestra were easily removed and healing was...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Almazrooa SA,Chen K,Nascimben L,Woo SB,Treister N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with muscular dystrophy have been reported to experience a variety of life-threatening complications during and after general anesthesia. We performed a systematic analysis to define the spectrum of anesthetic-related complications in patients with muscular dystrophy, with an emphasis on malignant h...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gurnaney H,Brown A,Litman RS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. Despite a higher socioeconomic status, AAPI women experience higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality. METHODS:Using the National Inpatient Sample, we performed a retrospective cohort analysis of wome...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Siddiqui M,Minhaj M,Mueller A,Tung A,Scavone B,Rana S,Shahul S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that Homer 1b/c, a postsynaptic molecular scaffolding protein that binds and clusters metabotropic glutamate receptors at neuronal synapses, has an important role in the metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling process. In the current study, we investigated the possible in...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Yao YX,Jiang Z,Zhao ZQ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of fentanyl were studied in fourteen neonates undergoing major surgical procedures. Five patients were less than 1 day of age, seven were 1-4 days old, and two were 7-14 days old. Fentanyl was given intravenously, 10 micrograms/kg (n = 1), 25 micrograms/kg (n = 4), or 50 micrograms/kg (n = 9), and...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Koehntop DE,Rodman JH,Brundage DM,Hegland MG,Buckley JJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we hypothesized that leg positioning and distal tourniquet application, when compared with neutral positioning of the leg, alters the efficacy of sciatic nerve block performed by the double-stimulation technique. METHODS:Ninety randomized, consecutive, ASA physical status I to III patients un...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sertoz N,Deniz MN,Ayanoglu HO

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous lidocaine has been reported previously to inhibit postoperative pain when given either as single injections or as short infusions in amounts usually causing adverse reactions. To determine the efficacy of a continuous low-dose (2 mg/kg) intravenous infusion of lidocaine, postoperative pain (visual analogue...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Cassuto J,Wallin G,Högström S,Faxén A,Rimbäck G

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral breast augmentation is an increasingly popular day-case procedure. Local infiltration with sedation is routinely used for its ease of application compared with the more complex and potentially riskier paravertebral blockade (PVB). We hypothesized that ropivacaine injected by experienced anesthesia ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gardiner S,Rudkin G,Cooter R,Field J,Bond M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that local anesthetics may induce apoptosis in some cell types. In this study, we investigated the apoptotic effects of local anesthetics in human breast tumor cells. METHODS:Human breast cancer (MCF-7) and mammary epithelial (MCF-10A) cell lines were treated with lidocaine and/o...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Chang YC,Liu CL,Chen MJ,Hsu YW,Chen SN,Lin CH,Chen CM,Yang FM,Hu MC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Patients receiving effective thoracic epidural analgesia for postthoracotomy pain may still complain of severe ipsilateral shoulder pain. The etiology of this pain is unclear. In this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effect of phrenic nerve infiltration with lidocaine...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Scawn ND,Pennefather SH,Soorae A,Wang JY,Russell GN

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effects of mivacurium chloride were studied in 54 adult cardiac patients anesthetized with midazolam and sufentanil. After baseline data were collected, a placebo (N = 9) or mivacurium was administered over 60 seconds, the latter in doses of 0.15 (N = 18), 0.20 (N = 18), or 0.25 (N = 9) mg/kg. Measurem...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Stoops CM,Curtis CA,Kovach DA,McCammon RL,Stoelting RK,Warren TM,Miller D,Bopp SK,Jugovic DJ,Abou-Donia MM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent reports have discussed the potential risk of transient radicular irritation (TRI) after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine. Because we have not encountered such neurologic sequelae with the high incidence reported, we prospectively examined the incidence of TRI after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine. On...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Morisaki H,Masuda J,Kaneko S,Matsushima M,Takeda J

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is common and has been associated with hypotension at separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This study prospectively examined the influence of chronic preoperative ACE inhibitor use and other perioperative factors on the incidence of vasoconstr...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Tuman KJ,McCarthy RJ,O'Connor CJ,Holm WE,Ivankovich AD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become a common finding during heart surgery. This finding presents a difficult dilemma for cardiac surgeons, since the impact of intraoperatively diagnosed PFOs on postoperative outcome is unknown. Changes in the...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Sukernik MR,Bennett-Guerrero E

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were conducted on the effects of isoflurane and halothane on intracellular mechanisms of striated muscle contraction: Ca2+ activation of the contractile proteins and Ca2+ uptake and release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Functionally skinned muscle fibers (sarcolemma disrupted by homogenization) from isolate...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Su JY,Bell JG

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Urethane is widely used as an anesthetic for animal studies because of its minimal effects on cardiovascular and respiratory systems and maintenance of spinal reflexes. Despite its usefulness in animal research, there are no reports concerning its molecular actions. We designed this study to determine whethe...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hara K,Harris RA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the perioperative effects of the intramuscular (i.m.) alpha 2 agonist, dexmedetomidine (DEX), and midazolam (MID) premedication. The study comprised 192 women (64 per group) scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy. The doses of the study drugs were chosen to obtain equal sedative ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Erkola O,Korttila K,Aho M,Haasio J,Aantaa R,Kallio A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original 1858 edition of John Snow's On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics, from which came the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology reprints in 1971 and 1989, was donated to the Wood Library-Museum by Ralph Waters of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1967. The book contains a message of appreciation to Waters, dated October...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Maltby JR,Bamforth BJ

更新日期：1990-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Gabapentin is an adjuvant analgesic and may enhance the spread of subarachnoid block. We investigated the effects of pretreatment with gabapentin on subarachnoid block characteristics and hemodynamics. METHODS:Seventy patients undergoing transurethral procedures under subarachnoid anesthesia with 2.2 mL of ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fassoulaki A,Chatziara V,Melemeni A,Zotou M,Sarantopoulos C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pattern and magnitude of the hyperglycemic response to surgical stress, the added effect of low-dose steroids, and whether these differ in diabetics and nondiabetics remain unclear. We therefore tested 2 hypotheses: (1) that diabetics show a greater increase from preoperative to intraoperative glucose co...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Abdelmalak BB,Bonilla AM,Yang D,Chowdary HT,Gottlieb A,Lyden SP,Sessler DI

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Local anesthetics inhibit binding of ligands to beta2-adrenergic receptors (beta2ARs), and, as a consequence, inhibit intracellular cAMP production. We hypothesized that among homologous local anesthetics, their avidity at inhibiting binding of tritiated dihydroalprenolol (3H-DHA) to beta2ARs would increase ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Butterworth J,James RL,Grimes J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of preoxygenation in the supine (n = 10) versus the 45 degrees head-up (n = 10) position on the duration of apnea leading to a decrease in arterial oxygen saturation to 95%, as monitored by pulse oximetry, was investigated in 20 women undergoing elective cesarean section at term of pregnancy. The results...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Baraka AS,Hanna MT,Jabbour SI,Nawfal MF,Sibai AA,Yazbeck VG,Khoury NI,Karam KS

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitals rely on pagers and ordinary telephones to reach staff members in emergency situations. New telecommunication technologies such as General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), the third generation mobile phone system Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) might be ab...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Wallin MK,Marve T,Hakansson PK

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The visual analog scale (VAS) is a tool widely used to measure pain, yet controversy surrounds whether the VAS score is ratio or ordinal data. We studied 52 postoperative patients and measured their pain intensity using the VAS. We then asked them to consider different amounts of pain (conceptually twice as ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Myles PS,Troedel S,Boquest M,Reeves M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomized, prospective clinical study investigated the effects of supplemental inspired oxygen on arterial hemoglobin desaturation and myocardial ischemia in premedicated patients who have critical coronary artery stenosis, identified predictors for these adverse events, and examined the temporal relationship be...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kavanagh BP,Cheng DC,Sandler AN,Chung F,Lawson S,Ong D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channels (K(+)-ATP channels) are activated by decreases in intracellular ATP and help to match blood flow to tissue needs. Such metabolism-flow coupling occurs predominantly in the smallest arterioles measuring 50 microm or less in diameter. Previous studi...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Park KW,Dai HB,Comunale ME,Gopal A,Sellke FW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Discitis (inflammation of the intervertebral disk) most commonly develops as a rare complication of bacterial infection or chemical or mechanical irritation during spine surgery (1) with a postoperative incidence of 1%-2.8% (2). It is also a complication of discography-the intradiscal injection of saline or ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Bajwa ZH,Ho C,Grush A,Kleefield J,Warfield CA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is increasingly used for treating refractory bleeding after cardiac surgery. However, hemostasis also depends on coagulation factors, including fibrinogen, which stabilizes platelet plugs at sites of vascular injury. We compared the hemostatic effects of rFVIIa, fibr...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Tanaka KA,Taketomi T,Szlam F,Calatzis A,Levy JH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the effects of halothane on the cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) system in human platelets was undertaken since cAMP has been implicated in the regulation of the process of platelet aggregation and this anesthetic has been reported to decrease platelet aggregation and, in other tissues, to increa...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Walter F,Vulliemoz Y,Verosky Y,Triner L

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00