Effect of orientation of a standard polyvinyl chloride tracheal tube on success rates during awake flexible fibreoptic intubation.

abstract：:Various antacid or antisecretory agents are used to reduce the risk to patients of aspiration of gastric contents during general anaesthesia and a trial of the gastric proton pump inhibitor, omeprazole, is reported here. Twenty women admitted for elective Caesarean section under general anaesthesia received a single 8...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Moore J,Flynn RJ,Sampaio M,Wilson CM,Gillon KR

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a review of 136 patients who have undergone corrective surgery for congenital heart disease with the aid of profound hypothermia in a 6-year period. Almost all patients were less than one year old and less than 10 kg. In 1979 the average age was 3.4 months and the average weight was 4.1 kg in 34 infants. The h...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Manners JM,Monro JL,Edwards JC

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six intra-operative deaths and two episodes of near-fatal hypotension occurred in 52 consecutive Hastings procedures (insertion of metal prosthesis grouted in acrylic cement) for subcapital fracture of the femoral neck. This high complication rate was identified by a system of clinical audit undertaken by members of t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Duncan JA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cumulative dose followed by an infusion was used to determine the dose response to suxamethonium in a patient with diagnosed myasthenia gravis who was in true remission (asymptomatic while receiving no therapy). The ED50 and ED90 values for suxamethonium were 0.08 mg/kg and 0.20 mg/kg, and an infusion rate of 3.2 mg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Abel M,Eisenkraft JB,Patel N

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomised, double-blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two doses of levobupivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural infusion following thoractomy. A total of 72 patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy were enrolled. An epidural catheter was inserted between the l...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： De Cosmo G,Congedo E,Mascia A,Adducci E,Lai C,Aceto P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous technique for lumbar epidural during labour is described, using procaine hydrochloride without adrenaline. An investigation was undertaken to determine the action of procaine in labour, to determine whether this drug could facilitate a normal delivery and to study maternal and fetal blood procaine levels....

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hunton J

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peri-operative risk estimation has traditionally focused on assessing the likelihood of postoperative morbidity and mortality using pre-operative functional assessment. Although this strategy is currently recommended by most major society guidelines, contemporary evidence suggests that cardiac biomarker measurement ha...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ruzycki SM,Prystajecky M,Driedger MR,Kachra R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare obstetric complication. The exact pathogenesis of this syndrome remains unknown and significant controversy exists whether coagulopathy should always be present. We used thromboelastography to assess the effect of amniotic fluid on coagulation and platelet function in pregnant women. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Harnett MJ,Hepner DL,Datta S,Kodali BS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phaeochromocytoma can mimic many serious disease entities. This report describes a 43-year-old man who presented with pulmonary oedema due to a phaeochromocytoma. Predominantly adrenaline-secreting tumours seem to predispose to this complication. Labetalol, a combined alpha- and beta-receptor blocker, should be consid...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Blom HJ,Karsdorp V,Birnie R,Davies G

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amide local anaesthetics impair blood clotting in a concentration-dependent manner by inhibition of platelet function and enhanced fibrinolysis. We hypothesised that the presence of ropivacaine in the epidural space could decrease the efficacy of an epidural blood patch, as this technique requires that the injected bl...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Porter J,Crowe B,Cahill M,Shorten G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minaxolone has been used to induce anaesthesia, and in incremental doses to supplement nitrous oxide, in 100 patients undergoing minor surgical procedures. Half the patients received a small dose of fentanyl before induction. Minaxolone proved to be a satisfactory induction agent. The commonest complications were an i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Punchihewa VG,Morgan M,Lumley J,Whitwam JG

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three deaths following percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in a series of 1187 procedures undertaken in a single intensive care unit over a 13-year period. All deaths were due to severe haemorrhage. The first patient died during the procedure from uncontrollable haemorrhage from the innominate vein. Delay...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCormick B,Manara AR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients scheduled for routine gynaecological surgery through a Pfannenstiel incision were given either nalbuphine or papaveretum as premedication, with hyoscine. Respiratory depression was measured by carbon dioxide rebreathing before and one hour after premedication. Both combinations produced significant...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rutter GG,Aveling W,Tusiewicz K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pregnancy complicated by malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is reported. Serum CPK and electrolyte concentrations were measured during pregnancy and labour. Labour and delivery were managed successfully under epidural analgesia using plain bupivacaine 0.5%. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Willatts SM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peri-operative and postoperative effects of propofol given by infusion were compared with halothane as a supplement to nitrous oxide-oxygen anaesthesia for body surface surgery in patients who breathed spontaneously. Anaesthesia was induced after opioid premedication, with either propofol 2.5 mg/kg or thiopentone ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sear JW,Shaw I,Wolf A,Kay NH

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen and nitrous oxide pipes were cross-connected during the servicing of an anaesthetic machine. This resulted in the delivery of 100% nitrous oxide instead of 100% oxygen at the end of the operation. The patient fully recovered and was discharged on the 13th day. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bonsu AK,Stead AL

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile anaesthetic agents potentiate neuromuscular blocking agents and retard their rate of reversal. We hypothesised that there was a difference in the rate of reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade based on the selection of inhalation agent. Thirty-eight patients undergoing elective surgical procedu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sutcliffe DG,Murphy CM,Maslow A,Uppington J,Shorten GD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted this study to determine if placement of infraclavicular catheters guided by ultrasound is quicker than placement guided by nerve stimulation. Infraclavicular brachial plexus catheters were inserted in 210 randomly allocated patients who were scheduled for elective hand or elbow surgery. Needle and cathete...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dhir S,Armstrong K,Armstrong P,Bouzari A,Mall J,Yu J,Ganapathy S,King G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the utility of a relatively simple bedside method of estimating cardiac index during major surgery or in the intensive care unit, we conducted a prospective study in patients undergoing elective cardiac bypass surgery where a pulmonary artery catheter was inserted as part of routine monitoring. The cardiac i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Berridge JC,Warring-Davies K,Bland JM,Quinn AC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A long-forgotten chloroform inhaler, probably the first accurately calibrated, temperature compensatable, plenum vaporizer, is described. Its place in the dosimetric movement at the beginning of the 20th century is considered, together with a brief account of the life of its designer. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Zuck D

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A debate has emerged in recently published studies about the optimum cardiopulmonary bypass temperature for good neurological outcome - warm vs. cold, i.e. normothermic vs. hypothermic. Although many comparative studies have been performed, the results of these studies are inconclusive and are difficult to interpret. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Shaaban Ali M,Harmer M,Kirkham F

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of vasopressors or inotropes during liver transplant surgery is almost universal, as this procedure is often accompanied by massive haemorrhage, acid-base imbalance, and cardiovascular instability. However, the actual agents that should be used and the choice between a vasopressor and an inotrope strate...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hong SH,Park CS,Jung HS,Choi H,Lee SR,Lee J,Choi JH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 247 patients who had general anaesthesia for dental procedures, the incidence of individual anxieties was noted using a questionnaire completed by the patient. The most common anxieties related to the period before transfer to the operating theatre, intra-operative awareness and postoperative pain. These...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCleane GJ,Cooper R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major shoulder surgery can be extremely painful. Interscalene brachial plexus catheters provide excellent postoperative analgesia but are technically difficult to place. A new insulated Tuohy needle system for plexus catheterisation is now available. This prospective study examined its ease of use and the postoperativ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Denny NM,Barber N,Sildown DJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant obstructive jaundice is associated with poor aerobic capacity. We measured oxygen consumption and oxygen extraction (arterial-venous oxygen content) in the legs of nine patients during cardiopulmonary exercise testing before pancreaticoduodenectomy. The median (IQR [range]) peak oxygen consumption was 67 (49...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Junejo MA,Siriwardena AK,Parker MJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old boy suffered an inadvertent dural puncture during placement of an epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia. He developed symptoms of mild headache only, but severe and protracted orthostatic nausea and dizziness, which eventually resolved completely following epidural blood patch. His symptoms were...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McHale J,O'Donovan FC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption of morphine 10 mg after intramuscular injection into the gluteal and deltoid muscles was investigated. Ten patients received the injection into the deltoid and 10 were given the injection into the upper outer quadrant of the buttock. Blood was taken at frequent intervals up to 2 hours after the injectio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kirkpatrick T,Henderson PD,Nimmo WS

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclavian venous catheterisation, using a Seldinger technique, was attempted in 25 children weighing less than 10 kg (mean 6.4 kg). Catheterisation was successful in 24 cases. Initial catheter position was satisfactory in 19 of the 24 cases (79%) and with repositioning it was possible to obtain satisfactory flow and ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pybus DA,Poole JL,Crawford MC

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired immune deficiency syndrome has reached pandemic proportions. Anaesthetists should be aware of the implications of dealing with increasing numbers of both diagnosed and undiagnosed, symptomatic and asymptomatic, human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in the fields of intensive therapy, operating th...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Avidan MS,Jones N,Pozniak AL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind, randomised study of 60 patients who received intravenous increments of nalbuphine 3 mg or pethidine 15 mg by patient-controlled analgesia during the first stage of labour, was carried out. Pain intensity, sedation, uterine contractions, maternal cardioventilatory variables and fetal heart rate were rec...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Frank M,McAteer EJ,Cattermole R,Loughnan B,Stafford LB,Hitchcock AM

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00