Determinants of outcome in critically ill octogenarians after surgery: an observational study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative anaemia affects one third of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. Although it is recommended that perioperative teams should identify and treat patients with preoperative anaemia before surgery, introducing new treatment protocols can be c...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Klein AA,Chau M,Yeates JA,Collier T,Evans C,Agarwal S,Richards T,UK Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Interventional Anaemia Response (CAVIAR) study team.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-dose droperidol is suggested to be cost-effective in preventing nausea and vomiting after ambulatory surgery. This clinical study evaluated patient postural stability using a computerized force platform after an i.v. dose of droperidol 0.625 mg in outpatients undergoing gynaecological dilatation and cure...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Song D,Chung F,Yogendran S,Wong J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pharmacokinetic profile of local anaesthetics is influenced by the mode of administration. We sought to compare the pharmacokinetics of two doses of ropivacaine after fascia iliaca compartment (FIC) block in children. METHODS:In this prospective, double-blind study, children received an FIC block as a p...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Paut O,Schreiber E,Lacroix F,Meyrieux V,Simon N,Lavrut T,Camboulives J,Bruguerolle B

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a six-compartment physiological model of the kinetics and dynamics of induction of anaesthesia with propofol in sheep. It includes a faithful description of initial bolus kinetics caused by accurate representations of the inter-relationships between initial vascular mixing, lung kinetics and cardiac output...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Upton RN,Ludbrook GL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolated rat hepatocyte model has been used to assess the hepatotoxicity of a number of i.v. anaesthetic induction agents. Ketamine, Althesin and CCI 12923 (minaxolone) all inhibited gluconeogenesis and urea formation from alanine. There was also a decrease in the cell ATP concentration, and a dose-related increas...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sear JW,McGivan JD

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miller laryngoscope blades are preferred for laryngoscopy in infants and children <2 yr of age. Despite their long history, the laryngeal view with the Miller blade size 1 has never been compared with that with the Macintosh (MAC) blade in children. This prospective, single-blinded, randomized study was desi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Passi Y,Sathyamoorthy M,Lerman J,Heard C,Marino M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of morphine in auricular myocardium from non-failing and failing human hearts. In both preparations morphine induced inhibition. These responses were not antagonized by naloxone. Comparison of mean IC30 values obtained in non-failing (3.9 (SEM 0.2) x 10(-8) mol litre-1) and failing (5010 (...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Llobel F,Laorden ML

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor has been suggested as a potential tool to measure depth of sedation in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients. The primary aim of our observational study was to assess the difference in BIS values between the left and right sides of the brain. Secondary aims were to...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Froom SR,Malan CA,Mecklenburgh JS,Price M,Chawathe MS,Hall JE,Goodwin N

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxygen delivery (DO2) and consumption (VO2) relationship in brain-dead organ donors is unknown. Therefore, in a prospective study, we determined the DO2/VO2 relationship in 21 consecutive brain-dead patients. Patients were allocated to one of two groups, according to plasma lactate concentration: normal (group NL,...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Langeron O,Couture P,Mateo J,Riou B,Pansard JL,Coriat P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is helpful in the assessment of critically ill pregnant women, but invasive monitors are often unsuitable for use. We aimed to measure agreement between the non-invasive ultrasound cardiac output monitor (USCOM) and three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D-TTE) in p...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McNamara H,Barclay P,Sharma V

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three histaminoid reactions occurring on induction of anaesthesia. The patients were all resuscitated successfully and subsequent skin testing suggested sensitivity to rocuronium. In this hospital, the incidence of such reactions is of the order of 1 in 3000. This may be coincidental but suggests that ther...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Neal SM,Manthri PR,Gadiyar V,Wildsmith JA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve hydrocephalic patients undergoing hydrodynamic studies and shunt procedures during general anaesthesia were subjected to short term observations of the cerebrovascular effects of isoflurane. Intraventricular pressure (IVP), arterial pressure (AP); cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP = AP-IVP), end-tidal PCO2, Cere...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lundar T,Lindegaard KF,Refsum L,Rian R,Nornes H

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro experiments on the rat phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm preparation, stimulated directly or indirectly with supramaximal impulses at 0.1 Hz revealed that pethidine in concentrations greater than 5 micrograms ml-1 caused a rapid increase of the twitch. This was maximal (60% increase during direct and 70% increase d...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Boros M,Chaudhry IA,Nagashima H,Duncalf RM,Sherman EH,Foldes FF

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of changes in body position relevant to neuraxial blockade on the location of the spinal cord and related neural structures has not been fully quantified. Our aim was to determine the changes, if any, that occur in the location of the spinal cord tip [equivalent to the tip of the conus medullar...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ranger MR,Irwin GJ,Bunbury KM,Peutrell JM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capnography may provide useful non-invasive bedside information concerning heterogeneity in lung ventilation, ventilation-perfusion mismatching and metabolic status. Although the capnogram may be recorded by mainstream and sidestream techniques, the capnogram indices furnished by these approaches have not pr...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Balogh AL,Petak F,Fodor GH,Tolnai J,Csorba Z,Babik B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterograde, but not retrograde, amnesia has been demonstrated following midazolam administration. However, there have been no studies investigating whether or not immediate retrograde amnesia can be produced with midazolam. METHODS:After ethics committee approval and consent, 40 adult patients undergoing s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bulach R,Myles PS,Russnak M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the cardiovascular effects of equipotent concentrations of halothane or isoflurane, with or without 50% nitrous oxide in oxygen, in 80 patients, aged 60 yr or more, during 20 min of stable equipotent anaesthesia. Non-invasive measurement techniques were used, with suprasternal Doppler ultrasonography f...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McKinney MS,Fee JP

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is compelling evidence that preconditioning occurs in humans. Experimental studies with potential clinical implications as well as clinical studies evaluating ischaemic, pharmacological and anaesthetic cardiac preconditioning in the perioperative setting are reviewed. These studies reveal promising results. Howe...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Zaugg M,Lucchinetti E,Garcia C,Pasch T,Spahn DR,Schaub MC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The analgesia/nociception index (ANI), a 0-100 non-invasive index calculated from heart rate variability, reflects the analgesia/nociception balance during general anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ANI in the assessment of immediate postoperative pain in adult patients undergoing general...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Boselli E,Daniela-Ionescu M,Bégou G,Bouvet L,Dabouz R,Magnin C,Allaouchiche B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the anaesthetic management of a male neonate with congenital cyst adenoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung who underwent thoracotomy for resection of CCAM 24 h after birth and again at 24 days. The initial operation involved a 10-day admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) requiring ventilation, ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Guruswamy V,Roberts S,Arnold P,Potter F

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral superior laryngeal nerve block was combined with topical application of local anaesthetic 140 times in 135 patients to anaesthetize the upper airway and facilitate tracheal intubation, laryngeal instrumentation, or to diminish the response to the endotracheal tube, in a patient already intubated. The techniq...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gotta AW,Sullivan CA

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pulmonary artery catheter is invasive and may cause serious complications. A safe method of cardiac output (CO) measurement is needed. We have assessed the accuracy and reliability of a recently marketed self-calibrating arterial pulse contour CO monitoring system (FloTrac/Vigileo) in end-stage liver fai...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Biancofiore G,Critchley LA,Lee A,Bindi L,Bisà M,Esposito M,Meacci L,Mozzo R,DeSimone P,Urbani L,Filipponi F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial catheterization is painful and is associated with patient stress and anxiety. Analgesia is usually provided by subcutaneous injection of local anaesthetic. An alternative is topical anaesthesia, such as Rapydan which is a novel topical anaesthetic patch containing 70 mg each of lidocaine and tetraca...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ruetzler K,Sima B,Mayer L,Golescu A,Dunkler D,Jaeger W,Hoeferl M,You J,Sessler DI,Grubhofer G,Hutschala D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our daily anaesthetic practice, we are confronted with an increasing number of patients treated with either antiplatelet or anticoagulant agents. During the last decade, changes have occurred that make the handling of antithrombotic medication a challenging part of anaesthetic perioperative management. In this revi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Koenig-Oberhuber V,Filipovic M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared deep body temperature (DBT) measured at the forehead with the core temperatures of the nasopharynx, oesophagus and rectum during the warming phase of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (moderate hypothermia of 26.7-29.6 degrees C) in 12 patients. DBT was measured transcutaneously by an insulated thermistor ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sakuragi T,Mukai M,Dan K

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar type II (ATII) cells perform many important functions within the lung, including surfactant metabolism. We have investigated the effects of isoflurane and different i.v. anaesthetics on cell metabolism in primary cultures of rat ATII cells. Biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine, the main phospholipid component ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Molliex S,Crestani B,Dureuil B,Rolland C,Aubier M,Desmonts JM

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that ultrasound guidance for paediatric regional anaesthesia can improve the quality of upper extremity and neuraxial blocks. We therefore investigated whether ultrasound guidance for sciatic and femoral nerve blocks prolongs sensory blockade in comparison with nerve stimulator guid...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Oberndorfer U,Marhofer P,Bösenberg A,Willschke H,Felfernig M,Weintraud M,Kapral S,Kettner SC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of the accuracy of partial rebreathing measurements of pulmonary blood flow (PBF) in patients with abnormal lungs have not fully explained the sources of error. METHODS:We used computer models of emphysema and pulmonary embolism incorporating both ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) and ventilation-volume (...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yem JS,Turner MJ,Baker AB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum concentrations of fazadinium and its metabolites were measured in 14 surgical patients with end-stage renal failure and in 11 patients free from kidney disease undergoing abdominal surgery. A two-compartment open model was used in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the data. The elimination half-life (T 1/2 bet...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Duvaldestin P,Bertrand JC,Concina D,Henzel D,Lareng L,Desmonts JM

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the efficacy of preoxygenation using the Triservice Anaesthetic Apparatus (TSA) in healthy patients and found it to be unsatisfactory. An alternative technique suitable for field use was explored. The Mapleson D system (Bain) was found to be suitable for preoxygenation with a fresh gas flow of only 4 l...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lowe DM,McFadzean W

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00