Diagnostic accuracy of bedside ultrasonography in the ICU: feasibility of detecting pulmonary effusion and lung contusion in patients on respiratory support after severe blunt thoracic trauma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myoclonic movements are a common problem during the induction of general anesthesia with etomidate. We investigated the influence of pretreatment with the opioid sufentanil on the incidence of etomidate-induced myoclonus. METHODS:Forty female patients (ASA physical status I-III) were randomly assigned to re...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Hueter L,Schwarzkopf K,Simon M,Bredle D,Fritz H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conformity of a pre-shaped endotracheal tube to the shape of the airway during endotracheal intubation was studied from lateral radiographs in patients lying supine on the operating table, with the neck in the normal, extended and flexed positions. A computer programme calculated the anterior contour of the pre-sh...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Alexopoulos C,Larsson SG,Lindholm CE

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variations or disturbances in intrathoracic and extracardiac pressures (ECP) occur in critically ill and anaesthetised patients. There are uncertainties concerning the analysis of left ventricular pressure-volume relationship (LVPVR) and the calculation of systolic function parameters when conducted without ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Haney MF,Johansson G,Häggmark S,Biber B

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various local anesthesia techniques have been suggested to decrease pain and discomfort during a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy, the best method has not yet been defined. The present prospective, double-blind, randomized study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy of 'walki...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Cesur M,Yapanoglu T,Erdem AF,Ozbey I,Alici HA,Aksoy Y

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of an intravenous infusion of naloxone 1 microgram kg-1 h-1, in combination with intrathecal diamorphine, on analgesia and hormonal stress responses after laminectomy was assessed in a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Twenty-seven patients undergoing laminectomy with postoperative analgesia...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wright PM,O'Toole DP,Barron DW

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) has been claimed to be beneficial in septic shock. We investigated the overall and regional effects of a NOS-inhibitor on perfusion and metabolism during severe endotoxic shock. METHODS:Nineteen anaesthetised pigs were catheterised and ultrasonic flow-probes were pl...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Dahm PL,Thörne J,Myhre E,Grins E,Mårtensson L,Blomquist S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma vasopressin levels were measured during open-heart surgery in nine children. The control value of vasopressin was 5.5 +/- 1.5 (s.e.mean) microU/ml. During extracorporeal circulation, a maximum 7.3-fold increase of plasma vasopressin level was demonstrated. This high level of vasopressin was considered to have c...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Yamashita M,Ishihara H,Kudo M,Matsuki A,Oyama T

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In total hip replacement surgery several anesthesiological techniques can be used. In this study we compared continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) and postoperative analgesia vs. single-shot spinal anesthesia (SPA) and postoperative patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with morphine (SPA). METHODS:In a pro...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Maurer K,Bonvini JM,Ekatodramis G,Serena S,Borgeat A

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing proportion of the population is using opioids for longer time periods, but little is known about the characteristics of patients who are persistent opioid users. We therefore studied the association between socio-economic factors and persistent vs. short-term opioid use 4 years later. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Svendsen K,Fredheim OM,Romundstad P,Borchgrevink PC,Skurtveit S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal circulation with controlled hypothermic low flow perfusion was introduced during the surgical treatment of a patient with a giant intracranial aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. Heparin-coated equipment (Carmeda Bio-Active Surface; CBAS) was utilized, thus reducing the need for systemic hepa...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Jolin A,Edén E,Berggren H,Roos A,von Essen C,Stephensen H,Hedström A,Karlsson H,Lindholm-Fransson L,Ricksten SE

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MDO (Mehrdraht Dortmund Oberfläche) oxygen electrode was used for studies of oxygen pressure fields in rat skeletal muscle. With this multiwire oxygen electrode, the three-dimensional oxygen pressure field was measured and presented as a two-dimensional frequency distribution, i.e., a histogram. Statistical analys...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Lund N,Odman S,Lewis DH

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The finding that i.v. lidocaine suppresses cardiac sympathetic nerve activity during 1 MAC halothane, but not during 2 MAC or 3 MAC halothane, suggests that the neurally mediated circulatory effects of i.v. local anesthetics may vary with background autonomic activity. This study aimed to compare the effects...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Nishikawa K,Terai T,Morimoto O,Yukioka H,Asada A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a lack of studies showing the overall impact of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) on the treatment of critically ill patients in a general intensive care unit (ICU) setting. METHODS:A prospective observational study on the effects of MDCT on the treatment of patients in a 12-bed medical-sur...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ahvenjärvi LK,Laurila JJ,Jartti A,Ylipalosaari P,Ala-Kokko TI,Syrjälä HP

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increased Body Mass Index (BMI) is almost always mentioned as a fundamental risk factor for postoperative nausea (PN), vomiting (PV) or both (PONV). However, multivariate analyses were unable to detect any correlation. Therefore, we asked whether an increased BMI is really a risk factor for PONV. METHODS...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kranke P,Apefel CC,Papenfuss T,Rauch S,Löbmann U,Rübsam B,Greim CA,Roewer N

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advanced life support (ALS) guidelines recommend ultrasound to identify reversible causes of cardiac arrest. Right ventricular (RV) dilatation during cardiac arrest is commonly interpreted as a sign of pulmonary embolism. The RV is thus a focus of clinical ultrasound examination. Importantly, in animal stu...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Caap P,Aagaard R,Sloth E,Løfgren B,Granfeldt A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femoral and sciatic nerve block may not provide complete post-operative analgesia following total knee replacement. This study was designed to evaluate whether the addition of an obturator nerve block to combined femoral and sciatic nerve block improves the quality of post-operative analgesia following prima...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： McNamee DA,Parks L,Milligan KR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairments are common after critical illness. Aetiology and effects of cognitive impairments in this setting are not fully revealed. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of critical illness and intensive care unit (ICU) treatment on cerebral function. METHODS:Adult ICU patients wit...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Torgersen J,Hole JF,Kvåle R,Wentzel-Larsen T,Flaatten H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent investigation demonstrated a high incidence of epidural abscess secondary to epidural catheterization and a 50% frequency of neurologic deficits. We studied short- and long-term neurologic outcome in patients operated for spinal epidural abscess after epidural analgesia. METHODS:Nineteen patients w...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wang LP,Hauerberg J,Schmidt JF

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During thiopentone-fentanyl-nitrous oxide anaesthesia and using a cumulative design, we studied the dose-response relationship of mivacurium in 8 patients: 7 patients phenotypically homozygous for the atypical plasma cholinesterase gene and 1 patient homozygous for the silent gene. The estimated mean ED50 and ED95 wer...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ostergaard D,Jensen FS,Skovgaard LT,Viby-Mogensen J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated recovery after a fixed dose of midazolam as induction agent and the influence of flumazenil on recovery parameters in patients undergoing day-case surgery (arthroscopy of the knee). In 40 unpremedicated patients, anaesthesia was induced with midazolam 0.2 mg/kg, vecuronium bromide 0.1 mg/kg intrav...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Zuurmond WW,van Leeuwen L,Helmers JH

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-Operative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS) has been revised to allow for the normal variation in cognitive performance seen in healthy volunteers. This modification could result in exclusion of test subjects because of poor baseline performance. Our aim was to investigate the impact of severe disease an...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Lindqvist M,Granstrom A,Schening A,Bjorne H,Jakobsson JG

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years it has become increasingly clear that a cross-talk between the inflammatory response and blood coagulation exists, although many of the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study we investigated the potential anti-inflammatory properties of two different anticoagulant compound...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Olanders K,Börjesson A,Zhao X,Andersson R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this prospective, randomised, blind study was to compare the evolution of spinal block produced with 50 mg lidocaine 10 mg/ml and 10 mg ropivacaine 5 mg/ml for outpatient knee arthroscopy. METHODS:Thirty outpatients undergoing knee arthroscopy received 50 mg of lidocaine 10 mg/ml (n=15) or 10 mg of ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Fanelli G,Danelli G,Zasa M,Baciarello M,Di Cianni S,Leone S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rocuronium can prevent the obturator jerk during transurethral resection of bladder tumors. We investigated the adequate rocuronium dose required for complete block of the thigh adductor muscles, and its correlation with individual responses of the adductor pollicis muscle to rocuronium. METHODS:Eleven pati...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Fujimoto M,Kawano K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:35S-thiopental 15 mg/kg and 14C-diazepam 5 mg/kg were injected intravenously in separate groups of rats (n = 6) at 1 ATA air and at 71 ATA air-He. Total radioactivity was measured in the brain, liver, kidney, muscle and fat after 1, 3, 5 and 15 min. The thiopental content was significantly reduced at pressure in the b...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Aanderud L,Thoner J,Bakke OM

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediate attempts to resuscitate patients with cardiac arrest by lay bystanders distinctly increase the chances of survival in such patients. In the present study we investigated possibilities of intensifying the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training of laymen. A group of 46 young conscripts (test group) was g...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Korttila K,Vertio H,Savolainen K

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effect of a recruitment maneuver (RM) with constant positive inspiratory pressure and high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on oxygenation and static compliance (Cs) in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS:Eight patients with ARDS ventilated with lu...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Póvoa P,Almeida E,Fernandes A,Mealha R,Moreira P,Sabino H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of a sedative dose of "lytic cocktail" (chlorpromazine, promethazine and pethidine) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygen consumjtion (CMRO2) was tested in artificially ventilated rats, maintained on either 70% N2 or 70% N2O. When given alone, the lytic cocktail had no significant effect on CBF or CMRO...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Berntman L,Carlsson C

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A controversy exists whether beneficial analgesic effects of epidural analgesia over intravenous analgesia influence the rate of post-operative complications and the length of hospital stay. There is some evidence that favours epidural analgesia following major surgery in high-risk patients. However, there i...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Bartha E,Rudin A,Flisberg P,Lundberg CJ,Carlsson P,Kalman S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of postoperative analgesia with continuous epidural infusion of either morphine or fentanyl in combination with bupivacaine were evaluated in 85 patients, ASA physical status I or II, undergoing thoracic and/or upper abdominal surgery. Patients were treated with one of the combinations for 48 h...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Saito Y,Uchida H,Kaneko M,Nakatani T,Kosaka Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00