Arterial pressure management and carotid endarterectomy.

abstract：:We have compared the efficacy of patient-controlled interscalene analgesia (PCIA) using ropivacaine with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using nicomorphine in 60 patients (n = 30 in each group), in a prospective, randomized study. In both groups, all patients received interscalene block with 0.75% ropivacaine befor...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Borgeat A,Tewes E,Biasca N,Gerber C

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the perioperative management of a 31-yr-old primipara with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, who required urgent Caesarean delivery at 33 weeks' gestation. Peripartum haemorrhage was inevitable and was pre-empted by transfusion of multiple blood products, the effects of which were monitored by Thrombelastograph....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Monte S,Lyons G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the postoperative period fifty-six healthy patients undergoing cholecystectomy or operations for duodenal ulcer, received, in a randomized order, i.m., "high-level" or "low-level" extradural morphine. Thirty-five per cent in the i.m. group, 33% in the high-level group and 50% in the low-level group suffered urinary...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Petersen TK,Husted SE,Rybro L,Schurizek BA,Wernberg M

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians inevitably encounter patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome (MetS); these criteria include central obesity, hypertension, atherogenic dyslipidaemia, and hyperglycaemia. Regardless of the variations in its definition, MetS may be associated with adverse outcomes in patients unde...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tzimas P,Petrou A,Laou E,Milionis H,Mikhailidis DP,Papadopoulos G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old male suffered a closed chest deceleration injury. He presented with clinical and radiological signs consistent with trauma to the thoracic aorta, but also developed sinus bradycardia which was relieved by drainage of a haemothorax. The possible mechanisms of the changes in heart rate are discussed and di...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kong RS,Wood PR

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) is a key regulatory enzyme that has been implicated as a molecular target for the action of general anaesthetics. We have determined the effects of halothane on the translocation and down-regulation of conventional PKC (cPKC) by analysing the subcellular distribution of PKC activity, [3H]phorbol...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hemmings HC Jr,Adamo AI

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 6 months after renal transplant serum cholinesterase concentrations were measured in 10 patients. The value decreased in the first 15 days after operation, but was normal thereafter. Liver function tests were normal throughout the study; the cholinesterase changes were independent of immunosuppressive therapy. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ryan DW

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of inhaled nitric oxide for treatment of pulmonary hypertension in adult critical illness is limited by its mode of delivery and high costs, prompting evaluation of alternative therapies. We report the use of oral sildenafil in a patient with severe secondary pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunctio...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ng J,Finney SJ,Shulman R,Bellingan GJ,Singer M,Glynne PA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low bispectral index values frequently reflect EEG suppression and have been associated with postoperative mortality. This study investigated whether intraoperative EEG suppression was an independent predictor of 90 day postoperative mortality and explored risk factors for EEG suppression. METHODS:This obse...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Willingham M,Ben Abdallah A,Gradwohl S,Helsten D,Lin N,Villafranca A,Jacobsohn E,Avidan M,Kaiser H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several medications have proved to be useful in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, routine antiemetic prophylaxis is not cost-effective. We evaluated the accuracy and discriminating power of an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict PONV. METHODS:We analysed data from 1086 in-...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Peng SY,Wu KC,Wang JJ,Chuang JH,Peng SK,Lai YH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified serum cholinesterase 90 mg was administered to a patient with cholinesterase deficiency. The effect on the action of suxamethonium was studied. The half-life (44.7 h), time constant (64.5 h), rate constant (0.0155 h-1) and distribution volume (2740 ml) of the cholinesterase activity were determined. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Schuh FT

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Checklists can reduce medical errors. However, the effectiveness of checklists is hampered by lack of acceptance and compliance. Recently, a new type of checklist with dynamic properties has been created to provide more specific checklist items for each individual patient. Our purpose in this simulation-base...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： De Bie AJR,Nan S,Vermeulen LRE,Van Gorp PME,Bouwman RA,Bindels AJGH,Korsten HHM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of laudanosine, a metabolite of atracurium, on the behaviour of conscious mice, rats and dogs, and on cardiovascular function in conscious and anaesthetized dogs have been evaluated: EEG studies were performed in anaesthetized dogs. In mice and rats, i.v. bolus doses of laudanosine 10-20 mg kg-1, caused co...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Chapple DJ,Miller AA,Ward JB,Wheatley PL

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraperitoneal insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO2) may promote collapse of dependent lung regions. The present study was undertaken to study the effects of CO2-pneumoperitoneum (CO2-PP) on atelectasis formation, arterial oxygenation, and arterial to end-tidal PCO2-gradient (Pa-E'(CO2)). METHODS:Fifteen an...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Strang CM,Hachenberg T,Fredén F,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication-related adverse events (MRE) in anaesthesia care are frequent and require a deeper understanding if we are to prevent medication harm. METHODS:We searched for reported MRE from the Spanish Anaesthesia Incident Reporting System (SENSAR) database over a 10-yr period. SENSAR is a cross-national, mul...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sanduende-Otero Y,Villalón-Coca J,Romero-García E,Díaz-Cambronero Ó,Barach P,Arnal-Velasco D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The debate on lung-protective ventilation strategies for surgical patients is ongoing. Evidence suggests that the use of low tidal volume VT improves clinical outcomes. However, the optimal levels of PEEP and recruitment manoeuvre (RM) strategies incorporated into low VT ventilation remain unclear. METHODS:...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Deng QW,Tan WC,Zhao BC,Wen SH,Shen JT,Xu M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of acute upper airway obstruction. Inhalation of a foreign body caused choking in a 5-yr-old child, but subsequent investigations revealed a large anterior mediastinal tumour, externally compressing the trachea and the main bronchi. Such a presentation may be deceptive and is important, as ge...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Akhtar TM,Ridley S,Best CJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compares cardiac output (CO) measurements obtained by lithium dilution (LiDCO), pulse power analysis (PulseCO), and continuous thermodilution (CTD) with bolus thermodilution (BTD) in ponies. METHODS:Eight isoflurane-anaesthetized Shetland ponies received xylazine, ketamine, and midazolam infusion...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ambrisko TD,Coppens P,Kabes R,Moens Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a known public health problem, and there is increasing recognition of the importance of perioperative falls for risk prediction and quality assessment. Our objective was to review existing literature regarding the occurrence, injuries, and risk factors of preoperative and postoperative falls. A systematized ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kronzer VL,Wildes TM,Stark SL,Avidan MS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of pancuronium were measured in nine patients undergoing surgery because of total biliary obstruction. When compared with the averaged model-independent pharmacokinetic parameters obtained for normal patients, the terminal half-life of 270 min was more than twice normal (132 min, P less than 0.00...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Somogyi AA,Shanks CA,Triggs EJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined dimethylthiourea, a potent scavenger of free radicals, for its anaesthetic properties in mice and rats. In mice, dimethylthiourea abolished the righting reflex at intraperitoneal doses greater than 1.5 mg g-1 bodyweight; in rats, it decreased the MAC value for isoflurane in a dose-dependent fashion. D...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Koblin DD,Laster MJ,Liu J

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast inactivation of sodium channel function is modified by anaesthetics. Its quantitative contribution to the overall anaesthetic effect is assessed by removing the fast inactivation mechanism enzymatically. Sodium channels from human brain cortex were incorporated into planar lipid bilayers. After incorporation, cha...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Wartenberg HC,Urban BW,Duch DS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial PO2 (PaO2) has been related to inspired oxygen concentration (FIO2 range 0.21-0.60) in 20 patients, breathing spontaneously, while recovering from a range of conditions treated in an intensive therapy unit. There was a highly significant linear trend (P < 0.001) for the mean venous admixture ("virtual shunt")...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Petros AJ,Doré CJ,Nunn JF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared insertion of a tracheal tube and laryngeal mask airway (LMA) both with and without the presence of a tube in the oesophagus in 20 ASA I and II patients undergoing elective laparoscopy. After induction of anaesthesia and neuromuscular block, we measured the times for an experienced anaesthetist to corr...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Pace NA,Gajraj NM,Pennant JH,Victory RA,Johnson ER,White PF

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of edrophonium were determined in patients anaesthetized with nitrous oxide and halothane undergoing kidney transplant nephrectomy (n=6) or transplantation of a live related donor kidney (n = 6). Serum concentrations of edrophonium were assayed by high pressure liquid chromatography and pharmacoki...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morris RB,Cronnelly R,Miller RD,Stanski DR,Fahey MR

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case histories are reported of one patient who developed evidence of extradural infection 16 days postpartum, and another who spontaneously developed an extradural haematoma. Several points of interest and concern raised by these case histories are discussed. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Crawford JS

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atropine and glycopyrronium are frequently used for premedication to reduce oral and respiratory secretions and prevent bradycardia. Glycopyrronium is said to have similar antisialagogue effects, but is less likely to cause significant tachycardia than atropine. Different antimuscarinic receptor selectivity patterns c...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gomez A,Bellido I,Sanchez de la Cuesta F

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied spontaneous recovery from cisatracurium-induced neuromuscular block in 18 patients scheduled for cardiac surgery, and its suitability for fast-track cardiac surgery. Neuromuscular block was induced by an i.v. bolus (range 0.15-0.3 mg kg(-1)) and maintained by a continuous infusion (range 1.1-3...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ouattara A,Richard L,Charrière JM,Lanquetot H,Corbi P,Debaene B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol can scavenge free radicals because it has a chemical structure similar to antioxidants. METHODS:We examined if free radical scavenging occurs with propofol during CABG operations. We studied 24 patients undergoing CABG surgery for triple vessel disease, randomized into two groups. After induction o...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sayin MM,Ozatamer O,Taşöz R,Kilinç K,Unal N

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cis AB blood group is a rare variant of the AB blood group resulting from inheritance of both A and B genes on one chromosome. It may lead to misclassification in ABO grouping and clinical misdiagnosis as a result of its divergence from the laws of Landsteiner and Mendel. We encountered a case of cis AB blood group, a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kawahito S,Kitahata H,Kimura H,Tanaka K,Oshita S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00