Meperidine-induced serotonin syndrome in a susceptible patient.

abstract：:We compared psychomotor recovery after total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) with remifentanil/propofol and balanced anaesthesia (BAL) with etomidate/fentanyl/isoflurane in 40 patients, ASA I-III, aged > or =80 yr undergoing elective cataract surgery. Recovery times were recorded and psychomotor recovery was assessed a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kubitz J,Epple J,Bach A,Motsch J,Martin E,Schmidt H

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of nitroglycerine, verapamil and nifedipine in controlling post-sternotomy hypertension was compared in four groups of 20 patients anaesthetized with fentanyl 100 micrograms kg-1 undergoing elective coronary artery surgery. Vasodilators were started before surgery and adjusted to maintain systolic arteria...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： van Wezel HB,Bovill JG,Schuller J,Gielen J,Hoeneveld MH

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LMA CTrach (CT), a modified version of the intubating LMA Fastrach, allows continuous video-endoscopy of the tracheal intubation procedure. We tested the hypothesis that the CT is efficient for tracheal intubation of morbidly obese patients who are at risk of a difficult airway. METHODS:After Ethics' Commit...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dhonneur G,Ndoko SK,Yavchitz A,Foucrier A,Fessenmeyer C,Pollian C,Combes X,Tual L

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of bupivacaine and lignocaine on myocardial metabolism in the rat isolated heart-lung preparation. Bupivacaine 1, 5 or 25 micrograms ml-1 or lignocaine 4, 20 or 100 micrograms ml-1 was administered 5 min after the start of perfusion. Both bupivacaine 25 micrograms ml-1 and lignocaine 100 m...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kashimoto S,Kume M,Kumazawa T

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurological deficit after repair of a thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAA/TAAA) remains a devastating complication. The aim of our study was to investigate the clinical value of biochemical markers [S-100B, neurone-specific enolase (NSE) and lactate dehydrogenase (LD)], evoked potentials and t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lases EC,Schepens MA,Haas FJ,Aarts LP,ter Beek HT,van Dongen EP,Siegers HP,van der Tweel I,Boezeman EH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following antagonism of tubocurarine block with a mixture of atropine 20 microgram/kg and neostigmine 50 microgram/kg in 20 children, heart rate decreased from a control value of 110.4 beat/min to 90.1 at 5 min and 89.2 at 6 min (P less than 0.02). Stroke volume index did not change during the first 5 min from a contr...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Salem MR,Toyama T,Wong AY,Jacobs HK,Bennett EJ

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of repeated prone positioning in intubated subjects with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19 remains unclear. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of critically ill intubated patients with COVID-19 who were placed in the prone position between March 18,...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Weiss TT,Cerda F,Scott JB,Kaur R,Sungurlu S,Mirza SH,Alolaiwat AA,Kaur R,Augustynovich AE,Li J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of bolus doses of phenoperidine 1-2 mg i.v. either alone, or combined with pancuronium 2-4 mg, were investigated in seven patients in traumatic coma. Phenoperidine alone significantly reduced mean arterial pressure (MAP) by a mean (+/- SEM) of 13.2 (+/- 2.8) mm Hg. Overall there was no significant change i...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bingham RM,Hinds CJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case series presents 10 patients undergoing vascular surgery with asymptomatic elevated high-sensitivity troponin T concentrations, measured at outpatient clinic before surgery. Patients were included in the RAVE (Rotterdam Antiplatelet therapy in Vascular patiEnts) pilot study. All included patients underwent co...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mol KHJM,Hoeks SE,van Mieghem NM,Verhagen HJM,Boersma E,Stolker RJ,van Lier F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid prescribing is increasing worldwide with associated increases in misuse and other harms. We studied variations in national opioid prescription rates, indicators of prescribing quality, co-prescribing of benzodiazepines and relationship with pain severity in Scotland. METHODS:Electronic linkages of op...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Torrance N,Mansoor R,Wang H,Gilbert S,Macfarlane GJ,Serpell M,Baldacchino A,Hales TG,Donnan P,Wyper G,Smith BH,Colvin L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic arterial elastance (Eadyn) has been proposed as an indicator of vascular tone that predicts the decrease in arterial pressure in response to changes in norepinephrine (NE). The purpose of this study was to determine whether Eadyn measured by uncalibrated pulse contour analysis (UPCA) can predict a de...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bar S,Leviel F,Abou Arab O,Badoux L,Mahjoub Y,Dupont H,Lorne E,Guinot PG

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that pressures exerted on the pharyngeal mucosa by the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and cuffed oropharyngeal airway (COPA) differ, in 20 male and 20 female adult patients. Microchip pressure sensors were attached to the LMA and COPA at four similar anatomical locations (base of the tongue, late...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Keller C,Brimacombe J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extradural catheter was inserted at the third lumbar interspace for relief of pain during labour in a 21-year-old gravid patient. Attempts to withdraw the catheter met with resistance and produced severe pain in the distribution of the second left lumbar nerve. Radiography revealed an acutely angled loop of the cat...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sidhu MS,Asrani RV,Bassell GM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to test if intraoperative administration of N(2)O during propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia prevented the onset of postoperative opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). METHODS:Fifty adult ASA I-II patients undergoing elective open septorhinoplasty under general anaesthesia were studied....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Echevarría G,Elgueta F,Fierro C,Bugedo D,Faba G,Iñiguez-Cuadra R,Muñoz HR,Cortínez LI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the blood-sparing effect, the quality of analgesia, and the incidence of side-effects of a low-dose regime of intrathecal opioids (ITO) when compared with those of a high-dose regime in scoliosis surgery in children. METHODS:Forty-six children were randoml...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Eschertzhuber S,Hohlrieder M,Keller C,Oswald E,Kuehbacher G,Innerhofer P

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard methods for accurate intraoperative measurement of neuromuscular block are either expensive or inconvenient and are not used widely. We have evaluated a new method of monitoring neuromuscular block using a low-frequency microphone. The method is based on the phenomenon of low-frequency sound emission by contr...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dascalu A,Geller E,Moalem Y,Manoah M,Enav S,Rudick Z

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of air contamination by halothane in an operating session was correlated with the number of patients, the total usage of halothane, refilling a vaporizer and the number of hyperventilating patients per session. Trichloroethylene content of theatre air correlated only with total usage and refilling a vaporiz...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Thompson JM,Barratt RS,Hutton P,Robinson JS,Belcher R,Stephen WI

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on bupivacaine concentrations in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) during spinal anaesthesia are scarce. The purpose of this study was to determine the concentration of bupivacaine in the lumbar CSF of patients with an adequate level of spinal anaesthesia after injection of plain bupivacaine 0.5%. METHOD...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ruppen W,Steiner LA,Drewe J,Hauenstein L,Brugger S,Seeberger MD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared, in a double-blind study, the efficacy of flumazenil with that of aminophylline in antagonizing the effects of midazolam in 60 patients (ASA I-II, mean age 66 yr) undergoing transurethral resection of prostate under spinal anaesthesia. All patients received midazolam 0.075 mg kg-1 i.v. and the test dr...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sibai AN,Sibai AM,Baraka A

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of interpleural morphine on postoperative pain and pulmonary function after thoracotomy. At the end of surgery, an interpleural catheter was inserted in 17 patients and, in a double-blind and randomized manner, either a bolus of morphine 2.5 mg interpleurally (i.p.) and normal saline i....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Welte M,Haimerl E,Groh J,Briegel J,Sunder-Plassmann L,Herz A,Peter K,Stein C

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General anaesthesia for emergency surgery in a pressurized habitat is likely to involve the use of i.v. agents. The anaesthetic property of such agents is known to be antagonized by pressure, but the effect on their duration of action is not easily predicted. The recovery of mice from a single i.v. dose of Althesin, k...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Shearer AJ,Ross JA,Manson HJ

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One explanation for diminished opioid analgesic efficacy is opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). We report a case of OIH in an infant with gastroschisis, requiring multiple surgical interventions and prolonged sedation for ventilation. This is the first report of OIH in an infant. On day 41 of life after nine separate s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hallett BR,Chalkiadis GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circulating blood volume (CBV) of critically ill patients may be difficult to estimate on the basis of history and physical examination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of seven clinical signs and central venous pressure (CVP) to predict CBV in critically ill patients; CBV was evaluated with the ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Stéphan F,Flahault A,Dieudonné N,Hollande J,Paillard F,Bonnet F

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pretreatment with suxamethonium, gallamine or pancuronium on suxamethonium-induced fasciculations and myalgia was studied in a controlled, randomized and double-blind clinical trial. Both fasciculations and myalgia were assessed on a four-point rating scale. There was no significant correlation between f...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： O'Sullivan EP,Williams NE,Calvey TN

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The influence of different head and neck positions on the effectiveness of ventilation with the air-Q® self-pressurizing airway remains unevaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of different head and neck positions on ventilation with the air-Q® SP airway. Methods:In this prospective, randomiz...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kim HJ,Lee K,Bai S,Kim MH,Oh E,Yoo YC

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:The neuromuscular blocking effects of equipotent doses of the three putative metabolites of vecuronium (3-hydroxy vecuronium, 17-hydroxy vecuronium and 3,17-dihydroxy vecuronium) were compared with those of an equipotent dose of vecuronium. Results obtained with the liver excluded from the circulation and after intrap...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bencini AF,Houwertjes MC,Agoston S

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral emboli detected by transcranial Doppler imaging were recorded in 20 patients undergoing multiple-vessel coronary artery bypass surgery, either with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, in a prospective unblinded comparative study. Emboli were recorded continuously from the time of pericardial incision until 10 ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Watters MP,Cohen AM,Monk CR,Angelini GD,Ryder IG

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative non-cardiac complication rates are as high as 11-28% after high-risk abdominal procedures. Emerging evidence indicates that postoperative cardiac troponin T elevations are associated with adverse outcome in non-cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between pos...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Noordzij PG,van Geffen O,Dijkstra IM,Boerma D,Meinders AJ,Rettig TC,Eefting FD,van Loon D,van de Garde EM,van Dongen EP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of the continuous monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration as an indicator of the acute intraoperative interruption of pulmonary blood flow, in patients with pre-existing restrictions of pulmonary blood flow undergoing closed heart surgery, is illustrated by two case reports. Decreases in end-tid...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Schuller JL,Bovill JG,Nijveld A

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00