Anaphylactic reaction after methylene blue-treated plasma transfusion.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the effects of total i.v. anaesthesia (TIVA) and balanced anaesthesia (BAL) with sevoflurane on postoperative lung function in patients undergoing surgery in the prone position. METHODS:Sixty patients, aged 21-60 yr, undergoing elective lumbar disc surgery in the prone position were randomly...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tiefenthaler W,Pehboeck D,Hammerle E,Kavakebi P,Benzer A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Brachytherapy presents the anaesthetist with unique problems. Information on anaesthesia for brachytherapy, however, is limited. The aim of this paper is to report on our experience involving a large number of brachytherapy procedures. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of records of 1622 anaesthetic procedur...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Benrath J,Kozek-Langenecker S,Hüpfl M,Lierz P,Gustorff B

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methodology for assessment of depth of anaesthesia based on analysis of the electroencephalogram (EEG) is controversial. Techniques range from display of single measures, for example median value of the frequency spectrum, to dedicated pattern recognition systems based on measures of several EEG features. We have comp...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Thomsen CE,Prior PF

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled three-way cross over study, the efficacy of Ro 15-1788 200 mg, a new benzodiazepine antagonist, in blocking the amnesic, cognitive, psychomotor and subjective effects of diazepam 20 mg, was investigated in a group of six healthy male volunteers. The amnesic effects of diazepam wer...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： O'Boyle C,Lambe R,Darragh A,Taffe W,Brick I,Kenny M

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) and carbon dioxide reactivity (CO2R) was studied during cerebral aneurysm surgery for subarachnoid haemorrhage in 24 patients under neuroleptanaesthesia. Eleven patients had good neurological status (Hunt and Kosnik grade I: group A) and 13 pati...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Abe K,Demizu A,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several risk scores have been developed to calculate the probability of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, the power to discriminate which individual will suffer from PONV is still limited. Thus, we wondered how the number of predictors in a score affects the discriminating power and how the characteri...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Apfel CC,Kranke P,Greim CA,Roewer N

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice, previously immunized with sheep erythrocytes, were anaesthetized with halothane and the splenic lymphoid cells were incubated with 3H-thymidine at 1-h intervals. Abiphasic response was observed; 0.9 and 1.5% halothane reduced 3H-thymidine incorporation into the primed lymphoid cells by 83 and 94% respectively, w...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bandoh T,Fujita T

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model was established to study the toxic effects of hyperoxia and the consequent changes in intracellular antioxidant status. Superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were measured in erythrocytes, liver and lung, in addition to cellular glutathione concentrations and its associat...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Webster NR,Toothill C,Cowen PN

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the influence of electrical stimulation on caffeine-induced tension generation during contracture testing used to diagnose malignant hyperthermia. The cumulative contracture response to caffeine was compared in pairs of morphologically comparable muscle bundles obtained from the same patient. Only one...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Heytens L,Martin JJ,Bossaert LL

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new emulsion formulation of di-isopropyl phenol (propofol) was compared with methohexitone and thiopentone for induction of anaesthesia in day cases. Propofol produced significantly smoother induction of anaesthesia, but caused more cardiovascular and respiratory depression. Pain on injection was significantly les...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mackenzie N,Grant IS

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the effect of delivering nitric oxide using a continuous flow system (CFS) or two commercially available proportional gas injection systems (PGIS), Nodomo (Dräger, Lübeck, Germany) and Pulmonox-Mini (Messer Griesheim Austria, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) on measured and simulated concentrations of nitri...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hiesmayr MJ,Neugebauer T,Lassnigg A,Steltzer H,Haider W,Gilly H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric (GP) and lower oesophageal sphincter pressures (LOSP) were measured in non-pregnant female volunteers (group I) and pregnant women with (group III) or without (group II) heartburn. Patients in early pregnancy had greater gastric pressures than group I. Mean barrier pressure (LOSP-GP) was significantly decrease...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Brock-Utne JG,Dow TG,Dimopoulos GE,Welman S,Downing JW,Moshal MG

更新日期：1981-04-01 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：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：:We have conducted a randomized, double-blind comparison of 4% and 8% sevoflurane for induction of anaesthesia in unpremedicated patients aged more than 60 yr. Sevoflurane was inhaled in 50% nitrous oxide using a vital capacity breath technique, and mean, systolic and diastolic arterial pressures and heart rate were mo...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Walpole R,Logan M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheal tube tip and cuff positions of different cuffed paediatric tracheal tube brands in the trachea can vary with design. METHODS:Data from three clinical studies with measured tracheal lengths were pooled in a database including 422 children aged from birth to 16 yr. Dimensional data of seven cuffed pa...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kemper M,Imach S,Buehler PK,Thomas J,Dave M,Weiss M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco use interventions in surgical patients who smoke could benefit both their short-term outcome and long-term health. Anaesthesiologists and surgeons can play key roles in delivering these interventions. This study determined the practices, attitudes, and beliefs of these physicians regarding tobacco us...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kai T,Maki T,Takahashi S,Warner DO

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloral hydrate 25, 50 or 75 mg kg-1 or midazolam 0.4, 0.5 or 0.6 mg kg-1, all given by mouth in combination with atropine 0.03 mg kg-1, were compared as premedication in 248 children in a randomized, double-blind study. Chloral hydrate was significantly less palatable than midazolam. The anxiolytic effect of chloral ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Saarnivaara L,Lindgren L,Klemola UM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of resistance dorsal to the ligamentum flavum was recorded in 10 of 16 patients aged 43--75 yr whilst performing extradural anaesthesia at the L2--3 interspace via the midline approach. Degeneration of the interspinous ligament with cavity formation is observed frequently in the elderly and may account for false ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sharrock NE

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Compared with term neonates, preterm babies are more likely to die from sepsis. However, the combined effects of sepsis and prematurity on neonatal postoperative mortality are largely unknown. Our objective was to quantify the proportion of neonatal postoperative mortality that is attributable to the syner...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mpody C,Shepherd EG,Thakkar RK,Dairo OO,Tobias JD,Nafiu OO

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 40 elderly patients undergoing cataract surgery. Ten non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients received standardized general anaesthesia, 10 NIDDM patients received local anaesthesia using retrobulbar block, 10 non-diabetic control patients received general anaesthesia and 10 non-diabetic con...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Barker JP,Robinson PN,Vafidis GC,Burrin JM,Sapsed-Byrne S,Hall GM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of atracurium in 25 patients undergoing general surgical procedures is described, neuromuscular function being monitored by the "train-of-four" stimuli. An initial dose of atracurium 0.5 mg kg-1 proved to be clinically acceptable, giving good conditions for endotracheal intubation and adequate muscle relaxatio...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hunter JM,Jones RS,Utting JE

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood samples were obtained from a radial artery cannula in a 60-yr-old man during coronary artery surgery. Serum potassium concentrations of 9.3, 8.4, and 7.4 mmol litre(-1) were obtained. A simultaneous venous blood sample gave a serum potassium concentration of 4.4 mmol litre(-1). The ECG was unchanged. After the a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mehta V,Ahmed Z

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain management in craniotomy patients is challenging, with mild-to-moderate pain intensity, moderate-to-high risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and potentially catastrophic consequences of analgesic-related side-effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether i.v. parecoxib administer...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Williams DL,Pemberton E,Leslie K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All 484 candidates for the 1988 Fellowship in Anaesthesia (Part Three) were surveyed to investigate any differences between successful and unsuccessful candidates in study techniques, work and domestic factors, and examination history that might lead to better guidance to those preparing for the examination and an imp...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： David AC,Elton RA,Spence AA,Hatch DJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic responses to isovolumic anaemia (dextran-for-blood exchange) were studied in seven dogs pretreated with propranolol 20 mg/kg body weight for 3 weeks. Adrenergic beta-receptor blockade did not prevent significant increases in heart rate (up to 19%). Cardiac output increased by about 20% while systemic ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Clarke TN,Foëx P,Roberts JG,Saner CA,Bennett MJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:We developed a new neuromuscular transmission monitor, the compressomyograph (CMG, European patent number: EP 06018557.6, US patent number: US 60/824.541). This is the first preliminary report comparing neuromuscular block monitored by CMG and the Relaxometer mechanomyograph (MMG). METHODS:The two monitors ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dahaba AA,Bornemann H,Holst B,Wilfinger G,Metzler H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00