Electro-acupuncture and postoperative emesis.

abstract：:We reviewed the literature on management of general and regional anaesthesia in pregnant women with anticipated airway difficulty. We identified 138 publications comprising 158 cases; these either described equipment or techniques for the provision of general anaesthesia, or the management of women with regional analg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mushambi MC,Athanassoglou V,Kinsella SM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of increasing concentrations of nitrous oxide 30, 50 and 70% on the hepatic circulation and hepatic oxygen consumption were investigated in seven normocapnic greyhounds. Hepatic arterial and portal venous blood flows were measured continuously using electromagnetic flow probes, and mean arterial pressure a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Thomson IA,Hughes RL,Fitch W,Campbell D

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach to the internal jugular vein is described which keeps the head and neck in the neutral position and uses bony and cartilaginous landmarks for guidelines. Venous puncture is made along an axial line drawn superiorly from the lateral edge of the bony depression caused by the insertion of the sternocleidom...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Willeford KL,Reitan JA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to viral infection is an unusual but well recognised cause of bone marrow dysfunction and multiple organ failure in young patients. Two 18 year-old patients were admitted to a tertiary liver unit with features of acute liver failure, cardio-respiratory collapse and pancyto...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Berry PA,Bernal W,Pagliuca A,Sizer E,Salisbury JR,Wendon JA,Auzinger G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaesthetic conditions, recovery and side effects for 48 hours postoperatively were compared after anaesthesia for day surgery using propofol or thiopentone-enflurane with and without alfentanil. Propofol provided good conditions for surgery with faster immediate recovery (p less than 0.001); patients who received...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Millar JM,Jewkes CF

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotoxicity manifesting as convulsions is a recognised complication of the administration of local anaesthetic drugs as part of a regional anaesthetic technique. We describe a case of self-limiting convulsions following the institution of an axillary brachial plexus block with levobupivacaine. Although the occurrenc...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pirotta D,Sprigge J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary tracheostomy under local anaesthesia is indicated in the management of an anticipated difficult airway in patients in whom less invasive procedures are expected to fail or have already failed. However, primary tracheostomy is a relatively complex procedure and places not inconsiderable stress on the patient. I...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gerig HJ,Schnider T,Heidegger T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive and negative pressure tests for checking the low pressure section of 36 anaesthetic machines in order to detect gas leaks were prospectively compared. The low pressure section was checked by the soap bubble test as a 'gold standard'. The leakage rate was 86.1%. The sensitivity and specificity of the positive ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Somprakit P,Soontranan P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A disposable nonelectronic patient-controlled analgesia device was used to deliver fentanyl after upper abdominal surgery. Pain relief was satisfactory and plasma fentanyl concentrations were similar to those obtained by other workers who used electronic patient-controlled analgesia devices. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rowbotham DJ,Wyld R,Nimmo WS

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most anaesthetists using target-controlled infusion systems will have observed that the calculated effect-site concentration at loss of consciousness is usually higher than the concentration at emergence. Inertia is the ability of biological systems to keep a functional state at rest or in activity and is an active pr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sepúlveda PO,Tapia LF,Monsalves S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tracheas of 420 adult patients were intubated using the tip of a lighted stylet placed inside the lumen of the tracheal tube, just proximal to the tube cuff. The maximum point of transillumination was visible just distal to the cricoid cartilage, with proper cuff positioning. The lighted stylet was also introduced...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mehta S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key figure in the development of anaesthesia in Russia was the surgeon Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881). He experimented with ether and chloroform and organised the general introduction of anaesthesia in Russia for patients undergoing surgery. He was the first to perform systematic research into anaesthesia-rel...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hendriks IF,Bovill JG,Boer F,Houwaart ES,Hogendoorn PC

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the cardiorespiratory effects of high frequency jet ventilation at 150 breaths/minute with and without added positive and expiratory pressure, with conventional intermittent positive pressure ventilation in 20 patients following aortocoronary bypass graft surgery. On comparison with ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Normandale J,Patrick M,Sherry KM,Feneck RO

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-gauge spinal needle was evaluated for Caesarean section, using a combined epidural/spinal technique, in 50 mothers. Spinal anaesthesia failed in six mothers and was inadequate in another six. General anaesthesia was required on one occasion. A 25% overall failure rate suggests that a 30-gauge needle is not a prac...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lesser P,Bembridge M,Lyons G,Macdonald R

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-three patients undergoing elective perianal surgery were randomly divided into a control group, a group who received a caudal injection of 20 ml bupivacaine 0.5% plain and a group who received diamorphine 2.5 mg in 10 ml normal saline by caudal injection; a comparison was then made of postoperative analgesia r...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bailey PM,Sangwan S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the low-pressure ventilator alarms available have the pressure registration unit connected to the patient circuit by a narrow bore plastic tube. Condensed water in this tube will stop the correct function of the alarm in a few hours if the tube is placed after a heated humidifier. The pressure registration sho...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hommelgaard P,Nissen T

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of Buscopan 20 mg, given at the end of surgery, on analgesic requirements in 44 ASA I and II patients presenting as day cases for laparoscopic sterilisation using Filshie clips. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either intravenous Buscopan 20 mg or saline placebo at the end of surg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Habib A,Sharpe P,Anderson S,Francis S,Davidson AC,Smith G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postal questionnaire on blood ordering practices and blood availability was sent to 89 randomly selected maternity units within the United Kingdom. The replies demonstrated a wide variation in crossmatching practices. Of those units that replied, 56% crossmatch for elective and 64% for emergency Caesarean section, 5...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Clark VA,Wardall GJ,McGrady EM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We systematically reviewed randomised controlled trials of the i-gel® vs different types of laryngeal mask airway in children. We included nine studies. There was no evidence for differences in: rate of insertion at first attempt; insertion time; ease of insertion; or gastric tube insertion. The mean (95% CI) orophary...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Choi GJ,Kang H,Baek CW,Jung YH,Woo YC,Cha YJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the in vitro longevity of a conventional soda lime carbon dioxide absorbent and an absorbent free from strong alkali (Amsorb). Although the times taken to breakthrough of carbon dioxide (> 0.5%) within an in vitro low flow breathing system were shorter with the alkali-free absorbent, we found that the size a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bedi A,Gallagher AC,Fee JP,Murray JM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, double-blind study was undertaken to investigate the suitability of intranasally administered fentanyl for postoperative pain management under routine conditions in an unselected population. For postoperative pain relief, patients received either 0.027 mg fentanyl intranasally and sodium chloride 0.9% in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Striebel HW,Pommerening J,Rieger A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although epidural analgesia is routinely used in many institutions for patients undergoing hepatic resection, there are unresolved issues regarding its safety and efficacy in this setting. We performed a review of papers published in the area of anaesthesia and analgesia for liver resection surgery and selected four a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Tzimas P,Prout J,Papadopoulos G,Mallett SV

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of donor organs will determine the quality of life for the recipient and the importance of optimal management of the multi-organ donor is that the organs may benefit up to five, critically ill, patients. The basic principle is to maintain sufficient preload to minimise the need for inotropic support and it...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ghosh S,Bethune DW,Hardy I,Kneeshaw J,Latimer RD,Oduro A

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility exists that agents used in anaesthesia may have adverse teratogenic effects on staff, patients, and developing fetuses. It has been shown that a range of neurotropic drugs, when injected into pregnant mice on the 9th day of gestation, produce a characteristic group of central nervous system malformatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Martin LV,Jurand A

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure waveform analysis provides a reliable confirmatory adjunct to the loss-of-resistance technique to identify the epidural space during thoracic epidural anaesthesia, but its role remains controversial in lumbar epidural analgesia during labour. We performed an observational study in 100 labouring women of the s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Al-Aamri I,Derzi SH,Moore A,Elgueta MF,Moustafa M,Schricker T,Tran DQ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of pulse dye densitometry with that of bolus thermodilution cardiac output measurement in patients before and after elective coronary artery bypass grafting. Twenty-eight patients were studied. Agreement between mean thermodilution and pulse dye densitometry ca...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Baulig W,Bernhard EO,Bettex D,Schmidlin D,Schmid ER

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether permitting women in labour to eat a light diet would: (i) alter their metabolic profile, (ii) influence the outcome of labour, and (iii) increase residual gastric volume and consequent risk of pulmonary aspiration. Women were randomised to receive either a light diet (eat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Scrutton MJ,Metcalfe GA,Lowy C,Seed PT,O'Sullivan G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most appropriate technique for performing tracheal intubation in patients with cervical spine injury is debatable. Recently, a new device enabling blind oral intubation (Augustine Guide) with the patient's head and neck in the neutral position has been introduced. The aim of this study was to compare the extent of...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fitzgerald RD,Krafft P,Skrbensky G,Pernerstorfer T,Steiner E,Kapral S,Weinstabl C

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and origin of contamination of the vocal cords in 53 trauma patients was studied when tracheal intubation was performed before hospital admission. Eighteen patients (34%) had gross contamination which was blood in 15 patients and gastric contents in three patients. This has implications for prehospital a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lockey DJ,Coats T,Parr MJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the attitudes of intensivists and haematologists to the use of blood and blood products using a scenario-based postal questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two intensivists and 77 haematologists responded to the survey. In four scenarios, the baseline haemoglobin thresholds for red cell tran...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Boraless H,Rao MP,Morgan C,Soni N,Goldhill DR,Brett SJ,Boralessi H,Contreras M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00