The prevalence and association with transfusion, intensive care unit stay and mortality of pre-operative anaemia in a cohort of cardiac surgery patients.

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of remifentanil and alfentanil for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery were compared. Premedicated patients received a loading dose of remifentanil (1.0 microgram.kg-1; n = 116) and a continuous infusion of 0.5 microgram.kg-1.min-1, or a loading dose of alfentanil (25 micrograms.kg-1; n...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Schüttler J,Albrecht S,Breivik H,Osnes S,Prys-Roberts C,Holder K,Chauvin M,Viby-Mogensen J,Mogensen T,Gustafson I,Lof L,Noronha D,Kirkham AJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extradural analgesia is well established for relief of pain but in certain cases unusual difficulties may be encountered. We report our experiences of a patient with congenital ichthyosis who required extradural analgesia for the relief of pain in labour. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Smart G,Bradshaw EG

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of forced-air warming (Bair Hugger(trade mark), Augustine Medical model 500/OR, Prairie, MN) with that of an electric heating pad (Operatherm 202, KanMed, Sweden) for maintenance of intra-operative body temperature in 60 patients undergoing total knee ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ng V,Lai A,Ho V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of a child with Pompe's disease (glycogen storage disease Cori type II), who underwent two general anaesthetics, is presented. The progressive infiltration of heart and skeletal muscle with glycogen results in a severe form of cardiomyopathy and respiratory muscle weakness. Consequently, there are signif...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McFarlane HJ,Soni N

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant with Pierre Robin anomaly was anaesthetised for cardiac catheterisation. There was cor pulmonale with the pulmonary artery pressure at systemic level, a patent foramen ovale and a persistent ductus arteriosus. The effects of alterations in blood gases on the haemodynamics and intracardiac shunts are consider...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Freeman MK,Manners JM

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of arterial blood pressure to an increase in intrathoracic pressure has been shown to be predictive of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure. We devised a new method, which we termed the arterial pressure ratio. We defined arterial pressure ratio as the ratio of systolic blood pressure of the final beat duri...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Uehara H,Takenaka I,Aoyama K,Kadoya T,Sata T,Shigematsu A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with dystrophia myotonica presented for urgent Caesarean section. Their per- and postoperative courses illustrate the anaesthetic problems posed by this disease. Respiratory difficulties are compounded by pregnancy and there is increased susceptibility to uterine haemorrhage. Choice of anaesthetic agent i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Blumgart CH,Hughes DG,Redfern N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation and developed peroperative cardiac arrhythmias are presented. In one, the arrhythmias were refractory to treatment with anti-arrhythmic drug therapy until serum magnesium levels were restored to normal. The other patient had a low pre-operative serum magnesiu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ranasinghe DN,Mallett SV

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I report the case of a 57-year-old patient admitted to the intensive care unit with severe community-acquired pneumonia, complicated by prolonged mechanical ventilation of the lungs and intractable cardiac failure. He underwent percutaneous coronary angioplasty of the right coronary artery, but this did not improve hi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Davis C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review published studies (identified by a Medline-assisted search) on the effect of < or = 0.2 minimal alveolar concentration (MAC) halothane, isoflurane, enflurane and sevoflurane on the acute hypoxic ventilatory response in healthy subjects. Each article was examined for the anaesthe...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pandit JJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients who had undergone emergency tracheal intubation developed signs of aspiration of ingested food. Nasendoscopy demonstrated supraglottic anaesthesia which recovered from the laryngeal margins in towards the vocal cords. It is assumed that this was caused by a neuropraxia of the internal branch of the superi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Aucott W,Prinsley P,Madden G

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A long-forgotten chloroform inhaler, probably the first accurately calibrated, temperature compensatable, plenum vaporizer, is described. Its place in the dosimetric movement at the beginning of the 20th century is considered, together with a brief account of the life of its designer. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Zuck D

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of airborne environmental bacterial contamination which occurs following tracheal suction has been investigated in patients undergoing intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the intensive therapy unit. Two methods of performing suction, one using a conventional open technique and one using a closed s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Cobley M,Atkins M,Jones PL

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biocompatibility of minimal extracorporeal circuits has improved; however, anticoagulation is still required. We compared standard high-dose anticoagulation with a low-dose heparin regimen in a retrospective study of patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery using minimal cardiopulmonary bypass. One hundred p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fromes Y,Daghildjian K,Caumartin L,Fischer M,Rouquette I,Deleuze P,Bical OM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases are described of complete collapse of a lung in the absence of bronchial obstruction. The condition was treated by the application of a sustained high pressure (6 kPa) to the affected lung through one limb of a double lumen bronchial tube whilst intermittent positive pressure ventilation was continued thro...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Murray JF

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted this study to determine if placement of infraclavicular catheters guided by ultrasound is quicker than placement guided by nerve stimulation. Infraclavicular brachial plexus catheters were inserted in 210 randomly allocated patients who were scheduled for elective hand or elbow surgery. Needle and cathete...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dhir S,Armstrong K,Armstrong P,Bouzari A,Mall J,Yu J,Ganapathy S,King G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A safety block is described which protects the patient from expiratory obstruction when using scavenging systems, and provides the anaesthetist with a visual and auditory check on the functioning of the system. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bethune DW,Collis JM,Latimer RD

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function tests were performed in 22 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Measurements were made before, 24 h after, and 6 weeks after operation (12 patients). At 24 h postoperatively there were significant decreases in forced expiratory volume in 1 s, vital capacity, functional residual capacity...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Freeman JA,Armstrong IR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the haemodynamic effects of inhaled xenon on regional organ perfusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 79% xenon ventilation on organ perfusion in pigs. We investigated 10 pigs, which were randomly allocated to receive either xenon 79% or total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Schmidt M,Marx T,Kotzerke J,Lüderwald S,Armbruster S,Topalidis P,Schirmer U,Reinelt H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive neck flexion and rotation in certain surgical positions may cause kinking of the internal jugular vein that obstructs cerebral venous blood flow and results in elevated intracranial pressure. The objective of this study was to measure internal jugular vein flow and identify potential impediments to venous fl...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Yeoh TY,Tan A,Manninen P,Chan VW,Venkatraghavan L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal and cord levels of pancuronium were estimated using a fluorimetric method in a series of ten patients. Low concentrations of pancuronium (0-04--0-1 microng/ml) were found in all the cord samples analysed, indicating placental transfer of pancuronium. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Booth PN,Watson MJ,McLeod K

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective randomised study, we compared two techniques for i-gel(™) insertion. One hundred and eighty-one anaesthetised, paralysed adult patients were randomly allocated into one of two groups. In the standard group (n = 91), the i-gel was inserted using the standard technique. In the rotation group (n = 90)...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kim HC,Yoo DH,Kim HJ,Jeon YT,Hwang JW,Park HP

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-ocular pressure was measured before and throughout airway establishment with either the laryngeal mask airway or tracheal tube. Similar measurements were made on removal of either airway and the amount of coughing noted in the first minute after removal. There was a significantly smaller increase in intra-ocular...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Holden R,Morsman CD,Butler J,Clark GS,Hughes DS,Bacon PJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the number and distribution of arteries within the brachial plexus territory using a portable ultrasound device, and compared these findings with known cadaveric data. We recruited 200 volunteers and carried out 400 brachial plexus examinations in a prospective observational study design. We identified...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Nambyiah P,Umbarje K,Amir R,Parikh M,Oosthuysen SA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorimetric carbon dioxide indicators are designed for the verification of satisfactory tracheal tube placement. However, widespread use of the device in this and other applications is hampered by limitations in its performance characteristics. A new colorimetric breath indicator (Colibri) has been developed that ove...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gedeon A,Krill P,Mebius C

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of nurses and anaesthetists in a 500-bed teaching hospital set out to discover how they located a drug container in order to read its label and verify its contents. Members of each group assessed the value of seven factors thought to help in this location and answered questions on personal errors in drug admi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Smellie GD,Lees NW,Smith EM

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of thoracic epidural sufentanil 50 micrograms was compared with lumbar epidural sufentanil 50 micrograms in 30 patients (n = 15 in each group) undergoing lateral thoracotomy. Sufentanil was administered epidurally after induction of anaesthesia with sufentanil 1 microgram.kg-1 and thiopentone 2-5 mg.kg-1 ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Haak-van der Lely F,van Kleef JW,Burm AG,Bovill JG

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:The haemodynamic changes following induction of anaesthesia with equipotent doses of propofol and thiopentone have been compared. Propofol caused a significant fall in arterial blood pressure and total peripheral resistance, with a slight fall in cardiac output. There were no changes in heart rate. Apart from an initi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Grounds RM,Twigley AJ,Carli F,Whitwam JG,Morgan M

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Datex 'Normac' infrared anaesthetic agent monitor has been evaluated for accuracy of calibration, stability and speed of response. Accuracy was assessed by comparing with a gas chromatograph calibrated using volumetric standards and was found to be very good for isoflurane and enflurane but was slightly less accur...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Luff NP,White DC

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00