Distal tourniquet or leg position after injection enhances the efficacy of sciatic nerve blockade by the popliteal approach.

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this study, we tested the validity of the bispectral index (BIS) monitor during conscious and deep sedation of children by comparing it with the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS), a validated observational pediatric sedation scale. Eighty-six children <12 yr of age were enrolled in this observa...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： McDermott NB,VanSickle T,Motas D,Friesen RH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We considered the allocation of operating room (OR) time at facilities where the strategic decision had been made to increase the number of ORs. Allocation occurs in two stages: a long-term tactical stage followed by short-term operational stage. Tactical decisions, approximately 1 yr in advance, determine what specia...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Dexter F,Ledolter J,Wachtel RE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In adult patients, the creation of pneumoperitoneum (PP) by means of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) insufflation leads to an increase in cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV), which is thought to be caused by hypercapnia. We evaluated whether PP leads to an increase of CBFV in children, and whether this increase is di...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Huettemann E,Terborg C,Sakka SG,Petrat G,Schier F,Reinhart K

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Forty-eight healthy parturients scheduled for elective cesarean delivery were randomly allocated to receive intrathecally either 12 mg of hyperbaric bupivacaine plus 12.5 microg of fentanyl (n = 23) or bupivacaine alone (n = 25). In the latter group, IV 12.5 microg of fentanyl was administered immediately af...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Siddik-Sayyid SM,Aouad MT,Jalbout MI,Zalaket MI,Berzina CE,Baraka AS

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research determined the safety and efficacy of two small-dose infusions of dexmedetomidine by evaluating sedation, analgesia, cognition, and cardiorespiratory function. Seven healthy young volunteers provided informed consent and participated on three occasions with random assignment to drug or placebo. Heart rat...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Hall JE,Uhrich TD,Barney JA,Arain SR,Ebert TJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Because succinylcholine has obvious advantages for facilitating endotracheal intubation in the ambulatory setting (e.g., low cost, fast onset, and no need for reversal of neuromuscular block), it is important to determine whether this muscle relaxant is indeed associated with an increased incidence of postop...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Mikat-Stevens M,Sukhani R,Pappas AL,Fluder E,Kleinman B,Stevens RA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether preoperative screening of pediatric patients, accomplished by means of a preoperative telephone call to their parents, would decrease the rate of cancellation or postponement of ambulatory surgical procedures. Data from 5031 patients scheduled for ambulatory surgery w...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Patel RI,Hannallah RS

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QT interval prolongation is associated with torsades des pointes (TdP), but is a poor predictor of drug torsadogenicity. Susceptibility to TdP arises from increased transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) across the myocardial wall, rather than QT interval prolongation per se. TDR can be measured on th...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Whyte SD,Sanatani S,Lim J,Booker PD

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aprotinin, a potent antifibrinolytic drug, reduces the proportion of adults who receive blood transfusions during cardiac surgery, although the effect in children remains unclear. We performed a systematic review of the literature to identify all English language, randomized controlled trials of aprotinin involving ch...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Arnold DM,Fergusson DA,Chan AK,Cook RJ,Fraser GA,Lim W,Blajchman MA,Cook DJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saphenous vein rings mounted in organ chambers containing Krebs-Ringer solution were used to determine if the venodilator effects of morphine, nalbuphine, and butorphanol are the result of interference with adrenergic neurotransmission or are caused by direct depressant actions on venous smooth muscle cells. Morphine ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Muldoon S,Otto J,Freas W,Watson RL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anesthetic effect of lidocaine was evaluated in rats by determining the change in anesthetic requirement of cyclopropane MAC that was produced by blood concentrations of lidocaine in the clinically useful range. A linear reduction in anesthetic requirement was produced with concentrations up to 1 mug/ml. Further i...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： DiFazio CA,Neiderlehner JR,Burney RG

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent reports have discussed the potential risk of transient radicular irritation (TRI) after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine. Because we have not encountered such neurologic sequelae with the high incidence reported, we prospectively examined the incidence of TRI after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine. On...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Morisaki H,Masuda J,Kaneko S,Matsushima M,Takeda J

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In cardiac surgery, pulmonary hypertension is an important prognostic factor for which several treatments have been suggested over time. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we compared the efficacy of inhaled aerosolized vasodilators to intravenously administered agents and to placebo in the treatme...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Elmi-Sarabi M,Deschamps A,Delisle S,Ased H,Haddad F,Lamarche Y,Perrault LP,Lambert J,Turgeon AF,Denault AY

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To evaluate the possible effects of outpatient preoperative evaluation (OPE) for new surgical patients who will be inpatients, we conducted an observational study at a university hospital in The Netherlands. Various outcomes before and after the introduction of an OPE clinic were compared. The study populati...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： van Klei WA,Moons KG,Rutten CL,Schuurhuis A,Knape JT,Kalkman CJ,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) monitors are often used to estimate depth of anesthesia and intraoperative recall during general anesthesia. As with any monitor, the processed numerical output is often misleading and has to be interpreted within a clinical context. For the safe clinical use of these monitors,...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Bennett C,Voss LJ,Barnard JP,Sleigh JW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different drugs have been used to enhance postoperative neuraxial opioid analgesia and reduce adverse effects. METHODS:We randomized 60 patients into 2 groups to receive either 2 mL saline or 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone IV before the administration of intrathecal anesthesia (15 mg and meperidine 15 mg). After s...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Movafegh A,Soroush AR,Navi A,Sadeghi M,Esfehani F,Akbarian-Tefaghi N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the analgesic efficacy, opioid-sparing effect, and tolerability of ketorolac administered as an intravenous (i.v.) bolus followed by a continuous infusion after total hip or knee arthroplasty. After general anesthesia, patients received either placebo or ketorolac 30 mg i.v. ...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Etches RC,Warriner CB,Badner N,Buckley DN,Beattie WS,Chan VW,Parsons D,Girard M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the psychological effects of ketamine and thiopental anesthesia. In a double-blind comparison, 20 normal female volunteers were given 2.5 mg/kg ketamine intravenously and 20 were given 5.0 mg/kg thiopental intravenously. Subjects were assessed with a variety of objective and su...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Moretti RJ,Hassan SZ,Goodman LI,Meltzer HY

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anecdotal reports suggest that soda lime and Baralyme brand absorbent can degrade inhaled anesthetics to carbon monoxide (CO). We examined the factors that govern CO production and found that these include: 1) The anesthetic used: for a given minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration (MAC)-multiple, the magnitude of C...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Fang ZX,Eger EI 2nd,Laster MJ,Chortkoff BS,Kandel L,Ionescu P

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ondansetron and droperidol are both effective prophylactic antiemetics for gynecologic outpatient procedures. However, increased drowsiness, delayed discharge, and postdischarge restlessness may occur with droperidol, and ondansetron is costly. In this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Tang J,Watcha MF,White PF

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We sought to determine whether acute experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) alters the incorporation of epidurally administered [(3)H]-D-mannitol and [(14)C]-carboxyl-inulin into the lumbar spinal cord in rabbits. Acute EAE is an experimental model for demyelinating spinal cord diseases such as multip...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Naidu KA,Fu ES,Prockop LD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Percutaneous needle liver biopsy is an important procedure for the diagnosis and evaluation of liver disease and is frequently associated with pain. In this prospective study, we investigated the prevalence and characteristics of this pain syndrome. Fifty-four subjects, who underwent liver biopsy under ultra...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Eisenberg E,Konopniki M,Veitsman E,Kramskay R,Gaitini D,Baruch Y

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonates undergoing cardiac surgery are especially prone to the hemostatic alterations of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and are at high risk for post-CPB bleeding. An immature coagulation system, significant hemodilution from the CPB prime, long CPB times at low temperatures, and extensive suture lines increa...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Guzzetta NA,Allen NN,Wilson EC,Foster GS,Ehrlich AC,Miller BE

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of extreme hemodilution in which appropriately crossmatched blood was not available. A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of hemorrhagic shock due to multiple stab wounds. His blood type was B, Rh negative, and his intravascular fluid volume was maintained with balanced salt solutio...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Dai J,Tu W,Yang Z,Lin R

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Manikins are widely used in airway management training; however, simulation of realism and interpatient variability remains a challenge. We investigated whether cadavers embalmed with the novel Fix for Life (F4L) embalmment method are a suitable and realistic model for teaching 3 basic airway skills: facemas...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： van Emden MW,Geurts JJ,Schober P,Schwarte LA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent research suggests that 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 is one of the most frequently used resuscitation fluids worldwide. The retraction of studies evaluating its use necessitates a reevaluation of available evidence regarding its safety and efficacy. METHODS:We performed a systematic review and...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Gattas DJ,Dan A,Myburgh J,Billot L,Lo S,Finfer S,CHEST Management Committee.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory variations in arterial pulse pressure (DeltaPP) are accurate predictors of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. The aim of our study was to assess the ability of a novel algorithm for automatic estimation of stroke volume variation (SVV) to predict fluid responsiveness in mec...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Cannesson M,Musard H,Desebbe O,Boucau C,Simon R,Hénaine R,Lehot JJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe exacerbation of chronic neuropathic pain often requires morphine in patients already treated with drugs such as tricyclic antidepressants, carbamazepine and gabapentin. However, it is unclear if a combination of these drugs intensifies the effects of morphine on the respiratory system and, if so, whet...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Kozer E,Levichek Z,Hoshino N,Kapur B,Leombruno J,Taguchi N,Garcia-Bournissen F,Koren G,Ito S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postsurgical quality of recovery is worse in female than that in male patients. Duloxetine has been used successfully for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, but its use for preventing acute postoperative pain has been limited to a single previous study. More importantly, the effect of preoperative dul...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Castro-Alves LJ,Oliveira de Medeiros AC,Neves SP,Carneiro de Albuquerque CL,Modolo NS,De Azevedo VL,De Oliveira GS Jr

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review article, we address issues related to using data from anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) to deliver near real-time alerts via AIMS workstation popups and/or alphanumeric pagers and post hoc reports via e-mail. We focus on reports and alerts for influencing the behavior of anesthesia provid...

journal_title：Anesthesia and analgesia

authors： Epstein RH,Dexter F,Patel N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00