Susceptibility of the pilot balloon of the disposable laryngeal mask airway to puncture during laser therapy.

abstract：:We investigated modifications to the reservoir tube usually used in drawover anaesthetic breathing systems as a method of improving its efficiency and performance. The resulting oxygen concentration was recorded at different oxygen flow rates whilst an artificial lung was being ventilated over a range of minute volume...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Eales M,Rowe P,Tully R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This observational study assessed the frequency and risk factors of dental damage after classic direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in 536 adult patients. The patients' sex, age, height, weight, dental condition, dental mobility, Mallampati class, interincisor gap, thyromental distance, neck circumference, and...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mourão J,Neto J,Luís C,Moreno C,Barbosa J,Carvalho J,Tavares J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six adult day-case patients were recruited into a prospective, randomised study and allocated to one of two groups. Patients received either intravenous remifentanil 0.3 microg.kg(-1) or an equivalent volume of sodium chloride 0.9% followed by induction of anaesthesia with propofol target-controlled infusion un...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Grewal K,Samsoon G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The misplacement of a multihole (three lateral holes) epidural catheter such that it lies partly in the subdural space is demonstrated in two patients by means of epidurographic studies. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sala-Blanch X,Martinez-Palli G,Agusti-Lasus M,Nalda-Felipe MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent arrhythmia after thoracic surgery and is associated with increased hospital costs, morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to identify potentially modifiable risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation following lung resection surgery and to suggest possible mea...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lee SH,Ahn HJ,Yeon SM,Yang M,Kim JA,Jung DM,Park JH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted with the aims of comparing intravenous tramadol 1, 2 and 3 mg.kg(-1) with pethidine 0.5 mg.kg(-1) for prophylaxis of postanaesthetic shivering and to find a dose of tramadol that could provide the dual advantage of antishivering and analgesic effect in the postoperative period. The stud...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mohta M,Kumari N,Tyagi A,Sethi AK,Agarwal D,Singh M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodynamic instability is a recognised phenomenon in critically ill patients undergoing hyperbaric therapy. Instability may result from the effects of ambient pressure on the cardiovascular system, devices involved in infusion of drugs and fluids, or a combination of the two. The effect of hyperbaric pressure on air...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hopson AS,Greenstein A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether the forced air convection warmers (nine Bair Huggers, Augustine Medical, and one Warm Touch, Mallinkrodt Medical) used in our operating theatres could be a source of microbial pathogens. Agar plates were placed directly in the air stream of the warmers. Four of these grew potentially pat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Avidan MS,Jones N,Ing R,Khoosal M,Lundgren C,Morrell DF

更新日期：1997-11-01 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 53-year-old man with hypopharyngeal stenosis following curative chemoradiotherapy for a tongue base tumour presented three years later for an attempt at pharyngeal dilatation. The first attempt 6 months previously was abandoned when awake fibreoptic intubation failed due to partial airway obstruction and desaturatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Paton L,Gupta S,Blacoe D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate postoperative nutrition in women who have undergone Caesarean section, we conducted a national survey. Questionnaires were sent to 100 randomly selected obstetric units in the UK, and were completed and returned by senior midwives. We found that that only 21.5% of units had a departmental policy c...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Worthington LM,Mulcahy AJ,White S,Flynn PJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harold King was an analytical chemist of distinction, who worked with Sir Henry Dale and his colleagues in the Medical Research Institute, later the Medical Research Council. He helped to quash the theory that the anaesthetic action of ether was attributable to its impurities. Interest in alkaloids led to the elucidat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gray TC

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic oxytocin administration at the third stage of labour reduces blood loss and the need for additional uterotonic drugs. Obesity is known to be associated with an increased risk of uterine atony and postpartum haemorrhage. It is unknown whether women with obesity require higher doses of oxytocin in order to ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Peska E,Balki M,Maxwell C,Ye XY,Downey K,Carvalho JCA

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:When volatile anaesthetics are used in a closed breathing system it is usually assumed that inflow of anaesthetic to the system matches uptake by the patient. Early laboratory reports on the interactions between sevoflurane and soda lime cast doubt on that assumption. We have measured the loss of sevoflurane, desflura...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Vagts DA,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective audit of blood glucose control after introducing a new protocol for insulin infusion. The audit showed a sustained reduction in the median blood glucose, which decreased from 7.0 to 6.8 mmol x l(-1), primarily because of a reduction in the proportion of values above 6 mmol x l(-1). When we...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bone EG,Young D,Chantler J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-four fit, unpremedicated patients who presented for routine surgery and received a standard anaesthetic technique were allocated randomly to three equal groups. Group 1 received tubocurarine 0.05 mg/kg before induction of anaesthesia. Group 2 received soluble aspirin 600 mg orally one hour before surgery, while...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McLoughlin C,Nesbitt GA,Howe JP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine and midazolam were used for induction of anaesthesia and by continuous intravenous infusion for maintenance to assess their suitability for use in a total intravenous anaesthetic technique in the management of battle casualties. Muscular relaxation was provided by vecuronium and the patients' lungs ventilated...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Restall J,Tully AM,Ward PJ,Kidd AG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal bolus dose of remifentanil required for the successful insertion of the laryngeal mask airway during propofol induction in children without a neuromuscular blocking agent. Twenty-six paediatric patients, aged 3-10 years, requiring anaesthesia for short ambulatory ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kwak HJ,Kim JY,Kim YB,Chae YJ,Kim JY

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomised, controlled clinical study was performed to compare the incidence and severity of postoperative peripheral venous thrombophlebitis associated with a single intravenous cannula used for both intra-operative and postoperative purposes, and two cannulae, one used intra-operatively and the other ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Panadero A,Iohom G,Taj J,Mackay N,Shorten G

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:The measurement of extravascular lung water is a relatively new technology which has not yet been well validated as a clinically useful tool. We studied its utility in patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy as they frequently suffer reperfusion lung injury and associated oedematous lungs. Such patients are there...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Butchart AG,Zochios V,Villar SS,Jones NL,Curry S,Agrawal B,Jenkins DP,Klein AA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical indicators and complications occurring in the recovery room or post anaesthetic care unit were recorded for patients who had an anaesthetic procedure during 1995, 1996 and 1997 (n = 13 266). Clinical indicators measured were those developed by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards in conjunction with...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Peskett MJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:In this study, we measured the performance of medical students and anaesthetists using a new tracker needle during simulated sciatic nerve block on soft embalmed cadavers. The tracker needle incorporates a piezo element near its tip that generates an electrical signal in response to insonation. A circle, superimposed ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McKendrick M,Sadler A,Taylor A,Seeley J,Filipescu T,Mustafa A,McKendrick G,Halcrow J,Raju P,McLeod GA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-seven per cent of surgical patients receiving undiluted diazepam experienced pain on injection while 6-16%, depending on the dose, manifested evidence of clinical thrombophlebitis. This was improved when diazepam, 10 mg, was diluted to 20-40 ml with intravenous solution. In contrast, lorazepam appeared to have ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Graham CW,Pagano RR,Conner JT

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the predictability of inspired desflurane concentration during low-flow anaesthesia using a to-and-fro breathing system. Twenty-two adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation of the lungs during surgery took part in the study. Using a fresh gas flow of 1 l.min-1, the ratio of inspired desflurane ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gowrie-Mohan S,Muralitharan V,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate was designed originally for rapid targeted replacement of the coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X. Dosing strategies for the approved indication of vitamin K antagonist-related bleeding vary greatly. They include INR and bodyweight-related protocols as well as fixed...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Erdoes G,Koster A,Ortmann E,Meesters MI,Bolliger D,Baryshnikova E,Martinez Lopez De Arroyabe B,Ahmed A,Lance MD,Ranucci M,von Heymann C,Agarwal S,Ravn HB

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety before induction of anaesthesia was studied in 100 patients who were allocated randomly to one of two groups. Patients in one group were anaesthetised in an anaesthetic room and those in the other group were anaesthetised inside the operating theatre. Both subjective and objective induces of anxiety were used ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Soni JC,Thomas DA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being a standard procedure during induction of anaesthesia, facemask ventilation can be a major challenge especially for inexperienced anaesthetists. We manufactured a Jaw-Thrust-Device designed to keep the patient's jaws in an optimised position, and thus to maintain the airway in a permanently patent state. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： von Goedecke A,Mitterschiffthaler L,Paal P,Mitterlechner T,Wenzel V,Herff H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted on 100 consecutive patients who underwent spinal anaesthesia in our urology operating theatres. Details of the spinal technique were recorded in the operating theatre. In 25% of patients, more than one attempt at subarachnoid puncture was required and 16% of this group went on to require general...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Harrison DA,Langham BT

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00