Isolated human blood platelets discriminate between anaesthetic and non-anaesthetic gases at high pressures.

abstract：:We have measured in a double-blind study the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) in 40 consecutive patients (pretreated with fentanyl or alfentanil) who received suxamethonium and tracheal intubation. Although IOP increased significantly following administration of suxamethonium, mean IOP in both groups remained sig...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sweeney J,Underhill S,Dowd T,Mostafa SM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple methods are described for computing the variables derived from the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram, where the in vitro buffer line is either established by direct measurement or calculated from measurements of pH, Pco2 and haemoglobin. Calculations are performed using the equation of the pH-log Pco2 buffer line, the...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Blackburn JP,Preston TD,Strickland DA

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new design of tracheal tube cuff was compared with two types of high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) cuffed tracheal tube for leakage of fluid from the subglottic space into the trachea. Spontaneous and positive-pressure ventilation were simulated using a mechanical lung, an intubated model trachea and a ventilator. Exc...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Young PJ,Ridley SA,Downward G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of diluting propofol in 5% dextrose on the incidence of i.v. injection pain was studied in 100 adult patients. Severe injection pain occurred in 32% (16 patients) who received undiluted propofol, compared with 10% (five patients) who received dilute propofol. We concluded that the dilution of propofol signi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Stokes DN,Robson N,Hutton P

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Alaris AEP monitor(TM) (Alaris, UK, version 1.4) is the first commercially available auditory evoked potential (AEP) monitor designed to estimate the depth of anaesthesia. It generates an "Alaris AEP index" (AAI), which is a dimensionless number scaled from 100 (awake) to 0. This study was designed to co...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kreuer S,Bruhn J,Larsen R,Hoepstein M,Wilhelm W

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the perioperative management of a 31-yr-old primipara with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, who required urgent Caesarean delivery at 33 weeks' gestation. Peripartum haemorrhage was inevitable and was pre-empted by transfusion of multiple blood products, the effects of which were monitored by Thrombelastograph....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Monte S,Lyons G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-dose glucocorticoid may reduce postsurgical pain and improve recovery. We hypothesized that 125 mg methylprednisolone (MP) would reduce time to meet functional discharge criteria after total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS:Forty-eight patients undergoing unilateral THA under spinal anaesthesia were con...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lunn TH,Andersen LØ,Kristensen BB,Husted H,Gaarn-Larsen L,Bandholm T,Ladelund S,Kehlet H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bupivacaine (0.5%) 20 ml was administered extradurally to six healthy volunteers. It was found that simultaneous application of 10 needles to the skin could evoke pain when analgesia was obtained to one needle stimulation. In addition, a laser beam was used as a quantitative technique to activate simultaneously many c...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Adrendt-Nielsen L,Oberg B,Bjerring P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the elimination rate of nitrous oxide in 36 patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. They were allocated randomly to one of six groups which differed in time of nitrous oxide exposure and mode of ventilation. In order to simulate recovery conditions, nitrous oxide administration was discontinued after 30, 6...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Einarsson S,Stenqvist O,Bengtsson A,Houltz E,Bengtson JP

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effect of P6 acupuncture on postoperative vomiting in 45 children undergoing tonsillectomy. After induction of anaesthesia and before the start of surgery, 50% of the patients received P6 acupuncture (in the middle of the ventral surface of the wrist) for 5 min. There was no difference in the incid...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yentis SM,Bissonnette B

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceromotor responses and vasopressin release before and after colonic visceral distension were compared between male (n=5 (n=4 for vasopressin)) and female rats and between females during the oestrous cycle (proestrus n=6, oestrus n=5, metestrus n=5, diestrus n=6) at a controlled depth of anaesthesia. Pre-stimulatio...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Holdcroft A,Sapsed-Byrne S,Ma D,Hammal D,Forsling ML

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Double-lumen tubes (DLTs) are frequently used to establish one-lung ventilation (OLV). Their correct placement is crucial. We hypothesized that electrical impedance tomography (EIT) reliably displays distribution of ventilation between left and right lung and may thus be used to verify correct DLT placement ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Steinmann D,Stahl CA,Minner J,Schumann S,Loop T,Kirschbaum A,Priebe HJ,Guttmann J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence for an association between hypertensive disease, elevated admission arterial pressure, and perioperative cardiac outcome is reviewed. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 observational studies demonstrated an odds ratio for the association between hypertensive disease and perioperative cardiac outc...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Howell SJ,Sear JW,Foëx P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind crossover volunteer trial has been carried out to determine if oral doxapram reduces the respiratory depression caused by morphine 0.12 mg kg-1 i.m. Doxapram was given to the subjects 90 min before the morphine and significantly reduced the displacement of the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide caus...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Randall NP,Pleuvry BJ,Fazackerley EJ,Modla CY,Prescott LF,Healy TE

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 15-item Quality of Recovery (QoR-15) scale is a validated patient-reported outcome questionnaire that measures the quality of postoperative recovery. This study aimed to validate a translated Korean version of QoR-15 (QoR-15K) in a broad range of surgical patients. METHODS:After Korean translation of th...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Yoon S,Joo H,Oh YM,Lee J,Bahk JH,Lee HJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological deterioration from intraspinal haematoma following insertion of a spinal needle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 28-yr-old female, who presented with complete paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia for delivery of her third child. Space-occupying iatrogenic spinal haemorrhage from a ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Jaeger M,Rickels E,Schmidt A,Samii M,Blömer U

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cats with chronically implanted brain electrodes, we have compared the effects of propofol on CNS electrical activities with those of thiopentone. Ten cats were allocated to receive either propofol (n = 5) or thiopentone (n = 5). Cats were anaesthetized initially with 4% halothane in oxygen. The trachea was intu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tomoda K,Shingu K,Osawa M,Murakawa M,Mori K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circadian rhythms coordinate almost all physiological functions and are implicated in major disease development. Even though circadian rhythms have a major impact on human health, little is known about how they affect general anaesthesia. The purpose of this study was to understand if the time of day affects...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Szolnoki J,Polaner DM,Eckle T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival following cardiac transplantation approaches 50% and such patients occasionally present for non-cardiac surgery. The application of a simple general anaesthetic technique is described in a patient undergoing minor surgery, and the problems involved in managing heart transplant recipients are discuss...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bricker SR,Sugden JC

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a controlled, randomized study, we evaluated duration of neuromuscular block in 80 patients undergoing routine abdominal surgery. Forty patients were aged 18-50 yr (control group) and 40 patients were more than 65 yr (elderly group). All patients had normal plasma creatinine concentrations. After induction of anaes...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Slavov V,Khalil M,Merle JC,Agostini MM,Ruggier R,Duvaldestin P

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 dogs, one carotid sinus was isolated from the systemic circulation without disturbing its sympathetic innervation. The isolated sinus was connected to a servo-controlled pressure generator which kept mean intrasinus pressure, pulse pressure, and frequency of pulsation constant. The carotid sinus baroreceptor ner...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Behnia R,Koushanpour E,Shanks CA,McCarthy WJ

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraneural injection of local anaesthetic agents carries a risk of neurological complications. Early detection of intraneural needle-tip position is very important in the initial phase of injection. Ultrasound (US) characteristics for real-time detection of intraneural injections have been described, but on...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Moayeri N,Krediet AC,Welleweerd JC,Bleys RL,Groen GJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the i.v. administration of methylene blue dye on haemoglobin oxygen saturation, measured by a pulse oximeter was investigated. The absorption spectra of various concentrations of haemoglobin, oxyhaemoglobin and methylene blue were compared. The amount of 660-nm light absorbed by methylene blue was suffic...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gorman ES,Shnider MR

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic variables reliably predict fluid responsiveness (FR) in adults, but no data are available regarding their performance in infants. The aim of this prospective study was to assess whether pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV), in contrast to central venous pressure (CVP) and ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Renner J,Broch O,Duetschke P,Scheewe J,Höcker J,Moseby M,Jung O,Bein B

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modification of an i.v. regional anaesthesia (IVRA) technique is described in which the arm is re-exsanguinated before surgery (re-IVRA). IVRA and re-IVRA were compared for quality of operative field, sensory and motor block, quality of analgesia and blood concentrations of prilocaine, lignocaine and mepivacaine in ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Rawal N,Hallén J,Amilon A,Hellstrand P

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is growing evidence that beta-blockade may reduce mortality in selected patients with sepsis. However, it is unclear if a pre-existing, chronic oral beta-blocker therapy should be continued or discontinued during the acute phase of severe sepsis and septic shock. Methods:The present secondary analysis...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Fuchs C,Wauschkuhn S,Scheer C,Vollmer M,Meissner K,Kuhn SO,Hahnenkamp K,Morelli A,Gründling M,Rehberg S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an airway management training model, we have assessed anaesthesia personnel in their use of correct cricoid force and ability to retain this skill after a short training programme. A perspex device, working on a hydraulic principle, was used to measure cricoid pressure when applied to the model. After initial as...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ashurst N,Rout CC,Rocke DA,Gouws E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared bupivacaine 5 mg ml-1, either isobaric in saline 0.9% or hyperbaric in 8% glucose, for spinal anaesthesia in 100 children, aged 2-115 months, in a double-blind, randomized, parallel group, prospective study. Children were premedicated with diazepam 0.5 mg kg-1 orally. Seventy-two children were sedated...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kokki H,Tuovinen K,Hendolin H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) is a new laryngeal mask device with a modified cuff and a drainage tube. METHODS:We assessed the PLMA in 300 anaesthetized adults either paralysed or breathing spontaneously. We assessed insertion characteristics, airway seal pressures, haemodynamic response to inser...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Evans NR,Gardner SV,James MF,King JA,Roux P,Bennett P,Nattrass R,Llewellyn R,Visu D

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the anaesthetic and analgesic efficacy of levobupivacaine with that of racemic bupivacaine in 66 male patients undergoing ambulatory primary inguinal herniorrhaphy. Patients were allocated randomly in a double-blind manner to local infiltration anaesthesia (0.25% w/v 50 ml) with either racemic bupivac...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bay-Nielsen M,Klarskov B,Bech K,Andersen J,Kehlet H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00