Prospective observational study of the non-invasive assessment of immediate postoperative pain using the analgesia/nociception index (ANI).

abstract：:One hundred and six former or current flexible trainees in anaesthesia responded to a questionnaire evaluating their part-time training (a response rate of 71%). They were compared with a group of 32 flexible trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology. Anaesthetists were more satisfied than obstetricians and gynaecologist...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Scriven PM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of five new oxygen and nitrous oxide flowmeter units was investigated using the bubble meter method. The results were compared with those previously found in flowmeters withdrawn from clinical use. New oxygen flowmeters demonstrated less inaccuracies than old flowmeters. No differences were found between ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Waaben J,Brinkløv MM,Stokke DB

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction dose requirements of propofol were compared in three age groups in 300 unpremedicated healthy Chinese children: group A, younger than 2 yr (n = 48); group B, 2-5 yr (n = 117); group C, 6-12 yr (n = 135). Patients in each group were allocated randomly to receive one of eight doses of propofol (1.2, 1.4, 1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Aun CS,Short SM,Leung DH,Oh TE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided internal jugular venous access increases the rate of successful cannulation and reduces the incidence of complications, compared with the landmark technique. Three transducer orientation approaches have been proposed for this procedure: short-axis (SAX), long-axis (LAX) and oblique-axis (OA...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Batllori M,Urra M,Uriarte E,Romero C,Pueyo J,López-Olaondo L,Cambra K,Ibáñez B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 6 months after renal transplant serum cholinesterase concentrations were measured in 10 patients. The value decreased in the first 15 days after operation, but was normal thereafter. Liver function tests were normal throughout the study; the cholinesterase changes were independent of immunosuppressive therapy. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ryan DW

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic carcinoid tumours often undergo surgical procedures to reduce the tumour burden and associated debilitating symptoms. These procedures and anaesthesia can precipitate a life-threatening carcinoid crisis. To assess perioperative outcomes, we studied retrospectively the medical records of adult ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kinney MA,Warner ME,Nagorney DM,Rubin J,Schroeder DR,Maxson PM,Warner MA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with a history of clomipramine-induced serotonin syndrome 5 yr prior who developed serotonin syndrome after a single dose of meperidine. This report heightens appreciation of population at risk and also recognition of potential toxicity in meperidine. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Guo SL,Wu TJ,Liu CC,Ng CC,Chien CC,Sun HL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventilatory effects of single i.v. doses of morphine 0.1 mg kg-1, pethidine 0.67 mg kg-1 and methadone 0.1 mg kg-1 were compared after ophthalmic surgery in an open, randomized study in 30 children aged 3-8 yr. Ventilatory changes after each drug had distinctive profiles, with appreciable individual variation. Acu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hamunen K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred patients presenting for surgical treatment of fractured neck of femur were allocated to receive either spinal (SAB) or general (GA) anaesthesia. Before operation, the mean PaO2 was 9.04 kPa. There was a significant decrease in PaO2 of 0.68 kPa in GA group at 1 h after operation, while blood-gas values were...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McKenzie PJ,Wishart HY,Dewar KM,Gray I,Smith G

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Midazolam is often used for paediatric premedication. We have compared two methods of administering midazolam intranasally in 44 surgical day-case children allocated randomly to receive midazolam 0.2 mg kg-1 as drops or midazolam 0.1 mg kg-1 from an intranasal spray device. Behaviour was recorded on a four-point scale...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Griffith N,Howell S,Mason DG

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1849 John Snow, already the leading anaesthetic practitioner and innovator of his day, made a historic contribution to the epidemiology of infectious disease by his famous study of the distribution of cholera around the area of Broad Street in London. We report on our experience as anaesthetists in a field hospital...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ginosar Y,Shapira SC

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fentanyl or alfentanil, in doses approximating to those used in clinical practice, was added to the priming fluid of an extracorporeal circuit before the institution of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The concentrations of both drugs in the priming fluid were measured over a 20-min period. The concentration of fentanyl ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Skacel M,Knott C,Reynolds F,Aps C

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodynamic changes (supraventricular tachycardia, decreases in arterial pressure) were observed during laryngoscopy and intubation of the trachea in a patient receiving nifedipine and verapamil. Before the induced stresses of laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, these drugs had controlled the patient's arterial pre...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gorven AM,Cooper GM,Prys-Roberts C

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular risk prediction using clinical risk factors is integral to both the European and the American algorithms for preoperative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery. We have reviewed these risk factors and their ability to guide clinical decision making. We examine thei...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Biccard BM,Rodseth RN

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We measured the effect of two weight adjusted i.v. doses (0.2 mg per 70 kg and 0.4 mg per 70 kg) of the potent opioid buprenorphine on analgesia and respiratory depression in healthy volunteers. The aim of the study was to compare buprenorphine's behaviour with respect to the occurrence of ceiling (or appare...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dahan A,Yassen A,Romberg R,Sarton E,Teppema L,Olofsen E,Danhof M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some patients have features that indicate possible difficulty with direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation. Prediction of the likely outcome and selection of patients for an enhanced management algorithm would reduce the possible harm from failed intubation attempts. METHODS:Adult elective patients were...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Cook F,Lobo D,Martin M,Imbert N,Grati H,Daami N,Cherait C,Saïdi NE,Abbay K,Jaubert J,Younsi K,Bensaid S,Ait-Mamar B,Slavov V,Mounier R,Goater P,Bloc S,Catineau J,Abdelhafidh K,Haouache H,Dhonneur G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the failure rates and the frequency of anaesthesia-related complications of two different methods of regional anaesthesia used for carotid endarterectomy--cervical epidural (CE) anaesthesia and cervical plexus block (CPB). METHODS:The study included 1828 ca...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hakl M,Michalek P,Sevcík P,Pavlíková J,Stern M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory mass spectrometry and on-line computation were used to estimate lung volume in normal subjects by a rebreathing technique, using oxygen, nitrogen and argon as indicators. The computation had previously been tested in a numerical model. In real normal lungs, it performed well enough for practical purposes, ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Black AM,Scott IL,Hahn CE,Maynard P,Baker AB

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that the solvent for etomidate was a factor in the incidence of pain and other side effects after injection, and that these were associated with histamine release. Nine of 10 volunteers who received etomidate in a propylene glycol formulation reported moderate to severe pain on injection; only...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Doenicke AW,Roizen MF,Hoernecke R,Lorenz W,Ostwald P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some anaesthetic agents exhibit an age-dependent analgesic effect, for example nitrous oxide, which is ineffective in newborn rats. We investigated whether a similar time dependency existed for the responses to the volatile anaesthetic isoflurane. METHODS:The analgesic and hypnotic properties of isoflurane ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sanders RD,Patel N,Hossain M,Ma D,Maze M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The therapeutic potential of cardiac μ-opioid receptors in ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury during opioid-modulating diseases, such as heart failure, is unknown. We aimed to explore the changes of cardiac μ-opioid receptor expression during heart failure, and its role in opioid-induced cardioprotection. M...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： He SF,Jin SY,Yang W,Pan YL,Huang J,Zhang SJ,Zhang L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study to assess the efficacy of ondansetron, droperidol, or both, in preventing postoperative emesis. We studied 242 patients undergoing biliary or gynaecological surgery under general anaesthesia. Shortly before induction of anaesthesia, patients rece...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bugedo G,Gonzalez J,Asenjo C,De la Cuadra JC,Gajardo A,Castillo L,Muñoz H,Dagnino J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of halothane on the pulmonary vasoconstrictor response to unilateral alveolar hypoxia was studied in two groups of dogs. In the first group the redistribution of blood flow between the two lungs was studied with a radioactive isotope method, which provided intermittent measurements, whilst in the second gro...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sykes MK,Gibbs JM,Loh L,Marin JB,Obdrzalek J,Arnot RN

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effect of analgesia on maternal temperature (oral and tympanic membrane) progression in 53 women during normal spontaneous labour. Three groups were studied: two received extradural analgesia with a continuous infusion of 0.25% bupivacaine with or without the addition of fentanyl; the third group r...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Camann WR,Hortvet LA,Hughes N,Bader AM,Datta S

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion thrombophlebitis is a common complication of i.v. infusions. Many factors appear to be involved in its aetiology, of which the duration of infusion, the drugs infused and the solution(s) infused are the most important. Effective prophylaxis should be based on an understanding of the possible pathophysiology. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lewis GB,Hecker JF

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clevidipine is a new vascular-selective, calcium channel antagonist of the dihydropyridine type with an ester side chain susceptible to esterase metabolism. In healthy volunteers, it has high clearance (0.069 litres min-1 kg-1) with a small volume of distribution at steady state (0.19 litres kg-1). The half-lives of t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Vuylsteke A,Milner Q,Ericsson H,Mur D,Dunning J,Jolin-Mellgård A,Nordlander M,Latimer R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed the role of the cell-cell adhesion molecule, E-cadherin, in the pathogenesis of multiorgan failure in 24 intensive care patients with sepsis and varying degrees of organ dysfunction, compared with 21 healthy subjects. Plasma soluble E-cadherin (sE-cadherin) was measured by enzyme immunoassay. The medi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Pittard AJ,Banks RE,Galley HF,Webster NR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used mivacurium in four myasthenic patients presenting for thymectomy. Supramaximal single twitch stimulation was applied to the ulnar nerve at the wrist and the force of contraction of the adductor pollicis was measured. After an initial bolus dose of 30 micrograms kg-1 (approximately one-fifth of the normal ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Paterson IG,Hood JR,Russell SH,Weston MD,Hirsch NP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the physiology of deliberate hypotension has been unravelled, and as each new pharmacological agent has become available which either depresses or blocks peripheral vascular tone, depresses myocardial performance, or interferes with the conducting tissues within the myocardium, its possible incorporation into the a...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Leigh JM

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous amino acid infusion during general anaesthesia prevents decreases in core temperature resulting from increased energy expenditure and heat accumulation. METHODS:We investigated whether such stimulation also occurs during spinal anaesthesia, which blocks sympathetic nervous activity. We examined ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kasai T,Nakajima Y,Matsukawa T,Ueno H,Sunaguchi M,Mizobe T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00