Improvement of teamwork and safety climate following implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist at a university hospital in Japan.

abstract：PURPOSE:Sevoflurane increases reactive oxygen species (ROS), which mediate cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Emerging evidence suggests that autophagy is involved in cardioprotection. We examined whether reactive oxygen species mediate sevoflurane preconditioning through autophagy. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Shiomi M,Miyamae M,Takemura G,Kaneda K,Inamura Y,Onishi A,Koshinuma S,Momota Y,Minami T,Figueredo VM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the continuous infusion rates of rocuronium necessary to obtain the surgical muscle relaxation before, during, and after the Pringle maneuver on patients who underwent hepatectomy. METHODS:Fifteen patients were induced by total intravenous anesthesia with propofol. After obtaining the cali...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kajiura A,Nagata O,Sanui M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, ultrasound-guided caudal anesthesia has been performed for postoperative pain management after lumbar spine surgery. Although it is well known that intravascular injection often occurs in the caudal part of the spine, and that this cannot be detected at the time of injection under ultrasound screening, the r...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukazawa K,Matsuki Y,Ueno H,Hosokawa T,Hirose M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare tracheal intubation with the Pentax Airway Scope (AWS) and the Macintosh laryngoscope (McL) during chest compression, 25 anesthesiologists (including 12 specialists having >5 years of experience and 13 trainees having <2 years of experience) performed tracheal intubation using either the McL or the AWS, wit...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Komasawa N,Ueki R,Nomura H,Itani M,Kaminoh Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The efficacy of infraorbital nerve block in reducing isoflurane consumption and postoperative pain was evaluated in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal maxillary sinus surgery (ESS) under general anesthesia. METHODS:Fifty patients were randomly allocated to either the block group (n =15) or the nonblock g...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Higashizawa T,Koga Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is a compression neuropathy that results from entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve or its branches. TTS may be treated either by conservative measures, including physical therapy, medications, and steroid injections, or by surgical decompression. Despite a variety of treatments, a few ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Chon JY,Hahn YJ,Sung CH,Jung SH,Moon HS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Facemask ventilation during the induction of general anesthesia in paediatric patients remains a challenge as it may result in hypoxic conditions and gastric insufflation with subsequent regurgitation and aspiration. So far, it is unclear if pressure-controlled or manual facemask ventilation is preferable in ch...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Goebel U,Schumann S,Wirth S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study aimed to determine whether prophylactic transcutaneous pacing is required for patients with complete right bundle-branch block (CRBBB) and axis deviation (AD), so-called bifascicular block, when surgical procedures are performed under general or local anesthesia. The authors reviewed 34 063 an...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Okamoto A,Inoue S,Tanaka Y,Kawaguchi M,Furuya H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of near-fatal asthma requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The patient presented with severe respiratory distress, which was not responsive to conventional pharmacological therapy. The patient also failed to respond to mechanical ventilation and thus was placed on venovenous ECMO for...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Tonan M,Hashimoto S,Kimura A,Matsuyama H,Kinose H,Sawada M,Shime N,Tokuhira N,Kato Y,Sasaki M,Tsuchiya K,Higaki S,Oomae T,Hashimoto S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome, are known to contribute to the development of cognitive dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery. METHODS:Age- and education-balanced patients (n = 6...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hudetz JA,Patterson KM,Amole O,Riley AV,Pagel PS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The excretion of trifluoroacetic acid (TFAA) in bile, saliva and gastric juice of two groups of guinea pigs with bile fistulae was measured by ion-chromatography during inhalation of halothane (0.25% and 1.0%) for two hours and after inhalation of halothane. In another two groups without bile fistulae, excretion of TF...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Mirkov MI,Morio M,Kawahara M,Yuge O,Kinoshita H,Fujii K

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electroencephalograms (EEG) of 55 children under isoflurane anesthesia were studied to elucidate any change in pattern with age. The children ranged from 1 month to 14 years of age were divided into six age groups. The standard minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) was determined in each group. Anesthesia was induc...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kitahara Y,Fukatsu O,Nozaki F

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We conducted a survey to clarify the actual circumstances in which the lungs could not be ventilated and the trachea could not be intubated (CVCI). METHODS:A questionnaire was mailed to all the university hospitals in Japan, asking about CVCI they had experienced during induction of anesthesia in 1998, and bef...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nagaro T,Yorozuya T,Sotani M,Adachi N,Tabo E,Arai T,Dote K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This observational study was designed to evaluate the clinical value of cardiac output (CO) obtained via bioreactance (NICOM™) as compared with values of CO obtained via thermodilution (using pulmonary artery catheter, Vigilance™) and the thoracic bioimpedance (BioZ.com™), in patients undergoing off-pump corona...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Cheung H,Dong Q,Dong R,Yu B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD), which is a rare and lethal congenital pulmonary anomaly found in newborns, begins its onset or causes deterioration of the infant's condition some time after birth. Various congenital anomalies in combination with ACD have been reported, except for subglottic stenosis. Therefore, we...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Shimizu T,Fukuda T,Inomata S,Satsumae T,Tanaka M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated whether presynaptic facilitatory M1 and/or inhibitory M2 muscarinic receptors contributed to pancuronium- and cisatracurium-induced tetanic fade. METHODS:Phrenic nerve-diaphragm muscle preparations of rats were indirectly stimulated with tetanic frequency (75 +/- 3.3 Hz; mean +/- SD). Doses of ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Bornia EC,Bando E,Machinski M Jr,Pereira MW,Alves-Do-Prado W

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute neuroinflammatory response to surgery may play a key pathogenic role in postoperative delirium (POD). Here, we investigated the contribution of acute postoperative pain to neuroinflammation and related delirium-like behaviors after surgery in adult and aged rats. Animals were assigned into four groups: contr...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Koyama T,Kawano T,Iwata H,Aoyama B,Eguchi S,Nishigaki A,Yamanaka D,Tateiwa H,Shigematsu-Locatelli M,Locatelli FM,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with Marfan syndrome underwent aortic root replacement and developed left ventricular (LV) failure. Four years later, he underwent aortic arch and aortic valve replacement. Thereafter, his LV failure progressed, and cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) appeared, which we treated with extracorporeal LV assi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Toyama H,Takei Y,Saito K,Ota T,Kurotaki K,Ejima Y,Matsuura T,Akiyama M,Saiki Y,Yamauchi M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess whether preanesthetic laboratory values can predict in-hospital mortality and morbidity in patients who have undergone burr hole craniostomy due to chronic subdural hematoma. METHODS:From January 2007 to February 2016, the records of 502 consecutive patients who under...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Choi JJ,Kim HS,Lee KC,Hur H,Jo YY

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We hypothesized anterograde amnesia could be predicted by the bispectral index (BIS) during epidural puncture in patients premedicated with intramuscular midazolam. METHODS:We investigated 64 consecutive patients undergoing gynecological laparotomy under general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia. Mi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nakasuji M,Nakamura M,Imanaka N,Tanaka M,Nomura M,Wada M,Kawashima H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intradiscal high-pressure injection of saline and lidocaine (IDHP) is a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure for a lumbar intervertebral disc extrusion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of IDHP in terms of pain relief, reduction of disability, and risk of complications. Thirt...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukui S,Nitta K,Iwashita N,Tomie H,Nosaka S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate postoperative analgesia of morphine, or clonidine, or morphine plus clonidine, added to caudal bupivacaine in children undergoing infra-umbilical urological and genital procedures. METHODS:Eighty patients aged 1-10 years were prospectively enrolled. After the induction of general anesthesi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fernandes ML,Pires KC,Tibúrcio MA,Gomez RS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that body shape metrics influence the anatomy of spinal canal and intraabdominal pressure in three dimensions. We explored the effects of abdominal circumference, trunk length, and their combination on the level of spinal anesthesia in the term parturient in this study. METHODS:Thirty term p...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Lee YH,Wang YC,Wang ML,Lin PL,Huang CH,Huang HH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine triphosphate as well as sodium nitroprusside has been used for hypotensive anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility that two hypotensive drugs may exert different effects on venous capacitance during controlled hypotension. In rats anesthetized with ketamine, mean arterial pressur...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hoka S,Takeshita A,Aishima K,Higashi H,Takahashi S,Yoshitake J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anesthesia requires informed consent because it is an invasive procedure with certain risks. However, the state of informed consent for anesthesia in Japan remains unclear. The purpose of this survey was to examine the state of informed consent for anesthesia in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to all hospitals certifi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Sakaguchi M,Maeda S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypoxia promotes the progression of lung cancer cells. Unfortunately, anesthetic technique might aggravate hypoxia of lung cancer cells. Sevoflurane is a commonly used anesthetic. Its effect on hypoxia-induced aggressiveness of lung cancer cells remains unknown. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Liang H,Yang CX,Zhang B,Wang HB,Liu HZ,Lai XH,Liao MJ,Zhang T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway management in patients of faciomaxillary injury is of great concern to the anesthesiologist. Bag and mask ventilation and orotracheal intubation may be difficult with these patients. Recently, a middle aged, obese female presented in the emergency department after sustaining a blast injury, with laceration of t...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Jain S,Bhadani U

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anesthesiologists daily witness the consequences of tobacco use, the most common preventable cause of death. Smoking-related diseases such as atherosclerosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increase anesthetic risk, and even smokers without overt disease are at increased risk for morbidity such as pulmonary ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Warner DO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate whether the three ryanodine receptor type 1 (RYR1) variants (p.Ser2345Thr, p.Ser2345Arg, and p.Lys3367Arg) which we identified in Japanese malignant hyperthermia (MH) patients with a clinical grading scale rank of 6 were causative for MH. METHODS:We prepared human embryonic kidney ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Noda Y,Yasuda T,Kanzaki R,Miyoshi H,Mukaida K,Kamiya S,Morio A,Hamada H,Kawamoto M,Tsutsumi YM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study was to assess the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine given in a small dose for a 1-h infusion as an adjuvant to local analgesia in ophthalmic operations. The study was double-blind prospective, randomized, and placebo controlled. We studied the effects of a small dose of dexmedetomidine ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Abdalla MI,Al Mansouri F,Bener A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00