Determination of 'recruited volume' following a PEEP step is not a measure of lung recruitability.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has shown that menstrual cycle phase may affect pain sensitivity. There is a lack of studies evaluating this effect on post-operative pain and analgesic needs. METHODS:In this prospective cohort study, we determined the effect of menstrual cycle phase on pain perception and analgesic requirements f...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ahmed A,Khan F,Ali M,Haqnawaz F,Hussain A,Azam SI

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional anaesthesia has many advantages over general anaesthesia in hip surgery. When the effects of total hip replacement under spinal or general anaesthesia were compared in 22 patients, the only difference between the groups occurred in PHA-induced lymphocyte proliferative responses. In contrast, no differences be...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Salo M,Nissilä M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with postoperative pulmonary complications. The influence of the anaesthetic technique was evaluated (i.e. general contra regional anaesthesia and long contra intermediately acting muscle relaxants (pancuronium and atracurium)) taking into account the patie...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Pedersen T,Viby-Mogensen J,Ringsted C

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognostic factors determining the outcome from intensive care were studied in 952 patients admitted to 25 Finnish ICUs after gastroenterologic emergency. Logistic regression analysis was used to create predictive models based on the APACHE II-system. The models were constructed by using data from a random two-thirds ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Niskanen M,Kari A,Nikki P,Iisalo E,Kaukinen L,Rauhala V,Saarela E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary excretion of catecholamines was determined separately during the first stage of labour and during the period from the beginning of the second stage until 1/2 h after delivery in 16 healthy mothers, whose labours were induced at term. Seven mothers were given segmental epidural analgesia, at the height of TH10-...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Jouppila R,Hollmén A,Jouppila P,Kärki N

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is not well documented. The aim of our study was to investigate the potential health benefits of HEMS, and their relation to cost of the service in a rural area in Finland. We also evaluated whether the patient benefit is due to early Advanced Li...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kurola J,Wangel M,Uusaro A,Ruokonen E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with healthy hearts and lungs, and with a mean age of 68 years, who were scheduled for lower abdominal surgery during isoflurane anaesthesia with muscular paralysis, were investigated with arterial blood gases, spirometry, pulmonary x-ray and computed tomography (CT) of the chest before and during an...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Lindberg P,Gunnarsson L,Tokics L,Secher E,Lundquist H,Brismar B,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Propofol has been used to facilitate tracheal intubation within a short time of sevoflurane induction without a muscle relaxant in children. We compared as the primary outcome the incidence of excellent intubating conditions after 8% sevoflurane and propofol 1 or 2 mg/kg. METHODS:One hundred and four patien...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Siddik-Sayyid SM,Taha SK,Aouad MT,Abdallah FW,Al Alami AA,Kanazi GE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has an impact on survival. The quality may be impaired if the patient needs to be transported to the hospital with ongoing CPR. The aim of this study was to analyse whether the quality of CPR can be improved during transportation by using real-time audiovisu...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Hellevuo H,Sainio M,Huhtala H,Olkkola KT,Tenhunen J,Hoppu S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound (US) may have an emerging role as an adjunct in verification of endotracheal intubation. Obtaining optimal US images in obese patients is generally regarded more difficult than for other patients. This study compared the time consumption of bilateral lung US with auscultation and capnography for v...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Pfeiffer P,Bache S,Isbye DL,Rudolph SS,Rovsing L,Børglum J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to develop and gather validity evidence for a standardised test of competence in Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) and to define the appropriate cut-off point in simulation-based learning of the FAST protocol. METHODS:A 20-item simulation-based test for assessing co...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Russell L,Østergaard ML,Nielsen MB,Konge L,Nielsen KR

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combining ropivacaine with sufentanil for intrathecal (i.t.) analgesia in labor is well recognized, but information on dosing is limited. This study aimed to determine the ED 50 of i.t. ropivacaine and to assess the effect of adding defined low doses of sufentanil. METHODS:This was a two-phase, double-blind...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ortner CM,Posch M,Roessler B,Faybik P,Rützler K,Grabovica J,Kimberger O,Gustorff B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of opioids in non-cancer-related pain following skeletal trauma is controversial due to the presumed risk of dose escalation and dependence. We therefore examined the pattern of opioid prescriptions, that is, those actually dispensed, in patients with femoral shaft fractures. METHODS:We analysed dat...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Al Dabbagh Z,Jansson KÅ,Stiller CO,Montgomery S,Weiss RJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The relevance of tissue oxygenation in the pathogenesis of organ dysfunction during sepsis is controversial. We compared oxygen transport, lactate metabolism, and mitochondrial function in pigs with septic shock, cardiogenic shock, or hypoxic hypoxia. METHODS:Thirty-two anaesthetized, ventilated pigs were...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Regueira T,Djafarzadeh S,Brandt S,Gorrasi J,Borotto E,Porta F,Takala J,Bracht H,Shaw S,Lepper PM,Jakob SM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aid of radioactive microspheres (labeled with 169Yb, 85Sr and 141Ce, respectively), the effect of halothane anesthesia on circulation was studied for 30 min and (group A) for 120 min of halothane anesthesia in thiopental-sedated dogs. Measurements were also carried out on recovery from halothane anesthesia. B...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ahlgren I,Aronsen KF,Björkman I,Wetterlin S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothermia, commonly used for organ protection during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), has been associated with changes in plasma volume, hemoconcentration and microvascular fluid shifts. Fluid pathophysiology secondary to hypothermia and the mechanisms behind these changes are still largely unknown. In a rece...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Heltne JK,Koller ME,Lund T,Farstad M,Rynning SE,Bert JL,Husby P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new anesthetic inhalation agent, enflurane, is supposed to allow rapid induction and recovery. Experinece with this agent in obstetrics is limited. Enflurane was therefore studied in 14 pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section. Its effects upon the respiratory adaptation of the newborn infants were foll...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Magno R,Karlsson K,Selstam U,Wickström I

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dispatching centres were fused into one of the 112 entity, which caused concerns regarding whether the medical calls could be processed effectively also in the new centre. We evaluated the effects of the reform on key performance criteria in medical calls. METHODS:This observational study in the Helsinki Di...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Määttä T,Kuisma M,Väyrynen T,Nousila-Wiik M,Porthan K,Boyd J,Kuosmanen J,Räsänen P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is essential to diagnose ischaemic stroke as soon as possible after symptom onset, so that thrombolytic treatment can be initiated as quickly as possible. This might be greatly facilitated if cerebral CT could be carried out in a pre-hospital setting. The aim of this study was to evaluate if a...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Hov MR,Nome T,Zakariassen E,Russell D,Røislien J,Lossius HM,Lund CG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A low dose solution of adrenaline 2 microg x ml(-1), fentanyl 2 microg x ml(-1) and bupivacaine 1 mg x ml(-1) has been reported to give superior pain control when used for epidural analgesia after major surgery. The present paper describes the compounding and chemical stability of this triple-component solut...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Kjønniksen I,Brustugun J,Niemi G,Breivik H,Anderssen E,Klem W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study describes the design of a hypnosis closed-loop control system with propofol. The controller used a proportional-integral (PI) algorithm with the bispectral index (BIS) as the feedback signal. Our hypothesis was that a PI closed-loop control could be applied in clinical practice safely keeping the ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Reboso JA,Méndez JA,Reboso HJ,León AM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) has been claimed to be beneficial in septic shock. We investigated the overall and regional effects of a NOS-inhibitor on perfusion and metabolism during severe endotoxic shock. METHODS:Nineteen anaesthetised pigs were catheterised and ultrasonic flow-probes were pl...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Dahm PL,Thörne J,Myhre E,Grins E,Mårtensson L,Blomquist S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A controversy exists over the effectiveness and clinical value of intraperitoneal local anaesthetics for treating pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The use of intraperitoneal lidocaine was evaluated in this study. METHODS:At the end of surgery, 200 ml saline containing 200 mg lidocaine, or the same v...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Elhakim M,Elkott M,Ali NM,Tahoun HM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of addition of 1 ml of lignocaine (10 mg) or isotonic saline to 19 ml of the emulsified preparation of propofol (Diprivan) were studied in a randomised, double-blind trial in 80 patients. The incidence and severity of pain on injection of propofol were significantly reduced by the addition of lignocaine (P...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Helbo-Hansen S,Westergaard V,Krogh BL,Svendsen HP

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of clonidine or lignocaine in reducing the cardiostimulatory effects of ketamine was studied. A double-blind, randomized design was used in three groups of 20 patients each, of ASA grade 1 or 2 presenting for minor elective surgery. The clonidine group received 0.3 mg clonidine orally with the premed...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Munro HM,Sleigh JW,Paxton LD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the vasopressor hormone response following mesenteric traction (MT) with hypotension due to prostacyclin (PGI2) release in patients undergoing abdominal surgery with a combined general and epidural anesthesia. METHODS:In a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study we administered 400...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Brinkmann A,Seeling W,Wolf CF,Kneitinger E,Schönberger C,Vogt N,Orend KH,Büchler M,Radermacher P,Georgieff M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairments are common after critical illness. Aetiology and effects of cognitive impairments in this setting are not fully revealed. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of critical illness and intensive care unit (ICU) treatment on cerebral function. METHODS:Adult ICU patients wit...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Torgersen J,Hole JF,Kvåle R,Wentzel-Larsen T,Flaatten H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma fluoride and bromide concentrations were studied in operating theatre personnel. When enflurane was used, the increase in plasma fluoride concentration could not be distinguished from normal individual variations, but the plasma bromide concentration increased significantly when halothane was used. Seven pa...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Carlsson P,Ekstrand J,Hallén B

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously proposed an equation derived from Fick's law and Lin's concept of effective blood concentration (EBC) to calculate the mixed venous blood concentration (MVBC) of isoflurane. Desflurane has a lower blood/air partition coefficient than isoflurane and, as such, promotes a faster induction and...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wu CC,Ho WM,Hung WT,Yang NC,Hwang KL,Wong KC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidural opioids are frequently combined with local anaesthetics for an additive antinociceptive effect. We investigated the efficacy of epidural fentanyl to 1.25 or 1.5 mg/ml ropivacaine for post-operative epidural analgesia in children. METHODS:One hundred and eight children undergoing hypospadias repair ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Cho JE,Kim JY,Hong JY,Kil HK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00