Simulation-based airway management training: application and looking forward.

abstract：:We report here a 59-year-old man with a saber-sheath tracheal narrowing who was scheduled to undergo pharyngeal tumor resection under general anesthesia. The tracheal narrowing was not clearly detected by chest radiography during the preoperative examination, but it was visible on axial computed tomography (CT) images...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hakumoto Y,Takasugi Y,Kamamoto H,Shigemori S,Koga Y,Mori K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The incidence of postoperative pharyngolaryngeal complications after laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion can be as high as 50%. Over-inflation of the LMA cuff may be a causal factor. We conducted a single-centre parallel group randomised trial to determine whether maintaining LMA-ProSeal intra-cuff pressures ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Vasanth Karthik R,Ranganathan P,Kulkarni AP,Sharma KS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Assessment of breathing on clinical examination requires visualization of "chest" wall movement. However, in mechanically ventilated paralyzed patients, chest expansion is smaller than that of the abdomen. The aim of this study was to determine chest and upper abdominal movements in mechanically ventilated patients...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Toriyama S,Ikeshita K,Tsujikawa S,Yamashita T,Tani Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle relaxation induced by neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) is necessary for tracheal intubation and immobilization during surgery. Although acetylcholinesterase inhibitors have been successfully used as antagonists for NMBAs, they have their limitations; their effects are transient and ineffective against prof...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Suzuki K,Takazawa T,Saito S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Midazolam premedication administered by the intranasal route is noninvasive with good bioavailability. Atomised intranasal midazolam spray ensures accurate drug dosage and better patient acceptability, with rapid onset of action and virtually complete absorption. METHODS:Sixty pediatric patients scheduled for ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Baldwa NM,Padvi AV,Dave NM,Garasia MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 33-year-old woman with Kabuki syndrome (KS) presenting with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). She was admitted to our hospital with a brain abscess in the lateral ventricle and meningitis. She had been diagnosed with KS. Skin eruptions had appeared on her lower extremities, with arthralgia, cough,...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Oto J,Mano A,Nakataki E,Yamaguchi H,Inui D,Imanaka H,Nishimura M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because the safety of intravenous fentanyl patient-controlled analgesia (iv-PCA) administered during labor remains unclear, we retrospectively examined the labor records from January 2005 to December 2007 in our institution, with a focus on both maternal and neonatal outcomes, as compared to no analgesia. METH...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hosokawa Y,Morisaki H,Nakatsuka I,Hashiguchi S,Miyakoshi K,Tanaka M,Yoshimura Y,Takeda J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A syringe pump is used to inject precise doses of drugs having a strong action; for example, vasoactive drugs. Unexpected and undetected halt of a syringe pump can lead to potentially life-threatening complications. We experienced a sudden halt in the movement of a syringe pump (Terufusion syringe pump; Terumo, Tokyo,...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Tokumine J,Sugahara K,Nitta K,Fuchigami T,Abe M,Gushiken K,Oda M,Okayama H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vecuronium bromide were studied in patients under general anesthesia of enflurane and nitrous oxide in oxygen. Eighteen patients were randomly divided into two groups which received either 0.05 mg.kg(-1) (low dose group) or 0.20 mg.kg(-1) (high dose group) of vecuronium int...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nomura T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although maintaining anesthesia for myasthenia gravis (MG) with minimal muscle relaxants (MR) is common, the success rate of anesthetic management for MG without MR is not clear. We therefore retrospectively examined the success rate of anesthetic management for MG without MR among 66 consecutive cases of thymectomy f...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fujita Y,Moriyama S,Aoki S,Yoshizawa S,Tomita M,Kojima T,Mori Y,Takeuchi N,So MH,Yano M,Sobue K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the mechanism by which inhibition of carbonic anhydrase (CA) increases organ blood flow. METHODS:Regional blood flow (rBF) in white rabbits anesthetized with ketamine/urethane was measured in the kidney, liver, stomach wall, and abdominal muscle by means of laser blood flow probes. Data obtaine...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Taki K,Nagasawa I,Hirahara K,Tomita S,Baba N,Totoki T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Direct hemoperfusion (DHP) with polymixin B-immobilized fiber (PMX) has been reported to be effective for patients with septic shock. The aim of this study was to clarify the mechanism of PMX-DHP effect on septic shock. METHODS:The following parameters were measured in septic shock patients who were treated wi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kohro S,Imaizumi H,Yamakage M,Masuda Y,Namiki A,Asai Y,Maruyama I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sedation in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization (DICC) has been reported to require other drugs or rescue drugs because of its insufficient sedative effect when used alone. We administered DEX and adjusted its dose according to the bispectral index (BIS) monitor™ for DICC in...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kunisawa T,Kurosawa A,Oikawa M,Mizobuchi M,Hayashi D,Iwasaki H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somato-sympathetic reflex discharges (SSRDs) which were induced from the lumbar sympathetic truck elicited by train pulse stimulation of femoral nerves in anesthetized cats were examined during and after intravenous infusion of 1 mg.kg(-1).min(-1) of procaine. The infusion demonstrated that amplitudes were suppressed ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Xue FW,Ogawa S,Nakamura T,Kato J,Suzuki H

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Dexmedetomidine acts as a selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist and an imidazoline receptor agonist, both of which are known to affect insulin secretion. Here, we investigated the effects of clinically relevant concentrations of dexmedetomidine on insulin secretion under in vivo conditions. Furthermore, its ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Takahashi T,Kawano T,Eguchi S,Chi H,Iwata H,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although an α-adrenoceptor has been suggested to be involved in the mechanism of asthma, the effect of α1-agonist on the airway is still unclear. In this study we evaluated the effect of phenylephrine on the airway with a direct visualization method using a superfine fiberoptic bronchoscope (SFB). METHODS:Seve...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hirota K,Sato T,Hashimoto Y,Muraoka M,Ishihara H,Matsuki A

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim to optimize surgical safety, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSCL) in 2008. The SSCL has been piloted in many countries worldwide and shown to improve both safety attitudes within surgical teams and patient outcomes. In the study reported here we investigated ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kawano T,Taniwaki M,Ogata K,Sakamoto M,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postanesthetic shivering can be triggered by surgical stress and several aspects of anesthetic management and is frequently preceded by a decrease in peripheral blood flow due to thermoregulatory vasoconstriction. As perfusion index correlates with peripheral blood flow, we examined whether perioperative per...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kuroki C,Godai K,Hasegawa-Moriyama M,Kuniyoshi T,Matsunaga A,Kanmura Y,Kuwaki T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The general public's perceptions of anesthesia and the risks associated with it may be skewed. The outpatient preoperative appointment with an anesthesiologist allows for patient education regarding different anesthetic options and counseling regarding anxiety related to anesthesia and surgery. This study inves...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Raghavan G,Shyam V,Murdoch JAC

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：PURPOSE:Multimodal analgesia increases the chance of successful discharge and pain control after surgery, and pregabalin is being promoted as an effective analgesic, based on placebo-controlled studies. We investigated whether adding pregabalin improved pain control and reduced opioid requests when it was added to a mu...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Chaparro LE,Clarke H,Valdes PA,Mira M,Duque L,Mitsakakis N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rocuronium (Rb) is ideal for continuous infusion but has a widely variable duration of action. We investigated the distribution of Rb infusion in a steady state of optimal muscle relaxation and the relationship between the measured and predicted blood Rb concentrations in laparoscopic surgery. METHODS:Seven...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kajiura A,Nagata O,Takizawa Y,Nakatomi T,Kodera S,Murayama T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To avoid the risk of R-on-T incident and the unnecessary decrease of cardiac output, we devised an algorithm consisting of six steps for choosing the most appropriate intraoperative pacemaker (PM) mode, which is modified from Heart Rhythm Society and the American Society of Anesthesiologists expert consensus statement...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Terada Y,Miyashita T,Nagamine Y,Goto T

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For select total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, we have established an alternative pathway to bypass the acute care surgical ward and directly admit patients from the post-anesthesia care unit to on-campus rehabilitation. We retrospectively examined whether this 'fast track' pathway decreased costs and improved pat...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Tse BK,Walters TL,Howard SK,Kim TE,Memtsoudis SG,Sun EC,Kou A,Graham L,King R,Mariano ER

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored whether there were large differences in operating room (OR) times for two common procedures performed by multiple surgeons at each of several hospitals thousands of miles apart. Mean OR time, "wheels in" to "wheels out," for ten consecutive cases of each of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and lung lobectomy w...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Dexter F,Davis M,Egger Halbeis CB,Marjamaa R,Marty J,McIntosh C,Nakata Y,Thenuwara KN,Sawa T,Vigoda M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：PURPOSE:The sedative effects of pregabalin during perioperative period have not been sufficiently characterized. The aim of this study was to verify the sedative effects of premedication with pregabalin on intravenous sedation (IVS) using propofol and also to assess the influences of this agent on circulation, respirat...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Karube N,Ito S,Sako S,Hirokawa J,Yokoyama T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The use of low-flow anesthesia causes a discrepancy between the delivered fraction (FD) and the inspired fraction (FI) of inhaled gases. We compared the FI/FD ratios of a new circle (fresh gas inlet located between the inspiratory valve and the patient) to those of the conventional circle (fresh gas inlet locat...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukuda T,Fukunaga A,Toyooka H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have performed a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis investigating the effect of beta-adrenergic antagonist on perioperative pain in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). The search included the CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases (from inception to 10 February 2015). From the retrieved full te...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Härkänen L,Halonen J,Selander T,Kokki H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00