Conceptual and technical insights into the basis of neuromuscular monitoring.

abstract：:The factors responsible for the spreading pattern of a single paravertebral injection are still uncertain. In this study, 28 patients were randomly assigned to receive a paravertebral injection of radio-opaque dye (10 ml, with or without co-administration of 20 ml of local anaesthetics) either dorsal or ventral to the...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Naja MZ,Ziade MF,El Rajab M,El Tayara K,Lönnqvist PA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apnoeic oxygenation refers to oxygenation in the absence of any patient or ventilator effort to move the lungs. This phenomenon was first described in humans in the mid-20th century but has seen renewed interest in the last decade following the demonstration of apnoeic oxygenation with low-flow, and subsequently high-...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lyons C,Callaghan M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both rectal diclofenac and paracetamol are commonly used to treat acute postoperative pain in children but combining them to improve the quality of analgesia is controversial. This study aimed to detect whether the pre-operative combined administration of rectal diclofenac and paracetamol is superior to either drug al...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Riad W,Moussa A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the ability of prehospital providers who had no previous training in intubation, to use an Airtraq laryngoscope to intubate a manikin model of a Cormack and Lehane grade III/IV view. Volunteers attending the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals conference, Adelaide, in November 2006 recei...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Woollard M,Mannion W,Lighton D,Johns I,O'meara P,Cotton C,Smyth M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phrenic-sparing analgesic techniques for shoulder surgery are desirable. Intra-articular infiltration analgesia is one promising phrenic-sparing modality, but its role remains unclear because of conflicting evidence of analgesic efficacy and theoretical concerns regarding chondrotoxicity. This systematic review and me...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Yung EM,Got TC,Patel N,Brull R,Abdallah FW

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of thoracic epidural sufentanil 50 micrograms was compared with lumbar epidural sufentanil 50 micrograms in 30 patients (n = 15 in each group) undergoing lateral thoracotomy. Sufentanil was administered epidurally after induction of anaesthesia with sufentanil 1 microgram.kg-1 and thiopentone 2-5 mg.kg-1 ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Haak-van der Lely F,van Kleef JW,Burm AG,Bovill JG

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients scheduled for routine gynaecological surgery through a Pfannenstiel incision were given either nalbuphine or papaveretum as premedication, with hyoscine. Respiratory depression was measured by carbon dioxide rebreathing before and one hour after premedication. Both combinations produced significant...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rutter GG,Aveling W,Tusiewicz K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic changes following induction of anaesthesia with equipotent doses of propofol and thiopentone have been compared. Propofol caused a significant fall in arterial blood pressure and total peripheral resistance, with a slight fall in cardiac output. There were no changes in heart rate. Apart from an initi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Grounds RM,Twigley AJ,Carli F,Whitwam JG,Morgan M

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured total and free plasma concentrations of ropivacaine following high-volume, high-dose local infiltration analgesia in 28 patients aged 65 years or over undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Patients received infiltration of ropivacaine 400 mg followed by infusion at 20 mg.h(-1) through an intra-art...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Brydone AS,Souvatzoglou R,Abbas M,Watson DG,McDonald DA,Gill AM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-spinal hypotension remains a common and clinically-important problem during caesarean section, and accurate pre-operative prediction of this complication might enhance clinical management. We conducted a prospective, single-centre, observational study of heart rate variability in 102 patients undergoing elective ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bishop DG,Cairns C,Grobbelaar M,Rodseth RN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six intra-operative deaths and two episodes of near-fatal hypotension occurred in 52 consecutive Hastings procedures (insertion of metal prosthesis grouted in acrylic cement) for subcapital fracture of the femoral neck. This high complication rate was identified by a system of clinical audit undertaken by members of t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Duncan JA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the much shorter thawing times, the use of microwave devices for heating units of fresh frozen plasma is still being discussed. Concerns about general and localised overheating are the main arguments against the use of microwave devices. We evaluated the warming of fresh frozen plasma using the recently in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hirsch J,Bach R,Menzebach A,Welters ID,Dietrich GV,Hempelmann G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of the occlusion and Pethick tests in detecting faulty inner tubes in co-axial circle and Bain systems was compared. Twelve co-axial circle and 12 Bain anaesthetic breathing systems were tested using the occlusion and the Pethick tests. For each system, three tubes were intact, and the remaining nine h...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Szypula KA,Ip JK,Bogod D,Yentis SM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of vasopressors or inotropes during liver transplant surgery is almost universal, as this procedure is often accompanied by massive haemorrhage, acid-base imbalance, and cardiovascular instability. However, the actual agents that should be used and the choice between a vasopressor and an inotrope strate...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hong SH,Park CS,Jung HS,Choi H,Lee SR,Lee J,Choi JH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-seven per cent of surgical patients receiving undiluted diazepam experienced pain on injection while 6-16%, depending on the dose, manifested evidence of clinical thrombophlebitis. This was improved when diazepam, 10 mg, was diluted to 20-40 ml with intravenous solution. In contrast, lorazepam appeared to have ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Graham CW,Pagano RR,Conner JT

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and ten obstetric anaesthetists completed a questionnaire assessing how they would perform a rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia for a Caesarean section and their continued management during a failed tracheal intubation. The survey revealed considerable variation in the timing and application of cricoi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Thwaites AJ,Rice CP,Smith I

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, rigid intubating fibrescope, the Upsherscope, was evaluated in clinical practice. Intubation was attempted in 200 adult patients and was successful in 191, with a median intubation time of 38 s, range 14-154 s. Intubation was straightforward in just under half of the patients. Difficulties were encountered in p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pearce AC,Shaw S,Macklin S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of anaphylactic reactions in the peri-operative period is difficult. Elevation of serum tryptase levels is a good indicator of an anaphylactic event but the ability of subsequent investigations to identify the drug(s) responsible for the reaction is still potentially unreliable. The aim of this study...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sudheer PS,Hall JE,Read GF,Rowbottom AW,Williams PE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty day patients for the vaginal termination of pregnancy were randomly allocated to receive thiopentone, propofol, methohexitone or etomidate as intravenous induction agents. The same anaesthetist administered the anaesthesia and all the observers were blind to the agents used. The results show that thiopentone an...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Heath PJ,Kennedy DJ,Ogg TW,Dunling C,Gilks WR

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the attitudes of intensivists and haematologists to the use of blood and blood products using a scenario-based postal questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two intensivists and 77 haematologists responded to the survey. In four scenarios, the baseline haemoglobin thresholds for red cell tran...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Boraless H,Rao MP,Morgan C,Soni N,Goldhill DR,Brett SJ,Boralessi H,Contreras M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relationship between cardiac output and the onset time of neuromuscular blockade administered into a peripheral vein was evaluated in 41 adult patients. Anaesthesia was induced with midazolam and fentanyl and maintained with intermittent doses of fentanyl and 66% nitrous oxide in oxygen. After immobilisation of the ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Iwasaki H,Igarashi M,Yamauchi M,Namiki A

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dependency units are of benefit to patients and to the associated intensive care unit. However, the effectiveness of high-dependency care has not been quantified. We studied 100 consecutive patients whose high-dependency unit admission was longer than 48 h. The Logistic Organ Dysfunction System was used to assess...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： De Silva RJ,Anderson A,Tempest H,Ridley S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of total intravenous anaesthesia for neurosurgery and neuroradiology is described using a continuous infusion of alphaxalone/alphadolone (Althesin) with analgesics and muscle relaxants. It has been used successfully on 272 occasions in 243 patients. The reasons for using such a technique and the advantages a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dallas SH

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have designed an automatic detector system for noninvasive monitoring of irrigating fluid absorption during transurethral resection of the prostate. Ethanol, which is used as a tracer for the fluid, is measured in the expired breath of the patient. The breath ethanol monitor can be used both in the awake patient an...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hahn RG,Larsson H,Ribbe T

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function tests were performed in 22 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Measurements were made before, 24 h after, and 6 weeks after operation (12 patients). At 24 h postoperatively there were significant decreases in forced expiratory volume in 1 s, vital capacity, functional residual capacity...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Freeman JA,Armstrong IR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man presenting for aortic reconstructive surgery showed severe, previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea during overnight oximetry monitoring before operation. Postoperatively, in the first 4 hours following extubation, he suffered 238 episodes of respiratory obstruction. These events were associa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Reeder MK,Goldman MD,Loh L,Muir AD,Casey KR,Gitlin DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the respiratory effects of 5 and 10 cmH2O pressure support ventilation during anaesthesia with 1.5% end-tidal concentration of isoflurane in nine healthy, spontaneously breathing, adult patients. Some of the patients demonstrated an irregular respiratory pattern with periods of apnoea and we therefore ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bhatt SB,Chui PT,Gin T,Tam YH,Oh TE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed adequacy of ventilation in 20 critically ill patients with multiple organ failure using a Pneupac Ventipac portable ventilator and the effects on patients' haemodynamic stability. Baseline data were recorded over 15 min for a range of respiratory, haemodynamic and oxygen transport variables during ventilat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCluskey A,Gwinnutt CL,Hardy L,Haslett R,Bowles B,Kishen R

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described for the determination of equipotent rates of infusion of intravenous hypnotic agents. Two end points have been defined; the rates needed to suppress the initial response to the surgical incision in 50% (ED50) and 95% (ED95) of patients receiving continuous infusion anaesthesia to supplement 67...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sear JW,Phillips KC,Andrews CJ,Prys-Roberts C

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared haemoglobin concentration values obtained using a portable haemoglobinometer, the HemoCue, in the operating theatre with the results obtained by the Coulter Max-M in the laboratory. Haemoglobin concentrations were measured on 52 arterial blood samples obtained from 13 patients during aortic surgery, in the...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lardi AM,Hirst C,Mortimer AJ,McCollum CN

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00