Use of the Walton-Brodie strain gauge arch to measure contractile force during anaesthesia.

abstract：:We describe a case of a 9-yr-old child with sickle cell disease complicated by abdominal vaso-occlusive crisis and priapism. Both complications were successfully treated with a combination of epidural local anesthetics and morphine. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Labat F,Dubousset AM,Baujard C,Wasier AP,Benhamou D,Cucchiaro G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication in elderly patients after major surgery. An association between POCD and the development of dementia has been suspected. In this study, we assessed if POCD was a risk factor for the occurrence of dementia. METHODS:Danish patients enrolled b...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Steinmetz J,Siersma V,Kessing LV,Rasmussen LS,ISPOCD Group.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is a traditional index of the hypnotic potency of an inhalational anaesthetic. To investigate the anaesthetic as well as the unwanted effects of xenon (Xe) in a swine model, it is useful to know MAC(Xe). METHODS:The study was performed using ten swine (weight 27.8-35...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hecker KE,Horn N,Baumert JH,Reyle-Hahn SM,Heussen N,Rossaint R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-dose droperidol is suggested to be cost-effective in preventing nausea and vomiting after ambulatory surgery. This clinical study evaluated patient postural stability using a computerized force platform after an i.v. dose of droperidol 0.625 mg in outpatients undergoing gynaecological dilatation and cure...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Song D,Chung F,Yogendran S,Wong J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Control measurements of blood flow through and cefoxitin extraction ratios across heart and lungs, liver, kidneys and gut were made under steady-state conditions in awake unrestrained sheep. The studies then were repeated with the same animals anaesthetized with 1.5% halothane or whilst undergoing high thoracic (to ap...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Runciman WB,Mather LE,Ilsley AH,Carapetis RJ,Upton RN

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central venous catheter (CVC) is associated with numerous complications more so during the process of insertion. We report for the first time how an indwelling catheter was entrapped by a replacement catheter on the same side, after being speared by the introducer needle and guidewire. The diagnosis was made when ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dhanani J,Senthuran S,Olivotto R,Boots RJ,Lipman J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study focuses on a recently developed robotic nerve block system and its impact on learning regional anaesthesia skills. We compared success rates, learning curves, performance times, and inter-subject performance variability of robot-assisted vs manual ultrasound (US)-guided nerve block needle guidance...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Morse J,Terrasini N,Wehbe M,Philippona C,Zaouter C,Cyr S,Hemmerling TM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ketamine is used as an anaesthetic agent for short surgical procedures, and as a sedative and analgesic in intensive care patients. Intensive care patients with brain or spinal cord injury may have physiological changes that could alter the pharmacokinetics of ketamine. The pharmacokinetics of ketamine have ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hijazi Y,Bodonian C,Bolon M,Salord F,Boulieu R

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bupivacaine is used widely as a local anaesthetic but has potential for severe cardiovascular and central nervous system (CNS) toxicity. It has an asymmetric carbon atom giving it a chiral centre, and the commercial preparation is a racemic mixture of its two enantiomers: dextro or R(+)-bupivacaine and levo or S(-)-bu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Cox CR,Checketts MR,Mackenzie N,Scott NB,Bannister J

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the tone of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS) in 40 adults undergoing routine body surface surgery and allocated randomly to receive anaesthesia either by face mask and Guedel airway or by laryngeal mask airway. In the laryngeal mask group there was a mean (SEM) decrease in barrier pressure (LOS mi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Rabey PG,Murphy PJ,Langton JA,Barker P,Rowbotham DJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clonidine is an alpha 2 adrenergic agonist with analgesic properties. This study aimed to see if the addition of clonidine to morphine when given by patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) would improve analgesia beyond the first 12 h after surgery. METHODS:Sixty patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery were ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Jeffs SA,Hall JE,Morris S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trachea of a man who had cut his own throat was successfully intubated using a fibreoptic laryngoscope after attempts at conventional oral intubation had failed. The advantages of the fibreoptic instrument and the method of use in such an injury are discussed. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Davies JR

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic effects of buprenorphine 2 microgram/kg--1 and 8 microgram. kg--1 were compared with those of pethidine 1 mg. kg--1 and pentazocine 0.6 mg.kg--1 in 172 patients recovering from surgery. The drugs were given by i.m. injection in the period immediately after operation and the quality of pain relief was ass...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hovell BC

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative risk of death after general surgery is quoted as overall less than 1%. However, each individual's risk varies widely according to many identified factors with some having a significantly increased risk of a worse outcome. The observation that manipulating and targeting certain physiological parameters in...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tote SP,Grounds RM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple studies have shown that cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (Sct(O(2))) is decreased after phenylephrine treatment. We hypothesized that the negative impact of phenylephrine administration on Sct(O(2)) is affected by arterial blood carbon dioxide partial pressure (Pa(CO(2))) because CO(2) is a powerfu...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Meng L,Gelb AW,Alexander BS,Cerussi AE,Tromberg BJ,Yu Z,Mantulin WW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disordered breathing is a common problem affecting all age groups, particularly in association with certain other medical conditions and syndromes. The pathological consequences of the disorder may be severe, with significant implications for the perioperative management of sufferers. Research into the effects o...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Loadsman JA,Hillman DR

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined dimethylthiourea, a potent scavenger of free radicals, for its anaesthetic properties in mice and rats. In mice, dimethylthiourea abolished the righting reflex at intraperitoneal doses greater than 1.5 mg g-1 bodyweight; in rats, it decreased the MAC value for isoflurane in a dose-dependent fashion. D...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Koblin DD,Laster MJ,Liu J

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is commonly perceived as a risk factor for decline in renal function, especially in patients with preoperative renal dysfunction. There are few data on the effects of CPB on renal function in patients with mild preoperative renal dysfunction. The purpose of t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Loef BG,Henning RH,Navis G,Rankin AJ,van Oeveren W,Ebels T,Epema AH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the effects of progressive (30% and 60%) in vitro haemodilution with hydroxyethyl starch (HES), gelatin (GEL) and albumin (ALB) with haemodilution using 0.9% saline in 96 patients by thrombelastography. Haemodilution with HES, GEL and ALB significantly (P < 0.05) compromised coagulation time (k), angl...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Egli GA,Zollinger A,Seifert B,Popovic D,Pasch T,Spahn DR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to test whether non-invasive assessment of respiratory stroke volume variation (ΔrespSV) by oesophageal Doppler monitoring (ODM) can predict fluid responsiveness during surgery in a mixed population. The predictive value of ΔrespSV was evaluated using a grey zone approach. ME...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Guinot PG,de Broca B,Abou Arab O,Diouf M,Badoux L,Bernard E,Lorne E,Dupont H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metoclopramide has been used for almost 40 yr to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We have reviewed the efficacy and safety of metoclopramide for the prevention of PONV. A systematic search (MEDLINE, EMBASE, manufacturers' databases, hand searching, bibliographies, all languages, up to June 1998) was p...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Henzi I,Walder B,Tramèr MR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined interactions between midazolam, propofol and alfentanil using two end-points of light sedation (hypnosis) and anaesthesia. Quantal dose-response curves were determined in 400 female patients for the drugs individually and in combination. At the hypnotic end-point, interactions were analysed by fitting...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Short TG,Plummer JL,Chui PT

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ventilation with 30% and 100% oxygen were investigated on the circulatory and electrocardiographic response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 12 patients during 40 treatments. Administration of 30% oxygen resulted in a 25% decrease in seizure duration compared with 100% oxygen (P less than 0.0125). ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Räsänen J,Martin DJ,Downs JB,Hodges MR

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of alfentanil on sympathetic reflexes evoked by supramaximal electrical stimulation of the radial nerve has been observed in five dogs anaesthetized with alpha-chloralose, paralysed with suxamethonium and artificially ventilated. In five dogs during the infusion of alfentanil at a rate of 20 micrograms kg-1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Swenzen GO,Chakrabarti MK,Sapsed-Byrne S,Whitwam JG

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic treatment with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) antagonists frequently causes deleterious hypotension during anaesthesia. We compared the effects of angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARA) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) on neurohormonal levels and haemodynamics during cardiopulmo...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Oh YJ,Lee JH,Nam SB,Shim JK,Song JH,Kwak YL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief of British Journal of Anaesthesia. The study is retracted for the following reasons: Statistical analysis suggests t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Saitoh Y,Kaneda K,Hattori H,Nakajima H,Murakawa M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the topical application of a lignocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLA) on the pain of venous cannulation was tested in a double-blind manner. Sixty boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 10 yr who were to undergo surgery participated in the study. No analgesic premedication was given and the venous cannulatio...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Maunuksela EL,Korpela R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perioperative studies of patients following hip fracture have large heterogeneity within their reported outcomes. This study aimed to develop a core outcome set for use in perioperative studies comparing the types of anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery. METHODS:The consensus process consisted of a systemat...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： O'Donnell CM,Black N,McCourt KC,McBrien ME,Clarke M,Patterson CC,Blackwood B,McAuley DF,Shields MO

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty patients who had undergone coronary artery graft surgery and who required vasodilator therapy for postoperative hypertension were given infusions of either alfentanil or morphine together with bolus doses of midazolam for sedation and analgesia while ventilation was controlled artificially. Sodium nitroprusside ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McMenemin IM,Church JA,Kenny GN

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty mothers undergoing elective Caesarean section received thiopentone 3.5 mg kg-1 and 30 received etomidate 0.3 mg kg-1 for induction of anaesthesia. Subsequent management of anaesthesia was identical in both groups. Maternal to fetal base excess differences and the degree of biochemical correlation between mother...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Downing JW,Buley RJ,Brock-Utne JG,Houlton PC

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00