Depression of cortical somatosensory evoked potentials by nitrous oxide.

abstract：:Moderate to severe arterial oxygen desaturation (SaO2 75-88%) occurred in three of four patients who were given sedation during regional conduction block without the administration of oxygen. No desaturation occurred in six patients given oxygen 2 litre min-1 via a nasal catheter during similar procedures. It is concl...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Smith DC,Crul JF

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time course of the plasma lignocaine concentration, following caudal anaesthesia, was studied in 11 healthy children (3.5-9 yr). Plasma lignocaine concentrations were measured for up to 6 h after administration (5 mg kg-1). Peak plasma concentration was 2.05 +/- 0.08 micrograms ml-1 and occurred at 28.2 +/- 2.9 mi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ecoffey C,Desparmet J,Berdeaux A,Maury M,Giudicelli JF,Saint-Maurice C

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction dose requirements of propofol were compared in three age groups in 300 unpremedicated healthy Chinese children: group A, younger than 2 yr (n = 48); group B, 2-5 yr (n = 117); group C, 6-12 yr (n = 135). Patients in each group were allocated randomly to receive one of eight doses of propofol (1.2, 1.4, 1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Aun CS,Short SM,Leung DH,Oh TE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An important cause of coagulopathy in cardiac surgery is impaired thrombin generation. While plasma is often used to correct this element of the coagulopathy, studies in vitro suggest that prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) might be more effective. Comparative data, however, are scant. METHODS:We compa...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Fitzgerald J,Lenihan M,Callum J,McCluskey SA,Srinivas C,van Rensburg A,Karkouti K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were allocated at random to group 1 (n = 10, high inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) after CPB), or group 2 (n = 10, moderate FIO2 after CPB). The effects of each FIO2 on arterial and mixed venous concentrations of endothelin-1 (ET-1...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Reber A,Budmiger B,Wenk M,Haefeli WE,Wolff T,Bein T,Skarvan K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle biopsy and in vitro contracture tests for diagnosis of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia (MH) were performed in two patients who had developed fever and severe myolysis during exercise. MH susceptibility was confirmed in one patient, but in the other, exercise-induced heat stroke proved to be the correct...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hackl W,Winkler M,Mauritz W,Sporn P,Steinbereithner K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of halothane on the pulmonary vasoconstrictor response to unilateral alveolar hypoxia was studied in two groups of dogs. In the first group the redistribution of blood flow between the two lungs was studied with a radioactive isotope method, which provided intermittent measurements, whilst in the second gro...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sykes MK,Gibbs JM,Loh L,Marin JB,Obdrzalek J,Arnot RN

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cumulation and interaction of neuromuscular blocking effects of neomycin and tubocurarine were determined on responses of the tibialis anterior muscle of the anaesthetized cat to indirect stimulation. Neuromuscular block produced by neomycin was cumulative despite rapid and apparent full recovery of twitch tension and...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Durant NN,Lee C,Katz RL

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressor and catecholamine responses to laryngoscopy and intubation were studied in nine patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and in eight normotensive controls. Five of the PIH patients had received oral labetalol as antihypertensive therapy. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) increased significantly from ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lavies NG,Meiklejohn BH,May AE,Achola KJ,Fell D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of lumbar radiculopathy after zygapophyseal joint injections for chronic low back pain. The management of the patient and potential causes for the radiculopathy are discussed. The case acts as a reminder that the spinal nerve roots should be considered when performing intra-articular facet joint injec...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sehgal A,Valentine JM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiopentone 4 mg/kg, Althesin 0.055 ml/kg and ketamine 2 mg/kg were compared in 157 children undergoing minor otolaryngological surgery, mostly adenotonsillectomy. Premedication was with pethidine and atropine and anaesthesia was maintained with nitrous oxide in oxygen and halothane. Tracheal intubation was facilitate...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Saarnivaara L

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ketamine analgesia on gastric emptying was assessed in five healthy volunteers. Gastric emptying, estimated indirectly by the absorption of orally administered paracetamol, was not significantly delayed following administration of i.m. ketamine when compared with placebo. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Grant IS,Nimmo WS,Clements JA

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared iontophoretically and locally applied lidocaine for relief of pain on propofol injection. Pain was assessed on insertion of a 20-gauge i.v. cannula and at 10-s intervals for 30 s after injection of propofol. Pain scores on cannulation were significantly less in the iontophoresis group (median 1.1) tha...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sadler PJ,Thompson HM,Maslowski P,Liddle A,Rowbotham DJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the study was to determine activated thrombelastographic (TEG(R)) parameters with the rotational TEG(R) (ROTEG or ROTEM) device (Pentapharm GmbH, Munich, Germany) in neonates and infants <1 yr with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) and to compare them with those of healthy children. METHOD...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Haizinger B,Gombotz H,Rehak P,Geiselseder G,Mair R

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The speeds of onset of pancuronium, atracurium and vecuronium are increased by prior administration of magnesium sulphate. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled, clinical study was performed to examine the effects of prior i.v. administration of magnesium sulphate 60 mg kg-1 on the neuromuscular blocking...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kussman B,Shorten G,Uppington J,Comunale ME

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of pancuronium were measured using a fluorimetric method in six patients with normal renal function and seven patients in chronic renal failure. A tow-compartment open model was used in the pharmacokinetic analysis of the data. With this model, the clearance of pancuronium was found to be reduce...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： McLeod K,Watson MJ,Rawlins MD

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the prone knee-chest position the spread of plain 0.5% bupivacaine in the cerebrospinal fluid and associated haemodynamic changes may be different compared with the horizontal position. A randomized comparison was performed in 40 ASA I-II patients, aged 24-61 yr, undergoing lumbar disc surgery. Subarachnoid injecti...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Laakso E,Pitkänen M,Kyttä J,Rosenberg PH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridostigmine 0.143 mg kg-1 (maximum 10 mg) and atropine 0.0143 mg kg-1 (maximum 1 mg) were administered i.v. to six healthy male volunteers. Peripheral venous blood samples were drawn for measurement of serum cholinesterase activity. Maximum inhibition of the enzyme was found 5 min after injection with a decrease to...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Feldt-Rasmussen BF,Gefke K,Mosbech H,Hanel HK

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a powerful sodium channel blocker extracted from the puffer fish. The analgesic effects of TTX were investigated in different animal pain models. METHODS:Wistar rats were submitted to the formalin test and to partial ligation of the sciatic nerve (Seltzer's model). Swiss Webster mice w...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Marcil J,Walczak JS,Guindon J,Ngoc AH,Lu S,Beaulieu P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Blood lactate is a strong predictor of mortality, and repeated blood lactate assays are recommended during surgery in high-risk patients. We hypothesized that the use of intravascular microdialysis incorporated in a central venous catheter would be interchangeable with the reference blood gas technique to mo...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gouëzel C,Lorne E,Bonnet V,Fradin S,Saplacan V,Gérard JL,Hanouz JL,Fellahi JL,Fischer MO,FHT (French Hemodynamic Team).

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental blood flow was measured during the first stage of normal labour using a xenon-133 clearance technique before and after segmental extradural analgesia. Analgesia was produced with 0.5% plain bupivacaine in eight patients and with 0.5% bupivacaine--adrenaline in 10 patients. Segmental extradural analgesia with...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Jouppila R,Jouppila P,Hollmén A,Kuikka J

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the usefulness of the Gram stain in the early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), we performed 146 protected specimen brushings (PSB) and bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) in 118 patients suspected of having nosocomial pneumonia. Gram stain and counts of infected cells were performed in all sampl...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Allaouchiche B,Jaumain H,Chassard D,Boulétreau P

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that halothane reduces airway and tissue resistance in lungs with preexisting airway tone. However, under conditions of resting airway tone, pulmonary resistance remains unaltered. In this study, we have determined the effects of halothane on respiratory system, pulmonary and chest wall resist...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Reta GS,Riva JA,Piriz H,Medeiros AS,Rocco PR,Zin WA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous tracheostomy is being used increasingly in the intensive care unit and endoscopic control of this procedure affords an improved level of safety. Training in such new minimal access techniques can be a significant risk factor in patient outcome. Surgical simulation provides training which minimizes this ri...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gardiner Q,White PS,Carson D,Shearer A,Frizelle F,Dunkley P

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an obstetric patient who developed incapacitating headache after inadvertent dural tap and was treated with repeated blood patching. She subsequently developed severe lumbar back pain which, after exclusion of suspected extradural abscess, was treated successfully with simple analgesics and physiotherapy. ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Palmer JH,Wilson DW,Brown CM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient undergoing lobectomy for cavitating lung abscess complicated by haemoptysis. Surgery for lung abscess is one of the absolute indications for the use of a double-lumen tube (DLT). Because pus or blood could impede fibreoptic-assisted DLT placement, a traditional, blin...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Pfitzner J,Peacock MJ,Tsirgiotis E,Walkley IH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is growing evidence that beta-blockade may reduce mortality in selected patients with sepsis. However, it is unclear if a pre-existing, chronic oral beta-blocker therapy should be continued or discontinued during the acute phase of severe sepsis and septic shock. Methods:The present secondary analysis...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Fuchs C,Wauschkuhn S,Scheer C,Vollmer M,Meissner K,Kuhn SO,Hahnenkamp K,Morelli A,Gründling M,Rehberg S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood loss and the frequency of vomiting were assessed at 88 spontaneous vertex deliveries. An i.v. injection of oxytocin 10 u was as effective as ergometrine 0.5 mg in controlling bleeding from the uterus after delivery. The continuous infusion of a dilute solution of oxytocin in the first stage of labour was not fol...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Moir DD,Amoa AB

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory steady state response (ASSR) is a sinusoidal evoked potential elicited by rapidly repeated auditory stimuli. The ASSR was recorded in eight patients during high-dose sufentanil anaesthesia for cardiac surgery in order to assess its usefulness as a measure of the level of consciousness. The electroencephal...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Plourde G,Boylan JF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a controlled, randomized study, we evaluated duration of neuromuscular block in 80 patients undergoing routine abdominal surgery. Forty patients were aged 18-50 yr (control group) and 40 patients were more than 65 yr (elderly group). All patients had normal plasma creatinine concentrations. After induction of anaes...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Slavov V,Khalil M,Merle JC,Agostini MM,Ruggier R,Duvaldestin P

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00