Importance of using proper techniques to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation to laymen.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis (programmed cell death) occurs in various physiological and pathological conditions, exhibits a characteristic mechanism of intracellular sequential reaction and may be involved in determining clinical outcome. The antioxidant activity of propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) together with the stimulati...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Tsuchiya M,Asada A,Arita K,Utsumi T,Yoshida T,Sato EF,Utsumi K,Inoue M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical treatment of hip fractures within 24-48 hours decreases morbidity and mortality, but goals for early surgery have not been widely achieved so far. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of implementation of a hip call, and the secondary aim was to investigate the effect o...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Jensen TG,Vinstrup LØ,Dalskov S,Aasbrenn M,Palm H,Rugolo SA,Vendelø MT,Dollerup S,Eriksen SAN,Lunn TH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Principle goals of sedation for eye surgery are to provide patient comfort and to allow the patient to stay calm during both retrobulbar injection and surgery. Insufficient sedation may not prevent the patient from moving during retrobulbar injection, whereas very deep sedation may result in respiratory complications ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Hampl KF,Marsch SC,Erb T,Drewe J,Schneider MC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the duration of rocuronium action can be prolonged in elderly patients and that such action shows important interindividual variability. We report a case of prolonged neuromuscular block lasting 11 h, in a woman subjected to kidney transplantation. The possible causes of such prolonged action, inheren...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Morales Martín AC,Vaquero Roncero LM,Muriel Villoria C

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metohexital and propofol are short-acting induction agents, which have a tendency to prolong the QTc interval of the ECG. We studied whether this increase could be prevented by combining a beta-blocking agent, esmolol, with these drugs. Simultaneously, we studied the hemodynamic effects of these combinations...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Korpinen R,Klemola UM,Simola M,Toivonen H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depletion of the trace elements magnesium, phosphate and zinc is common in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Observational studies have suggested worse outcome in patients with hypomagnesaemia, hypophosphataemia or hypozincaemia, but also inverse associations with worse outcome with too hig...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Vesterlund GK,Thomsen T,Møller MH,Perner A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During thiopentone-fentanyl-nitrous oxide anaesthesia and using a cumulative design, we studied the dose-response relationship of mivacurium in 8 patients: 7 patients phenotypically homozygous for the atypical plasma cholinesterase gene and 1 patient homozygous for the silent gene. The estimated mean ED50 and ED95 wer...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Ostergaard D,Jensen FS,Skovgaard LT,Viby-Mogensen J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Remifentanil has been suggested for the induction of general anaesthesia for caesarean section. We aimed to define remifentanil effects on maternal stress response as well as neonatal effects. METHODS:Relevant articles were retrieved by a systematic literature search. Randomized, controlled trials comparing...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Heesen M,Klöhr S,Hofmann T,Rossaint R,Devroe S,Straube S,Van de Velde M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain after coronary artery bypass surgery persists for several days. A continuous intravenous infusion of an opioid adequately accomplishes good pain control in the intensive care unit, but it is often not suitable on the ordinary ward. Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with intermittent injections delivere...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Pettersson PH,Lindskog EA,Owall A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty children, aged 1-12 years, were investigated with regard to gastric pH and volume before general anaesthesia. Thirty children (group D) received diazepam 0.75 mg/kg b.w. rectally 1 h before anaesthesia. Thirty children (group L) received a "lytic cocktail" (pethidine 28 mg, promethazine 7 mg, chlorpromazine 7 mg...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Blom H,Schmidt JF,Rytlander M

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time course of action of rocuronium was compared using three different sizes of maintenance doses after at least three subsequent administrations of the same repeat dose in each patients under halothane anaesthesia. Following endotracheal intubation facilitated with 0.6 mg.kg-1 rocuronium (ORG 9426), muscle relaxa...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Khuenl-Brady KS,Pühringer F,Koller J,Mitterschiffthaler G

更新日期：1993-02-01 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:Patients' difficulties following critical illness and the willingness of intensive care units (ICU) to take an expanded responsibility during the recovery period have led to the development of different follow-up programs. The aim of this study was to explore and describe patients' participation in and evalu...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Glimelius Petersson C,Bergbom I,Brodersen K,Ringdal M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation anaesthetic agents are known to depress phagocytic functions such as mobilization, attachment, chemotactic motility, engulfment and intracellular killing. Mannose-specific sugar receptors on the surface of leukocytes are involved in a series of phagocytosis-related activities. To investigate the effect of a...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Bardosi L,Bardosi A,Hendrys M,Gabius HJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premedication for cardiac surgical patients attempts to achieve relief of anxiety with minimal or no cardiorespiratory changes. Nalbuphine (NUBAIN) and morphine produced similar decreases in respiratory rate (1-3 breaths per min) and PaO2 (averaging 1.34 kPa), and increases in arterial PaCO2 (averaging 0.56 kPa). Card...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Lake CL,Duckworth EN,DiFazio CA,Magruder MR

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaesthesia in patients with ischaemic heart disease may cause adverse haemodynamic reactions. This investigation compares the cardiovascular effects of equipotent concentrations of desflurane and isoflurane in 30 patients (ASA III) with coronary artery disease before surgical stimulation. METHODS:After sta...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Grundmann U,Müller M,Kleinschmidt S,Larsen B,Larsen R

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of blood transfusions on the electrolyte, metabolic and hemodynamic status of 31 patients undergoing major laparotomies was studied. Two groups were compared: Group I, 11 patients receiving continuous intraoperative blood transfusions exceeding 5 units at a rate over 0.3 ml/kg/min, and Group II, 20 patients...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Linko K,Saxelin I

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A controversy exists whether beneficial analgesic effects of epidural analgesia over intravenous analgesia influence the rate of post-operative complications and the length of hospital stay. There is some evidence that favours epidural analgesia following major surgery in high-risk patients. However, there i...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Bartha E,Rudin A,Flisberg P,Lundberg CJ,Carlsson P,Kalman S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound infiltration with local anesthetics does not reliably produce satisfactory postoperative analgesia, and the dose of local anesthetic which may be safely administered is limited by the potential for systemic toxicity. This study evaluated the efficacy of a slow-release liposomal bupivacaine formulation ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Grant GJ,Lax J,Susser L,Zakowski M,Weissman TE,Turndorf H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety is defined as a set of behavioural manifestations that can be divided into state- and trait-anxiety. State-anxiety is a transitory emotional condition that varies in intensity and fluctuates over time. Trait-anxiety is a personality trait which remains relatively stable over time. The objective of th...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Caumo W,Broenstrub JC,Fialho L,Petry SM,Brathwait O,Bandeira D,Loguercio A,Ferreira MB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions (HHS) have attracted a lot of interest in the treatment of various forms of hypovolaemic conditions during the last decade. It has been speculated that HHS might even be of therapeutic value in normo- and hypervolaemic conditions by mobilising extravascular fluid. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wickerts CJ,Berg B,Blomqvist H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various methods are used to reduce venous blood pressure in the hepato-splanchnic circulation, and hence minimise blood loss during liver surgery. Previous studies show that combination of vasopressin and nitroglycerin reduces portal pressure and flow in patients with portal hypertension, and in this study w...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Wisén E,Svennerholm K,Bown LS,Houltz E,Rizell M,Lundin S,Ricksten SE

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In vitro studies have indicated that stabilizers present in pharmaceutical-grade albumin influence albumin-binding capacity for highly protein bound drugs. METHODS:A randomized study including 40 surgical patients, treated with either albumin or starch solutions, was performed. Volumes of colloids were give...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Reine PA,Kongsgaard UE,Andersen A,Thøgersen AK,Olsen H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regional anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery is generally accomplished by peri- or retrobulbar techniques. Depending on the duration of ophthalmic surgery, reblock might become necessary. Our goal was to invent a catheter technique for ophthalmic regional anaesthesia that enables the user to administer local ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： László CJ,Gombos K,Vimláti L,Salacz G,Hatvani I

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is possible to perform acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) in combination with controlled hypotension (CH). In this randomized prospective study, we examined the effect of the combination of ANH and CH on cerebral oxygenation using near-infrared spectroscopy. METHODS:Fifty-six patients undergoing major...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Han SH,Bahk JH,Kim JH,Lim YJ,Park CD,Do SH,Park YS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of nitrous oxide on blood flow in the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum and the brain stem was evaluated in a rat model. Catheters were surgically implanted in advance to avoid influence from other anaesthetics. The animals were housed in a plastic tube where they were allowed to breathe spontaneously. Blood ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Carlsson C,Vasthare US,Tuma RF,Rocco MJ,Dombkoski RA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute asthma is well known to provoke complications. We report the case of a patient who needed intubation and mechanical ventilation for acute asthma. Despite a treatment with corticosteroids, bronchodilators, neuromuscular blocking drugs and magnesium sulfate, the situation remained uncontrolled and as a last resort...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Portel L,Hilbert G,Gruson D,Favier JC,Gbikpi-Benissan G,Cardinaud JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mivazerol (MIV) is an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist designed to prevent adverse cardiac outcome in perioperative patients. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the hyperdynamic state observed at emergence from halothane (HAL) anesthesia in rats could be modulated by MIV and to explore the mod...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Guyaux M,Gobert J,Noyer M,Vandevelde M,Wülfert E

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients submitted to total hip replacement surgery by the Charnley technique were studied. Operations were performed under epidural analgesia with the patients awake and breathing air. During the surgical procedure, the magnitude of tissue-thromboplastic activity, the amount of fat globules, the presence of ...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Modig J,Busch C,Olerud S,Saldeen T,Waernbaum G

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The duration of action of muscle relaxants is poorly correlated to the rate of decay of their plasma concentration. The plasma concentration of mivacurium may rapidly decrease below its active concentration because of the extensive hydrolysis of mivacurium. By inflating a tourniquet on one upper limb for 3 m...

journal_title：Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

authors： Nijs N,Duvaldestin P,Slavov V,Dhonneur G

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00