Renin-angiotensin activation is not primarily responsible for the changes in mean arterial pressure during sternotomy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better understanding of risk factors for adverse events during monitored anaesthesia care (MAC) for paediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy may improve outcome in children. OBJECTIVES:To identify the prevalence and predictors of adverse events during MAC for paediatric endoscopy. DESIGN:An observational stud...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Najafi N,Veyckemans F,Vanhonacker D,Legrand C,Van de Velde A,Vandenplas Y,Poelaert J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:This study was performed to compare three disposable airway devices, the LMA Unique (LMA-U), the Ambu laryngeal mask (Ambu LM) and the Soft Seal laryngeal mask (Soft Seal LM) for elective general anaesthesia during controlled ventilation in non-paralysed patients. METHODS:One hundred and twent...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Francksen H,Bein B,Cavus E,Renner J,Scholz J,Steinfath M,Tonner PH,Doerges V

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The airway was managed successfully in two cases of difficult intubation using the Combitube, a new device for emergency intubation, which combines the functions of an oesophageal obturator airway and a conventional endotracheal airway. One patient could not be intubated due to lockjaw; in the other patient, the vocal...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Staudinger T,Tesinsky P,Klappacher G,Brugger S,Rintelen C,Locker G,Weiss K,Frass M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study, we investigated the sensory, motor and analgesic block characteristics of S(+) ketamine, fentanyl and saline given intrathecally (IT) in addition to 0.5% plain bupivacaine (10 mg) for spinal analgesia. METHODS:Ninety ASA I or II adult patients...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Unlugenc H,Ozalevli M,Gunes Y,Olguner S,Evrüke C,Ozcengiz D,Akman H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The cerebral state index (CSI) is a low-cost and compact electroencephalographic monitor alternative to the bispectral index (BIS). Although both indices are shown as the number between 0 and 100, owing to the different calculation algorithms, both indices might be different during anaesthesia....

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Nishiyama T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Because gastric mucosal PCO2 must be referenced to arterial values via a gastric-to-arterial PCO2 gap (Pg-aCO2), the gastric-to-end-tidal PCO2 difference (Pg-ETCO2) may be proposed as a surrogate method to monitor Pg-aCO2. However, the influence of arterial-to-end-tidal PCO2 (Pa-ETCO2) on its v...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Lebuffe G,Onimus T,Vallet B

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review paper, the authors critically analyse the use of a number of depth of anaesthesia monitors in light of the most recent literature and their own clinical experience. There appears to be increasing evidence that anaesthesia depth monitors reduce the incidence of unexpected intraoperative awareness and als...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Bonhomme V,Hans P

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hypotension, the commonest side-effect of spinal anaesthesia, results from sympathetic denervation. This study compared patient positioning (supine vs. decubitus) on haemodynamic variables during spinal anaesthesia. METHODS:After intravenous crystalloid preloading with 5 mL kg(-1), hyperbaric ...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Kelly JD,McCoy D,Rosenbaum SH,Brull SJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) is a major contributor to peri-operative morbidity and mortality with a reported incidence of about 8%. Tachycardia increases myocardial oxygen demand, and decreases oxygen supply, and is therefore a potential cause of MINS. OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesi...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Ruetzler K,Yilmaz HO,Turan A,Zimmerman NM,Mao G,Hung MH,Kurz A,Sessler DI

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Drug mixtures containing sufentanil may be unstable owing to absorption into the drug reservoirs of patient-controlled epidural analgesia systems that contain polyvinylchloride. The stability of sufentanil in a mixture of ropivacaine 0.2% in a 750 mL reservoir was therefore investigated. METHO...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Brodner G,Ermert T,Van Aken H,Westphal M,Marcus MA,Gogarten W,Goeters C,Bürkle H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Combined spinal-epidural is an alternative technique to epidural analgesia for labour, but its benefits are not clearly identified. METHODS:A prospective, blinded, randomized study was undertaken involving 113 women attending a university hospital obstetric department. Analgesia was initiated ...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Vernis L,Dualé C,Storme B,Mission JP,Rol B,Schoeffler P

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Most therapeutic options for postoperative delirium are only symptom oriented; therefore, the best approach remains prevention. The aim of this study was to identify predisposing and precipitating factors for early postoperative delirium. METHODS:A total of 1002 patients were screened for deli...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Radtke FM,Franck M,MacGuill M,Seeling M,Lütz A,Westhoff S,Neumann U,Wernecke KD,Spies CD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidural analgesia (EDA) is known to be an independent risk factor for perioperative hypothermia and its many known adverse effects. Combined general and epidural anaesthesia decreases intraoperative core temperature more rapidly than general anaesthesia alone. Hence, adequate warming procedures are needed f...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Horn EP,Bein B,Broch O,Iden T,Böhm R,Latz SK,Höcker J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-operative carbohydrate loading has been shown to reduce pre-operative discomfort and postoperative nausea and vomiting in general surgical patients. Few studies have considered day-case surgery. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective randomised study was to determine whether pre-operative carbohydrate lo...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Helminen H,Branders H,Ohtonen P,Saarnio J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise mechanisms underlying secondary brain damage after traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS) are not well understood, and delayed neuronal injury may result from pathological changes in neurotransmitter release, synthesis or generation of endogenous autodestructive neurochemicals and/ or inflamm...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： McIntosh TK,Smith DH,Garde E

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Postoperative cardiac surgery patients are usually sedated according to clinical sedation scores. Electrophysiological data derived from electroencephalography, such as the bispectral index (BIS), have been reported to assess and quantify the level of sedation, although experience in these pati...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Solanki A,Puri GD,Mathew PJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuropathic pain following surgery could be a useful model for the study of the genetic mechanisms of peripheral neuropathic pain. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify genetic predictors of persistent postsurgical neuropathic pain. DESIGN:An ancillary study from a prospective cohort. SETTING:Ei...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Blanc P,Génin E,Jesson B,Dubray C,Dualé C,EDONIS-gene Investigating group.

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The study compared the analgesic efficacy and safety of two preoperatively administered cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, celecoxib and rofecoxib. METHODS:Ninety adult patients undergoing thyroid surgery were divided into three groups (each n = 30). They were given a single oral dose of placebo, c...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Karamanlioğlu B,Arar C,Alagöl A,Colak A,Gemlik I,Süt N

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report an unusual complication is described following insertion of a Swan Ganz catheter. A 79-year-old male patient experienced knotting of the catheter. Methods of avoiding this problem and removal of a knotted catheter are discussed. ...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Colbert S,O'Hanlon DM,Quill DS,Keane P

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hydroxyethyl starch is frequently used for volume substitution during surgical procedures and for isovolaemic haemodilution. Haemodilution has also been shown to improve tissue oxygen tension in skeletal muscle: However, effects of this volume substitute on tissue oxygen tension of the liver du...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Gottschalk A,Standl TG,Freitag M,Radtke P,Rempf C,Burmeister MA,Horn EP,Strate T,Schulte am Esch J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal control of long-term sedation during therapy in the intensive care unit is difficult to achieve in a number of patients when based on commonly used clinical sedation scores alone. We therefore used the median frequency of the EEG power spectrum as a quantitative measure for closed-loop administration of propof...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Albrecht S,Frenkel C,Ihmsen H,Schüttler J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Several reports concerning the haemodynamic changes during gynaecologic laparoscopy have been published so far, and the effects of head-down tilt and pneumoperitoneum have not been clearly separated. However, its main effect seems to be an increase in systemic vascular resistance. We investigat...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Russo A,Marana E,Viviani D,Polidori L,Colicci S,Mettimano M,Proietti R,Di Stasio E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of four neuromuscular blocking substances on coronary vascular tone using the model of isolated porcine coronary artery segments. We studied the effects of four muscle relaxants, atracurium, pancuronium, rocuronium, and vecuronium (0.1, 1, and 10 microg mL-1 each), ...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Klockgether-Radke AP,Haemmerle A,Kettler D,Hellige G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Transtracheal or transcricothyroid placement of a cannula is a practice used in a number of aspects of airway management in anaesthesia and intensive care. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the use of ultrasound will facilitate cannula placement in a time-critical situation in pati...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Dinsmore J,Heard AM,Green RJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The epidural and subarachnoid spaces should be identified at the first attempt, since multiple punctures increase the risk of postdural puncture headache, epidural haematoma and neural trauma. The study aimed to describe the predictors of successful neuraxial blocks at the first attempt. METHO...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： de Filho GR,Gomes HP,da Fonseca MH,Hoffman JC,Pederneiras SG,Garcia JH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Diphenhydramine has local anaesthetic and antimicrobial activity and may be used to prevent intravenous propofol injection pain. We studied the effect of adding diphenhydramine to propofol emulsions for preventing bacterial growth. METHODS:Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escheri...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Güzelant A,Apiliogullari S,Kara I,Turhan V,Apiliogullari B,Yilmaz H,Balasar M,Duman A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The creation of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery can lead to adverse effects on the respiratory system. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) plays an important role in mechanical ventilation during laparoscopic surgery. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether PEEP setting guided by oesophageal pressure...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Piriyapatsom A,Phetkampang S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several approaches have been proposed for ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block, but the best approach remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:We compared two ultrasound-guided in-plane approaches using a microconvex probe, transverse and parasagittal. We assessed whether either approach would facilitate succes...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Fujii T,Shibata Y,Shinya S,Nishiwaki K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have shown that general anaesthetic agents modulate the production of hypothalamic prostaglandins (PG) D2 and E2, which are mediators of sleep and wakefulness respectively. Although flurbiprofen, a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, is used clinically as a non-steroidal anti-inflammato...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Hirota K,Fukushi S,Baba S,Matsuki A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We assessed the analgesic efficacy of postoperative epidural infusions of ropivacaine 0.1 and 0.2% combined with sufentanil 1 microg mL(-1) in a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study. METHODS:Twenty-two ASA I-III patients undergoing elective total-knee replacement were included. Lumbar...

journal_title：European journal of anaesthesiology

authors： Kampe S,Diefenbach C,Kanis B,Auweiler M,Kiencke P,Cranfield K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00