Spinal narcotics and central nervous system depression.

abstract：:The tracheas of 420 adult patients were intubated using the tip of a lighted stylet placed inside the lumen of the tracheal tube, just proximal to the tube cuff. The maximum point of transillumination was visible just distal to the cricoid cartilage, with proper cuff positioning. The lighted stylet was also introduced...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mehta S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the findings of a study on exposure of operating room staff to sevoflurane, halothane and nitrous oxide during induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in children. Concentrations of anaesthetic agents in the operating theatre were measured directly by highly sensitive, photoacoustic infrared spectrometer du...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hoerauf K,Funk W,Harth M,Hobbhahn J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

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：:The quality of donor organs will determine the quality of life for the recipient and the importance of optimal management of the multi-organ donor is that the organs may benefit up to five, critically ill, patients. The basic principle is to maintain sufficient preload to minimise the need for inotropic support and it...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ghosh S,Bethune DW,Hardy I,Kneeshaw J,Latimer RD,Oduro A

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:Thirty-seven patients with a wide range of illnesses were studied during mechanical ventilation of the lungs in an intensive care unit. Fifteen were sedated with a continuous propofol infusion, with analgesia provided by bolus doses of papaveretum. Twelve received a continuous infusion of papaveretum, supplemented by ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Harris CE,Grounds RM,Murray AM,Lumley J,Royston D,Morgan M

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised study was carried out in 60 anaesthetised patients with no evidence of airway difficulties, to compare the Williams Airway Intubator and the Ovassapian Fibreoptic Intubating Airway for bronchoscopic view and ease of railroading a tracheal tube during fibreoptic orotracheal intubation. The Williams Airway ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Greenland KB,Lam MC,Irwin MG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the haemodynamic effects of inhaled xenon on regional organ perfusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 79% xenon ventilation on organ perfusion in pigs. We investigated 10 pigs, which were randomly allocated to receive either xenon 79% or total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Schmidt M,Marx T,Kotzerke J,Lüderwald S,Armbruster S,Topalidis P,Schirmer U,Reinelt H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthetic equipment was studied to determine whether the accuracy was improved and failure rate decreased by routine maintenance and calibration by a biomedical technician. Each piece was evaluated, and then repaired and rechecked at intervals by the same technician. Equipment failures were divided into three types:...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Holley HS,Carroll JS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook an audit in a rural Ugandan hospital that describes the epidemiology and mortality of 5147 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The most frequent admission diagnoses were postoperative state (including following trauma) (2014/5147; 39.1%), medical conditions (709; 13.8%) and traumatic brain injur...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dünser MW,Towey RM,Amito J,Mer M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this double-blind, randomised study, 100 patients undergoing open or conventional laparoscopic colorectal surgery received an intra-operative loading dose of dexmedetomidine 1 μg.kg(-1) followed by an infusion of 0.5 μg.kg(-1) .h(-1) , or a bolus and infusion of saline 0.9% of equivalent volume. Forty-six patients ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Cheung CW,Qiu Q,Ying AC,Choi SW,Law WL,Irwin MG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected from 1057 consecutive patients who received patient-controlled epidural analgesia for postoperative pain relief, using 0.1% bupivacaine with 5 microg x ml(-1) fentanyl in all cases. Prescriptions were not otherwise standardised. On the first postoperative day, 741/801 patients (92.5%) had adequate ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wigfull J,Welchew E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-three patients were given midazolam 0.1 mg.kg-1 by intramuscular injection as premedication before general anaesthesia with alfentanil-nitrous oxide. During anaesthesia patients were presented (through headphones) with either statements about common facts of some years ago (group A) (n = 43) or new verbal assoc...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： De Roode A,Jelicic M,Bonke B,Bovill JG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a portable generator which liberates oxygen from hydrogen peroxide solutions has been investigated in veterinary anaesthesia to assess its potential as an alternative to conventional oxygen supplies both in emergency situations and in the event of failure of cylinder systems. The reliability of the supply a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hall LW,Kellagher RE,Fleet KJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear how best to predict peri-operative cardiovascular risk in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing non-cardiac surgery. This study examined the accuracy of the revised cardiac risk index and three atrial fibrillation thrombo-embolic risk models for predicting 30-day cardiovascular events after non-ca...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McAlister FA,Youngson E,Jacka M,Graham M,Conen D,Chan M,Szczeklik W,Alonso-Coello P,Devereaux PJ,vascular events in non-cardiac surgery patIents cohort evaluation (VISION) investigators.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 3.5 year period, 384 patients requiring emergency Caesarean section under general anaesthesia received at random one of six acid aspiration prophylaxis regimens as soon as the decision was made for surgery. In the first phase of the study, sodium citrate administered orally 0.3 M, 30 ml (group C, n = 120) was c...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Stuart JC,Kan AF,Rowbottom SJ,Yau G,Gin T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case history is presented of a woman with known Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who, in late pregnancy, developed repeated supraventricular tachycardia, requiring direct current cardioversion. The anaesthetic problems and some pharmacological aspects of the management are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Klepper I

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthesia for abdominal surgery in a patient with carcinoid syndrome is reported. Pre-operative symptomatic improvement was obtained using cyproheptadine hydrochloride. Handling of the tumour and liver metastases, during surgery, produced signs of excess serotonin secretion which responded to intravenous methotrimep...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mason RA,Steane PA

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve stimulation is considered by many to be the current 'gold standard' for locating peripheral nerves. Thirteen nerve stimulators were subjected to a battery of tests performed by two independent observers under standardised conditions using a digital oscilloscope, a calibrated resistance and a novel scoring system...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Jochum D,Iohom G,Diarra DP,Loughnane F,Dupré LJ,Bouaziz H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the literature on management of general and regional anaesthesia in pregnant women with anticipated airway difficulty. We identified 138 publications comprising 158 cases; these either described equipment or techniques for the provision of general anaesthesia, or the management of women with regional analg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mushambi MC,Athanassoglou V,Kinsella SM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although epidural analgesia is routinely used in many institutions for patients undergoing hepatic resection, there are unresolved issues regarding its safety and efficacy in this setting. We performed a review of papers published in the area of anaesthesia and analgesia for liver resection surgery and selected four a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Tzimas P,Prout J,Papadopoulos G,Mallett SV

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl with Noonan's syndrome and a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presented for myelography and subsequently, laminectomy. The anaesthetic management of the patient is described and the potential problems of the facial, cardiovascular and skeletal abnormalities associated with the condition are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Campbell AM,Bousfield JD

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether pretreatment with glycopyrronium can attenuate the hypotension caused by anaesthesia of the elderly with propofol. Twenty elderly patients (77.1 +/- 2.44 years, mean +/- SEM) of ASA physical status 2 or 3 scheduled for elective urological procedures were given glycopyrronium 0 (n = 10) ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sneyd JR,Mayall R

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dr Nathan Cooley Keep (1800-1875) was a Boston dentist and doctor who carried our pioneering work in both dentistry and anaesthesia. He worked with William Morton before the first public demonstration of ether anaesthesia, formed the world's first anaesthetic partnership with Morton but parted company with him and lat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Keep P

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective audit of blood glucose control after introducing a new protocol for insulin infusion. The audit showed a sustained reduction in the median blood glucose, which decreased from 7.0 to 6.8 mmol x l(-1), primarily because of a reduction in the proportion of values above 6 mmol x l(-1). When we...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bone EG,Young D,Chantler J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodynamic instability is a recognised phenomenon in critically ill patients undergoing hyperbaric therapy. Instability may result from the effects of ambient pressure on the cardiovascular system, devices involved in infusion of drugs and fluids, or a combination of the two. The effect of hyperbaric pressure on air...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hopson AS,Greenstein A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether magnesium sulphate combined with rocuronium priming shortens the onset of neuromuscular blockade, compared with these methods used alone. Ninety-two patients scheduled for general anaesthesia were randomly allocated to one of four groups: controls were given 0.6 mg.kg(-1) rocuronium; patients i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kim MH,Oh AY,Jeon YT,Hwang JW,Do SH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'Diprifusor' target controlled infusion system has been developed as a standardised infusion system for the administration of propofol by target controlled infusion. A preferred set of pharmacokinetic parameters for propofol was selected using computer simulation of a known infusion scheme with pharmacokinetic par...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Glen JB

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep venous thrombosis is a recognised complication of trauma to the leg and may lead to pulmonary thrombo-embolism, but paradoxical thrombo-embolism is rare. A case of fatal paradoxical thrombo-embolism which followed a leg injury in a previously fit 36-year-old male is presented and contributory factors are reviewed...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Coleman SA,Wilson-MacDonald J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old man with hypopharyngeal stenosis following curative chemoradiotherapy for a tongue base tumour presented three years later for an attempt at pharyngeal dilatation. The first attempt 6 months previously was abandoned when awake fibreoptic intubation failed due to partial airway obstruction and desaturatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Paton L,Gupta S,Blacoe D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00