Lack of effect of ketamine analgesia on gastric emptying in man.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemidiaphragmatic paresis after ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block is reported to occur in up to 100% of patients. We tested the hypothesis that an injection lateral to the brachial plexus sheath reduces the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis compared with a conventional intrafascial in...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Palhais N,Brull R,Kern C,Jacot-Guillarmod A,Charmoy A,Farron A,Albrecht E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate of gallamine triethiodide has been investigated in patients undergoing cholecystectomy with choledochostomy (group I), pelvic operations (group II) and orthopaedic operations (group III). Following a single i.v. injection of gallamine 2.5 mg kg(-1) the disappearance of the drug from the serum occurred in thre...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Agoston S,Vermeer GA,Kersten UW,Scaf AH

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diaphragm strength can be assessed from twitch gastric (TwPgas), twitch oesophageal (TwPoes), and twitch transdiaphragmatic pressure (TwPdi) in response to phrenic nerve stimulation. This requires the passage of balloon catheters, which may be difficult. Changes in pressure measured at the mouth during phrenic nerve s...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mills GH,Ponte J,Hamnegard CH,Kyroussis D,Polkey MI,Moxham J,Green M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated, cultured rat pancreatic islets of Langerhans were incubated in medium containing glucose 2 or 20 mmol litre-1 and with glucose supplemented with midazolam 10, 100 or 1000 ng ml-1. Glucose 20 mmol litre-1 with the addition of noradrenaline 10 mumol litre-1 was used as a control. In contrast with noradrenaline...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Desborough JP,Jones PM,Persaud SJ,Howell SL

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared deep body temperature (DBT) measured at the forehead with the core temperatures of the nasopharynx, oesophagus and rectum during the warming phase of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (moderate hypothermia of 26.7-29.6 degrees C) in 12 patients. DBT was measured transcutaneously by an insulated thermistor ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Sakuragi T,Mukai M,Dan K

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：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 inhalation of aerosolized surfactant on experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome. Escherichia coli endotoxin (55 (SD 20) mg kg(-1)) was injected into the tracheas of 36 adult rats anaesthetized and mechanically ventilated with pure oxygen. When the Pa(O(2)) decreased to 11.3 (3....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Tashiro K,Yamada K,Konzaki T,Yamamoto K,Ohmura S,Kobayashi T,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the use of solenoid valves for the production of binary gas mixtures. The system is controlled by a microprocessor and is capable of delivering accurate flows and concentrations of gases over the ranges commonly used in anaesthesia. Since the flow produced by the valves is pulsatile, a system for ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Palayiwa E,Hahn CE,Sugg BR,Lindsay-Scott D,Tyrrell PJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the report of a 55-yr-old female who developed severe myotonia and dystonia after general anaesthesia. Before starting on gabapentin therapy for a neuropathic pain condition, she had undergone numerous uneventful general anaesthetics. Since receiving treatment with gabapentin, she has experienced severe moveme...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Allford MA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory obstruction has been reported as a complication of carotid endarterectomy; the causes include traumatic mucosal oedema, direct tracheal compression by haematoma and oedema secondary to lymphatic and venous congestion. We report four cases of acute respiratory obstruction complicating carotid endarterectomy...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Munro FJ,Makin AP,Reid J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LMA CTrach (CT), a modified version of the intubating LMA Fastrach, allows continuous video-endoscopy of the tracheal intubation procedure. We tested the hypothesis that the CT is efficient for tracheal intubation of morbidly obese patients who are at risk of a difficult airway. METHODS:After Ethics' Commit...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Dhonneur G,Ndoko SK,Yavchitz A,Foucrier A,Fessenmeyer C,Pollian C,Combes X,Tual L

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodynamic changes (supraventricular tachycardia, decreases in arterial pressure) were observed during laryngoscopy and intubation of the trachea in a patient receiving nifedipine and verapamil. Before the induced stresses of laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, these drugs had controlled the patient's arterial pre...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gorven AM,Cooper GM,Prys-Roberts C

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed a prototype laryngeal mask airway (pLMA) in 50 anaesthetized children for ease of insertion, oropharyngeal leak pressures, gastric insufflation and fibreoptic position. The pLMA has a second smaller mask, which rests against the upper oesophageal sphincter, and a second cuff to increase the seal press...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Lopez-Gil M,Brimacombe J,Brain AI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insufflation of oxygen at 1 litre kg-1 min-1 via two endobronchial catheters (called continuous flow ventilation (CFV)) maintained a normal PaCO2 and a constant PaO2 in anaesthetized paralysed dogs and in five out of seven cats. In two cats with a high carbon dioxide production, CFV failed to maintain carbon dioxi...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Perl A,Whitwam JG,Chakrabarti MK,Taylor VM

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral superior laryngeal nerve block was combined with topical application of local anaesthetic 140 times in 135 patients to anaesthetize the upper airway and facilitate tracheal intubation, laryngeal instrumentation, or to diminish the response to the endotracheal tube, in a patient already intubated. The techniq...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Gotta AW,Sullivan CA

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fentanyl or alfentanil, in doses approximating to those used in clinical practice, was added to the priming fluid of an extracorporeal circuit before the institution of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The concentrations of both drugs in the priming fluid were measured over a 20-min period. The concentration of fentanyl ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Skacel M,Knott C,Reynolds F,Aps C

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether exposure to a single general anaesthetic (GA) in early childhood causes long-term neurodevelopmental problems remains unclear. METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to October 2019. Studies evaluating neurodevelopmental outcomes...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Ing C,Jackson WM,Zaccariello MJ,Goldberg TE,McCann ME,Grobler A,Davidson A,Sun L,Li G,Warner DO

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaesthetic and surgical problems associated with Caesarean section in eight grossly obese patients (weight 150-204 kg) are described. In addition to an increase in the frequency and severity of the complications of obesity, those weighing more than 150 kg present a panniculus which may weigh 70 kg. Extradural ana...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Hodgkinson R,Husain FJ

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether low-dose erythromycin (200 mg) given as an oral premedicant altered the residual gastric volume and its acidity in fasted patients at induction of anaesthesia in a single-blinded study. Sixty patients were allocated randomly to receive either an erythromycin tablet (200 mg) or nothing with 10 m...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Asai T,Murao K,Shingu K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-lung ventilation (OLV) increases mechanical stress in the lung and affects ventilation and perfusion (V, Q). There are no data on the effects of OLV on postoperative V/Q matching. Thus, this controlled study evaluates the influence of OLV on V/Q distribution in a pig model using a gamma camera technique ...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Kozian A,Schilling T,Fredén F,Maripuu E,Röcken C,Strang C,Hachenberg T,Hedenstierna G

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report outlines the clinical process whereby a patient with severe traumatic brain injury became a non-heartbeating organ donor after a withdrawal-of-care decision. This process raises a series of ethical questions regarding decision-making on grounds of futility, the role of the next of kin, informed consen...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Bell MD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients (10 men and five women; mean age 67.3 yr) with a history of a recent (less than 1 yr) myocardial infarction underwent ambulatory ECG monitoring for 5 days after non-cardiac surgery. The duration, number and severity of ischaemic episodes were maximal within the first 12 h after surgery and again on th...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Metzler H,Mahla E,Rotman B,Rehak P,Potisk S,List WF

更新日期：1991-09-01 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:The debate on lung-protective ventilation strategies for surgical patients is ongoing. Evidence suggests that the use of low tidal volume VT improves clinical outcomes. However, the optimal levels of PEEP and recruitment manoeuvre (RM) strategies incorporated into low VT ventilation remain unclear. METHODS:...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Deng QW,Tan WC,Zhao BC,Wen SH,Shen JT,Xu M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, double-blind study, we have examined the stereoselective disposition and pharmacodynamic characteristics of ketamine in surgical patients after i.v. administration of S(+)-ketamine 1 mg/kg body weight (25 patients) or racemic ketamine 2 mg/kg body weight (25 patients). S(+)-Ketamine was not inverted t...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Geisslinger G,Hering W,Thomann P,Knoll R,Kamp HD,Brune K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to test if intraoperative administration of N(2)O during propofol-remifentanil anaesthesia prevented the onset of postoperative opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). METHODS:Fifty adult ASA I-II patients undergoing elective open septorhinoplasty under general anaesthesia were studied....

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Echevarría G,Elgueta F,Fierro C,Bugedo D,Faba G,Iñiguez-Cuadra R,Muñoz HR,Cortínez LI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background.:Compromised tissue oxygenation is one of the root causes of dysfunction of various organs and postoperative complications. Oxygenation of different tissue beds may follow different patterns of change during physiological derangement. Methods.:Patients undergoing elective major posterior spine surgery parti...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Meng L,Xiao J,Gudelunas K,Yu Z,Zhong Z,Hu X

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the ventilatory management of babies, obtained in the first 3 years of a neonatal surgical intensive care unit, are assessed. Overall mortality figures and detailed examination of the cause of death in individual diagnostic groups support a selective approach to intermittent positive pressure ventilatio...

journal_title：British journal of anaesthesia

authors： Mackersie AM,Hatch DJ,Farnsworth GM

更新日期：1980-03-01 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