Implications of chemical and physical properties of desflurane for longer surgery.

abstract：:Sixty patients, scheduled for Caesarean section were randomly allocated to receive by the epidural route in a double-blind fashion one of the following patient-controlled analgesia mixtures for the relief of postoperative pain: sufentanil 2 micrograms.ml-1 in 0.9% sodium chloride, sufentanil 2 micrograms.ml-1 + adrena...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Vercauteren MP,Vandeput DM,Meert TF,Adriaensen HA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harold King was an analytical chemist of distinction, who worked with Sir Henry Dale and his colleagues in the Medical Research Institute, later the Medical Research Council. He helped to quash the theory that the anaesthetic action of ether was attributable to its impurities. Interest in alkaloids led to the elucidat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gray TC

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of propofol during low flow (1.6 l.min-1.m-2) hypothermic (27-29 degrees C) cardiopulmonary bypass on systemic haemodynamic and metabolic variables were studied in 20 patients in a parallel group comparison. Patients in the control group underwent two consecutive control periods, whereas those in the propo...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Laycock GJ,Alston RP

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain relief after surgery is frequently inadequate. In the last few years much research has been devoted to improving the situation. Unfortunately, very little work has been undertaken to explore the patients' contribution to pain management. The beliefs and attitudes held by patients when they enter the hospital envi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Brydon CW,Asbury AJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) humidify, warm and filter inspired gas, protecting patients and apparatus during anaesthesia. Their incorporation into paediatric anaesthetic breathing systems is recommended. We experienced delays in inhalational induction whilst using a Mapleson F breathing system with an HME. We ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Da Fonseca JM,Wheeler DW,Pook JA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of neurological damage associated with lumbar epidural block is presented. Muscle paralysis and sensory loss were found in the immediate postoperative period and there was partial recovery of muscle power. The possible mechanisms of nerve damage are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Harrison PD

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to viral infection is an unusual but well recognised cause of bone marrow dysfunction and multiple organ failure in young patients. Two 18 year-old patients were admitted to a tertiary liver unit with features of acute liver failure, cardio-respiratory collapse and pancyto...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Berry PA,Bernal W,Pagliuca A,Sizer E,Salisbury JR,Wendon JA,Auzinger G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with type 2N von Willebrand's disease scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft for severe three-vessel coronary artery disease with involvement of the left main stem. He was given a pre-operative bolus of 3000 IU factor VIII/Willebrand factor concentrate (approximately 40 IU.kg(-1)), f...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gerling V,Lahpor JR,Buhre W

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised, double-blind placebo controlled study was undertaken to assess the analgesic efficacy of diclofenac. Following major abdominal surgery and 12 hours later, patients received either placebo or diclofenac 75 mg intramuscularly and their cumulative morphine requirements administered by a patient-controlled s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hodsman NB,Burns J,Blyth A,Kenny GN,McArdle CS,Rotman H

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaesthesia is a critical and complex process that extends from the pre-operative assessment through to the postoperative management of patients. Handover of responsibility for logistical as opposed to patient-orientated reasons may compromise that process of care. If such handover becomes inevitable with shift-based ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Horn J,Bell MD,Moss E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric emptying of orange-flavoured glucose (group I), low-fat milk (group II) and breast milk (group III) was evaluated in 45 ASA grade I children of < or = 5 years of age by using real-time ultrasonography and residual gastric volume and pH was then measured. In 15 more children, residual gastric volume and pH was ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sethi AK,Chatterji C,Bhargava SK,Narang P,Tyagi A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which recovery from the administration of a single dose of etomidate was complicated by periodic episodes of unconsciousness, tremor and apnoea. Subsequent investigations did not reveal any evidence of neurological disease. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Parker CJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current recommendation of one consultant session per 500 deliveries with full sessional cover for units over 3000 deliveries is arbitrary and is not based on workload. The Audit Commission has questioned the wide variability of anaesthetic staffing on labour wards. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wee MY,Yentis SM,Thomas P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen and nitrous oxide pipes were cross-connected during the servicing of an anaesthetic machine. This resulted in the delivery of 100% nitrous oxide instead of 100% oxygen at the end of the operation. The patient fully recovered and was discharged on the 13th day. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bonsu AK,Stead AL

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted on 100 consecutive patients who underwent spinal anaesthesia in our urology operating theatres. Details of the spinal technique were recorded in the operating theatre. In 25% of patients, more than one attempt at subarachnoid puncture was required and 16% of this group went on to require general...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Harrison DA,Langham BT

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with difficult airways who underwent tracheal intubation using the new fibreoptic intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway CTrach. The imaging technology of the LMA-CTrach was decisive in the management of these two patients. The first patient had lingual tonsillar hyperplasia, and an omega-shaped retro...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Goldman AJ,Rosenblatt WH

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although bedside screening tests are routinely used to identify people at high risk of having a difficult airway, their clinical utility is unclear. We estimated the diagnostic accuracy of commonly used bedside examination tests for assessing the airway in adult patients without apparent anatomical abnormalities sched...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Roth D,Pace NL,Lee A,Hovhannisyan K,Warenits AM,Arrich J,Herkner H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described whereby gas powered, minute volume divider, ventilators may be adapted to provide intermittent mandatory ventilation. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Manson HJ,Ross DG

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the ability of palpating the radial arterial pulse and observing the oximeter trace to estimate the automated non-invasive systolic pressure reading in 20 healthy female volunteers and 20 parturients undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section. Using real-time values of cuff pressure durin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sabharwal A,Strickland T,Yentis SM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case history of a patient with unusual injuries following blunt thoracic trauma is presented. There was a pneumopericardium, bilateral tension pneumothoraces and rupture of the thoracic trachea, and the shock lung syndrome developed. Some points which arose in the management of the case are discussed, and it is poin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCaughey W,King R

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neurosurgical patient who required repeated surgery for intracranial haematoma developed acute respiratory distress syndrome. Raised intracranial pressure proved difficult to manage whilst attempting to maintain optimal gas exchange. The resultant arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide remained unacceptably hig...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mallick A,Elliot S,McKinlay J,Bodenham A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oocyte retrieval is a procedure where sedation is recommended. This paper presents the process of setting up a new, non-anaesthetist delivered service in our institution, the development of safety systems and the audit data we have used to assure quality, effectiveness and safety. Logbook data were collected for 4342 ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Edwards JA,Kinsella J,Shaw A,Evans S,Anderson KJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomised, double-blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two doses of levobupivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural infusion following thoractomy. A total of 72 patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy were enrolled. An epidural catheter was inserted between the l...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： De Cosmo G,Congedo E,Mascia A,Adducci E,Lai C,Aceto P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In resource-constrained settings, where inequalities in access to and quality of surgical care results in excess mortality, peri-operative care registries are uncommon. A south-south collaboration supported the implementation of a context specific, clinician-led, multicentre real-time peri-operative registry in Ethiop...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Network for Peri-operative Critical care (N4PCc)*.

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared breastfeeding initiation and duration in 1054 nulliaparae randomised to bupivacaine Control epidural, Combined Spinal Epidural or Low Dose Infusion and 351 matched non-epidural comparisons. Women were interviewed after delivery and completed a postal questionnaire at 12 months. Regression analysis determin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wilson MJ,MacArthur C,Cooper GM,Bick D,Moore PA,Shennan A,COMET Study Group UK.

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alarm for use with positive-pressure lung ventilators is described. The device gives audible warning if the pressure in the patient circuit fails either to exceed or to fall below 15 cmH2O within a period of 20 seconds or if the batteries are running low. No external controls are provided and the alarm is activated...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fodor I,Bloomfield D,Fisher A,Kerr JH

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the number and distribution of arteries within the brachial plexus territory using a portable ultrasound device, and compared these findings with known cadaveric data. We recruited 200 volunteers and carried out 400 brachial plexus examinations in a prospective observational study design. We identified...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Nambyiah P,Umbarje K,Amir R,Parikh M,Oosthuysen SA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of depth of anaesthesia has been viewed as a control-system problem the solution of which can involve both feedback and feedforward techniques. The nature of the problem in Clover's day and the solutions he found have been examined. A similar analysis has been made in respect of the modern anaesthetist. Fi...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mapleson WW

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peri-operative risk estimation has traditionally focused on assessing the likelihood of postoperative morbidity and mortality using pre-operative functional assessment. Although this strategy is currently recommended by most major society guidelines, contemporary evidence suggests that cardiac biomarker measurement ha...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ruzycki SM,Prystajecky M,Driedger MR,Kachra R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anaesthetic technique is described for laparoscopy using an intravenous induction, atracurium 0.2 mg/kg for muscle relaxation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation of the lungs with nitrous oxide and oxygen. It was found to be a suitable and simple technique. Recovery of spontaneous ventilation was achieve...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sleigh JW,Matheson KH,Boys JE

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00