Cardiovascular and catecholamine response to surgery in brain-dead organ donors.

abstract：:The extent of airborne environmental bacterial contamination which occurs following tracheal suction has been investigated in patients undergoing intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the intensive therapy unit. Two methods of performing suction, one using a conventional open technique and one using a closed s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Cobley M,Atkins M,Jones PL

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an infant who presented with a combination of upper airway obstruction and atlanto-axial subluxation, secondary to a pharyngeal abscess resulting from cosmetic ear piercing. This combination posed a number of difficulties for the anasthetist and a detailed plan was formulated to prepare the child for anast...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Brookes A,Moriarty A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of aprotinin in two patients to control life threatening haemorrhage due to coagulopathy when other therapeutic measures had failed. We review the use of aprotinin and give a rationale for its use in acute coagulopathy. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Valentine S,Williamson P,Sutton D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile anaesthetic agents potentiate neuromuscular blocking agents and retard their rate of reversal. We hypothesised that there was a difference in the rate of reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade based on the selection of inhalation agent. Thirty-eight patients undergoing elective surgical procedu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sutcliffe DG,Murphy CM,Maslow A,Uppington J,Shorten GD

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-gauge spinal needle was evaluated for Caesarean section, using a combined epidural/spinal technique, in 50 mothers. Spinal anaesthesia failed in six mothers and was inadequate in another six. General anaesthesia was required on one occasion. A 25% overall failure rate suggests that a 30-gauge needle is not a prac...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lesser P,Bembridge M,Lyons G,Macdonald R

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduction in acute pain perception following dextromethorphan has previously been investigated in patients undergoing general anaesthesia. This random and double-blind study examined the effects of pre-incisional oral dextromethorphan on postoperative pain and intravenous patient-controlled morphine demand in 60 d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Weinbroum AA,Lalayev G,Yashar T,Ben-Abraham R,Niv D,Flaishon R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A long-forgotten chloroform inhaler, probably the first accurately calibrated, temperature compensatable, plenum vaporizer, is described. Its place in the dosimetric movement at the beginning of the 20th century is considered, together with a brief account of the life of its designer. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Zuck D

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether an intravenous bolus of cimetidine altered the disposition of extradurally administered lignocaine in the parturient. Mothers who requested extradural analgesia for elective Caesarean section were randomly pretreated with either cimetidine 200 mg intravenously (n = 5) or no H2-receptor antagonist (n...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Flynn RJ,Moore J,Collier PS,Howard PJ

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 3-year-period 72 patients with upper digestive tract haemorrhage due to peptic ulcer were transfused exclusively with isotonic sodium chloride and glucose solutions in equal quantities. The results are compared with 69 patients treated previously in whom conventional blood transfusion regimes had been used. Tra...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Alexiu O,Mircea N,Balaban M,Furtunescu B

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether permitting women in labour to eat a light diet would: (i) alter their metabolic profile, (ii) influence the outcome of labour, and (iii) increase residual gastric volume and consequent risk of pulmonary aspiration. Women were randomised to receive either a light diet (eat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Scrutton MJ,Metcalfe GA,Lowy C,Seed PT,O'Sullivan G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implementation of a quality improvement bundle for peri-operative management of emergency laparotomy (ELPQuIC) improved mortality in a previous study. We used data from one site that participated in that study to examine whether it was associated with the cost of care. We collected data from 396 patients: 144 before, ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Eveleigh MO,Howes TE,Peden CJ,Cook TM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As COVID-19 disease escalates globally, optimising patient outcome during this catastrophic healthcare crisis is the number one priority. The principles of patient blood management are fundamental strategies to improve patient outcomes and should be given high priority in this crisis situation. The aim of this expert ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Baron DM,Franchini M,Goobie SM,Javidroozi M,Klein AA,Lasocki S,Liumbruno GM,Muñoz M,Shander A,Spahn DR,Zacharowski K,Meybohm P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the in vitro longevity of a conventional soda lime carbon dioxide absorbent and an absorbent free from strong alkali (Amsorb). Although the times taken to breakthrough of carbon dioxide (> 0.5%) within an in vitro low flow breathing system were shorter with the alkali-free absorbent, we found that the size a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bedi A,Gallagher AC,Fee JP,Murray JM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and aetiology of peri-operative stroke in patients undergoing general surgical procedures are reviewed. Some general recommendations on the peri-operative anaesthetic management of these patients are summarised. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kam PC,Calcroft RM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of noninvasive ventilation include the correction of hypoventilation and unloading of inspiratory muscles. Volume cycled flow generators, bi-level positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure techniques have all been used with face and nasal masks. We have compared these modes of ventilato...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Elliott MW,Aquilina R,Green M,Moxham J,Simonds AK

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical pharmacodynamics of temazepam were investigated in patients who received spinal anaesthesia. Total plasma and cerebrospinal fluid temazepam concentrations were measured and correlated with the clinical effects. Sedation was measured by three separate methods. None, including an aggregated score of all thr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Moffat AC,Osborne GA,Badcock NR,Maranucci P,Nyman T,Russell WJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous technique for lumbar epidural during labour is described, using procaine hydrochloride without adrenaline. An investigation was undertaken to determine the action of procaine in labour, to determine whether this drug could facilitate a normal delivery and to study maternal and fetal blood procaine levels....

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hunton J

更新日期：1979-03-01 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：:The principles of fluidic technology are outlined and applied in the description of a fluidic controlled ventilator. The device is compact, easy to operate and practically fail-safe since it has no moving parts. There is a sensor which prevents any increase in airway pressure above the preset level. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Klain M,Smith RB

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty anaesthetists, of all grades, were interviewed without prior warning and questioned about the checks they had performed on their anaesthetic equipment before use. The results reveal that a substantial percentage (up to 41%) of anaesthetists perform inadequate checks. Furthermore, of those that do, few follow the...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mayor AH,Eaton JM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood samples were taken from six children aged between 10 months and 15 years, at intervals over a period of 40 hours while they were receiving continuous morphine infusions. The plasma morphine values obtained showed similar and consistent levels 15-30 minutes after starting the infusions. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bray RJ,Beeton C,Hinton W,Seviour JA

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the use of a new ke0 value (0.6 min(-1)) for the Marsh pharmacokinetic model for propofol. Speed of induction and side-effects produced were compared with three other target-controlled infusion systems. Eighty patients of ASA physical status 1-2 were studied in four groups in a prospective, randomised study...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Thomson AJ,Morrison G,Thomson E,Beattie C,Nimmo AF,Glen JB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Laryngeal Tube S and the LMA-ProSeal are supraglottic instruments with an improved airway seal and a drainage tube to protect against regurgitation and to facilitate passage of a gastric tube. We compared the feasibility of these two instruments in a randomised, controlled clinical trial. One hundred and sixty pat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Klaver NS,Kuizenga K,Ballast A,Fidler V

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of midazolam on explicit and implicit memories, 12 volunteers were randomly divided into the two groups: one with an Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation score of 3 (mild sedation) and one with a score of 1 (deep sedation). Blood oxygen-level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Tian SY,Zou L,Quan X,Zhang Y,Xue FS,Ye TH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lamtec agent monitor is a compact anaesthetic analyser designed to measure halothane, isoflurane and enflurane. It shows good linearity and stability. The faster model can be used for end-tidal measurements up to 25 breaths per minute. Calibration using a standard of the gas to be measured is recommended. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Humphrey SJ,Luff NP,White DC

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recorded the survival of 141 patients assessed for radical cystectomy, which included cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The median Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were: 1540 days for the whole cohort; 2200 days after cystectomy scheduled (n = 108); and 843 days without surgery. The mortality hazard remained double ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Longdon E,Mistry H,Pratt O,Donnelly A,O'Neill S,Nachiappan M,Darwin L,Clarke N,Hartley R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of the occlusion and Pethick tests in detecting faulty inner tubes in co-axial circle and Bain systems was compared. Twelve co-axial circle and 12 Bain anaesthetic breathing systems were tested using the occlusion and the Pethick tests. For each system, three tubes were intact, and the remaining nine h...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Szypula KA,Ip JK,Bogod D,Yentis SM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The C-MAC comprises a Macintosh blade connected to a video unit. The familiarity of the Macintosh blade, and the ability to use the C-MAC as a direct or indirect laryngoscope, may be advantageous. We wished to compare the C-MAC with Macintosh, Glidescope and Airtraq laryngoscopes in easy and simulated difficult laryng...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McElwain J,Malik MA,Harte BH,Flynn NM,Laffey JG

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the prevalence of novel acronyms in the titles of anaesthetic and related studies and the response of anaesthetists to them. We separately analysed trainee-led research projects in the UK supported by the Research and Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT), and a 10-year cohort of papers identified using the ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Weale J,Soysa R,Yentis SM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, anaesthesia-related mortality, morbidity and risk factors have almost exclusively been studied qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Therefore, knowledge of the relative risk associated with many anaesthesia-related factors is still lacking. Recently, a quantitative study of the determinants and preventio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Arbous MS,Grobbee DE,van Kleef JW,Meursing AE

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00