The relationship between anaesthetic uptake and cardiac output.

abstract：:The cardiovascular effects of 20 ml 0.75% bupivacaine with adrenaline 5 micrograms/ml injected epidurally were compared with those of 20 ml 0.75% ropivacaine with adrenaline. Cardiovascular measurements were performed with a transthoracic electrical bioimpedance monitor. The maximum mean arterial blood pressure decrea...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Kerkkamp HE,Gielen MJ

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of central nervous system depression which developed 7 hours after an intrathecal injection of 4 mg of morphine is described. The patient lapsed into coma with bradypnoea and "pin-point' pupils and there was no response to naloxone 0.4 mg. Treatment was continued for 3 hours. No postoperative analgesics were re...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sidi A,Davidson JT,Behar M,Olshwang D

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of severe respiratory depression complicating epidural diamorphine administration are reported. In both cases, the dura had been punctured. The risk of epidural opiate administration in association with a breach in the dura is reiterated. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Corke CF,Wheatley RG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of ketamine in patients with carcinoid syndrome is controversial because of the catecholamine response to this agent. Prior administration of diazepam modifies the catecholamine response to ketamine and may make its use in such patients safe. The successful use of a diazepam-ketamine technique for anaesthesia ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Eisenkraft JB,Dimich I,Miller R

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously fit 58-year-old man underwent lumbar laminectomy following a myelogram. Postoperatively convulsions occurred. He was successfully treated and made a complete recovery. Large quantities of intracranial iophendylate (Myodil) were seen on postoperative skull X-rays. In the absence of other likely causes, a d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Jones DF

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated if adding low-dose ketamine to fentanyl could offer a haemodynamically stable drug combination with little respiratory side-effects. Eight healthy, consenting male volunteers received in a random, cross-over and double-blind fashion both fentanyl 2 micrograms.kg-1 + ketamine 0.25 mg.kg-1 and fenta...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mildh L,Taittonen M,Leino K,Kirvelä O

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pneumothorax in the neonatal period is reviewed. Most infants who developed a pneumothorax were undergoing intermittent positive pressure ventilation. The most common underlying pathology associated with pneumothorax was idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome. This was the only condition in which a ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Jones RM,Rutter N,Cooper AC,Pullan CR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of propofol and propofol with suxamethonium on serum potassium concentration during induction of general anaesthesia. Forty patients were studied during elective surgery and serum electrolytes were measured before and after the induction of anaesthesia. Patients were all...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fogarty DJ,McCleane GJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal anaesthesia is a safe, routinely performed procedure. However, in patients with lumbar cutaneous abnormities or deformities of the lower extremities, a previously undetected spinal anomaly may be present. In such patients, it may be prudent to avoid central neuraxial block to prevent neural damage. This instruc...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wenger M,Hauswirth CB,Brodhage RP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triggering of phantom limb pain by subarachnoid or epidural anaesthesia has been well described leading to the suggestion that neuraxial regional anaesthesia is relatively contraindicated in lower limb amputees. We report our experience of the provision of anaesthesia for repeat Caesarean section on two occasions ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Uncles DR,Glynn CJ,Carrie LE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LiDCO plus monitor (LiDCO Ltd, Cambridge, UK) uses pulse contour analysis of the arterial pressure waveform to indicate changes in stroke volume and cardiac output. Calibration against a lithium indicator dilution method is required to permit display of absolute values in addition to trends. The effect of haemodyn...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Beattie C,Moores C,Thomson AJ,Nimmo AF

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pregnancy complicated by malignant hyperthermia susceptibility is reported. Serum CPK and electrolyte concentrations were measured during pregnancy and labour. Labour and delivery were managed successfully under epidural analgesia using plain bupivacaine 0.5%. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Willatts SM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Edrophonium was administered as a bolus of 2, 10 or 50 mg (0.03, 0.14 and 0.71 mg/kg) to antagonize neuromuscular block after pancuronium in man. Neuromuscular transmission was measured using "train-of-four" stimulation. Recovery started within 1 min, was maximum at 2 min and was then followed by a plateau of slow con...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bevan DR

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-stage propofol infusion combined with fentanyl was used to maintain anaesthesia during coronary artery surgery in patients with good ventricular function. Whole blood propofol concentrations were measured at frequent intervals; plasma protein binding was measured before, during and after cardiopulmonary bypass. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Russell GN,Wright EL,Fox MA,Douglas EJ,Cockshott ID

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary tracheostomy under local anaesthesia is indicated in the management of an anticipated difficult airway in patients in whom less invasive procedures are expected to fail or have already failed. However, primary tracheostomy is a relatively complex procedure and places not inconsiderable stress on the patient. I...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gerig HJ,Schnider T,Heidegger T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of patients have shown that anaesthesia with nitrous oxide (N2O) increases the plasma levels of total homocysteine. In a randomised, controlled trial we measured the plasma total homocysteine levels in patients undergoing general surgery before and after anaesthesia with and without N2O. Plasma total ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Foschi D,Rizzi A,Zighetti ML,Bissi M,Corsi F,Trabucchi E,Mezzetti M,Cattaneo M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that, in some situations, the cuff of the laryngeal mask should be filled with fluid. We speculated that this practice might damage the device during sterilisation in an autoclave. We studied whether injection of a small volume of water into the cuff of the laryngeal mask and subsequent sterilisa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Asai T,Koga K,Morris S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and ninety-eight children, aged 3 to 12 years, who were scheduled for tonsillectomy were randomly allocated to receive either diclofenac 1.0 mg.kg-1 or papaveretum 0.2 mg.kg-1 by intramuscular injection after induction of anaesthesia. There were no significant differences between the treatment groups in op...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Thiagarajan J,Bates S,Hitchcock M,Morgan-Hughes J

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of anticholinergic premedication with 1.0 mg atropine, 0.5 mg hyoscine and 0.2 mg glycopyrronium on volume and pH of gastric contents were studied and compared with a group receiving no anticholinergic premedication. The antisialogogue effects were also compared. Though the groups receiving atropine and gl...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mirakhur RK,Reid J,Elliott J

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We pointed out in the first of these two articles that the commonest cause of an anaesthetic disaster in young healthy patients is a loss of airway patency then a failure to intubate occurring unexpectedly in the absence of head or neck pathology. Upper airway obstruction is a very common complication of general anaes...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Burwell DR,Jones JG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind randomized study midazolam 15 mg and flunitrazepam 2 mg caused a significantly better night's sleep than placebo. Midazolam had a moderate sedative effect the following morning but, in other respects studied, no residual effects were found. In contrast, flunitrazepam decreased both the degree of appr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sjövall S,Kanto J,Kangas L,Pakkanen A

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of lignocaine were determined in six ASA 1 children treated with thoracic paravertebral blockade. Peak concentrations ranged between 1.7 and 3.0 micrograms.ml-1 after a bolus injection of lignocaine 0.5 ml.kg-1 (lignocaine 10 mg.ml-1 with adrenaline 5 micrograms.ml-1) and peak plasma concentratio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lönnqvist PA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a national postal survey of trauma anaesthetists in the UK to ascertain current practice for the peri-operative anaesthetic management in patients with fractured necks of femur. We received 155 replies from 218 questionnaires sent (71.1% response rate). Regional anaesthesia was preferred by 75.8% of respo...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sandby-Thomas M,Sullivan G,Hall JE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A report is given of a patient with multiple bilateral pulmonary arterio-venous fistulae who underwent right thoracotomy for this condition. Blood-gas studies before and during surgery showed that the arterio-venous oxygen content differences of 1-16-1-34 mmol/l were less than normal, and the calculated venous admixtu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Purcell GR,Manners JM,Cockburn JS

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of anaphylactic reactions in the peri-operative period is difficult. Elevation of serum tryptase levels is a good indicator of an anaphylactic event but the ability of subsequent investigations to identify the drug(s) responsible for the reaction is still potentially unreliable. The aim of this study...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sudheer PS,Hall JE,Read GF,Rowbottom AW,Williams PE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of fluid-warming systems is recommended for infusion rates > 500 ml.h-1 to avoid peri-operative hypothermia. Some fluid-warming devices use disposable aluminium-heated plates for heat transfer, but there is no protective coating to separate the fluid from the heated aluminium surface. It is unknown if this cou...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Perl T,Kunze-Szikszay N,Bräuer A,Quintel M,Röhrig AL,Kerpen K,Telgheder U

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal effective anaesthetic concentrations of ropivacaine required to block the femoral nerve in 90% of patients. Forty-five patients who had knee surgery received ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block using 15 ml ropivacaine. The ropivacaine concentration given to a p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taha AM,Abd-Elmaksoud AM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonidine has proved to be a clinically useful adjunct in clinical anaesthetic practice as well as in chronic pain therapy because it has both anaesthetic and analgesic-sparing activity. The more selective alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonists, dexmedetomidine and mivazerol, may also have a role in providing haemodynamic stab...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Khan ZP,Ferguson CN,Jones RM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 247 patients who had general anaesthesia for dental procedures, the incidence of individual anxieties was noted using a questionnaire completed by the patient. The most common anxieties related to the period before transfer to the operating theatre, intra-operative awareness and postoperative pain. These...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McCleane GJ,Cooper R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised, placebo-controlled study assessed the effects of midazolam premedication on children's postoperative cognition and physical morbidity. In all, 179 children aged 5-10 years were randomly assigned to receive buccal midazolam (0.2 mg x kg(-1)) or placebo before sevoflurane-nitrous oxide anaesthesia for m...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Millar K,Asbury AJ,Bowman AW,Hosey MT,Martin K,Musiello T,Welbury RR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00