Low pressure leakage in anaesthetic machines. Evaluation by positive and negative pressure tests.

abstract：:We report the case of a 14-year-old girl who deliberately ingested 8-9 g of dapsone and presented with severe methaemoglobinaemia and altered mental status. Prompt treatment with repeated doses of methylene blue and organ support brought about control of the methaemoglobinaemia and averted organ failure. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ferguson AJ,Lavery GG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the use of an intravascular ion-selective electrode for continuous plasma potassium monitoring in patients during and after cardiac surgery. Potassium estimations from the indwelling electrode provided a rapid and sensitive, but only moderately reliable, indicator of potassium as confirmed by blood s...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Drake HF,Treasure T,Smith B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over-running operating lists are known to be a common cause of cancellation of operations on the day of surgery. We investigated whether lists were overbooked because surgeons were optimistic in their estimates of the time that operations would take to complete. We used a questionnaire to assess the estimates of total...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pandit JJ,Carey A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Kugelberg-Welander disease presented as an unexpected difficult intubation. Tracheal intubation was achieved through the laryngeal mask airway, while regurgitation was prevented with continuous cricoid pressure. Regurgitation occurred after cricoid pressure was released. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Swayne P,Greenslade GL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal data have demonstrated increased block duration after local anaesthetic injections in diabetic rat models. Whether the same is true in humans is currently undefined. We, therefore, undertook this prospective cohort study to test the hypothesis that type-2 diabetic patients suffering from diabetic peripheral neu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Baeriswyl M,Taffé P,Kirkham KR,Bathory I,Rancati V,Crevoisier X,Cherix S,Albrecht E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomised, controlled clinical study was performed to compare the incidence and severity of postoperative peripheral venous thrombophlebitis associated with a single intravenous cannula used for both intra-operative and postoperative purposes, and two cannulae, one used intra-operatively and the other ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Panadero A,Iohom G,Taj J,Mackay N,Shorten G

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:After carotid endarterectomy under general anaesthesia, the rapid elimination of desflurane and sevoflurane may allow earlier postoperative neurological assessment than after the use of isoflurane. However, desflurane may be associated with tachycardia and hypertension and may therefore increase cardiovascular risk. W...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Umbrain V,Keeris J,D'Haese J,Verborgh C,Debing E,Van den Brande P,Camu F

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current attitude of conservators towards restoration is to preserve objects and materials in the condition as they are but without attempting to restore them 'as new'. Museum objects have generally ceased to serve their original utilitarian function but have become objects for study, information and inspiration. C...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Houghton IT

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) requires extensive hands-on training, and it is for this purpose we have designed EchoComTEE, a simulator for TOE. It consists of a manikin and dummy probe; according to the position of the dummy probe (tracked by an electromagnetic sensor), two-dimensional (2D) images are calcu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Weidenbach M,Drachsler H,Wild F,Kreutter S,Razek V,Grunst G,Ender J,Berlage T,Janousek J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficult airway practice guidelines include the use of a supraglottic airway device as part of the armamentarium to provide and maintain ventilation and oxygenation. We retrospectively reviewed 14 480 patients aged ≥ 18 years who underwent general anaesthesia. We identified 74 (0.5%) patients whose lungs were identif...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Saito T,Liu W,Chew ST,Ti LK

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of severe sand aspiration in association with near-drowning, which led to respiratory failure secondary to the acute respiratory distress syndrome, necessitating mechanical ventilation, repeated therapeutic bronchoscopic lavage, and a stay in the intensive care unit that exceeded one month. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Appelboam R,Williams MP,Duffy MR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty day patients for the vaginal termination of pregnancy were randomly allocated to receive thiopentone, propofol, methohexitone or etomidate as intravenous induction agents. The same anaesthetist administered the anaesthesia and all the observers were blind to the agents used. The results show that thiopentone an...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Heath PJ,Kennedy DJ,Ogg TW,Dunling C,Gilks WR

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the utility of a relatively simple bedside method of estimating cardiac index during major surgery or in the intensive care unit, we conducted a prospective study in patients undergoing elective cardiac bypass surgery where a pulmonary artery catheter was inserted as part of routine monitoring. The cardiac i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Berridge JC,Warring-Davies K,Bland JM,Quinn AC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a randomised, double-blind, prospective trial to discover whether intravenous ketorolac 10 mg made up to 2 ml with saline, with or without venous occlusion for 2 min, reduces the pain on injection of propofol. In 90 patients, pain scores were obtained during injection of propofol following pretreatment of...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Yull DN,Barkshire KF,Dexter T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, validity and reliability of the Short Form 36 quality of life questionnaire in 166 adult patients following discharge from a general intensive care unit. Reliability was quantified by measuring internal consistency using correlation among items and Cronbach's alph...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Chrispin PS,Scotton H,Rogers J,Lloyd D,Ridley SA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this prospective study, cardiac output was measured in 38 intensive care unit patients before and after a fluid challenge, using both pulse contour analysis (Nexfin(®); BMEYE, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and transthoracic echocardiography. The ability of the Nexfin device to detect significant changes in the veloci...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taton O,Fagnoul D,De Backer D,Vincent JL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year-old woman admitted for an elective hip operation was maintained on atenolol for control of her hypertension. She received neostigmine and atropine for reversal of muscle relaxation at the end of general anaesthesia. She then developed prolonged bradycardia and hypotension which necessitated the use of adrena...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Eldor J,Hoffman B,Davidson JT

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the much shorter thawing times, the use of microwave devices for heating units of fresh frozen plasma is still being discussed. Concerns about general and localised overheating are the main arguments against the use of microwave devices. We evaluated the warming of fresh frozen plasma using the recently in...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hirsch J,Bach R,Menzebach A,Welters ID,Dietrich GV,Hempelmann G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased duration of anaesthetic administration has implications for recovery from anaesthesia, has cardiovascular effects, and potential for toxicity through metabolism and breakdown of the anaesthetics. Recovery of function after desflurane or sevoflurane anaesthesia, because of the low blood gas and tissue solubil...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Weiskopf RB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve tissue protein S-100 and neurone-specific enolase levels in serum were studied in 10 patients before, during and for 2 days after elective carotid endarterectomy performed under general anaesthesia and using a Javid Shunt. In six patients, simultaneous cerebrospinal fluid samples were also obtained. Serum nerve ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gao F,Harris DN,Sapsed-Byrne S,Standfield NJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Lissive anaesthesia', the administration of a small dose of a non-depolarising muscle relaxant to a patient breathing nitrous oxide, oxygen and an anaesthetic vapour, is a technique popularly employed for minor procedures. In this study, the effects of intravenous gallamine triethiodide (40 mg) on the blood-gas statu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Macfarlane DW,Downing JW,Mahomedy MC

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient who suffered two episodes of torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia during general anaesthesia for abdominal surgery. The first occurred on suctioning of the tracheobronchial tree and the second while anaesthesia was light. Since ST segment elevation was in each case noted before the onset of ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mizutani K,Toyoda Y,Kubota H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the distance 112 patients walked in 6 min, as well as their peak oxygen consumption pedalling a bicycle, week before scheduled resection of benign or malignant colorectal disease. The distance walked correlated with peak oxygen consumption, the former 'accounting' for about half the variation in the latter...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lee L,Schwartzman K,Carli F,Zavorsky GS,Li C,Charlebois P,Stein B,Liberman AS,Fried GM,Feldman LS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional capacity is an integral component of the pre-operative evaluation of the cardiac patient for non-cardiac surgery. Stair climbing capacity has peri-operative prognostic importance. It may predict survival after lung resection and complications after major non-cardiac surgery. However, stair climbing cannot d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Biccard BM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty healthy Hong Kong Chinese patients between the ages of 15 and 31 years with bilaterally impacted lower third molar teeth, scheduled for surgical removal were studied. All the patients presented twice (for the right and left sides) and received, on separate occasions, patient or anaesthetist-controlled midazolam...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rodrigo MR,Tong CK

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:We have conducted a prospective analysis of all reported critical incidents which occurred during the period from admission to the anaesthetic room until discharge from the operating theatre complex over a 1-year. The aim was to identify which monitors were most effective for initial recognition of those incidents. Al...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Findlay GP,Spittal MJ,Radcliffe JJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Study A, the incidence of arterial oxygen desaturation was studied using pulse oximetry (SaO2) in 100 sedated and 100 nonsedated patients breathing room air who underwent diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Hypoxia (SaO2 92% or less of at least 15 s duration) occurred in 17% and 6% of sedated patients and ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wang CY,Ling LC,Cardosa MS,Wong AK,Wong NW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various antacid or antisecretory agents are used to reduce the risk to patients of aspiration of gastric contents during general anaesthesia and a trial of the gastric proton pump inhibitor, omeprazole, is reported here. Twenty women admitted for elective Caesarean section under general anaesthesia received a single 8...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Moore J,Flynn RJ,Sampaio M,Wilson CM,Gillon KR

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00