Povidone iodine and skin disinfection before initiation of epidural anesthesia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group established the Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Perioperative Registry to elucidate practices and outcomes in children with craniosynostosis undergoing complex cranial vault reconstruction and inform quality improvement efforts. The aim of this study is to determ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Stricker PA,Goobie SM,Cladis FP,Haberkern CM,Meier PM,Reddy SK,Nguyen TT,Cai L,Polansky M,Szmuk P,Fiadjoe J,Soneru C,Falcon R,Petersen T,Kowalczyk-Derderian C,Dalesio N,Budac S,Groenewald N,Rubens D,Thompson D,Wat

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most sensitive diagnostic criterion of myasthenia gravis is a decrement in the muscular response to repetitive stimulation. The authors hypothesized that myasthenia gravis patients who show a train-of-four ratio (T4/T1) < 0.9 in the preanesthetic period will have increased sensitivity to nondepolarizing ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Mann R,Blobner M,Jelen-Esselborn S,Busley R,Werner C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 1846, following his successful public demonstrations of surgical anesthesia, Boston dentist William T. G. Morton selected Letheon as the commercial name for the ether-based "preparation" he had used to produce insensibility to pain. We have not identified a first-hand account of the coinage of Letheon. Althoug...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Haridas RP,Gionfriddo M,Bause GS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the value of high-dose thiopental (TH) therapy after 16-min complete global brain ischemia (GBI) in three groups of pigtailed monkeys, using a neck cuff model of GBI with 96 h intensive care postischemia (PI). Control group (n18): Normotension was restored within 2 min PI; paralysis/controlled...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Gisvold SE,Safar P,Hendrickx HH,Rao G,Moossy J,Alexander H

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether halothane and isoflurane used during and after surgical injury attenuate subsequent hyperexcitability of spinal dorsal horn (SDH) neurons by preventing development of central sensitization. METHODS:Activity of a wide-dynamic-range neuron of the SDH was isolated...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kawamata M,Narimatsu E,Kozuka Y,Takahashi T,Sugino S,Niiya T,Namiki A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest after the administration of succinylcholine (SCh) to critically ill intensive care patients has been attributed to changes in the acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at the muscle membrane. The current study attempts to characterize the contributory roles of chronic administration of ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Yanez P,Martyn JA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors hypothesized that low tidal volume (VT) would minimize ventilator-induced lung injury regardless of the degree of mechanical power. The authors investigated the impact of power, obtained by different combinations of VT and respiratory rate (RR), on ventilator-induced lung injury in experimental m...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Santos RS,Maia LA,Oliveira MV,Santos CL,Moraes L,Pinto EF,Samary CDS,Machado JA,Carvalho AC,Fernandes MVS,Martins V,Capelozzi VL,Morales MM,Koch T,Gama de Abreu M,Pelosi P,Silva PL,Rocco PRM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd-YAG) laser on several commonly used endotracheal tubes were examined. Six different types of tubes were tested for flammability. Three tubes were clear, transparent polyvinylchloride with black lettering on the surface. One was yellow-green silicone rubber with ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Geffin B,Shapshay SM,Bellack GS,Hobin K,Setzer SE

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial studies have suggested that oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC) in a dose of 15-20 micrograms/kg may be a safe and effective preanesthetic medication in children and adults, but this has not been demonstrated in a randomized, double-blind fashion. The purpose of this study was to determine in a randomize...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Feld LH,Champeau MW,van Steennis CA,Scott JC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia results when halothane is administered to animals with severe coronary stenosis. This study was done to separate the effect of halothane, per se, on myocardial ischemia from indirect cardiovascular effects, primarily hypotension, that might cause ischemia by altering the oxygen supply-demand balanc...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Buffington CW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative anemia is frequent in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess the preoperative increase of hemoglobin in iron deficiency anemia patients treated with intravenous iron. METHODS:After obtaining written informed consent, 20 patients with iron deficiency anem...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Theusinger OM,Leyvraz PF,Schanz U,Seifert B,Spahn DR

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostacyclin (PGI2) is known to be an important mediator of peripheral pain sensation (nociception) whereas little is known about its role in central sensitization. METHODS:The levels of the stable PGI2-metabolite 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α (6-keto-PGF1α) and of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) were measured in the do...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Schuh CD,Brenneis C,Zhang DD,Angioni C,Schreiber Y,Ferreiros-Bouzas N,Pierre S,Henke M,Linke B,Nüsing R,Scholich K,Geisslinger G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a dramatic growth of scholarly articles in medical education in recent years. Evaluating medical education research requires specific orientation to issues related to format and content. Our goal is to review the quantitative aspects of research in medical education so that clinicians may understand the...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Ratelle JT,Sawatsky AP,Beckman TJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemically administered local anesthetics and other sodium channel blockers produce analgesia in patients with hypersensitivity disorders. To assess whether these agents have a role in the treatment of visceral pain, the present study examined the effects of intravenous lidocaine on neuronal and reflex res...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Ness TJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The severity of spontaneous myocardial hypercarbic acidosis during cardiac arrest previously has been predictive of the likelihood of restoring spontaneous circulation. The present study investigated whether hypercarbia itself impairs cardiac resuscitation. Since coronary perfusion pressure is the overriding...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Maldonado FA,Weil MH,Tang W,Bisera J,Gazmuri RJ,Johnson B,D'Alessio A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it generally is agreed that halothane is a pulmonary vasodilator, its effect on venous admixture and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction are more controversial. The effects of 2.4% halothane on pulmonary vascular resistance and venous admixture were investigated in an isolated canine lobe made atelectatic. Hal...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Johnson D,Hurst T,Mayers I

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-response and plasma concentration-response relationships for pancuronium in man were studied during its intravenous administration to eight patients at a rate of 1.62 microgram/kg/min. The (log) dose-response relationships resulted in a sigmoid curve that was linear in its central range. At 20, 50 and 80 per ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Shanks CA,Somogyi AA,Triggs EJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preservation of gut integrity has become a therapeutic goal to obviate bacterial translocation in the critically ill. The authors examined whether olprinone, a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, protected functional and structural integrity of gut mucosa against acute progressive hypoxia. METHODS:Thirty-two a...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Satoh T,Morisaki H,Ai K,Kosugi S,Yamamoto M,Serita R,Kotake Y,Takeda J

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermoregulatory threshold for vasoconstriction has been studied in infants and children given isoflurane, but not in those given halothane anesthesia. More importantly, the effect of vasoconstriction on central temperature in pediatric patients remains unknown. Also unknown is the effect of caudal analgesia on va...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Bissonnette B,Sessler DI

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors evaluated optimal adrenergic support using norepinephrine, dopamine, and dobutamine in a clinically relevant model of septic shock. METHODS:Twenty-eight mature, female, anesthetized sheep (weight, 30.5 +/- 3.6 kg) underwent cecal ligation and perforation and were randomized into four groups of s...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Sun Q,Tu Z,Lobo S,Dimopoulos G,Nagy N,Rogiers P,De Backer D,Vincent JL

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robert D. Dripps, M.D. (1911 to 1973), helped found academic anesthesiology. Newly reviewed teaching slides from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) contain six anesthesia records from 1965 to 1967 that involved Dripps. They illustrate the clinical philosophy he taught-to consider administratio...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Johnstone RE,Fleisher LA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of developmental toxicity of clinically used nondepolarizing muscle relaxants was sought in rat embryos grown in culture. Embryos were explanted at 8 AM on day 9 of gestation (presomite stage, plug day = day 0), and were cultured in rotating bottles with medium containing various concentrations of d-tubocurar...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Fujinaga M,Baden JM,Mazze RI

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only limited data exist comparing differences in sensory function and responses to neural blockade in infant and adult rats. Therefore, the authors sought (1) to compare baseline thermal, proprioceptive, and postural responses in infant, adolescent, and adult rats; and (2) to compare the effects of sciatic n...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Hu D,Hu R,Berde CB

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adsorption characteristics, such as the adsorption capacity, the nature of the mass transfer zone, and heats of adsorption, are important for evaluating the performances of carbon canisters for removal of waste anesthetic vapors. The adsorption capacities and the natures of the mass transfer zones were measured fo...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kim BM,Sircar S

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ulnar neuropathy is well-recognized as a potential complication of procedures performed on anesthetized patients. However, reported outcomes and risk factors for this problem are based on small series and anecdotes. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative courses of 1,129,692 consecutive patie...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Warner MA,Warner ME,Martin JT

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral embolization is a primary cause of cardiac surgical neurologic morbidity. During cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), there are well-defined periods of embolic risk. In theory, cerebral embolization might be reduced by an increase in pump flow during these periods. The purpose of this study was to determin...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Sungurtekin H,Plöchl W,Cook DJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS TOPIC:WHAT THIS ARTICLE TELLS US THAT IS NEW: BACKGROUND:: Hypotension is a risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes. Machine-learning methods allow large amounts of data for development of robust predictive analytics. The authors hypothesized that machine-learning methods can prov...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Kendale S,Kulkarni P,Rosenberg AD,Wang J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this open, randomized study, the pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and safety of a 48-h continuous interscalene infusion of 2 mg/ml ropivacaine for postoperative pain relief were investigated in patients undergoing open major shoulder surgery. METHODS:An initial interscalene block with 30 ml ropivacai...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Ekatodramis G,Borgeat A,Huledal G,Jeppsson L,Westman L,Sjövall J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General anesthetics modify airway responsiveness by several mechanisms, including direct effects on airway smooth muscle and reductions in neural reflex activity. Halothane has been shown to reduce responsiveness through both of these mechanisms. The airway effects of barbiturates are controversial, and the ...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Mehr EH,Lindeman KS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although transesophageal echocardiography allows continuous intraoperative cardiac monitoring, the technique has been limited by the lack of a method for realtime, quantitative assessment of cardiac chamber size and systolic function. Automated border detection (ABD), based on an analysis of integrated backs...

journal_title：Anesthesiology

authors： Perrino AC Jr,Luther MA,O'Connor TZ,Cohen IS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00