Influence of pre-anaesthetic medication on target propofol concentration using a 'Diprifusor' TCI system during ambulatory surgery.

abstract：:A case of pneumatic tourniquet paralysis with permanent damage is presented. The importance of relating the cuff pressure to the cuff used, the arterial blood pressure and the shape of the arm is emphasised. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Larsen UT,Hommelgaard P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of halothane and pancuronium is demonstrated in the dog tibialis anterior-sciatic nerve preparation. The results show a dose related effect of halothane on the recovery index and the 50% recovery times. These results are compared to other reports and possible mechanisms are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Knight CL,Barnes PK,Feldman SA

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most anaesthetists using target-controlled infusion systems will have observed that the calculated effect-site concentration at loss of consciousness is usually higher than the concentration at emergence. Inertia is the ability of biological systems to keep a functional state at rest or in activity and is an active pr...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sepúlveda PO,Tapia LF,Monsalves S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to validate a device designed to measure activated clotting time in low-range heparin plasma concentrations (ACT-LR) prospectively during the post-operative period of vascular surgery. Measurement of ACT-LR and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) were performed before heparinisat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Racioppi L,Quinart A,Biais M,Nouette-Gaulain K,Revel P,Sztark F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we describe proof of concept of a novel method for delivering volatile anaesthetics, where the liquid anaesthetic (sevoflurane or isoflurane) is formulated into an emulsion that is contained in a compact, lightweight device through which carrier gas flows. Release of anaesthetic is achieved by stirring of the fo...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Paul A,Clark JN,Salama IE,Jenkins BJ,Goodwin N,Wilkes AR,Mahoney PF,Hall JE

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The use of a portable generator which liberates oxygen from hydrogen peroxide solutions has been investigated in veterinary anaesthesia to assess its potential as an alternative to conventional oxygen supplies both in emergency situations and in the event of failure of cylinder systems. The reliability of the supply a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hall LW,Kellagher RE,Fleet KJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients requiring tracheal intubation rose dramatically in March and April 2020 with the COVID-19 outbreak. Our thoracic surgery department has seen an increased incidence of severe pneumomediastinum referred for surgical opinion in intubated patients with COVID-19 pneumonitis. Here we present a series ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wali A,Rizzo V,Bille A,Routledge T,Chambers AJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaesthetic conditions, recovery and side effects for 48 hours postoperatively were compared after anaesthesia for day surgery using propofol or thiopentone-enflurane with and without alfentanil. Propofol provided good conditions for surgery with faster immediate recovery (p less than 0.001); patients who received...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Millar JM,Jewkes CF

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both rectal diclofenac and paracetamol are commonly used to treat acute postoperative pain in children but combining them to improve the quality of analgesia is controversial. This study aimed to detect whether the pre-operative combined administration of rectal diclofenac and paracetamol is superior to either drug al...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Riad W,Moussa A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isotonic saline is a widely-used infusion fluid, although the associated chloride load may cause metabolic acidosis and impair kidney function in young, healthy volunteers. We wished to examine whether these effects also occurred in the elderly, and conducted a crossover study in 13 men with a mean age of 73 years (ra...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hahn RG,Isacson MN,Fagerström T,Rosvall J,Nyman CR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty five patients were treated with an epidural blood patch for persistent headache, following a known or suspected dural puncture. Fifteen to 20 ml blood was injected into the epidural space through a catheter inserted one space away from the dural puncture. The catheter technique was useful in confirming the clin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Shah JL,Veness AM

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duration of laryngoscopy must be kept as short as possible to prevent disturbances of oxygenation and ventilation. Because the factors associated with prolonged laryngoscopy are not well known, we studied 1000 patients undergoing tracheal intubation under general anaesthesia to determine the possible effects of their ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Saghaei M,Safavi MR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ketamine, midazolam and vecuronium infusion was used for total intravenous anesthesia in a patient with Down's syndrome, a ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension. A mixture of ketamine 200 mg, midazolam 5 mg and vecuronium 12 mg in 50 ml of normal saline was infused at 0.5 ml/kg/hour. This simple techn...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Riley DP,McBride LJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressures used in vivo to administer epidural doses of local anaesthetic were recorded for 16- and 18-gauge multihole catheters. Observations were made on 10 patients in labour for each catheter gauge. The pressure range for the 16-gauge catheters was 39.9-266 kPa, with a mean of 167.2 kPa, and for 18-gauge, a ran...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Power I,Thorburn J

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of one year, 119 patients with chronic pain received injections of opioids via a catheter inserted in the lumbar epidural space. Twenty-three patients (19%) showed evidence of tolerance and were given droperidol 1.25-5.0 mg epidurally. In 20 patients in this study, there was a significant reduction in ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Bach V,Carl P,Ravlo O,Crawford ME,Werner M

更新日期：1986-11-01 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：: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：:Spontaneous movement following injection of propofol at induction was studied in 303 patients. Two hundred patients were Caucasians and 103 were Asians. In a pilot study carried out prior to the main study, 26% of the Asians moved at induction as compared with 6% of the Caucasians. The patients were studied in relatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Chan A,Nickoll E,Thornton C,Doré C,Newton DE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine whether a single oral dose of omeprazole 40 mg is effective in increasing the pH of gastric residue above 2.5 at the time of anaesthetic induction in adult patients scheduled for elective gynaecological surgery. The patients were allocated to receive either chlorazepate dipotassiu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ng Wingtin L,Glomaud D,Hardy F,Phil S

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an ongoing debate as to whether propofol exhibits pro- or anticonvulsant effects, and whether it should be used in patients with epilepsy. We prospectively assessed the occurrence of seizure-like phenomena and the effects of intravenous propofol on the electroencephalogram (EEG) in 25 children with epilepsy (...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Meyer S,Shamdeen MG,Kegel B,Mencke T,Gottschling S,Gortner L,Grundmann U

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients scheduled for routine eye surgery were randomly allocated to receive either diazepam 0.2 mg/kg or ascorbic acid 100 mg orally 90 minutes pre-operatively in a double-blind fashion. Diazepam caused no significant change in intra-ocular pressure. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Trew CT,Manus NJ,Jackson DM

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to measure anxiety levels in 91 partners of women undergoing elective Caesarean section under regional anaesthesia and to outline potential relieving factors. Twenty-eight percent of partners were pathologically anxious. There was a positive association between anxiety and prior attendance at t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Taylor IR,Bullough AS,van Hamel JC,Campbell DN

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cumulative dose followed by an infusion was used to determine the dose response to suxamethonium in a patient with diagnosed myasthenia gravis who was in true remission (asymptomatic while receiving no therapy). The ED50 and ED90 values for suxamethonium were 0.08 mg/kg and 0.20 mg/kg, and an infusion rate of 3.2 mg...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Abel M,Eisenkraft JB,Patel N

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of gastric intramucosal pH serves as a non-invasive technique for early detection of gastrointestinal ischaemia in critically ill patients. The method is based on the determination of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a 0.9% saline solution using a standard blood gas analyser. However, the use ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Knichwitz G,Mertes N,Kuhmann M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol is the most commonly administered intravenous agent for anaesthesia in children. However, there are concerns that the emulsified preparation may not be safe in children with an allergy to egg, peanut, soybean or other legumes. We conducted a retrospective study of children with immunologically confirmed egg, ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sommerfield DL,Lucas M,Schilling A,Drake-Brockman TFE,Sommerfield A,Arnold A,von Ungern-Sternberg BS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man presenting for aortic reconstructive surgery showed severe, previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea during overnight oximetry monitoring before operation. Postoperatively, in the first 4 hours following extubation, he suffered 238 episodes of respiratory obstruction. These events were associa...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Reeder MK,Goldman MD,Loh L,Muir AD,Casey KR,Gitlin DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 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：:Hallervorden-Spatz disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which dopaminergic deficiency in the substantia nigra and its nigrostriatal projection has been identified. It is characterised by a slow but progressive course culminating in death. This case report describes a 13-year-old male, with a clinical diag...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hayashi K,Chihara E,Sawa T,Tanaka Y

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case described illustrates a most unusual course of events due to a perforation in the wall of the bladder during transurethral lithotripsy. Irrigation fluid forced its way retroperitoneally to the mediastinum. The differential diagnostic problems encountered are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sundnes KO,Vaagenes P,Kvarstein B

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00