abstract：:The Portex introducer for the laryngeal mask airway was designed as an aid to successful insertion, acting as an idealised 'artificial hard palate' to guide the tip of the laryngeal mask into the correct position. A number of authors have investigated laryngeal mask insertion by unskilled personnel in certain situatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dingley J,Baynham P,Swart M,Vaughan RS

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When volatile anaesthetics are used in a closed breathing system it is usually assumed that inflow of anaesthetic to the system matches uptake by the patient. Early laboratory reports on the interactions between sevoflurane and soda lime cast doubt on that assumption. We have measured the loss of sevoflurane, desflura...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Vagts DA,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old boy suffered an inadvertent dural puncture during placement of an epidural catheter for postoperative analgesia. He developed symptoms of mild headache only, but severe and protracted orthostatic nausea and dizziness, which eventually resolved completely following epidural blood patch. His symptoms were...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： McHale J,O'Donovan FC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether propofol anaesthesia reduces the incidence of nausea and vomiting after ear surgery, 40 children aged 4-16 years were randomly assigned to receive either propofol or inhalational anaesthesia. Children in the propofol group had anaesthesia induced with propofol and maintained with propofol-nitrous ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Habre W,Sims C

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients were monitored for nocturnal body position (supine vs. side) and arterial oxygen saturation pre-operatively and on the second postoperative night after major abdominal surgery. The number of positional changes were significantly decreased after operation (p < 0.05) with a trend towards more time spen...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rosenberg-Adamsen S,Stausholm K,Edvardsen L,Zwarts M,Kehlet H,Rosenberg J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the neuromuscular blocking effects of, and intubation conditions following, rocuronium in 81 children aged 2-12 years. The study was conducted in three parts. Parts 1 and 2 were undertaken during anaesthesia with thiopentone, alfentanil and nitrous oxide. Neuromuscular blockade was evaluated by recording t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hopkinson JM,Meakin G,McCluskey A,Baker RD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nimodipine is widely used in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage for the prevention and treatment of delayed ischaemic neurological deficits. Intravenous nimodipine has significant vasodilatory properties and may compromise the achievement of haemodynamic targets in patients who receive hypertensive hype...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Radhakrishnan D,Menon DK

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of remifentanil and alfentanil for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery were compared. Premedicated patients received a loading dose of remifentanil (1.0 microgram.kg-1; n = 116) and a continuous infusion of 0.5 microgram.kg-1.min-1, or a loading dose of alfentanil (25 micrograms.kg-1; n...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Schüttler J,Albrecht S,Breivik H,Osnes S,Prys-Roberts C,Holder K,Chauvin M,Viby-Mogensen J,Mogensen T,Gustafson I,Lof L,Noronha D,Kirkham AJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

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 report the findings of a study on exposure of operating room staff to sevoflurane, halothane and nitrous oxide during induction and maintenance of anaesthesia in children. Concentrations of anaesthetic agents in the operating theatre were measured directly by highly sensitive, photoacoustic infrared spectrometer du...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hoerauf K,Funk W,Harth M,Hobbhahn J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of subhypnotic doses of propofol on intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus was studied in a prospective, randomly allocated, double-blind controlled trial. Fifty-eight women undergoing elective lower segment Caesarean section for a singleton fetus received spinal anaesthesia with 2.5 ml hyperbaric 0.5% bupiv...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Warwick JP,Kearns CF,Scott WE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eighty-three patients were studied to examine the role of a number of risk factors in the development of silent ischaemia after general anaesthesia for general and vascular surgery. We collected evidence of cardiovascular risk factors using a binary questionnaire. The patients were monitored pre- and p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Howell SJ,Hemming AE,Allman KG,Glover L,Sear JW,Foëx P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea having undergone a short period of tracheal intubation during an episode of congestive cardiac failure 10 days earlier. On the fourth day of admission, she suddenly developed acute respiratory distress followed by a cardiac arrest and was found to have an enlarging neck mass...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Ooi GC,Irwin MG,Lam LK,Cheng SW

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:A patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring prolonged tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation is described. Tracheal dilation was noted to have occurred following an elective surgical tracheostomy. Eventually, the patient was successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation and the trache...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Rhodes A,Lamb FJ,Grounds RM,Bennett ED

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six healthy patients, ASA 1, aged 16-41 years, scheduled for elective plastic surgery were studied to determine if thoracocervical or lumbar epidural blocks affected the lag time of the pulse oximeter response. Patients were allocated to receive thoracocervical epidural block (n = 20) (group 1) (lignocaine 1%) ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Xue FS,Liao X,Tong SY,Liu QH,An G,Luo LK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current literature on the management of hypotension during subarachnoid block in the elderly. Hypotension results from blockade of the sympathetic nervous system, which causes decreases in both systemic vascular resistance and cardiac output. Abolition of normal cardiovascular reflexes is also...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Critchley LA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and five children with malignant disease attended for lumbar puncture which was performed under general anaesthesia. A questionnaire was answered over the next three days to determine the incidence of post dural puncture headache Ninety-seven questionnaires were returned and the results show that no child ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Wee LH,Lam F,Cranston AJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients took part in a randomised, double-blind study to compare the analgesic and side effects of three opioid-containing solutions for patient-controlled epidural analgesia following abdominal surgery. Patients in group 1 received a solution containing bupivacaine 0.125% with fentanyl 10 micrograms.ml-1, grou...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Smith AJ,Haynes TK,Roberts DE,Harmer M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fit 27-year-old man presented with severe facial trauma following an industrial accident. Initial assessment showed severe swelling around the lower jaw and haemorrhage from the mouth, nose, scalp and left ear. The patient was conscious with a Glasgow Coma Score of 13 but in respiratory distress. Following adoption ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Neal MR,Groves J,Gell IR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the predictability of inspired desflurane concentration during low-flow anaesthesia using a to-and-fro breathing system. Twenty-two adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation of the lungs during surgery took part in the study. Using a fresh gas flow of 1 l.min-1, the ratio of inspired desflurane ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gowrie-Mohan S,Muralitharan V,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:The stability of propofol emulsion following the addition of various amounts of lignocaine solution was investigated. The investigations used were macroscopic and microscopic observations and electroacoustic determination of both droplet size and zeta potential. Evidence of emulsion instability was present following t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Lilley EM,Isert PR,Carasso ML,Kennedy RA

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:The spread of iohexol in the epidural space was studied using two types of epidural catheter. Twenty pre-menopausal women undergoing hysterectomy received lumbar epidural analgesia via either multi-orifice or single orifice catheters. Twenty-four hours after surgery, iohexol was injected before catheter removal with t...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Magides AD,Sprigg A,Richmond MN

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:We assessed conditions for insertion of a laryngeal mask airway in 90 unpremedicated adult patients who received either thiopentone 5 mg.kg-1 preceded by 40 mg of topical lignocaine spray to the posterior pharyngeal wall or propofol 2.5 mg.kg-1 alone in a randomised, single-blinded trial. All patients received fentany...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Seavell CR,Cook TM,Cox CM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, rigid intubating fibrescope, the Upsherscope, was evaluated in clinical practice. Intubation was attempted in 200 adult patients and was successful in 191, with a median intubation time of 38 s, range 14-154 s. Intubation was straightforward in just under half of the patients. Difficulties were encountered in p...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Pearce AC,Shaw S,Macklin S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of the laryngeal mask is widely accepted, but there is a lack of consensus on the best insertion method and on the use of the mask for certain surgical procedures. We sent a questionnaire to all anaesthetists in Wales to discover the frequency of use of the laryngeal mask and the preferred insertion metho...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Dingley J,Asai T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 3.5 year period, 384 patients requiring emergency Caesarean section under general anaesthesia received at random one of six acid aspiration prophylaxis regimens as soon as the decision was made for surgery. In the first phase of the study, sodium citrate administered orally 0.3 M, 30 ml (group C, n = 120) was c...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Stuart JC,Kan AF,Rowbottom SJ,Yau G,Gin T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive and negative pressure tests for checking the low pressure section of 36 anaesthetic machines in order to detect gas leaks were prospectively compared. The low pressure section was checked by the soap bubble test as a 'gold standard'. The leakage rate was 86.1%. The sensitivity and specificity of the positive ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Somprakit P,Soontranan P

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol has been shown to cause pain on injection. This study investigated the effect of warming propofol to 37 degrees C on the pain of intravenous injection. One hundred and one women on outpatient gynaecology lists were allocated to receive propofol either at room temperature or at 37 degrees C. Warming propofol d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Fletcher GC,Gillespie JA,Davidson JA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we compared urinary bladder and oesophageal temperatures with the core temperature obtained from a pulmonary artery catheter in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. The bladder temperature was a closer approximation to pulmonary artery temperature in this group of patients than the oesop...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Russell SH,Freeman JW

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The misplacement of a multihole (three lateral holes) epidural catheter such that it lies partly in the subdural space is demonstrated in two patients by means of epidurographic studies. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Sala-Blanch X,Martinez-Palli G,Agusti-Lasus M,Nalda-Felipe MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients had their arterial oxygen saturation measured pre-operatively and on days 1, 4 and 7 after laparotomy. Measurements were performed in the supine, sitting and standing positions on each day. Arterial oxygen saturation was significantly higher during sitting and standing on days 1 and 4 after operation c...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Mynster T,Jensen LM,Jensen FG,Kehlet H,Rosenberg J

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：:The Baxter Intermate LV250 infusor is a large capacity, high flow mechanical infusor, designed to deliver viscous solutions and suspensions. The objective of the laboratory study was to evaluate the LV250 infusor when used with either 0.9% sodium chloride solution or an emulsion, propofol 1%. Following this, the LV250...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Hamid SK,Wong PK,Carmichael F,White K,Asbury AJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkalinisation of local anaesthetic drugs is a controversial technique for improving regional blockade. Forty-two patients scheduled for upper limb surgery received axillary brachial plexus anaesthesia using a cannula technique. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either lignocaine 1.5% with 1 in 200,000 adren...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Gormley WP,Hill DA,Murray JM,Fee JP

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that anaesthetic uptake during maintenance of anaesthesia is related to cardiac output was tested on 21 patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Using a computer-controlled closed breathing system, enflurane was administered to maintain an end-expired concentration of 1%. Cardiac output was measured by ther...

journal_title：Anaesthesia

authors： Watt SJ,Cook LB,Ohri S,Lockwood GG

更新日期：1996-01-01 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