abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of pleth variability index (PVI) to predict fluid responsiveness in newborn infants during surgery. METHODS:PVI was continuously recorded in 29 mechanically ventilated newborn infants during surgery, and episodes of clinically indicated volume ex...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Bagci S,Müller N,Müller A,Heydweiller A,Bartmann P,Franz AR

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We compared the insertion performance of the pediatric size 1.5-3 i-gel airway device with that of the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) in anesthetized children in a prospective, randomized, controlled manner. METHODS:We included 134 children, aged 3 months to 15 years, scheduled for elective surgery under...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukuhara A,Okutani R,Oda Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Morphine is a powerful analgesic but its effect is often diminished owing to the development of tolerance. It has been suggested that morphine activates microglia through its action on the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the spinal cord, leading to suppression of the morphine effect. However, it has not been exa...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukagawa H,Koyama T,Kakuyama M,Fukuda K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case series study, we prospectively examined whether it might be possible to check the effect of spinal anesthesia (SA), based on the disappearance of lower extremity reflexes and spasticity, in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), in whom the effect cannot be confirmed by the pinprick test or by using the ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Takatsuki A,Ohtsuka M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Multimodal analgesia increases the chance of successful discharge and pain control after surgery, and pregabalin is being promoted as an effective analgesic, based on placebo-controlled studies. We investigated whether adding pregabalin improved pain control and reduced opioid requests when it was added to a mu...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Chaparro LE,Clarke H,Valdes PA,Mira M,Duque L,Mitsakakis N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the induction of anesthesia, patients are at risk of aspiration while awaiting full muscle relaxation. Magnesium has been shown to have synergistic effects with neuromuscular blocking drugs. We tested if magnesium, as an adjunct, increases the speed of onset of muscle relaxation, thereby decreasing th...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Ghodraty MR,Saif AA,Kholdebarin AR,Rokhtabnak F,Pournajafian AR,Nikzad-Jamnani AR,Shah A,Nader ND

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intradiscal high-pressure injection of saline and lidocaine (IDHP) is a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure for a lumbar intervertebral disc extrusion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical outcomes of IDHP in terms of pain relief, reduction of disability, and risk of complications. Thirt...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fukui S,Nitta K,Iwashita N,Tomie H,Nosaka S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Propofol and ketamine have become progressively popular in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) anesthesia, although propofol shortened seizure duration and ketamine might cause cardiotoxicity, psychotic episodes, and delayed recovery. Ketofol is a combination of ketamine and propofol, and the current study was desi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Yalcin S,Aydoğan H,Selek S,Kucuk A,Yuce HH,Karababa F,Bilgiç T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Malignant hyperthermia (MH) results from disordered calcium (Ca(2+)) homeostasis in skeletal muscle during general anesthesia. Although Ca(2+) channel blockers may be given to treat the tachycardia and circulatory instability, coadministration of Ca(2+) channel blockers and dantrolene is contraindicated during ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Migita T,Mukaida K,Yasuda T,Hamada H,Kawamoto M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) can be more difficult to insert than the classic laryngeal mask, especially in patients who have a thin palate with a steep oropharyngeal curve. Here, an oral gastric (OG) tube-guided technique is considered as a method that makes it easier to successfully insert a PLMA...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nagata T,Kishi Y,Tanigami H,Hiuge Y,Sonoda S,Ohashi Y,Kagawa K,Ushioda A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective controlled trial to compare conventional interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) using anatomic landmarks and electro-stimulation with a combined technique of ultrasound guidance followed by nerve stimulation, 60 patients were randomized into 2 matched equal groups: Group A using nerve stimulation ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Salem MH,Winckelmann J,Geiger P,Mehrkens HH,Salem KH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of noncardiac surgery in patients with the Fontan circulation has increased over the years due to the elongated life expectancy of these patients. In patients with the Fontan circulation, pulmonary blood flow is passive, so it is important to keep pulmonary vascular resistance low. One-lung ventilation (...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Majima N,Kagawa T,Suzuki T,Kurosaki A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Midazolam premedication administered by the intranasal route is noninvasive with good bioavailability. Atomised intranasal midazolam spray ensures accurate drug dosage and better patient acceptability, with rapid onset of action and virtually complete absorption. METHODS:Sixty pediatric patients scheduled for ...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Baldwa NM,Padvi AV,Dave NM,Garasia MB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation (PAF) on patient outcomes has prompted intense investigation into the optimal methods for prevention and treatment of this complication. In the prevention of PAF, β-blockers and amiodarone are particularly effective and are recommended by guidelines. However, their use r...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Omae T,Kanmura Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of near-fatal asthma requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The patient presented with severe respiratory distress, which was not responsive to conventional pharmacological therapy. The patient also failed to respond to mechanical ventilation and thus was placed on venovenous ECMO for...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Tonan M,Hashimoto S,Kimura A,Matsuyama H,Kinose H,Sawada M,Shime N,Tokuhira N,Kato Y,Sasaki M,Tsuchiya K,Higaki S,Oomae T,Hashimoto S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients undergoing extensive cervical spine surgery (ECSS) occasionally require emergency reintubation due to postoperative airway complications. To avoid it, an endotracheal tube is retained in patients maintained under sedation overnight. This study was conducted to determine whether dexmedetomidine would be...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Terao Y,Ichinomiya T,Higashijima U,Tanise T,Miura K,Fukusaki M,Sumikawa K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the value of blood lactate value in predicting postoperative mortality (primary outcome), duration of ventilation, and length of stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital (secondary outcomes). METHODS:We performed a prospective observation study on 1,820 consecutive patients undergoing open...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kogan A,Preisman S,Bar A,Sternik L,Lavee J,Malachy A,Spiegelstein D,Berkenstadt H,Raanani E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) consists of complex congenital anomalies characterized by multiple contractures. Anesthetic management of these patients requires special care: as this disease often progresses until dysfunction of multiple organ systems occur, it may have an impact on the anesthetic management...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Borazan H,Selcuk Uluer M,Sahin O,Okesli S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sedation in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization (DICC) has been reported to require other drugs or rescue drugs because of its insufficient sedative effect when used alone. We administered DEX and adjusted its dose according to the bispectral index (BIS) monitor™ for DICC in...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kunisawa T,Kurosawa A,Oikawa M,Mizobuchi M,Hayashi D,Iwasaki H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered three cases of lung disorders caused by drowning in the recent large tsunami that struck following the Great East Japan Earthquake. All three were females, and two of them were old elderly. All segments of both lungs were involved in all the three patients, necessitating ICU admission and endotracheal i...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Inoue Y,Fujino Y,Onodera M,Kikuchi S,Shozushima T,Ogino N,Mori K,Oikawa H,Koeda Y,Ueda H,Takahashi T,Terui K,Nakadate T,Aoki H,Endo S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate postoperative analgesia of morphine, or clonidine, or morphine plus clonidine, added to caudal bupivacaine in children undergoing infra-umbilical urological and genital procedures. METHODS:Eighty patients aged 1-10 years were prospectively enrolled. After the induction of general anesthesi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Fernandes ML,Pires KC,Tibúrcio MA,Gomez RS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large amount of pharmacological and clinical evidence supports the abuse potential of propofol. Although previous case reports have indicated that recreational use of propofol is primarily by medical professionals, its spread among the general public has recently been highlighted. This is the first case report to sh...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kim DK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Because the safety of intravenous fentanyl patient-controlled analgesia (iv-PCA) administered during labor remains unclear, we retrospectively examined the labor records from January 2005 to December 2007 in our institution, with a focus on both maternal and neonatal outcomes, as compared to no analgesia. METH...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hosokawa Y,Morisaki H,Nakatsuka I,Hashiguchi S,Miyakoshi K,Tanaka M,Yoshimura Y,Takeda J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In many countries, patients are generally allowed to have clear fluids until 2-3 h before surgery. In Japan, long preoperative fasting is still common practice. To shorten the preoperative fasting period in Japan, we tested the safety and efficacy of oral rehydration therapy until 2 h before surgery. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Itou K,Fukuyama T,Sasabuchi Y,Yasuda H,Suzuki N,Hinenoya H,Kim C,Sanui M,Taniguchi H,Miyao H,Seo N,Takeuchi M,Iwao Y,Sakamoto A,Fujita Y,Suzuki T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We previously confirmed the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine (DEX) for stabilizing hemodynamics as well as sparing anesthetics during anesthetic induction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Kunisawa et al. in J Clin Anesth 21:194-199, 1). In this study, we investigated whether these effects of DEX continue...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kunisawa T,Ueno M,Kurosawa A,Nagashima M,Hayashi D,Sasakawa T,Suzuki A,Takahata O,Iwasaki H

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Numerous reports suggest that intravenously administered (IV) anesthetics affect postsynaptic events in the central nervous system. However, there is little evidence about how general anesthetics influence the presynaptic processes. The level of presynaptic calcium (Ca(2+)) concentration ([Ca(2+)](pre)) regulat...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Ito S,Sugiyama H,Kitahara S,Ikemoto Y,Yokoyama T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on five patients who underwent MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation of prostatic cancer under epidural anesthesia with intravenous dexmedetomidine sedation. This pioneering procedure requires an immobile therapeutic field with adequate sedation and analgesia provided to the patients. Duration of the proced...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Ng AT,Ip-Yam PC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the characteristics of postoperative pharyngeal morbidity in intubation between the AirWay Scope (AWS) and Macintosh laryngoscope in 68 ASA I-II female patients aged 35-77 years in a randomized, double-blinded, controlled fashion. After induction of general anesthesia, the patient's trachea was intubated u...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Maruyama K,Nakagawa H,Imanishi H,Kitamura A,Hayashida M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheomalacia after thyroidectomy is a life-threatening situation. However, it is difficult to predict postoperative tracheal obstruction with certainty. A case of a 74-year-old woman with a long-standing adenomatous goiter (98 g) is reported. She had undergone partial right lobe thyroidectomy 54 years earlier. After...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nakadate Y,Fukuda T,Hara H,Tanaka M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In emergency situations, rescuers occasionally must secure the airway while the patient is in a position other than the ideal supine position. We hypothesized that the laryngeal mask airway Supreme(®) (Supreme) may be useful for emergent airway management in several positions and compared the utility of the Sup...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Komasawa N,Ueki R,Fujii A,Samma A,Nakagawa M,Nishi SI,Kaminoh Y

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome, are known to contribute to the development of cognitive dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery. METHODS:Age- and education-balanced patients (n = 6...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Hudetz JA,Patterson KM,Amole O,Riley AV,Pagel PS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shortly after repair of a type A aortic dissection, resternotomy was required because of tamponade. During the exploration, it was discovered that the source of bleeding was in the right pleura. Collapse of the right lung was requested. A double-lumen tube would have necessitated changing the endotracheal tube (ETT) i...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Ho AM,Wan IY,Wong RH,Ng CS,Ng SK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency is an extremely rare disease in which ACTH-producing cells of the pituitary gland are selectively damaged. The resulting decline in ACTH production and secretion results in chronic secondary adrenocortical insufficiency. The patient in this case did not present wi...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Matsumoto S,Hagiwara S,Kusaka J,Hasegawa R,Nonaka H,Shingu C,Noguchi T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man underwent surgery for a fractured left clavicle and received an interscalene brachial plexus block for intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. After injection of 40 ml 0.5% ropivacaine and confirmation of analgesia, general anesthesia was induced and maintained with propofol. Although the operati...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Mizutani K,Oda Y,Sato H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD), which is a rare and lethal congenital pulmonary anomaly found in newborns, begins its onset or causes deterioration of the infant's condition some time after birth. Various congenital anomalies in combination with ACD have been reported, except for subglottic stenosis. Therefore, we...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Shimizu T,Fukuda T,Inomata S,Satsumae T,Tanaka M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway management in patients of faciomaxillary injury is of great concern to the anesthesiologist. Bag and mask ventilation and orotracheal intubation may be difficult with these patients. Recently, a middle aged, obese female presented in the emergency department after sustaining a blast injury, with laceration of t...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Jain S,Bhadani U

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachial plexus block is commonly used for upper limb surgery. Although the procedure is safe, it may be associated with some life-threatening complications. We performed right-sided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for below-elbow amputation in a 45-year-old female. At completion of the block the patient develop...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Solanki SL,Jain A,Makkar JK,Nikhar SA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify whether the presence of preoperative depression in patients with diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for postoperative cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS:Data from 90 patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing elective CABG were analyzed. Hemodynamic dat...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Kadoi Y,Kawauchi C,Ide M,Kuroda M,Takahashi K,Saito S,Fujita N,Mizutani A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Remifentanil has been available in Japan for 3 years. The use of this new opioid is considered a useful adjuvant to general anesthesia. Knowing the exact cost-effectiveness of remifentanil should lead to improved anesthetic outcomes with a reasonable cost. METHODS:This single-blinded, prospective, randomized s...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Nakada T,Ikeda D,Yokota M,Kawahara K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, characterized by episodes of unexplained fever, anhidrosis, pain insensitivity despite intact tactile perception, self-mutilating behavior, mental retardation, and autonomic nervous system (ANS) abnormalities. We present a c...

journal_title：Journal of anesthesia

authors： Zlotnik A,Gruenbaum SE,Rozet I,Zhumadilov A,Shapira Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00