abstract：:Forced-air warming is the most commonly used and effective method of active warming. A new radiant warming device (Suntouch, Fisher and Paykel) may provide an alternative when the skin surface available for warming is limited. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of the Suntouch radiant w...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Lee L,Leslie K,Kayak E,Myles PS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal extubation can evoke an equally strong haemodyamic stress response as tracheal intubation. We present a patient with myocardial infarction who repeatedly failed tracheal extubation. He developed acute pulmonary oedema following each attempt at tracheal extubation due to sympathetic overactivity. A change of a...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kulkarni A,Price G,Saxena M,Skowronski G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the perioperative profiles of patients undergoing unilateral phaeochromocytoma resection performed by open adrenalectomy with those performed by laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Data was collected prospectively on 24 patients (12 open, 12 laparoscopic). All patients underwent extensive preoperative medical prep...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Davies MJ,McGlade DP,Banting SW

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral or bilateral raised hemidiaphragms were observed on chest X-ray in three patients with severe tetanus. Diaphragmatic movement was absent on ultrasonography and fluoroscopy. Nerve conduction study confirmed phrenic nerve palsy. Bilateral involvement caused delayed weaning from the ventilator, whereas unilate...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Panda NB,Yaddanapudi S,Bharadwaj N,Das C,Chari P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1997 to 2002, 42 children were electively admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the John Hunter Children's Hospital following adenotonsillectomy for severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Forty children had a preoperative sleep study, of which 33 were complete polysomnograms. Of the 42 children...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Walker P,Whitehead B,Rowley M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of rupture of the left main bronchus in a female patient with oesophageal carcinoma, who had received thoracic radiotherapy preoperatively. Endotracheal intubation was achieved with a left-sided double-lumen tube. After almost three hours of intubation and one and half hours of one-lung ventilation, b...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Jha RR,Mishra S,Bhatnagar S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with congenital complete heart block who underwent multiple anaesthetic exposures for eye examination and bilateral cataract surgery. The diagnosis was made during the first general anaesthetic. Various complications encountered during the multiple exposures are discussed. ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Mohan VK,Naik AK,Bharti N,Shende D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholamine-resistant shock is not uncommon in intensive care. Bolus dose terlipressin (a vasopressin analogue) has been used successfully in this setting allowing cessation of other vasopressor agents. The relative vasopressin deficiency in combination with the restoration of the vascular tone (by blocking adenosin...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Jolley DH,De Keulenaer BL,Potter A,Stephens DP

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a new model for the oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve in humans. The model is based on the known structural alterations that occur in the quaternary haemoglobin molecule during oxygenation and deoxygenation. The two alternative structures, tense and relaxed, are described using hyperbolic tang...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Anstey C

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute thyroid swelling is reported following intubation of a young woman with a pre-existing small goitre. The thyroid enlargement then distorted the airway, necessitating an emergency thyroidectomy. The application of cricoid pressure was believed to have caused the intrathyroidal bleeding and the complicat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Fairweather NL

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis and respiratory dysfunction leading to multiple system organ failure remains the leading cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality following major surgical procedures. It has been suggested the oxygen free radicals might play a pivotal role in this process. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Szakmany T,Marton S,Molnar Z

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a fatal case of the propofol infusion syndrome in an adult patient being sedated for a closed head injury using high doses of propofol. The features of circulatory collapse, metabolic acidosis, mild rhabdomyolysis and renal impairment are consistent with the syndrome and not readily attributable ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ernest D,French C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of propofol versus thiopentone on haemodynamics during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as estimated by echocardiography. Twenty-eight ASA 1 or 2 patients scheduled for ECT were randomly divided into two groups, to receive propofol 1 mg/kg (propofol group, n = 14) or...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kadoi Y,Saito S,Ide M,Toda H,Sekimoto K,Seki S,Takahashi K,Goto F

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-lung ventilation can be achieved with a double-lumen tube or a bronchial blocker. However, the larger outer diameters of double-lumen or Univent tubes may prevent their passage through an area of subglottic stenosiss. We present five cases of subglottic stenosis in which a Fogarty catheter was used as a bronchial ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Park HP,Bahk JH,Park JH,Oh YS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) frequently have underlying cardiac dysfunction. Early interventions are sometimes difficult to initiate because of diagnostic uncertainty as to whether cardiac failure is present As B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been shown to be increased in cardiac dysfunction,...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McLean AS,Tang B,Nalos M,Huang SJ,Stewart DE

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompted by an actual case of potentially life-threatening infusion pump malfunction, we investigated the effects of wire breakage(s) within the syringe size sensor circuit in a Graseby 3400 infusion pump. The circuit wires within the sensor were systematically broken. The syringe sizes recognised by the sabotaged cir...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Derrick JL,Ho AM,Cho AM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has an established role in the management of some cardiac surgical procedures, there is little data on its impact on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) cases that are stratified for clinical risk. This is a retrospective review of the surgical impact of ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Forrest AP,Lovelock ND,Hu JM,Fletcher SN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saline tonometry has been replaced by automated air tonometry (TONOCAP). As with saline tonometry there are some pitfalls to consider. We investigated the influence of different filling handicaps to the tonometry catheter sampling balloon on measurement of regional PCO2 (PrCO2). In an in vitro set-up, PrCO2 was measur...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Dullenkopf A,Cornelius A,Gerber AC,Weiss M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study comparing the efficacy of wire-conducted intravascular ECG (IVECG) signal and signal from the port with a sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) flushed catheter to correctly place a catheter tip was carried out in 100 patients. The correct position of the catheter tip was confirmed as follows: with technique...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Cheng KI,Chu KS,Chen LT,Tang CS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enoxaparin (a low molecular weight heparin) has been used extensively for its antithrombotic properties. Complications of its haemorrhagic side-effects have previously been described. We report two cases of extensive retroperitoneal haematoma requiring blood transfusion and inotropic support. One patient developed acu...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Power GE,Rogers P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied remifentanil and propofol for analgesia and sedation during the placement of an ophthalmic block. Eighty ASA I or II patients undergoing elective cataract surgery under a retrobulbar block in a rural camp setting were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into four groups and received differ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Rewari V,Madan R,Kaul HL,Kumar L

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first reported case involving the peripartum anaesthetic management of dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency in a 22-year-old primigravida with high-grade placenta praevia. Elective caesarean section was performed at 36 weeks gestation with a combined spinal-epidural regional anaesthetic technique. Exten...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Scurrah NJ,Ross AW,Solly M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the extent of unnecessary investigation performed as part of the preoperative preparation of elective surgical patients in a teaching hospital and to audit the effect of guidelines and education designed to reduce unnecessary investigation. Guidelines were developed for preoperat...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Greer AE,Irwin MG

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a rare form of muscular dystrophy associated with cardiac implications such as cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias leading to sudden death. We describe the anesthetic management of a patient with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy who presented for orthopaedic surgery and discuss the dis...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Shende D,Agarwal R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheobronchial injury is an uncommon complication in blunt chest trauma. The typical clinical features include haemoptysis, dyspneoa, and air leak. Tracheobronchial injury occurs after high energy impact and is commonly associated with injuries of other vital organs. If tracheobronchial injury is undetected and left...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Chu CP,Chen PP

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive tapes are a routine part of every anaesthetic. Until now there has been little clinical data on the efficacy of these tapes. This study compared Micropore Transpore, Leukoplast and Sleek to determine if any significant difference existed between the adhesive properties of these tapes. The tapes were trialled ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Chaffer JE,Moyle E

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a modified Cormack-Lehane scoring system (MCLS) of laryngoscopic views, as previously introduced in the Western population, was investigated during direct laryngoscopy in the Asian population. We studied the distribution of the different grades of MCLS, the predictive factors and rate of difficult laryngosc...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Koh LK,Kong CE,Ip-Yam PC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of acute lithium intoxication in a 51-year-old woman on chronic lithium therapy. Her serum lithium level was 10.6 mmol/l 13 hours after ingestion and 5.8 mmol/l at 24 hours. Dialysis therapy was not employed and she recovered well after fluid resuscitation. Serum lithium levels in chronic intoxicatio...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Nagappan R,Parkin WG,Holdsworth SR

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypotension associated with the rapid infusion of human serum albumin products was first recognised in Australasia in the early 1970s. An association with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class of drugs (ACE-I) followed, leading to a proposed mechanism involving bradykinin generation through pre-kallikrein ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Howard G,Downward G,Bowie D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive oesophagectomy is a relatively new procedure that is performed by means of thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. One stage of the procedure involves creation of a peritoneo-pleural communication in the presence of a pneumoperitoneum. In the case presented, severe hypotension occurred at this point. We belie...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： McConkey PP,Moore PG,Nguyen NT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to establish the frequency and nature of drug administration error in anaesthesia (a significant subset of error in medicine) at two hospitals. Anaesthetists were asked to return a study form anonymouslyfor every anaesthetic, indicating whether or not a drug administration error or pre-error (defined as any i...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Webster CS,Merry AF,Larsson L,McGrath KA,Weller J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old woman with Cushing's syndrome suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction on induction of anaesthesia, resulting in circulatory arrest. A spontaneous cardiac output appeared after 25 minutes of chest compression and she regained consciousness three hours later, with no neurological deficit. A Bispectral Inde...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Kluger MT

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unselected preoperative coagulation testing is known to have low positive yield. However, no study has specifically evaluated neurosurgical patients. A retrospective study of 1211 patients having neurosurgery over a one-year period was therefore conducted. Preoperative test results (activated partial thromboplastin ti...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Schramm B,Leslie K,Myles PS,Hogan CJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retro-orbital tumour was the cause of headache and neuropathic facial pain in a 31-year-old pregnant woman. The diagnosis had been overlooked as a result of a long history of migraine. There was exacerbation of the pain throughout the pregnancy, particularly in the third trimester. Pharmacological agents commonly used...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Roberts LJ,Goucke CR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral and systemic kinetics of intravenous thiopentone (250 mg over 2 minutes, n=5) and propofol (100 mg over 2 minutes, n=6) were determined in sheep anaesthetized with halothane (2.0%) and mechanically ventilated to an end-expired carbon dioxide tension of 40 mmHg. The sheep were previously instrumented with ...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Upton RN,Ludbrook GL,Grant C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latex allergy has become increasingly common amongst health care workers. The prevalence of latex allergy in 102 theatre personnel at Princess Alexandra Hospital was determined by the results of a standardized questionnaire and a latex specific IgE radioallergosorbent test (RAST). Volunteers had their forced expirator...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Hack ME

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The costs of washed autologous red cell concentrate obtained by intraoperative red cell salvage were compared to the costs of allogeneic packed red cell transfusion during 110 consecutive abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs. The mean volume of scavenged blood during elective procedures was 1350 ml (range 350 to 6675 ml,...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Gardner A,Gibbs N,Evans C,Bell R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postal survey of anaesthetists practising in New Zealand assessed practices with regard to the preparation of pre-drawn syringes of emergency drugs in theatre, and attitudes towards the drawing up of drugs by non-medically qualified assistants. Opinion and practice varied widely; a quarter of respondents routinely d...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Ducat CM,Merry AF,Webster CS

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of the McCoy laryngoscope, external laryngeal pressure, and their combination to improve the laryngoscopic view was evaluated in 219 patients and compared with the Macintosh laryngoscope. An experienced laryngoscopist performed laryngoscopy twice using the Macintosh laryngoscope and the McCoy laryngoscope...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Harioka T,Nomura K,Mukaida K,Hosoi S,Nakao S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using multiple correlation and linear regression approaches, we investigated the association between the amount of mediastinal drainage for the first 24 postoperative hours and clinical variables as well as multiple haematological tests performed at three time points: before anaesthesia induction, 10 minutes after pro...

journal_title：Anaesthesia and intensive care

authors： Liu G,McNicol PL,McCall PR,Bellomo R,Connellan J,McInnes F,Przybylowski GM,Bowkett J,Choo F,Thurlow PJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00