Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1986
Case Reports[Recurrent nerve paralysis and Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome following an interscalene block of the brachial plexus].
The association of a recurrent laryngeal block with a Horner's syndrome occurred in one patient after right interscalene brachial plexus block. Hoarseness was the main clinical symptom of recurrent paralysis and lasted 4 h. The subsequent course was totally uneventful and required no specific treatment. But the interscalene route of brachial plexus block may be potentially hazardous in the patient with a full stomach.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1986
[Cardiac arrest during anesthesia and the recovery period. Data from the INSERM survey 1978-1982].
This report analyses rate, predisposing factors, causes and outcome of 458 cardiac arrests occurring during anaesthesia and the following 24 hours and collected in France by a national prospective survey between 1978 and 1982. The overall rate of cardiac arrests was 1 per 433 anaesthetics, resulting in death before the 24th postoperative hour in 79% of cases, i.e. 1 per 547 anaesthetics. Cardiac arrests not related to anaesthesia were three times more frequent than those related to anaesthesia. ⋯ The first were mainly related to histamine release and had the lowest mortality rate. The last were mainly related to unrecognized postoperative respiratory depression and resulted in the highest mortality. The authors underline the necessity of better preoperative detection of high risk patients, smooth induction of anaesthesia, continuous clinical monitoring of the patient during surgery and the recovery period.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1986
[Sciatic nerve block by the anterior approach in surgery of the legs].
Forty-four sciatic nerve blocks were performed by the anterior route in combination with forty-four "3-in-1" blocks and seven lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks. The use of radioscopy for determining the anatomic injection points made the technique easier and safer. It was preferred for patients in whom general anaesthesia was not desirable for lower limb surgery.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1986
Case Reports[Practical approach to complex acid-base disorders using a slide rule].
Diagnosis of mixed acid-base disturbances is often difficult. Nowadays it depends on biochemical and statistical interpretation, coupled with clinical data. The acid-base slide-rule is a useful tool to carry out this five step procedure, which it simplifies, giving rapidly at the patient's bed-side an objective support for the diagnosis of acid-base disturbances.