British journal of anaesthesia
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Comparative Study
Comparison of the role of endothelin, vasopressin and angiotensin in arterial pressure regulation during sevoflurane anaesthesia in dogs.
In this study we aimed to clarify the role of endothelin in arterial pressure regulation during anaesthesia with increasing concentrations of sevoflurane (1-3 MAC) and compare it with those of vasopressin and angiotensin. ⋯ At 1 MAC, angiotensin attenuated the decrease in arterial pressure during sevoflurane anaesthesia more than endothelin and vasopressin. However, at higher MAC only vasopressin was specifically activated to partly compensate for the arterial pressure decrease.
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Case Reports
Postoperative nerve irritation syndrome after epidural analgesia in a six-year-old child.
Morbidity after paediatric epidural anaesthesia is unusual. We report a case of transient nerve root irritation occurring after epidural analgesia for radical nephrectomy in a 6-yr-old boy who received a continuous infusion of bupivacaine 0.1%. ⋯ Mechanical irritation of nerve roots by the epidural catheter in the epidural space is the most likely cause. Br J Anaesth 2004: 92: 146-8