British journal of anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of fentanyl infusion on tracheal intubation and emergence agitation in preschool children anaesthetized with sevoflurane.
Sevoflurane can be used as a sole agent for intubation in children, but studies have suggested that it is associated with emergence agitation. Fentanyl infusions can be used both to facilitate intubation and decrease emergence agitation. We investigated the effects of fentanyl on conditions at intubation and on emergence from sevoflurane anaesthesia without confounding nitrous oxide or premedication. ⋯ this study was started in 2000 and was finished in 2008. We had no registration number. IRB approval was obtained.
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Letter Case Reports
Anaesthesia for a paediatric patient with Rosai-Dorfman disease.
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Recent studies have found plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) to be a predictor of outcome after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). To assess the generalizability of this finding, we assessed the value of CRP on the day of ICU discharge as a predictor of unplanned ICU readmission and unexpected death within 2 weeks. Plasma albumin and white cell count at discharge were also considered as markers associated with ongoing inflammation. ⋯ In a mixed medical-surgical intensive care, plasma CRP measured at the day of discharge from intensive care is not a predictor of readmissions or deaths.
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The loss of cholinergic neurones in the basal forebrain has been shown to correlate to the extent of cognitive dysfunction during ageing in humans and to the hypnotic potency of propofol in animal models. We examined how the preoperative cognitive status, as assessed by mini-mental state examination (MMSE), may interact with propofol consumption during anaesthesia in the elderly. ⋯ Propofol requirement to maintain hypnosis during general anaesthesia appears to decrease with deterioration in the cognitive status in the elderly. We suggest that a cognitive dysfunction linked to a cerebral cholinergic dysfunction may influence the brain sensitivity for propofol in aged patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of different inspired oxygen fractions on lipid peroxidation during general anaesthesia for elective Caesarean section.
During general anaesthesia (GA) for Caesarean section (CS), fetal oxygenation is increased by administering an inspired oxygen fraction (Fi(o(2))) of 1.0. However, it is unclear whether such high Fi(o(2)) will increase oxygen free radical activity. ⋯ GA for CS is associated with a marked increase in free radical activity in the mother and baby. The mechanism is unclear but it is independent of the inspired oxygen in the anaesthetic mixture. Therefore, when 100% oxygen is administered with sevoflurane for GA, fetal oxygenation can be increased, without inducing an increase in lipid peroxidation.