Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2009, 22:352–356 Purpose of review We describe the different possible anaesthetic techniques for an emergency caesarean section. To choose the right method of anaesthesia may have major implications for mother, child and all involved personnel. The major controversy is whether one have other or better alternatives or both than general anaesthesia, with a rapid...

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Self-citation of a journal may affect its impact factor. We investigated self-citations in the 1995 and 1996 issues of six anaesthesia journals by calculating the self-citing and self-cited rates for each journal. Self-citing rate relates a journal's self-citations to its total number of references. We defined self-cited rate as the ratio of a journal's self-citations to the number of times it ...

The effects of various anaesthetic agents and surgery on the plasma concentrations of aldosterone and on renin activity were investigated in 76 patients. The plasma concentration of aldosterone was increased markedly by 2.5 times the control value during 45 min of ether anaesthesia. It was increased also during halothane, methoxyflurane and enflurane anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia did not alte...

1 Marhofer P, Harrop-Griffiths S, Kettner C, Kirchmair L. Fifteen years of ultrasound guidance in regional anaesthesia: Part 1. Br J Anaesth 2010; 104: 538–46 2 Picard J, Meek T. Complications of regional anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 2010; 65 (Suppl. 1): 105–15 3 McNaught A, Shastri U, Carmichael N, et al. Ultrasound reduces the minimum effective local anaesthesia volume compared with peripheral ne...

The goals for ambulatory surgery are rapid recovery with minimal side effects, adequate postoperative pain control, rapid patient discharge and overall cost containment. The addition of regional anaesthetic techniques has been shown to decrease nausea, postoperative pain scores and the need for post-anaesthesia care unit monitoring. The use of regional anaesthesia is increasing as studies confi...

AIM Dental treatment under general anaesthesia is one of the options for young or uncooperative children, and disabled patients. However, special considerations are necessary before proceeding with this form of anaesthesia. This article reviews the indications, complications and safety factors, the anatomic and physiological considerations, drug interactions, current treatment outcomes and the ...

Determinations of serum thyroxine concentrations were made before induction of anaesthesia, after 20 minutes and 40 minutes of anaesthesia before operation, during operation, and after the end of operation in 36 patients. After 40 minutes of anaesthesia with diethyl ether and halothane there were significantly increased endogenous serum thyroxine concentrations, but thiopentone, nitrous oxide a...

Under general anaesthesia the eye position of esotropia generally moved divergently. When retrobulbar anaesthesia was added bilaterally, the eye position moved further in the same direction. In the electromyogram under general anaesthesia the 4 horizontal recti were silent in controls. In many cases of esotropia, however, both medial recti showed a considerable amount of discharge under general...

GENERAL Editorial Note: Books etc. received during the month. Brit. Amer. J. Med. Phys. 2: 226 (1846). This shows Boston Medical and Surgical J. including Bigelow's paper on ether anaesthesia is brought to Canada as early as in November 1846. Medical News: Employment of Chloroform in Canada. Lancet (London) 1: 350 (1848). Report on Dr Nelson's lithotomy on a man under the influence of chlorofor...