Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1992
Comparative Study[Desflurane (I 653) and sevoflurane: halogenated anesthetics of the future?].
Sevoflurane is an halogenated methyl isopropyl ether. It is potent, non explosive and non flammable. It reacts with soda lime to form traces of a related ether which has not been shown to have any toxic effect on animals chronically exposed to it in a closed system. ⋯ Its MAC has been estimated to be about 7.2 vol % in man. Desflurane did not lead to any liver, lung or kidney injury in laboratory rats, even during hypoxia and enzyme induction. Desflurane undergoes little biotransformation, although the presence of volatile metabolites or covalent tissue-bound products cannot be excluded.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1992
[Continuous venovenous hemofiltration after cardiac surgery. A retrospective study in 16 patients with multiple organ failure].
As intermittent haemodialysis in critically ill patients is often associated with circulatory instability and hypotension, pumped continuous veno-venous haemofiltration (CVVH) has been proposed as an alternative. This technique was used postoperatively in 16 cardiac surgery patients with cardiogenic shock (cardiac index < 2.2 l.min-1.m-2), anuria and multiple organ failure. A mean haemofiltration rate of 0.5 to 1 l.h-1 was used. ⋯ In addition, pH increased significantly from 7.13 +/- 0.1 to 7.30 +/- 0.04 (p < 0.001). These results were comparable with these of other authors regarding safety and efficiency of CVVH. The low patient survival rate (12.5%) was due to the severity of cardiac impairment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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This study was carried out in 75 female patients, ranked ASA 1 or 2, during recovery from balanced general anaesthesia. It aimed to find out the main determinants of postoperative shivering and its thermal effects. Skin and oesophageal temperature were recorded every ten minutes. ⋯ However, the core temperature of those within that group that did shiver returned to normal levels more quickly than in those that did not shiver. These data underlined the essential role played by core temperature at the end of anaesthesia in postoperative shivering and its intensity, as well as the heat producing value of shivering. It would therefore seem logical to prevent postoperative shivering by avoiding intraoperative hypothermia.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1992
Case Reports[Difficult intubation managed by laryngeal mask and fibroscopy].
A case is reported of a patient due to undergo a combined kidney and pancreas transplant who proved to be difficult to intubate. This diabetic hypertensive 35-year-old male patient also had ankylosing spondylitis. Mouth opening was normal (more than fingers' breadth), the chin-sternum distance was 4 cm on full cervical flexion, and cervical extension was only slightly impaired. ⋯ A paediatric fibroscope, passed through the LM tube, served as guide for the endotracheal tube. The mask was not removed, although its cushion was slightly deflated, so as not to extubate the patient. The benefits and usefulness of a laryngeal mask in predictable and unpredictable cases of difficult intubation are discussed.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1992
[Value of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in patients with suspected brain death].
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is a non invasive technique which assesses blood flow velocitics in basal cerebral arteries. Specific patterns have been observed in brain death. In a continuous series of 72 patients, the TCD recordings from the intracranial internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries were compared with the results from the usual investigations for brain death, such as electroencephalogramme (EEG), and arteriography. ⋯ TCD circulatory arrest preceded angiographic arrest by six hours in three cases. Hypotension was the main limitation to this technique. n the other hand, TCD may be used in patients treated with sedative drugs. The non invasive character of TCD, its low cost, the possibility of repeating it at the patient's bedside make TCD a very interesting diagnostic tool.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)