Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 1979
Increases in cuff volume and pressure in red rubber endotracheal tubes during anaesthesia.
Increases in endotracheal tube cell volume and pressure during anaesthesia have been reported to be due to the diffusion of nitrous oxide into the cuff. This study compared cuff volume and pressure changes in anaesthetized intubated patients who were ventilated with those allowed to breath spontaneously. ⋯ The increase in cuff pressure was however, greater during intermittent positive pressure ventilation than for spontaneous respiration. There were no significant changes when the cuff was inflated with the nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · May 1979
Biography Historical ArticleThe changing face of pharmacology in anesthesia (E. H. Embley).
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 1979
Case ReportsClinical report: interscalene block for shoulder operations.
Administration of adequate volumes of local anaesthetic through a single injection into the interscalene space produces blockade of both the brachial and cervical plexuses. A report of 2 patients who underwent operative repair of recurrent dislocation of the shoulder under interscalene block is presented. The advantages and disadvantages of the block for surgery around the shoulder region, and the possible complications are discussed.