Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyRelationship between positive end-expiratory pressure and internal jugular vein cross-sectional area.
Application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has been used to increase the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the right internal jugular vein (IJV) in order to facilitate catheterisation. We aimed to determine the PEEP level at which the maximum increase of CSA occurred. ⋯ The application of PEEP effectively increases the CSA of the right IJV. The PEEP giving the largest CSA is 12 cm H(2) O.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the stress response during sevoflurane anesthesia.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are analgesics commonly used for post-operative pain. However, their effect on dosages of inhaled anesthetics during surgery is unclear. We investigated the effect of flurbiprofen axetil and parecoxib sodium on the minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane required to blunt stress responses to skin incision under general anesthesia. ⋯ The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs flurbiprofen axetil and parecoxib sodium decreased the minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane required to blunt the stress response to skin incision during general anesthesia.