Articles: general-anesthesia.
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Anaesthesiol Reanim · Jan 1996
Biography Historical Article[The 16th October 1846 and its outcome].
Morton's first successful public demonstration of ether anaesthesia for a surgical operation, performed on October 16, 1846 in Boston/Massachusetts, had far-reaching consequences. The first effect was the surprisingly fast propagation of the new way of preventing pain to nearly all parts of the globe. Anaesthesia made it possible to perform operations previously considered impossible under conditions now acceptable for the patient. ⋯ Much later, the special field of anaesthesiology emerged. Today, 150 years after Morton's pioneer work, anaesthesiology comprises not only pain relief for operative procedures but also responsibilities in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine and in the treatment of patients with chronic pain. Accordingly, without the least disparagement of daily interdisciplinary cooperation, one can wholeheartedly support Mayrhofer's view that the "Century of Surgeons" has given way to the "Century of Anaesthesiologists".
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Jan 1996
Case ReportsRegurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents in a child during general anaesthesia using the laryngeal mask airway.
We present a case report of a child who underwent general anaesthesia for elective surgery in whom regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents were associated with the use of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA). Bronchospasm developed but mechanical ventilation was not required. The possible mechanisms causing regurgitation are discussed.
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Rett syndrome is a devastatingly disabling neurological disease that is only observed in girls. Scoliosis occurs in roughly half the girls and surgery may be required. ⋯ Sudden death may be a feature of the disease which occurred four weeks postoperatively in one case. Although a long QTc interval may be seen, it did not occur in any of our cases.
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Cahiers d'anesthésiologie · Jan 1996
Case Reports[Anesthetic problems of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica. Apropos of a case].
Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of hereditary diseases of the skin that may also involve mucous membranes, particularly of the oropharynx and oesophagus. The common primary feature is the formation of blisters following even trivial trauma. During the management of anaesthesia, it is critical that trauma to the skin and mucous membranes be avoided or minimized in these patients. We report the case of a 3-year-old child who had two surgeries and discuss the anaesthetic implications of this disease.