Articles: general-anesthesia.
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The Cornell veterinarian · Jan 1978
Anesthesia for small animal pediatric and geriatric patients. I. Anesthesia for small animal pediatric patients.
Anesthetic management of the pediatric patient is a challenge which can give rise to a most rewarding anesthetic management if one takes into consideration the normal physiological function of the pediatric patient. One should choose the appropriate medications which may safely be administered to an animal of this age. Control of anesthesia through the use of appropriate anesthetic equipment and the use of appropriate monitoring will aid safe management. The selection of adjunct medications can achieve control of complications and aid ultimate uncomplicated recovery.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 1978
Comparative StudyEEG-changes during general anaesthesia with enflurane (Efrane) in comparison with ether.
The effects of enflurane (efrane) and ether on the cerebral functions were studied by EEG on two similar groups of adult patients. For basic comparison a depth of anaesthesia was chosen which permitted abdominal surgery without the need to administer muscular relaxants. ⋯ If, however, the depth of anaesthesia was further increased, such EEG-changes indicating increased cerebral excitability were seen more often under enflurane and also appeared under ether anaesthesia. No seizure activity was recorded.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 1978
Cardiovascular effects of local adrenaline infiltration during halothane anaesthesia and adrenergic beta-receptor blockade in man.
Adrenergic beta-receptor blocking agents, alprenolol, propranolol and practolol were given as a prophylactic measure to patients undergoing middle-ear microsurgery where adrenaline was deliberately infiltrated during halothane-N2O/O2 anaesthesia. These three beta blockers did not differ in their action on heart rate, arterial blood pressure, right ventricular pressure, CVP or peripheral pulse wave in equipotent doses, which were 0.04 mg/kg for alprenolol and propranolol and 0.4 mg/kg for practolol in this study. ⋯ Occasionally occuring tachyarrhythmias were easily terminated with a further dose of a beta blocker. The effective half-life of practolol was less than 15 min and doses up to 0.4 mg/kg were unable to prevent arrhythmias during adrenaline challenge.