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Anaesthesia
Clinical Anaesthesia is used to induce a temporary medical state of controlled unconsciousness, inducing a loss of sensation or awareness. There are three main types of Anaesthesia:
- Local and Regional
- General
- Sedation
Anaesthesia is primarily used during surgical procedures to block pain. While unconscious, blood flow and heart rate is monitored.
Research and development in the use of Anaesthesia has helped anesthesiologists in the progression of patient safety before and after surgery and medical procedures. The developments and research of Anaesthesia through the years has massively influences medicine and surgery today.
Case studies and clinical trials help aid researchers in the development of aftercare during postoperative recovery. Research is a vital part in the field of Anaesthesia, it allows anesthesiologists to improve the delivery of patient safety while unconscious.
Learn more on the emerging technology in Anaesthesia and the advancements in Anaesthesia practise by searching Trip.
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21. Techniques for preventing hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
Techniques for preventing hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. BACKGROUND: Maternal hypotension is the most frequent complication of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. It can be associated with nausea or vomiting and may pose serious risks to the mother (unconsciousness, pulmonary aspiration) and baby (hypoxia, acidosis, neurological injury). OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of prophylactic interventions for hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean (...) section. SEARCH METHODS: We searched Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth's Trials Register (9 August 2016) and reference lists of retrieved studies. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials, including full texts and abstracts, comparing interventions to prevent hypotension with placebo or alternative treatment in women having spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. We excluded studies if hypotension was not an outcome measure. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors independently
Cochrane2017
22. Guidelines for the Safe Management and Use of Medications in Anaesthesia Background Paper
Guidelines for the Safe Management and Use of Medications in Anaesthesia Background Paper
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
23. Guidelines for the Safe Management and Use of Medications in Anaesthesia
Guidelines for the Safe Management and Use of Medications in Anaesthesia
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
24. Guidelines on Return to Anaesthesia Practice for Anaesthetists Background Paper
Guidelines on Return to Anaesthesia Practice for Anaesthetists Background Paper
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
25. Guidelines on Return to Anaesthesia Practice for Anaesthetists
Guidelines on Return to Anaesthesia Practice for Anaesthetists
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
26. Statement on Staffing of Accredited Departments of Anaesthesia Background Paper
Statement on Staffing of Accredited Departments of Anaesthesia Background Paper
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
27. Statement on Staffing of Accredited Departments of Anaesthesia
Statement on Staffing of Accredited Departments of Anaesthesia
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
28. Guidelines on Monitoring During Anaesthesia Background Paper
Guidelines on Monitoring During Anaesthesia Background Paper
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
29. Guidelines on Monitoring During Anaesthesia
Guidelines on Monitoring During Anaesthesia
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists2017
30. Joint professional guidance on the use of general anaesthesia in young children
Joint professional guidance on the use of general anaesthesia in young children
Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland2017
31. Does the exposure to general anaesthesia in children affect long-term academic and cognitive performance?
Does the exposure to general anaesthesia in children affect long-term academic and cognitive performance? Evidencias en pediatría - Does the exposure to general anaesthesia in children affect long-term academic and cognitive performance? Searching, please wait Show menu Library Management You did not add any article to your library yet. | Search Evidence-Based decision making Evidence-Based decision making Show menu Library Management You did not add any article to your library yet. × User (...) Password Log in × Reset password If you need to reset your password please enter your email and click the Send button. You will receive an email to complete the process. Email Send × Library Management × March 2017. Volume 13. Number 1 Does the exposure to general anaesthesia in children affect long-term academic and cognitive performance? Rating: 0 (0 Votes) Reviewers: , . | Newsletter Free Subscription Regularly recieve most recent articles by e-mail Subscribe × Newsletter subscription: Email Confirm
Evidencias en Pediatría2017
32. Topical anaesthesia for needle-related pain in newborn infants.
Topical anaesthesia for needle-related pain in newborn infants. BACKGROUND: Hospitalised newborn neonates frequently undergo painful invasive procedures that involve penetration of the skin and other tissues by a needle. One intervention that can be used prior to a needle insertion procedure is application of a topical local anaesthetic. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical anaesthetics such as amethocaine and EMLA in newborn term or preterm infants requiring an invasive (...) -over randomised trials that compared the topical anaesthetics amethocaine and eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics (EMLA) in terms of anaesthetic efficacy and safety in newborn term or preterm infants requiring an invasive procedure involving puncture of skin and other tissues with a needle DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: From the reports of the clinical trials we extracted data regarding clinical outcomes including pain, number of infants with methaemoglobin level 5% and above, number of needle
Cochrane2017
33. Consent for anaesthesia
Consent for anaesthesia
Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland2017
34. Inadequate anaesthesia in lethal injection for execution.
Inadequate anaesthesia in lethal injection for execution. Anaesthesia during lethal injection is essential to minimise suffering and to maintain public acceptance of the practice. Lethal injection is usually done by sequential administration of thiopental, pancuronium, and potassium chloride. Protocol information from Texas and Virginia showed that executioners had no anaesthesia training, drugs were administered remotely with no monitoring for anaesthesia, data were not recorded and no peer (...) -review was done. Toxicology reports from Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina showed that post-mortem concentrations of thiopental in the blood were lower than that required for surgery in 43 of 49 executed inmates (88%); 21 (43%) inmates had concentrations consistent with awareness. Methods of lethal injection anaesthesia are flawed and some inmates might experience awareness and suffering during execution.
Lancet2017
35. Guidance on the provision of anaesthesia services for acute pain management
Guidance on the provision of anaesthesia services for acute pain management Document Store | The Royal College of Anaesthetists User menu Search Document Store This page displays listings of ALL publications added to the site. You can narrow down the list by entering keywords in the 'Search' field, and selecting 'Apply'. To filter the publications by section, tick the check-boxes of the desired sections, and select 'Apply'. You can set the ordering of the results by the publication title
Royal College of Anaesthetists2017
36. Hyperbaric versus isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
Hyperbaric versus isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. BACKGROUND: Bupivacaine is an amide local anaesthetic used in hyperbaric and isobaric forms. These are administered intrathecally into the spine to provide regional anaesthesia for caesarean section. Several trials have compared hyperbaric and isobaric bupivacaine but none have conclusively shown the benefit of either. This review was first published in 2013 and updated in 2016. OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were (...) to:1. Determine the effectiveness of hyperbaric bupivacaine compared to isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing caesarean section;2. Determine the safety of hyperbaric bupivacaine compared to isobaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing caesarean section. SEARCH METHODS: We originally searched the following databases to January 2011: CENTRAL, MEDLINE and Embase.For this update, we reran our search in the above databases from January 2011 to March 2016; two
Cochrane2016
37. Intravenous versus inhalational techniques for rapid emergence from anaesthesia in patients undergoing brain tumour surgery.
Intravenous versus inhalational techniques for rapid emergence from anaesthesia in patients undergoing brain tumour surgery. BACKGROUND: Brain tumour surgery usually is carried out with the patient under general anaesthesia. Over past years, both intravenous and inhalational anaesthetic agents have been used, but the superiority of one agent over the other is a topic of ongoing debate. Early and rapid emergence from anaesthesia is desirable for most neurosurgical patients. With the availability (...) of newer intravenous and inhalational anaesthetic agents, all of which have inherent advantages and disadvantages, we remain uncertain as to which technique may result in more rapid early recovery from anaesthesia. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of intravenous versus inhalational techniques for rapid emergence from anaesthesia in patients undergoing brain tumour surgery. SEARCH METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2014, Issue 6) in The Cochrane Library
Cochrane2016
38. [Single Subcutaneous Palmar Injection vs. 2 Dorsal Injections for Finger Anaesthesia in Hand Surgery - Randomised Prospective Comparison of Application Pain and Efficacy].
[Single Subcutaneous Palmar Injection vs. 2 Dorsal Injections for Finger Anaesthesia in Hand Surgery - Randomised Prospective Comparison of Application Pain and Efficacy]. 27580443 2016 09 01 2017 02 08 1439-3980 48 5 2016 Aug Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V... Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir (...) [Single Subcutaneous Palmar Injection vs. 2 Dorsal Injections for Finger Anaesthesia in Hand Surgery - Randomised Prospective Comparison of Application Pain and Efficacy]. 296-9 10.1055/s-0042-113191 This randomised prospective study compared pain during application and efficacy of the palmar subcutaneous single injection block (PSSIB) and the traditional dorsal 2 injection block (DTIB). During a 2 year period, a total of 190 patients with an average age of 43 years (18-82) and an isolated finger
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse : Organ der V...2016
39. Nitrous oxide-based versus nitrous oxide-free general anaesthesia and accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in surgical patients.
Nitrous oxide-based versus nitrous oxide-free general anaesthesia and accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in surgical patients. BACKGROUND: Accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (AAGA) is when a patient unintentionally becomes conscious during a procedure performed with general anaesthesia and subsequently has explicit recall of this event. Incidence estimates for AAGA vary, with the most common estimate being one to two cases per 1000 general anaesthetics. Evidence (...) linking nitrous oxide use and an increased risk of AAGA has come from observational studies data but the literature is contradictory, with some studies finding a protective effect of nitrous oxide. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of general anaesthesia including nitrous oxide on the risk of AAGA in patients aged five years and over. SEARCH METHODS: We searched the following databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE and trial registers
Cochrane2016
40. Effect of regional versus local anaesthesia on outcome after arteriovenous fistula creation: a randomised controlled trial.
Effect of regional versus local anaesthesia on outcome after arteriovenous fistula creation: a randomised controlled trial. BACKGROUND: Arteriovenous fistulae are the optimum form of vascular access in end-stage renal failure. However, they have a high early failure rate. Regional compared with local anaesthesia results in greater vasodilatation and increases short-term blood flow. This study investigated whether regional compared with local anaesthesia improved medium-term arteriovenous (...) fistula patency. METHODS: This observer-blinded, randomised controlled trial was done at three university hospitals in Glasgow, UK. Adults undergoing primary radiocephalic or brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula creation were randomly assigned (1:1; in blocks of eight) using a computer-generated allocation system to receive either local anaesthesia (0·5% L-bupivacaine and 1% lidocaine injected subcutaneously) or regional (brachial plexus block [BPB]) anaesthesia (0·5% L-bupivacaine and 1·5% lidocaine