{"title":"A method to assess the passage of diethyl ether and halothane across the placenta during anaesthesia for caesarean section.","authors":"G Uchman, E Guzikowska","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A method was elaborated to assess the transplacental passage of inhalatory anaesthetic agents--diethyl ether and halothane during Caesarean section. The method is based on measurements of blood concentrations of these agents in material venous blood and in arterial and venous blood taken from the umbilical cord during the operation. Halothane and diethyl ether concentrations were determined by means of gas chromatography. The studies were carried out on 2 groups of 25 cases each. The obtained results indicate that diethyl ether passes in a higher degree across the placenta than halothane. The mean ratio of halothane concentrations in foetal venous blood to maternal venous blood determined in 25 cases was 0.664 and diethyl ether ratio was 0.988.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"213-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of ketamine in patients with refractory hiccup in the postoperative period. Preliminary report.","authors":"J Teodorowicz, M Zimny","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 5 cases of refractory postoperative hiccup the authors observed a favourable effect of a single dose of ketamine administered intravenously. Earlier applied procedures and drugs failed to control hiccup or alleviated it for only a short time. In all cases the overfilling of the stomach was ruled out as a cause of hiccup by routine preliminary examination. The doses of ketamine used (0.5 mg/kg of body weight) caused no central nervous system disturbances in postoperative patients. In view of the small number of observed cases the authors regard this report as a preliminary communication and as an encouragement for further investigations on the usefulness of ketamine in the treatment of postoperative hiccup and also in treatment of hiccup in patients in other medical specialities.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"271-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acupuncture applied as a method of analgesia for oral surgery with particular reference to dental operations.","authors":"M Borzecki, M Borzecki","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the first, experimental part of this work was an attempt to elaborate a simple method of analgesia by means of acupuncture for oral surgical procedures in out-patients. The experiments were carried out on 60 volunteers using various points and types of stimulation. Analgesia was obtained in 78.3% of cases but only in very small areas which could make possible procedures on premolar and molar teeth or in the vicinity of palatine tonsils. Stimulation with rectangular, alternating-current impulses applied through the needles was found to be most effective. The volunteers were divided into two groups--those in group I were told in advance what the procedure would be, these in group II were not. Similar results obtained in both groups would rule out the effects of suggestion or hypnosis as the mechanism of acupuncture. In the 2nd part of this work the method was applied in 10 patients undergoing dental surgery and sufficient analgesia was achieved in 7 cases. The unreliability of the method, the length of time necessary for induction of analgesia and the very small area of analgesia make this method unsuitable for widespread use in outpatient practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"251-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of divided doses of neostigmine on the dynamics of decurarization.","authors":"B Potocki, J Niewinska, Z Borucki","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 37 patients the effect of neostigmine administered in divided doses (0.1 to 0.5 mg) on the dynamics of decurarization was studied by evaluating the tidal volume and respiratory rate. It was found that doses of neostigmine caused a continuous rise in tidal volume. Normalization of the tidal volume depended on the dose administered. The rate of decurarization depended also on the duration of the operation and the time of administration of the last d-tubocurarine dose. The proposed method of decurarization enables a safe reversal of d-tubocurarine effect to be obtained with a small dose of neostigmine.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"238-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative study of the action of naloxone (Narcan) and nalorphine in man.","authors":"A Aronski, A Kübler, A Majda, J Jakubaszko","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The comparative study of 2 narcotic antagonists, naloxone and nalorphine, was performed in healthy volunteers. The influence of these drugs on the respiratory and cicularoty systems and on the psychical state was compared. The study was carried out in a double-blind, cross-over manner. Increasing doses of naloxone and placebo or nalorphine and placebo, were administered intravenously. Naloxone, even in very high doses, caused no changes in cardivascular system, acid-base balance, sensitivity of respiratory centre to carbon dioxide and psychical state of volunteers. After the administration of nalorphine, even in very small doses, changes in psychical state in all examined subjects were observed. Nalorphine caused the significant change in the ventilatory response to CO2. Based on their results, the authors conclude that naloxone has no agonist or intrinsic narcotic activity, as opposed to nalorphine possessing strong narcotic action.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"221-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of music on airway resistance in patients.","authors":"A Metera, A Metera, I Warwas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors studied the effect of music on airway resistance in man. The evaluation was carried out by analysing the corresponding segments of FEV1 curve and the inspiration/expiration ratio in 30 patients. No statistically significant changes in this resistance were observed. The only finding was the presence of individually varying reactions, which were, sometimes, quite evident.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"265-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studies on the effects of neuroleptanalgesics on certain parameters of coagulation and fibrinolysis.","authors":"Z Banasik, E Czestochowska","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of droperidol and fentanyl on certain parameters of coagulation and fibrinolysis were studied. It was found that these drugs have no effect on the time of clot formation, fibrinogen level, platelet count and values of the thrombelastographic curve. The euglobulin lysis time was also not significantly changed following neuroleptanalgesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"231-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Side effects of inhalational anaesthetic agents in man in early stage following anaesthesia.","authors":"A Dyaczynska-Herman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to assess the functional state of the liver as well as the acid-base and electrolyte equilibrium during the first 24-hours after operation. Tne kinds of inhalational anaesthesia were applied in 170 patients evaluating the usefulness of routine tests for observation of side effects of anaesthesia. Significant early changes were observed in liver function following halothane anaesthesia, particularly when the patients received other inhalational anaesthetics together with halothane. Determinations of the activity of aminotransferases, aldolase, diastase and bilirubin are useful in the evaluation of early side effects of agents used in general anaesthesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"247-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of music on the minute oxygen consumption and basal metabolic rate.","authors":"A Metera","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors studied the effect of soothing and exciting music on the respiratory function in man, and particularly on minute oxygen consumption and basal metabolic rate. The investigations were carried out on 30 patients and the obtained results were subjected to statistical analysis. Soothing music decreased minute ventilation, minute oxygen consumption and basal metabolic rate, while exciting music slightly increased these parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 3","pages":"259-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12394616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of neuroleptoanalgesic agents on platelet adhesiveness in vivo.","authors":"Z M Banasik","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes of platelet adhesiveness were studied after administration of neuroleptanalgesic agents in patients before surgical operations and tests were carried out during premedication with droperidol and fentanyl and morphine in 86 surgical patients. It was observed that neuroleptanalgesic agents exert no effect on platelet adhesiveness in vivo. Morphine also had no such effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":75483,"journal":{"name":"Anaesthesia, resuscitation, and intensive therapy","volume":"3 2","pages":"147-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1975-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12357661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}