Mortality in Anaesthesia

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
On the Possible Role of the two Central Projection Areas of the Spinothalamic Inflow in the Appreciation of Pain....Pages 1-6
Debate....Pages 7-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Mortality Associated with Anaesthesia: The Background to the British Study....Pages 17-18
Anaesthetic Mortality in Britain and France — Methods and Results of the British Study....Pages 19-24
Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Anaesthesia — French Survey: Preliminary Results....Pages 25-38
Maternal Mortality Associated with Anaesthesia in England and Wales....Pages 39-44
Anaesthesia and Maternal Mortality in France....Pages 45-48
Cardiac function and Anaesthetic Mortality....Pages 49-58
Anaesthetic Mortality and Pulmonary Function....Pages 59-68
An Analysis of Anaesthetic Mortality amongst Children....Pages 69-74
Morbidity and Mortality in Elective Geriatric Surgery....Pages 75-82
Complications of Anaesthesia as Subjects for Intensive Therapy....Pages 83-87
Anaesthetic Deaths from Equipment Failure....Pages 88-95
Medicolegal Consequences of Anaesthetic Deaths (U.K.)....Pages 96-100
Medicolegal Consequences of Deaths under Anaesthesia in the Netherlands....Pages 101-103
Medicolegal Consequences of Deaths under Anaesthesia in France....Pages 104-106
Medicolegal Problems concerning the Categorization and Tabulation of lethal Accidents in Anaesthesiology (FRG)....Pages 107-110
On the Duty to Report to the Authorities all Fatal Accidents during Anaesthesia — Experiences in Austria....Pages 111-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Influence of Pancuronium on Primary Conjugated Bile Acids....Pages 117-119
Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow: Effects of Nitroprusside and Nitroglycerine....Pages 120-123
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Haemodynamic Profile of Nicergoline — Induced Hypotension in Dogs....Pages 124-130
Estimation of Anaesthetic Depth by monitoring Spontaneous Scalp EMG and Evoked Hypothenar EMG....Pages 131-135
Combined Electro-Encephalography (EEG) and Electromyography (EMG) for Measurement of Depth of Anaesthesia....Pages 136-141
Relationship between Maximum Inspiratory Pressure and Tidal Volume After Decurarization....Pages 142-143
Pharmacodynamics of Org NC 45 (Norcuron TM ) in Children....Pages 144-149
Cardiovascular Effects of Subarachnoid Adrenaline....Pages 150-157
Ventilation with an Air-Oxygen Mixture During Anaesthesia....Pages 158-161
Effects of Anaesthesia on Haemodynamic Responses to Haemorrhage....Pages 162-169
Epidural Autologous Blood Patch in Intractable Headache....Pages 170-173
Reaction Time and Pattern of Memory Function after Fentanyl, Diazepam and Flunitrazepam....Pages 174-181
Zopiclone As An Oral Preanaesthetic Medication....Pages 182-189
Postoperative Infusion Analgesia....Pages 190-195
Relief of Postoperative Pain with Zomepirac, Paracetamol with Codeine, or Placebo....Pages 196-207
The Influence of Epidural Analgesia on Plasma Norephinephrine, Epinephrine and Cortisol During Labour and Delivery....Pages 208-212
Radiocardiographic Evaluation of Induction to Neurolept-Anaesthesia in Patients with Mitral stenosis....Pages 213-218
Continuous Estimates of Cardiac Output by Ultrasonic Oesophageal Probe....Pages 219-227
The Plasma elimination Kinetics of Thiopentone Following Prolonged infusion to Reduce Intracranial Pressure....Pages 228-234
Dissociation between Resting and Reflex Cardiovascular Effects of High Dose Fentanyl and Alfentanyl in the Dog....Pages 235-239
Airway Pressure and Gas Flow Measurements in the Weaning of Infants Controlled Ventilation with the Siemens 900C System....Pages 240-247
Haemodynamics of Haemorrhagic or Endotoxic Shock in Dogs under Thiopentone Anaesthesia: Effects of Additional Thiopentone or Ketamine....Pages 248-251
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Effects of Droperidol on Peripheral Vasculature During Cardioplumonary Bypass in Man....Pages 252-255
Development of Tachyphylaxis and Phase II Block after Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs....Pages 256-261
Measurement of Plasma Fentanyl Concentration — Comparison of three Methods....Pages 262-263
Ventilatory Movement Discoordnination in the Postoperative Period and During Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 264-264
Dosing of iv Anaesthetics: New Infusion Techniques Developed by Pharmacokinetic Methods....Pages 265-266
The Use of Antithrombin III in ICU Patients in Shock....Pages 267-267
Occupation and Health of U.K. Women Doctors And Dentists: Interim Report on The Findings in Hospital Staff....Pages 268-268
Comparison of Halothane and Isoflurane when Used to Control Intra-operative Hypertension in Patients Subjected to Coronary Artery Surgery....Pages 269-269
Ventilatory Depression During and after Infusions of Fentanyl and Alfentanyl in Man....Pages 270-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
The Involvement of Anaesthetists in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain....Pages 273-275
Peripheral versus Central Approaches to Pain and its Treatment....Pages 276-278
The Role of the Anaesthetist in a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic....Pages 279-282
The Role of the Anaesthetist in Pain Teaching and Research....Pages 283-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Parenteral Nutrition in Multiple Trauma: Use of Branched Chain Amino-acids....Pages 289-292
Haemodynamic Effects of Ketamine Following Administration of Acebutolol in the Dog under Thiopentone Anaesthesia....Pages 293-297
The Effects of Methohexitone and Alfentanyl on Oxygen Consumption....Pages 298-301
A new Valveless All Purpose Ventilator....Pages 302-305
Effect of Changes in Blood Pressure on Central Respiratory Activity....Pages 306-308
Epidural Morphine Effect on the Somatosensory Evoked Potentials....Pages 309-312
Ketamine-Diazepam Infusion as an Adjunct to Regional Anaesthesia....Pages 313-318
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Comparison of Levonantradol 1 or 2 mg I.M. with Pethidine and Placebo for Postoperative Analgesia....Pages 319-324
Recovery from disoprofol anaesthesia: A comparison with Althesin....Pages 325-330
Legal Measures in Romania to Minimise Health Risks for Anaesthetists....Pages 331-333
The Influence of Antihypertensive Drugs on Intracranial Pressure....Pages 334-339
The Microcomputer in Self-assessment for Examinations in Anaesthesia....Pages 340-340
Effects of Fazadinium on Respiratory Functions and its Correlation with Neuromuscular Transmission in Children....Pages 341-341