TRIFLUOROETHYLVINYL ETHER (FLUOROMAR?)—A Preliminary Report on Clinical Experience and Animal Experiment

In observations of 80 cases in which Fluoromar was used for inhalation anesthesia it was noted that induction was rapid; maintenance although labile, was usually smooth; and recovery of reflexes was rapid. Anesthetic complications were minimal, and postanesthetic complications were limited to nausea and vomiting in no greater incidence than that expected to follow the use of most inhalation anesthetic agents.Fluoromar produces rapid, and not particularly unpleasant, loss of consciousness, and will produce complete anesthesia without supplement. However, the muscular relaxation afforded by Fluoromar is not complete, and delayed recovery from anesthesia may follow attempts to produce relaxation by deepening too greatly the level of anesthesia.The inflammability of Fluoromar is less than that of other inhalation agents.     

Field implantation of intraperitoneal radiotransmitters in Eastern Wolf (Canis lycaon ) pups using inhalation anesthesia with sevoflurane

In a study of wolf pup survival, intraperitoneal radio transmitters were surgically implanted in 53 (27 male and 26 female) 3.5- to 8-wk-old Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) pups at den sites in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, over two whelping seasons (2004 and 2005). Pups were manually removed from dens and initially injected with butorphanol at a dosage of 0.1 mg/kg for sedation and intra-operative analgesia. Anesthesia was induced and maintained with 3% sevoflurane in oxygen via a face mask. Meloxicam (0.3 mg/kg intramuscularly) was given to provide additional analgesia. All surgeries were completed without complications, and pups were readily accepted back into the packs. No postoperative complications were identified, but two pups from a single litter drowned as a result of being moved by the pack to a flooded den following the surgery. In five pups necropsied following natural deaths, transmitters were found lying free within the peritoneal cavity, and there was no evidence of infection at the surgical site or peritonitis. Inhalation anesthesia provided extremely rapid induction (1 min) and recovery (<3 min) and was completely controllable with no residual anesthetic effects. The equipment for inhalation anesthesia was readily portable in field packs, and it has considerable advantages over injectable drugs for small and very young animals such as wolf pups. The utility of the procedure is demonstrated by the minimal effect it had on subsequent pup survival, the rapid recovery of pups following surgery, and the lack of long-term complications as determined by necropsies of pups following natural deaths.     

高龄患者腹腔镜直肠癌根治术不同麻醉方法的比较

目的观察比较3种麻醉方法对高龄腹腔镜直肠癌根治术患者的呼吸循环功能和麻醉效果的影响。方法将45例高龄腹腔镜直肠癌根治术患者随机分成3组,每组15例。EA组,连续硬膜外阻滞麻醉组;GA组,静吸复合全身麻醉组;EGA组,小剂量硬膜外阻滞复合静吸全身麻醉组。观察3组麻醉开始前(T0)、麻醉诱导期(T1)、气管插管时(T2)、拔除气管导管时(T3)的HR、SBP、DBP、MAP、PETCO2、ECG,GA组与EGA组同时监测异氟醚MAC、气道压、手术结束自主呼吸恢复时间、自主呼吸潮气量达标、拔管时间、肌松情况及患者麻醉苏醒时间。结果 EA组有13例麻醉效果优良,SpO295%,PETCO2维持在正常范围;EGA组术毕自主呼吸恢复时间、潮气量达标、拔管时间均明显短于GA组(P0.01)。EA组在麻醉10～15 min后血压下降程度与GA组、EGA组麻醉诱导期血压下降相似(P0.05),EGA组在气管插管/拔管期血压波动不明显,而GA组血压显著升高(P0.01);EA组与GA组麻醉效果相似,EGA组麻醉效果优于GA组(P0.05)。结论 EGA组椎管内局麻药用量、全麻维持药用量、肌松药用量等均相应减少,呼吸循环功能较为稳定,术毕麻醉苏醒快,自主呼吸恢复和潮气量达标迅速,多数患者术毕即可拔除气管导管,是高龄腹腔镜直肠癌根治术患者理想的麻醉方法。     

Anesthesia for outpatient female sterilization

This issue of the Bulletin deals with the principles of anesthesia for outpatient female sterilization with emphasis on techniques for laparoscopy and minilaparotomy. General anesthesia techniques provide analgesia, amnesia, and muscle relaxation and are particularly useful for managing the anxious patient. Disadvantages include increased expense, need for specialized equipment, and highly trained personnel, and delayed recovery. Complications, though relatively rare, can be life-threatening and include aspiration of stomach contents, hypoxia, hypercarbia, hypotension, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiorespiratory arrest, and death. There is no single preferred technique of general anesthesia, athough most anesthetists employ methods that allow rapid recovery of faculties, enabling the patient to be discharged soon after surgery. To accomplish this end, light anesthesia with sodium thiopental induction and nitrous oxide maintenance is often used. Short duration muscle relaxation with an agent such as succinylcholine supplements this technique. Other techniques include light anesthesia with inhalational anesthetic agents and the use of intravenous ketamine. Local anesthesia augmented by systemic and/or inhalational analgesia is supplanting general anesthesia techniques for laparoscopy in many locales. This approach is also particularly well-suited for minilaparotomy in developing countries, where it has achieved its greatest popularity. The local technique carries with it reduced morbidity and mortality but may not entirely relieve discomfort. The primary danger of local anesthesia is respiratory depression due to excessive narcosis and sedation. The operator must be alert to the action of the drugs and should always use the minimal effective dose. Although toxicity due to overdosage with local anesthetic drugs is occasionally experienced, allergic reactions to the amide-linkage drugs such as lidocaine or bupivacaine are exceedingly rare. For outpatient laparoscopy or minilaparotomy, local anesthesia with proper preoperative counselling and premedication should provide adequate relief of pain and is the method of choice, unless the patient cannot be examined awake or is totally uncooperative. The decision to utilize either general or local anesthesia should be made by the patient after thorough counselling by the surgical team. In many cases, the circumstances of the surgical environment will dictate the choice, but patient comfort and safety should always be the goal.     

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH FLUETHER ANESTHESIA

Fluether, an azeotropic mixture of two volumes of Fluothane® and one volume of diethyl ether, will provide satisfactory surgical anesthesia in a range of vapor concentration from 0.5 per cent v/v to 4.0 per cent v/v. The agent was used in all age groups and in all patient physical states in approximately a thousand cases.To date there have appeared no contraindications to the use of fluether anesthesia.Bradycardia is common during induction but is easily reversible by use of belladonna compounds.During maintenance of anesthesia, significant muscular relaxation is provided, without evidence of electrocortical depression.Respiratory depression accompanies a maintenance level of anesthesia.Recovery after anesthesia with fluether is rapid but tranquil. Considerable analgesia persists during recovery.     

非阿片类镇痛复合静脉全麻在鼾症手术患者中的疗效

目的:观察三重措施预防为基础,联合非阿片镇痛药复合静脉全麻在行鼾症手术患者术后恶心呕吐的应用效果。方法:选择择期行鼾症手术男性病人80例,随机分为两组:吸入麻醉组(inhalation group, IHLA组)和静脉麻醉组(intravenous group, TIVA组),每组40例,两组均采用三重措施预防恶心呕吐,IHLA组采用以舒芬太尼为基础复合七氟烷吸入麻醉,TIVA组以氯胺酮和右美托咪定镇痛基础上丙泊酚全凭静脉麻醉。评估两组病人恶心呕吐危险系数,采用李克特量表(Likert scale),记录并分析两组患者术后6~8 h在麻醉后监测治疗室(post anesthesia care unit, PACU)及病房24 h恶心呕吐发生情况及补救用药用量。结果:两组患者一般临床资料、恶心呕吐风险评分、手术时间、术后恢复期补救用药量人数无显著差异(P>0.05);IHLA组在PACU恶心呕吐发生率为39.5%,TIVA组发生率为18.9%,两者相比有显著性差异(P<0.05);IHLA组病房24 h恶心呕吐严重程度高于TIVA组,两组术后需要补救应用抗呕吐药物用量无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论:以三重措施预防为基础,与吸入麻醉相比,非阿片类镇痛药复合静脉麻醉可以减少肥胖病人鼾症手术术后恶心呕吐发生率和严重程度,降低围术期风险,有利于患者早期恢复。     

Differences between Total Intravenous Anesthesia and Inhalation Anesthesia in Free Flap Surgery of Head and Neck Cancer

Background

Many studies have evaluated risk factors associated with complications after free flap surgery, but these studies did not evaluate the impact of anesthesia management. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the differences between patients who received inhalation and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in free flap surgery.

Methods

One hundred and fifty-six patients who underwent free flap surgery for head and neck cancer were retrospectively divided into the TIVA (96 patients) and the inhalation group (87 patients). Perioperative hemodynamic data and postoperative medical complications were determined by documented medical records.

Results

Ninety-six patients in the TIVA group were compared with 87 patients who received inhalation anesthesia. There were no differences in gender, age, classification of physical status based on American Society for Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, and cormobidities between the two groups. Patients in the TIVA group required less perioperative crystalloid (4172.46 ± 1534.95 vs. 5183.91 ± 1416.40 ml, p < 0.0001) and colloid (572.46 ± 335.14 vs. 994.25 ± 434.65 ml, p < 0.0001) to maintain hemodynamic stability. Although the mean anesthesia duration was shorter in the TIVA group (11.02 ± 2.84 vs. 11.70± 1.96 hours, p = 0.017), the blood loss was similar between groups (p = 0.71). There was no difference in surgical complication rate, but patients in the TIVA group developed fewer pulmonary complications (18 vs. 47, p = 0.0008). After multivariate regression, patients in the TIVA group had a significantly reduced risk of pulmonary complication compared with the inhalation group (Odds ratio 0.41, 95% CI 0.18–0.92).

Conclusions

Total intravenous anesthesia was associated with significantly fewer pulmonary complications in patients who received free flap reconstruction.     

七氟醚复合瑞芬太尼对扁桃体切除术患儿苏醒期躁动及术后镇痛的影响

目的:探究七氟醚复合瑞芬太尼对扁桃体切除术患儿苏醒期躁动及术后镇痛的影响。方法:选入我院择期行扁桃体切除术患儿39例,随机将患儿划分为实验组及对照组。对照组18例予七氟醚行吸入诱导及维持麻醉;实验组21例予七氟醚及瑞芬太尼静吸复合维持麻醉。记录两组血压心率,比较两组患儿苏醒期的躁动评分、术后镇痛、及是否发生恶心呕吐情况。结果:实验组总有效率高于对照组,差异存在统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组相比,实验组患儿的苏醒期躁动评分较低、发生率较低,镇静指数评分较高,呼吸功能恢复快、拔管时间短,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);实验组血压及心率较对照组平稳,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:七氟醚复合瑞芬太尼在进行全身麻醉时,麻醉效果良好,能够明显减少苏醒期患儿躁动的发生,降低患儿术后疼痛,并且呼吸系统恢复快,较小影响心血管系统,值得推广。     

Cardiopulmonary,hematological, serum biochemical and behavioral effects of sevoflurane compared with isoflurane or halothane in spontaneously ventilating goats

This study compares cardiopulmonary, hematological, serum biochemical and behavioral effects of sevoflurane, isoflurane or halothane anesthesia in spontaneously breathing, conventionally medicated goats. Six male adult goats were anesthetized repeatedly at 2-week intervals with three anesthetics. Goats were administered atropine (0.1 mg/kg) intramuscularly, and 10 min later, induced to anesthesia by an intravenous infusion of thiopental (mean 14.3 mg/kg). After intubation, goats were anesthetized with halothane, isoflurane or sevoflurane in oxygen and maintained at surgical depth of anesthesia for 3 h. Recovery from anesthesia with sevoflurane was more rapid than that with isoflurane or halothane. Time-related hypercapnia and acidosis were observed during halothane anesthesia, but not observed during sevoflurane or isoflurane anesthesia. Both hypercapnia and acidosis during sevoflurane anesthesia did not differ from isoflurane anesthesia, but were less during halothane anesthesia, especially at prolonged maintenance period. There were no significant differences between anesthetics in respiration and heart rates, arterial pressures, hematological and serum biochemical values. It was concluded that sevoflurane is an effective inhalant for use in goats showing the most rapid recovery from anesthesia, and that cardiopulmonary effects of sevoflurane are similar to isoflurane than halothane.     

Taking the sting out of darting: Risks,restraint drugs and procedures for the chemical restraint of Southern Hemisphere otariids

The need to manage otariid populations has necessitated the development of a wide range of capture methods. Chemical restraint by remote drug delivery (i.e., darting) is a highly selective method that can be used to facilitate otariid capture in a range of scenarios, when other methods may be impracticable. However, the risks associated with darting otariids are not widely known and guidelines necessary to promote and refine best practice do not exist. We review the risks associated with darting and in light of our findings, develop darting guidelines to help practitioners assess and minimize risks during capture, anesthesia and recovery. Published studies reveal that mortalities associated with darting predominantly result from complications during anesthetic maintenance (e.g., prolonged respiratory depression, apnea, or hyperthermia), rather than from complications during capture or recovery. In addition to monitoring vital signs and proper intervention, the risk of irreversible complications during anesthesia can be reduced by administering drug doses that are sufficient to enable the capture and masking of animals, after which anesthetic depth can be regulated using gas anesthesia.     

不同麻醉方式对老年肺肿瘤患者术后早期认知功能的影响

目的:探讨不同麻醉选择对老年肺肿瘤术后患者早期认知功能的影响。方法:分析我院2011年3月至2013年3月老年肺肿瘤患者,分别有62例用全凭静脉麻醉和61例用静吸复合麻醉的麻醉方法,记录手术时间和麻醉时间,用MMSE量表进行认知功能评分,分别评定手术前1天和手术后出麻醉室时及1、3、5天患者的认知功能,并判断患者的POCD。结果:两组患者在手术时间和麻醉时间方面无统计学差异。与术前1天比较,全凭静脉麻醉组、静吸复合麻醉组出麻醉恢复室时、术后1 d时MMSE评分降低(P0.05);与术前1 d比较,两组在术后3天和7天时MMSE评分恢复正常(P0.05),两组患者之间的MMSE认知功能评分在术前、术后均无统计学差异(P0.05),出麻醉恢复室时,全凭静脉麻醉组发生POCD24例(39.34%),全凭静脉麻醉组发生25例(40.32%),两组发生率比较无统计学差异(P0.05);术后1天、3天、7天两组分别POCD的发生率比较均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:老年患者用全凭静脉麻醉、静吸复合麻醉不同麻醉方法对老年患者术后早期发生认知功能障碍的影响无统计学差异。     

氯胺酮对川金丝猴的麻醉效应

本研究单独使用氯胺酮对24只神农架川金丝猴（Rhinopithecus roxellana）进行麻醉,比较其在诱导期、麻醉期及恢复期的持续时间和行为反应差异,探讨氯胺酮对不同性别、不同年龄川金丝猴的麻醉效果。结果显示：24例受试动物注射氯胺酮（剂量5.90-15.71mg/kg）后,镇痛、镇静和肌松效果良好,无意外死亡。其中,诱导期表现四肢逐渐无力,流涎,身体逐渐倒下,偶有嘴空嚼;麻醉期表现肌松良好,呼吸通畅,伴有嘴空嚼;恢复期表现以手指和躯干振动,开始恢复意识,嘴空嚼情况增多,尝试坐立和行走,最后恢复正常;诱导期、麻醉期和恢复期持续平均持续时间分别为(4.00 ± 1.77)min、(21.67 ± 5.03)min和(31.79 ± 6.07)min。本研究首次监测到川金丝猴在麻醉过程中出现嘴空嚼行为（没有进食的情况下嘴上下及左右咀嚼）。数据分析表明,在麻醉过程中雄性个体恢复期时长明显大于雌性,雄性个体在恢复期空嚼行为的次数明显小于雌性;而性别对诱导期、麻醉期,年龄对诱导期、麻醉期和恢复期的时长及行为影响均无明显差异。     

Reversible changes in myelin structure and electrical activity during anesthesia in vivo

X-ray diffraction patterns have been recorded from sciatic nerve myelin by means of dynamic X-ray diffraction either from frogs, during the early stages of anesthesia in vivo induced by n-pentane inhalation, and from frog and rat sciatic nerves isolated immediately after the animal was anesthetized. This approach has enabled to resolve minor changes in myelin structure that occur during anesthesia which were found to be similar in frogs and mammals. The X-ray patterns show a reversible slight decrease in intensity of the even reflections during anesthesia. The electron density profiles from myelin of anesthetized and recovered nerves revealed that the unit membrane structure is practically identical in both circumstances. However, during anesthesia myelin membrane pairs move toward the cytoplasmic side becoming more closely packed by 1.6 A. Physiological activity was estimated during the recovery process: compound action potential recovered its maximal amplitude before myelin recovered its native structure. On the contrary, the conduction velocity seemed to be closely related to the structural recovery. This work provides evidence that early stages of anesthesia by n-pentane in vivo does not change membrane bilayer structure but perturbs the surface interactions between adjacent membrane pairs.     

Pseudomembranous colitis associated with antibiotic therapy — an emerging entity

Two cases of pseudomembranous colitis are presented. The first patient had been treated with novobiocin-tetracycline and penicillin, and two weeks later developed severe fulminating diarrhea with ascites and bilateral pleural effusions which did not respond to intravenous ACTH. Subsequently she underwent subtotal colectomy and made a rapid and complete recovery. The second patient developed severe diarrhea two weeks after a 10-day course of clindamycin. She was treated with intravenous ACTH, oral Lactobacillus and a fecal enema and made a complete recovery.These cases reconfirm the importance of antibiotics as etiologic agents in this disease. They also stress the classic sigmoidoscopic and histologic findings that should facilitate prompt and rapid diagnosis.     

米库氯铵用于全麻手术40 例的临床分析

目的:观察米库氯铵分别复合七氟醚、丙泊酚用于全麻手术的肌松效果和安全性,以及对米库氯铵剂量的影响。方法:选择妇科手术患者40例,随机分为七氟醚组和丙泊酚组。诱导期单次静注米库氯铵,肌松开始恢复时开始泵注,手术结束前约20 min停药。记录诱导起效时间、无反应期,停止泵注米库氯铵后TOF比值恢复至25%、50%、75%、90%时间、恢复指数,维持期米库氯铵平均泵注速度、平均追加次数。结果:S组有2例、P组有1例出现轻度皮肤潮红,P组有1例插管时出现轻度呛咳,血压、心率未见明显异常,插管条件均满意。两组诱导起效时间、无反应期、恢复指数无统计学差异,停药后TOF比值恢复至25%、50%、75%、90%时间S组长于P组,差异有统计学意义。S组维持期米库氯铵平均泵注速度、平均追加次数小于P组,差异有统计学意义。结论:米库氯铵用于全麻诱导及维持,肌松满意,恢复迅速,安全性值得肯定。与丙泊酚相比,七氟醚对米库氯铵的需要量大约可以减少20%~30%,丙泊酚对米库氯铵剂量的具体影响有待进一步研究。     

Evaluation of isoflurane and propofol anesthesia for intraabdominal transmitter placement in nesting female canvasback ducks

Heart rate, occurrence of apnea, body temperature, quality of anesthesia and nest abandonment were compared during either propofol or isoflurane anesthesia of nesting female canvasback ducks (Aythya valisineria) at 15 to 18 days of incubation. One hundred eighteen canvasbacks were assigned randomly to three treatments so that nest abandonment could be compared among treatments from May to July 1995 and 1996. Sterile dummy silicone implants were placed during an abdominal laparotomy while ducks were anesthetized with either propofol or isoflurane, or ducks were flushed from the nest but not captured (control). Propofol was delivered through an intravenous catheter, while isoflurane was delivered in oxygen. Propofol provided smooth, rapid induction and recovery, whereas ducks recovering from isoflurane tended to struggle. At the nest, ducks in the propofol group were given additional boluses until they were lightly anesthetized, whereas birds that received isoflurane were released. All birds survived surgery but one death occurred prior to surgery in 1995 using propofol during a period without ventilation and monitoring. Adequate artificial ventilation is recommended to prevent complications. Heart rate declined significantly in both years during isoflurane anesthesia and in 1995 during propofol anesthesia but not 1996. During both isoflurane and propofol anesthesia, body temperature declined significantly over time. Nest abandonment was significantly different among treatments and occurred in all treatment groups in both years, but propofol (15%) and control groups (8%) had lower than expected abandonment compared to isoflurane (28%). Propofol offers several advantages over isoflurane for field use; equipment is easily portable, lower anesthetic cost, and ambient temperature does not alter physical characteristics of the drug. Advantages over isoflurane, including lower nest abandonment following intraabdominal radio transmitter placement, make propofol a good anesthetic choice for field studies.     

不同麻醉方式对急性腹膜炎伴感染性休克患者围麻醉期影响的临床对比研究

目的：探讨不同麻醉方式对急性腹膜炎伴感染性休克患者围麻醉期的影响性,以期提高临床麻醉水平。方法：回顾性分析2011年2月-2012年12月50例急性腹膜炎伴感染性休克患者,对分成2组,对照组予以气管内插管静脉吸入复合全麻组,观察组予以硬膜外阻滞麻醉＋复合全麻组,观察2组麻醉后在各个麻醉循环系数的变化和不良反应情况。结果：两组在入室时在心率、MAP和SpO：比较无明显差异性（P〉0．05）,而麻醉后在MAP各个时期以及拔管时在心率上比较有明显差异性（P〈0．05）,有统计学意义,SpO2却均在95％以上,比较无差异性（P〉0．05）;在临床效果上,对照组的优良率为60％,总有效率为72％,苏醒时间为（16．5±2．7）min;观察组的优良率为86％,总有效率为100％,苏醒时间为（3．7±1．3）min两组比较有明显的差异性（P〈0．05）;而在不良反应上,在恶心呕吐和呼吸抑制上比较有明显差异性（P〈0．05）;而在疼痛和烦躁上比较无明显差异性（P〉0．05）。结论：硬膜外阻滞麻醉＋复合全麻对急性腹膜炎伴感染性休克患者围麻醉期效果良好．安全性好。     

The chemical restraint of apes and monkeys by means of phencyclidine or ketamine.

The anesthetic effects of two drugs, namely, Phencyclidine and Ketamine, used alone or in combination with atropine, were compared during clinical and experimental procedures on different primate species ranging from gorillas, orangutans, white-faced and dwarf chimpanzees, baboons, cercopithecus monkeys to new--world monkeys. It is concluded that both these anesthetics are very good and safe drugs for restraint and anesthesia. Ketamine appeared to be superior to Phencyclidine for use among apes and monkeys in so far as it is shorter acting, has wider safety margin and shorter recovery time, provides better muscle relaxation and is practically without side effects. But Phencyclidine has definite advantage in so far as it is needed is smaller quantity to produce comparable effect of anesthesia.     

Effects of hypoxia,simulated ischemia and reoxygenation on the contractile function of human atrial trabeculae

Hypoxia, ischemia and reoxygenation cause contractile dysfunction which will be characterized by the time course of isometric contraction of human atrial trabeculae. Post-rest potentiation (PRP) and postextrastimulatory potentiation (PEP) were elicited to obtain indirect information about the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in excitation-contraction coupling. As lipid peroxidation could cause SR dysfunction, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured. After 30 min of hypoxia (H) or simulated ischemia (H combined with acidosis-SI), contractile force decreased to 15% and 6%, respectively, of control (p <- 0.05), whereas the normalized rate of both contraction and relaxation increased. In group H, rapid reoxygenation produced a recovery of contractile force to about 60%. After post-hypoxic reoxygenation the TBARS concentration was increased. In group SI, rapid reoxygenation and a rather gradual correction of acidosis produced complete recovery of contractile force. PRP and PEP were maintained during H and SI. Particularly post-ischemic reoxygenation caused a marked depression of PRP and partly of PEP. Thus, alteration of SR Ca²⁺ handling occurs predominantly during reoxygenation rather than during H or SI, probably associated with the damaging effect of increased oxygen radicals. The depression of potentiation occured along with delayed relaxation, temporary increased resting force, mechanical alternans, and spontaneous activity which are further characteristics for SR dysfunction. Thus, for a possibly beneficial effect of low pH during SI combined with its gradual correction during reoxygenation on the recovery of contractile function, developed force should not be the only index.