[The value of sonography in the intensive care unit for the diagnosis of diaphragmatic paralysis].

Purpose: To assess the value of bedside sonography in the detection of diaphragmatic paralysis in patients in the intensive care unit.

Methods: In this study, 100 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit after thoracic operations were evaluated. Sonography of each hemidiaphragm was performed with coronal scans at the mid-axillary line on both sides with the patient supine.

The cerebral and cardiovascular effects of cisatracurium and atracurium in neurosurgical patients.

Unlabelled: Drugs for neurosurgical patients should not increase intracranial pressure (ICP) or change cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and cerebral blood flow. This double-blind, cross-over study compares the effects of a single (3 x effective dose producing 95% twitch depression) intravenous bolus dose of cisatracurium 0.15 mg/kg with atracurium 0.

Lack of nonshivering thermogenesis in infants anesthetized with fentanyl and propofol.

Background: Sweating, vasoconstriction, and shivering have been observed during general anesthesia. Among these, vasoconstriction is especially important because-once triggered-it minimizes further hypothermia. Surprisingly, the core-temperature plateau associated with vasoconstriction appears to preserve core temperature better in infants and children than adults.