[Epidural fentanyl delayed emergence from anesthesia].

An 83-year-old man (158 cm, 42 kg) was scheduled for cholecystectomy. He had a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation. The patient received no premedication.

[Effect of prostaglandin E1 infusion during and after total hip arthroplasty under hypotensive anesthesia on postoperative liver function and hemorrhage].

We evaluated the effects of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on the liver function and hemorrhage after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Twenty patients with normal liver function were randomly divided into two groups. The patients were anesthetized with spinal anesthesia using 0.

Amrinone improves postischemic myocardial metabolism in the rat heart-lung preparation.

Amrinone, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, is a non-glycosidic noncatecholamine with both vasodilator and positive inotropic effects. We were interested in assessing the effect of amrinone on postischemic cardiac performance in the isolated heart-lung preparation. Twenty-four male Wistar-ST rats were used.

Effects and interaction of nicardipine and volatile anesthetics in the rat heart-lung preparation.

The effects of the calcium channel blocker nicardipine (N) and the volatile anesthetics halothane (H), enflurane (E), isoflurane (I), and sevoflurane (S) on myocardial metabolism after postischemic reperfusion were assessed in the isolated rat heart-lung preparation. Wistar-ST rats were randomly divided into six groups (each groupn=9) as follows: control (C) group, no drugs; N group, N (100 ng·ml); H group, 1% H and N; E group, 2.2% E and N; I group, 1.

Effects of a forced-air system (Bair Hugger, OR-type) on intraoperative temperature in patients with open abdominal surgery.

Intraoperative hypothermia is difficult to avoid and may present a significant clinical risk during the early postoperative phase. We evaluated a forced-air system [Bair Hugger, OR-type (BH)] for warming intraoperative patients with open abdominal surgery. Twenty patients received BH warming [BH(+) group] and another 20 patients, who served as controls, did not [BH(-) group].