Hemodynamic effects in dogs of nitrous oxide-meperidine and meperidine, respectively, in comparison with nitrous oxide.

The aim of this investigation on dogs, was to examine the hemodynamic effects of nitrous oxide (N2O) plus meperidine and of meperidine with room air ventilation, respectively, compared with those of N2O on its own. When meperidine (bolus dose 3 mg.kg-1 and continued infusion 4 mg.

Fatal iron intoxication in late pregnancy.

A case of intoxication with 5 g of elemental iron (25 g of ferrous sulfate) in a 30-year old woman at 36 weeks gestation is reported. Deferoxamine treatment was given with a delay of 26 hours after ingestion. A healthy infant was delivered by cesarean section 31 hours following ingestion.

Maternal haemodynamic changes during caesarean section: a comparison of epidural and general anaesthesia.

Haemodynamic measurements were performed on 20 healthy women before and during elective caesarean section under epidural (10 women) or general anaesthesia (10 women). The influence of the two anaesthetic techniques on the haemodynamic changes associated with operative delivery was compared. The following haemodynamic variables were studied: cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV) determined non-invasively with impedance cardiography, heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and total peripheral vascular resistance (TPR).

Measurement of cardiac stroke volume during cesarean section: a comparison between impedance cardiography and the dye dilution technique.

Simultaneous determination of cardiac stroke volume by impedance cardiography and the dye dilution technique was compared in ten women undergoing elective cesarean section performed under general or epidural anesthesia. The influence of delivery and the anesthetic procedures used on stroke volume determination by the two methods was evaluated and compared. The correlation coefficients for measurements performed before and during anesthesia showed little variation and were largely unchanged after delivery of the child (r = 0.

Measurement of cardiac stroke volume by impedance cardiography in the last trimester of pregnancy.

Simultaneous determination of cardiac stroke volume by impedance cardiography and the dye dilution technique was compared in 10 women during the last trimester of pregnancy. Measurements were performed in different body positions to investigate the influence of body position on stroke volume. The correlation coefficient for all measurements was 0.