Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)
December 2020
The Hypotension Prediction Index (HPi) is a new parameter, recently developed to predict the risk of a patient developing a hypotensive event, defined as a fall in mean arterial pressure below 65 mmHg. The calculated HPi value is displayed on a monitor as a number ranging from 1 to 100; where the first warning for the appearance of such event occurs when HPi values exceed 85. A secondary screen shows the stroke volume variation value; the dP/dt max; and the dynamic arterial elastance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of the study was to investigate whether co-ingestion of carbohydrate and protein as compared with protein alone augments muscle protein synthesis (MPS) during early exercise recovery. Two months old rats performed 10 repetitions of ladder climbing with 75% of body weight attached to their tails. Placebo (PLA), whey protein (WP), or whey protein plus carbohydrate (CP) was then given to rats by gavage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSustamine™ (SUS) is a dipeptide composed of alanine and glutamine (AlaGln). Glutamine has been suggested to increase muscle protein accretion; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms of glutamine on muscle protein metabolism following resistance exercise have not been fully addressed. In the present study, 2-month-old rats climbed a ladder 10 times with a weight equal to 75 % of their body mass attached at the tail.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Sports Med
February 2015
Boosting nitric oxide production during exercise by various means has been found to improve exercise performance. We investigated the effects of a nitric oxide releasing lozenge with added caffeine (70 mg) on oxygen consumption during steady-state exercise and cycling time trial performance using a double-blinded randomized, crossover experimental design. 15 moderately trained cyclists (7 females and 8 males) were randomly assigned to ingest the caffeinated nitric oxide lozenge or placebo 5 min before exercise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
April 2009
Purpose: We investigated the effects of acute maximal hydratation with hemoce (H) and dextran-40 (D40) on the postoperative graft function, following renal transplantation (RT) in a canine model.
Methods: After induction of anesthesia with pentobarbital (5 mg/kg), 18 beagle dogs were randomized to receive either saline solution to increase the central venous pressure (CVP) to 5 mm Hg (GI); H solution to increase the CVP to 10 mm Hg (GII); or D40 to achieve 15 mm Hg (GIII), before reperfusion. A pulmonary artery catheter was used to measure CVP, mean pulmonary artery pressure, and cardiac output (CO).
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
November 1999
Objective: To study changes in arterial-venous PCO2 pressures (Da-vPCO2) and in pH (Da-vpH) in an experimental dog model of acute bleeding. To emphasize the utility of monitoring these variables in situations of acute bleeding. ANIMALS AND METHOD: Eighteen dogs were anesthesized and monitored while being subjected to gradual bleeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo assess muscle remodeling and functional adaptation to exercise and diet interventions, 26 men and women aged 72-98 yr underwent a vastus lateralis biopsy before and after placebo control condition, and progressive resistance training, multinutrient supplementation, or both. Type II atrophy, Z band, and myofibril damage were present at baseline. Combined weight lifting and nutritional supplementation increased strength by 257 +/- 62% (P = 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol
May 1998
Blood samples for propofol determination are collected with oxalate, heparin and EDTA, but we have not found any study comparing the influence of those anticoagulants on propofol concentrations. This study was carried out on 50 samples from patients taking propofol for anesthesia or cerebral protection. First, 26 samples were simultaneously collected into tubes containing lithium heparin or sodium fluoride potassium oxalate as anticoagulant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: A Monte Carlo-based treatment planning code for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), called NCTPLAN, has been developed in support of the New England Medical Center-Massachusetts Institute of Technology program in BNCT. This code has been used to plan BNCT irradiations in an ongoing peripheral melanoma BNCT protocol. The concept and design of the code is described and illustrative applications are presented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel approach to the microdosimetry of neutron capture therapy has been developed using high-resolution quantitative autoradiography (HRQAR) and two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation. This approach has been applied using actual cell morphology (nuclear and cytoplasmic cell structures) and the measured microdistribution of boron-10 in a transplanted murine brain tumor (GL261) containing p-boronophenylalanine (BPA) as the boron compound. The 2D Monte Carlo transport code for the alpha and 7Li charged particles from the 10B(n,alpha)7Li reactions has been developed as a surrogate to a full 3D approach to calculate a variety of different microdosimetric parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe examined the effects of daily topical application of 0.05% tretinoin cream on photodamaged Caucasian facial skin by electron microscopy. Specimens obtained pretreatment, after 6 and 12 months of tretinoin therapy (20 patients), and after 6 months of vehicle treatment (5 patients) were compared in a blinded fashion, with special attention to the dermoepidermal junction and papillary dermis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cutan Pathol
April 1995
Histologic studies have become increasingly important in recognizing morphologic differences in photoaged versus intrinsically aged skin. Earlier histologic studies have attempted to evaluate these changes by examining anatomical sites which are not comparable, such as face and buttocks. As part of a multicenter study, we have quantitatively examined a panel of 16 histologic features in baseline facial skin biopsies from 158 women with moderate to severe photodamage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine if orthotopic liver transplantation with inferior vena cava preservation, performed without using caval cross clamping or venovenous bypass, can minimize hemodynamic instability and low renal perfusion pressure.
Design: A prospective case series of 44 consecutive adult orthotopic liver transplantations, with a maximum follow-up of 30 months.
Setting: An institutional university referral center.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
November 1994
Objectives: To assess the relation between changes in pulmonary shunt and minute volume induced by blood loss, using an animal model with anesthetic maintenance by isoflurane CAM 1.
Material And Methods: Eight dogs were given balanced anesthesia with pancuronium and isoflurane. Variables monitored were systemic and pulmonary arterial pressures, central venous and pulmonary capillary pressures and minute volume.
Background: Although disuse of skeletal muscle and undernutrition are often cited as potentially reversible causes of frailty in elderly people, the efficacy of interventions targeted specifically at these deficits has not been carefully studied.
Methods: We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing progressive resistance exercise training, multinutrient supplementation, both interventions, and neither in 100 frail nursing home residents over a 10-week period.
Results: The mean (+/- SE) age of the 63 women and 37 men enrolled in the study was 87.
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) involves administration of a boron compound followed by neutron irradiation of the target organ. The boron atom captures a neutron, which results in the release of densely ionizing helium and lithium ions that are highly damaging and usually lethal to cells within their combined track length of approximately 12 microns. Prior to Phase I clinical trials for patients with malignant gliomas, mice with glioma 261 intracerebral tumors were fed D,L-3-(p-boronophenyl)alanine and irradiated with total tumor doses of 1000-5000 RBE-cGy of single fraction thermal neutrons to determine the maximum tolerated dose and effect on survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
November 1992
Objective: To determine the thyroid function in organ donors undergoing cerebral death and evaluate the effects that these possible alterations may exert on the early function of renal graft.
Development: Prospective study. Hormonal analysis when: 1) the diagnosis of cerebral death was made and 2) before organ extraction.