Anesthetics
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

[Anaesthesia management of the obese patient]

9 Sep 2009 Obesity is a global epidemic, and approximately 20 % of the German population are obese. Therefore anaesthesiologists will be increasingly involved in the care of obese and morbidly obese patients in the near future. As a prerequisite, the hospital ... Read more...

The place of premedication in pediatric practice.

30 Aug 2009 Behind the multiple arguments for and against the use of premedication, sedative drugs in children is a noble principle that of minimizing psychological trauma related to anesthesia and surgery. However, several confounding factors make it very ... Read more...

Bronchobiliary fistula: an anesthetic challenge!

20 Aug 2009 A case of bronchobiliary fistula is reported in an adult following liver laceration repair. Since patients with bronchobiliary fistula usually have poor lung condition preoperatively, perioperative respiratory management and intraoperative ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anesthetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Anaesthesia management of the obese patient] 9 Sep 2009
• Concerns mount over misuse of anaesthetic propofol among US health professionals. 6 Sep 2009
• Introducing the expert electroconvulsive therapy physician for 2009: one person's reflection. 30 Aug 2009
• New caudal additives in children: benefit vs. risk? 30 Aug 2009
• Malignant hyperthermia in Larsen syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• The place of premedication in pediatric practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Does correcting the numbers improve long-term outcome? 30 Aug 2009
• Ultrasound-guided intercostal approach to thoracic paravertebral block. 30 Aug 2009
• Limitations in ultrasound imaging techniques in anesthesia: obesity and muscle atrophy? 30 Aug 2009
• Airway topical anesthesia. 30 Aug 2009
• Bronchobiliary fistula: an anesthetic challenge! 20 Aug 2009
• Cortical inhibition during burst suppression induced with isoflurane anesthesia. 3 Aug 2009
• Sulfonated polyvinyl chloride fibers for cation-exchange microextraction. Aug 2009
• Effects of anesthetics on cancer recurrence. Aug 2009
• Letter to the editor on "Femoral nerve blockade as a preemptive anesthetic in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". 30 Jul 2009
• Anesthetic and adjunctive drugs for fast-track surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• The management of breakthrough pain during labour. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of anesthetics and analgesics on natural killer cell activity. 30 Jul 2009
• Bibliography. Current world literature. Drugs in anesthesia,. 30 Jul 2009
• Anesthesia for noncardiac surgery in adults with congenital heart disease. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Anesthetics'

Definition: Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000777

Alternative terms: Anesthetics; Anesthetic Agents; Agents, Anesthetic; Anesthetic Drugs; Drugs, Anesthetic;

Related Mesh Headings: Analgesics; Adjuvants, Anesthesia;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.696.277.100; D27.505.954.427.210.100;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specific groups; no qualifiers for anesthetics when used to produce anesthesia; with type of anesthesia: Manual 26.21+; policy: Manual 25.20+