THAM (trometamol; tris-hydroxymethyl aminomethane) is a biologically inert amino alcohol
of low toxicity, which buffers carbon dioxide and acids in vitro and in vivo. At 37° C, the pK …

The psychologic effect of the preoperative visit by an anesthetist has been compared with
the effect of pentabarbital for preanesthetic medication. Patients receiving pentobarbital 1 …

Background Currently available local anesthetics have relatively brief durations of action. An
ultralong-acting local anesthetic would benefit patients with acute and chronic pain. The …

The effects of different respiratory maneuvers on Pao2, Qs/Qt, and cardiac output were
studied during one-lung anesthesia in 21 adult patients undergoing pulmonary surgery in …

The effect of two commonly used methods to immobilize the animals, viz. tube restrainer and
wrapping in a diaper (chux) on the tail flick latency in immersion test, was evaluated in mice …

This study compared intracuff pressure (ICP) during mechanical ventilation in a variety of
currently used endotracheal (ET) and tracheostomy (trach) tube cuffs and related cuff …

The varied complications of prolonged endotracheal intubation, including tracheal stenosis,
stricture and tracheomalacia, are thought to be directly related to lateral tracheal wall …

Abstract In 31 children (age, 2–17 years) and 1 adult, individual dorsal root action potentials
(DRAPs) from the S1-S3 roots were recorded intraoperatively after electrical stimulation of …

Chronic neurological deficits have been described in patients after presumed accidental
subarachnoid injection of 2-chloroprocaine-CE (Nesacaine-CE; N-CE) intended for epidural …

In mice with streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia, nociception was tested after naloxone
administration in hot plate and tail immersion tests. The choice of these two tests was to …