As part of a protocol of the National Cancer Institute, 21 selected patients were submitted to
total body hyperthermia for treatment of metastatic carcinoma. Elevation body temperature …

The effects of enflurane anesthesia on brainstem auditory evoked responses (BAERs) was
determined in 10 patients with normal hearing undergoing various surgical procedures …

Sensory level of anesthesia following the epidural injection of 20 ml of 1.5% lidocaine with
epinephrine (1: 200,000) in 238 adult males averaged T 7.7, T 5.6, and T 5.1 at 10, 20, and …

Beta-endorphin appears to play a definite role in the biologic response to stress and in the
endogenous mechanism of pain perception. Opiates exogenously administered during …

Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurred in an anesthetized patient during an otherwise
uneventful laparotomy. Following transfusion of an individual unit of whole blood, routine …

Disposable liquid-crystal temperature-trend indicators were evaluated under clinical
conditions that simulated the development of intraoperative hyperthermia during anesthesia …

A noninvasive, zero heat flux method of determining core (intracardiac blood) temperature
was studied in ten anesthetized patients having whole body hyperthermia for the treatment …

Whole-body hyperthermia for the treatment of cancer does represent a unique anesthetic
challenge. With proper physiologic support, close monitoring and attentive anesthetic …

Discussion Ebstein's anomaly is commonly associated with various structural and functional
disorders. The mitral, a5 well as the tricuspid, valves may have abnormal placement or …

Methods One hundred and fifty male patients who were to receive epidural anesthesia for
proposed surgery were investigated. Patients were divided evenly into two groups. Seventy …