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C R Barton

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PubMed1997

Anesthesia for trauma during wartime.

Trauma during wartime has been the scourge of the ages. Conventional anesthesia with ether has been available since 1846 when it was demonstrated in Boston by a dentist named William Morton. Subsequently, ether was used during the Mexican-American War in 1847, and chloroform was used during the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856. Nurse anesthetists have made substantial contributions to care of the war-injured by initiating acute airway management and resuscitation efforts and by the administration of anesthesia care for critically injured war casualties undergoing surgical procedures. They have further contributed to goodwill in war-torn areas by providing anesthesia care to many civilian children and adults living in these areas of conflict. The evolution of nurse anesthesia contributions to the treatment of traumatized war casualties is the central focus of this article.

Anesthesia↗
PubMed1992

Ketorolac as a preoperative nonnarcotic analgesic to enhance anesthesia and postanesthesia recovery.

The benefits of using ketorolac as a preoperative intramuscular (IM) non-narcotic analgesic are described and illustrated by the presentation of two case reports. Case Summary--Patient 1: A 53-year-old female who had experienced refractory nausea and vomiting after six previous exposures to anesthesia presented for outpatient ureteroscopy and dilatation of strictures. Instead of using an opiate narcotic, ketorolac 60 mg IM was given 1 hour before induction as the analgesic portion of anesthesia. Case Summary--Patient 2: A 65-year-old male with mild chronic obstructive lung disease presented for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). To avoid the respiratory depression associated with opioid narcotics, ketorolac 60 mg IM was given as an analgesic 1 hour before the ESWL procedure.

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PubMed1991

Intraoperative latex anaphylaxis compounded by atracurium sensitivity: a case report.

This report describes a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction in an 8-year-old male patient that occurred shortly after intra-abdominal contact with latex surgical gloves. Follow-up skin testing as an outpatient revealed a positive reaction to both latex and atracurium while the other anesthetic agents tested proved negative. For a subsequent operation in which this patient received a kidney transplant, an uneventful anesthetic course was achieved by avoiding the use of latex products and atracurium. Careful planning for that successful procedure included use of vinyl gloves by the surgical team and use of vecuronium as the neuromuscular blocking agent. Anesthetists should enhance identification of latex-sensitive patients by obtaining a thorough history with specific questions about latex exposure and sensitivity and by allergy testing when indicated. During any anesthetic administration, the anesthetist must be prepared to treat life-threatening anaphylactic reactions.

Anaphylaxis↗
PubMed1990

Trauma anesthesia and critical care: the concept and rationale for a new subspecialty.

Proper care of the severely injured patient will require the development of a new anesthesia specialist. The trauma anesthesiologist, like the cardiovascular anesthesiologist, must become thoroughly familiar with one disease. The anesthesiologist who manages patients with traumatic disease must become an expert in critical care, high-risk anesthesia practice, and emergency resuscitation of the trauma patient. An outline for a fellowship in trauma anesthesia and critical care is included.

Anesthesiology↗
PubMed1982

Anesthetic management for birth of the "Canton" quadruplets: a multidisciplinary team approach.

This article presents a case study of the successful anesthesia management in the birth of quadruplets at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. A review of recent literature is also provided. With the increasing use of fertility drugs, multiple births will inevitably cease to be viewed as a rare phenomenon. Anesthesia practitioners will increasingly be presented with the challenge of planning for the management of these patients. The authors believe an anesthetic plan must be integrated into a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve successful management of parturient and neonates.

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