Anesthesia considerations during nephrolithotomy with slush.
A retrospective study was made of 113 patients who underwent nephrolithotomy between 1962 and 1973. Multiple parameters from a surgical and anesthesia viewpoint were tabulated. The main findings were a high incidence of pulmonary complications (37 per cent), a general lowering of body temperature during anesthesia and operation and initial decreases in blood pressure, apparently related to the use of d-tubocurarine. Currently, prospective studies are underway to more clearly delineate these problems and perhaps find ways to eliminate them.
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000379:methods; D000777:Anesthetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl; D006221:Halothane; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008733:Methoxyflurane; D008875:Middle Aged; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013390:Succinylcholine; D013997:Time Factors; D014403:Tubocurarine
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000777:Anesthetics; D008733:Methoxyflurane; D013390:Succinylcholine; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D005283:Fentanyl; D006221:Halothane; D014403:Tubocurarine