Intra-tracheal adrenaline

Intra-tracheal adrenaline.

result in the catheter and needle hitting the dura at different points. This would explain the low incidence of subarachnoid catheterization when the needle is not turned. of four subarachnoid solutions in a needle through needle technique for elective Caesarean section. Single space combined spinal-extradural technique for analgesia during labour. Sir,—McCrirrick and Monk [1] provided interest...

Case of Intra-Tracheal Tumour

Last summer, while I was in temporary charge of the Ear and Throat Department of the Royal Infirmary during the absence of Dr M'Bride, a patient came to me from the country for advice, suffering from what I found to be an intra-tracheal growth. As the case is one of some interest and considerable rarity, I think it right to place it on record. The following are the notes I made of the case, and...

A Simple and Inexpensive Method of Intra-Tracheal Anæsthesia

Adrenaline and nocturnal asthma.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the nocturnal fall in plasma adrenaline is a cause of nocturnal asthma. DESIGN Double blind placebo controlled cross-over study. In the first experiment the nocturnal fall in plasma adrenaline at 4 am was corrected in 10 asthmatic subjects with an infusion of adrenaline after parasympathetic blockade with 30 micrograms/kg intravenous atropine. In the second expe...

Tracheal rupture after tracheal intubation.

We report a case of tracheal rupture in an 84-yr-old patient after tracheal intubation. The aetiology and treatment are discussed and the recent literature is reviewed.