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Optimizing bag-valve-mask ventilation with a new mouth-to-bag resuscitatorHorst G Wagner-Berger
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck A6020, Austria
Resuscitation 56:191-8. 2003....
Signs of inflammation after sciatic nerve block in pigsWolfgang G Voelckel
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 101:1844-6. 2005..3 and 0.5 mA (P = 0.03). In conclusion, the current required to elicit a motor response, the position of the needle tip, and the subsequent likelihood of nerve damage merit further evaluation...
Is one drug enough? Arginine vasopressin in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitationWolfgang G Voelckel
Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 52:157-8. 2002
Effects of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the inspiratory threshold valve in a young porcine model of cardiac arrestWolfgang G Voelckel
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Pediatr Res 51:523-7. 2002..In conclusion, the combination of ACD + ITV CPR significantly increased both coronary perfusion pressure and vital organ blood flow after prolonged standard CPR in this young porcine model of ventricular fibrillation...
[Treatment of hemorrhagic shock. New therapy options]W G Voelckel
Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck
Anaesthesist 53:1151-67. 2004..Finally, the ultimate vision of trauma resuscitation is the concept of "suspended animation" as a form of delayed resuscitation after protection of vital organ systems...
Effect of small-dose dopamine on mesenteric blood flow and renal function in a pig model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with vasopressinW G Voelckel
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 89:1430-6. 1999..In this regard, small-dose dopamine improved postresuscitation blood flow to the mesenteric bed when vasopressin was used as an alternative vasopressor in an animal model of cardiac arrest...
Temporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the treatment of acute traumatic lung injuryW Voelckel
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria
Can J Anaesth 45:1097-102. 1998..To report two cases of acute life-threatening traumatic lung injury, who required temporary extracorporeal veno-venous membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and airlifting to a level I trauma centre...
Beating heart axillocoronary bypass for management of the untouchable ascending aorta in coronary artery bypass graftingJ Bonatti
Innsbruck University Hospital, University Clinic of Surgery Cardiac Surgery, Austria
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 16:S18-23. 1999....
[Analgesia with remifentanil in spontaneously breathing patients undergoing brief but painful radiological procedures]B Moser
Univ Klinik für Anästhesie und Allgemeine Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universitat, Innsbruck, Osterreich
Anaesthesist 54:1089-93. 2005..Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and stenting are very painful procedures in interventional radiology and require potent analgesia; employing remifentanil in spontaneously breathing patients may be one possible strategy...
The axillocoronary bypass. Blood flow and short-term graft histology in a porcine modelJ Bonatti
Departments of Surgery Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 43:625-31. 2002..As basic data research on this technique is scanty, we investigated intraoperative function and postoperative morphology of axillocoronary bypass grafts in a porcine model...
One night in a snowbank: a case report of severe hypothermia and cardiac arrestB Moser
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 65:365-8. 2005..Frostbite was limited to both hands and all toes only; although the entire upper and lower extremity appeared to be deeply frozen on admission, amputation of both hands was inevitable and resulted in permanent disability...
Unexpected return of cardiac action after termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitationW Voelckel
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 32:27-9. 1996..The underlying reason might be unexpected and unrecognized hyperkalemia, which was diminished by administration of sodium bicarbonate, even under the conditions of cardiocirculatory arrest...
Use of an inspiratory impedance threshold valve during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a progress reportK Lurie
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
Resuscitation 44:219-30. 2000..The potential long-term benefits of this new valve remain under investigation...
Effects of face mask ventilation in apneic patients with a resuscitation ventilator in comparison with a bag-valve-maskAchim von Goedecke
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
J Emerg Med 30:63-7. 2006..We conclude that the resuscitation ventilator is at least as effective as traditional bag-valve-mask or face mask resuscitation in this population of very controlled elective surgery patients...
Mechanical versus manual ventilation via a face mask during the induction of anesthesia: a prospective, randomized, crossover studyAchim von Goedecke
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 98:260-3, table of contents. 2004....
Treatment of uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock after liver trauma: fatal effects of fluid resuscitation versus improved outcome after vasopressinClaus Raedler
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 98:1759-66, table of contents. 2004..In this animal model of severe liver trauma with uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock, vasopressin, but not saline placebo or fluid resuscitation, improved short-term survival...
Successful resuscitation of a traumatic cardiac arrest victim in hemorrhagic shock with vasopressin: a case report and brief review of the literatureThorsten Haas
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck, Austria
J Trauma 57:177-9. 2004
Developing a strategy to improve ventilation in an unprotected airway with a modified mouth-to-bag resuscitator in apneic patientsAchim von Goedecke
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 99:1516-20; table of contents. 2004....
Vasopressin improves survival in a porcine model of abdominal vascular injuryKarl H Stadlbauer
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Crit Care 11:R81. 2007..We sought to determine and compare the effects of vasopressin, fluid resuscitation and saline placebo on haemodynamic variables and short-term survival in an abdominal vascular injury model with uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock in pigs...
An observational study of vasopressin infusion during uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock in a porcine trauma model: Effects on bowel functionKarl H Stadlbauer
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 72:145-8. 2007..In conclusion, in this small observational study of uncontrolled porcine haemorrhagic shock, a resuscitation strategy that included high dose vasopressin was associated with transient diarrhoea and good long term survival...
Vasopressin during uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock: less bleeding below the diaphragm, more perfusion aboveKarl H Stadlbauer
Anesth Analg 101:830-2. 2005
A pilot study to evaluate the SMART BAG: a new pressure-responsive, gas-flow limiting bag-valve-mask deviceHorst G Wagner-Berger
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 97:1686-9. 2003..It is designed for use by all levels of health care professionals and has been proven in a clinical pilot study to effectively ventilate patients in respiratory arrest...
Managing hemorrhagic shock: fluids on the way out--drugs on the way in?Wolfgang G Voelckel
Crit Care Med 31:2552-3. 2003
Revisiting the cardiac versus thoracic pump mechanism during cardiopulmonary resuscitationThorsten Haas
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 58:113-6. 2003..This observation suggests that the thoracic pump mechanism may have been the predominant mechanism of forward blood flow in the present case of a pericardial tamponade...
Effects of epinephrine and vasopressin in a piglet model of prolonged ventricular fibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitationWolfgang G Voelckel
Cardiac Arrhythmia Cente, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Crit Care Med 30:957-62. 2002..In stark contrast to asphyxial cardiac arrest, vasopressin alone or in combination with epinephrine appears to be of benefit after ventricular fibrillation in the pediatric porcine model...
Effects of decreasing inspiratory flow rate during simulated basic life support ventilation of a cardiac arrest patient on lung and stomach tidal volumesAngelika Stallinger
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 54:167-73. 2002..Limited flow ventilation using the resuscitator decreased stomach inflation, although lung tidal volumes were comparable between groups...
Combination drug therapy with vasopressin, adrenaline (epinephrine) and nitroglycerin improves vital organ blood flow in a porcine model of ventricular fibrillationKeith G Lurie
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Resuscitation 54:187-94. 2002..Addition of nitroglycerin to the combination of low dose epinephrine with vasopressin during cardiac arrest may be beneficial...
Vasopressor response in a porcine model of hypothermic cardiac arrest is improved with active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation using the inspiratory impedance threshold valveClaus Raedler
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 95:1496-502, table of contents. 2002..Active compression-decompression CPR with the inspiratory threshold valve improved carotid blood flow (and coronary perfusion pressure with vasopressin) compared with standard CPR...
Effects of vasopressin on adrenal gland regional perfusion during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitationAnette C Krismer
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 56:223-8. 2003..This study was designed to assess regional adrenal gland perfusion in the medulla and cortex during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and after administration of adrenaline (epinephrine) versus vasopressin versus saline placebo...
Vasopressin, but not fluid resuscitation, enhances survival in a liver trauma model with uncontrolled and otherwise lethal hemorrhagic shock in pigsKarl H Stadlbauer
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Anesthesiology 98:699-704. 2003..The authors compared the effects of vasopressin fluid resuscitation on survival in a liver trauma model with uncontrolled and otherwise lethal hemorrhagic shock in pigs...
Arginine vasopressin, but not epinephrine, improves survival in uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock after liver trauma in pigsWolfgang G Voelckel
Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck, Austria
Crit Care Med 31:1160-5. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Vasopressin, but not epinephrine or saline placebo, improved short-term survival in a porcine model of uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock after liver injury when surgical intervention and fluid replacement was delayed...
Feasibility and effects of transcutaneous phrenic nerve stimulation combined with an inspiratory impedance threshold in a pig model of hemorrhagic shockNemer Samniah
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Department of Medicine/Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota Medical School, MMC 508, AHC, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Crit Care Med 31:1197-202. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: This feasibility study suggests that phrenic nerve stimulation with the inspiratory threshold valve may improve cardiac preload and, subsequently, key hemodynamic variables in porcine model of severe hemorrhagic shock...
Decreasing peak flow rate with a new bag-valve-mask device: effects on respiratory mechanics, and gas distribution in a bench model of an unprotected airwayHorst G Wagner-Berger
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Resuscitation 57:193-9. 2003....
Survival with full neurologic recovery after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation with a combination of vasopressin and epinephrine in pigsKarl H Stadlbauer
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 96:1743-9, table of contents. 2003..We found that all pigs treated with a combination of vasopressin and epinephrine could be resuscitated and had full neurologic recovery observed over an entire period of 5 days...
The effects of nifedipine on ventricular fibrillation mean frequency in a porcine model of prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitationKarl H Stadlbauer
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck, Austria
Anesth Analg 97:226-30, table of contents. 2003....
Inspiratory impedance threshold device effects on hypotension in heat-stroked swineWolfgang G Voelckel
Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Aviat Space Environ Med 79:743-8. 2008....
Treatment of hypotension in pigs with an inspiratory impedance threshold device: a feasibility studyKeith G Lurie
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Crit Care Med 32:1555-62. 2004..An inspiratory impedance threshold device was evaluated in spontaneously breathing animals with hypotension to determine whether it could help improve systemic arterial pressures when fluid replacement was not immediately available...
Endogenous vasopressin and copeptin response in multiple trauma patientsIsabella Westermann
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
Shock 28:644-649. 2007..In ICU patients, AVP decreased to moderately elevated levels within 24 h after ED admission...
