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The Relationship between the Timing of Sugammadex Administration and the Upper Airway Obstruction during Awakening from Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: The harmonization of recovery of consciousness and muscular function is important in emergence from anesthesia. Even if muscular function is recovered, tracheal extubation without adequate recovery of consciousness may increase
Eunsu Kang, Byeong Cheol Lee, Jae Hong Park, Sang Eun Lee, Se Hun Kim, Daeseok Oh, Dae Yun Choi, Myoung Jin Ko   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracheostomy, Extubation, Reintubation: Airway Management Decisions in Intubated Stroke Patients

, 2017
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Both delayed and premature extubation increase complication rate, the need for tracheostomy (TT), the duration of intensive care unit stay, and mortality.
Julian Boesel, Tobias Warnecke, Rainer Dziewas, Silvia Schoenenberger, Faisal Al-Suwaidan, Jens Minnerup, Corinna Steidl, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Complications Following Paediatric Neuromuscular and Syndromic Scoliosis Correction Surgery: A Systematic Review

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Paediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients have multiple medical comorbidities that increase the risk of postoperative complications. There is a lack of consistent literature assessing the specific risk factors for complications following scoliosis correction surgery in this high‐risk cohort.
Mai Pham, Mia A. Percival, Moya Vandeleur, Giuliana Antolovich, Kris Lundine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-extubation Glossoptosis Complicated by Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report of a 12-year-old Child Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy Under General Anesthesia [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal
Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is a known non-cardiogenic complication of upper-airway obstruction, yet it remains underrecognized in children. Although laryngospasm is well reported, the role of post-extubation tongue fallback as a trigger for
Kamran Hassan Afsharian1, Renu Tadi Kumar, Tushar Kasatkar , James Donato   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of extubation failure in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2021
Background Extubation failure is defined as the need for reinstitution of artificial airway within 48–72 h after planned extubation. It is associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stay and is more liable to serious complications and mortality ...
Maha M Elkholy, Samiaa H Sadek, Reham M Elmorshedy, Marwa S Abdulmoez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric extubation readiness tests should not use pressure support [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Pressure support is often used for extubation readiness testing, to overcome perceived imposed work of breathing from endotracheal tubes. We sought to determine whether effort of breathing on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 5 cmH2O
Morzov, Rica, Kamerkar, Asvari, LaFortune, Marie, Ross, Patrick A., Flink, Rutger C., Rafferty, Gerrard F.; id_orcid, Newth, Christopher J L, Khemani, Robinder G., Hotz, Justin   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Medical Skills Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Neonatal Transport Teams: A European Delphi Consensus Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify and prioritise medical skills for inclusion in a simulation‐based training curriculum for interdisciplinary neonatal interhospital transport teams. Methods A modified three‐round Delphi process was conducted. We included 144 healthcare professionals (101 physicians and 43 non‐physician healthcare professionals ...
Emma Therese Bay, Niklas Breindahl, Christian Heiring, Mathilde Maagaard Nielsen, Ulrich Terheggen, Martin Groennebaek Tolsgaard, Lise Aunsholt, the International Collaborative for Training in Neonatal Transport   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cuff leak test and airway obstruction in mechanically ventilated ICU patients (COSMIC): a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction The cuff leak test (CLT) is hypothesised to help optimise extubation by assessing for laryngeal oedema which, if unrecognised and untreated, could lead to post-extubation stridor, post-extubation airway obstruction, and reintubation. However,
Sangeeta Mehta, Deborah J Cook, Kimberley Lewis, Roman Jaeschke, Dan Perri, Corry Marchildon, Kelly Hassall, Thomas Piraino, Waleed Alhazzani, Erick Huaileigh Duan, Karen Bosma, Jose Estrada, Irene Armanious, Kallirroi Laiya Carayannopoulos   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probable sepsis‐associated encephalopathy as a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in a cat with pyothorax

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
wiley   +1 more source

A Concept Analysis of Expertise Associated With Practicing Clinical Nurses in Hospital Settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Analyse the concept of expertise among practicing clinical nurses in hospital settings. Background The generational loss of expert clinical nurses was exacerbated globally by the novel coronavirus. This ongoing loss combined with the increased complexity of hospitalised patients has prompted an urgent need to understand expertise among ...
Jonathan D. Hecht, Elizabeth M. Heitkemper, Valerie Danesh, Angela P. Clark, Linda H. Yoder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source