Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2018 Objective: Bispectral index (BIS) is one of the several methods used to monitor the depth of anesthesia. Poisoning with ingestion of different drugs is one of the most common poisonings that have different clinical signs from drowsiness to coma.
Nastaran Eizadi-Mood +5 more
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Emergency Medicine International, 2019 Purpose. This study aimed to compare intubation performances among i-gel blind intubation (IGI), i-gel bronchoscopic intubation (IBRI), and intubation using Macintosh laryngoscope (MCL) applying two kinds of endotracheal tube during chest compressions ...
Hyun Young Choi +5 more
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Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication of prolonged endotracheal intubation
Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación, 2022 Introduction: Tracheoesophageal fistula following prolonged endotracheal intubation is a serious lesion with high morbidity and mortality. The high index of suspicion, early diagnosis, resolution of complications and definitive surgical treatment are the
Osmany Cruz García +4 more
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Novel, Inexpensive Portable Respiratory Protection Unit (PRPU) for Healthcare Workers [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Given concern for increased aerosolization during intubation of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, we sought to create a portable, inexpensive, and easily constructed device to help protect healthcare workers ...
Beckett, Adam, Sampson, Christopher S.
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Blind Naso-Endotracheal Intubation
The Annals of African Surgery, 2013 Patients with ‘difficult endotracheal intubation’ may present for elective or emergency surgery. We present a case of a 29 year old female patient who required general anaesthesia for resection of a large mandibular osteosarcoma where the blind ...
Mwangi CM, Koech K, Kabetu C
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The Application of Airtraq (fibreoptic intubation device) to Otolaryngology [PDF]
, 2011 The anaesthetic laryngoscope Airtraq is designed for the difficult airway. This disposable laryngoscope requires minimal cervical manipulation and unlike other common anaesthetic larynmgoscopes contains a channel for the guidance of an endotracheal tube.
Mendis, D, Oates, J
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Learning endotracheal intubation with the Video Endotracheal Tube Guide
Journal of Mechanical VentilationIntroduction Video laryngoscopes facilitate the visualization of the glottis but do not guarantee endotracheal intubation due to difficulties in guiding the endotracheal tube to the airway.
Claudio Luciano Franck
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Predicting Extubation Readiness in Extreme Preterm Infants based on Patterns of Breathing [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Extremely preterm infants commonly require intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation after birth. While the duration of mechanical ventilation should be minimized in order to avoid complications, extubation failure is associated with increases in morbidities and mortality.
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Mechanical ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, noninvasive vs. invasive method (randomized prospective study) [Usporedba neinvazivne i invazivne umjetne ventilacije kod bolesnika s kroničnom opstruktivnom plućnom bolesti: prospektivna randomizirana studija] [PDF]
, 2009 Acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents an increasing problem throughout the world. The aim of this study was to compare invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) for patients with COPD.
Buković, Damir +5 more
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Cardiac interventions in patients with achondroplasia: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2020 Patients with achondroplasia and other causes of dwarfism suffer from increased rates of cardiovascular disease relative to the remainder of the population.
Choi, Jae Hwan +6 more
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