Early changes in diaphragmatic function evaluated using ultrasound in cardiac surgery patients: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2020 Little is known about the evolution of diaphragmatic function in the early post-cardiac surgery period. The main purpose of this work is to describe its evolution using ultrasound measurements of muscular excursion and thickening fraction (TF).
Achouh, Paul +10 more
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Propofol Infusion Is a Feasible Bridge to Extubation in General Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Objective: The current literature on propofol infusion as a bridge to extubation in critically ill children is limited to children with burns and congenital cardiac disease.
Utpal S. Bhalala +7 more
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中西医结合护理, 2023 This paper summarized the nursing management of successful extubation in a critically ill patient receiving mechanical ventilation for intractable laryngeal edema.
ZHANG Jing (张静) +1 more
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The barrier techniques for airway management in covid-19 patients - review of literature
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2021 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a pandemic and shall prevail for some time around the globe. The disease can manifest from asymptomatic to severe respiratory compromise requiring airway intervention.
Pratishtha Yadav, Rakesh Garg
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Risk factor analysis for fast track protocol failure [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The introduction of fast-track treatment procedures following cardiac surgery has significantly shortened hospitalisation times in intensive care units (ICU).
Bingold, Tobias Michael +5 more
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Management of Mechanical Ventilation in Decompensated Heart Failure. [PDF]
, 2016 Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving intervention for respiratory failure, including decompensated congestive heart failure. MV can reduce ventricular preload and afterload, decrease extra-vascular lung water, and decrease the work of breathing ...
Adams, Jason Y +4 more
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Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B. +13 more
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How to remove an endotracheal tube [PDF]
, 2016 Rationale and key points The decision to remove an endotracheal tube (extubation) is taken when the patient achieves adequate airway control. This requires an effective cough and an acceptable level of consciousness.
Credland, Nicola
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Sugammadex for reversal of neuromuscular blockade: A retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in a single center [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of introducing a rocuronium-neostigmine-sugammadex strategy into a cisatracurium-neostigmine regimen for neuromuscular block (NMB) management.
BARATTO, FABIO +3 more
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Ultra-Fast-Track Extubation Experience in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Boğaziçi Tıp Dergisi, 2022 INTRODUCTION: The efficacy and safety of early extubation after pediatric congenital heart surgery was evaluated. METHODS: Thirty-two patients who underwent pediatric cardiac surgery between 2014 and 2015 were included in the study.
Mustafa Şimşek +1 more
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