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Cardiac Dysfunction Is Not Associated with Increased Reintubation Rate in Patients Treated with Post-extubation High-Flow Nasal Cannula [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2022
Background Cardiac dysfunction patients have long been considered at high risk of reintubation. However, it is based on past studies in which only conventional oxygen therapy was applied after extubation.
Jae Kyeom Sim, Juwhan Choi, Jee Youn Oh, Kyung Hoon Min, Gyu Young Hur, Sung Yong Lee, Jae Jeong Shim, Young Seok Lee   +7 more
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Comparison of the efficacy of nebulized budesonide and intravenous dexamethasone administration before extubation in prevention of post-extubation complications among patients admitted in intensive care unit

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2015
Background: Narrowing of the airway caused by tracheolaryngeal edema is one of the most common complications of endotracheal intubation particularly among patients requiring mechanical ventilation longer than 36 h that can cause other complications and ...
Parviz Kashefi, Ali Abbasi, Mahnaz Abbasi, Leila Davoodi, Saeed Abbasi   +4 more
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Efficacy of two doses of dexmedetomidine on attenuating cardiovascular response and safety of respiratory tract to extubation [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2023
Introduction: Extubation can be associated with an adverse hemodynamic or respiratory response, which may be serious in cardiovascular written or in the elderly.
Hamidreza Shetabi, Shima Karimian
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The importance of the number of tracheal intubation attempts at the Emergency Department of King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background: Tracheal intubation (TI) is an intervention in the Emergency Department (ED) to stabilise children and to protect the airway. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of TI, the number of attempts to achieve successful ...
Elaf Alshammari, Nesrin Alharthy, Suliman Alqueflie, Lama Alasmari   +3 more
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The challenge of evaluating pain and a pre-incisional local anesthetic block. [PDF]

, 2014
Background. Our objective was to test the effectiveness of a local anesthetic line block administered before surgery in reducing postoperative pain scores in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OVHX). Methods.
Kass, Philip H, Lascelles, B Duncan X, McKune, Carolyn M, Pascoe, Peter J   +3 more
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The implausibility of ‘usual care’ in an open system: sedation and weaning practices in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The power of the randomised controlled trial depends upon its capacity to operate in a closed system whereby the intervention is the only causal force acting upon the experimental group and absent in the control group, permitting a valid ...
B Ambuel, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, Bronagh Blackwood, C Maloney, CJL Newth, D Bieri, D Macrae, DL Jackson, E Ista, E Ista, F Frutos-Vivar, FK Foronda, FW Moler, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, JA Durlak, K Harron, L Kohn, L Rose, LS Franck, Lyvonne Tume, M Cunliffe, NJ Vet, P O’Halloran, PA Jouvet, RP Dellinger, S Chawla, S Playfor, SI Merkel, SW Krechel, YN Poh   +34 more
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Use of non-invasive ventilation to facilitate extubation in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with hypercapnic respiratory failure

Neurology International, 2019
We present the case of a 44-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) intubated for hypercapnic respiratory failure and aspiration pneumonia.
Montserrat Diaz-Abad, Chandana Chauhan, Denise Epps, James W. Russell, Justin Kwan   +4 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]

, 2016
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Farivar, R Saeid, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Moront, Michael G, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +25 more
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Difficult tracheal extubation [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 1989
We describe a case of nasotracheal tube fixation with a screw. A second case is described in which a broken drill bit was found to impinge on the wall but not penetrate into the lumen of a nasotracheal tube. Possible sequelae of this complication include airway leak, aspiration, tube obstruction, and trauma from attempts at forceful extubation.
S, Lang, D H, Johnson, D T, Lanigan, H, Ha   +3 more
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Multicenter Validation of the Vasoactive-Ventilation-Renal Score as a Predictor of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Objectives: We sought to validate the Vasoactive-Ventilation-Renal score, a novel disease severity index, as a predictor of outcome in a multicenter cohort of neonates who underwent cardiac surgery. Design: Retrospective chart review.
Cashen, Katherine, Costello, John M., Gowda, Keshava Murty Narayana, Grimaldi, Lisa M., Mastropietro, Christopher W., Moser, Elizabeth A. S., Piggott, Kurt D., Wilhelm, Michael   +7 more
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