I-gel for Positive Pressure Ventilation
Introduction: I-gel is a relatively new supra-glotitc airway device which is claimed to be superior to laryngeal mask airway. It can be used ingeneral anesthesia with spontaneous ventilation as well as with positive pressure ventilation.This study was ...
Shyam Krishna Maharjan
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LMA with positive pressure ventilation is safe! [PDF]
Corresponding author: Nicole Riem, M.D., Department of Anesthesia, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada. Tel: 1-416-864-5071, Fax: 1-416-864-6014, E-mail: nriem@aol.com This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://
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Paradoxical hypoxemia following positive pressure ventilation: exploring the pathophysiology [PDF]
Positive pressure ventilation (PPV), both non-invasive and invasive, enhances ventilation but can sometimes lead to unexpected hypoxemia. This case report describes an instance of paradoxical hypoxemia after initiating bilevel positive airway pressure ...
Xin Ya See+5 more
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Lung herniation after positive pressure ventilation
Lung herniation is a rare condition which has only been mainly published as case reports in the literature. Although its description has been around since 1845, not much is still known about it.
Ser Hon Puah+2 more
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Factors associated with adherence to noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [PDF]
IntroductionThis cohort study aimed to investigate the factors associated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation adherence and assess the long-term effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation adherence in patients with amyotrophic ...
Hee Soo Kim+7 more
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Outcomes after delivery room positive pressure ventilation in late preterm and term infants [PDF]
Objectives: Characterize short-term outcomes of late preterm and term infants who received positive pressure ventilation in the delivery room and compare these with infants who did not receive resuscitation at birth.
Maureen Peers de Nieuwburgh+5 more
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The cardiovascular effects of positive pressure ventilation [PDF]
M Adlam, C Thomas, A Corp
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Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in unplanned extubation
Background:Unplanned extubation is quite common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in patients with ...
Eryuksel Emel+2 more
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A Rare Presentation of Controlled Chaos: Spontaneous Pneumothorax Under General Anaesthesia [PDF]
Perioperative pneumothorax is a potentially dangerous and rare complication during general anaesthesia. Hereby the authors report a case of 25-year-old female, who was posted for a dental procedure, and developed spontaneous pneumothorax under general ...
S Mano Praveen+5 more
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Effect of airway pressure on lumbar epidural pressure during positive pressure ventilation [PDF]
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to measure lumbar epidural pressure (EP) during the insertion of a Tuohy needle under general anesthesia and to evaluate the influence of airway pressure on EP.MethodsLumbar EP was measured directly through a Tuohy
Sun Sook Han+5 more
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