Respiratory Distress after Heavy Lifting

[Postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome after lung resection].

Acute respiratory distress syndrome after an exothermic Baralyme-sevoflurane reaction.

ALL modern volatile anesthetics produce carbon monoxide in strongly exothermic reactions with anhydrous carbon dioxide absorbents. Although desflurane produces the most carbon monoxide, the reaction with sevoflurane produces the most heat. Using real anesthesia machines, sevoflurane, and desiccated Baralyme® (Allied Healthcare Products, Inc., St. Louis, MO), peak absorbent canister temperatures...

Respiratory distress syndrome in near-term babies after caesarean section.

OBJECTIVE Severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) caused by surfactant deficiency is described not only in preterm infants but also in (near-) term babies after caesarean section (CS), especially when carried out before the onset of labour. The aim of the present study was to document the severity of this theoretically avoidable entity in order to improve obstetric and perinatal care. PATI...

Computer-generated Automatic Alerts of Respiratory Distress after Blood Transfusion

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:383–385. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M2538.

Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Bilateral Total Knee Replacement

A 68‐year‐old female patient was scheduled for bilateral total knee replacement because of osteoarthritis. Her past medical history was unremarkable, unless pacemaker implantation for Mobitz type II second‐degree atrioventricular block. There was no significant finding in her preoperative examination. She had the operation under general anesthesia and was extubated uneventfully after the surger...