When he arrived at our department his vital signs were: Blood Pressure (BP) 90/60 mmHg; Heart Rate (HR) 100 bpm; O2 Saturation (O2Sat) 43%; O2 Pressure (O2P) 30 mmHg; CO2 Pressure (CO2P) 71 mmHg; pH 7.21; blood glucose 225 mg/dl. The patient was ventilated by a Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV) with FiO2 100% and PEEP of 10. Two 32 Fr thoracic drains were inserted to drain ...

SUMMARY A new type of modulation called continuous-phase parallel-combinatory high-compaction multicarrier modulation (CPPC/ HC-MCM) is proposed. CPPC/HC-MCM employs the technique of continuous-phase modulation (CPM) and avoids the formation of amplitude gaps between two successive signals to enhance the spectral efficiency of conventional PC/HC-MCM. Results of simulations show that CPPC/ HC-MC...

Most patients who require mechanical ventilation for longer than 24 hours, and who improve the condition leading to the indication of ventilatory support, can be weaned after passing a first spontaneous breathing test. The challenge is to improve the weaning of patients who fail that first test. We have methods that can be referred to as traditional, such as the T-tube, pressure support or sync...

objective(s) two new adjuvants from natural animal lipids (g2) and bacterial polysaccharide extracts (pc) were previously prepared by our group and showed a reduction in tracheal responsiveness. the aim of this study was to evaluate the preventive effect of recently introduced natural products (g2 and pc) on the development of asthma. materials and methods asthma was induced using a standard me...