INTRODUCTION We present an unusual case of fitting in the mother and newborn child, and the challenges faced in the management of their hyponatraemia due to water intoxication. CASE PRESENTATION A previously well 37-year-old, primigravid Caucasian woman presented with features mimicking eclampsia during labour. These included confusion, reduced consciousness and seizures but without a signifi...

backgroundresistin is reported as an antagonistic hormone of insulin and in the literature. nowadays, importance of resistin is being more highlighted in the metabolism of mother and fetus during pregnancy. this study aimed to assess the level of resistin in the umbilical cord and blood sugar at birth and evaluate the association of resistin and neonatal birth weight.materials and methodsthis c...

BACKGROUND Intubation in children is increasingly performed using video laryngoscopes. Many pediatric studies examine novice laryngoscopists or describe single patient experiences. This prospective randomized nonblinded equivalence trial compares intubation time for the GlideScope Cobalt® video laryngoscope (GCV, Verathon Medical, Bothell, WA) with direct laryngoscopy with a Miller blade (DL, H...

A computerized database was set up to study the incidence and outcome of complications of nasotracheal intubation in a paediatric hospital. We studied 2953 intensive care admissions over a 4-yr period. The overall complication rate was 8%. Accidental extubation and tube blockage were the most frequent events, accounting for a mean of 3.5% and 2.6% of the complications per year, respectively. Co...

background there have been many concerns about alteration in hemodynamic parameters within and shortly after endotracheal intubation (eti) in patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). objectives we compared the attenuation effect of magnesium sulfate and lidocaine on hemodynamic responses after eti, in patients undergoing cabg. patients and methods in this randomiz...

introduction: to describe a modified technique for submental intubation in severely traumatized maxillofacial patients and to evaluate complications arising from the procedure.  materials and methods: submental intubation was performed in twelve patients with maxillofacial trauma ,from 2007 – 2012, which were operated under general anesthesia for treatment of facial fractures. results: the pati...

Case presentation: A male infant, cesarean term delivery. His mother had an unremarkable pregnancy. Apgar score of 8/10 and weight 2,945 g. Newborn screening tests were normal. At 8 days age, he presented with episodes impaired awareness, unresponsiveness clonus the limbs, lasting for up to one minute. Phenobarbital was initiated, attaining full seizure control. 6 months developed dystonia chor...

BACKGROUND Neonatal intubation is a stressful procedure that requires premedication to improve intubation conditions and reduce stress and adverse physiological responses. Premedication used during the INSURE (INtubation, SURfactant therapy, Extubation) procedure should have a very short duration of action with restoration of spontaneous breathing within a few minutes. AIMS To determine the b...