the effects of rib cage compression on spo2 yosefnia darzi f , hasavari f* , khaleghdost t , kazemnezhad e , hoseini j received: 5 sep , 2013 accepted: 31 oct , 2013 abstract background & aims: accumulation of secretions in airways is a serious complication in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. tracheal suctioning which is done with the aim of the secretion removal, can be used in ...

BACKGROUND To determine whether the prehospital use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is associated with a reduced rate of endotracheal intubation in patients with an acute respiratory disorder brought to the emergency department (ED). METHODS We reviewed medical records of patients with acute respiratory distress who had been treated with CPAP in the Mobile Intensive Care...

The management of carcinoma of the oesophagus poses formidable logistic problems in countries such as Transkei where the condition is common and resources are limited. Most patients present late, often with complications, and are reluctant to undergo major surgery. Two hundred and fifty consecutive patients who presented over nine months in Transkei were studied. The incidence increased with ag...

one of the most common complications of operation and anesthesia is shivering. the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of ondanseton and meperedine in preventing shivering after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (opcab). in this double-blind randomized clinical trial, the sample consisted of 90 patients, who were candidates of cabg under general anesthesia. these patients...

INTRODUCTION Manual hyperinflation (MH), a frequently applied maneuver in critically ill intubated and mechanically ventilated patients, is suggested to mimic a cough so that airway secretions are mobilized toward the larger airways, where they can easily be removed. As such, MH could prevent plugging of the airways. METHODS We performed a search in the databases of Medline, Embase, and the C...

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-microbial resistance in intubated patients in intensive care unit (ICU) of Bahonar hospital in Kerman province, Iran during the year 2008. Tracheal samples were obtained from 111 intubated patients in the ICU by broncoalveolar lavage method. Amikacin, Ceftazidim and Imipenem were used to evaluate antibiotic susceptibility. For de...

AIM To relate the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to whether medication with adrenaline (epinephrine) was given and whether patients were intubated. PATIENTS A national survey in Sweden between 1990-1995 among patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and in whom resuscitation was attempted. Sixty per cent of ambulance organisations in Sweden participated. DESIGN Prospecti...

BACKGROUND The endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff-leak test (CLT) has been proposed as a relatively simple, noninvasive method for detecting the presence of laryngeal edema prior to tracheal extubation. OBJECTIVE To determine the value of the CLT for predicting postextubation stridor (PES) among medical and surgical patients, and to assess the impact of certain variables on the incidence of PES. ...