background the forced oscillation technique (fot) is a non-invasive means of measuring respiratory resistance and reactance. we tested our hypothesis that endotracheal intubation would cause more substantial preoperative increases in fot parameters than a supraglottic airway device (sgd). methods forty patients requiring general anesthesia and mechanical ventilation for transurethral bladder tu...

BACKGROUND Middle-ear barotrauma (MEB) is one of the most common side effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2). The incidence of MEB has been shown to vary between treatment centers and patients. This study was aimed to determine which patients are at high risk of MEB. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective study including all the patients treated in a multiplace HBO2 chamber between January an...

The use of traditional sedatives and analgesics in intubated patients can have undesired hemodynamic consequences with increases in sedation exacerbating hypotension and potentially avoidable morbidity and mortality. This project compared 50 intubated patients using traditional analgesics and sedatives to 20 intubated patients using ketamine with the hypothesis that there would be a significant...

BACKGROUND The primary objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of a pneumatic device in controlling cuff pressure (Pcuff) in patients intubated with polyurethane-cuffed tracheal tubes. Secondary objectives were to determine the impact of continuous control of Pcuff, and cuff shape on microaspiration of gastric contents. METHODS Prospective randomized controlled study. All pati...

Acute glufosinate ammonium poisoning can cause neurological complications and respiratory failure, which are usually delayed difficult to predict. Serum ammonia level might be an indicator of severe poisoning, but it has not been confirmed. We aimed investigate the potential predictors failure after poisoning. conducted a retrospective review 21 cases between 2010 2019. Patients were assigned i...

TOPIC: Lung Cancer TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: The goal of this study is comparison outcome non-intubated Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic segmentectomy or wedge resection versus intubated in Patients with ASA III and IV pulmonary nodule. METHODS: We compared retrospectively the postoperative recovery consecutively 88 patients video-assisted thoracoscopic resection(NI-UVATS gro...

abstract background: secretions contaminated with oral, nasal, and gastric bacteria accumulate in the subglottic space, above the endotracheal tube cuff. if these secretions are aspirated into lower airways, the intubated patient will be susceptible to ventilator‑associated pneumonia (vap). the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of inspiratory pause maneuver for intermittent subglo...