STUDY OBJECTIVES To analyze the short- and long-term effects of domiciliary non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the elderly. METHODS From 1990 to 2005 all patients who initiated NIV at age 75 or older were included in the study. The mean follow-up period was 36 (24) months. Data were obtained from a database record. RESULTS Forty-three patients, mean age 77 (1.9) years and hypercapnic respira...

BACKGROUND Potent inhaled anesthetics degrade in the presence of the strong bases (sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) in carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbents. A new absorbent, Amsorb (Armstrong Medical Ltd., Coleraine, Northern Ireland), does not employ these strong bases. This study compared the scavenging efficacy and compound A production of two commercially available absorbents (soda lime ...

introduction: world health organization (who) introduced hypertension as an epidemic in developing countries. however, hypertension is adequately controlled in only 12.5% of patients.  the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ramadan fasting and mean arterial pressure (map). methods: this clinical, observational study was carried out at medical o.p.d of jinnah medical coll...

In this study, we asked whether a "full term" prenatal nicotinic exposure (fPNE, 6 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1) nicotinic delivery) over the full gestation, compared to a traditional PNE (tPNE) over the last two-thirds of the gestation, caused a higher mortality following a remarkable depressed hypoxic ventilatory response (dHVR) independent of brain and pulmonary edema and change in serum corticosterone....

Twenty-seven patients in cardiopulmonary arrest had simultaneous measurements of arterial and central venous blood gases during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a pneumatic chest comparison and ventilation device. Mean central venous and arterial hydrogen ion concentrations, PCO2 and calculated bicarbonate concentrations were significantly different (P less than 0.01) at all sampling ti...

Objective: To determine the correlation of mean pH, HCO3 and CO2 between arterial venous blood specimens in critically ill patients.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Department Chemical Pathology Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute (AFIP), Rawalpindi, from Apr to Oct 2015.
 Methodology: Forty patients admitted Intensive Care Unit were selected. Analy...

OBJECTIVE Although incentive spirometry (IS) is frequently used to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications, its efficacy in patients with COPD has not been documented. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of IS on pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gases, dyspnoea and health-related quality of life in patients hospitalized for COPD. METHODOLOGY A total of 27 consecuti...