background: reintubation in patients after cardiac surgery is associated with undesirable consequences. the purpose of the present study was to identify variables that could predict reintubation necessity in this group of patients. methods: w e performed a prospective study in 1000 consecutive adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. the patients who required reint...

BACKGROUND Cardiac arrest is a lethal complication of Nuss repair of pectus excavatum which is strongly related to heart or big vessels injury. A rare case developed cardiac arrest without direct cardiac injury during Nuss procedure is presented in this article. CASE PRESENTATION In July 2015, a previously healthy 18-year-old man undergoing Nuss repair for pectus excavatum developed cardiac a...

A spinal cord injury is an uncommon discovery in a clay-shoveler’s fracture. Multiple syncope could be caused by bradycardia which followed injury. These combination findings adds its rarity. This case report aim to share awareness among physicians of the rare complication and management. descriptive also narratively review other literature. Physicians should aware SCIWORA (Spinal Cord Injury W...

Background: Performing intubation in obese patients is a challenging problem both the intensive care unit (ICU) and with high BMI face various complication.
 Methods: A prospective multiplex cohort study Kirkuk governorate was conducted (body mass index greater than 30 kg m2). The primary endpoint occurrence of difficulty intubation. Secondary endpoints were risk factors for difficult intu...