OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of thoracic spine curvature on lung parameters in kyphoscoliosis. METHODS Twenty-one patients with kyphoscoliosis were evaluated at the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi, India from January to June 2006 using spirometry, arterial blood gas (ABG), and 6-minute walk test. The degree of spinal deformity was measured by Cobb`s method for angle of scolios...

background: extubation is associated with the risk of complications such as accumulated secretion above the endotracheal tube cuff, eventual atelectasia following a reduction in pulmonary volumes because of a lack of physiological positive end expiratory pressure, and intra-tracheal suction. in order to reduce these complications, and, based on basic physiological principles, a new practical ex...

PURPOSE To compare arterial (PaO2) with capillary (PcO2) partial pressure of oxygen in hypoxemic COPD patients because capillary blood gas analysis (CBG) is increasingly being used as an alternative to arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) in a non-intensive care unit setting, although the agreement between PcO2 and PaO2 has not been evaluated in hypoxemic COPD patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Blan...

background:  patients undergoing cemented hip hemiarthroplasty may develop bone cement implantation syndrome (bcis) which is a leading cause of intraoperative complications. the purpose of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular changes during cemented hip hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients.   methods:  cemented hip hemiarthroplasty was performed on 72 patients with femoral neck fracture. a...

BACKGROUND Arterial puncture can be a painful procedure for many patients. This study investigates whether precooling of a puncture site with ice can reduce the pain associated with arterial puncture. METHODS This was a stratified randomized controlled trial of a convenience sample of out-patients with a physician order for an arterial blood gas (ABG) test. The intervention group had a plasti...

BACKGROUND Arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters such as pH form part of multi-parameter scoring systems for predicting severe acute pancreatitis; however, literature on detailed evaluation of ABG alone in this context is scarce. METHODS Patients with acute pancreatitis presenting to our unit between January 2012 and November 2013 were prospectively studied. ABG analysis was done at admission a...

OBJECTIVES To determine the optimal clinical reading time for the transcutaneous measurement of oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) and transcutaneous CO(2) (TcPCO(2)) in awake spontaneously breathing individuals, considering the overshoot phenomenon (transient overestimation of arterial PaCO(2)). EXPERIMENTAL SECTION: Observational study of 91 (75 men) individuals undergoing forced spirometry, measure...

introduction: following thoracic and abdominal surgery, all patients experience a decrease in pulmonary volumes and atelectasis. different methods are suggested for improvement of pulmonary volumes and blood gas parameters in these patients. in this study the effects of spirometry on pulmonary volumes and blood gases parameters (abg) in coronary artery bypass patients, were examined.  materials...

Aim: Our aim in this study is to consider the relationship between arterial blood gas (ABG) parameters and prognosis severe head trauma children.
 Material Methods: Patients younger than 17 years of age with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 8 below history were retrospectively analyzed. The relation ABG taken at time admission mortality was examined. Independent sample T-test used for pH, PCO2 b...

 Background: Asthma is a common condition in general medical practice, and it accounts for about 1% of all ambulatory hospital visits. Nowadays, hospitalization rates for asthma have actually been increased in some demographic subgroups despite recent advances in treatment. Understanding the underlying factors that contribute to hospitalization and especially duration of the hospitalizatio...