When he arrived at our department his vital signs were: Blood Pressure (BP) 90/60 mmHg; Heart Rate (HR) 100 bpm; O2 Saturation (O2Sat) 43%; O2 Pressure (O2P) 30 mmHg; CO2 Pressure (CO2P) 71 mmHg; pH 7.21; blood glucose 225 mg/dl. The patient was ventilated by a Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV) with FiO2 100% and PEEP of 10. Two 32 Fr thoracic drains were inserted to drain ...

Most patients who require mechanical ventilation for longer than 24 hours, and who improve the condition leading to the indication of ventilatory support, can be weaned after passing a first spontaneous breathing test. The challenge is to improve the weaning of patients who fail that first test. We have methods that can be referred to as traditional, such as the T-tube, pressure support or sync...

BACKGROUND The discontinuation of mechanical ventilation after coronary surgery may prolong and significantly increase the load on intensive care unit personnel. We hypothesized that automated mode using INTELLiVENT-ASV can decrease duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation, reduce workload on medical staff, and provide safe ventilation after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPC...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a bioceramic very similar to the mineral component of bones and teeth. It well established that osteoblasts grow better onto HA-coated metals than on alone. Herein, preparation new system consisting magnetite (Fe3O4) HA functionalized with oleic acid simvastatin (SIMV), incorporated in chitosan (CHI) scaffolds, was undertaken. synthesized by hydrothermal method, while Fe3...

OBJETIVO: Este estudo foi realizado a partir de uma revisão literatura, fim comparar os protocolos do processo desmame da ventilação mecânica invasiva. OBJETIVO ESPECÍFICO: Demonstração e resultados comparativos intervenções no campo METODOLOGIA: Foi um levantamento nas principais bases dados eletrônicas Pub Med, Scielo, Science direct, The Non-English Journal of Medicine, Cochrane library, med...