BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in developed countries is rising. Currently, Europe has a prevalence of 9-30% with significant impact on public health systems. Obese patients in ICUs require special management and treatment. Altered anatomy in obese patients complicates procedures such as mechanical ventilation. Obesity affects cardiopulmonary physiology and requires elevated ventilation p...

provided the original work is properly cited. CC Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is defined as a pathologic connection between the tracheobronchial tree and the pleural space with persistent air leak for more than 24 hours. It is associated with poor prognosis after pneumonectomy [1], which mainly contributes to the occurrence among elective lung resections despite the outstanding advances in surg...

Tracheostomy tubes are placed for a variety of reasons, including failure to wean from mechanical ventilation, inability to protect the airway due to impaired mental status, inability to manage excessive secretions, and upper-airway obstruction. A tracheostomy tube is required in approximately 10% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation and allows the patient to move to a step-down unit or...

Patents: To deliver drugs to patients on mechanical ventilation, the drug particles have to successfully navigate through an endotracheal tube and the ventilator tubing. Liquid formulations (e.g. nebulized) normally used with these patients are inefficient. Large amounts of drugs are deposited in the endotracheal tube and within the ventilator circuit. Dry powders offer an alternative formulati...

BACKGROUND To compare the frequency of appearance of complications, anatomical success and functional success after conventional endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomies (EN-DCRs) or EN-DCR with otologic T-Type ventilation tube combined with silicone tube intubation in repeated revision cases. METHODS Twenty-two patients who had epiphora and recurrent dacryocystitis after at least a previous failed...

Llewellyn, M. A., Tilak, K. S., and Swyer, P. R. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 453. A controlled trial of assisted ventilation using an oro-nasal mask. A controlled study was performed to assess the effect of early assisted ventilation using a tight fitting face mask. Early mask ventilation reduced the number of infants requiring intubation, but did not significantly alter the s...

Introduction: One of the major concerns in laryngeal laser surgery is the risk of airway fire. The introduction ofwrapped tubes and metal tubes has reduced the fire hazards. However, these tubes are expensive and do not provide convenient access to the surgical field. There are few laboratory studies addressing the resistance of polyvinylchloride tubes against ignition in the given circum...

Sir,—I read with interest the article entitled "Trachea! rupture after tracheal intubation" by Regragui, Fagan and Natrajan [1]. The authors described the anaesthetic management of a patient with a distal tracheal tear. The trachea was intubated initially with an 8-mm tracheal rube under bronchoscopic guidance with the distal end of the tube above the tracheal tear. After right rhoracotomy was ...