a 21-year old man with cervical spinal cord damage due to diving was admitted in the icu. tracheostomy was performed due to prolonged mechanical ventilation. left lung atelectasis happened frequently. because of the difficulty of bronchoscopy and failing of recruitment, using a double lumen, two tracheal tubes were guided into the left and right lungs through the tracheostomy stoma site. after ...

BACKGROUND Ventilator dependency following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, few reports have focused on the independent risk factors for ventilator dependency following CABG. This study aimed to evaluate the independent risk factors for ventilator dependency following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS T...

Background: XLMTM is a rare, currently untreated, life-threatening congenital myopathy caused by mutations in the MTM1 gene, with profound muscle weakness and impairment of motor development, respiratory failure, chronic ventilator dependency.

OBJECTIVES To examine whether the extent of fibroproliferative changes on high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan influences prognosis, ventilator dependency and the associated outcomes in patients with early acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN A prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Intensive care unit in a teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS 85 patients with ARDS who met Ame...

The fixation system consisting of a titanium plate and three pairs of claws can fix the ribs externally. This may contribute to preserve the normal thoracic structure and could result in a significant reduction in the period of ventilator dependency.