Báo cáo y học: "Prolonged mechanical ventilation in a respiratorycare setting: a comparison of outcome between tracheostomized and translaryngeal intubated patients" potx

... length of stay, and total mechanical ventilation days (all P < 0.01). Table 1 Summary of demographic and clinical variables in the tracheostomy and translaryngeal tube groups Variable Tracheostomy (n ... racheost- omy compa red with translaryngeal intubation are yet to be determined. Table 4 Case-matched study: summary of demographic and clinical variables in the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... studies are warranted. This study assessed the use of NPPV during weaning from mechanical ventilation in an ICU and compared this procedure with IMV by analyzing cardiac and respiratory parameters, ... reported a reduction in remaining hospi- talization time and in the need for tracheotomy. Later, a meta- analysis revealed that NPPV facilitates weaning and reduces mort...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates. 6 edition. Academic Press: San Diego, California, USA; 2007. 15. Akazawa KH, Cui Y, Tanaka M, Kataoka Y, Yoneda Y, Watanabe Y: Mapping of regional brain activation ... blood gases, and respiratory system parameters 15 minutes after initiating MV (baseline) and hourly thereafter after randomization. Inspiratory and expiratory pauses were appl...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:21

... Rome, Italy Email: Matteo Di Nardo* - matteo.dinardo@tin.it; Daniela Perrotta - daniela.perrotta@yahoo.it; Francesca Stoppa - francescastoppa@yahoo.it ; Corrado Cecchetti - carradocecchetti@yahoo.it; ... provide adequate gas exchange at a safe mean airways pressure level and to expand the atelectatic lung. Independent lung ventilation was accomplished for 24 hours. Daily chest radiogra...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... function, increases AHR, and induces airway inflammation in dogs [3], guinea pigs [4], and humans [5-7]. Chronic airway inflammation is associated with airway remodeling that includes airway wall thickening ... vascu- lar smooth muscle cell proliferation, hyperplasia, and hypertrophy; and myofibroblast and goblet cell hypertro- phy [8-11]. Airway wall thickening and airway react...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... tidal breaths. Image analysis of alveoli We analyzed the alveolar mechanics by replaying the video frame-by-frame and capturing still images of individual alveoli at peak inspiration (I) and end ... expiration. Individual alveoli were outlined and the area at peak inspiration (I) and end expiration (E) was measured using image analy- sis software. Alveolar stability was assessed...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:21

... that early extubation and NPPV is a valid alternative for ventilation in a group of heterogeneous patients that initially failed weaning. NPPV is increasingly being proposed in the management of the ... or prophylactic use of NPPV immediately after extubation in avoiding extubation failure in comparison with standard medical therapy. In one early study on the indiscr...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:21

... pneumonia was suspected, and oseltamivir was administered in association with antibiotics and diuretics. On day 2, a nasopharyngeal swab was positive for PH1N1.  e patient was subsequently transferred ... hemoptysis. His tempera- ture was 38.9°C, he was tachypneic, with diff use rhonchi and bilateral crackles, and oxygen saturation was 96% (4 L/min oxygen). Arterial partial...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... disease-modifying potential of these agents in OA. Intra-articular treatments: steroids and hyaluronic acid The pain and secondary inflammation in OA can be effectively relieved by intra-articular ... plays a central role in OA pathophysiology. Factors that regulate its synthesis and/ or activity are therefore favoured targets. Other approaches are broader and include activat...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... CCT ACC ACG AAA GCA GAT C 3' 5' 6 FAM – CCC AGG ACA GAC CTA CGA TGC CAC C – TAMRA 3' 5' GCC GGG ACA CAC GGA GTA 3' 99.74% ADAMTS 5, a disintegrin and metalloprotease ... design and coordination of the study, and participated in interpretation of data and extensive prepa- ration of the final manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manu...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20