Asphyxia with Nitrogen

Evaporated Liquid Nitrogen-Induced Asphyxia: A Case Report

A 27-yr-old postgraduate student was found lying at the floor of an unsealed underground dry area, where a valve-opened empty cylinder of liquid nitrogen (150 L) was connected to a cap-removed empty Dewar-flask (10 L) via a copper infusion tube. No injury was found externally or internally. There were petechiae in the bilateral conjunctivae and periorbital skin. The dry area, measuring 300 x 13...

Asphyxia due to accidental nitrogen gas inhalation: a case report

Intoxications resulting from asphyxiate gases, such as nitrogen can cause hypoxia and even death. We present a case of a patient with nitrogen intoxication due to inadvertent industrial exposure. In this case, the patient survived and the outcome was different from those reported in the literature. For patients presenting to the emergency department from a workplace with a history of loss of co...

Liver impairment among neonates with moderate to severe asphyxia

Background and Objectives: Perinatal asphyxia may cause severe damages in different organs such as kidneys, lungs, liver and most importantly CNS. The current study aimed to evaluate and compare the prevalence of liver impairment among asphyxiated and normal neonates. Methods: A retrospective case-control study was carried out in a referral pediatrics Hospital (Iran- from 2013 to 2015). Term an...

Evaluation and prognosis of neonates with asphyxia treated by hypothermia

Background: Asphyxia is a perinatal accident with a high mortality rate, therapeutic hypothermia in both head or whole body was suggested as effective therapeutic methods. In this study, we compare these methods in neonates with asphyxia.Methods and Materials: 16 neonates with asphyxia in two hospitals including Alzahra(head hypothermia) and Taleghani hospital (total body hypothermia) went unde...

Birth asphyxia.