Airway management in the critically ill: the same, but different.

نویسندگان

A Higgs

T M Cook

B A McGrath

چکیده

A. Higgs1, T. M. Cook2 and B. A. McGrath3,* Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 1QG, UK, Department of Anaesthesia, Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, UK, and Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital South Manchester, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Islam-Based Caring for the Harmony of Life among Moslem Critically Ill Patients

Background: The application of more humanized approaches in the caring process of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients with the aim of improving the quality of care has been given a growing attention However, there are limited studies regarding the Islam-based caring for the Moslem populations in Indonesia. Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe the caring actions employed by nurses to...

متن کامل

Using Iron-Chelating Agents in Critically Ill Patients with Iron Overload. Fact or Fiction?

Recently, some evidence has shown that the failure of iron homeostasis may occur in critically ill patients and can lead to iron overload. Elevated ferritin levels as a body iron burden index in critically ill patients may be associated with depressed level of consciousness and greater mortality. However, the necessity of using iron-chelating agents in clinical situation is still unknown for th...

متن کامل

Strategies to improve first attempt success at intubation in critically ill patients.

Tracheal intubation in critically ill patients is a high-risk procedure. The risk of complications increases with repeated or prolonged attempts, making expedient first attempt success the goal for airway management in these patients. Patient-related factors often make visualization of the airway and placement of the tracheal tube difficult. Physiologic derangements reduce the patient's toleran...

متن کامل

Optimal Aminoglycoside Therapy Following the Sepsis: How Much Is Too Much?

Severe sepsis and septic shock are major problems as the result of high rates morbidity andmortality in intensive care units (ICUs). In the presence of septic shock, each hour of delay inthe administration of effective antibiotics is associated with a measurable increase in mortality.Aminoglycosides are effective broad-spectrum antibiotics that are commonly used in ICUs forthe treatment of life...

متن کامل