BACKGROUND The air leak test is recommended for assessing the appropriate size of an uncuffed tracheal tube (TT) in children. Our objectives were to determine whether there is a certain threshold air leak value beyond which a higher risk for adverse events after removal of TT can be predicted and to define other risk factors related to extubation. METHODS We enrolled 234 cases ranging from ne...

A 40-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with severe hypovolemic shock and anasarca. The laboratory findings showed marked hemoconcentration and a decrease in total serum protein with the presence of monoclonal IgG-lambda. She had had a similar episode of generalized edema 2 years previously. We diagnosed the patient as having typical systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) and she impr...

Objective: In this study, the effectiveness of Heimlich valve application in treatment prolonged air leak after surgery patients who underwent lung for any reason has been investigated. Materials And Methods: Thirty-three had undergone various reasons our clinic between June 2014 and December 2018 developed leakage were included study. The called control earliest on third day discharge to evalu...

OBJECTIVE Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a common cause of respiratory distress in premature infants. This study was designed to evaluate two different RDS treatment protocols by comparing the outcomes. METHODS This study was a double center cross sectional study performed from June to December 2012. During that period, 386 neonates with RDS were hospitalized and treated according to ...

Received 6/6/2004; revised 7/12/2004; accepted 7/16/2004. For correspondence and reprints contact: Shiou-Chi Cherng, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, 325 Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan. Tel: (886)2-87927374, Fax: (886)2-87927217, E-mail: [email protected] A patient with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung underwent twice-right lobectomi...

BACKGROUND Prolonged pulmonary air leaks (PALs) are associated with increased morbidity and extended hospital stay. We sought to investigate the role of bronchoscopic placement of 1-way valves in treating this condition. METHODS We queried a prospectively maintained database of patients with PAL lasting more than 7 days at a tertiary medical center. Main outcome measures included duration of ...

In this case report, we describe the utilisation of two recently developed technologies for the successful management of a persistent air leak (PAL) in a critically ill patient in whom cardiothoracic surgical intervention was not possible. We report the case of a young leukaemic woman with a PAL complicating Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA), who was effectively managed using an Endobronch...