The practicality of long term patient triggered ventilation using airflow changes was assessed in 22 infants with a median gestational age of 29 weeks (range 25-33 weeks). Inflation time during patient triggered ventilation was limited to 0.4 seconds or less. Initially it was associated with improvements in oxygenation in most infants. Patient triggered ventilation was maintained till final ext...

BACKGROUND The effects of dexmedetomidine on the propofol-sparing effect and intraoperative hemodynamics during remifentanil-based propofol-supplemented anesthesia have not been well investigated. METHODS Twenty patients undergoing breast surgery were randomly allocated to receive dexmedetomidine (group DEX) or placebo (group C). In the DEX group, dexmedetomidine was loaded (1 µg/kg) before a...

Heart rate variability in the frequency domain can now be obtained at the bedside in the ICU. Promising data suggest that it may help to characterize a patient response to a spontaneous breathing trial. Refinement of the analysis could even help to predict the outcome of extubation or at least help to detect early patients at risk of failure. It is possible that combining this type of analysis,...

In this clinical trial 100 children less than 4 years old,who had  underwent non-pharyngeal surgeries in Kerman university hospitals were selected randomly and investigated for early airway complications after tracheal extubation.patients were divided into two groups:the first group(n=50) were extubated while they were still anesthetised and the second group(n=50) were extubated after regaining...

BACKGROUND We retrospectively reviewed the presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with closed injury of the cervical trachea. We evaluated factors that improve diagnosis and treatment, reduce mortality, and avoid tracheal stenosis. METHODS We reviewed the clinical data of 17 patients with closed injury of the cervical trachea. All patients underwent CT scanning or endosc...