introduction: the traditional view that neonates are not capable of perceiving pain has been refuted and there is now no doubt those neonates feel pain. although babies cannot express their pain as older children, but capable to show in response the pain a set of measures as observable behavioral responses. the aim of this study was to determine effect of foot reflexology on physiologic index o...

a 16-year-old girl with an intellectual disability (known case of down syndrome) arrived in the emergency eepartment with complaints of severe breathlessness, bloody salivation (bright red blood or clots), and difficulty in speaking and swallowing of liquids and solids. the patient gradually developed progressive bloody salivation and hoarseness, never had any history of trauma to the head and ...

BACKGROUND Hypoxemia is an immediate consequence of obstructive sleep apnea. Oxygen (O2) administration has been used as an alternative treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who do not adhere to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in order to reduce the deleterious effects of intermittent hypoxemia during sleep. This systematic review aims to investigate the effects of...

To maintain arterial oxygen saturation (Sa,O2) above 90% in patients with acute respiratory failure, oxygen (O2) is often added to the circuit of two-level noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). However, the final inspiratory oxygen fraction (Fi,O2) is not known. To clarify this issue, the effect of different inspiratory positive airway pressures (IPAP) of the oxygen tubing connectio...

A europium(III) DOTA-tetraamide complex was designed as a MRI sensor of singlet oxygen ((1)O2). The water soluble, thermodynamically stable complex reacts rapidly with (1)O2 to form an endoperoxide derivative that results in an ∼3 ppm shift in the position of the Eu(III)-bound water chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) peak. The potential of using this probe to detect accumulation of th...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study evaluates the outcomes of multilevel surgery for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who underwent transoral robotic surgery (TORS) (i.e., posterior glossectomy and limited lateral pharyngectomy) with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). STUDY DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized trial with historical controls. METHODS All patients underwent pre- and posto...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of clinical, angiographic and haemodynamic findings in predicting the cardiorespiratory efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in acute massive pulmonary embolism. Haemodynamic measurements and pulmonary angiography were performed before (H0) and 12 h after (H12) initiating thrombolytic therapy in 23 patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism...

OBJECTIVE Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection in the first year of life. In this disease upper respiratory tract infection is associated with nasal congestion, respiratory distress and hypoxia. We studied the effect of phenylephrine drops as a decongestant in treatment of light and moderately severe cases of acute bronchiolitis. METHODS This is a double blind randomize...

Sudden complete occlusion of a major coronary artery (left circumflex or right coronary artery) was produced in anesthetized dogs. The effect on arterial inflow, venous outflow and O« saturation of coronary venous blood from the nonischemic left ventricle was studied. The usual response to occlusion of the left circumflex artery was an increase in flow in the left anterior descending artery and...

Background Scientific studies suggests that transfer delays from the Emergency Department(ED) to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) increases mortality and morbidity. A modified Standardized Early Warning Scoring System called Basal Observations Score(BOS) is used in Region Sjælland to monitor vital signs of in-hospital patients. Respiratory rate, peripheral O2-saturation, systolic blood pressure, h...