Chest compression is important in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, life support algorithms do not specify when chest compression should be initiated in patients with persistent spontaneous normal breathing in the early phase after cardiac arrest. Here we describe the case of a 69-year-old man who underwent femoral bypass surgery and was extubated at the end of the procedure. After extuba...

48 GPN 2017, Vol 3, No 2 Breathing is a normal vital function which is spontaneous, regular, quiet and effortless and reflects the way that the respiratory system functions. Breathing pattern disorders or dysfunctional breathing, historically known as hyperventilation syndrome, are chronic abnormal respiratory patterns in relation to the efficiency of breathing, often resulting in dyspnoea and ...

Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) reflects the parallel fluctuations of arterial pressure and heart rate, determining the function of the arterial baroreflex. In this study the ECG and blood pressure were collected from healthy adult males (n=12) using spontaneous and controlled breathing at 0.25Hz. The BRS was analysed using sequence method, alpha coefficient and transfer function technique. The ob...