conclusions closed suction caused fewer disturbances in patients’ hemodynamic condition, took shorter time, and is more economical. therefore, this method can replace open suction method in caring of severely critically ill patients. results no significant differences were observed between the two suctioning methods in terms of mean systolic blood pressure (p = 0.075), diastolic blood pressure ...

A procedure for long lasting general anaesthesia in gulls (LaTus sp.) is described. It is based on an initial basal intramuscular dose of pentobarbital sodium, supplemented if necessary by intravenous injection to effect of the same agent. Additional intramuscular pentobarbital is used to extend the duration of anaesthesia. The labile respiration of the birds is supported with oxygen. In cases ...

The Locked-in syndrome (pseudo-coma) describes patients who are awake and conscious but no producing speech, limb or facial movements. Acute ventral pontine lesions are its most common cause. We describe a case of ischemic lesion in the basal pons, due to thrombosis of the basilar artery in the middle portion. The patient remained comatose for some days, needing artificial respiration; under an...

background respiration management is an important and critical issue in prehospital transportation phase of multiple trauma patients. however, the quality of this important care has not been assessed in iran emergency medical services’ (ems). objectives this study was conducted to investigate the quality of prehospital respiration management in patients with multiple trauma, referred to the sha...

objective(s): to understand the role of mitochondrial respiration in cisplatin sensitivity, we have employed wild-type and mitochondrial dna depleted rho0 yeast cells. materials and methods: wild type and rho0 yeast cultured in fermentable and non-fermentable sugar containing media, were studied for their sensitivity against cisplatin by monitoring growth curves, oxygen consumption, ph changes ...

background: both azadirachtin and rotenone, two botanical pesticides have shown inhibit the growth of cultured insect cells. the inhibitory effect of rotenone on cell growth is through disruption of electron transport chain, but exact mechanism of effect of azadirachtin on growth of cell is unknown. this study was carried out to compare the effect of these phytochemical on oxygen consumption by...

Amino sugar dynamics represent an important but under-investigated component of the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles in old-growth Douglas-fir forest soils. Because fungal biomass is high in these soils, particularly in areas colonized by rhizomorphic ectomycorrhizal fungal mats, organic matter derived from chitinous cell wall material (or the monomeric building block of chitin, N-acetylgluco...

For a long time, exposure to mould and dampness-derived microbial components was considered a risk factor for the development of respiratory diseases and symptoms. Some recent studies suggested that early childhood exposure to mould components, such as (1,3)-β-D-glucan and extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs), may protect children from developing allergy. We investigated the association of expo...

It is not clear what dietary intake standards should be used for children with abnormal body size. To investigate the energy requirements of short-stature children with no underlying diseases, their resting energy requirements (REE) were measured by indirect calorimetry. The short-stature group consisted of 30 prepubertal children with short stature and with no underlying diseases (age 6y±2) ...

In functional magnetic resonance imaging studies changes in blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal intensities during task activation are related to multiple physiological parameters such as cerebral blood flow, volume, and oxidative metabolism, as well as to the regional microvascular anatomy. Consequently, the magnitude of activation-induced BOLD signal changes may vary regionally an...