BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure is a noninvasive respiratory support technique that may prevent pulmonary complications following cardiac surgery. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of prophylactic nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) compared with standard treatment. The primary end points were pulmonary adverse effects defined as hypoxemia (Pao(2)/f...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between time of postpartum discharge and symptoms indicative of complications during the first postpartum week. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women with vaginal delivery at a Mexico City public hospital, without complications before the hospital discharge, were interviewed seven days after delivery. Time of postpartum discharge was classified as early (<24 hours)...

We compared the efficacy of the Airway Scope and McCoy laryngoscope as intubation tools with the neck stabilised by a rigid cervical collar. After induction of anaesthesia and neck stabilisation, 100 patients were randomly assigned to tracheal intubation with an Airway Scope or McCoy laryngoscope. Overall intubation success rate, time required for intubation, number of intubation attempts requi...

OBJECTIVES To review complications of indwelling tracheal stents and to describe a technique of stent removal using a combined open and endoscopic approach. DESIGN Descriptive case series. SETTING Medical University of South Carolina. PATIENTS Six patients were identified who had undergone combined open and endoscopic removal of indwelling tracheal stents. Coated (4 patients) and uncoated...

Since the introduction of the flexible bronchoscope by Ikeda et al. [1], it has become one of the most important tools for diagnosing and treating pulmonary diseases. Its applications range from airway evaluations to interventional therapy for airway lesions. Interventional bronchoscopy using rigid and flexible bronchoscopes has progressed with the introduction of new techniques to relieve airw...

Background The Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society (NAP4) was designed to identify and study serious airway complications occurring during anaesthesia, in intensive care unit (ICU) and the emergency department (ED). Methods Reports of major complications of airway management (death, brain damage, emergency surgical airway, unanticipat...

Background The i-gel™ (i-gel) and Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme™ (LMA Supreme) have been safely used in children. We compared the airway performance of the i-gel and LMA Supreme in infants undergoing general anesthesia. Methods Sixty infants with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II were randomly assigned to place either the i-gel or the LMA Supreme. The size 1 or 1.5...

BACKGROUND The development of specialised airway tools help laryngoscopists secure the airway in intensive care units. The use of videolaryngoscopy has been suggested in simulation studies, and human studies suggest that this advanced airway tool may have an advantage for difficult airways; however, less is known about its use in the ICU. OBJECTIVE To compare orotracheal intubation before and...

BACKGROUND Endobronchial stents are used to treat symptomatic patients with benign or malignant airway obstructions. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety and outcome of airway stent insertion for the treatment of malignant tracheobronchial narrowing. METHODS The files of all patients with malignant disease who underwent airway stent insertion in our outpatient clinic from June 1995 to August 2...

Objective: Cut throat injuries pose a great therapeutic challenge due to the multiple vital structures that are vulnerable in small, confined unprotected area. In this study, we describe site and depth of injury, etiology, management, prognosis. Methods: This was retrospective study 18 laryngotracheal trauma patients treated at department ENT MDM hospital between April 2017 January 2020. Result...