Abstract Introduction Drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) is used to visually characterize pharyngeal airway collapse in obstructive apnea (OSA) help determine appropriate patients for OSA surgery. The procedure has grown complexity with the addition of airflow recording and continuous positive pressure (CPAP) titration obtain additional measures collapsibility. Lung volume can also influence b...

Using a preset protocol for early extubation, 50 babies were randomly selected to post-extubation headbox or post-extubation nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP). All infants weighed less than 1500 g, had a gestational age of less than 34 weeks, and had been weaning from mechanical ventilation within seven days of life. The criteria for extubation included stable condition, fracti...

Partial or complete recurrent lung collapse after cardiac surgery is one cause of failure to wean from ventilator support, and frequently leads to multiple reintubations and prolonging intensive care unit and hospital stays. A 79-year-old female underwent uneventful coronary artery bypass surgery and was extubated on the first postoperative day (POD). On POD 2, a routine portable chest X-ray (C...

Abstract Background For some patients, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) remains an uncomfortable therapy despite the constant development of technological innovations. To date, no real life study has investigated relationship between mask related side-effects (MRSEs) and CPAP-non-adherence (defined as < 4 h/day) or residual-excessive-sleepiness (RES, Epworth-Sleepiness-Scale (ESS) ...

have their origins in the polio epidemics of the 1950s which were associated with a high incidence of respiratory failure. During this period, two important aspects of critical care were firmly established: • mechanical ventilatory support (both invasive and non-invasive) could improve survival in respiratory failure, and • ventilatory support was better provided by dedicated specialist units. ...

how to cite this article: bilan n, ganji sh. comparison of cpap with humidifie, blender, and t-piece on the outcome of weaning in patients with neurological disorders. iran j child neurol. spring 2015;9(2):42-45.   abstract objective  the procedure for weaning from mechanical ventilation in many patients is a difficult and long process and increases the time of mechanical ventilation. there are...