In this clinical trial 100 children less than 4 years old,who had  underwent non-pharyngeal surgeries in Kerman university hospitals were selected randomly and investigated for early airway complications after tracheal extubation.patients were divided into two groups:the first group(n=50) were extubated while they were still anesthetised and the second group(n=50) were extubated after regaining...

reinforced tubes are commonly used to minimize the opportunity of upper airway obstruction in patients at risk. there are a few reports of the airway obstruction resulted from kinked reinforced tubes. this report describes the obstruction of a reinforced tube in an adult patient who underwent tonsillectomy. under general anesthesia; an armoured endotracheal tube was inserted into the trachea un...

discussion the vigilance and experience of medical personnel in the icu, appropriate iv sedation, and using a bite block are the best ways to prevent mortality caused by aspiration of an ett in all intubated patients. case presentation we report a case of death caused by tracheal tube aspiration, where it was located distal to the vocal cords, with a part of it entering the right bronchus and t...

Lung cancer complications are the leading cause of death in lung patients. This study aimed to describe prevalence stent placement, indications for success and complication rates, prognosis airway placement patients with cancer. Malignant central obstruction (MCAO) is one significant complications. Insertion can restore patency more than 90% MCAO. Airway indicated extrinsic lesions, ≥ 50%, have...

background and goal: burn is an irreparable event, which results in numerous physical, psychological, social, and economic complications. the burned patients should be merely treated in a professional burn center due to vast clinical range of these patients. since, a percentage of mortality in burned patients is for the patients’ transportation from other centers; this study has aimed to invest...

PURPOSE Anastomotic airway complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation (LTx). In this study, the authors identified types and clinical outcomes of airway complications after LTx. MATERIALS AND METHODS All bronchial anastomotic complications were analyzed in a total of 94 LTx cases involving 90 recipients who underwent surgery between July 2006 and May...

objectives: to compare the results of early versus late tracheostomy in trauma patients admitted to intensive care unit (icu). methods: this was case control study being performed at a major trauma centre in shiraz, iran including 120 trauma patients admitted to icu during a 2-year period and underwent tracheostomy during their icu stay. the patients were categorized into two groups of the earl...

Aims. The aim of the study was to compare endotracheal intubation with i-gel and LMA (laryngeal mask airway) supreme supraglottic airway devices in orbital osteosynthesis surgery. Methods. 134 patients undergoing orbital plasty after fracture were enrolled in our study and were randomized into three groups: 43 in the endotracheal intubation group, 42 in the LMA-Supreme group, and 49 patients w...

In this report, early complications (defined as those occurring within one month post-operatively) following renal transplantation were evaluated in 373 kidney transplantations in our department. The most common complications as well as their relative frequency and method of management are discussed.