... There are several possible explanations for these inconsistent findings The most likely explanation is the difference inthe intravascular volume ofthe subjects inthe studies Inthe study by ... flow inthe vascular bed; the lower the PI, the less the resistance to flow and therefore the greater the rate of flow The PI is independent ofthe vessel diameter and the angle between the Doppler ... effect on the response ofthe renal blood flow to PEEP [29] Secondly, their results may have been affected by anaesthetic agents and bythecontinuous infusion of dopamine given during the transplant...
... accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review bythe Editor -in- Chief of this journal Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... contributed to the diagnosis ofthe patient and to the writing ofthe paper ES contributed to the diagnosis and treatment ofthe patient VT contributed to the diagnosis and treatment ofthe patient ... Successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with use of nasal continuouspositiveairwaypressurein three patients with mucosal hemangiomas ofthe oral cavity Mayo Clin Proc 1999, 74:155-158...
... accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review bythe Editor -in- Chief of this journal Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... contributed to the diagnosis ofthe patient and to the writing ofthe paper ES contributed to the diagnosis and treatment ofthe patient VT contributed to the diagnosis and treatment ofthe patient ... Successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with use of nasal continuouspositiveairwaypressurein three patients with mucosal hemangiomas ofthe oral cavity Mayo Clin Proc 1999, 74:155-158...
... hypopnoea index of 64.9/h with minimum O2 saturation of 29%) The second part allowed a gradual increase inpositive pressure, first incontinuouspositiveairwaypressure for up to 16 cmH2O, then in ... pressure applied through the nose has to overcome the PCrit that results from the composition ofpressure at the point of collapse oftheairway and the surrounding soft tissue Because the soft ... Sintonen H, Roine RP and HUS QoL Study Group: Effect of nasal continuouspositiveairwaypressure therapy on health related quality of life in sleep apnoea patients treated inthe routine clinical...
... that ofthe nasal mask, can maintain the humidity returned during the expiratory phase, thus increasing the humidity ofthe inspired gases and counterbalancing the difference between the dry inspired ... around the collar ofthe helmet Protocol The individuals were studied inthe semirecumbent position Inthe patients, the inspired oxygen fraction and the level of CPAP were maintained constant at the ... inthe patient's expired gases and the flow of fresh medical gases into the helmet In addition, the humidifying capability ofthe respiratory tract may also be influenced bythe presence of airway...
... course of pH during continuouspositive airways pressure treatment The time course of mean arterial blood pH during continuouspositive airways pressure treatment inthe acidotic group and in controls ... (PaCO2) during continuouspositive airways pressure treatment inthe controls and inthe acidotic group according to the diagnosis (after replacing the missing values according to the last observation ... undergoing CPAP treatment This interesting finding could be explained in light of beneficial effects ofthe application of PEEP on theheart and hemodynamics, as well as tissue perfusion in patients...
... PF, Mansur AJ: Oxygen therapy, continuouspositiveairway pressure, or noninvasive bilevel positivepressure ventilation inthe treatment ofacute cardiogenic pulmonaryedema Arq Bras Cardiol ... G: Randomized, prospective trial of oxygen, continuouspositiveairway pressure, and bilevel positiveairwaypressureby face mask inacute cardiogenic pulmonaryedema Crit Care Med 2004, 32:2407-2415 ... toward a false -positive result caused either by a small imbalance in baseline characteristics ofthe patients or by just a random effect Nevertheless, use of excessive airwaypressurein CPAP or...
... for the newest mode of ventilation, the increased rate of randomized mode failureinthe ASB group, or the possibility of using BIPAP during the entire period of artificial ventilation without the ... differences inthe duration of ventilation, inthe incidence of complications or inthe use of sedatives in comparison with ASB However, ventilation with ASB resulted in a significantly greater number of ... for sedatives [8,9] BIPAP can be used during the entire period of artificial ventilation, including the weaning process, by prolonging the periods of low pressure level [5,10,11] review commentary...
... ventilation/biphasic positiveairwaypressure Benefits of maintained spontaneous breathing during airwaypressure release ventilation/biphasic positiveairwaypressure Mechanical ventilation with positive ... Moreover, pulmonary compliance in this range ofairway pressures should be greatest, thus reducing the transpulmonary pressure required for normal tidal breathing and hence reducing the elastic work of ... maldistribution ofpositivepressure lung insufflations One possible explanation might be that inspiration is terminated bythe decrease in gas flow at the end of inspiration during PSV [1], which...
... also determined The product of inspiratory esophageal pressure vs time (PTP), the difference between Paw at the beginning of inspiration and 100 ms thereafter (P0.1), and the dynamic intrinsic PEEP ... deviation; baseline, before induction ofacute lung injury; injury, after induction ofacute lung injury The contributions of spontaneous and controlled breaths to BIPAP+SBmean were weighted by their respective ... deviation Baseline, before induction ofacute lung injury; injury, after induction ofacute lung injury * P < 0.05 vs baseline; † P < 0.05 vs PSV BIPAP+SBmean, biphasic positiveairwaypressure +...
... R = right INO administration thereby assisting the body in its efforts at combating inflammation The use of INO in this report was for emergent and compassionate use inthe setting of critically ... cells following traumatic brain injury in rats Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004, 25:523-529 Strieter RM, Kunkel SL: Acute Lung Injury: theroleof cytokines inthe elicitation of neutrophils J Investig ... elevated intracranial pressure accompanied by ARDS, hypoxemia, and high PEEP The patient's spouse was fully informed ofthe reasons for the use of INO and the potential consequences The institutional...
... Methanosarcina loads were differentiated in relation to the pre-treatment ofthe input material (A and B) The difference between the mean ofthe Methanosarcina levels, during the digestion with the pressure- extrusion ... highest replacement parts ofthe material inside the reactors and the other to analyse the process in a stable condition once all the feed had replaced the inoculum content The main control parameters ... role for certain groups of methanogens, primarily the Methanosarcina as useful Archaea bioindicators inthe digestion process On the other hands the produced data shows a clear advantage in the...
... Reduction inheartfailure events bythe addition of a clinical pharmacist to theheartfailuremanagement team: results ofthe Pharmacist inHeartFailure Assessment Recommendation and Monitoring ... the importance of allowing ‘local’ input or control into the intervention design, and the need to provide feedback regarding the impact ofthe intervention and the possibility to change the intervention ... that is changing over time, and the recognition ofthe dynamic nature ofthe evolution of disease in interventions is important Also in both cases, the fact that the clinical settings in which patients...
... because of asynchrony inthe expiratory phase and thecontinuous high flow inthe circuit probably resulting in an increase ofthe expiratory resistance Overall, this resulted in an increase in mean ... two continuouspositiveairwaypressure levels; HF-BiPAP = high flow biphasic positiveairway pressure; PSV = pressure support ventilation PTPPEEP was influenced bythe Δ pressure (P < 0.001), the ... although this was not the case during high asynchrony On the other hand, the PTPexp was increased This increase was independent ofthe effort and the clinical condition This finding may be due to...
... achieving adequate perfusion ofthe peripheral organs, thereby facilitating survival inthe ICU, increasingly the objective of modern ventricular assist device therapy is to obtain a level of functionality ... Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment ofacute and chronic heartfailure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment ofAcute and Chronic HeartFailure 2008 ofthe European Society of ... is the principal investigator ofthe ongoing investigator initiated study: The TEAM-project: multi-center trial on the effect of anesthetics on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing...
... helpful in identifying the borders ofthe tumor There are various sub diaphragmatic tumors including renal cell tumors and HCC which extend from below the diaphragm up to the right chambers oftheheart ... atrial manifestation ofthe HCC constitutes a life threatening condition The major causes of death are either sudden pulmonary embolism ofthe thrombus or acute obstruction ofthe tricuspid valve ... The understanding that the tumor was well confined inside the right atrium was important for the correct planning ofthe procedure CT angiogram allowed for correct placement ofthe arterial and...
... Determination ofthe final diagnosis The frequency of RHC examinations for estimating the PCWP has now decreased, because there is no clear evidence of benefit [8,9] We therefore determined the final ... according to the clinical features and responses to treatments As shown in Table 1, the clinical diagnostic criteria were originally defined to ensure the objectivity of determining the final ... protein (CRP), and BNP combined with CRP in discriminating cardiogenic pulmonaryedema (CPE) from acute lung injury /acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), excluding the mixed type of pulmonary...
... review bythe Editor -in- Chief of this journal Authors’ contributions MB carried out the initial resuscitation, clinical follow-up ofthe patient and conceived the idea of possible publication ofthe ... Page of participated equally inthe literature research and the process of writing the manuscript Both authors read and approved the manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... effect of concurrent hypoglycaemic and ischemic-anoxic insults exists, partly due to the difference inthe degree and distribution of neuronal necrosis ofthe two neurotoxins [6] Whether the low...
... L, Passino C, Emdin M: Comparison ofthe diagnostic accuracy of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal part ofthe propeptide of BNP immunoassays in chronic and acuteheart failure: ... Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Managementof Chronic HeartFailureinthe Adult: a report ofthe American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines ... Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and ManagementofHeart Failure) : developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International...
... ofThe inclusion criterion for the study was shortness of breath as the primary complaint (defined as either the sudden onset of dyspnea without history of chronic dyspnea or an increase inthe ... participated inthe design ofthe study and collected and interpreted the data KP participated inthe design ofthe study, collected the data and wrote a final version ofthe manuscript SM collected the ... P = 0.001) The feasibility of ultrasound examination inthe prehospital setting was 100%, and the duration ofthe examination was always less than minute For the identification of independent...