BACKGROUND
Lidocaine toxicity usually appears rapidly and is directly correlated with plasma concentrations of the drug.
METHODS
We report a case of a late neurologic toxicity occurring after instillation of lidocaine during fibre-optic bronchoscopy. A patient with bronchiolitis obliterans underwent
A 14-year-old girl who was known to have a seizure disorder and on lamotrigine treatment was admitted to the hospital, with a history of rash, fever and cough. Her condition deteriorated with clinical features suggestive of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (ACHS) complicated with
Transplantation for end-stage respiratory failure in cystic fibrosis (CF), with encouraging medium-term results, is now possible. This paper details the postoperative medical treatment required by these patients. The management of 79 patients who underwent heart-lung transplantation is described.
Lung transplantation is currently the most effective means of improving survival and quality of life in patients with end-stage cystic fibrosis. In reviewing our 6-year experience we sought to evaluate complications and survival after sequential bilateral lung transplantation. Between October 1996
As lung transplantation has become more successful, the selection criteria have broadened; however, some relative contraindications to lung transplantation are controversial. Some programs consider mechanical ventilation to be a major contraindication to lung transplantation because airway
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