mediastinitis/hypoxia

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Sarcoidosis-associated fibrosing mediastinitis with resultant pulmonary hypertension: a case report and review of the literature.

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Pulmonary hypertension, a common manifestation of advanced sarcoidosis, is thought to result from fibrosis with chronic hypoxia and destruction of small vessels, extrinsic compression of pulmonary arteries, or granulomatous vasculitis. We report a case of sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary

Management of tracheobrochial injuries: a 10-year experience at Ratchaburi hospital.

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OBJECTIVE Tracheobronchial injuries are rare but life threatening. Their successful diagnosis and treatment require a high level of suspicion and early surgical repair The authors review their experience in managing these injuries over the past 10 years. METHODS Patients who were admitted to the

Laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in critically ill adult patients.

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BACKGROUND Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most common bedside surgical procedures performed in critically ill adult patients on intensive care units (ICUs) who require long-term ventilation. PDT is generally associated with relevant life-threatening complications (e.g.

[Case report of anesthesia with veno-veno extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) during one-lung ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complicated with severe sepsis due to spontaneous esophageal rupture].

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A 55-year-old man was transferred to our hospital with spontaneous esophageal rupture. An emergency operation of mediastinum drainage by thoracotomy was performed. On postoperative day 8, he had new abcesses located at the upper mediastinum around the esophagus, and required another operation. But

[Problems in patients with use of a ventricular assist device].

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The purpose of the present study was to review the results obtained in patients with a ventricular assist devices (VAD) in our hospital, and to discuss various problems concerning a VAD use, such as indications, right ventricular failure, and evaluation of cardiac function. Fourteen VADs were

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure.

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We report herein our experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure over a 3-year period. ECMO was employed in seven patients: in five for respiratory failure caused by adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Goodpasture's syndrome, hypoxia after ventricular

Post traumatic tracheobronchial lesions. A follow-up study of 47 cases.

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This report concerns 47 ruptures of the tracheo-bronchial tree from the tracheal origin to the division of the lobar bronchi (trachea in 30 patients, main bronchus in 11, intermediate or lobar bronchus in 6). The disruption was circumferential in 24 cases and non-circumferential in 23. Injuries

A Novel Technique for the Management of Massive Hemoptysis: The Customized Endobronchial Silicone Blocker.

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Massive hemoptysis (MH) has a high mortality rate. Therapeutic options include bronchoscopy for endobronchial lesions, bronchial artery embolization (BAE), and emergency surgery. Scant options exist for patients who are not candidates for these modalities. Culprit bronchial segment

Acute esophageal necrosis: a rare syndrome.

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BACKGROUND Acute esophageal necrosis, which presents as a black esophagus on endoscopy, is a rare disorder that is poorly described in the medical literature. In this study, we analyze all cases reported to date to define risk factors, clinical presentation, endoscopic features, histologic

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