subcutaneous emphysema/hypoxia

Blood pressure monitoring displays a crucial part of anesthetic management. An intraoperative hypotension (IOH) is an unwanted complication that can occur during an anaesthetization or during the following duration of the surgery. Causes for this can be vasodilatation (e.g. due to medication), loss

Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) (previously named congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation) is a rare abnormality, first described in 1949. CPAM results from adenomatoid proliferation of the terminal bronchioles causing cyst formation, which may impair normal alveolar growth. It

This study is a prospective, single arm, observational study of patients at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital receiving treatment for laryngotracheal stenosis using a modified tracheal dilatation balloon. The tracheal balloon dilatation procedure is clinically well-established and is

Steering committee: Tommaso Mauri, Laurent Brochard, Jean-Michel Constantin, Giuseppe Foti, Claude Guerin, Jordi Mancebo, Paolo Pelosi, Marco Ranieri, Antonio Pesenti Statistical support: Carla Fornari and Sara Conti Specific aims This pilot RCT will serve to test the hypothesis that application of

Aim of the work: to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasound-guided percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy PCT in obese patients. Study objectives: Primary: determine the duration of the procedure in both groups. Secondary: determine the incidence of complications in both groups. Setting of the study:

Introduction; Most patients with severe head injury cannot protect their airway, have excessive secretions and inadequate spontaneous breathing which contributes to cerebral hypoxia. Thus, in their initial management the airway is secured with either an endotracheal tube (ETT) or a tracheostomy. In