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Filter by:The bronchodilator effects of volatile anesthetics have been the subject of many clinical studies. It is known that all volatile anesthetics, especially halothane, have similar effects. Sevoflurane has been shown to reduce airway resistance more than halothane and isoflurane. Desflurane is difficult to use as an induction agent due to its harsh and extremely pungent odor and airway irritating effect. However, it has been shown that the risk of cough, respiratory arrest and laryngospasm is no different from sevoflurane when administered after intravenous induction. Although it irritates the airway, it is thought to have a bronchodilation effect as it stimulates the sympathetic system. In spinal surgeries, prone position is required to access the operating field. When the patient is placed in the prone position, pulmonary physiology are affected. In the prone position, V/Q mismatch decreases and arterial oxygenation increases. However, lung compliance decreases and the peak inspiratory pressure required to reach the required tidal volume increases. The main purpose of this study is the effect of volatile agents on lung mechanics and oxygenisation in the prone position.
In the COVID-19 healthcare crisis, one possible treatment therapy that has generated the most discussion is that of proning, or the position in which the patient lays face down as opposed to face up for a period of time. As the pandemic continues, this method has been more widely adopted to increase oxygen saturation in patients in respiratory distress. While proning research is both ongoing and extensive in the ICU population of COVID-19 patients, minimal research has been conducted with acute care patients. The researchers aim to address this gap with this study. The researchers used a systematic approach to educate patients and staff about patient self-proning, implementing self-proning every 2 hours, and monitoring escalation of oxygen levels, as well as length of stay in the acute care unit. The researchers hypothesized an improvement in oxygen saturation levels as evidenced by no escalation of respiratory care (i.e. higher levels of oxygen needed, transfer to higher level of care), resulting in shorter lengths of stay for the intervention population.
This study is to determine the correlations between oxygenation of calf muscles and physical performance including balance, gait speed, and endurance in older adults by utilizing the NIRS device.
The burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still on a rising course making a great stress on medical resources throughout the world. Although most of COVID-19 patients require non-invasive oxygenation and ventilation, rapid progression to hypoxemic respiratory failure and then acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can occur in some COVID19 patients due to prolonged or unaddressed hypoxia. Prone positioning is a common supportive ventilation strategy to improve oxygenation in critically ill patients with ARDS. Recent studies point out the potential benefits of using this strategy for non-intubated awake COVID 19 patients who are hypoxic. Despite several retrospective cohort studies have been conducted to identify impact of the prone positioning in awake non-intubated COVID-19 patients, experimental studies are very rare. This study therefore aims to evaluate the effects of self-prone positioning on oxygenation and physiological outcomes among awake-non intubated patients with COVID-19.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening disease, patients with ARDS usually need mechanical ventilation. The treatment of ARDS include low tidal volume ventilation, steroid, extracorporeal membraneous oxygenator, inhaled nitric oxide or prone position . Some studies showed prone position had beneficial effect of oxygenation and mortality for severe ARDS patients, the duration of prone position should be at least 10 hours. It is unknown the optimal duration of prone position which is better for severe ARDS patients. This study will compare the clinical differences of 16-hour and 24-hour prone position for severe ARDS patients.
A study on overweight patients undergoing anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery. - evaluation of positive end-expiratory pressure versus zero positive end-expiratory pressure during awakening on oxygenation in the early postoperative period.
This study will compare an oxygenation test based on arterial blood gas analysis with computed tomography for estimating the extent of atelectasis.
A study on healthy patients undergoing anesthesia for non-abdominal surgery - evaluation of positive end-expiratory pressure versus zero positive end-expiratory pressure on the amount of atelectasis in the early postoperative period.
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) has been shown to effectively relieve upper airway obstruction in patients with OSA as it creates a pneumatic stent in the hypopharynx that reduces obstruction and allows for continuous oxygenation. Nasal ventilation was also proven to be more effective than combined oral-nasal ventilation during induction of general anesthesia in adult subjects. However, it is not clear if nasal mask can be used safely for oxygenation and ventilation in patients undergoing colonoscopy. The SuperNO2VA™ device is a new commercially available nasal mask that provides both nasal CPAP and nasal mask ventilation. The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of oxygenation and ventilation during colonoscopy using the novel nasal mask, SuperNO2VA™, and standard care with nasal cannula.
Patients with left-colon cancer will be randomized to laparoscopic or laparotomic operation. during surgery and for 6 days after operation, intestinal oxygen tension and ischemia-reperfusion injury markers will be evaluated to understand if pneumoperitoneum is associated with reduced splanchnic blood flow and ischemia-reperfusion injury.