Cerebral perfusion and its relation with systemic circulation in extremely LBW (ELBW) infants in the early neonatal period are not well understood. The cerebral tissue oxygenation index (TOI) and ...
Background and aims: Measurements of central hemodynamics, blood gases and urinary output are commonly used to monitor patients, but values within reference range do not guarantee adequate cellular ...
Numerous experimental and clinical studies have been completed regarding the effects of carbogen and nicotinamide on tumor oxygenation and radiosensitivity. The current study incorporates three ...
THE association of Laënnec's cirrhosis with arterial oxygen unsaturation has been recognized but not satisfactorily explained. We have previously reported observations on a patient with Laënnec's ...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method of providing lung and heart support to patients with inadequate blood perfusion in the body, or gas exchange in the lungs. Blood is pumped from ...
THE present study was undertaken to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, may influence oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery. The hypothesis was examined that progressive pulmonary ...
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert on safe use of opioids in hospitals with recommendations ...
Editor's note: The following article is derived from Dr. Michael Winter's lecture given at the 2008 AAEM symposium. Emergency physicians (EPs) diagnose and manage critically ill patients on a daily ...
Doctors working to transplant livers need to move fast, with the organs often lasting just a matter of hours once removed from the donor’s body. In what is being touted as a major breakthrough, ...