Clinical physiology and functional imaging
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Clin Physiol Funct Imaging · Nov 2006
Supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate during carotid endarterectomy.
The supraorbital skin region is supplied by the supraorbital artery, which is a branch of the internal carotid artery. The supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate may therefore be influenced by changes in the internal carotid artery flow during carotid endarterectomy. ⋯ Cross-clamping of the internal carotid artery affects the supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate as well as the frontal lobe oxygenation.
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Clin Physiol Funct Imaging · Nov 2006
Case ReportsEarly recovery from post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome.
To present and discuss the rationale and possible benefits of timely alveolar recruitment in early post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome. ⋯ Although robust evidence is still lacking, several lines of evidence suggest potential benefits of timely alveolar recruitment. Patients with early post-traumatic respiratory failure seem to most readily respond to alveolar recruitment manoeuvres and could thus benefit from the gain in functional lung volume and oxygenation. Moreover the probability of ventilator associated complications may be reduced.