Crit Care Resusc
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To evaluate the effect of fluid therapy using Accusol (Baxter Healthcare, McGaw Park, Ill, USA), a crystalloid solution containing sodium bicarbonate and other electrolytes and having a strong ion difference of 35 mEq/L, on acid-base stability after cardiac surgery. ⋯ SBE was more stable in patients treated with Accusol. Further studies are needed to determine whether use of solutions such as Accusol influences important patient outcomes.
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Case Reports
Emergency use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for a foreign body obstructing the airway.
We report on the successful emergency use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to provide oxygenation and ventilation to a patient with lifethreatening airway obstruction, and then facilitating the removal of a tracheal food bolus by rigid bronchoscopy.