Respiratory care
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Case Reports
Necrotizing Tracheitis secondary to Corynebacterium species presenting with Central Airway Obstruction.
Pseudomembranous necrotizing tracheitis is a rare cause of life-threatening central airway obstruction. Patients present with hoarseness, cough, dyspnea, wheezing, stridor, and occasionally with respiratory failure. ⋯ For patients with signs and symptoms of airway obstruction, a therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy with mechanical debridement is recommended. We present a rare case of necrotizing tracheitis secondary to Corynebacterium species, which caused life-threatening airway obstruction in an adult.
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To maximize the likelihood of successful long-term mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with neuromuscular diseases, ventilator characteristics and settings must be chosen carefully, taking into account both medical requisites and the patient's preference and comfort. ⋯ The opinions of patients and prescribers differed about the ideal home ventilator. Patients were less prone to use new technologies, mainly because of a lack of information, underlining the need for regular MV update in patients receiving long-term MV.
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There are few studies using animal models in chest physical therapy. However, there are no models to assess these effects in newborns. This study aimed to develop a model of obstructive atelectasis induced by artificial mucus injection in the lungs of newborn piglets, for the study of neonatal physiotherapy. ⋯ Our model of atelectasis in newborn piglets is both feasible and appropriate to evaluate the impact of physical therapies on atelectasis in newborns.