Articles: intubation.
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Critical care medicine · Sep 2020
Multicenter StudyOxygenation Strategy During Acute Respiratory Failure in Critically-Ill Immunocompromised Patients.
To assess the response to initial oxygenation strategy according to clinical variables available at admission. ⋯ Some clinical characteristics at ICU admission including etiology and severity of acute respiratory failure enable to identify patients at high risk for intubation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialExtraluminal Placement of the Bronchial Blocker in Infants Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of extraluminal use of the bronchial blocker (BB) for one-lung ventilation (OLV) in infants undergoing thoracoscopic surgery. ⋯ Extraluminal use of the BB may provide a solution for a rapid placement and excellent quality of lung isolation, and it may reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypoxemia in infants without increasing the incidence of hoarseness.
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Background and aim The primary aim of the study was to compare the intubation characteristics and effectiveness of intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) and Ambu® Aura-i™ as a conduit for facilitating fiberoptic-guided intubation. Methods Eighty patients were enrolled in the randomized-controlled hospital-based study. After inducing general anesthesia, an appropriately sized ILMA (group 1)/Ambu Aura-I (group 2) was placed. ⋯ Seventy-five percent (75%) in group 1 and 87.5% in group 2 were successfully inserted on the first attempt (𝑝 = 0.33). The time taken for the removal of the device was 11.87 +1.265 seconds in group 1 and 11.25±1.58 seconds in group 2 (P=0.054). Conclusion The Ambu Aura-i scores superiorly over ILMA in requiring less time for successful insertion on the basis of statistical analysis and hence appears to be a better independent ventilatory device.