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OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of Shenmai injection (SMI) on diaphragmatic fatigue in children with respiratory failure.
METHODS
Thirty-five cases of children respiratory failure with diaphragmatic fatigue were divided into two groups. The control group was treated with comprehensive therapy
A 60-year-old woman with chronic progressive fatigue, diurnal somnolence, proximal muscle weakness, and dyspnea developed acute respiratory failure when given supplemental oxygen. Hypoventilation secondary to neuromuscular dysfunction was suspected by the critical care specialist. Neurologic
The Authors has performed a careful exam of the pattern of chronic airways insufficiency in children. They dwell on the reasons which determinate the increase of the inspiratory muscular load and of difficulty of inspiratory muscles. Continuing that exam, the chronic anoxia of muscular cells (a
The effects of aminophylline on diaphragmatic fatigue and recovery in the face of hypoxemia and hypercapnic acidosis were studied in anesthetized, spontaneously breathing, dogs. The phrenic nerves were stimulated supramaximally at 10, 20, 50, and 100 Hz during 2 s with electrodes placed around the
Respiratory failure results from the incompetence of the respiratory system to eliminate the CO2 produced by the metabolism and to extract the O2 from the atmosphere. Manifestations of the chronic form are: dyspnea, fatigue, headaches, oedema, polyglobulia, and also anxiety, denutrition, social
The recent renewed interest in respiratory analeptic action in chronic respiratory failure raises the problem of the site of action and nature of these drugs. They lead to a direct or reflex increase in central nervous activity, which in consequence increases respiratory muscle activity. Indeed,
Nine subjects with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in acute respiratory failure (ARF) and with marked weakness of the respiratory muscles (Group A) underwent intermittent negative pressure ventilation by means of an iron lung (8 h daily for 7 days). Seven subjects with COPD in
BACKGROUND
As mortality rates for patients treated in intensive care units decrease, greater understanding of the impact of critical illness on patients' well-being is needed.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the survivorship experience of patients who had acute respiratory failure by using the Patient
V(A)/Q mismatching and load/capacity imbalance are the major physiologic determinants of chronic respiratory failure. The former underlies lung failure and the consequent development of hypoxemia. The latter causes chronic ventilatory failure and hypercapnia. This is the consequence of an
The therapy of chronic respiratory insufficiency has been extended in the last years. Additional to long-term oxygen therapy nasal CPAP-therapy and home mechanical ventilation have been introduced. The different kinds of therapy are the results of different pathophysiologic alterations in the
Mechanisms of respiratory muscle dysfunction leading to respiratory failure during incremental inspiratory threshold loading were studied in unbound spontaneously breathing rabbits during light and deeper anesthesia. Low or high frequency contractile fatigue was not found at the point of respiratory
The authors report a 56-year-old woman with Ramsey Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial nerve paralysis and acute respiratory failure. Five days before admission, she experienced right otalgia and right facial pain and consulted an otolaryngologist of our hospital, who diagnosed the illness as acute
Rivastigmine is a non-competitive reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase which is approved as one of the fi rst-line treatment options for Alzheimer's disease. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with acute cholinergic syndrome secondary to deliberate rivastigmine poisoning. The patient
BACKGROUND
Diaphragmatic fatigue may contribute to the development of respiratory failure. Although aminophylline administered IV has been widely used to treat diaphragmatic fatigue, to date it has not been used in aerosol formulation for this purpose.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess