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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum most relevant triggering events are cough, vomiting, nutritional problems, physical activity and use of inhaled drugs. Association of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with non-asthma-related bronchospasm is an infrequent event.
This is the case of a 21-year-old woman
Fever and upper respiratory tract infections (URI) are frequently-encountered preoperative comorbidities. Whether or not to proceed with anesthesia for a child with common cold is still a continuing dilemma for anesthesiologists. We, anesthesiologists often feel uncomfortable in making a decision
BACKGROUND
Inhaled short-acting bronchodilators are recommended for the quick relief of bronchospasm symptoms in children including those less than five years of age. However, limited safety data is available in this young population.
METHODS
Safety data were analyzed from a randomized,
Over 1 in 5 adults in the UK are estimated to have allergic rhinitis and around half of these people are allergic to grass pollen. Despite optimal use of intranasal corticosteroids and oral antihistamines, some patients continue to have troublesome symptoms. For example, in one general practice
BACKGROUND
Exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) is frequent among asthmatic children. However, opinions differ on the relation between EIB and rhinitis in the absence of asthma.
OBJECTIVE
We assessed the relationship between EIB and various phenotypes of rhinitis according to asthmatic status at the
A retrospective analysis was carried out of the results of 115 intensively-treated cancer inpatients receiving 91 treatment courses of amphotericin B given in an empirical fashion. Amphotericin B was administered over 1.5 to 2 hours at a dose of 0.6 to 0.7 mg/kg/day. Median duration of neutropenic
OBJECTIVE
Several studies have documented the efficacy of amphotericin B as empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with prolonged fever and neutropenia. Amphotericin, however, is a toxic drug. Fluconazole has broad-spectrum antifungal activity with an excellent safety profile. Although
Isoflurane is generally considered to prevent increase in bronchomotor tone. We report a case of bronchospasm associated with exposure to isoflurane. A 11-year-old girl was scheduled for tonsillectomy because of repeated fever. Anesthesia was induced with nitrous oxide, oxygen and sevoflurane.
A 3-month-old boy with Pena-Shokeir syndrome underwent tracheotomy under general anesthesia. Patients with this syndrome may present anesthetic problems involving difficulties in tracheal intubation, possibilities of malignant hyperthermia, as well as perioperative respiratory complications related
BACKGROUND
Infrequent serious complications of convex-probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) have been reported. The aim of this study was to assess serious complications related to convex-probe EBUS-TBNA and to determine the complication rate in a large
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the safety of bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy in children with difficult asthma, and discuss the ethical issues associated with the procedure.
METHODS
A three year prospective observational study was performed in two tertiary paediatric respiratory centres specialising
The first 2000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study were analysed with respect to the role of the capnograph. One hundred and fifty-seven (8%) were first detected by a capnograph and there were a further 18 (1%) in which capnography was contributory. Of the 1256 incidents
The first 2000 incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study were analysed with respect to the role of the pulse oximeter. Of these 184 (9%) were first detected by a pulse oximeter and there were a further 177 (9%) in which desaturation was recorded. Of the 1256 incidents which
BACKGROUND
Despite literature pertaining to algorithms of care, operating room charges and other financial management issues in medicine, there is a paucity of data pertaining to the fiscal consequences of bronchoscopic practice.
OBJECTIVE
To identify hospital charges directly attributable to
Systemic anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction and its pathologic conditions, such as edema, bronchospasm, and hypotension, have been attributed to release of vasoactive mediators. Heat shock protein (HSP) is known to play a protective role in living cells under various stresses. In