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Open AccessInfluence of intercostal muscles contraction on sonographic evaluation of lung sliding: a physiological study on healthy subjects
To investigate the following: (a) effects of intercostal muscle contraction on sonographic assessment of lung sliding and (b) inter-rater and intra-observer agreement on sonographic detection of lung sliding a...
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TIVA and TCI in Modern Anesthesia
General anesthesia is characterized by reversible depression of central nervous system functions, with the goal of inducing loss of consciousness, analgesia, amnesia, abolition of neurovegetative responses to ...
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Perioperative Management of Patients Affected by Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
The incidence of myocardial infarction after surgery is relatively high. In a recent multicenter study, about 18% of patients over 45 years undergoing noncardiac surgery developed signs of myocardial injury of...
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Monitoring the Depth of Anesthesia
Difficult airways remain a crucial factor in Perioperative Medicine, with implications on patients’ safety and outcomes.
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Postoperative Pain Management
Pain is probably the sensation that most characterizes the postoperative course of patients who have undergone surgery. Inadequate treatment strongly worsens the patient’s judgment, may lengthen the duration o...
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Atrial Fibrillation in the Perioperative Period
Atrial fibrillation may causes major problems during the perioperative period and its management requires a cooperation among the cardiologist, the surgeon, and the anesthetist. This is the most common arrhyth...
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Postoperative Delirium
Delirium is a syndrome characterized by a global alteration of cerebral functions. Particularly affected are the state of consciousness, the ability to concentrate and focus, and the perception of the outside ...
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Interventional Cardiology: The Role of the Anesthesiologist
Recent years have seen a significant increase in the activity of interventional cardiology. Primary angioplasty has become the standard of management of acute myocardial infarction, and new techniques have bee...
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Open AccessNormal values of exhaled carbon monoxide in healthy subjects: comparison between two methods of assessment
In a previous study, exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) has been assessed in healthy non-smokers with a photo acoustic spectrometer Brüel&Kjær 1312. Unexpectedly, values were higher than those reported in literatur...
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Open AccessEffects of acute hypoventilation and hyperventilation on exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in healthy volunteers
High levels of exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) are a marker of airway or lung inflammation. We investigated whether hypo- or hyperventilation can affect measured values.
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Introduction to bronchoscopy
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Open AccessMassive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to acute postoperative sialadenitis or "anesthesia mumps": a case report
A case of massive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to an acute sialadenitis is described that occurred a few hours after a neurosurgical procedure performed in the prone position. Literature on th...
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Noise exposure during noninvasive ventilation with a helmet, a nasal mask, and a facial mask
To assess noise exposure during noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with different types of interface (helmet, nasal, and facial masks).
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Sedation with sufentanil in patients receiving pressure support ventilation has no effects on respiration: a pilot study
To evaluate the effects of sedation with sufentanil on respiratory drive, respiratory pattern, and gas exchange of critically ill patients during pressure support ventilation.
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A prospective, blinded evaluation of indexes proposed to predict weaning from mechanical ventilation
To conduct a blinded evaluation of the predictors of weaning from mechanical ventilation.
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Effects of non-invasive ventilation on middle ear function in healthy volunteers
To evaluate the effects of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with facial mask or helmet on middle ear (ME).
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation delivered by helmet
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A low-dose remifentanil infusion is well tolerated for sedation in mechanically ventilated, critically-ill patients
To study the analgesic and sedative effects of remifentanil in critically-ill patients.
