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Management of cardiopulmonary arrest in an educational video: contributions to education in pediatric nursing

Objective: to make and validate an educational video about the management of pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest caused by respiratory failure. Method: methodological study developed in three stages: preparation and validation of a clinical case; production; and validation of educational video. To build th...

Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome following inhalation of hydrogen chloride vapor

Autops. Case Rep; 11 (), 2021
Hydrogen chloride is available commercially as an anhydrous gas or an aqueous solution, hydrochloric acid. Exposure to this gas has been associated with the development of reactive airways dysfunction syndrome. However, there are few published reports. A 37-year-old woman developed progressive bronchospa...

Uso de máquina de anestesia como ventilador mecánico en pacientes COVID-19 en Áreas Críticas del Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín

Cambios rev. méd; 19 (2), 2020
1. INTRODUCCIÓNLa pandemia ocasionada por el Corona-virus tipo 2 del Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Grave (SARSCoV-2) en la actua-lidad, anticipa una demanda de ventila-dores mecánicos, la Organización Mun-dial de la Salud (OMS), reporta que el 5% de los contagiados cae de forma...

Reporte de caso: Presentación clínica e importancia de coinfecciones durante pandemia por COVID-19 en pacientes con neoplasias malignas

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 24 (supl.1), 2020
Resumen El nuevo coronavirus (ahora llamado SARS-CoV2) descubierto en China, se convirtió en pandemia en menos de tres meses. Pacientes infectados por SARS-CoV-2 presentan síntomas de fiebre, disnea, linfopenia, anosmia, disgeusia y cambios radiográficos pulmonares en vidrio esmerilado. La presentaci...

Neuromielitis óptica: reporte de un caso clínico

Más Vita; 2 (4), 2020
La neuromielitis óptica (NMO) y los trastornos del espectro de neuromielitis óptica (NMOSD) son trastornos poco frecuentes, mediados por anticuerpos del sistema nervioso central (SNC) con predilección por la médula espinal y los nervios ópticos. Existe una fuerte predilección femenina. En el caso d...

Características clínicas e preditores de ventilação mecânica em pacientes com COVID-19 hospitalizados no sul do país

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever as características clínicas e os preditores de ventilação mecânica em pacientes adultos internados com COVID-19. Métodos: Conduziu-se um estudo de coorte retrospectiva com inclusão de pacientes hospitalizados entre 17 de março e 3 de maio de 2020, que tiveram o diagn...

Evolución de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica agudizada tratada con ventilación no invasiva
Evolution of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with non-invasive ventilation

Medisan; 24 (6), 2020
Introduction: Non-invasive ventilation is a new modality of respiratory support therapy in patients with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Objective: To describe the factors related to failure of non-invasive ventilation treatment in the population of patients with exacerbated chronic obstr...

Austrian Syndrome: a report of an exceptionally rare and deadly syndrome

ABSTRACT: Austrian Syndrome is the rare combination of a triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia in the context of pneumococcal infection. Due to the involvement of several anatomical sites, the Austrian syndrome has a high mortality. Importantly, endocarditis is usually not considered during p...