Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 1996
Left, but not right, one-lung ventilation causes hypoxemia during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy.
To describe the respiratory and cardiovascular effects of one-lung ventilation, using a double-lumen tube, during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy. ⋯ Pulse oximetry and repeated blood gas measurements are needed during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy in order to detect and treat hypoxemic events, which may jeopardize the patient's life.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialActive compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation does not improve survival in patients with prehospital cardiac arrest in a physician-manned emergency medical system.
To examine the efficacy of a new method of cardiac resuscitation, active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACD CPR), in prehospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ ACD CPR did not improve, outcome and practical performance was complicated. Therefore, this technique should not be performed routinely, or without strict supervision in prehospital cardiac arrest.