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Oxygen Saturation and Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated by Endovascular Thrombectomy
CONCLUSIONS: GA was associated with a higher Spo2 compared to MAC among those treated by endovascular thrombectomy for AIS. Spo2 values that were higher than the middle tertile were associated with higher odds of mortality. However, GA was not significantly associated with higher odds of death. Spo2 at most constituted a modest mediator role in explaining the relationship between GA versus MAC and mortality.PMID:34609988 | DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005763
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - October 5, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ehab Farag Chen Liang Edward J Mascha Gabor Toth Maged Argalious Mariel Manlapaz Joao Gomes Zeyd Ebrahim Muhammad Shazam Hussain Source Type: research

Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Single Institution in Beijing, China: A Brief Report
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is currently a major challenge for health care systems around the world. For a time-sensitive emergency such as acute ischemic stroke (AIS), streamlined workflow times are essential to ensure good clinical outcomes. Methods: The aim of this single-center, retrospective, observational study was to describe changes in stroke workflow patterns and clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from AIS patients undergoing emergent endovascular treatment (EVT) between 23 January and 8 April 2020 were retrospectively collected and compared with data from patie...
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology - June 18, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Short Reports Source Type: research

Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19
Dysphagia is the difficulty in swallowing because of the presence of certain diseases; it particularly compromises the oral and/or pharyngeal stages. In severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, neuromuscular complications, prolonged bed rest, and endotracheal intubation target different levels of the swallowing network. Thus, critically ill patients are prone to dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia. In this review, we first discuss the possible cause and pathophysiology underlying dysphagia associated with coronavirus disease 2019, including cerebrovascular events, such as stroke, encephalomyelitis, encepha...
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 18, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: SPECIAL SECTION on COVID-19 and PM&R Source Type: research

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the detection of intraoperative cardiac arrest: A case report
Rationale: Point-of-care ultrasound is widely used in patients with cardiac arrest, allowing for diagnosing, monitoring, and prognostication as well as assessing the effectiveness of the chest compressions. However, the detection of intraoperative cardiac arrest by Point-of-care ultrasound was rarely reported. Patient concerns: A 21-year-old male with Marfan syndrome which manifested Valsalva sinus aneurysms was admitted for aortic valve replacement. After endotracheal intubation, TEE transducer was inserted to evaluate the cardiac structure and function with different views. Severe aortic valve regurgitation was obse...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Using Esophageal Temperature Management to Treat Severe Heat Stroke: A Case Report
CONCLUSION: This nurse-driven technology offers a new means to rapidly deploy cooling to critically ill patients without needing to implement advanced surgical approaches or obstruct access to the patient, freeing the provider to continue optimal care in high-morbidity conditions.
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - January 7, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Case Study Source Type: research

Practical approach to respiratory emergencies in neurological diseases
AbstractMany neurological diseases may cause acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to involvement of bulbar respiratory center, spinal cord, motoneurons, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junction, or skeletal muscles. In this context, respiratory emergencies are often a challenge at home, in a neurology ward, or even in an intensive care unit, influencing morbidity and mortality. More commonly, patients develop primarily ventilatory impairment causing hypercapnia. Moreover, inadequate bulbar and expiratory muscle function may cause retained secretions, frequently complicated by pneumonia, atelectasis, and, ultimately, hypoxe...
Source: Neurological Sciences - December 1, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Nonoperating Room Anesthesia for Interventional Neuroangiographic Procedures: Outcomes of 105 Patients
Background and Aim: Accurate anesthesia management is of great importance for the success of interventional neuroangiographic procedures (INPs). General anesthesia with endotracheal intubation is the most commonly preferred anesthetic method for these procedures. However, whether laryngeal mask airway (LMA) anesthesia is a suitable and safe option for such cases is unclear. The aims of this study were to report the outcomes of anesthetic management in patients who underwent INP, and to compare endotracheal intubation with LMA anesthesia in terms of anesthesia-related outcomes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 1, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Yeliz K ılıç, Sema Şanal Baş, Özlem Aykaç, Atilla Özcan Özdemir Source Type: research

Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale under transthoracic echocardiography guidance-midterm results.
Conclusions: In this single center study of mostly lean patients, percutaneous closure of PFO under TTE guidance as the only imaging tool appeared effective at midterm follow-up, while avoiding radiation exposure, endotracheal intubation and contrast agent use. PMID: 31372266 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - August 4, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research

Combination of Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sedation
Conclusions: The efficacy of DEX–KET sedation was comparable to that of midazolam for MRI examination. DEX–KET was related to shorter scan time and lower occurrence of complications compared to midazolam. Introduction Neurocritically ill patients often require brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to conventional neurological evaluations. Brain MRI can reveal structural lesions with a high sensitivity due to its excellent spatial resolution and enhanced soft tissue contrast (1–3). To acquire MRI images, patients' cooperation is imperative. However, keeping patients with ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Predictors for Tracheostomy with External Validation of the Stroke-Related Early Tracheostomy Score (SETscore)
ConclusionsSETscore is a simple score with a moderate accuracy and with a fair AUC used to predict the need for TR after MV for IS, ICH, and SAH patients. Our study also demonstrates that early TR was associated with a lower ICU LOS and VD in our cohort. The utility of this score may be improved when including additional variables such as BMI, AA race, ICH, and positive sputum cultures.
Source: Neurocritical Care - August 30, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Different utilization of intensive care services (ICSs) for patients dying of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, a hospital-based survey
In this study, CI patients had a longer HSD (mean 14.3 days), as compared with ICH patients (mean 8.3 days); however, the ICH patients had a higher percentage of early entry within the first 24 hours of admission into ICS than CI group (95.1% vs 60.0%, P = .003). A higher rate of CI patients died in holidays or weekends than those with ICH (44.0% vs 21.4%, P = .051). DNR, requested mainly from direct descendants (children or grandchildren), was coded in all 25 CI patients (100.0%) and 38 ICH patients (90.5%). More cases with early DNR coded within 24 hours after admission occurred in ICH group (47%, 12% in CI p...
Source: Medicine - February 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Intracardiac echocardiography for percutaneous patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect occlusion.
CONCLUSION: ICE is a safe and high-quality imaging technique for guiding transcatheter ASD and PFO occlusion. Additionally, ICE can both facilitate device implantation and detect cardiac abnormalities that are not identified with TEE during the initial diagnostic investigation. PMID: 29374291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Herz - January 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Herz Source Type: research

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