We have shown previously that the 5-lipoxygenase product 5-oxo-6,8, 11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) is a highly potent eosinophil chemoattractant in vitro. To determine whether this substance can induce pulmonary eosinophil infiltration in vivo, it was administered to Brown Norway rats by tracheal insufflation. Eosinophils were then counted...
Greater understanding of the pathophysiology of carbon dioxide kinetics during steady and nonsteady state should improve, we believe, clinical care during intensive care treatment. Capnography and the measurement of end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PETCO2) will gradually be augmented by relatively new measurement methodology, including...
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
Published in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi
Iron (Fe) is an essential element in biological processes; however excessive Fe is harmful to human health. Some air pollutants contain a high level of Fe, and the human lung could therefore be over-exposed to Fe through inhaled air pollutants. This study was performed to investigate the role of metal transporters (divalent metal transporter 1, DMT...
Published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
The endoluminal presence of thyroid tissue in the trachea is a rare cause of airway obstruction. Only 14 well documented cases of intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue have been reported in English Literature since 1966. These lesions are mostly benign and nearly all patients present with symptoms of respiratory obstruction. We present a case of ect...
Published in Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set
The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for the treatment of acute respiratory failure has expanded considerably over the past decade and a half. This therapy has the potential to limit complications of intubation, such as airway injury and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Ideally, it should be used in carefully selected patients who are cared for...
Published in Journal of Anesthesia
We aimed to determine which position, the in-line head and neck position or the sniffing position, was preferable for tracheal intubation with the Airtraq laryngoscope. In all, 20 anesthetists performed tracheal intubations on a manikin with either an in-line head and neck position or the sniffing position. There were no differences in the success ...
Published in Nanoscale Research Letters
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are pulmonary diseases that are characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration, cytokine production, and airway hyper-reactivity. Most of the effector cells responsible for these pathologies reside in the lungs. One of the most direct ways to deliver drugs to the target cells is via the trach...
Even in the hospital environment or outside it, to maintain the patency of the airway has an important role in the critically ill patient. Appropriate initial assessment using the LHF (look, hear, feel) will determine clinically if there is a lack of permeability of the airway or assisted ventilation need. If there is not patency of the airway, do ...
Published in Lung
In critically ill patients, endotracheal intubation is associated with a high risk of complications, including severe hypoxemia and hypotension. The purpose of this review is to discuss the definitions, complications, airway assessment, and patient optimization with respect to these patients. In addition, we present different approaches and techniq...
