Browsing by Subject "cardiac arrest"
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Benefits of Manometer in Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)Introduction: Effective ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality rates in cardiac arrest. Hyperventilation during CPR reduces the efficiency of compressions and ...
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A epidemiologia da parada cardiorrespiratória no serviço de emergência de um hospital universitário
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-04-29)Background: Cardiac arrest (CA) is frequent and, even with efficient emergency treatment, it is associated with poor prognosis. The identification of the epidemiology of these cases may assist in developing strategies to ...
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Right Pneumonectomy Syndrome A Late Life-Threatening Complication of Pneumonectomy
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010-07-01)Background: Right pneumonectomy syndrome, a rare complication of pneumonectomy, is secondary to a shift of the mediastinum and remaining lung toward the pneumonectomy side, leading to extrinsic airway compression and ...