Vestn Otorinolaringol
February 2013
The objective of the present study was to compare the frequency of complications associated with percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy by the method of Griggs and conventional surgical tracheostomy. The retrospective analysis of 120 critically ill patients maintained by mechanical ventilation and neurorehabilitated following tracheostomies was carried out. The two groups of the patients were matched for the age and severity of their clinical conditions.
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November 2012
Unlabelled: The aim is to specify prognostic criteria for tracheostomy on the basis of long-term (more than 14 days) ALV and prolonged (more than 14 days) trachea canmulation.
Materials And Methods: Retrospectively were analyzed the medical history of 120 difficult patients with tracheostomy, who spent in ICU more than 72 hours. Was executed multiple logistic regression analysis.
Anesteziol Reanimatol
August 2012
The aim of this study is to evaluate the issues of sedation and analgesia in all-purpose ICUs in Russia. To obtain that, a single-day observational survey was performed in 55 ICUs of Ural and Siberia regions. This work enabled to describe the targets, instruments of control and patterns of sedative and analgetics and sedatives prescription, as well as to make conclusions about issues in this area and possibilities of creation and necessity of analgesia and sedation standards.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prospective randomized controlled study enrolled 58 patients diagnosed as having brain injury and hemorrhagic stroke. Enteral feeding was started within the first 24 hours after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU); a control group (n = 28) was given an isocalorie formula while a study group (n = 28) received a combination of a hypercalorie formula and a fiber-containing formula. In the study group, the intestine was stimulated with erythromycin within the first 3 days.
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