Effect of etomidate and propofol on airway mechanics during induction - A prospective randomized trial.

Background And Aims: Intravenous induction agents like propofol and etomidate change the airway mechanics and thus influence mask ventilation. These changes have an impact on the administration of muscle relaxant in a difficult mask ventilation scenario. The difference in dynamics of airway after administration of two different intravenous agents has been assessed in this study.

Myasthenia Gravis: An Unanticipated Cause of Failure to Wean in a Postpartum Patient with Preexisting Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Unlabelled: Sudden onset and Myasthenia gravis (MG) in the presence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare postpartum phenomenon and can easily misguide the treating physician. A known case of SLE, 4 days after an elective cesarean section, presented to the intensive care unit for weaning-off mechanical ventilation after being put on ventilatory support in the emergency room, following acute-onset partial seizures. She was subsequently diagnosed to have new-onset MG, treated for the condition and later successfully extubated.