Objective: To discuss the measures of gastric lavage for severe acute organophosphorus pesticides poison (AOPP) patients complicated with respiratory failure and treated with mechanical ventilation.
Methods: 92 cases of respiratory failure due to severe AOPP treated with mechanical ventilation were treated for gastric lavage with nasal gastric tube or gastrotomy. Patients of each gastric lavage method were divided into fasting toxicosis group (fasting group) and post-meal toxicosis group (post-meal group).
Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
May 2003
Objective: To evaluate clinical application of improved percutaneous tracheostomy with dilatational technique.
Methods: In 55 patients an improved percutaneous tracheostomy was used, and in another 52 patients an old technique of percutaneous tracheostomy was used.
Results: The cost of the improved percutaneous tracheostomy was only (216.