Biomedical subjects
C L Bragg
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Nasotracheal intubation versus tracheostomy in the presence of facial fractures.
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Interpleural analgesia.
Postoperative pain relief is necessary not only for patient comfort, but also to facilitate ventilation and ambulation. The use of opioid analgesia, either intravenously, intramuscularly, or intraspinally, may be ineffective and can cause respiratory depression. The administration of local anesthetics into the pleural space is a technique of providing analgesia of rapid onset and long duration. This analgesia is accomplished without causing the respiratory depression or sedation associated with the use of opioids. Because innovative analgesic methods are often selected for critically ill patients presenting after surgery in the intensive care setting, critical care nurses may encounter patients receiving local anesthetics administered via interpleural catheter.
Practical aspects of epidural and intrathecal narcotic analgesia in the intensive care setting.
The administration of epidural and intrathecal narcotics is a technique of providing postoperative analgesia that is gaining popularity in many operating rooms, labor suites, and intensive care units. The epidural and intrathecal methods, first introduced a century ago, have been implemented as additional techniques for the administration of narcotic analgesics. Patients who have received epidural or intrathecal narcotics are frequently admitted to the intensive care unit for postoperative care. Because of their continuous proximity to the patient and their monitoring skills, critical care nurses are able to evaluate the analgesic effect and intervene in the event of a complication.
Endotracheal tube extension for endobronchial intubation.
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Delayed quadriplegia following decompressive cervical laminectomy.
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Oral ketamine facilitates induction in a combative mentally retarded patient.
Induction of general anesthesia in the agitated or combative mentally retarded patient is challenging. Oral ketamine facilitated the smooth and safe induction of anesthesia in an adult mentally retarded patient with a history of violent behavior toward health care providers. The oral administration of ketamine is an effective alternative induction technique in situations where the intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), or inhalation approach may be difficult or hazardous.