Extracorporeal

Introduction Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a minimally invasive procedure which is done for removing small renal calculi. The urologists and the patients consider it as the preferred management option and it has wide acceptance by patients due to short hospitalization time and less pain and less morbidity. Besides, the method safety, low side effects and its availability in most of the hospitals play a role in its popularity.However; bacteriuria and in severe cases urinary tract

was kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB) X-ray. It is used to assess the abdominal area for causes of abdominal pain, or to assess the organs and structures of the urinary and/or gastrointestinal (GI) system. The treatment used for the patient was Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL). It is a non-invasive treatment of nephrolithiasis. It uses acoustic pulse to break a kidney stone into small pieces that can more easily travel through the urinary tract and pass from the body. It is an effective

The preanesthetic drug consisted of 0.1 to 0.2 mg / kg of midazolam administered orally 35 minutes before surgery. Anesthetic induction was performed with 0.2 to 0.3 mg / kg of etomidate, 3 to 5 μg / kg of fentanyl, 0.05 mg / kg midazolam and 0.1 mg / kg intravenous pancuronium. Maintenance was performed with isoflurane combined with a mixture of oxygen and compressed air, and fentanyl if necessary. During cardiopulmonary bypass, additional doses of midazolam and pancuronium were used on demand.

The Use of ECMO Versus Conventional Ventilation In Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Travis Day Northwest Technical College Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a medical modality that provides life support for patients experiencing pulmonary failure, cardiac failure, or both. ECMO is able to maintain oxygenation and perfusion to the body until the native lungs or heart function can be restored. According to Maj (1990) “ECMO is a long term heart and

While the benefits of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in the neonatal and pediatric populations are well recognized, benefits in the adult population, as an adjunct treatment for cardiac arrest (CA), are still debated. Despite numerous advances in treatment of CA, morbidity and mortality remain high due to low rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival with minimal neurologic impairment. Recent evidence has shown that technological advances in the equipment

the foreign catheter 1 and subsequent catheter obstruction.” (Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2014, pg. 46). In dialysis, blood is circulated through an extracorporeal circuit for long periods of time. During this process the blood can begin to develop clot formations throughout the CVC, extracorporeal circuit, and the dialyzer itself; which causes multiple complications for the dialysis patient. In order to minimize or eliminate the

suffer cardiac arrest (CA) are unresponsive to traditional CPR which includes defibrillation, manual chest compressions, and resuscitative medication (Stub et al., 2015; Avalli et al., 2012). This has sparked a growing interest in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), in providing mechanical circulatory support in victims of CA after conventional CPR (C-CPR) has failed in establishing an adequate circulation (Stub et al., 2015; Thiagarajan et al., 2009). Having said that, management

Ambulatory Central VA-ECMO with Biventricular Decompression for Acute Cardiogenic Shock Central Message We describe the off-pump insertion of a partial right ventricular assist device and a left ventricular assist device with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a novel technique that allows for walking central VA-ECMO with direct biventricular decompression. Introduction Cardiogenic shock is a life threatening emergency that results in high mortality rates 1. Inadequate coronary and systemic

water the high-energy shockwaves would damage the internal organs of the swimmers. As researchers kept studying the effects of shockwaves, they developed a treatment for kidney stones by controlling the power of the shockwaves that were released. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a noninvasive treatment that delivers high or low intensity shockwaves to specific area in the body. Doctors determine the intensity of the shockwave by the patient’s location and severity of pain. Before

transferred to All Children’s hospital that day. At the point he arrived at all children’s hospital he was very sick. He was intubated with nitric oxide inhaled through the ventilator. It was found that this was not working for him they placed him on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation