Dental Care ; Plasma Gases

No abstract available.
Albuterol* ; Asthma* ; Gases* ; Inhalation*

The study was done to evaluate disturbances in blood gases and acid-base balance in 140 patients with chronic renal failure at the end stage (108 patients with hemodialysis, 32 patients without hemodialysis). The primarily results showed that: 33.3% arterial hypoxemia, 35.1% disturbances in PaCO2, 31.48% SaO2 decreased, 93.5% disturbances in AaDO2, 6.48% chronic respiratory failure with 71.49% type I and 28.51% type II. 77.8% pH decreased, 96.3% BE decreased, 94.45% HCO3 decreased, 92.56% TCO2 decreased. Disturbances in PaO2, PaCO2, AaDO2 of chronic renal failure with hemodialysis were lower than chronic renal failure without hemodialysis.
Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Gases

No abstract available.
Gases* ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive*

No abstract available.
Blood Flow Velocity* ; Fetus* ; Gases*

Study of the nutrition of workers on 5 sea objects on March 2003 showed that , each worker received 5000 Kcal per day from diet. The ration provided enough calories but it is not balanced according to the standard: over 20% of energy from protein (66.4% of them from animal products), 3% of energy from lipid (66.4% from animal products). This ration have no good influences on worker’s health, the excess of animal protein and lipid will lead to the risks of chronic diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and gout.
Nutritional Status ; Malnutrition ; Oils ; Gases

Background: to assess the disturbances of blood gases in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), ventilation function was explored and blood gases were measured in 68 patients (mean age: 65.923.8) with COPD consisting of 40 males (58.8%) and 28 females (41.2%). Results: a large number of the patients hospitalized at late stages (32.35% at stage 1.25% at stage II and 42.5% at stage III). The main disturbance of blood gases in patients with COPD at stage I was a trivial PaO2 reduction with/ or without PaCO2 increase, on the contrary, the main disturbances of blood gases in those at stages II and III were severe exacerbation with a mixed feature (PaO2 reduction and PaCO2 increase). In the patients with COPD at stage I, PaO2 and PaCO2 did not significantly change (p>0.05); but there were significant disturbances in PaO2 and PaCO2 values in those at stages II and III (p<0.05). Conclusion: The result suggest that COPD should be identified, treated and managed at early stage because the chances of a fatal outcome are greater at late stage and, blood gases should be determined only at stage II and III COPD.
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; Gases

This study was performed on 38 patients with chronic renal failure with intermittent dialysis. The results showed that changes of the blood gas: intermittent dialysis lessen PaO2¬ from 95.27 mmHg before dialysis to 89.39 mmHg after dialysis (p<0.01), PaCO2 increased from 31.34 to 34.24 mmHg (P<0.01), and SaO2 increased from 93.78 to 95.64% (p<0.001). However, those changes were in the allowable limit. Balance of acid-base: Disordered balance of acid-base in chronic renal failure patients at the end-stage has been metabolic acidosis. Intermittent dialysis method improved the situation of the disorder; blood pH and HCO3- were recovered (p<0.001).
Kidney Failure, Chronic ; ventilation ; gases

A few postulated methods of regulating cuff pressure (filling anesthetic gas in the cuff, filling saline in the cuff, connecting cuff to a pressure regulating device) were compared each other after determining compliance curve of cuffs. Although there were no significant difference among slopes of linear regression curve of compliance curves of each condition, pressure range, standard deviation were most acceptable with the use of a pressure regulating device.
Anesthetics ; Compliance ; Gases ; Linear Models ; Nitrous Oxide

BACKGROUND:This study was designed to compare hydroxyethylstarch (HES) to albumin in high-risk surgery patients infused over 72 h peri-operatively; hemodynamic changes, oxygen transport parameters, blood gases, blood coagulation, blood loss, blood use, outcome, and costs were compared. METHODS:High-risk surgical patients undergoing high-risk abdominal, cranial, and orthopaedic surgery were treated with 6% HES (130/0.4; n = 41) or 20% albumin (n = 19).The goal of volume therapy was to maintain a normal cardiac index (CI; 3.0 L/min/m2) over 72 h peri-operatively. RESULTS:The hemodynamic and cardiac effects of 6% HES were superior to 20% albumin.HES reduced disturbances in blood coagulation, blood loss, and blood use as compared to albumin. Volume therapy with HES and albumin improved patient outcomes.Use of HES resulted in a significant cost reduction compared to albumin. CONCLUSIONS:Volume replacement with 6% HES and 20% albumin in surgery over 72 h peri-operatively improved hemodynamic parameters and oxygen transport to normal values.HES provides a cost-effective alternative to albumin in surgery with improved efficacy and safety.
Blood Coagulation ; Gases ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Orthopedics ; Oxygen