BMJ

The individual response to training and competition at altitude

Performance in athletic activities that include a significant aerobic component at mild or moderate altitudes shows a large individual variation. Physiologically, a large portion of the negative ...
WebMD

What to Know About Non-Rebreather Masks

A non-rebreather mask is a special medical device that provides you with oxygen in emergencies. These masks help people who can still breathe on their own but need extra oxygen. Non-rebreather masks ...
Nature

Left-to-Right Differences of Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Extraction in Preterm Infants During the First Days of Life

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-monitored cerebral oxygenation using the regional cerebral saturation (rScO 2) and the cerebral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (cFTOE), derived from rScO 2 and ...
BMJ

Severity of respiratory failure at admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19: a prospective observational multicentre study

Objectives COVID-19 causes lung parenchymal and endothelial damage that lead to hypoxic acute respiratory failure (hARF). The influence of hARF severity on patients’ outcomes is still poorly ...
The Lancet

When to intubate in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure? Options and opportunities for evidence-informed decision making in the intensive care unit

iDepartment of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada jInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, ...
The Lancet

The Minnesota mobile extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation consortium for treatment of out-of-hospital refractory ventricular fibrillation: Program description ...

aDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, United States bCenter for Resuscitation Medicine, University of Minnesota School of ...
BMJ

Fetal haemoglobin and oxygen requirement in preterm infants: an observational study

4 Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Paediatrics, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden Objective To investigate the relationship between the fraction of fetal haemoglobin (HbF(% ...
IEEE

Effect of diazepam on the sempatovagal balance and O2 saturation

Abstract: Diazepam is an active ingredient of the drugs which is used in the treatment of the anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, and muscle spasm. It has anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant and ...
bjo.bmj

Effects of fetal haemoglobin on systemic oxygenation in preterm infants and the development of retinopathy of prematurity PacIFiHER Report No. 2

Background/aims Fetal haemoglobin (HbF) has an oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve that may affect systemic oxygenation and the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The study aim is to ...