Background Early intramedullary nailing (IMN) of long bone fractures in severely injured
patients has been evaluated as beneficial, but has also been associated with increased …

In acute life-threatening emergencies such as shock and cardiac arrest, acquired
lactacidosis in the blood indicates a major imbalance between tissue oxygen supply and …

Background Acute respiratory failure has an annual incidence of 20-75/100,000 and is the
most common reason for admittance to an intensive care unit. A common cause is acute …

Background: Intramedullary reaming and nailing increases intramedullary pressure. This
may cause intravasation of bone marrow contents, leading to bone marrow embolization …

Effect of extreme metabolic acidosis on oxygen delivery capa... : Critical Care Medicine Effect
of extreme metabolic acidosis on oxygen delivery capacity of the blood-An in vitro investigation …

INTRODUCTION: Operations in trauma patients represent a second insult and the extent of
the surgical procedures influences the magnitude of the inflammatory response. Our …

Background and objectives. In fresh blood, tissue hypoxia increases microcirculatory
acidosis, which enhances erythrocyte O2 unloading and increases the amount of available …

Background The insertion of suction devices through endotracheal tubes (ETTs) increases
airway resistance and the subsequent suctioning may reduce airway pressures and facilitate …

INTRODUCTION: Intramedullary orthopaedic procedures may increase the intramedullary
pressure (IMP) and thereby cause intravasation of bone marrow contents. In recent studies …

To gather further information about the effects on blood platelet activation of in vivo exposure
to nitric oxide (NO), platelet reactivity was studied in blood from healthy, non-smoking male …