Oximetry

L'ossigenoterapia

Traunero A, Lorenzon B, Amaddeo A, Barbi E.

2023/2 — pag. 85-95 — DOI

Oxygen supplementation represents a fundamental therapy in several clinical conditions, both acute and chronic. Starting from some concepts of respiratory physiopathology, this paper discusses the approach to a child with respiratory distress and res...

Il bambino è realmente desaturato o ha solamente il naso ostruito?

S. Ghirardo, E. Rizzello

2015/3

Ossimetria nei neonati Iperglicemia e terapia cortisonica

2015/1 — pag. 59

"Mi lasci senza fiato!"

S. Venezia, S. Osmi

2013/2

L’ossigeno nella rianimazione neonatale

E. Scalini, M. Manzionna

2012/4 — pag. 233-239

The article reports the partly exciting, partly tragic and partly confused, anyhow instructive story of the use of oxygen in neonatal intensive care. Oxygen, the “eminently breathable gas”, starts to be used in medicine already by the end of 1700. ...

Efficacia della ventilazione meccanica non invasiva nella sindrome delle apnee notturne: un caso di Sindrome di Prader-Willi

R. Sartori, C. Zanchi, G. Tonini, F. Marchetti

2006/5 — pag. 327-328

We report the case of a 24 years old boy with Prader-Willi syndrome and severe obesity (BMI=66). He suffered from breathing difficulties especially during sleep and snoring. We performed a polysomnography which showed an obstructive sleep apnoea synd...

L’accesso asmatico acuto

E. Barbi, P. Petaros, L. Badina, G. Longo

2005/2 — pag. 99-103

An accurate evaluation of the severity of an asthma attack is a critical issue for the choice of a correct therapy. A good clinical evaluation is facilitated by a correct understanding of the clinical signs, supported by some pathophysiological kno...

Vomito e diarrea come sintomi di presentazione di una intossicazione da ossido di carbonio

G. Nocerino

2001/7 — pag. 463-464

A 7-year old child was admitted with fever, headache, diarrhea and vomiting. No other symptoms were present. Transcutaneous oxymetry and PaO2 were normal. Only the subsequent involvement of other members of the family led to the diagnosis of carbo...

Gestione del bambino con bronchiolite: un approccio basato sull’evidenza

M. Macchiaiolo, E. Cascioli, L. Viola, PP. Mastroiacovo

1999/5 — pag. 291-298

The Authors discuss the major decision points in the case-management of bronchiolitis with an evidence-based approach. On this basis, they recommend that criteria for admissions should be restricted to at risk infants or infants with respiratory ra...