OPEN FORUM #4
Case Reports
Monday December 6, 2010
3:00 P.M.–4:55 P.M.
Room N240/N242
1. Overinflation Cuff of Trachestomy Tube-Acquired Post Intubation Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula—Shao Yu Li MD, Kaohsiung Taiwan
2. Tracheal Agenesis—Hsiang Cih Chang MD, Kaohsiung Taiwan
3. ECMO: a Novel Treatment for Tracheal Dehiscence After Slide Tracheoplasty—Jenni Raake MBA RRT-NPS, Cincinnati OH
4. A Case Study: Use of High Flow Nasal and Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer During Asthma Exacerbation on a Pregnant Woman—Pamela McDermott AS, Springfield MA
5. Ludwig's Angina and Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema: a Case Report—Damien Beilman RRT, Wichita KS
6. Case Report: 72 Year Old Male Presenting With Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis—Michael Bocci BS, Houston TX
7. Skin Preparation Process for the Prevention of Skin Breakdown in Patients Who Are Intubated and Treated With RotoProning—Mary Ellen Jackson RRT, Austin TX
8. Wegener's Granulomatosis Seen in an Adolescent Female With Broncho-Pleural Fistula—Gary Lowe MEd RRT-NPS RPFT, Little Rock AR
9. Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion and Ventilation—Paul Nuccio MS RRT FAARC, Boston MA
10. High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Rescue Refractory Hypoxemia in a Patient With Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury—Chin-Hua Huang, Taoyuan County Taiwan
11. Implementation of the 2005 AHA CPR Guidelines Including the Use of an Impedance Threshold Device Improves in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates—a 5-Year Case History—Ken Thigpen RRT BS, Jackson MS
12. Use of Neurally-Adjusted Ventilatory Assist to Treat a Large Pulmonary Air Leak: a Case Report—Matt McNally BS, Lebanon NH
13. Use of Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm to Help Transition a Patient to a Home Mechanical Ventilator: a Case Report—Matt McNally BS, Lebanon NH
14. Use of Heliox and Non-Invasive Ventilation in Combination to Treat Acute Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbation: a Case Report—Matt McNally BS, Lebanon NH