title: The use of respirators in patients with complicated myocardial infarction.
abstract: The results of controlled respiration as treatment in 20 patients with complicated myocardial infarction are presented. The clinical indications to this method of treatment included: shock, pulmonary oedema refractory to treatment, recurrent ventricular fibrillation and respirator failure following cardiac arrest. An indication for the use of this method is a drop in PaO2 below 70 mm Hg despite breathing 30% oxygen. Neuroleptanalgesic drugs were administered routinely while the patient was on the respirator. In all cases at least two prognostically unfavourable clinical signs were found. A correlation was observed between the clinical result and hypoxaemia after breathing 100% oxygen.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002302:Cardiac Output; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen