Air Transportation of Patients with Brain Tumours

2011 ◽  
pp. 339-343
Author(s):  
Peter Lindvall ◽  
Tommy Bergenheim
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumours ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Transportation Of Patients

The Safety of Air Transportation of Patients With Advanced Lung Disease

CHEST Journal ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 1292-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mordechai R. Kramer ◽  
Daniel J. Jakobson ◽  
Chaim Springer ◽  
Yoel Donchin
Keyword(s):  
Lung Disease ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Transportation Of Patients

Medical Attendance in Air Transportation of Patients

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Peter Durner ◽  
Rudolf Frey ◽  
M. Kassuhlke
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Transportation Of Patients ◽  
Medical Evacuation ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Medical Attendance ◽  
Additional Education ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
Seriously Ill

SummaryAir transportation missions of seriously ill or injured patients are subdivided into rescue missions and medical evacuation missions. In 1981, for rescue missions, 29 stationed rescue helicopters were available with an operation radius of 50 km. Their task consisted of securing the primary care for vital risk patients as soon as possible. Medical evacuation missions were realized by helicopter, ambulance aircraft, and airliner. Before take-off a medical briefing was held to diminish the transport-trauma. Patients with cardiopulmonary insufficiency are at risk as simultaneous appearance of acceleration, climbing rate, falling cabin pressure and emotional stress may produce serious complications. Additional education of the medical crew is required.

Air Transportation of Patients with Pulmonary Disease

1964 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 887-895
Author(s):  
Earl T. Carter ◽  
Matthew B. Divertie
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Transportation Of Patients

Air transportation of patients with end-stage liver disease to distant liver transplantation centers

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oren Shibolet ◽  
Mina Rowe ◽  
Rifaat Safadi ◽  
Izhar Levy ◽  
Gideon Zamir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Transportation Of Patients ◽  
End Stage Liver Disease ◽  
End Stage

scholarly journals Inter-hospital COVID ECMO air transportation

Perfusion ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 026765912097384
Author(s):  
Ismael A Salas de Armas ◽  
Bindu H Akkanti ◽  
Lisa Janowiak ◽  
Igor Banjac ◽  
Kha Dinh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Failure ◽  
Initial Data ◽  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Ecmo Support ◽  
Transportation Of Patients ◽  
Air Ambulance ◽  
Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Detailed Protocol

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required rapid and effective protocol adjustments at every level of healthcare. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is pivotal to COVID-19 treatment in cases of refractory hypoxemic hypercapnic respiratory failure. As such, our large, metropolitan air ambulance system in conjunction with our experts in advanced cardiopulmonary therapies modified protocols to assist peripheral hospitals in evaluation, cannulation and initiation of ECMO for rescue and air transportation of patients with COVID-19 to our quaternary center. The detailed protocol is described alongside initial data of its use. To date, 14 patients have been placed on ECMO support at an outside facility and successfully transported via helicopter to our hub hospital using this protocol.

Over-All Accuracy of 99mTc-Pertechnetate Brain Scanning for Brain Tumours – Study of 471 Patients

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
E. Pétursson ◽  
B. Sigurbjörnsson ◽  
D. Davidsson ◽  
O.G. Björnsson
Keyword(s):  
Brain Metastases ◽  
Brain Tumours ◽  
True Negative ◽  
Diagnostic Reliability ◽  
Radioisotope Scanning ◽  
Primary Brain Tumours ◽  
99Mtc Pertechnetate

A 3-year follow-up and re-evaluation of all scans on all patients referred for brain scanning in Iceland during 1 year was performed in order to assess the diagnostic reliability of radioisotope scanning for brain tumours. The study included 471 patients. Of these 25 had primary brain tumours and 7 brain metastases. Scans were positive and correctly interpreted in68 % of the patients with primary brain tumours and in 3 of the 7 patients with metastases. The over-all accuracy of brain scanning for brain tumours defined as the total number of correct positive scans and correct negative scans versus total number of scans examined was 96%, this figure being mainly influenced by the high number of true negative scans.

Clinical value of amino acid imaging in paediatric brain tumours

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (04) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Lang ◽  
S. Kloska ◽  
R. Straeter ◽  
C. H. Rickert ◽  
G. Goder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Brain Tumours ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Gadolinium Enhancement ◽  
Tumour Grading ◽  
Enhanced Mri ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Paediatric Brain Tumours

Summary Purpose: To evaluate single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using the amino acid l-3-[123I]-α-methyl tyrosine (IMT) and contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as diagnostic tools in primary paediatric brain tumours in respect of non-invasive tumour grading. Patients, materials, methods: 45 children with primary brain tumours were retrospectively evaluated. IMT uptake was quantified as tumour/nontumour- ratio, a 4-value-scale was used to measure gadolinium enhancement on contrast enhanced MRI. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate IMT uptake and gadolinium enhancement in low (WHO I/II) and high (WHO III/ IV) grade tumours and to disclose a potential relationship of IMT uptake to disruption of blood brain barrier as measured in corresponding MRI scans. Results: IMT uptake above background level was observed in 35 of 45 patients. IMT uptake was slightly higher in high grade tumours but the difference failed to attain statistical significance. Grading of individual tumours was neither possible by IMT SPECT nor by gadolinium enhanced MRI. Conclusion: IMT is accumulated in most brain tumours in children. Tumour grading was not possible using IMT or contrast enhancement as determined by MRI. Neither morphological nor functional imaging can replace histology in paediatric brain tumours.

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