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Airway obstruction time and outcomes in patients with foreign body airway obstruction: multicenter observational choking investigation

open access: yesAcute Medicine & Surgery, 2022
Aim Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) is a major public health concern worldwide for infants and older adults. This study determines the association between airway obstruction time and neurological outcomes to plan an effective response for patients
Yutaka Igarashi   +9 more
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Management of airway obstruction [PDF]

open access: yesBJA Education, 2018
Key points • Patients with airway obstruction are high risk; they should be managed by senior anaesthetic and surgical staffs that have good technical and non-technical skills. • There is no universal ‘best approach’ with experts often providing differing opinions on optimal management.
Lynch, J., Crawley, S. M.
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AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal Armed Forces India, 1995
Seventeen children presenting with airway obstruction have been studied to highlight the similar clinical features of different etiological conditions, their diagnostic limitations, and the importance of early bronchoscopy. There were 8 patients with foreign body in lower airway, out of which 6 were vegetable foreign bodies.
Dal Jit Singh   +3 more
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Ultrasonographic Detection of Airway Obstruction in a Model of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yesUltrasound International Open, 2017
Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical disorder characterized by repetitive airway obstruction during sleep. The gold standard for diagnosis of OSA, polysomnogram (PSG), cannot anatomically localize obstruction. Precise identification
Amal Isaiah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Spirometry Indices for Detecting Mild Airflow Obstruction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) relies on demonstration of airflow obstruction. Traditional spirometric indices miss a number of subjects with respiratory symptoms or structural lung disease on imaging.
Barjaktarevic, Igor   +13 more
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Negative pressure pulmonary edema: a case report

open access: yesBMC Anesthesiology, 2019
Background The negative pressure pulmonary edema is rare clinical situation which caused mainly by upper airway obstruction. However except upper airway obstruction, there may be other pathophysiological disorders making patients more vulnerable to ...
Jun Xiong, Yongxing Sun
doaj   +1 more source

Smoking Status Modifies the Relationship between Th2 Biomarkers and Small Airway Obstruction in Asthma

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2021
Background. Cigarette smoking and Th2-inflammation are both crucial in the pathogenesis of asthma. However, it is unknown whether smoking can affect the association between Th2-inflammation and small airway obstruction in adults with asthma.
Shuyuan Chu   +11 more
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Characteristics and Mechanism of Upper Airway Collapse Revealed by Dynamic MRI During Natural Sleep in Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yesNature and Science of Sleep, 2023
Yuqi Li,1,2,* Changjin Ji,1,2,* Weiao Sun,1,2 Huahui Xiong,1,2 Zheng Li,3 Xiaoqing Huang,1,2 Tingting Fan,1,2 Junfang Xian,3 Yaqi Huang1,2 1School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China ...
Li Y   +8 more
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Olfactory evaluation in obstructive sleep apnoea patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The sense of smell has a high impact on the quality of life. The aim of the present study was to investigate olfactory dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and correlate the severity of disease with olfactory dysfunction.
ANGELETTI, DILETTA   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Endotracheal Metastasis Causing Airway Obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Endotracheal metastasis, a critical complication of primary lung cancer, is an extremely rare lesion. A 73-year-old woman who had previously received treatment for lung cancer presented to our emergency department with dyspnea.
Fujiwara, Takashi   +2 more
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