Are prehospital airway management resources compatible with difficult airway algorithms? A nationwide cross-sectional study of helicopter emergency medical services in Japan [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: Immediate access to the equipment required for difficult airway management (DAM) is vital. However, in Japan, data are scarce regarding the availability of DAM resources in prehospital settings.
Goto, Aya +14 more
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Active Emergency Management of Adult Acute Epiglottitis: An Analysis of 570 Cases
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Acute epiglottitis, which is primarily caused by bacterial infection, can quickly progress to life‐threatening airway obstruction. The first 24 h after symptom onset is a critical window for management. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of emergency management during this period or have identified the factors that ...
Bo‐Jun Shen +7 more
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Tracheal suctioning improves gas exchange but not hemodynamics in asphyxiated lambs with meconium aspiration. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundCurrent neonatal resuscitation guidelines recommend tracheal suctioning of nonvigorous neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid.MethodsWe evaluated the effect of tracheal suctioning at birth in 29 lambs with asphyxia induced by ...
Gugino, Sylvia F +7 more
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Update on perioperative management of the child with asthma [PDF]
, 2012 Asthma represents the leading cause of morbidity from a chronic disease among children. Dealing with this disease during the perioperative period of pediatric surgical procedures is, therefore, quite common for the anesthesiologist and other ...
DONES, Francesco +2 more
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Organ Donation After Medical Aid in Dying: An Ethical Overview
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Organ Donation after Medical Aid in Dying (OD‐MAiD) is currently practised in four countries: Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, and Spain. While OD‐MAiD shares some similarities with MAiD (absent the possibility of organ donation) and with standard organ donation protocols, the combination of OD and MAiD involves unique circumstances that ...
David Rodríguez‐Arias +5 more
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Combined Extended High Spinal Anesthesia and Endotracheal Narcosis: a Clinical Case
Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2019 Background. In recent years, various methods of combined anesthesia during abdominal surgery have been introduced into clinical practice.Aim. To demonstrate the possibilities of a combination of high prolonged spinal anesthesia and endotracheal ...
A. B. Yakushevsky +2 more
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To Tube or Not to Tube? The Role of Intubation during Stroke Thrombectomy. [PDF]
, 2014 In the 10 years since the FDA first cleared the use of endovascular devices for the treatment of acute stroke, definitive evidence that such therapy improves outcomes remains lacking.
Hinman, Jason D +3 more
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Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary A 25‐year‐old Icelandic mare diagnosed with bilateral temporohyoid‐osteoarthropathy, moderate pharyngeal instability and bilateral laryngeal paralysis was presented because of intermittent stridor and dyspnoea worsening during exercise. As a previous ceratohyoidectomy had not improved these symptoms substantially, a permanent tracheostomy was ...
D. C. Debald +3 more
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The Effect of Position Changing on Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure and Post-Operation Sore Throat and Hoarseness in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia [PDF]
Iranian Journal of OtorhinolaryngologyIntroduction:Endotracheal intubation is a standard procedure for securing and maintaining the airway during general anesthesia. Cuff pressure must be within the correct range to avoid serious airway complications.
Masoomeh Tabari +3 more
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Management of a diaphragmatic hernia using self‐locking knots
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary A 4‐year‐old Thoroughbred gelding was presented with a history of severe colic signs that were non‐responsive to non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. During initial evaluation, distended small intestine was observed, together with continued colic signs and a serosanguinous abdominocentesis sample.
A. Gillen +4 more
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