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Optimizing Recovery: Early Versus Delayed Chest Tube Removal in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Critical Care Explorations
OBJECTIVES:. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an early chest tube removal protocol in reducing tube duration without increasing complications following pediatric cardiac surgery. DESIGN:. A single-center, randomized controlled trial.
Abdulraouf M.Z. Jijeh, MD, Ghassan A. Shaath, MD, Sameh R. Ismail, MD, Mohamed S. Kabbani, PhD, Omar M. Hijazi, MD, Hayan Altaweel, MD, Husam Hamada, MD, Ammar Qadi, MD, Anis Fatima, MD, Abdrabo Abdrabo, MD, Wiaam Ahmed, MD, Nuha Ahmed, MD, Ahmed Elsaoudi, MD, Ahmed Yousef, MD, Rehana Shafi, MD, Husam I. Ardah, PhD, Ahmad Elwy, MD, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, MD   +17 more
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A chest tube translocating the posterior mediastinum: A strange case of malpositioning without complication or injury

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Malpositioning of a chest tube is a recognised complication of chest tube insertion. However, cases involving the mediastinum comprise only a fraction of such occurrences, while the complete translocation of the tube through the medisastinum is only ...
E.T. Almas, E. Gartman, MD FCCP, B. Casserly, MB.BCh.BAO (Honours) MRCPi FCCP   +2 more
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Biomarkers of Sarcopenia: Current Status and Future Perspectives

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
In this review, we summarize the various biomarkers discovered in recent years, including biochemical, imaging, and physical testing markers. We analyze their advantages and disadvantages and propose potential ways to improve the diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers, as well as future research directions.
Bijin Luo, Wenhan Li, Yi Zhang, Mengchen Liu, Kemeng Zhang, Sui Huang, Ping He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical study on the role of modified chest drainage tube in enhanced recovery after uniportal VATS radical surgery for lung cancer

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objective This study evaluates the impact of a modified chest drainage tube on postoperative recovery and its clinical application value by comparing the drainage efficacy of the modified tube with conventional chest drainage tubes after uniportal video ...
Wei Zheng, Pingli Wang, Zengzhen Cao
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Consumed by Abdominal Distention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge, James Grenert, Brian Haas, Mary Margaretten   +3 more
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Efficacy and Safety of a Simple Auxiliary Liver Suspension Device in Complex Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel auxiliary liver suspension device in complex laparoscopic hepatectomy. Methods A total of 253 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing complex laparoscopic hepatectomy at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, and ...
Xiao‐Ying Zhu, Zi‐Hui Ma, Lei Guo, Chong Yang, Jie Xue, Xiao‐Lu Lin, Chong‐De Lu, Qin Zheng, Shu‐Qun Cheng, Wei‐Xing Guo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Using Immuno‐Nutritional and Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to determine whether immuno‐nutritional and inflammatory markers could serve as predictors of the outcomes of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer in elderly patients. Postoperative lymphocyte‐to‐monocyte ratio and postoperative C‐reactive protein‐to‐albumin ratio accurately predicted the efficacy of ...
Tomoya Tago, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Takeharu Kato, Hiroshi Nagata, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Active Electromyography Interface for Machine Learning‐Enabled Silent Speech Recognition

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft, hand‐worn electromyography interface enables intent‐driven silent speech recognition without continuous facial attachment. The device integrates liquid‐metal interconnects, a transparent flexible circuit, and elastomer encapsulation with a fingertip electrode that contacts perioral muscles only on demand.
Yuta Kurotaki, Shusuke Yamakoshi, Reitaro Yoshida, Yutaka Isoda, Tamami Takano, Yuji Isano, Yusuke Miyake, Kentaro Kuribayashi, Hiroki Ota   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotype Expansion of Malan Syndrome: New Cases and a Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malan syndrome is an ultra‐rare overgrowth syndrome caused by pathogenic variants or deletions in nuclear factor one X (NFIX) located at 19p13.2. Here, we report a comprehensive literature review and phenotyping of known patients with Malan syndrome and present a novel cohort of eight patients.
Alex F. Nisbet, Sylvie A. Adams, Zoe S. Katz, Christal G. Delagrammatikas, Kosuke Izumi, Winifred Sigal, Kim Ventarola, Elaine H. Zackai, Julia E. Reid, Grant T. Liu, Jennifer M. Kalish   +10 more
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Outcome Following Chest Tube Removal with Respect to Phase of Respiration in Chest Trauma Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Chest tube placement remains amongst the most performed emergency procedure in trauma patients to drain blood or air from the pleural space. After evacuation of pleural contents, removal of chest tube is equally important since its careless
Ritesh Kumar, Sandeep Chauhan, Mahavir Singh, Mohammed Faiz, Deepak, Gaurav Sharma, Manish Kumar Yadav, Sanjay Marwah   +7 more
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