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Soft Artificial Ciliary Brush with Integrated Haptic Feedback for Efficient Airway Mucus Cleaning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A fundamental mucus cleaning mechanism is reported, which utilizes both artificial cilia mechanical sweeping and suction‐based mucus cleaning. A novel haptic feedback interface for the artificial cilia provides touch feedback on tissue contact, enhancing operator control and safety.
Zhongming Lyu, Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Darren Wang, Matthew Bacchetta, Caitlin T. Demarest, Fabien Maldonado, Xiaoguang Dong   +7 more
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The Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries in South West Nigeria

The Annals of African Surgery, 2012
Objective: The pattern and management outcome of chest injuries presenting to our tertiary university hospital located in a semi-urban population in the South West of Nigeria, has not been documented previously.
Ogunrombi A.B, Onakpoya1 U.U
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DYNAMICS OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN FRACTURE SITES IN VICTIMS WITH THORACIC TRAUMA AND FLAIL CHEST

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2018
Objectives - to improve the treatment results in patients with a closed chest injury complicated by the flail chest through the evaluation of the pathomorphological changes in the fracture sites on the background of their stabilization.
V I Belokonev, S Yu Pushkin, A P Ardashkin, N G Ushakov, I R Kameev   +4 more
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Focal Spot, Winter 1983 [PDF]

, 1983
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Links between traumatic brain injury and ballistic pressure waves originating in the thoracic cavity and extremities

, 2008
Identifying patients at risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important because research suggests prophylactic treatments to reduce risk of long-term sequelae.
Alexander MP, Amy Courtney, Bruton C, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cernak I, Cernak I, Courtney M, Courtney M, Herrmann M, Krave U, Kushner DS, Kushner DS, Lowenstein DH, Margerison JH, Mayorga MA, Michael Courtney, Newgard K, Scott SG, Shaw NA, Stalnacke BM, Suneson A, Suneson A, Suneson A, Thompson HJ, Toth Z, Treib J, Trudeau DL, Vanderploeg RD, Vink R, Wang Q   +29 more
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AI‐Assisted IoT‐Enabled ECG Monitoring: Integrating Foundational and Generative AI Tools for Sustainable Smart Healthcare—Recent Trends

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has significantly advanced the field of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, enabling real‐time, remote, and patient‐centric cardiac care. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of AI assisted IoT‐based ECG monitoring systems, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies such as ...
Amrita Choudhury, Kandarpa Kumar Sarma, Lachit Dutta   +2 more
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Simultaneous fixation of rib and clavicle fractures in patients with multiple thoracic trauma

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. The combination of multiple rib fractures with a clavicle fracture can lead to severe chest deformities; respiratory dysfunction; and loss of shoulder function.
S. V. Glinany, E. I. Petrov, V. V. Darvin   +2 more
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Is whole-body trauma MDCT justified in patients in good clinical condition but with dangerous trauma mechanism? [PDF]

, 2009
Background: To assess whether whole body MDCT is justified in patients in good clinical condition yet with dangerous trauma mechanism. Material/Methods: The study included 81 patients who were examined between January and July 2008 with wholebody trauma ...
Blaz, Marcin, Golebiowski, Marek, Palczewski, Piotr, Swiatkowski, Jan, Szeszkowski, Wojciech, Wisniewska, Malgorzata   +5 more
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Malfunction of a Heimlich flutter valve causing tension pneumothorax: case report of a rare complication [PDF]

, 2010
Background Thoracic injuries play an important role in major trauma patients due to their high incidence and critical relevance. A serious consequence of thoracic trauma is pneumothorax, a condition that quickly can become life-threatening and requires ...
April O Paul, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Michael V Kay, Albert Hiebl, Markus Koerner, Volker A Braunstein, Wolf Mutschler, Karl-Georg Kanz   +7 more
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Genetic Contribution to Asthma Informs Acute Chest Syndrome Pathophysiology and Risk Stratification

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a severe complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) occurring in ~50% of patients, some presenting frequent episodes. We lack tools to identify patients at high risk of ACS occurrence or frequent episodes. Epidemiological studies have found an association between asthma and ACS, but whether this link is causal is ...
Sara El Aouhel, Vanessa Bellegarde, Stennio Da Silva Faria, Tristan St‐Laurent, Estelle Lecluze, Anne‐Laure Pham Hung d’Alexandry d’Orengiani, Frédéric Galactéros, Pablo Bartolucci, Marc‐André Legault, Guillaume Lettre, Thomas Pincez   +10 more
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