Randomized crossover comparison of proportional assist ventilation and patient-triggered ventilation in extremely low birth weight infants with evolving chronic lung disease [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Refinement of ventilatory techniques remains a challenge given the persistence of chronic lung disease of preterm infants. Objective: To test the hypothesis that proportional assist ventilation ( PAV) will allow to lower the ventilator ...
Andreas Schulze +17 more
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Difficult airway management and the novice physician
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2010 Background: Selection of the ideal airway device in patients with difficult airways (DA) or potentially difficult airways remains controversial, especially, for a novice anesthesia physician (NP) who must deviate from conventional direct laryngoscopy ...
Aikins Noble +4 more
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Therapeutic Gases in Biomedicine: Updates on Nitric Oxide and Beyond
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Therapeutic gases, including NO, CO, H2S, H2, CO2, O2, and Xe, play vital roles in cellular signaling and repair. This review highlights the emerging carriers and delivery systems that enable controlled, localized gas release for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Syed Muntazir Andrabi +4 more
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Increasing Effectiveness of the Surgical Airway Response System: Introduction of the Otolaryngology Airway Pager, Quality Improvement Project of the PGY-2 Class [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: The need for an Otolaryngology airway pager is based on several external and internal factors. The current communication pathway for emergent airways at our institution is well established but often misinterpreted. The protocol is outlined
Epps, MD, Gregory +4 more
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Implications of Age-Related Changes in Anatomy for Geriatric-Focused Difficult Airways
International Journal of Gerontology, 2017 The structure and function surrounding the airway change by the age, which may ultimately result in having anatomic features of difficult airways in the elderly.
Shih-Yi Lee +5 more
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A Novel Milli‐Scale Magnetic Robot Exploiting Rotation for Controlled Magnetic Particles Release
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Delivering magnetic particles can become a game changer in minimally invasive medicine. To cope with this challenge, a magnetically actuated milli‐scale carrier leveraging rotation to perform on‐demand tunable release of magnetic particles across multiple release events is presented.
Giordano De Angelis +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care [PDF]
, 2004 The anaesthetist has seen his role steadily expand and it is hard to think of one medical specialty in which anaesthetists are not involved at least to some extent.
Aquilina, Andrew, Sciberras, Stephen C.
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