Severe, Non‐apneic Respiratory Dysfunction and Hypoxia following Generalized Convulsive Seizures
Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a devastating consequence of some generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Recent work has focused on seizure related apnea as a biomarker of SUDEP risk, frequently without characterizing the adequacy of non‐apneic ventilation or identifying other dysfunctional breathing patterns.
Haley E. Pysick +9 more
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A “Principled Resolution”: The Fulcrum for Bioethics Mediation [PDF]
The concept of a principled resolution is the foundation for bioethics mediation. Dubler presents the core bioethical principles that support the creation of principled resolutions as fulcrums for resolving disagreements in the healthcare setting ...
Dubler, Nancy Neveloff
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Is the team leading surgeon criminally liable for his collaborators’ errors? judges confirm responsibility and condemn an otorhinolaryngologist [PDF]
In current healthcare, delivery of medical and surgical treatment takes place in a multidisciplinary manner. This raises the problem of distinguishing the conditions under which the person who has properly carried out his duties, respecting the related ...
DI LUCA, ALESSANDRO +3 more
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Challenging the Traditional Definition of a Difficult Intubation: What Is Difficult?
584 www.anesthesia-analgesia.org March 2019 • Volume 128 • Number 3 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003886 You are evaluating your patient’s airway as part of the standard preoperative assessment.
James A Bradley, R. Urman, D. Yao
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Patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are at risk of requiring mechanical ventilation, and concerns of protecting healthcare workers during aerosol-generating medical procedures has led to the design of the aerosol box.
S. Fong +4 more
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“A lot of it is about feel”: The promise of sensory ethnography for anatomical education research
Abstract Ethnographers have constructed rich accounts of cultural settings since the early nineteenth century. A new approach, sensory ethnography, holds great promise for Health Professions Education scholars in its incorporation of the senses, particularly regarding anatomical teaching and learning. In this article, we describe sensory ethnography as
Paula Cameron, Olga Kits, Anna MacLeod
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The Application of Airtraq (fibreoptic intubation device) to Otolaryngology
The anaesthetic laryngoscope Airtraq is designed for the difficult airway. This disposable laryngoscope requires minimal cervical manipulation and unlike other common anaesthetic larynmgoscopes contains a channel for the guidance of an endotracheal tube.
Dulani Mendis, John Oates
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Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B. +13 more
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Management of Difficult Tracheal Intubation: A Closed Claims Analysis.
WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS TOPIC Difficult or failed intubation is a major contributor to morbidity for patients and liability for anesthesiologists.Updated difficult airway management guidelines and incorporation of new airway devices into practice
A. Joffe +5 more
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While providing potentially life‐saving cardiorespiratory support for critically ill patients, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may detrimentally affect pharmacokinetic (PK) performance and concurrent drug efficacy and safety. We describe a patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in the context of acquired immunodeficiency ...
Tom C. Zwart +7 more
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