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Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study [PDF]

, 2011
Background and objective: Gastro-oesophageal reflux has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic cough. Guidelines on management suggest a therapeutic trial of anti-reflux medication.
Beecher, Belafsky, Birring, Blondeau, Chang, Corley, Decalmer, DeVault, Dial, Eccles, Eherer, Everett, Faruqi, FitzGerald, Gilard, Gulmez, Hemmink, Herzig, Ing, Irwin, Irwin, Irwin, Irwin, Juurlink, Laheij, Lenglinger, Mastronarde, Morice, Morice, Morice, Morice, Noordzij, Pratter, Rostami-Hodjegan, Shaheen, Vaezi, Vertigan, Wager, Waring, Wo, Yang, Yearsley   +41 more
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Application of ultrasonic measurement in evaluating difficult laryngoscopy exposure of OSAHS patients [PDF]

Waike lilun yu shijian
Objective To explore the feasibility of ultrasonic measurement of the skin to hyoid bone distance, skin to epiglottis distance and skin to anterior commissure of vocal cords distance for predicting difficult laryngoscopy exposure in obstructive sleep ...
LI Yuanyuan, JIN Chenyu, FANG Shudong, ZHI Yankang
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Prediction of Difficult Airway Among Patients Requiring Endotracheal Intubation in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2017
Introduction: Unanticipated difficult intubation is an undesirable situation. Various bedside screening tests are routinely performed for predicting difficult airway.
Sindhu Khatiwada, Balkrishna Bhattarai, Krishna Pokharel, Roshan Acharya   +3 more
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Should the Glidescope video laryngoscope be used first line for all oral intubations or only in those with a difficult airway? A review of current literature [PDF]

, 2018
The purpose of this study was to review literature that looked into the efficacy of the Glidescope video laryngoscope versus the Macintosh laryngoscope in oral endotracheal intubations.
Hormis, Anil, Russell, Terrie-Marie
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Transoral laser surgery for laryngeal carcinoma: has Steiner achieved a genuine paradigm shift in oncological surgery? [PDF]

, 2018
Transoral laser microsurgery applies to the piecemeal removal of malignant tumours of the upper aerodigestive tract using the CO2 laser under the operating microscope.
A Nicolaides, A Tanyi, AT Harris, Bird A, Green H, Higgins KM, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, J Lancaster, J Trites, Kuhn T, MH Rigby, RD Hart, Rigby MH, SM Taylor, Steiner W   +14 more
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MANDIBULOHYOID DISTANCE IN DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1993
We studied radiographically 11 patients in whom direct laryngoscopy proved difficult and 100 control (general population) subjects. The vertical distance between the mandible and the hyoid bone (mandibulohyoid distance) was measured and the positions of the mandibular angle and hyoid bone determined in relation to the cervical vertebrae.
H C, Chou, T L, Wu
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Evaluation of Ultrasound Guided Measurement of Anterior Neck Soft Tissue Thickness in Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Obese Patients

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2021
Background: The incidence of unanticipated difficult airway is 14.3-17.5% in obese. Preoperative difficult airway prediction is important to avoid postoperative morbidity and mortality. USG guided measurement of anterior neck soft tissue thickness can be
Saumya Jain, Nisha kachru, Rupesh Yadav
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Piloting mobile mixed reality simulation in paramedic distance education [PDF]

, 2017
New pedagogical methods delivered through mobile mixed reality (via a user-supplied mobile phone incorporating 3d printing and augmented reality) are becoming possible in distance education, shifting pedagogy from 2D images, words and videos to ...
Birt, James, Cowling, Michael A., Moore, Emma   +2 more
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Difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population: An assessment of anatomical and clinical risk factors

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013
Background and Aim: Differences in patient characteristics due to race or ethnicity may influence the incidence of difficult airway. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, as well as the anatomical features ...
Smita Prakash, Amitabh Kumar, Shyam Bhandari, Parul Mullick, Rajvir Singh, Anoop Raj Gogia   +5 more
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Laryngeal lymphoma : the high and low grades of rare lymphoma involvement sites [PDF]

, 2014
The larynx is an extremely rare site of involvement by lymphomatous disease.We present two cases of isolated laryngeal high-grade and another low-grade lymphoma, together with a literature review of laryngeal lymphoma management.peer ...
Azzopardi, Charles Paul, Betts, Alexandra, Camilleri, David J., Degaetano, James, Farrugia, Eric, Gatt, Alexander, Magri, Claude, Refalo, Nicholas   +7 more
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