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Comparing the effect of using normal saline, N-acetyl cysteine and not using them in endotracheal tube suction on physiologic parameters and the amount of secretions in intubated patients under mechanical ventilation [PDF]

, 2014
Aims: Today a large number of patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit need mechanical ventilation via an artificial air way. Since these patients have endotracheal tube, endotracheal suctioning is necessary for increasing oxygenation, cleaning the ...
Akbaryan Deheki, N., Amri, P., Jouybari, L., Moghaddam, S., Nasiri, H., Sanagoo, A., Vakili, M.A.   +6 more
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A multi‐centre retrospective review of the bronchoscopic management of upper tracheal stenosis: An Australian perspective

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Upper tracheal stenosis (UTS) is a rare process with multiple causes and variable approaches to treatment. Australian data on management patterns are lacking and patient resources reflecting local practices are scarce. Aims To describe the management strategies of UTS over 12 years among three teaching hospitals in New South Wales ...
Nathan Harb, David K. E. Chan, Eugenie Dale, Tsu‐Hui (Hubert) Low, Tajalli Saghaie, Alvin J. Ing, Jonathan Williamson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confidence of Medical Students Performing Endotracheal Intubation and Spinal Anesthesia and Accuracy of Their Practices.

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2013
Objective: Endotracheal intubation and spinal anesthesia are essential skills required for each medical student. This study was conducted to assess the confidence and accuracy of medical students in performing these two procedures as well as to evaluate ...
Sasikaan Nimmaanrat
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A pilot study of operating department practitioners undertaking high-risk learning: a comparison of experiential, part-task and hi-fidelity simulation teaching methods [PDF]

, 2016
Health care learners commonly rely on opportunistic experiential learning in clinical placements in order to develop cognitive and psychomotor clinical skills.
Givati, Assaf, Harper, Mick, Markham, Chris   +2 more
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A Concept Analysis of Expertise Associated With Practicing Clinical Nurses in Hospital Settings

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Analyse the concept of expertise among practicing clinical nurses in hospital settings. Background The generational loss of expert clinical nurses was exacerbated globally by the novel coronavirus. This ongoing loss combined with the increased complexity of hospitalised patients has prompted an urgent need to understand expertise among ...
Jonathan D. Hecht, Elizabeth M. Heitkemper, Valerie Danesh, Angela P. Clark, Linda H. Yoder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective left mainstem bronchial intubation in the neonatal intensive care unit

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Background: Selective neonatal left mainstem bronchial intubation to treat right lung disease is typically achieved with elaborate maneuvers, instrumentation and devices. This is often attributed to bronchial geometry which favors right mainstem entry of
Anthony M.H. Ho, Michael P. Flavin, Melinda L. Fleming, Glenio Bitencourt Mizubuti   +3 more
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Domiciliary nasal respiratory support : first experiences in Malta [PDF]

, 1997
Nasal respiratory support is a non-invasive alternative to conventional assisted ventilation with endotracheal intubation, or the more cumbersome negative pressure ventilators.
Camilleri, R., Galea Debono, Anthony, Montefort, Stephen   +2 more
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Modified Spinous Process–Splitting Approach for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures With Neurological Deficits: Technical Description and Preliminary Clinical Outcomes

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
A modified spinous process–splitting approach provides effective midline decompression with preservation of posterior structures, resulting in marked neurological improvement, reduced pain, and substantial correction of canal encroachment in thoracolumbar burst fractures.
Kaixuan Chen, Yizhong Ma, Zihui Yang, Hongfeng Ruan, Guanyi Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blind Naso-Endotracheal Intubation

The Annals of African Surgery, 2013
Patients with ‘difficult endotracheal intubation’ may present for elective or emergency surgery. We present a case of a 29 year old female patient who required general anaesthesia for resection of a large mandibular osteosarcoma where the blind ...
Mwangi CM, Koech K, Kabetu C
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The use of pain scales in scientific studies on dentin hypersensitivity: A scoping study

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This scoping review aimed to identify the pain scales used to clinically evaluate dentin hypersensitivity (DH) in existing literature and the references provided for their selection. Methods The scoping review followed the PRISMA and JBI guidelines.
C. Gupta, M. Barber, F. Boissonade, N. Flannigan, N. Wong, B. J. Gibson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source