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Background and Aim Prophylactic endotracheal intubation for airway protection prior to endoscopy for the management of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is controversial.
Dipayan Chaudhuri +7 more
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Prophylactic pre-esophagogastroduodenoscopy tracheal intubation in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
The indications for endotracheal intubation (ETI) during an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedure remain unclear. This study performed a descriptive analysis of patients who underwent prophylactic tracheal intubation during or before an EGD to prevent pulmonary aspiration.
Abhilash Perisetti +5 more
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The use of gastrointestinal intubation studies for controlled release development [PDF]
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT • Regional gastrointestinal absorption and toleration studies to support controlled release (CR) development have been limited to naso‐intubation and telemetric capsule methods.• The use of intubation for this purpose has been individually reported for single CR candidates; viz rivastigmine, and UK‐338,003 ...
Steven C Sutton
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Abstract Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.
Swati Antala +6 more
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Cervical esophagotomy for removal of an ingested clam shell: a very uncommon foreign body ingestion [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To report the removal of an ingested clam shell that was firmly impacted in the esophagus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 77-year-old man presented at our hospital with acute dysphagia after eating a seafood risotto.
Balducci, Genoveffa +4 more
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Techniques for percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing
Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG) procedure was developed in Japan as an alternative access route into the gastrointestinal tract, and it has been performed for patients in whom percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy would be technically ...
Yozo Sato +4 more
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Background. Meconium peritonitis occurs when meconium leaks into the peritoneal cavity as a result of intrauterine gastrointestinal perforation. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the results of newborn patients who were followed and treated due ...
Olga Devrim Ayvaz +3 more
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Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
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Nasogastric tubes (NGTs) are important for feeding, stenting and decompression after gastrointestinal surgeries, particularly in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Resistance in the removal of a NGT is a rare surgical complication and may be due to a knot
Ayman Z. Azzam +2 more
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Use of abdominal compression device in colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background/Aims Colonoscopy for screening is associated with unpleasant experiences for patients, and abdominal compression devices have been developed to minimize these problems. However, there is a paucity of data supporting the therapeutic benefits of
Yousaf Zafar +7 more
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