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Post-Pancreatoduodenectomy Outcomes and Epidural Analgesia: A 5-Year Single Institution Experience [PDF]
Introduction Optimal pain control post-pancreatoduodenectomy is a challenge. Epidural analgesia (EDA) is increasingly utilized despite inherent risks and unclear effects on outcomes.
Ceppa, Eugene P. +8 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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Impending Total Airway Collapse Involving a Maxillary Removable Partial Denture: A Clinical Report [PDF]
This article presents a rare incident of a bilateral maxillary removable partial denture as an airway foreign body. The removable partial denture and the surrounding soft tissue irritation caused partial obstruction of the airway.
Maroulakos, Georgios +1 more
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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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“Ghost tablet” husks excreted in feces in large bupropion XL overdose [PDF]
Background: Extended-release medications are widely prescribed across the spectrum of medical specialties; however, there is heterogeneity in how they are formulated.
Nanagas, Kristine +2 more
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BACKGROUND The incidence of ingestion of magnetic foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract has been increasing year by year. Due to their strong magnetic attraction, if multiple gastrointestinal foreign bodies enter the small intestine, it can lead ...
Qi-Fei Tian +5 more
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) is an uneasy and stressful event for most patients.[1] Various strategies and drugs have been used to provide patient comfort during UGE with variable effects and limitations.[2-5] Dexmedetomidine has been used in ...
Bhavna Sriramka +3 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy – a simple solution to a complex problem
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed for the first time in the world on 12 June 1979. At present, the method of using gastrostomy has almost entirely superseded classical methods, which is related with its simplicity, lower costs, lack
Przemysław Wolak +2 more
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Background Pulmonary aspiration under anaesthesia is a feared complication. It is likely that the incidence of aspiration occurring during procedural sedation is underreported; although rare, fatalities do occur. The supine position increases the risk of
Jun D. Parker
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A Case Report of Angioedema and Anaphylactic Shock Induced by Ingestion of Polyethylene Glycol [PDF]
Introduction: We report one of few documented cases of a severe anaphylactic reaction with angioedema to polyethylene glycol (PEG).Case Report: The patient presented 30 minutes after onset of his symptoms and quickly developed hypoxia and hypotension ...
Osborn, Lesley, Rossi, Amy
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