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ABSTRACT Background One of the challenges encountered when extracting transvenous leads with long dwell times is the presence of dense calcifications encasing the leads. This is the most likely reason for failure to advance a laser extraction sheath.
Jamie Kowal +2 more
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Indwelling pleural catheters for benign pleural effusions
Benign pleural effusions are common and usually managed by treating the underlying disease process. In some patients, these effusions may be refractory to medical management. Indwelling pleural catheters, used extensively for malignant pleural effusions, are increasingly used in benign pleural effusions not responding to medical therapy.
Matthew, Aboudara, Fabien, Maldonado
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Background: Malignant pleural effusions indicate advanced stage of cancer and making the treatment decisions difficult for the treating physicians. There are multiple treatment options for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion including pleurodesis,
Ria Lawrence +2 more
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Radio telemetry devices to monitor breathing in non-sedated animals [PDF]
Radio telemetry equipment has significantly improved over the last 10-15 years and is increasingly being used in research for monitoring a variety of physiological parameters in non-sedated animals.
Al-Khalidi +53 more
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ABSTRACT Objective This report describes an 8‐day‐old foal diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) successfully managed using a novel approach of intratracheal oxygen delivery. Case Summary An 8‐day‐old Standardbred filly presented for an acute onset of respiratory distress. Given the acute onset, known risk factors, bilateral diffuse
Megan G. Palmisano +3 more
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Background: For patients that are expected to survive for longer, the risk of complications combined with the need for more vacuum drainage bottles have become barriers to the placement of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC), since these could increase ...
Maribel Botana Rial +7 more
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Fever and Infection in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Fever is an adaptive response to a variety of infectious, inflammatory, and foreign stimuli. The “febrile response” confers an immunological advantage to the host over invading microorganisms – bacterial, fungal and viral.
Jallo, Jack, Laws, Craig
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Adverse Renal Outcomes in Patients With Mesothelioma—A Territory‐Wide Real‐World Data
ABSTRACT Introduction Advances in mesothelioma management have translated into longer patient survival and different treatment‐related side effects including nephrotoxicity. The risk of developing adverse renal outcomes in patients with mesothelioma and associated risk factors remains undefined.
Wang Chun Kwok +3 more
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Outpatient Talc Administration by Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Malignant Effusion [PDF]
Background Malignant pleural effusion affects more than 750,000 persons each year across Europe and the United States. Pleurodesis with the administration of talc in hospitalized patients is the most common treatment, but indwelling pleural catheters ...
Ahmed, L +35 more
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ABSTRACT Viral detection occurs frequently in critically ill patients. Patients with multiple viremic events had a higher ICU mortality. The highly sensitive mNGS technology has significantly enhanced viral pathogen detection rates. We enrolled 134 critically ill patients with severe infections who underwent mNGS testing during January 2019 to December
Yanting Sun +7 more
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