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Evaluation of thyromental height as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation: a cross-sectional observational study

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022
Background and objectives: Several anthropometric measurements have been suggested to identify a potentially difficult airway. We studied thyromental height (TMH) as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation.
Smita Prakash, Parul Mullick, Rajvir Singh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Residual tumor cells that drive disease relapse after chemotherapy do not have enhanced tumor initiating capacity. [PDF]

, 2012
Although chemotherapy is used to treat most advanced solid tumors, recurrent disease is still the major cause of cancer-related mortality. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been the focus of intense research in recent years because they provide a possible ...
de la Cruz, Cecile, Eastham-Anderson, Jeffrey, Hegde, Ganapati V, Jackson, Erica L, Sweet-Cordero, E Alejandro, Zheng, Yanyan   +5 more
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A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Surfactant Administration through a Thin Intratracheal Catheter and its Administration via an Endotracheal Tube in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2018
Background: The cornerstone of the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is respiratory support and surfactant replacement therapy. The administration of surfactant through a thin intratracheal catheter is one of the methods used to reduce one
Roya Choupani, Ghobad Mashayekhy, Majid Hmidi, Soleiman Kheiri, Marzieh Khalili Dehkordi   +4 more
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Evaluation of intratracheal salbutamol effects in addition to surfactant in the clinical course of premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: In addition to surfactant deficiency, secretion of fluid from blood to the lungs and increase in the fluid content of the lung play significant roles in the pathogenesis of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
Razieh Moazami Goudarzi, Z. Badiee, A. Sadeghnia, Behzad Barekatain   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of self-assembled video laryngoscope versus McGrath MAC®: A randomised controlled trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022
Background and Aims: Video laryngoscopy highly improves the success rate for endotracheal intubation. However, commercially available video laryngoscopes such as McGrath MAC® can be costly.
Besthadi Sukmono, Sidharta K Manggala, Aino N Auerkari, Budiani Christina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the first-pass success rate with the GlideScope video laryngoscope and direct laryngoscope: a ten-year observational study in two academic emergency departments [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the success rate of the GlideScope video laryngoscope (GVL) and direct laryngoscope (DL) over ten years in two academic emergency departments.
Joon Ki Lee, Hyunggu Kang, Hyuk Joong Choi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tracheal intubation with rocuronium using a "modified timing principle" [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
BackgroundRapid sequence induction (RSI) is indicated in various situations. Succinylcholine has been the muscle relaxant of choice for RSI, and rocuronium has become an alternative medicine for patients who cannot be administered succinylcholine for ...
Min A Kwon, Jaegyok Song, Ju-Ri Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Oxygenation inhibits the physiological tissue-protecting mechanism and thereby exacerbates acute inflammatory lung injury [PDF]

, 2005
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) usually requires symptomatic supportive therapy by intubation and mechanical ventilation with the supplemental use of high oxygen concentrations.
, Agorreta, Ahmad, Akio Ohta, Alexander Chouker, Andonegui, Apasov, Bell, Bosco, Brown, Carvalho, Charles Caldwell, Chen, Chris Haslett, Decking, Derevianko, Dharmana, Dmitry Lukashev, Edward Jackson, Eltzschig, Estenssoro, Freeman, Gardinali, Goss, Guida, Hasko, Headley, Iris Bittmann, Ishida, Khoa, Kotani, Lachmann, Lahat, LeClaire, Leeper-Woodford, Linden, Lukashev, Madjdpour, Malbouisson, Manfred Thiel, Martin, Matuschak, Michail V Sitkovsky, Nader-Djalal, Ndengele, Ohta, Patrick Smith, Pietersma, Pinhu, Pizov, Regel, Simms, Sitkovsky, Sue, Sullivan, Tateda, Thiel, Thiel, Tremblay, Tsan, Uchiba, Ward, Wieland   +62 more
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Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Varying Doses of Cisatracurium and Atracurium on Intubating Conditions in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: Cisatracurium and atracurium are nondepolarising muscle relaxants belonging to benzylisoquinolinium group. Intubating dose of cisatracurium is found to be safer than atracurium owing to the histamine release and resultant respiratory and
Chandrasekharan Anjali, Korumbil Raghavan Radha, Kannammadathy Poulose Biji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intratracheal administration of third-generation lentivirus vector encoding MPT51 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces specific CD8+ T-cell responses in the lung [PDF]

, 2008
The present study evaluates the potential of improved third-generation lentivirus vector with respect to their use as an in vivo-administered T-cell vaccine against tuberculosis.
Chida, Kingo, Hashimoto, Dai, Koide, Yukio, Miyoshi, Hiroyuki, Nagata, Toshi, Nakamura, Hirotoshi, Seto, Shintaro, Suda, Takafumi, Uchijima, Masato   +8 more
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