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Intratracheal Lidocaine and Postoperative Sore Throat at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Providence Holy Family Hospital [PDF]
Background Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a common side effect from general anesthesia (GA) and has a prevalence of 14.4-50%.1 The experience of POST contributes to patient discomfort during recovery from surgery.
Cowgill, Jennifer+2 more
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Fibroblast Growth Factor-10 (FGF-10) Mobilizes Lung-resident Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Protects Against Acute Lung Injury. [PDF]
FGF-10 can prevent or reduce lung specific inflammation due to traumatic or infectious lung injury. However, the exact mechanisms are poorly characterized.
Bai, Chunxue+11 more
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Primary intratracheal masses causing luminal obstruction are relatively rare, posing a challenge for anaesthesiologists in airway management. This case report describes a distinctive airway management approach in a 71-year-old female patient with an ...
Serdar Demirgan+5 more
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Do we even need to relax? Evolution of non-intubated video assisted thoracic surgery thymectomy for myasthenia gravis-a narrative review [PDF]
Objective: Traditional approaches to thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (MG) formerly included open sternotomy and later video-assisted- (VATS) and robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) through traditional double-lumen intubation anaesthesia.
Hadzhiminev Velizar+7 more
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Causal survival analysis under competing risks using longitudinal modified treatment policies [PDF]
Longitudinal modified treatment policies (LMTP) have been recently developed as a novel method to define and estimate causal parameters that depend on the natural value of treatment. LMTPs represent an important advancement in causal inference for longitudinal studies as they allow the non-parametric definition and estimation of the joint effect of ...
arxiv
Case Report: An unusual case of hemoptysis
We present a case of a 61-year-old woman with hemoptysis for 1 week. Two weeks prior, she underwent trigeminal microvascular decompression and repair of cerebrospinal fluid leakage under general anesthesia.
Zhenhua Li+5 more
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Background Optimal vocal cord visualization depends on the patient’s anatomical factors, characteristics of the laryngoscope, and the operator’s muscle action. This study evaluated the effect of table inclination and three different laryngoscopic methods
Efrain Riveros-Perez+5 more
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A Markov Chain Model for COVID19 in Mexico City [PDF]
This paper presents a model for COVID19 in Mexico City. The data analyzed were considered from the appearance of the first case in Mexico until July 2021. In this first approximation the states considered were Susceptible, Infected, Hospitalized, Intensive Care Unit, Intubated, and Dead.
arxiv
Real-time video streaming in vivo using ultrasound as the communication channel [PDF]
The emergence of capsule endoscopy has provided a means of capturing video of the small intestines without having to resort to an invasive procedure involving intubation. However, real-time video streaming to a receiver outside the body remains challenging for capsule endoscopy.
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Background: Usually, the endotracheal tube cuff pressure is controlled by cuff pressure monitoring. However, the intermittent pilot-manometer connection and disconnection may cause a change in the adjusted pressure.
Roghieh Nazari+5 more
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