Effect of Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD) Training on Intubation Quality Metrics [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: VCU Health Critical Care Transport Network paramedics and nurses provide emergency scene response and interfacility transport through Virginia Pre-hospital RSI is a high-risk procedure employed by these providers A quality assurance ...
Barmaan, Benjamin
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Cost effectiveness of ward based non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: economic analysis of randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2003 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of standard treatment with and without the addition of ward based non-invasive ventilation in patients admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Elliott, M.W. +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This multicenter study investigated 14 152 minimally invasive esophagectomies (MIEs) using data from the Japanese National Clinical Database and showed a significantly lower operative mortality rate in high‐volume centers than in low‐volume centers. However, no differences in morbidity rates were found between facility sizes.
Taro Oshikiri +4 more
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2011 Background: We carried out this study to compare the efficacy of oral gabapentin and clonidine premedication for controlling the pressor responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.
Kamran Montazeri +4 more
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Lung India, 2013 Background and Objective: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to increased morbidity, mortality and requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation (MV).
S Kumar +3 more
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Effects of preanesthetic dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic responses to endotracheal intubation in elderly patients undergoing treatment for hypertension: a randomized, double-blinded trial [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2017 BackgroundDexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist with sedative, anxiolytic, and analgesic properties. This study was designed to evaluate the inhibitory effects of preoperative administration of 0.5 µg/kg dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic ...
Chan Woo Lee, Miwoon Kim
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Contrastive Learning Improves Critical Event Prediction in COVID-19 Patients [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Machine Learning (ML) models typically require large-scale, balanced training data to be robust, generalizable, and effective in the context of healthcare. This has been a major issue for developing ML models for the coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic where data is highly imbalanced, particularly within electronic health records (EHR ...
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Mesenteric thrombosis: An unusual complication of severe acute pancreatitis—Report of two cases
Advances in Digestive Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract The incidence of acute pancreatitis is 34 per 100 000 people in the general population and is on the rise. Approximately 15% to 20% of all patients experience severe pancreatitis, with a mortality rate nearing 20%. This condition is often linked to vascular complications, although mesenteric thrombosis is a rare presentation.
Asya Zubillaga‐Mares +5 more
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Effect of rigid cervical collar on tracheal intubation using Airtraq®
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 Background and Aims: Cervical spine immobilisation with rigid cervical collar imposes difficulty in intubation. Removal of the anterior part of the collar may jeopardize the safety of the cervical spine.
Padmaja Durga +5 more
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Learning curves for three specific procedures by anesthesiology residents using the learning curve cumulative sum (LC-CUSUM) test [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2017 BackgroundThe learning curve cumulative sum (LC-CUSUM) test is an innovative tool that allows quantitative monitoring of individual medical performance during the learning process by determining when a predefined acceptable level of performance is ...
Gregoire Weil +3 more
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