The Evaluation of Thyromental Height Test as a Single, Accurate Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: Thyromental Height Test is a relatively new, easy method considered as a more accurate predictor of difficult laryngoscopy than existing methods.
Prabhat Rawal, Surendra Man Shrestha
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 This study investigated postoperative complications after surgery for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in Europe. Hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and bleeding requiring reoperation occurred in 170 (26·2 per cent), 62 (13·7 per cent) and 17 (2·6 per cent) patients respectively.
D.‐J. van Beek +18 more
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A novel multivariate STeady-state index during general ANesthesia (STAN) [PDF]
, 2017 The assessment of the adequacy of general anesthesia for surgery, namely the nociception/anti-nociception balance, has received wide attention from the scientific community. Monitoring systems based on the frontal EEG/EMG, or autonomic state reactions (e.
A Albertin +34 more
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Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013 Background: The incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in obese patients is higher than in the general population. Classical predictors of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation have been shown to be unreliable.
Arne O Budde +5 more
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Cardiovascular responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation with GlideScope or Macintosh laryngoscope in elderly patients undergoing gynecologic surgery: A randomize clinical trial [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2023 Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the GlideScope and Macintosh laryngoscopes for cardiovascular response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in elderly patients undergoing gynecological procedures.
Eissa Bilehjani +4 more
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Perceived vocal morbidity in a problem asthma clinic [PDF]
, 2009 <p>Aims: Asthma treatment has the potential to affect patients' voices. We undertook detailed characterisation of voice morbidity in patients attending a problem asthma clinic, and we determined how patients' perceptions related to objective ...
A E Stanton +13 more
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Preoperative bedside test indicators as predictors of difficult video laryngoscopy in obese patients: a prospective observational study [PDF]
PeerJPurpose The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with difficult video laryngoscopy in obese patients. Methods A total of 579 obese patients undergoing elective laparoscopic weight loss surgery were intubated with a single-lumen ...
Liumei Li +5 more
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Piloting mobile mixed reality simulation in paramedic distance education [PDF]
, 2017 New pedagogical methods delivered through mobile mixed reality (via a user-supplied mobile phone incorporating 3d printing and augmented reality) are becoming possible in distance education, shifting pedagogy from 2D images, words and videos to ...
Birt, James +2 more
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Laryngoscopic Image Stitching for View Enhancement and Documentation - First Experiences [PDF]
, 2012 One known problem within laryngoscopy is the spatially limited view onto the hypopharynx and the larynx through the endoscope. To examine the complete larynx and hypopharynx, the laryngoscope can be rotated about its main axis, and hence the physician ...
Bergen, Tobias +5 more
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Diagnosis and Management of COVID-19 Disease [PDF]
, 2020 SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that was identified in late 2019 as the causative agent of COVID-19 (aka coronavirus disease 2019). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the world-wide outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic.
Carlos, Graham +5 more
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