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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Advances in laryngoscopy: rigid indirect laryngoscopy [PDF]
F1000 Medicine Reports, 2010 There is a growing body of evidence to support the use of rigid indirect laryngoscopy or 'video' laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation. We summarise some of the key issues, comparing rigid indirect laryngoscopy with direct conventional laryngoscopy.
Cheyne, Deanne R, Doyle, Patrick
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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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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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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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Asystole following Reintubation during Suspension Laryngoscopy
Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2012 Transient increase in heart rate and mean arterial pressure commonly occur during manipulation of the airway via direct laryngoscopy. This phenomenon is understood to be due to a sympathetic nervous system reflex causing an increase in plasma ...
Sheryl H. Glassman +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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The effect of gag reflex on cardiac sympatovagal tone [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives: Heart velocity may be influenced by gagging. The medulla oblongata receives the afferents of gag reflex. Neuronal pools of vomiting, salivation and cardiac parasympathetic fibers are very close in this area.
Jamshir, M. +2 more
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