Intravascular absorption syndrome : case report of a life-threatening complication during hysteroscopy [PDF]
, 2019 A 40-year old, healthy woman underwent hysteroscopic endometrial ablation with a bipolar electrocautery using 0.9% saline as distension fluid. After 45 minutes of surgery, arterial oxygen saturation decreased and liquid was obstructing the laryngeal mask.
Casteels, Martine +5 more
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Modification and Assessment of the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score in the Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Population [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVES: To determine the validity of the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score system in the hematopoietic cell transplant population, and to determine if the addition of weight gain further strengthens the association with need for PICU admission.
Cater, Daniel T. +3 more
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Case report: emergency treatment of near-fatal acute asthma
Emergency Care Journal, 2010 Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting small airways, associated with hyperresponsiveness, reversible airflow-limitation and respiratory symptoms.
Dario Lo Cigno +2 more
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Non-Invasive Ambient Intelligence in Real Life: Dealing with Noisy Patterns to Help Older People [PDF]
, 2019 This paper aims to contribute to the field of ambient intelligence from the perspective of real environments, where noise levels in datasets are significant, by showing how machine learning techniques can contribute to the knowledge creation, by ...
Antón, Miguel Ángel +3 more
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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MANAGEMENT OF SARS-COV-2 PATIENTS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 The 2019 Coronavirus disease is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). COVID-19 causes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in certain individuals.
Taimoor Hassan +3 more
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Lung stress and strain calculations in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit [PDF]
, 2016 Background Stress and strain are parameters to describe respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation. Calculations of stress require invasive and difficult to perform esophageal pressure measurements.
Bikker, I.G. (Ido) +3 more
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Predictors of impending acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell anaemia. [PDF]
, 2020 Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a major complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and a leading cause for hospital admissions and death. We aimed to study the spectrum of clinical and laboratory features of ACS and to assess the predisposing factors and ...
Al-Busaidi, Ikhlas +5 more
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Delayed Effect of Active Pressure Treatment on Endolymphatic Hydrops [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To identify eventual correlations between the effect of low-pressure treatment and endolymphatic hydrops in Ménière patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group consisted of subjects affected by definite Ménière disease (2015) and a severe
Atturo, Francesca +9 more
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Automatic electrical stimulation of abdominal wall muscles increases tidal volume and cough peak flow in tetraplegia [PDF]
, 2008 <p>Paralysis of the respiratory muscles in people with tetraplegia affects their ability to breathe and contributes to respiratory complications.
Allan, D.B. +4 more
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Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason +5 more
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