Diagnostic Value of Pressure-Flow Study Parameters in Women With Anatomical Bladder Outlet Obstruction [PDF]
International Neurourology JournalPurpose This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of pressure-flow study parameters in female patients with anatomical bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and to investigate the association between obstruction location and urodynamic findings ...
Burcu Hancı Sevinc +2 more
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Small bowel obstruction: a prognostic score index for surgery – a review
Gastroenterology Review, 2022 Bowel obstruction is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for nearly 30,000 deaths and more than $3 billion per year in direct medical costs. Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused mainly by postoperative adhesions.
Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza, Irene Fiume
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Clinical and angiopulmonographic association in pulmonary embolism
Терапевтический архив, 2021 Aim. To detect the effect of the feature of the pulmonary vascular obstruction on the clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism (PE). Materials and methods. The 127 patients with PE were included in this study.
Evgeniy S. Mazur +3 more
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Subtraction CT angiopulmonographic assessment of the vascular bed and lung perfusion in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: A pilot study [PDF]
Терапевтический архив, 2017 Aim. To evaluate the vascular bed and lung perfusion in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) by computed tomography (CT) and to compare the severity of pulmonary arterial (PA) thrombotic lesions concurrent with parenchymal ...
T N Veselova +5 more
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ESTIMATION OF THE KINETIC HEAD COEFFICIENT (k) BASED ON THE GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EMITTER PIPES [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2017 : The objective of this study was to determine the variability of the head loss as a function of the emitter geometry as well as to develop a relation between local head loss caused by the emitter insertion and geometric characteristics of the emitter ...
José H. N. Flores +3 more
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European Journal of Radiology Open, 2021 Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the implications of different parameters of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) to predict 30-day mortality in acute pulmonary embolism (APE) patients.
Narumol Chaosuwannakit +3 more
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Left and right lung asynchrony as a physiological indicator for unilateral bronchial obstruction in interventional bronchoscopy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: In patients with bronchial obstruction, pulmonary function tests may not change significantly after intervention. The airflow asynchrony in both lungs due to unilateral bronchial obstruction may be applicable as a physiological indicator. The
Masamichi Mineshita +5 more
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Nasal Obstruction and Palate-Tongue Position on Sleep-Disordered Breathing [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 ObjectivesWe wanted to evaluate whether the presence of nasal obstruction makes a change on the association between the modified Mallampati score and the severity of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and the sleep quality.MethodsPolysomnography (PSG), the
Hyo Yeol Kim +8 more
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Assessment of dynamic left ventricular outflow track obstruction as fluid responsiveness marker in mechanically ventilated septic patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2022 Background: Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Similar to poly trauma, acute myocardial infarction, or stroke, early identification and appropriate management in the initial hours after ...
Sameh El Maraghi +2 more
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Intrarenal Doppler Indices in Acute Ureteric Obstruction [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Context: Urolithiasis remains a major health problem despite advances in therapy. Obstruction results in an increase in pressure within the urinary tract, causing structural and physiologic changes.
Umamageswari Amirthalingam
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