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Oxygen prescription and administration at the Emergency Department and medical wards in Mater Dei Hospital [PDF]

, 2011
Aims: The aim of this study was to audit current practices on oxygen prescription in the Emergency Department (ED), and on accurate oxygen administration in the wards of Mater Dei Hospital. Method: Two hundred and forty eight adult patients attending the
Asciak, Rachelle, Fenech, Valerie Anne, Gatt, Jurgen, Montefort, Stephen   +3 more
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Examining the Influence of Glycemic Management During Sleep on Sleep‐Related Bruxism: A Pilot Study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Stabilisation of blood glucose levels during sleep may improve sleep‐related bruxism (SRB), particularly by suppressing sympathetic nervous system activity. Furthermore, it is expected that these findings will lead to the establishment of new treatment methods for SRB in sleep dentistry.
Tatsuya Taniwaki, Kazuo Okura, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Toyoko Tajima, Akitomo Watanabe, Yoshizo Matsuka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep‐Disordered Breathing in Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: Association With Pain Intensity

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
In 50 adults with chronic TMD pain, insomnia alone and COMISA showed similar pain intensity and subjective sleep complaints. However, COMISA was characterised by greater pain frequency, predominant morning pain and marked nocturnal hypoxemia. Sleep quality and oxygen saturation were associated with pain intensity only in COMISA, indicating that sleep ...
Alberto Herrero Babiloni, Patrícia Monteiro, Antonio Sergio Guimarães, Miguel Meira e Cruz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case reports of oral appliance therapy on three young adults with Down syndrome and OSA

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Patients with Down syndrome (DS) have a high incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to hypotonia, weight, underdeveloped midface, and relative macroglossia. This article presents three cases of young adults with DS, who were diagnosed with mild to severe OSA and unable to tolerate positive airway pressure therapy.
Jingjing Zhang, Yuuya Kohzuka, Kathleen M. Bennett, Fernanda R. Almeida   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a Clinical Risk Score for Preterm Necrotising Enterocolitis: The ‘Check‐NEC Score’

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Early prediction of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants is important given its significant health, economic and social–emotional burden. We aimed to validate a clinical risk score (Check‐NEC Score [CNS]) for this purpose in preterm infants.
Tiara Davis, Chandra Rath, Gayatri Athalye‐Jape, Elizabeth Nathan, Jeffrey Keelan, Sanjay Patole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oximetry

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1996
Measuring arterial hemoglobin saturation via traditional arterial blood gas testing or co-oximetry complements the fundamental physical examination process. Within the last two decades, advancements in diagnostic technologies made possible the dynamic, noninvasive assessment of hemoglobin saturation through pulse oximetry.
openaire   +3 more sources

Pre‐anaesthetic risk assessment and management of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease: a spectrum of care narrative review

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Myxomatous mitral valve disease, an acquired valvular degeneration, is the most common cardiac disorder in dogs, affecting approximately 10% of dogs in primary care veterinary practice. Dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease frequently require anaesthesia for routine procedures.
I. Levinzon, L. Köster, E. Vettorato, A. H. Estrada   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Telemetry Monitoring Among General Medicine Patients [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To determine why and when general medicine non-ICU patients are upgraded from a non-telemetry level of care to telemetry monitoring at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH).
Chen, MD, Debbie, Diemer, MD, Gretchen A.   +1 more
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Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation and Risk of Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Diseases
Background: Delirium onset is associated with increased comorbidity and mortality. Identifying reliable delirium biomarkers remains challenging. Regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) offers an objective, easily obtainable measure suitable for ...
Begoña Rochina-Rodríguez, Francisco Miguel Martínez-Arnau, Pilar Pérez-Ros   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiling the sleep architecture of ageing adults using a seven‐state continuous‐time Markov model

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Sleep is a complex biological process regulated by networks of neurons and environmental factors. As one falls asleep, neurotransmitters from sleep–wake regulating neurones work in synergy to control the switching of different sleep states throughout the night. As sleep disorders or underlying neuropathology can manifest as irregular switching,
Jonathon Jacobs, Caitlin E. Martin, Bernard Fuemmeler, Shanshan Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source