The Musculoskeletal Consequences of Mouth Breathing in Adults: A Systematic Review
Chronic mouth breathing can have a negative impact on posture, cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD), reduced masticatory muscle activity and efficiency, and suprahyoid muscle overuse. Postural changes include a head forward posture and increased lumbar lordosis.
Raewyn G. Campbell +13 more
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Effect of simulation-based human factors training among emergency medicine healthcare providers on paediatric airway management: a study protocol for a quasi-experimental pre-post study at a tertiary healthcare centre in Karachi, Pakistan. [PDF]
Jamali AA +4 more
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Bronchoscopy and 4D‐CT are used to grade tracheomalacia severity, though reliability across raters and specialties has been unclear. In this multi‐institutional, multidisciplinary survey study, endoscopic assessment showed higher inter‐ and intra‐rater reliability than 4D‐CT, though both modalities demonstrated substantial‐to‐almost‐perfect agreement ...
Hannah F. Case +9 more
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Consensus recommendations for paediatric airway topicalisation using lidocaine. [PDF]
Iliff HA +23 more
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A Scoping Review of Laryngeal Edema Rating Scales for Extubated Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors
This scoping review identified existing laryngeal edema rating scales and evaluated whether any are adequately designed for post‐extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors. Across 35 included studies, most used subjective binary classifications and only the RTOG and Patterson Edema scales had operational definitions and reliability/validity ...
Lalita Sabat +4 more
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Improving Outcome Reporting in Paediatric Airway Management in Clinical Trials (IMPACT): A Study Protocol for Core Outcomes and Clinical Endpoints. [PDF]
Matava CT +20 more
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Characterizing Post Tonsillectomy Respiratory Complications in Patients Under Three
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the postoperative respiratory complications in children < 3 years old who underwent tonsillectomy. Methods Retrospective chart review of patients < 3 years old at time of tonsillectomy. Demographics, comorbidities, polysomnography results, intraoperative factors, and postoperative respiratory complications ...
Nathan E. Lu +4 more
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Association of Glucagon‐Like Peptide—1 Receptor Analogues and Laryngeal Symptoms in Obese Adults
Table 1 succinctly quantifies the time‑dependent association between GLP‑1RA/GIP therapy and laryngeal symptoms, demonstrating modest but statistically robust increases in outcomes such as cough and voice/resonance disorders by 6 months. It provides clinically actionable absolute risks, odds ratios, and hazard ratios that can directly inform counseling,
Priyanka Shah +4 more
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Validation of age and height based formulae to predict paediatric airway distances - a prospective observational study. [PDF]
Mathew P +4 more
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Multicenter Study Results on Expanded Indications in Med‐EL Pediatric Cochlear Implant Population
ABSTRACT Objectives To demonstrate safety and efficacy of MED‐EL cochlear implants (CIs) in children aged < 12 months and in children aged 12–71 months with residual hearing. Methods This was a multicenter, nonrandomized, single‐subject, repeated‐measures study with prospective (N = 38; 26 < 12 months of age) and retrospective (N = 209; 70 < 12 months ...
Nancy M. Young +11 more
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