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Study of Incidence of Various Complications of Tracheostomy Following Prolonged Endotracheal Intubation

National Board of Examinations Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Endotracheal intubation is necessary to establishing and maintaining a patent upper airway. However, this procedure is associated with complications that need to be detected early and managed appropriately.
Kandasamy Kamindan, Monica Mrudubhashini Michael, Gayathri Bhaskaran, Vijay Ramalingam, Shanmugam V U   +4 more
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Unsuspected subglottic web in a child managed for severe respiratory obstruction

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
Subglottic stenosis is a known complication of a traumatic and prolonged intubation. In a child, subglottic area is narrower and more prone to damage by an oversized or overinflated endotracheal tube. The stenosis can present with complaints of change in
Reena, Arun Kumar, Shrawin Kumar Singh, Vineet Agrawal   +3 more
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Oral Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplements That Reduce Brain Serotonin During Exercise in Rats Also Lower Brain Catecholamines [PDF]

, 2013
Exercise raises brain serotonin release and is postulated to cause fatigue in athletes; ingestion of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), by competitively inhibiting tryptophan transport into brain, lowers brain tryptophan uptake and serotonin synthesis ...
Choi, Sujean, DiSilvio, Briana, Fernstrom, John D., Fernstrom, Madelyn H.   +3 more
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Post-Pancreatoduodenectomy Outcomes and Epidural Analgesia: A 5-Year Single Institution Experience [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction Optimal pain control post-pancreatoduodenectomy is a challenge. Epidural analgesia (EDA) is increasingly utilized despite inherent risks and unclear effects on outcomes.
Ceppa, Eugene P., Colgate, Cameron L., Fennerty, Mitchell L., House, Michael G., Kilbane, E. Molly, Nakeeb, Attila, Schmidt, C. Max, Simpson, Rachel E., Zyromski, Nicholas J.   +8 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
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Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: a University Hospital in a Developing Country Study

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017
Introduction Tracheostomy is the commonest surgical procedure in intensive care units (ICUs). It not only provides stable airway and facilitates pulmonary toilet and ventilator weaning, but also decreases the direct laryngeal injury of endotracheal ...
Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar, Ahmad Abdel-Fattah Nofal, Mohammad A. El Shawadfy, Ahmed Maaty, Alaa Omar Khazbak   +4 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS IVA: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA or Morquio A syndrome is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) caused by deficiency of the N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS) enzyme, which impairs lysosomal degradation of keratan ...
Akyol, Mehmet Umut, Alden, Tord D, Amartino, Hernan, Ashworth, Jane, Belani, Kumar, Berger, Kenneth I, Borgo, Andrea, Braunlin, Elizabeth, Eto, Yoshikatsu, Giugliani, Roberto, Gold, Jeffrey I, Harmatz, Paul, Hendriksz, Christian, Jester, Andrea, Jones, Simon A, Karsli, Cengiz, Mackenzie, William, Marinho, Diane Ruschel, McFadyen, Andrew, McGill, Jim, Mitchell, John J, MPS Consensus Programme Co-Chairs, MPS Consensus Programme Steering Committee, Muenzer, Joseph, Okuyama, Torayuki, Orchard, Paul J, Scarpa, Maurizio, Stevens, Bob, Thomas, Sophie, Walker, Robert, Wynn, Robert   +30 more
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Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces photo‐crosslinkable tyraminated poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin (PVA‐GT) hydrogels as tunable injectable platforms for tissue engineering and growth factor delivery applications. This schematic illustrates the two developed hydrogel formulations and the experimental workflow used to evaluate their physico‐chemical properties in vitro ...
Alessia Longoni, Gretel S. Major, Sam Arnold, Samuel Tomkins, Eugenia Spessot, Scott Loeffler, Kieran Lau, Richard Tan, Jessica Harte, Roslyn Kemp, Tess Reynolds, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Gary J. Hooper, Tim B. F. Woodfield, David C. Kieser, Khoon S. Lim   +15 more
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Early vs. late tracheostomy for the ICU patients: Experience in a referral hospital

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012
Objectives: The aim of this study is to present our experience with elective surgical tracheostomy for intensive care unit (ICU) patients who needed prolonged translaryngeal intubation in order to evaluate the proper timing and advantages of early vs ...
Tareq Mahafza, Sana Batarseh, Nader Bsoul, Ehab Massad, Ibraheem Qudaisat, Abd Elmon′em Al- Layla   +5 more
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Reversible airway obstruction caused by changing the size and length of an endotracheal tube in a premature neonate with suspected tracheomalacia -A case report- [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010
Tracheomalacia is a malformation of the tracheal membranosa. It is maintained during spontaneous breathing but can be altered by bronchoscopy or positive airway pressure.
Young Suk Kwon, Yun Hee Lim, Hae Lang Park, Byung Hoon Yoo, Seung Hoon Woo, Jun Heum Yon   +5 more
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