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Follow-up short and long-term mortalities of tracheostomized critically ill patients in an Italian multi-center observational study

Scientific Reports
The effects of tracheostomy on outcome as well as on intra or post-operative complications is yet to be defined. Admission of patients with tracheostomy to rehabilitation facility is at higher risk of suboptimal care and increased mortality.
Maria Vargas, Denise Battaglini, Massimo Antonelli, Ruggero Corso, Giulio Frova, Guido Merli, Flavia Petrini, Marco V. Ranieri, Massimiliano Sorbello, Ida Di Giacinto, Pierpaolo Terragni, Iole Brunetti, Giuseppe Servillo, Paolo Pelosi   +13 more
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Mortality after broad‐ versus narrow‐spectrum antibiotic treatment for patients with nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia: A nationwide retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia (NHCAP) is defined as pneumonia occurring in individuals with frequent healthcare contact, such as residents of care facilities or patients with impaired activities of daily living. The effectiveness of broad‐spectrum antibiotics in treating NHCAP remains unclear.
Jumpei Taniguchi, Shotaro Aso, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non recurrent laryngeal nerve with right aberrant subclavian artery in recurrent case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid: an interesting clinical entity. [PDF]

, 2013
Background/objectives: A nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve is a rare anatomical variant and a routine preoperative imaging studies are not indicated. NRLN is related with absence of the brachiocephalic trunk and aberrant (mainly retroesophageal) course of ...
Chavan, Purshottam, Gupta, Sumit, Halkud, Rajshekar, Naik, Sudhir M, Shenoy, Ashok M, zameer, Latif   +5 more
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Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Critical Care and Resuscitation, 1999
To review the indications and complications of the percutaneous tracheostomy compared with the standard surgical tracheostomy in the critically ill patient.A review of studies reported from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search on percutaneous tracheostomy.A tracheostomy is often performed in the critically ill patient when airway access,
L I, Worthley, A W, Holt
openaire   +2 more sources

Derivation and validation of the Pediatric Community‐Acquired Pneumonia Severity (PedCAPS) score: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a frequent and costly cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Previous prognostic tools for CAP are limited by small samples, single‐center or retrospective designs, lack of generalizability to ED settings, lack of biomarkers, or limited objective data.
Todd A. Florin, Ron Reeder, Lilliam Ambroggio, Richard M. Ruddy, Samir S. Shah, Allison Cator, Matthew J. Lipshaw, Geoffrey A. Capraro, Laura F. Sartori, Amy Y. Cheng, Leah Tzimenatos, Patrick S. Walsh, Claudia R. Morris, Chris A. Rees, Son H. McLaren, Tamar R. Lubell, Chari D. Larsen, Justin Moher, Eileen J. Klein, Shubhada Hooli, Nathan Kuppermann, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) PedCAPS Investigators   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric tracheostomy

Jornal de Pediatria, 2009
To provide an up-to-date review of pediatric tracheostomy, primarily focusing on indications, surgical technique, complications and hospital and home care.MEDLINE and PubMed databases were searched using the following keywords: tracheostomy, tracheotomy, children, newborn.Indications for tracheostomy in children are changing.
José Carlos, Fraga, João C K de, Souza, Juliana, Kruel   +2 more
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Oxymatrine Inhibits Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition to Alleviate Airway Remodeling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Suppressing the TGF‐β1/Smad Pathway

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the therapeutic efficacy of oxymatrine (OMT, C15H24N2O2) in a murine model of cigarette smoke (CS)‐induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and elucidated its underlying mechanisms. A COPD model was established in mice through prolonged exposure to CS, followed by intraperitoneal administration of OMT (50 mg/kg)
Shuang Zhou, Ju‐Xiang Zhu, Jing Li
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical outcomes according to the timing of the first tracheostomy tube change

Heliyon
Purpose: The first tracheostomy tube replacement is a critical procedure that can cause various complications, but there are few studies on the optimal timing of tracheostomy tube replacement in adult patients.
Sangho Lee, Sang-Wook Lee, Joyoung Park, Jihoon Han   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Tracheostomy Improve Outcome and Lower Resource Utilization for Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation?

Chinese Medical Journal, 2015
Background: It is not clear whether the benefits of tracheostomy remain the same in the population. This study aimed to better examine the effect of tracheostomy on clinical outcome among prolonged ventilator patients. Methods: Data were from the medical
Ciou-Rong Yuan, Tzuo-Yun Lan, Gau-Jun Tang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

HAIR DYE- AN EMERGING SUICIDAL AGENT: OUR EXPERIENCE [PDF]

, 2012
Hair dye poisoning has been emerging as one of the important causes of intentional deliberate self harm. To study the epidemiology of patients who consumed Super Vasmol (a commonly used commercial hair dye), profile of patients referred to the ENT ...
R, Ganesh, Suganthakumar, Mary Nirmala
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