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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of the Posterior and Combined Approaches for Repair of Cervical Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis. [PDF]

, 2019
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. PURPOSE: To evaluate surgical outcomes and complications of cervical spine fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (CAS) patients who were treated using either the posterior (P) or combined approach (C).
Ariyawatkul, Thanase, Carlson, Victor, Heller, Joshua, Kepler, Christopher K., Luksanapruksa, Panya, Millhouse, Paul William   +5 more
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Peri‐operative fasting in adults: an international, multidisciplinary consensus statement

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Evidence suggests that existing pre‐operative fasting guidelines are associated with prolonged fasting times. Prolonged fasting, particularly from clear liquids, has the potential to harm patients through reduced peri‐operative wellbeing; impaired glucose metabolism and peri‐operative inflammatory response; delayed return of bowel ...
Anne Rüggeberg, Kariem El‐Boghdadly, Federico Bilotta, Marta Dias Vaz, Anne Marie Camilleri Podesta, Ib Jammer, Ehrenfried Schindler, Jamie Elmawieh, Alexander Nagrebetsky, Christiane Beck, Maximilian Heinz Beck, David Borshoff, Lionel Bouvet, Madjid Boukantar, David Bunting, Sharon Carey, Mirka Cikkelova, Matthew Checketts, Michael Clarius, Aaron Conway, Marc Coppens, Rafaela Coutinho, Arianna Dal Buono, Pradeep A Dongare, Richard Dutton, Dilay Erbaş, David Ferreira, Adriano Friganovic, Peter Frykholm, Adrian W Gelb, Andrew M Goldsweig, Steven Green, Steven Greenberg, Jana G Hashash, Helen Haskell, Arvid Steinar Haugen, Dorthe Hjort Jakobson, Erin Hommel, Ryan Howle, Jaime Hyman, Mohua Jain, Girish P Joshi, Noelleen Kiprillis, Inci Kirtil, Shanu Kothari, Peter Kranke, Dileep N Lobo, Benjamin Loveday, Michael Margarson, Phuong Markman, Marije Marsman, Carmen Mazilu, Viorica Nedelcu, Anahi Perlas, Susanna Price, Finn Radtke, Kate Rivett, Michael Sander, Faiz Shariff, Aistė Štaraitė, Pietro Paolo Tamborrino, Panagiota Tsikala, Arnaldo Valedon, Harm HJ Van Noort, Matthew Wiles, Meryem Yilmaz, Marko Zdravkovic   +66 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should Aggregate Patient Preference Data Be Used to Make Decisions on Behalf of Unrepresented Patients? [PDF]

, 2019
Patient preference predictors aim to solve the moral problem of making treatment decisions on behalf of incapacitated patients. This commentary on a case of an unrepresented patient at the end of life considers 3 related problems of such ...
Sharadin, Nathaniel
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Evaluation of a Rat Cardiopulmonary Bypass Model Using an Extraluminal Flow Oxygenator

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
A rat cardiopulmonary bypass model was constructed incorporating the developed extraluminal flow oxygenator and compared with a commercial intraluminal flow oxygenator. Both oxygenators demonstrated comparable gas exchange performance and inflammatory responses; however, the one developed in this study better preserved PLT counts.
Hirohito Sumikura, Yutaka Fujii, Shunsuke Uchiyama, Akihiko Homma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hormonal Treatment During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Ameliorates Brain Death Induced Inflammation

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
Treatment of lungs during ex vivo perfusion with 17β‐estradiol and methylprednisolone improved graft quality. In females, treated and non‐treated groups presented reduced leukocyte infiltration and only the treatment improved perfusion flow. In males, treatment improved lung function by increasing compliance, paO2, and perfusion flow.
Marina Vidal‐dos‐Santos, Roberto Armstrong‐Jr, Fernanda Yamamoto Ricardo‐da‐Silva, Lucas Ferreira da Anunciação, Mayara Munhoz de Assis Ramos, Cristiano de Jesus Correia, Petra J. Ottens, Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira, Henri G. D. Leuvenink, Ana Cristina Breithaupt‐Faloppa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracheal A‐frame deformity and suprastomal collapse after pediatric tracheostomy

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Objectives To determine the incidence of A‐frame deformity and suprastomal collapse after pediatric tracheostomy. Study design Retrospective cohort. Methods All patients (
Rishi Suresh, Helene Dabbous, Swapnika Alahari, Yann‐Fuu Kou, Romaine F. Johnson, Stephen R. Chorney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Airway Infantile Hemangioma

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim An infantile hemangioma (IH) affecting the airway is rare. Identifying infants at risk for an airway IH is crucial to avoid potential airway compromise. Our objective was to identify risk factors for an airway IH and to study its incidence and treatments.
Eeva Castrén, Päivi Salminen, Kristiina Kyrklund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLINICO–Demographic Profile and Outcomes of Hospitalised Children With Diphtheria in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Amir Muhammad, Ashfaq Ahmed, Waqas Naseem, Ale Azad Othman, Mohsin Hassan, Lyaba Atta, Muhammad Tahir   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Care Services, Barriers and Enablers to Maintaining Good Oral Health in Motor Neurone Disease: A Scoping Review

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The objective of this scoping review was to map existing literature on oral health and related care in individuals with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Specifically, the review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to maintaining oral hygiene, summarise available clinical guidelines and patient‐facing resources, and examine how ...
Mariam A. Khokhar, Lucy A. O'Malley, Anne‐Marie Glenny, Xiaohui Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expressive language and social communication abilities in children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To investigate parent‐reported expressive language and social communication abilities in children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) treated with disease‐modifying therapies. Method This was a cross‐sectional feasibility study performed at the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, London (UK), and the Centro Clinico Nemo Pediatrico, Rome (
Chiara Brusa, Bianca Buchignani, Chiara Cutri, Giorgia Coratti, Elaine Clark, Emily Johnson, Nikki Cornell, Mariacristina Scoto, Marika Pane, Eugenio Maria Mercuri, Francesco Muntoni, Giovanni Baranello, The Language and Social Communication in SMA working group, Harriet Weststrate, Emily Barritt, Laura Antonaci, Daniela Leone, Concetta Palermo, Pinki Munot, Adnan Manzur   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source