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Marshall Hall, the reflex arc and epilepsy [PDF]

, 2008
Marshall Hall (1790-1857), who graduated from the University of Edinburgh's Medical School in 1812, was considered one of the greatest physiologists of his day.
Eadie, M. J.
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Early pneumonia and timing of antibiotic therapy in patients after nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: While early pneumonia is common in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), little is known about the impact of pneumonia and the optimal timing of antibiotic therapy after OHCA.
Alexander Becker, Gerd Hasenfuß, Helmut Eiffert, Jochen Kruppa, Kristian Hellenkamp, Mark Hünlich, Martin Faßhauer, Rolf Wachter, Sabrina Onimischewski   +8 more
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Establishment and validation of a predictive model for tracheotomy in critically ill patients and analysis of the impact of different tracheotomy timing on patient prognosis

BMC Anesthesiology
Background In critically ill patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), it is unable to determine early which patients require tracheotomy and whether early tracheotomy is beneficial.
Xing-Hua Chen, Jing-Jing Zhao, Cheng Chen, Li Yao   +3 more
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Endoscopic Posterior Cricoid Split with Costal Cartilage Graft: A Fifteen‐Year Experience [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To evaluate outcomes of the endoscopic posterior cricoid split with rib graft (EPCS/RG) procedure in the treatment of subglottic stenosis (SGS), posterior glottic stenosis (PGS), and bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI).
Dahl, John P., Inglis, Andrew F., Jr., Parikh, Sanjay R., Purcell, Patricia L.   +3 more
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Posterior tracheal wall leading to life-threatening obstruction of tracheostomy tube

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2013
This is a case report of a 28-year-old male patient with severe traumatic brain injury and Glasgow coma scale score = 8: E2 M5 V T , who required a tracheotomy for airway protection.
Sanjay Singhal, S Kiran, Avinash Das
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Attitudes Toward Assisted Suicide and Life-Prolonging Measures in Swiss ALS Patients and Their Caregivers [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: In Switzerland, assisted suicide (AS) is legal, provided that the person seeking assistance has decisional capacity and the person assisting is not motivated by reasons of self-interest.
Markus Weber, Ralf Stutzki, Stella Reiter-Theil, Ursula Schneider   +3 more
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Care transition from a pediatric intestinal rehabilitation program to adult care and the risk of all‐cause mortality: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background As patients with intestinal failure reach adulthood, transitioning to adult care remains challenging because of a lack of specialized programs. This study evaluated outcomes of patients who transitioned care from a pediatric intestinal rehabilitation program.
Gillian R. Goddard, Stephanie Oliveira, Crystal Slaughter, Kim Klotz, Marilyn Stoops, Julie Schletker, Jackie Wessel, Michael Helmrath, Samuel Kocoshis, Monique Goldschmidt, Paul W. Wales   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Best practices for emergency surgical airway: A systematic review

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019
Objective In the case of an emergency surgical airway, current guidelines state that surgical cricothyrotomy is preferable to tracheotomy. However, complications associated with emergency cricothyrotomy may be more frequent and severe.
Elliana K. DeVore, Andrew Redmann, Rebecca Howell, Sid Khosla   +3 more
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The role of posterior aortopexy in the treatment of left mainstem bronchus compression [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: We reviewed the role of posterior aortopexy for left mainstem bronchus compression in infants and children. METHODS: Eighteen children with respiratory symptoms were enrolled between 2005 and 2015 for surgical decompression of the left ...
Arcieri, Luigi, Assanta, Nadia, Baggi, Roberto, DI MAURIZIO, Marco, Mirabile, Lorenzo, Moschetti, Riccardo, Murzi, Bruno, Nenna, Raffaella, Noccioli, Bruno, Serio, Paola   +9 more
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Tracheotomy in Emergencies [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1897
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