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Awake Blue Laser Excision and Balloon Dilation of Oropharyngeal Stenosis in High‐Risk Patients

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Oropharyngeal stenosis is a rare condition that can develop following head and neck cancer treatment, leading to progressive dyspnea, dysphagia, and dysphonia. Patients with symptomatic dyspnea may benefit from endoscopic surgery. However, head and neck cancer survivors can have severe trismus, limited neck extension, and altered laryngeal ...
Abbey L. Landini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Retrospective Study on Time Impact of Major Trauma Patients Requiring Access to the Operating Room on the Anesthesia Department of a Pediatric Trauma Center

open access: yesPediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in children. Trauma patients have been demonstrated to require significant resources, including operating room time. We aimed to describe the characteristics and patterns of access to surgery and outcomes of pediatric major trauma patients at The Hospital for Sick Children.
Ruth Bird   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active Emergency Management of Adult Acute Epiglottitis: An Analysis of 570 Cases

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Acute epiglottitis, which is primarily caused by bacterial infection, can quickly progress to life‐threatening airway obstruction. The first 24 h after symptom onset is a critical window for management. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of emergency management during this period or have identified the factors that ...
Bo‐Jun Shen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Ambient Dictation Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Spaces in Surgery: A Scoping Review

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the current scope of knowledge regarding ambient listening artificial intelligence (AI) tools for documentation in surgical clinical environments. Data Sources Literature search was performed using EMBASE, PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, SCOPUS, and Cochrane databases.
Orli Weiss   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of Optimal Magill Forceps Hand Position and Laryngoscope Type to Remove a Simulated Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Foreign body removal for airway obstruction is an infrequent skill performed by paramedics, and Magill forceps for removal of a foreign body from the airway is reserved for patients with persistent obstruction.
Michael Berkenbush   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vibratory Characteristics and Quantitative Parameters of Laryngeal Dystonia: A Scoping Review of High‐Speed Videoendoscopy Studies

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To review the clinical application and quantitative parameters of high‐speed videoendoscopy (HSV) in evaluating vocal fold kinematics in patients with laryngeal dystonia (LD), to summarize the limitations of existing studies, and to provide a reference for future clinical standardization.
Yuan‐Jia Hu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Video Laryngoscopy Technologies [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Devices, 2009
Indirect laryngoscopy allows practitioners to “see around the corner” of a patient's airway during intubation. Inadequate airway management is a major contributor to patient injury, morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the video quality of commercially available video laryngoscopy systems.
Chiesa, C.   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Endoscopic Total Thyroidectomy via a Single‐Port Subclavian Approach Versus Open Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Historically, performing contralateral thyroid lobectomy and lymph node dissection via the subclavian approach has been considered challenging. This study evaluated the safety and feasibility of gasless endoscopic total thyroidectomy and central compartment neck dissection via the single‐port subclavian approach (SpSCA) in comparison
Pei‐Liang Lin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classification of videolaryngoscopy: a systematic review

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Structured classification and consistent documentation of videolaryngoscopy findings are essential for future airway planning. Although numerous classification tools for communication have been proposed, their accuracy and effectiveness remain uncertain.
Catharina Grün   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Video vs. traditional laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation at birth or in the neonatal unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesResuscitation Plus
Background: Videolaryngoscopy may increase neonatal intubation success when used by neonatologists and anesthesiologists. It is not known if this is true for intubations by neonatal clinicians only in neonatal units or on delivery suites.
Joe Fawke   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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