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Tracheal intubation in patients with cervical spine immobilization: a comparison of the airwayscope®, lma ctrach®, and the macintosh laryngoscopes
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2009-03-31)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pentax AWS (R), and the LMA CTrach (R), in comparison with the Macintosh laryngoscope, when performing tracheal intubation in patients with neck immobilization ...
Randomized controlled trial of the pentax aws(r), glidescope(r), and macintosh laryngoscopes in predicted difficult intubation
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2009-09-24)
Background. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential for the Pentax AWS (R) and the Glidescope (R) to reduce the difficulty of tracheal intubation in patients at increased risk for difficult tracheal ...
Living with relapsed myeloma: symptoms and self-care strategies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-12-21)
Aims and Objectives: To explore which symptoms relapsed myeloma patients experience and what self-care strategies are used.
Methods: This was a qualitative study utilising focus group interviews (n=4) with relapsed myeloma ...
Comparison of three cuffed emergency percutaneous cricothyroidotomy devices to conventional surgical cricothyroidotomy in a porcine model
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010-10-30)
Background. Emergency cricothyroidotomy is a potentially life-saving procedure in the 'cannot intubate cannot ventilate (CICV)' scenario. Although surgical cricothyroidotomy remains the technique recommended in many 'CICV' ...
Zeolite combined with alum and polyaluminum chloride mixed with agricultural slurries reduces carbon losses in runoff from grassed soil boxes
(American Society of Agronomy, 2016-01-01)
Carbon (C) losses from agricultural soils to surface waters can migrate through water treatment plants and result in the formation of disinfection by-products, which are potentially harmful to human health. This study aimed ...
Development of a complex intervention to promote appropriate prescribing and medication intensification in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in irish general practice
(Springer Nature, 2017-09-16)
Background: Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be seen as failure to meet recommended targets for management of key risk factors including glycaemic control, blood pressure and lipids. Poor control of ...
Clinical review: special populations - critical illness and pregnancy
(Springer Nature, 2011-01-01)
Critical illness is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of pregnancy. The majority of pregnancy-related critical care admissions occur postpartum. Antenatally, the pregnant patient is more likely to be ...
Estimating biomass, fishing mortality, and "total allowable discards" for surveyed non-target fish
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-08-27)
Demersal fisheries targeting a few high-value species often catch and discard other "non-target" species. It is difficult to quantify the impact of this incidental mortality when population biomass of a ...
Influence of stormflow and baseflow phosphorus pressures on stream ecology in agricultural catchments
(Elsevier BV, 2017-07-01)