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Dynamic flexible bronchoscopy is the diagnostic criterion standard for expiratory central airway collapse, which can coexist with and mimic asthma, ...
Anatomical differences between children and adults complicate emergency airway management, especially for providers with little pediatric experience.
Increasingly, extraglottic airway devices are used for adult trauma patients in place of traditional methods of intubation for oxygenation and ventilation.
If the airway is still blocked, use chest compressions such as those that are used in CPR to remove the stuck object. Only use two rescue breaths per cycle.
This can arise from tumors compressing the airways or directly growing inside of the airway. Similarly, patients who receive radiation therapy for lung cancer ...
Mayo Clinic is one of the first centers to offer patients with complex central airway stenosis patient-specific, customized airway stents approved by the ...
The outcome measures for airway reconstructions involve dozens of variables to be weighed in presurgical planning as well as during and after surgery.
A major determining factor of upper airway patency during sleep is the activity of the genioglossus muscle. Activation of this muscle via stimulation of the ...
Open-airway surgery may be performed in a single stage or in multiple stages (procedures). Endoscopic and single-stage open-airway surgeries are generally ...
Overview. An open airway during typical breathing during sleep and a blocked airway in someone who has Obstructive sleep apnea Enlarge image.
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