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Background: Unanticipated difficult airways are an important cause of perioperative morbidity. No single bedside airway assessment test reliably predicts difficult intubation; therefore, combining simple predictors may i...

Background: Second-generation supraglottic airway devices, such as the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA), are increasingly used for laparoscopic surgeries; however, a commonly perceived limitation in their being most ...

The paper did a comparative analysis of the carbon emission and European Union Emission Trading Surcharges (EU ETS) of South African Airways (SAA) current fleet that used aviation jet A1 fuel and the same fleet if it had...

Abstract Introduction Difficult tracheal intubation remains a critical issue in airway management. While videolaryngoscopy (VL), particularly using hyperangulated blades such as the C-MAC D-Blade, has become the gold sta...

BackgroundPrimary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) management relies on mucociliary clearance to prevent bronchiectasis. While humoral immunodeficiencies have been reported in PCD, their clinical significance remains under-defin...

Abstract Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM), especially type I, is an uncommon developmental lung defect marked by abnormal proliferation of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium (PCCE) and the prese...

Abstract Background Glucocorticoids are frequently required for management of cough because of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) and airway collapse (AWC). Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the efficacy and feasibility ...

الملخص: أهداف البحث: يُعدّ التنبيب الجانبي إجراء شائعا خارج غرف العمليات، لا سيما في عمليات التنظير الداخلي. تشمل التحدي...

Wildlife strikes represent a significant threat to aviation safety and economics, as evidenced by notable incidents such as the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009. The Federal Aviation Administration (FA...

ABSTRACT Background Pharyngeal collapse (PC) is a relatively common condition in brachycephalic dogs and often coexists with other airway collapses, including tracheal collapse (TC) and bronchial collapse (BC). However, ...

Abstract Background Patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) are at risk of developing craniocervical instability (CCI). Iatrogenic causes of CCI in hEDS are underreported. We describe a case series of hED...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Cardiac surgery patients often present challenging airways and limited cardiopulmonary reserves, necessitating meticulous preoperative assessment by the anesthesia team. This observational st...

We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with a psychiatric history of schizoaffective disorder with catatonia, dependent personality disorder and substance use disorder whose symptoms have been very difficult to control....

This literature review aims to synthesize current evidence on plastic bronchitis (PB), a disease characterized by varying degrees of branching cast formation in the airways. The rationale for undertaking this review stem...

Wegener’s Granulomatosis is a multisystemic granulomatous inflammation of small vessels that typically effects the kidney, skin, joints and lower and upper airway tracts. Because of the multisystemic involvement, the s...

BackgroundFibrinous bronchitis, also known as plastic bronchitis, is a rare airway disorder characterized by branching bronchial casts that replicate the architecture of the bronchial tree. Adult cases are uncommon and f...

Introduction and ObjectivesAccurate diagnosis of IgE-mediated diseases requires identifying relevant allergens to guide appropriate clinical management and reduce healthcare costs (1). The ImmunoCAP Phadiatop (Thermo Fis...

BackgroundRecurrent bacterial pneumonia accompanied by atypical systemic findings may indicate an uncharacterized inborn error of immunity (IEI). We report a 10-year-old male with recurrent pneumonias, mildly low but fun...

Abstract This update to the 2019 Canadian Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Guideline broadens its focus to include the management of patients with HAE worldwide, building on its established international framework. It has bee...

Materias / palabras clave: airway management, difficult airway, perioperative airway management; Medicine