SEVERE INTRAOPERATIVE HYPERCARBIA UNDETECTED BY CONTINUOUS END-TIDAL CO2 MONITORING IN A CHRONIC SMOKER UNDERGOING ONE-LUNG VENTILATION

Severe intraoperative hypercarbia undetected by continuous end-tidal CO2 monitoring in a chronic smoker undergoing one-lung ventilation

One-lung ventilation is known to alter the physiology and result in a discrepancy between end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and amrutharishtam price arterial blood CO2partial pressure despite protective mechanisms like hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.Shunts in an emphysematous patient, lateral positioning and capnothorax may aggravate the discrepancy.We pre

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Blows or Falls? Distinction by Random Forest Classification

In this study, we propose a classification method between falls and blows using random forests.In total, 400 anonymized patients presenting with fractures from falls or blows aged between 20 and 49 years old were used.There were 549 types of fractures for 57 martin 00042 for sale bones and 12 anatomical regions observed.We first tested various mode

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Clinical and genetic profile of patients enrolled in the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS): 14-year update

Abstract Background Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) is a rare, life-threatening disease caused by the accumulation of variant or wild-type (ATTRwt amyloidosis) transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart, peripheral nerves, and other tissues and organs.Methods Established in 2007, the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS) is

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Perceptions about medical male circumcision and sexual behaviours of adults in rural Uganda: a cross sectional study

INTRODUCTION: medical male circumcision is currently recognized as an additional important HIV preventive intervention to reduce the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men.However, sexual behaviours after medical circumcision can potentially reduce the expected benefits of the practice.This study explored the perceptions about medical

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