We validate the proposed framework in anatomically accurate scenarios involving the brain ventricles and the tracheobronchial tree, using two types of CSRs: the concentric tube robot and the ...

BACKGROUND Severe tracheobronchial malacia and stenosis are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children in intensive care, but little is known about how best to diagnose these conditions ...

Rescuers should “phone first” for unresponsive adults. Exceptions: “phone fast” (provide CPR first) for adult victims of submersion, trauma, and drug intoxication (Class Indeterminate). 2. Prehospital ...

Bougies are commonly used to aid difficult intubation, but in rare cases, they can fracture and lead to tracheobronchial aspiration. We report the case of a woman in her mid-50s with multinodular ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy of isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) and of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) plus mitral valve plasty (MVP) in treating coronary heart ...

cantab.net Background: Upper airway compromise due to tracheobronchial stenosis commonly occurs in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG). There is at present no consensus on the optimal ...

Background Since the publication of the EULAR recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in 2016, several randomised clinical trials ...

In this way the coping aspect is also safeguarded. Figure 3 Example of a plasty for separation of syndactyly between the long and ring finger. a) Planning sketch from the volar and dorsal aspect, ...

Patients presenting with symptoms of heart failure and a dilated or aneurysmatic LV after anterior AMI were considered candidates for a combined surgical approach of ventricular restoration comprising ...

Institute of Clinical Medicine, The University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan Correspondence to: Dr. A. Tsujino, Institute of Clinical Medicine, The University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 ...