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Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a rare complication of human papillomavirus infection, resulting in exophytic growths into the respiratory tract. A primigravida patient with RRP ...
The Lancet on the anti-IL-5 antibody mepolizumab in individuals with allergic asthma, evidence has accumulated that the pathogenetic role of eosinophils is fundamentally different between asthma ...
The screening tests included: a known prior history of difficult airway, upper airway obstruction, limited mouth opening, limited neck extension, micrognathia, midfacial hypoplasia, cleft palate and a ...
A total of 38,782 breaths were extracted and automatically analyzed. An exponential model is proposed to reproduce the relationship between Pes and airflow of an inspiration and achieve an objective ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 02, 2025--Aerin Medical’s 3-year study confirms VivAer® provides lasting relief for nasal obstruction (NAO), improving airflow, sleep, and quality of life.
Introduction The cuff leak test (CLT) is hypothesised to help optimise extubation by assessing for laryngeal oedema which, if unrecognised and untreated, could lead to post-extubation stridor, ...
Mechanical engineers have developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases ...
The last update to airway obstruction protocols occurred in 1976, making this the first significant revision in 47 years. Based on the findings of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory ...
In this paper, an automatic and unsupervised snore detection algorithm is proposed. The respiratory sound signals of 30 patients with different levels of airway obstruction were recorded by two ...
Patients with central airway obstruction are often treated by multiple clinicians from different specialties, leading to varied management of the patients, according to a press release.In an ...
Both of these procedures open up an airway, but they have different uses. Learn the differences between cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy.