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The authors examined recordings of PPV given to preterm infants in the delivery room for prevalence of mask leak and airway obstruction. Methods and patients The authors reviewed recordings of infants ...

Introduction: The Heimlich maneuver is a common —yet not always successful—first aid measure for relieving upper airway obstruction caused by choking. Using a choking simulation mannequin, we studied ...

13 The presence of a point of upper airway obstruction (UAO) increases intraluminal negative ... by means of 128 channel tomography with the patients placed in the supine position. All subjects were ...

The American College of Chest Physicians published a clinical practice guideline on management of central airway obstruction. Panelists emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary, patient-centric ...

Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) is a sleep disorder that, despite its significant impact on health and quality of life, remains largely under the radar. It is characterized by increased ...

An airway obstruction happens when you can't move air ... When the air temperature gets hot enough, such as in a fire, it can injure your upper airway. These injuries cause swelling to your ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Upper airway obstruction' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

Upper airway obstruction often worsens during sleep as a result of the individual being in a supine position and in the presence of lax upper airway dilatory muscles. 4 Upper airway obstruction also ...

On investigation a green anaesthetic swab was found in the upper airway and removed. The swab had reportedly been inserted to help obtain a seal in the patient’s oropharynx by supporting the i-gel® ...

This is usually the tripod position where the patient sits on his or her hands with head bent forward slightly and tongue protruding out. If there is severe obstruction of airway at home ...