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Article
Safety and Efficacy of Ketamine Without Intubation in the Management of Refractory Seizures: A Case Series
Continuous infusion ketamine has demonstrated efficacy in the management of refractory seizures yet does not suppress respiratory drive like other continuous infusion anesthetics (CIAs) used for this indicatio...
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Article
Predictors for Tracheostomy with External Validation of the Stroke-Related Early Tracheostomy Score (SETscore)
Ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients often require endotracheal intubation (EI) and mechanical ventilation (MV). Predicting the need for prolonged EI...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Role of Altered Blood Properties in the Propagation of Ischemic Blood Flow: Contribution of Aging and Oxidative Stress
The red blood cell (RBC) undergoes enhanced oxidative processes at reduced oxygen pressures. They originate from the dramatic increase in the rates of autoxidation for partially oxygenated hemoglobin and the a...