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The perception of the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery and differentiation from similar specialities among dental students, medical students, trainee interns and pre-vocational junior doctors
PurposeTo explore the ability of Dental Students (DS), Medical Students (MS), Trainee Interns (TI) and Pre-vocational Junior Doctors (JD) in...
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Drug-induced sleep endoscopy-continuous positive airway pressure (DISE-CPAP), a newer modality to choose the right candidates for CPAP
BackgroundContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is recommended for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to...
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When is it Safe to Use a Supraglottic Airway Device? Advanced Uses for SGA Devices
Purpose of ReviewIn recent years, supraglottic airway (SGA) devices have been used extensively intraoperatively and in non-operating room anesthesia...
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Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure on NT-pro-BNP in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a meta-analysis
BackgroundN-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) and BNP are well-known markers for the diagnosis and prognostic of heart failure....
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Canadian Airway Focus Group updated consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 2. Planning and implementing safe management of the patient with an anticipated difficult airway
PurposeSince the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were published in 2013, the published airway management literature has expanded...
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Managing the Physiologically Difficult Airway in Critically Ill Adults
This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2023. Other selected articles can be...
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A randomized controlled trial comparing three supraglottic airway devices used as a conduit to facilitate tracheal intubation with flexible bronchoscopy
PurposeOnce difficult ventilation and intubation are declared, guidelines suggest the use of a supraglottic airway (SGA) as a rescue device to...
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Airway recommendations for perioperative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a sco** review
PurposeNumerous guideline recommendations for airway and perioperative management during the COVID-19 pandemic have been published. We identified,...
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National Emergency Resuscitation Airway Audit (NERAA): a pilot multicentre analysis of emergency intubations in Irish emergency departments
BackgroundThere is paucity of literature on why and how patients are intubated, and by whom, in Irish Emergency Departments (EDs). The aim of this...
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A randomized controlled study to compare oropharyngeal leak pressure between I-gel™ and laryngeal mask airway supreme™ in children in lateral position under general anesthesia
BackgroundSupraglottic airway devices (SADs) are the mainstay for airway management in pediatric ambulatory surgeries and may often be a suitable...
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Is disposable continuous positive airway pressure system effective for the management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure?
AimThis study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of disposable continuous positive airway pressure (DCPAP) system in decreasing the partial...
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resection of the right anterior pulmonary segment in a 10-year-old child with congenital pulmonary airway malformation
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a very rare phenomenon subject to malignant transformation that requires surgical resection. In an...
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CPAP-induced airway hyper-reactivity in mice is modulated by hyaluronan synthase-3
BackgroundContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a primary mode of respiratory support for preterm infants. Animal studies have shown...
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Difficult airway predictors were associated with decreased use of neuromuscular blocking agents in emergency airway management: a retrospective cohort study in Thailand
BackgroundIt is recommended that difficult airway predictors be evaluated before emergency airway management. However, little is known about how...
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Effects of airway pressure release ventilation on multi-organ injuries in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome pig models
BackgroundExtra-pulmonary multi-organ failure in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major cause of high mortality....
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The Articulated Oral Airway as an aid to mask ventilation: a prospective, randomized, interventional, non-inferiority study
BackgroundOropharyngeal airways are used both to facilitate airway patency during mask ventilation as well as conduits for flexible scope intubation,...
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Non-Pharmaceutical Techniques for Obstructive Airway Clearance Focusing on the Role of Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP): A Narrative Review
Mucus secretion in the lungs is a natural process that protects the airways from inhaled insoluble particle accumulation by capture and removal via...
