Using a shortened uncuffed endotracheal tube as a nasopharyngeal airway: a useful adjunct during fiberoptic intubation training among anesthesia residents.

Background: Fiberoptic intubation (FOI) is considered a beneficial modality used to intubate life-threatening airway patients. This study aims at assessing the effectiveness of shortened uncuffed endotracheal tube as a nasopharyngeal airway during FOI.

Methods: Between January 2019 and March 2021, this prospective randomized controlled trial has enrolled 62 adult patients (56 males and 6 females) with normal airways scheduled for elective oral FOI classified American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA I-III), their age ranged 20-60 years.

Evaluation of shoulder pain, disability, mobility, and quality of life in patients with adhesive capsulitis following suprascapular nerve block combined with low-intensity laser therapy.

Objective: Adhesive capsulitis is a common health concern affecting shoulder mobility, which targets around 5% of populations worldwide, consequently affecting their quality of life. The aim of this study was to ascertain the effects of combining suprascapular nerve block and low-power laser therapy on pain intensity, mobility, disability, and quality of life in adhesive capsulitis.

Patients And Methods: Between December 2021 and June 2022, 60 patients with adhesive capsulitis were enrolled in the study.

Inspiratory muscle training for recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from mechanical ventilation: A pilot control clinical study.

Background: To the best of our knowledge, no studies have evaluated the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from mechanical ventilation. Therefore, this study assessed the efficacy of IMT on recovered COVID-19 patients following mechanical ventilation.

Methods: Forty-two recovered COVID-19 patients (33 men and 9 women) weaned from mechanical ventilation with a mean age of 48.

Shear wave elastography of the ulnar nerve at the forearm.

The study included 38 ulnar nerves in 20 healthy subjects. High-resolution ultrasound and Shear wave elastography were used to evaluate the ulnar nerve at the mid forearm. The mean cross-sectional area of the ulnar nerve was 7.

Shear wave elastography of the radial nerve in healthy subjects.

Objective: This study was performed to examine the sonoelastographic features of the radial nerve in healthy subjects.

Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, shear wave elastography was used to evaluate the radial nerve. The cross-sectional area and stiffness were measured.