Publications by authors named "A Mireles"
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- This study investigates the effectiveness of sodium tetrathionate as an antidote for acute oral cyanide poisoning, focusing on its potential for fast, low-volume intramuscular administration.
- In a trial with swine, the treatment group that received sodium tetrathionate showed 100% survival, while the control group with no treatment had 0% survival.
- The study concludes that intramuscular sodium tetrathionate significantly enhances survival rates in cases of cyanide poisoning, indicated by decreased lactate levels in treated animals.
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- The study examines the complexity of teeth anatomy, especially focusing on C-shaped canals and radix entomolaris, which impact the effectiveness of root canal treatments.
- Using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), researchers identified the prevalence and types of these anatomical variations in a sample of 2173 teeth from a Mexican population.
- Results showed that C-shaped canals were more common in second mandibular molars, with a significant gender difference in prevalence, highlighting the importance of understanding these variations for improving endodontic treatment success rates.
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- ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) is a critical medical technology for treating respiratory and heart failure, and its use has been vital in military and pandemic settings.
- To improve military medical personnel's proficiency with ECMO, an accelerated training course was developed, which involved both theoretical lectures and practical simulation exercises.
- The training proved successful, with all participating teams able to initiate ECMO on a simulation model and demonstrating significant improvements in both knowledge and confidence regarding ECMO procedures.
Background: Traumatic hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in military environments. Treatment with resuscitative fluids and blood components is based on availability, thus, frequently unavailable in the prehospital setting, due to lack of resources and costs. Hydroxocobalamin (HOC), increases blood pressure via nitric oxide scavenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Interpersonal violent injury is a public health crisis, disproportionately affecting young people of color. We aimed to evaluate associations between sociobehavioral predictors and first-time violent injury, and to develop a predictive risk score for violent injury.
Methods: We performed a retrospective case-cohort study of adolescents aged 12-18 years.