Publications by authors named "Greta Joy"
Normal Saline Versus Hypertonic Saline for Airway STENT Maintenance: SALTY STENT Study.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study explores the effectiveness and safety of nebulized 3% saline compared to normal saline in preventing mucus plugging after central airway stent placement in adults, addressing a gap in airway hygiene practices.
- - In a trial involving 35 patients, those treated with 3% saline showed significantly lower rates of obstructive mucus plugging (7.7%) compared to those using normal saline (40%), with no reported side effects from either treatment.
- - The findings suggest that nebulized 3% saline may be more beneficial in reducing mucus complications post-stenting, indicating the need for further larger-scale studies to validate the results.
Primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PG-DLBCL) accounts for the majority of extra-nodal DLBCL. Even so, literature is lacking on early, localised presentations. We studied a cohort of patients with stage I disease, diagnosed between 2006 and 2018, from six centres between Australia, Canada and Denmark.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central airway obstruction (CAO) can lead to acute respiratory failure (RF) necessitating positive pressure ventilation (PPV). The efficacy of airway stenting to aid liberation from PPV in patients with severe acute RF has been scarcely published. We present a systematic review and our recent experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Medical Thoracoscopy (MT) is a diagnostic procedure during which after accessing the pleural space the patient's negative-pressure inspiratory efforts draw atmospheric air into the pleural cavity, which creates a space to work in. At the end of the procedure this air must be evacuated via a chest tube, which is typically removed in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). We hypothesized that its removal intra-operatively is safe and may lead to lesser post-operative pain in comparison to its removal in the PACU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent manifestation of connective tissue disease (CTD) with substantial variability in prevalence and outcomes reported across CTD subtypes. This systematic review summarises the prevalence, risk factors and ILD patterns on chest computed tomography of CTD-ILD.
Methods: A comprehensive search was performed in Medline and Embase to identify eligible studies.