Publications by authors named "J A Rall"
Introduction: Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) intravenous fluid (IVF) containers contain residual air, introducing the risk of venous air embolism (VAE). Venous air embolism occurs when air displaces blood flow in vasculature. The danger from residual air is often negligible in terrestrial settings, where gravitational forces generate buoyancy, pushing residual air to the top of the IVF container.
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- A portable oxygen concentrator (POC) is a special machine that helps people breathe by giving them pure oxygen instead of regular air.
- In a study with pigs, researchers tested how well a POC worked during a serious medical situation where the pigs were hurt. They compared it to an oxygen tank and regular air.
- The results showed that the oxygen tank was better at giving oxygen than the POC, and the POC worked no better than just using room air.
The expression excitation-contraction (EC) coupling in skeletal muscle was coined in 1952 (Sandow A. 25: 176-201, 1952). The term evolved narrowly to include only the processes at the triad that intervene between depolarization of the transverse tubular (T-tubular) membrane and Ca release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Uncontrolled torso hemorrhage is the primary cause of potentially survivable deaths on the battlefield. Zone 1 Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA), in conjunction with damage control resuscitation, may be an effective management strategy for these patients in the prehospital or austere phase of their care. However, the effect of whole blood (WB) transfusion during REBOA on post-occlusion circulatory collapse is not fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has emerged as an adjunct to CPR for nontraumatic cardiac arrest (NTCA). This translational study investigated the impact of varying low-flow duration (15- vs 30-mins) on REBOA's hemodynamic performance and ability to achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in a porcine model.
Methods: Thirty-two pigs were anesthetized and placed into ventricular fibrillation.