Does REM AHI Predict Persistent OSA After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy?

Objective: The utility of REM AHI in managing pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship of preoperative REM AHI to postoperative persistence of OSA in children who underwent adenotonsillectomy.

Methods: This retrospective chart review identified children under the age of 18 years that received an adenotonsillectomy for OSA and a preoperative and postoperative polysomnogram.

Defining pre-existing disability among adults captured by the National Trauma Data Bank: A descriptive assessment of patient characteristics and details of injury.

Background: There is limited research on trauma in people with disability (PWD), despite potentially increased risk for trauma and negative outcomes following injury.

Objective: This study describes characteristics of trauma among both narrow and broad subsamples of PWD.

Methods: Data from the 2016 National Trauma Data Bank was used to identify two Disability Comparison Groups (DCGs).

Identification and treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a Boston Terrier dog from south-eastern Australia.

Strongyloides stercoralis, the causative agent of strongyloidiasis, is a potentially zoonotic intestinal nematode endemic to northern Australia. Strongyloidiasis is typically observed in immunocompromised hosts and is characterised by gastrointestinal signs, respiratory symptoms and a failure to thrive. In immunocompromised hosts, hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated infections can prove life-threatening.

Ventricular assist devices and sleep-disordered breathing-A mechanical heart stimulating a sleepy brain.

Sleep-disordered breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and central sleep apnea (CSA), is common in severe heart failure (HF) patients. There is limited data on the effect of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) on sleep apnea. We performed a retrospective review of 350 durable LVAD patients and found 5 with a history of pre- and post-LVAD sleep studies.

Features, management, and long-term outcome in dogs with pancreatitis and bile duct obstruction treated medically and surgically: 41 dogs (2015-2021).

Objective: Pancreatitis resulting in extrahepatic biliary obstruction (EHBO) can cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is utilized for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in humans; however, this is not available in veterinary medicine. Treatment options include medical management and biliary drainage procedures.