Publications by authors named "Kelly Dilworth"

Study Objective: Children with acute extremity fractures are commonly considered to be at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during the induction of anesthesia. This study aimed to evaluate the proportion of such children with high-risk gastric contents using preoperative gastric ultrasound.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

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Introduction: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care units (ICU) can be overwhelmed by the number of hypoxemic patients.

Material And Methods: This single centre retrospective observational cohort study took place in a French hospital where the number of patients exceeded the ICU capacity despite an increase from 18 to 32 beds. Because of this, 59 (37%) of the 159 patients requiring ICU care were referred to other hospitals.

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Background: Compare to high-income settings, survival in burn units in low-income settings is lower with invasive infections one leading cause of death. Médecins Sans Frontières is involved in the treatment of large burns in adults and children in Haiti.

Methods: In 2014, we performed a review of 228 patients admitted consecutively with burn injury during a 6-month period to determine patient outcomes and infectious complications.

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A boy with a suspected lymphoid malignancy presented with gross head and neck lymphadenopathy, a middle mediastinal mass, and rapidly worsening airway obstruction. General anaesthesia was required for definitive histopathological diagnosis. The combination of nasopharyngeal obstruction, malignant infiltration of the tonsils and pharynx, laryngeal displacement, and potential tracheal compression put this patient at extreme risk for perioperative airway complications.

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