Clinical validation of the Air-Test for the non-invasive detection of perioperative atelectasis in children.

Background: The incidence of anesthesia-induced atelectasis in children is high and closely related to episodes of hypoxemia. The Air-Test is a simple maneuver to detect lung collapse. By a step-reduction in FiO2 to 0.

Urban and suburban's airborne magnetic particles accumulated on Tillandsia capillaris.

Air particle pollution is a current issue that can cause adverse problems to human health and the urban environment. A fraction of these emitted particles is magnetite and iron-rich materials, which may be accumulated by biological indicators and effectively characterized by environmental magnetism methods. Thus, we studied this emitted particle fraction using the epiphytic species Tillandsia capillaris growing in northwestern Argentina's urban, suburban, and rural areas.

The 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda.

The Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association established the triannual research agenda to ( a ) provide focus for researchers to conduct meaningful scientific and quality improvement initiatives and inform evidence-based practice, ( b ) guide organizational funding, and ( c ) illustrate to other stakeholders the importance of nursing research foci. HPNA Research Agendas are developed to give direction for future research to continue advancing expert care in serious illness and ensure equitable delivery of hospice and palliative care.

Intimate Partner Violence Experiences Among Puerto Rican Mothers.

This qualitative, transcendental, phenomenological study explored the subjective experiences of Puerto Rican mothers, aged 18 and older, who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) and their perceptions of how provider and law enforcement approaches to screening impacted disclosure. Participant recruitment was coordinated with gatekeepers, and community and domestic violence organizations, who posted bilingual flyers. A total of nine Puerto Rican woman aged 18 and older who experienced IPV participated and agreed to consent to audio-recorded interviews.

Reproductive compensation in female (Decapoda: Natantia) due to (Trematoda) infection.

Parasites may affect host demographic characteristics because they can directly or indirectly cause the death of their hosts and/or influence their reproduction. Parasitism is therefore recognized as a factor that influences the composition and structure of populations and communities. One of these behaviours is the compensatory response: the host can compensate for the parasite losses effect, modifying the reproductive effort to enhance fitness.

Prevention of atelectasis by continuous positive airway pressure in anaesthetised children: A randomised controlled study.

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents peri-operative atelectasis in adults, but its effect in children has not been quantified.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of CPAP in preventing postinduction and postoperative atelectasis in children under general anaesthesia.

Design: A randomised controlled study.

Fine air pollution particles trapped by street tree barks: In situ magnetic biomonitoring.

Particulate air pollution in cities comprises a variety of harmful compounds, including fine iron rich particles, which can persist in the air for long time, increasing the adverse exposure of humans and living things to them. We studied street tree (among other species, Cordyline australis, Fraxinus excelsior and F. pensylvanica) barks as biological collectors of these ubiquitous airborne particles in cities.

Feasibility of postural lung recruitment maneuver in children: a randomized, controlled study.

Background: Pulmonary atelectasis in anesthetized children is easily reverted by lung recruitment maneuvers. However, the high airways pressure reached during the maneuver could negatively affect hemodynamics. The aim of this study is to assess the effect and feasibility of a postural lung recruitment maneuver (P-RM); i.

Primary osteosarcoma of the cranial vault.

Only 5-10% of osteosarcomas arise from the craniofacial bones. We report the case of a 14-year-old female patient who presented with headache and a mass that had been growing in the left frontoparietal region for six months. We describe the findings on conventional radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Lung recruitment improves right ventricular performance after cardiopulmonary bypass: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Atelectasis after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can affect right ventricular (RV) performance by increasing its outflow impedance.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether a lung recruitment manoeuvre improves RV function by re-aerating the lung after CPB.

Design: Randomised controlled study.

Urachal neoplasia: a case report.

Diseases of urachal remnants are uncommon and generally located on the junction of the urachal remnant with the bladder dome. In most cases such diseases correspond to mucinous adenocarcinomas and present hematuria as their most common clinical finding. The authors report the case of a 62-year-old female patient undergoing follow-up due to macroscopic hematuria for three years.

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava: a case report.

The authors report a case of a 48 year-old female patient with moderate abdominal pain and bulging in the abdomen. Physical examination demonstrated the presence of a palpable abdominal mass. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhancing retroperitoneal mass in close contact with the inferior vena cava.

Persistent trigeminal artery: angio-tomography and angio-magnetic resonance finding.

The trigeminal artery (TA) is the most common embryonic carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis to persist into adulthood. It typically extends from the internal carotid artery to the basilar artery. Persistent primitive arteries are usually found incidentally, but are often associated with vascular malformation, cerebral aneurysm and, in case of TA, with trigeminal neuralgia.

The agreement chart as an alternative to the receiver-operating characteristic curve for diagnostic tests.

Objective: For diagnostic tests, the most common graphical representation of the information is the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The "agreement chart" displays the information of two observers independently classifying the same n items into the same k categories, and can be used if one considers one of the "observers" as the diagnostic test and the other as the known outcome. This study compares the two charts and their ability to visually portray the various relevant summary statistics that assess how good a diagnostic test may be, such as sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios.

Utility of base deficit, lactic acid, microalbuminuria, and C-reactive protein in the early detection of complications in the immediate postoperative evolution.

Objective: To determine the utility of biochemical parameters such as lactic acid (LA), C-reactive protein (CRP), microalbuminuria (MAU), and base deficit (BD) as early markers of complications in the immediate postoperative evolution of elective open gastrointestinal surgeries.

Design And Methods: Sixty-two patients subject to elective open gastrointestinal surgery were evaluated during a period of 22 months.

Results: From the initial 62 patients, 2 were excluded, 29 (48.

Rhombencephalosynapsis: CT and MRI findings.

An unusual disorder of cerebellar development, rhombencephalosynapsis is a unique entity which presents with cerebellar fusion and absence of cerebellar vermis on imaging studies, often associated with supratentorial findings. No specific clinical syndrome has been described in these patients so far, and most cases are found in infancy and childhood. MRI and its multiplanar capabilities and high spatial and contrast resolution increased its recognition.