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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
December 2024
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Hospital "Policlinico G. Rodolico", Catania, Italy. Electronic address:
Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST), a rare yet potentially life-threatening infection, comprises less than 1 % of neck pathologies and requires prompt treatment. Symptoms range from neck pain and fever to dysphagia and possible abscess formation. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are the primary treatment; however, surgical drainage may be necessary for abscesses to prevent systemic infection.
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December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.
Asian J Anesthesiol
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, DaChien Health Medical System, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Background: Difficult airway management (DAM) presents a complex array of challenges inherent in establishing and maintaining a patient's airway during medical procedures or emergencies. Consequences of compromised DAM are profound, ranging from hypoxia, and aspiration, to cardiac arrest. Despite the ongoing progress and innovation in airway management, DAM remains a significant clinical challenge.
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December 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
Aspiration is one of many risk factors for chronic lung allograft dysfunction, which continues to limit survival in lung transplant recipients. Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) occurring after lung transplant surgery increases the risk of antegrade aspiration. While the incidence and risk factors for OPD have been well described in cardiac surgery, there is less known in the lung transplant population.
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November 2024
Department of Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, 271000 Taian, Shandong, China.
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently the second most common degenerative neurological disorder globally, with aspiration pneumonia caused by difficulty swallowing being the deadliest complication. The patient's subjective experience and the safety of swallowing have been the main focus of previous evaluations and treatment plans. The effectiveness of treatment may be attributed to the brain's ability to adapt and compensate.
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