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Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Intensive Care Unit, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan City, China.
Background: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) evaluates lung function by providing continuous, real-time monitoring of regional lung ventilation distribution to guide the restoration of lung ventilation. Patients with obesity who are dependent on mechanical ventilation often struggle with weaning. This case report highlights the potential of EIT to guide the weaning of ventilator-dependent patients in an obese patient with severe pneumonia.
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January 2025
Critical Care and Perioperative Population Health Research (CAPER) Program, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Introduction: Up to 20% of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which is associated with increased odds of mortality. Guideline-based treatment for ARDS includes "lung protective" ventilation strategies, some of which are in opposition to "brain protective" strategies used for ventilation with patients with TBI. We conducted a scoping review of ventilation management strategies with clinical outcomes among patients with TBI and ARDS.
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January 2025
Department of Robotics, Hanyang University, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea.
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) presents a significant concern among diabetic patients, often leading to vision impairment or blindness if left untreated. Traditional diagnosis methods are prone to human error, necessitating accurate alternatives. While various computer-aided systems have been developed to assist in DR detection, there remains a need for accurate and efficient methods to classify its stages.
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December 2024
Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) could be performed in both prone and supine positions. Each position has its own advantages and disadvantages. "Learning curve" is a graph that represents progress of a skill against the time needed to master the technique.
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January 2025
Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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