Published in Irish Journal of Medical Science
Background Little body of research has focused on the epidemic transmissibility and language interface. Aims In this paper, we aim to investigate whether (i) the feature of aspiration found in the phonological inventory of several languages and (ii) the frequency of occurrence of stop consonants are associated with the transmission of COVID-19 amon...
Published in International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
To compare outcomes for children food and non-food airway foreign body (AFB) diagnoses and to compare outcomes for patients age
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
BackgroundIt is customary to believe that a patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score less than or equal to 8 should be intubated to avoid aspiration. We conducted a systematic review to establish if patients with GCS ≤ 8 for trauma or non-traumatic emergencies and treated in the acute care setting (e.g., Emergency Department or Pre-hospital en...
Published in Dysphagia
Aspiration pneumonia is a leading cause of death in Parkinson's disease (PD), occurring as a result of impaired cough and swallowing function. However, portable diagnostic tools for cough assessment and dysphagia screening are limited. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine if: (1) 'Handheld Cough Testing' (HCT), a novel tool developed...
Published in Asian journal of surgery
Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is one of the most terrible complications following general anesthesia. It is important for patients to prevent this complication by obeying the preoperative fasting protocol strictly. At present, it has been reported by many studies that bedside ultrasound, as a non-invasive and convenient method, could be ...
Published in The European journal of development research
Dans cette introduction éditoriale au numéro spécial “Jeunes, aspirations et parcours de vie: développement et production sociale des aspirations dans la vie des jeunes”, nous réalisons un parallèle entre le travail présenté dans cette collection et la littérature consacrée au développement, à la jeunesse et à ses aspirations. Nous définissons “asp...
Published in SN Applied Sciences
AbstractIn the area of energy-efficient system development, the paper presents a novel approach aiming to enhance heat transfer during magnetohydrodynamic convection in thermal cavities by implementing a technique of free aspiration. Through two small openings, the proposed free aspiration naturally allows a partial admission of fresh fluid into th...
Published in Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
ObjectiveTo identify an age at which initiation of whole nut into the pediatric diet could be considered safe, by evaluating the age distribution of children undergoing bronchoscopy with removal of nut or seed material from the airway.MethodA retrospective chart review over a ten-year period identifying children age 0–18 that have undergone broncho...
Published in Annals of Intensive Care
IntroductionAbout 30% of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome become ventilator dependent, of whom roughly 75% develop pneumonia. This trial aimed at assessing the impact of early mechanical ventilation (EMV) on pneumonia occurrence in GBS patients. We hypothesize that EMV will reduce the incidence of pneumonia.MethodsThis was a single centre, ope...
Published in The European Journal of Development Research
Drawing on 18 months of multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, this paper brings into dialogue empirical material from young, highly educated Portuguese migrants in London, theoretical work on desire in migration studies and sociological approaches to theorising aspirations. The paper argues that young migrants’ narratives of migration shed important ...
