Tube placement
Ambulatory anesthetic care in children undergoing myringotomy and tube placement: current perspectives
... Myringotomy and tube placement is one of the most frequently performed ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeries in the pediatric population. It is performed for persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) ...
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Aspirating Patients
... gastrostomy tube placement when absolutely ...before tube placement, we may be able to better disseminate some of the practices currently adopted at our hospital and potentially promote a more ...
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Survival and Health Care Use After Feeding Tube Placement in Children With Neurologic Impairment
... before tube placement were evaluated for CCC diagnosis ...evacuation tube, renal or cardiac support, infusion pump) was determined by inclusion of diagnosis or procedure codes on a hospital record ...
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<p>Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy</p>
... PEG tube placement showed that obese patients had a median weight loss of ...PEG tube within 26 ...PEG tube placement after a median of 15 ...PEG tube placement when there ...
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Efficacy of transanal tube placement after anterior resection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta analysis
... transanal tube placement in the prevention of anastomotic leakage and ...that placement of a transanal tube signifi- cantly decreases the risk of leakage and ...transanal tube is ...
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Virtual Reality Simulator for Training in Myringotomy with Tube Placement
... Eustachian tube is prone to blockage by mucus during ...Eustachian tube does open ...with tube placement is recommended to prevent these negative ...
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Use of Bedside Ultrasonography for Endotracheal Tube Placement in Pediatric Patients: A Feasibility Study
... The final 2 patients were a 17-year-old, male patient in status asthmaticus and a 3-month-old, formerly pre- mature (30 weeks of gestation) infant with reactive air- way disease and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, who were ...
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The role of gastrostomy tube placement in advanced dementia with dysphagia: a critical review
... for the PEG patients at 6 months was 44% as compared with 26% among controls. The authors concluded that only 50% of demented patients with inadequate oral intake are likely to survive beyond 6 months after PEG ...
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Acquired Eventration of the Diaphragm: A Complication of Chest Tube Placement in Neonatal Pneumothorax
... scribes an infant with acquired eventration of the diaphragm following chest tube insertion.. CASE REPORT.[r] ...
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Endotracheal Tube Placement in Infants Determined by Suprasternal Palpation: A New Technique
... The disadvantages are: (1) it requires two people to perform, although it can be pen- formed by one person alone if positioning is done after the endotracheal tube passes the vocal cords[r] ...
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Study to determine the likely accuracy of pH testing to confirm nasogastric tube placement
... results Ninety-seven patients had a gastroscopy, 106 a bronchoscopy. There was complete agreement between observers in 57/92 (62%) of the paired fresh and frozen gastric samples (k=0.496, 95% CI 0.364 to 0.627). The ...
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pH Testing as the Primary Method for Nasogastric Tube Placement Verification
... The placement of a nasogastric tube is a standard intervention completed by nurses in the clinical ...Correct placement of a nasogastric tube is critical for treatment and successful patient ...
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A New Formula for Confirmation of Proper Endotracheal Tube Placement with Ultrasonography
... the tube to carina was recorded, we also calculate the proper number of the tube at the angel of the mouth if the tube ‘s end would be in at least 2 cm far from carina in accordance with the desired ...
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Jejunostomy Feeding Tube Placement in Gastrectomy Procedures: A Systematic Review
... feeding tube but the study did not differentiate outcomes based on the level of resection ( ...jejunostomy tube, with the reasons for selection not ...jejunostomy tube were more likely to have recent ...
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Face and content validity of a virtual-reality simulator for myringotomy with tube placement
... with tube insertion is one of the most common procedures in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, and is encountered by residents throughout their ...the tube, (3) making multiple attempts to complete the ...
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Effectiveness of Tympanostomy Tubes for Otitis Media: A Meta-analysis
... Tympanostomy tube placement (compared with watchful waiting) in children with chronic middle ear effusion, results in improved average hearing thresholds at 1 to 3 months after surgery (a period when the ...
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Impedance Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflectometry at Myringotomy
... A total of 220 ears undergoing myringotomy and pressure-equalizing tube placement were studied with impedance tympanometry and acoustic reflectometry in a direct comparison for detection[r] ...
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Growth in Children With Cerebral Palsy Fed Via Gastrostomy
... There is a distinct complication and mortality rate and occasional lack of improvement in nutri- tional status following gastrostomy tube placement in children severely affected by cereb[r] ...
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Pacemakers And Implantable Pacemakers
... Pneumothoraces may necessitate medical observation, needle aspiration, or even chest tube placement. Erosion of the pacer through the skin, though rare, necessitates replacemen[r] ...
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Care of the Child With Tympanostomy Tubes: A Visual Guide for the Pediatrician
... A child with middle ear disease severe enough to require tubes remains at risk for recurrent infection and effusion, and for sev- eral late complications of tube placement and chronic eu[r] ...
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