Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology capable of providing short-term
mechanical support to the heart, lungs or both. Over the last decade, the number of …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of prolonged cardiopulmonary
bypass used to temporarily sustain cardiac and/or respiratory function in critically ill patients. …

Oxygen therapy can be delivered using low-flow, intermediate-flow (air entrainment mask),
or high-flow devices. Low/intermediate-flow oxygen devices have several drawbacks that …

Background High-flow nasal cannulae (HFNCs) create positive oropharyngeal airway
pressure, but it is unclear how their use affects lung volume. Electrical impedance tomography …

Object Anterior cervical discectomy (ACD), ACD with interbody fusion (ACDF), ACDF with
placement of an anterior plate system (ACDFP), corpectomy, and corpectomy with plate …

Disclaimer: ECMO has, and will certainly continue, to play a role in the management of
COVID-19 patients. It should be emphasized that this initial guidance is based on the current best …

Background High-flow oxygen therapy through a nasal cannula has been increasingly used
in infants with bronchiolitis, despite limited high-quality evidence of its efficacy. The efficacy …

OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic cranial base surgery is a minimal access, maximally aggressive
alternative to traditional transfacial, transcranial, or combined open cranial base approaches. …

Background Cerebral infarction is a commonly observed radiological finding in the absence
of corresponding, clinical symptomatology, the so-called silent brain infarction (SBI). SBIs …

Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a supportive therapy, with its
success dependent on effective drug therapy that reverses the pathology and/or normalizes …