Prevalence of Comorbidities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Association with Disease Severity: A Descriptive Study by Priyadarshini M, Mandeep K Sodhi, Chahat Bhatia, Shivani Jaswal, Deepak Aggarwal, Varinder Saini

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Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or type 2 diabetes in Greenland – a qualitative interpretive description study by Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen, Annesofie Lunde Jensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Lene Seibæk

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A retrospective description of blood and urine alterations in 386 male cats with urethral obstruction in Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil by Reiner Silveira de Moraes, Diego Ribeiro, Alessandra Melchert, Henry David Mogollón García, Doughlas Regalin, Raphael Lucio Andreatti Filho, Rogerio Giuffrida, Regina Kiomi Takahira, Adriano Sakai Okamoto, Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun Guimaraes-Okamoto

“…Additional laboratory changes may be present; however, they must be deeply investigated as comorbidities might be associated with. Therefore, the description of laboratory changes in large populations, such as in male cats with UO, provides a reference for veterinarians regarding the hematological and urinary changes expected in obstructed male cats, and instigate the search for further studies in the field. …”
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Investigating the Airway Assessment of COPD Patients Based on the SARI Protocol: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Ibrahim Kareem Muhammad, Pegah Arman, Maryam Zamani, Nahid Manoucherian

“… Introduction: Airway management is crucial in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing surgery due to their heightened risk of respiratory complications. …”
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Quality of aerobic training description and its relation to intervention efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trials: study protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression by André Nyberg, Peter Klijn, Anouk A F Stoffels, Jana de Brandt, Hieronymus W H van Hees, Johan Jakobsson

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To study the burden of post tubercular obstructive airway diseases in patients visiting chest OPD at a tertiary level chest OPD in North India: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Imrana Masood, Nosheen Neyazi, Shah Mohd Abbas Waseem, Hilal Hussain

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Description of domestic accidents during childhood by Ludmila Mourão Xavier-Gomes, Renata Mendes Rocha, Thiago Luis de Andrade-Barbosa, Carla Silvana de Oliveira e Silva

“…The types of accidents registered were electric shock, impact, cuts, slips, poisoning, airway obstruction, fall and burn. Among these, falls were the most common. …”
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Endometriosis can cause gastric obstruction by Sawera Tahir, Muhammad Ilyas, Jaber Gasem

“…Introduction: Gastric outlet obstruction is commonly associated with malignancies and benign conditions such as peptic ulcer disease and Crohn’s disease. …”
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Intestinal malrotation: case description and publication analysis by M. V. Simonov, P. M. Zel'ter, D. V. Solovov, E. A. Sidorov

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Esthesioneuroblastoma: an institutional based descriptive study of a rare tumor by Geetha Vasudevan, Srilatha Parampalli Srinivas, Padmapriya Jaiprakash, Kailesh Pujary

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Smoking habit and comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Birsy Suárez Rivero, Luis Alberto Bestard Pavón, Dania Cardosa García, Alain Rosell Suárez, Laura Barrero Viera

“…Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease constitutes a health problem in Cuba and the world, its prognosis is related to several factors. …”
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Use and Outcomes of Dexamethasone in the Management of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction by Frank F. Yang, MD, Elina Serrano, MD, Kyle S. Bilodeau, MD, Michael Weykamp, MD, Caitlin J. Silvestri, MD, Ashleigh C. M. Bull, MD, Brenda Lin, MD, Sara L. Schaefer, MD, Colette Galet, PhD, Luis J. Garcia, MD, FACS, Baraka Gitonga, BS, David T. Kolodziej, BS, Samantha Esposito, BS, Molly Parker-Brigham, BS, Rohan Luhar, BS, Avinash Mamgain, MS, Kendrick C. Brown, BS, Summer Dewdney, MD, Thea P. Price, MD, FACS, Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, Sarah Knerr, PhD, Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, FACS, Dionne A. Skeete, MD, FACS, Katherine N. Fischkoff, MD, FACS, David R. Flum, MD, FACS

“…To describe rates of dexamethasone use in the nonoperative management of malignant small bowel obstruction (mSBO) and their outcomes. Background:. mSBO is common in patients with advanced abdominal-pelvic cancers. …”
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Infravesical Obstruction in a Boy with Orthotopic Ureterocele: Clinical Case by Anastasia A. Bebenina, Olga G. Mokrushina, Marina V. Levitskaya, Vasiliy S. Shumikhin, Nadezhda N. Erokhina

“…The clinical picture of orthotopic ureterocele is usually not significant, and the management variants are unclear. Clinical case description. Ultrasound has revealed dilatation in the distal part of the left ureter (up to 6.5 mm) and cyst formation (diameter of 8 mm, thick walls) in the bladder in 8-months-old boy. …”
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Prevalence and outcome of central airway obstruction in patients with lung cancer by Mohammed Ahmed, David Breen, Cyrus Daneshvar, William Euan Falconer, Abdul Sibly, Madeleine Hindle, Thomas W Nicholson, Ghanem Aldik, Lilanganee A Telisinghe, Richard D Riordan, Adrian Marchbank

“…Introduction Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a life-threatening complication of lung cancer. …”
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Discrepancy between knowledge and confidence levels toward obstructive sleep apnea by Stephanie Dennison, Se-Lim Oh

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude toward obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among pre-doctoral dental faculty and senior dental students to investigate the need for developing a dental sleep medicine curriculum. …”
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Sonographic assessment of post-intubation laryngeal obstruction as predictor of weaning outcome by Mohamed Taher Anwar, Amro Ahmed Esmat, Mohamed Elsaid Ali Hassan Elfeqy

“…Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of sonar assessment of laryngeal air column width difference to predict post-extubation upper airway obstruction and its relation to cuff leak volume. Patients and methods This was an observational, descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted on 48 mechanically ventilated patients fulfilling weaning criteria at the ICU of Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, from July 2022 to March 2023. …”
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Characterization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases at the Intensive Care Unit by Alberto García Gómez, Narciso Ramírez Cruz, Yaqueline Agüero Carbonell, Alexis Hernández Torres, Yusel Massó Vicet, Yamilka Martínez Llano

“…Objective: To characterize patients with COPD admitted at the Intensive Care Unit. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective study was carried out in a series of 347 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to intensive care. …”
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Defining post-obstructive diuresis following posterior urethral valve ablation by Callum Lavoie, Brian Chun, Christine Do, Zoë Baker, Philippe Friedlich, Andy Y. Chang

“…IntroductionPosterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common cause of congenital lower urinary tract obstruction. Patients are at risk for post-obstructive diuresis (POD) following management of this obstruction which may prolong and/or complicate their subsequent hospital course. …”
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Management and outcomes of patients with obstructive jaundice from pancreatobiliary diseases in Rwanda by Zainab Ingabire, Aberra B. Hanna, Emile Sebera, Janvier Murayire, Gamal S. Mohamed, Eric Rutaganda, Felicien Shikama, Marie Solange Mukanumviye, Dyna Nyampinga, Innocenti Dadamessi, Kulwinder Dua, Redae Berhane

“…Abstract Background Obstructive jaundice from pancreatobiliary diseases represents a significant global health challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings like Rwanda. …”
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Obstructive Coronary Atherosclerosis in a Patient with a Calcium Score of Zero by Talal Alnabelsi, Faisal Nabi, Mouaz Al-Mallah

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