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Filter by:Infants are typically fed in a cradled, upright position, however feeding specialists/SLPs often position infants in a side-lying position to promote safe, quality, and neurodevelopmentally protective feeding which is supported by currently available literature. Side-lying position is often recommended by feeding specialists to reduce the risk for aspiration and improve other components of infant swallow function. However, there is no literature directly assessing airway protection during the swallow with the infant in the side-lying versus upright positions. The goal of this study is to conduct an instrumental assessment (Modified Barium Swallow/Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study) in these different positions (upright versus side-lying) to determine if there is a difference in airway compromise. The target population are infants between post-menstrual ages of 38-56 weeks who are referred for a modified barium swallow study.
In the last decades, thyroid cancer incidence has continuously increased all over the world, almost exclusively due to a sharp rise in the incidence of the papillary histologic subtype, which has the highest incidence of multifocality. Furthermore, Black Sea and Eastern European regions are both endemic and known to have been under the influence of Chernobyl nuclear explosion. Although overscreening might have a role in certain parts of the world, the predictors of malignancy such as family history, genetical disorders, previous radiation exposure, low iodine intake, diabetes and obesity, should also be taken into consideration in determining the extent of surgery.
the investigators have observed that women may require less CF than men to occlude the esophageal entrance, and that the routine use of 30 N in women may actually increase the incidence of airway-related problems. The objective of the current investigation was to test this hypothesis. In this study, real-time visual and dynamic means were used to assess the effectiveness of different forces applied to the cricoid cartilage in occluding the esophageal entrance in men and women. The patency of the esophageal entrance was directly visualized using the Glidescope Video Laryngoscope in anesthetized and paralyzed patients with and without CP. Evidence of closure of the esophageal lumen was confirmed by the inability to introduce a gastric tube (GT) into the esophagus under direct vision. New method , using Cricometer , was used to measure the applied force .