The American journal of emergency medicine
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This experimental study was performed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of progesterone on spinal cord ischemia in rabbits. ⋯ The findings from the present study indicate that progesterone effectively protects the spinal cord tissues against ischemic damage in the setting of decreased perfusion.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Pocket mobile smartphone system for the point-of-care submandibular ultrasonography.
Focused ultrasonography of the airway may be useful in the prediction of difficult intubation. The wider use of sonography in quantitative airway assessment may depend on the availability of highly portable, inexpensive, and accurate ultrasound systems. Pocket-sized ultrasound devices are emerging as a useful tool for point-of-care ultrasonography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suprahyoid airway of healthy volunteers using a smartphone-based ultrasound imaging system in comparison with a platform-based machine. ⋯ Mobisante MobiUS system was able to acquire clinically useful images of the suprahyoid airway and muscular architecture in the mouth floor and allowed accurate measurements of linear distances.