Singap Med J
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Comparison of the VBM laryngeal tube and laryngeal mask airway for ventilation during manual in-line neck stabilisation.
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the newly-developed VBM (Medizintechnik GmbH, Sulz, Germany) laryngeal tube (LT) is able to provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation to patients with an unstable neck and require airway management. The haemodynamic responses to insertion between the two devices were also studied. We compared the LT to the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) as an alternative airway management tool in adult patients with unstable neck and who underwent intubation with manual in-line neck stabilisation. ⋯ We conclude that, under anaesthesia, the LT was a valuable and better alternative to LMA for ventilation and airway management when the patient's head and neck are stabilised by the manual in-line method.
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The present study was designed to investigate whether cinnamon bark extract (CBEt) mitigates the adverse effects of fructose loading on glucose metabolism and lipid profile in rats. ⋯ These findings indicate the improvement of glucose metabolism in-vivo by CBEt in fructose-fed rats.