INFLUENCE OF TWO-HANDED JAW THRUST DURING TRACHEAL INTUBATION ON POSTOPERATIVE SORE THROAT: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED STUDY

Influence of two-handed jaw thrust during tracheal intubation on postoperative sore throat: a prospective randomised study

Objective General anaesthesia with tracheal intubation results in sore throat.We evaluated the influence of the two-handed jaw thrust on postoperative sore throat in patients who require tracheal intubation.Methods In this prospective, double-blind, single-centre, parallel-arm, and randomised trial, 92 patients who were scheduled for general anaest

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Book Review: Craft Sciences by Tina Westerlund et al (eds)

This book sets out to bring the topics of craft science and practitioner-research to a wider audience and integrate them into current craft practices.This is a subject that has seen significant development in Scandinavia but is White Tea much less common in other parts of Europe.The essays gathered here present case studies from a range of differen

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Perceived difficulties and barriers to uptake of Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty among surgeons

Sidra Zafar,1 Jack S Parker,2,3 Christa de Kort,3,4 Gerrit Melles,3,4 Shameema Sikder11Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Parker Cornea, Birmingham, AL, USA; 3Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery-United States of America, San Diego, CA, USA; 4Melles Cornea Clinic, Rotterdam

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Study on the Development Characteristics of Ductile Shear Zone andDeformation Response of Slope Excavation in a Hydropower Station

The high rock slope on the right bank of a hydropower station on Lancang river, which isto be built, is excavated for nearly 400 m.According to the on-site geological survey, the rockmass of the slope is hard and brittle dacite with strong unloading, and small and medium-sizedfaults developed in the slope.In addition, there are two ductile shear zo

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