PURPOSE The study was done to compare effects of two endotracheal tube (ET tube) fixation methods (rotated fixation versus conventional) on unplanned extubation and skin integrity for orally intubated patients in intensive care units. METHODS The research design was a non-equivalent control group with repeated measures design. Participants were 80 patients; 40 participants assigned to each gr...

conclusions the x-intercepts (point at which the fdc crosses the x-axis) were on average more in the base-in direction, y-intercepts (point at which the fdc crosses the y-axis) were shifted in the exo direction, and slopes were steeper in the symptomatic group. results there were more subjects with exo fixation disparity than eso fixation disparity in the study sample. the means for fixation di...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective evaluation of complications in 180 consecutive patients with cervical disorders who had been treated by using pedicle screw fixation systems. OBJECTIVES To determine the risks associated with pedicle screw fixation in the cervical spine and to emphasize the importance of preoperative planning and surgical techniques in reducing the risks of this procedure. SUMMARY...

conclusions according to the results of our study, neck collar fixation has no effect on ventilation in multiple trauma patients. results this study involved 163 multiple trauma patients. of these, 65% were male. the mean of end tidal carbon dioxide (etco2) of the patients without neck collars was 34.62 ± 4.46 and the mean etco2 of the patients with neck collars was 34.21 ± 2.31. there was no s...

OBJECTIVE To further assess oculomotor control of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) during fixation and with movement. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING A Parkinson disease research, education, and clinical center. PATIENTS One hundred twelve patients with PD, including 18 de novo untreated patients, and 60 age-matched controls. INTERVENTION Modern, precise eye tracking technology was...