TENSION PNEUMOPERITONEUM CAUSED BY RUPTURE OF INTRAABDOMINAL SOFT TISSUE EMPHYSEMA IN A CHILD SUPPORTED WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION: A CASE REPORT

Tension pneumoperitoneum caused by rupture of intraabdominal soft tissue emphysema in a child supported with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: a case report

Abstract Background We reported a case with tension pneumoperitoneum while being on high-frequency oscillatory 2 Piece Dresser ventilation.Case presentation A 12-month-old Thai girl presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, and bacterial pneumonia.Although supported with mechanical ventilation, she still had severe hypoxia.S

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Serving Diverse Knowledge Systems in Academia

Libraries and academic disciplines are experiencing a major transformation to the digital era.A challenge for libraries is to adapt and coordinate their transformation with differing rates and types of changes in teaching, research, and scholarly communication MAGNESIUM W HAWTHORN BERRY among the disciplines they serve.This paper argues libraries n

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Caveolins: Targeting Pro-survival Signaling in the Heart and Brain

The present review discusses intracellular signaling moieties specific to membrane lipid rafts (MLRs) and the scaffolding proteins caveolin and introduces current data promoting their potential role in the treatment of pathologies of the heart and brain.MLRs are discreet microdomains of the plasma membrane enriched in gylcosphingolipids and cholest

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