Two of them were living kidney donors, with ultrasound evidence of suboptimal volume-filling, confirmed by substantial respiratory collapsibility of the inferior vena cava. As a result of that finding, they received an extra bolus of intravenous fluids before organ harvesting. In two others, with ...
Observations were guided by a checklist to keep the researchers’ focus on children’s pain assessment and management. Specifically, observations were focused on the ward environment, number of participants present during each observation (nurses, physicians, number of children on admission, families of...
Chapter 29 Preventing Aspiration Pneumonia Among the Elderly: A Review Focused on the Impact of the Consistency of Food Substances Reiko Sakashita, Miho Takami, Hiroshi Ono, Tomoko Nishihira, Takuichi Sato, and Misao Hamada Abstract Aspiration pneumonia is the leading cause of death among the ...