introduction:tapia’s syndrome is a rare complication of recurrent laryngeal and hypoglossal nerve paralysis due to anesthetic airway mismanagement or malpositioning of the patient’s head during surgery. case report:here we present a case of tapia's syndrome in a 22-year-old male after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia, with a long period of recovery, related to airway managem...

background: the unplanned departure of endotracheal tube is one of the main complications for endotracheal intubation. in addition to endotracheal extubation, its movement can also lead to damage to the oral cavity. stabilizing endotracheal tube is the most important factor that can prevent unplanned departure of endotracheal tube as well as its movement. the current study was done with the aim...

micrornas participate in the regulation of asthma, the goal of this study is to summarize recent researches on the roles of micrornas in the pathogenesis of asthma. a review of the english medical literatures was conducted by searching pubmed for studies concerning asthma and micrornas. the results of the present study indicate that micrornas play important roles in regulating asthma immune res...

conclusions although some studies showed association between anemia and extubation failure, the current study could not confirm it. the study showed that males, regardless of the hct level, had a better extubation success rate than those of females. results there was no significant association between the level of hct concentration and extubation failure (8.9% vs. 9.2%, p = 0.507). gender and a...

BACKGROUND Complete tooth loss (edentulism) produces anatomical changes that may impair upper airway size and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether edentulism favours the occurrence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). METHODS Polysomnography was performed in 48 edentulous subjects on two consecutive nights, one slept with and the other without dentures. Upper airway size was ...

Aim: To examine the pharyngeal airway space (PAS) changes in patients with skeletal Class III anomalies treated two different bimaxillary surgery (BMS) techniques. Methodology: A total of 27 (15 females, 12 males) BMS were divided into groups: Group 1 (n=16, mean age: 20.67±2.82 years) consisted who underwent maxillary-mandibular advancement (MMA), and 2 (n=11, 23.87±7.72 maxillary mandibular s...

Rapid maxillary expansion（RME）is a technique used to treat dental malalignment. Consensus has yet be reached changes in the epipharyngeal region associated with RME. The objective of this study was ascertain morphological that occur as result In present study, comparative investigation pharyngeal tonsils and airway on lateral cephalograms scanned before after RME therefore performed. Fourteen p...

A 12 year old female with the Robin sequence presented with a one year history of snoring, witnessed apnoeas and daytime sleepiness. Surgery in early childhood had consisted of cleft palate repair, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and, later, revision palatoplasty. Overnight polysomnography (PSG) demonstrated severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome with an apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI) of 49 eve...