NIV vs standard O2 therapy in obese patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure after abdominal surgery: if NIV
🫁 reintubation rate significantly lower
🫁 significantly more IMV-free days + fewer #ICU-acquired pneumonia
🪦 30d survival 98% vs 85%
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Injection of botulinum toxin into each splenius capitis muscle at baseline and week 12 was more effective than placebo in reducing the severity of essential head tremor over 18 weeks. Effects waned at 24 weeks. Full results of the Btx-HT trial: https://t.co/DPFyiaSuGi
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that he would win as long as Achilles gave him a
small head start. Achilles laughed at this, for of
course he was a mighty warrior and swift of foot,
whereas the Tortoise was heavy and slow”
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