ATELECTASIS, SHUNT, AND WORSENING OXYGENATION FOLLOWING REDUCTION OF RESPIRATORY RATE IN HEALTHY PIGS UNDERGOING ECMO: AN EXPERIMENTAL LUNG IMAGING STUDY

Atelectasis, Shunt, and Worsening Oxygenation Following Reduction of Respiratory Rate in Healthy Pigs Undergoing ECMO: An Experimental Lung Imaging Study

Rationale: Reducing the respiratory rate during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) decreases the mechanical power, but it might induce alveolar de-recruitment.Dissecting de-recruitment due to lung edema vs.the fraction due to hypoventilation may be challenging in injured lungs.Objectives: We characterized changes in lung physiology (primary

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Crisis? What Crisis? Political articulation and government in the March of Tuscany through placita and diplomas from Guy of Spoleto to Berengar II

In the last decades, much work have been done to deconstruct the mechanisms of government in Early Medieval Europe.In that Deep Fryers task, the interpretation of the settlement of disputes and royal/imperial diplomas as the basis of the central government strategies in local spheres has been underlined by recent historiography.Following this metho

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Coherence and correspondence in medicine

Many controversies in medical science can be framed as tension between a coherence approach (which seeks logic and explanation) and a correspondence approach (which emphasizes empirical correctness).In many instances, a coherence-based theory leads to an understanding of disease that is not supported by empirical evidence.Physicians and patients al

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