Osteoarthritis Related Pain: Which Procedure is the Optimal Choice?

COVID-19 pandemic did not impact all countries in the same way, and in Spain, the percentage of intensive care unit (ICU) and the mortality rate patients has been very high. The present work aims to present the first case of the new Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) on March 23, 2020, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, of a patient on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (IMV) affected by acute pneumonia which was treated by airway clearance techniques (ACT) thinking that she was not infected with COVID-19, since the first polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was negative. The subject presented septic shock, hypoxemic encephalopathy, and seizures. Right lung base consolidation and pleural effusion were visible in the echography. The thorax x-ray presented subcutaneous emphysema and pleural effusion in the right base and an alveolar-interstitial opacity pattern in the left. Bilateral crackles and rhonchus were evident in the right lung during the lung auscultation. The airway clearance protocol comprises Cough Assist (CA) and chest compressions. The variables collected were the ventilatory parameters, blood gas analysis, and thorax x-ray description. ACT protocol improves gas exchange and expands consolidated lung areas in this atypical clinical case presented. At that time, this type of treatment was not performed on patients affected by COVID-19, and the next day we found that the patient had improved, coinciding with the second PCR test, which was positive.

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Spanish experience on the efficacy of airways clearance techniques in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) at intensive care unit: An editorial and case report

Romero

Pérez

Suárez

et al. 2022

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

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Assessing the Predictive Accuracy of the Eaton–Littler Classification in Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Comparative Analysis with the Outerbridge Classification in a Cohort of 51 Cases

Carità,

Donadelli,

Laterza

et al. 2024

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(1) Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate the predictive value of the Eaton–Littler radiologic classification for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) relating to intra-articular cartilage damage assessed by the Outerbridge arthroscopic classification. (2) Methods: A total of 51 thumb CMC OA arthroscopies were performed on patients classified as Eaton stages 1, 2, or 3. Post-arthroscopic evaluations of cartilage damage were categorized using the Outerbridge classification. Comparative analyses were conducted between the radiological Eaton stages and the arthroscopic Outerbridge stages. (3) Results: Arthroscopic examination revealed Outerbridge stage 3 and 4 cartilage damage in 26 cases classified as Eaton stage 2 and in 18 cases classified as Eaton stage 3. The detection of severe cartilage damage in patients classified as Eaton stage 2 was unexpected. (4) Conclusions: Arthroscopy demonstrated that many patients with mild radiological degenerative signs exhibited significant cartilage destruction. Although the Eaton classification is widely used for staging thumb CMC OA, it may not accurately reflect the severity of intra-articular damage. The Eaton classification does not reliably predict intra-articular damage in Eaton stage 2 cases.

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Osteoarthritis Related Pain: Which Procedure is the Optimal Choice?

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Spanish experience on the efficacy of airways clearance techniques in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) at intensive care unit: An editorial and case report

Spanish experience on the efficacy of airways clearance techniques in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) at intensive care unit: An editorial and case report

Assessing the Predictive Accuracy of the Eaton–Littler Classification in Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: A Comparative Analysis with the Outerbridge Classification in a Cohort of 51 Cases

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