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High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) can reduce organ movement that otherwise complicates percutaneous image-guided ablation (IGA) procedures. This study describes feasibility and safety of the technique in routine use. We describe our method for the use of HFJV and present 169 consecutive cases, including IGA of tumors of the lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas. Intended oncological treatment was delivered in all cases and HFJV used for the duration of treatment in all except one case. We describe the characteristics of patients, procedures, and adverse events. It is feasible to use HFJV as the routine standard of care for IGA.
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Ventilação em Jatos de Alta Frequência , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Ventilação em Jatos de Alta Frequência/métodos , Humanos , Imunoglobulina A , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Radiografia Intervencionista/efeitos adversos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
AIM: To study formulae that estimate children's weight using their actual age. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether using the age on their clothes size label in these formulae can estimate weight when their actual age is unknown. METHODS: The actual age and age on the clothes labels of 188 children were inserted into formulae that estimate children's weight. These estimates were compared with their actual weight. Bland-Altman plots calculated the precision and accuracy of each of these estimates. RESULTS: In all formulae, using age on the clothes sizes label provided a more precise estimate than the child's actual age. CONCLUSION: In emergencies where a child's age is unknown, use of the age on their clothes label in weight-estimating formulae yields acceptable weight estimates. Even in situations where a child's age is known, the age on their clothes label may provide a more accurate and precise weight estimate than the actual age.