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The ‘Carry On’ films consisted of 31 British comedies that were produced between 1958 and 1992. In this edition of Airwaves, we consider if ‘Carry on Thorax’ would have made the Director’s cut…
Carry on Columbus
Although it has been over 500 years since Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, it took Kamdar et al from the US 5 years to investigate the occupational outcome of patients after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (see page 125). In a 5-year multisite prospective longitudinal cohort study, 138 ARDS survivors were followed up with 31% never returning to work over 5 years of follow-up. Predictors of delayed return to work included baseline comorbidity, mechanical ventilation duration and discharge location. The loss of earnings ranged from £28,662 to £32,515 per person per year.
Carry on Spying
A top-secret formula stolen by STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) is the basis of this carry on farce. The algorithm for auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure devices is similarly surrounded by secrecy. Bloch et al investigated whether auto-CPAP is equivalent to fixed level CPAP in improving …