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Complications, burden and in-hospital death among hospital treated injury patients in Victoria, Australia: a data linkage study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background A wide range of outcome measures can be calculated for hospital-treated injury patients. These include mortality, use of critical care services, complications, length of stay, treatment costs, readmission and nursing care after discharge. Each
Dasamal Tharanga Fernando, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Stuart Newstead, Zahid Ansari   +3 more
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Acute Spontaneous Perforation of Rectosigmoid Junction in a Patient with Quadriplegia following Spinal Cord Injury

Case Reports in Surgery, 2020
Background. Patients with cervical spinal injury with quadriplegia are at an increased risk of developing serious gastrointestinal complications. We report an unusual case of spontaneous rectosigmoid perforation in a quadriplegic patient.
Oshan Basnayake, Chiran Rathnaweera, Umesh Jayarajah, Gishanthan Shanthamoorthy, Heshan Dayantha Siriwardena, Asela Jayathilaka   +5 more
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Miniature Soft Robot With Magnetically Reprogrammable Surgical Functions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Miniature soft robots have great prospects to revolutionize minimally invasive treatments. Here we present a miniature soft robot, which can be reprogrammed to perform five surgical functionalities with six‐degrees‐of‐freedom motions. This soft robot can prospectively make minimally invasive surgery considerably safer and painless, and enable ...
Chelsea Shan Xian Ng, Yu Xuan Yeoh, Nicholas Yong Wei Foo, Keerthana Radhakrishnan, Guo Zhan Lum   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation and modification of Triage Risk Screening Tool in risk stratification for older adults attending the emergency department

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the triage risk screening tool (TRST) in a Hong Kong emergency department (ED) and explore additional predictors to enhance its performance.
Wai Yin Leung, Jeffrey Cing Hon Lai, Hin Tat Fung, Chun Tat Lui   +3 more
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A Dual Learning Model for Vehicle Trajectory Prediction

IEEE Access, 2020
Automated vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems require an accurate prediction of future traffic scene states. The tendency in recent years has been to use deep learning approaches for accurate trajectory prediction but these approaches suffer ...
Mahrokh Khakzar, Andry Rakotonirainy, Andy Bond, Sepehr G. Dehkordi   +3 more
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Lead Halide Perovskite Photoelectrocatalysis

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Lead halide perovskite semiconductors have emerged as highly promising materials for solar fuel and chemical synthesis. This perspective discusses advances made in the rational photoelectrode design to improve solar‐to‐chemical conversion, product scope, and scalability.
Virgil Andrei
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of using suction assisted laryngoscopy airway decontamination technique to assist endotracheal intubation with En.An‐II P Video Laryngoscopy® by paramedics in a manikin simulating massive hematemesis: A randomized, crossover, manikin study

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Endotracheal intubation (ETI) during massive hematemesis is challenging due to airway contamination. The suction‐assisted laryngoscopy and airway decontamination (SALAD) technique has shown promising results in manikin studies involving ...
Ho Ching Natalie Lau, Yu Tai Chan, Shing Ko, Oi Fung Wong, Ka Leung Mok, Chun Yam Mak, Hiu Mei Kerry Wan, Lo Wa Ng, Tsz Kit Chan   +8 more
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Decoupling Photochemical and Photothermal Effects Using Molecular Motors Enables Fast, Intelligent, and Life‐Like Motions in Soft Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A light‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) polymer network integrating molecular rotary motors and photothermal converters enables the decoupling of photochemical and photothermal effects. Selective wavelength activation allows orthogonal control over persistent shape encoding and fast reversible motion, enabling programmable soft robots capable of complex
Guiying Long, Jinyu Sheng, Alexander Ryabchun, Ben L. Feringa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances in Ferrite‐Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ferrite nanoplatforms are presented as tunable biomedical materials in which synthesis control, cation engineering, defect/morphology regulation, and surface functionalization govern structure–property–bioactivity relationships. These design strategies enable multifunctional applications including MRI contrast, magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug ...
Pramod D. Mhase, Varsha C. Pujari, Akash V. Fulari, Sunil M. Patange, Sean Li, Danyang Wang, Sagar E. Shirsath   +6 more
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Development of a nomogram for triage admission prediction: A pilot study in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding can have detrimental consequences for both patients and staff. Actively predicting admissions at triage is a potential solution to alleviate ED overcrowding.
Jiacheng Weng, Chi Chung Luke Cheung, Kwong Leung Gordon Leung, Kam Leung Law   +3 more
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