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Non‐Invasive Multidimensional Capacitive Sensing for In Vivo Traumatic Brain Injury Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Single‐electrode, multidimensional capacitive sensors noninvasively assess cerebral autoregulation and compliance for traumatic brain injury monitoring. ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, but invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is risky, and current non‐invasive methods lack the resolution and ...
Shawn Kim, Yu‐Jen Cheng, Tianyi Li, Nathan White, Xu Wang, Kristyn Ringgold, Lauren Neidig, Younghoon Kwon, Jae‐Hyun Chung   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland nursing homes. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundHealth care-associated infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US nursing homes (NHs). The objective of the research is to assess the impact of Maryland NH infection preventionists (IPs) on NH quality measures.MethodsTwo ...
Castle, Nicholas G, Roup, Brenda J, Wagner, Laura M   +2 more
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Magnetic Textiles: A Review of Materials, Fabrication, Properties, and Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Magnetic textiles (M‐textiles) are emerging as a programmable materials platform that merges magnetic matter with hierarchical textile structures. This article consolidates magnetic material classes, textile architectures, and fabrication and magnetization strategies, revealing structure–property–function relationships that govern magneto‐mechanical ...
Li Ke, Moses Kumi, Xiaoming Tao, Junhong Pu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heparin-network-mediated long-lasting coatings on intravascular catheters for adaptive antithrombosis and antibacterial infection

Nature Communications
Bacteria-associated infections and thrombosis, particularly catheter-related bloodstream infections and catheter-related thrombosis, are life-threatening complications. Herein, we utilize a concise assembly of heparin sodium with organosilicon quaternary
Lin Liu, Huan Yu, Lei Wang, Dongfang Zhou, Xiaozheng Duan, Xu Zhang, Jinghua Yin, Shifang Luan, Hengchong Shi   +8 more
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Eliminating Central Line Infections and Spreading Success at High-Performing Hospitals [PDF]

, 2011
Synthesizes lessons in preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections, including the importance of evidence-based protocols, dedicated teams to oversee central line insertions, participation in collaboratives, and monitoring of infection ...
Jennifer N. Edwards, Sharon Silow-Carroll   +1 more
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From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday, Irena Zubak, Andreas Raabe, Josie Hughes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Securing All intraVenous devices Effectively in hospitalised patients—the SAVE trial: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Over 70% of all hospital admissions have a peripheral intravenous device (PIV) inserted; however, the failure rate of PIVs is unacceptably high, with up to 69% of these devices failing before treatment is complete.
Aukerman, Bausone-Gazda, Bhende, Bolton, Bregenzer, Callaghan, Campbell, Craig, Donlan, Ezingeard, Frey, Hadaway, Harwood, Hoffmann, Maki, Maki, Naimer, Needham, NSW Health, O'Grady, Rickard, Royer, Schears, Sheppard, Sherertz, Simonova, Singer, Smith, Smith, Van Gessel, Wallis, Webster, Wilkinson, Wilkinson, Wilkinson, Zingg   +35 more
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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial organisms and antibiotic sensitivity patterns in patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital

Clinical Infection in Practice
This study assessed the microbial agents that cause CRBSIs and their antibiotic resistance patterns among patients with CVC undergoing maintenance haemodialysis. Patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) via CVC, at a tertiary hospital, between
Peter Puplampu, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Vincent Jessey Ganu, Olive Asafu-Adjaye, Anita Ago Asare, Isaac Kyeremateng, Akosua Opoku-Asare, Vincent Boima, Eric Sampane-Donkor   +8 more
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Practices of the General Surgery Nurses Towards Catheter-Related Urinary Tract Infections: An observational Study

Van Tıp Dergisi, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infections are the most common healthcare-related infections, and about 60 to 80% of these infections occur related to the catheter. Precaution steps which can be taken to prevent these infections are known to reduce morbidity
Sevilay Erden, Sevban Arslan, Derya Gezer, Gülhan Cömert   +3 more
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