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Epidemiology of haemodialysis catheter complications: a survey of 865 dialysis patients from 14 haemodialysis centres in Henan province in China

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2015
Objectives To investigate the incidence rates and risk factors for catheter-related complications in different districts and populations in Henan Province in China. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Fourteen hospitals in Henan Province.
Kai Wang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High‐Performance Recyclable Polyester Elastomers Through Transient Strain‐Stiffening

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Transient strain‐crystallization simultaneously strengthens and toughens block polyester elastomers while conserving recyclability. Using controlled polymerization catalysis and commercial monomers, block polyester elastomers outperform current commercial elastomers, entering a new region of tensile mechanical property space.
Chang Gao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Catheter associated urinary tract infections

open access: yesAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2014
Urinary tract infection attributed to the use of an indwelling urinary catheter is one of the most common infections acquired by patients in health care facilities.
L. Nicolle
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advances in Photonic Materials and Integrated Devices for Smart and Digital Healthcare: Bridging the Gap Between Materials and Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This article summarizes significant technological advancements in materials, photonic devices, and bio‐interfaced systems, which demonstrate successful applications for impacting human healthcare via improved therapies, advanced diagnostics, and on‐skin health monitoring.
Seunghyeb Ban   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Audit of Nursing Care and Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter in Infants [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2023
Background and Objective: The performance quality of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) by nurses has a direct effect on the improvement of patient care and safety.
S Rezapour   +5 more
doaj  

Recent Advances in Stimuli‐Responsive Materials and Soft Robotic Actuators for Bioelectronic Medicine

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the integration of responsive materials and soft robotic actuators with implantable electronics to address key challenges in bioelectronic medicine. By enabling shape actuation, these technologies improve deployment, adaptability, and accuracy in minimally invasive procedures.
Chaoqun Dong, George G. Malliaras
wiley   +1 more source

A Fast pH‐Switchable and Self‐Healing Supramolecular Hydrogel Carrier for Guided, Local Catheter Injection in the Infarcted Myocardium

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, 2014
Minimally invasive intervention strategies after myocardial infarction use state‐of‐the‐art catheter systems that are able to combine mapping of the infarcted area with precise, local injection of drugs.
Maartje M. C. Bastings   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Upconversion Nanoparticle‐Covalent Organic Framework Core–shell Particles as Therapeutic Microrobots Trackable With Optoacoustic Imaging

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Upconversion nanoparticle‐covalent organic framework core–shell particles provide enhanced contrast for optoacoustic imaging by leveraging the optical absorption of upconversion luminescence within the covalent organic framework matrix. Beyond their role as contrast agents, these particles enable customizable therapeutic agent loading and release, as ...
Dong Wook Kim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in the exclusion criteria in a clinical trial about arterial catheters patency

open access: yesNURE Investigación, 2005
Regarding a clinical trial designed to compare the functionality of arterial catheters kept with heparin vs saline solution, a slow rate of case recruiting was detected.
Núria Grané Mascarell   +3 more
doaj  

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