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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. Methods In children requiring external ventricular
Chakraborty, A, Collins, CDE, Hartley, JC, Thompson, DNP   +3 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cumulative and Single Effect of 12 Aldehydes Concentrations on Cardiovascular Diseases: An Analysis Based on Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression and Weighted Logistic Regression

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Background: This study investigates the individual and cumulative effects of 12 aldehydes concentrations on cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: A total of 1529 individuals from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were ...
Yuemei Fang, Juan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Slack and Excessive Loading Avoidance in n-Tendon Continuum Robots

IEEE Access, 2020
In this work, two tendon tension loading distributions (fixed and moving) are designed to prevent undesired slack and excessive loading in tendons of continuum manipulators.
Mohsen Moradi Dalvand, Saeid Nahavandi, Robert D. Howe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Catheter Ablation in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia [PDF]

, 2005
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy is a disorder characterized by frequent ventricular tachycardia originating from the right ventricle and fibro-fatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium. Though the disorder was originally
Fontaine, Guy, Francis, Johnson
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Electrosynthesis of Bioactive Chemicals, From Ions to Pharmaceuticals

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses recent advances in electrosynthesis for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. It covers key electrochemical materials enabling precise delivery of ions and small molecules for cellular modulation and disease treatment, alongside catalytic systems for pharmaceutical synthesis.
Gwangbin Lee, Sojin Kim, Myeongeun Lee, Kyoungsuk Jin, Jimin Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The length of the male urethra

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2008
PURPOSE: Catheter-based medical devices are an important component of the urologic armamentarium. To our knowledge, there is no population-based data regarding normal male urethral length.
Tobias. S. Kohler, Mitchell Yadven, Ankur Manvar, Nathan Liu, Manoj Monga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemodialysis catheter - related thrombosis of the internal jugular vein in an elderly diabetic woman: a case report and review of literature

PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020
Internal jugular vein (IJV) catheters are commonly used as vascular access for hemodialysis (HD) patients. They may have certain drawbacks, including infections and thrombotic complications, some of which could be life-threatening. We presented a 75 year
Oghenekaro Godwin Egbi, Sulaiman Dazumi Ahmed   +1 more
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Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) [PDF]

, 2008
We evaluated the infection risks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using data of NICU infection surveillance data. The subjects were 871 NICU babies, consisting of 465 boys and 406 girls, who were cared for between June 2002 and January 2003 in ...
Babazono, Akira, Doi, Hiroyuki, Hayakawa, Masahiro, Ibara, Satoshi, Kitajima, Hiroyuki, Nakamura, Tomohiko, Nakayama, Hideki, Nishimaki, Shigeru, Sato, Kazuo, Shiga, Seigo, Tanaka, Tahei, Une, Hiroshi   +11 more
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Urinary Catheter Coating Modifications: The Race against Catheter-Associated Infections

, 2019
Urinary catheters are common medical devices, whose main function is to drain the bladder. Although they improve patients’ quality of life, catheter placement predisposes the patient to develop a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
M. Andersen, A. Flores-Mireles
semanticscholar   +1 more source