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Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) or liver cirrhosis with hepatic hydrothorax (HH). With
Brünger, Martin +6 more
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Comparison of symmetrical hemodialysis catheters using computational fluid dynamics [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: Symmetric-tip dialysis catheters have become alternative devices because of low access recirculation and ease of tip positioning. Flow characteristics of three symmetric catheters were compared based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as they
Clark, Thimothy +4 more
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Bacterial biofilm formation on indwelling urethral catheters
Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2019 Urethral catheters are the most commonly deployed medical devices and used to manage a wide range of conditions in both hospital and community care settings.
H. Pelling +8 more
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Making co-enrolment feasible for randomised controlled trials in paediatric intensive care. [PDF]
, 2012 Enrolling children into several trials could increase recruitment and lead to quicker delivery of optimal care in paediatric intensive care units (PICU).
Ball, T +7 more
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Steerable catheters for minimally invasive surgery: a review and future directions
Computer Assisted Surgery, 2018 The steerable catheter refers to the catheter that is manipulated by a mechanism which may be driven by operators or by actuators. The steerable catheter for minimally invasive surgery has rapidly become a rich and diverse area of research.
Xiaohua Hu +4 more
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An in vitro study of the adhesion of blood platelets onto vascular catheters. Part I [PDF]
, 1987 The adhesion of human blood platelets onto vascular catheters was studied using a specially designed perfusion chamber. Polyurethane catheters were exposed to citrated human blood for different periods (up to 20 min) and at different wall shear rates ...
Aarts, P.A.M.M. +5 more
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Activity of an antimicrobial hydrocephalus shunt catheter against Propionibacterium acnes [PDF]
, 2010 Shunt infection is a major complication affecting approximately 10% of procedures. Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic skin bacterium, is increasingly recognized as a shunt pathogen, causing up to 14% of infections. Though susceptible to penicillin and
Ashraf, Waheed +2 more
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JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018 Importance Indwelling urethral catheters (ie, Foley catheters) are important in caring for certain hospitalized patients but can also cause complications in patients.
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