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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) presents a significant health problem worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Shuai Zhang +9 more
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Biofilms are complex surface-attached bacterial communities that serve as a protective survival strategy to adapt to an environment. Bacterial contamination and biofilm formation on implantable medical devices pose a serious threat to human health, and ...
Kidon Sung +7 more
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Clinical applications of custom-made vaginal cylinders constructed using three-dimensional printing technology. [PDF]
PurposeThree-dimensional (3D) printing technology allows physicians to rapidly create customized devices for patients. We report our initial clinical experience using this technology to create custom applicators for vaginal brachytherapy.Material and ...
Cunha, Adam +6 more
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Short-term intravascular catheters are instrumental in the care of critically ill patients to allow safe intravenous administration of medications or fluid resuscitation and the monitoring of hemodynamic parameters. Due to high utilization rate of intravascular catheters, infections associated to these devices represent an important burden of ...
Buetti, Niccolo +2 more
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Liver Abscess Caused by Klebsiella oxytoca with Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report
Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that usually occurs after trauma. Early recognition and prompt management are essential for preventing catastrophic consequences, such as hemoperitoneum.
Jae Young Lee +5 more
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Cocaine self-administration in the mouse: A low-cost, chronic catheter preparation [PDF]
Intravenous drug self-administration is the most valid animal model of human addiction because it allows volitional titration of the drug in the blood based on an individual’s motivational state together with the pharmacokinetic properties of the ...
Brian Cadle +4 more
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Adjunctive strategies in the management of resistant, 'undilatable' coronary lesions after successfully crossing a CTO with a guidewire. [PDF]
Successful revascularisation of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the greatest challenges in the era of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Fairley, SL +5 more
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Steerable catheters for minimally invasive surgery: a review and future directions
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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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 12 (1982) 533-543. doi:10.1016/S0195-5616(82)50060-5 ; Received by publisher: 0000-01-01 ; Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:21:48 ; DOI:10.1016/S0195-5616(82)50060-5 ; Page Range: 533 ...
Nurse Anesthetist, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida ( host institution ) +1 more
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Does intravenous patient-controlled analgesia or continuous block prevent rebound pain following infraclavicular brachial plexus block after distal radius fracture fixation? A prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of opioid-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) or continuous brachial plexus block (BPB) in controlling rebound pain after distal radius fracture (DRF) fixation under BPB
Jong-hyuk Lee +4 more
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