Dosimetric equivalence of non-standard high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy catheter patterns [PDF]
Medical Physics 36(1), January 2009, pp. 233-239, 2009 Purpose: To determine whether alternative HDR prostate brachytherapy catheter patterns can result in improved dose distributions while providing better access and reducing trauma. Methods: Prostate HDR brachytherapy uses a grid of parallel needle positions to guide the catheter insertion.
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High-Resolution Mapping of Ventricular Scar: Comparison Between Single and Multielectrode Catheters
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2016 Background—Mapping resolution is influenced by electrode size and interelectrode spacing. The aims of this study were to establish normal electrogram criteria for 1-mm multielectrode-mapping catheters (Pentaray) in the ventricle and to compare its ...
C. Tschabrunn +5 more
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Diagnostics, 2020 The aim of this study was to analyze results of stenting atrioseptostomy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and a different level of risk for one-year mortality that is not well described.
Sergey V. Gorbachevsky +6 more
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Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Aim To investigate an association between failure of initial peripheral intravascular catheter (PIVC) insertion and adverse events in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) from the emergency room (ER).
Yuki Kishihara +10 more
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Clinically-indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 BACKGROUND US Centers for Disease Control guidelines recommend replacement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters no more frequently than every 72 to 96 hours.
J. Webster +3 more
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Advanced Science, 2020 Strong, stretchable, and durable biomaterials with shape memory properties can be useful in different biomedical devices, tissue engineering, and soft robotics. However, it is challenging to combine these features. Semi‐crystalline polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
Mohammad Ali Darabi +11 more
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Routine Changing of Intravenous Administration Sets Does Not Reduce Colonization or Infection in Central Venous Catheters [PDF]
, 2004 Objective: To determine the effect of routine intravascular administration-set changes on central venous catheter (CVC) colonization and catheter related bacteremia (CRB).
Courtney, Mary +4 more
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Urinary catheters: history, current status, adverse events and research agenda
Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 2015 For more than 3500 years, urinary catheters have been used to drain the bladder when it fails to empty. For people with impaired bladder function and for whom the method is feasible, clean intermittent self-catheterization is the optimal procedure.
R. Feneley, I. B. Hopley, P. Wells
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Antimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital : a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Boachie, Charles +16 more
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Flushing and Locking of Venous Catheters: Available Evidence and Evidence Deficit
Nursing Research and Practice, 2015 Flushing and locking of intravenous catheters are thought to be essential in the prevention of occlusion. The clinical sign of an occlusion is catheter malfunction and flushing is strongly recommended to ensure a well-functioning catheter.
G. Goossens
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