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ObjectiveTo explore the inspection methods for flexible intramedullary reamers (FIRs) to ensure cleaning quality and evaluate their potential value in reducing the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients.MethodsFIRs are categorized into “wave ...
Wenru Huang +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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This paper introduced the design and application of a fully automatic throat swab cartridge exit device for nucleic acid detection. The aim of this throat swab cartridge exit device is to improve the nucleic acid detection efficiency and reduce the risk ...
ZHU Kunkun (朱坤坤) +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono +7 more
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A coordinated scheduling of delivery and inventory in a multi-location hospital supplied with a central pharmacy [PDF]
In today’s manufacturing outlook, coordinated scheduling of delivery and inventory represents a leading leverage to enhance the competitiveness of firms which aims to address the new challenge coming from scheduling problems. Though in the last decades this kind of issue has been extensively approached in the literature, a set of constraints and ...
Hammoudan, Zakaria +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo +5 more
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The effects of perfusion device technology in the cleaning of luminal instruments
ObjectiveTo observe the application effect of perfusion device technology in the cleaning of luminal instruments.MethodsA total of 400 of lumen surgical instruments received from the disinfection supply center of our hospital from April to October 2023 ...
Meifeng Cao, Chunxia Qian
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Background Chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) is serious and the "last bastion" of percutaneous coronary intervention. Hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCY) are synergistic and significantly increase cardiovascular event risk. The relationship
Kaiyong Xiao +8 more
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ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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