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A central line care maintenance bundle for the prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infection in non–intensive care unit settings [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a central line care maintenance bundle to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in non-ICU settings. DESIGN: Before-after trial with 12 month follow-up period.
Ball, Kelly, Fraser, Victoria, Jafarzadeh, S. Reza, Kremer, Pamala, McMullen, Kathleen, O\u27Neil, Caroline, Warren, David, Wood, Helen   +7 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, CATCH team,, Gamble, C, Gilbert, R, Harron, K, Lee, T, Macrae, D, Mok, Q   +7 more
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Thrombolytic therapy for central venous catheter occlusion

Haematologica, 2012
Background Long-term central venous catheters have improved the quality of care for patients with chronic illnesses, but are complicated by obstructions which can result in delay of treatment or catheter removal.Design and Methods This paper reviews ...
Jacquelyn L. Baskin, Ulrike Reiss, Judith A. Wilimas, Monika L. Metzger, Raul C. Ribeiro, Ching-Hon Pui, Scott C. Howard   +6 more
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A prospective evaluation on external jugular vein cut-down approach for TIVAD implantation [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Totally implantable venous access devices can be implanted both by percutaneous approaches and by surgical approaches with cephalic vein or external jugular vein cut-down techniques that are related to low intraoperative complication rates ...
AVALLONE, MARCELLO, CAVALLARO, Giuseppe, DE ANGELIS, FRANCESCO, IORIO, OLGA, IOSSA, ANGELO, Matteo, Massaro, MATTIA, Consalvo, SILECCHIA, Gianfranco   +7 more
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HIGH RISK NEWBORNS USING PERIPHERAL VENOUS CATHETERS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2015
This observational, prospective study aimed to describe the profile of newborns that use peripheral venous catheters and present risk factors for the development of complications.
Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski, Priscila Mingorance, Derdried Athanasio Johann, Alessandra Amaral Schwanke, Késia Angelina Souza Barros   +4 more
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Influence of Long-term Cytotoxic Chemotherapy on the Condition of Peripheral Venous Channel [PDF]

, 2017
The necessity of long-term venous access in cancer patients appears at frequent and long-term courses of cytotoxic therapy. Peripheral veins of forearms are most often used for these aims. The conditions of peripheral venous channel in 32 cancer patients,
Tkachuk, T. (Tetiana)
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Epidemiology and natural history of central venous access device use and infusion pump function in the NO16966 trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Central venous access devices in fluoropyrimidine therapy are associated with complications; however, reliable data are lacking regarding their natural history, associated complications and infusion pump performance in patients with ...
A Surov, AA Martoni, C Araújo, C Twelves, D Fagnani, D Haller, DC McGee, DZ Xiang, E Chu, E Chu, E McKenna, E Van Cutsem, EA Poplin, EB Lamont, F Ng, G Perrocheau, H-J Schmoll, I Kriegel, J Cassidy, J Cassidy, J Kawamura, J Shen-Gunther, L Cavanna, L Garrison, LB Saltz, M Gann Jr, M Karthaus, M Verso, M W Saif, MM Beckers, N Barbetakis, N Starling, P Debourdeau, R Biffi, S Lee, T Cartwright, T Conroy, The Meta-Analysis Group In Cancer, W Saber, W Scheithauer, W Sun, Y Inaba   +41 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
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Piezoresistor-Embedded Multifunctional Magnetic Microactuators for Implantable Self-Clearing Catheter [PDF]

, 2019
Indwelling catheters are used widely in medicine to treat various chronic medical conditions. However, chronic implantation of catheters often leads to a premature failure due to biofilm accumulation.
Bentley, R. Timothy, Lee, Albert, Lee, Hyowon, Yang, Qi   +3 more
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Meta‐Rod Mechanical Metamaterials With Programmable Reconfiguration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Existing mechanical metamaterials achieve programmable large deformations in planar square or cubic configurations, restricted by required complex boundary conditions. This research proposes a 1D metamaterial, Meta‐rod, with linear, bending, twisting, area, and volume deformation modes.
Atharva Pande, Lyes Kadem, Hang Xu
wiley   +1 more source