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Innovation: ice cream in the recovery room rules out chylothorax after thoracic lymphadenectomy and affords same-day chest tube removal

Frontiers in Surgery
ObjectivesEarly removal of chest tubes reduces pain and morbidity. This study aimed to remove chest tubes immediately after robotic pulmonary resection with complete thoracic lymphadenectomy by administering ice cream to rule out chylothorax.MethodsThis ...
Robert J. Cerfolio, Ashley J. McCormack
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Receptogenesis in a Vascularized Robotic Embodiment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Functional augmentation of situated robots via ex novo hardware generation extends physical adaptability. Drawing inspiration from open circulatory systems for mass and function redistribution, this study presents a vascularized robotic composite exhibiting receptogenesis ‐ the on‐demand construction of sensors ‐ from internal fluid reserves based on ...
Kadri‐Ann Pankratov, Leonid Zinatullin, Hans Priks, Adele Metsniit, Urmas Johanson, Tarmo Tamm, Alvo Aabloo, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Indrek Must   +8 more
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Impact of Social Media-Based Training Program on Nurses' Performance in Caring Children with Chest Tube [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: Chest tube is a widely applied therapeutic postsurgical intervention in respiratory and cardiothoracic care. The chest tube can be a life-saving intervention for children with pneumothorax, effusions, and hemothorax.
Ohoud Youssef El-Sheikh, Magda Ahmed Abd El Aziz, Maha Ebrahim Fouda, Eman Mohammed Rashad Ahmed Behiry, Marwa Abd Allah Salem Ramdan   +4 more
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Liquid Metals in Radio Frequency Applications: A Review of Physics, Manufacturing, and Emerging Technologies

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the physics of liquid metals in RF devices, including the influence of mechanical strain on resonance as well as fabrication methods and strategies for designing tunable and strain‐tolerant inductors, capacitors, and antennas.
Md Saifur Rahman, William J. Scheideler
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Active clearance of chest tubes after cardiac surgery: a propensity score matched analysis

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020
AIMS OF THE STUDY Chest tubes inserted to drain shed mediastinal blood after cardiac surgery often become clogged, limiting their capacity to evacuate blood, and leading to blood retention and retained blood syndrome.
Vasileios Ntinopoulos, Achim Haeussler, Nestoras Papadopoulos, Dragan Odavic, Patricia Fodor, Daniele Brugnetti, Laura Rings, Stak Dushaj, Omer Dzemali   +8 more
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From Flexible to Conformable Pressure Sensors: Mechanisms, Materials, and Biomedical Applications

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress, challenges and future opportunities in pressure sensing for advanced biomedical applications. We summarize key transduction mechanisms and emerging material strategies, discuss representative wearable and implantable applications for continuous physiological monitoring and provide a focused perspective on barrier
Rishabh B. Mishra, Andrea Ottomaniello, Virgilio Mattoli   +2 more
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The Effect of Cold Compresses on the Comfort of the Patients During Chest Drainage Tube Removal After Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial

مراقبت پرستاری و مامایی ابن سینا, 2018
Introduction: The removal of the chest tube drainage is a painful experience for patients. Painless pain and patient's discomfort is associated with reduced chest dilatation, respiratory dysfunction with hypoxemia, increased sympathetic response to ...
Mohamad Mehdi Hatami, Khodayar Oshvandi, Mehdi Molavi Vardanajni, Yunes Mohamadi, Amir Shamas   +4 more
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Predicting the Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Using Immuno‐Nutritional and Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to determine whether immuno‐nutritional and inflammatory markers could serve as predictors of the outcomes of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer in elderly patients. Postoperative lymphocyte‐to‐monocyte ratio and postoperative C‐reactive protein‐to‐albumin ratio accurately predicted the efficacy of ...
Tomoya Tago, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Takeharu Kato, Hiroshi Nagata, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu   +6 more
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Soft Active Electromyography Interface for Machine Learning‐Enabled Silent Speech Recognition

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft, hand‐worn electromyography interface enables intent‐driven silent speech recognition without continuous facial attachment. The device integrates liquid‐metal interconnects, a transparent flexible circuit, and elastomer encapsulation with a fingertip electrode that contacts perioral muscles only on demand.
Yuta Kurotaki, Shusuke Yamakoshi, Reitaro Yoshida, Yutaka Isoda, Tamami Takano, Yuji Isano, Yusuke Miyake, Kentaro Kuribayashi, Hiroki Ota   +8 more
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Histidine Supplementation Stabilizes Hearing and Vision and Improves Growth in HARS1‐Related Autosomal Recessive Disorder Associated With Usher‐Like Symptoms

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive HARS1‐related disorder (originally described as Usher syndrome type 3B) caused by a homozygous Y454S variant in the histidyl‐tRNA synthetase gene (HARS1) is characterized by progressive sensorineural hearing and vision loss and respiratory deterioration with risk for sudden death following febrile illnesses.
Victoria Mok Siu, Rosan Kenana, Rana Chakrabarti, Sarah D. P. Wilhelm, Joseph Andrews, Susan J. Leat, Christina Parker, Michael Miller, Leslie A. Nangle, Wendy McCaul, Ashfia Chowdhury, Natalie Hutchings, Ryan A. Adams, Lauren Guy, Mandy Rhody, Verena Juncal, Marisa I. Mendes, Desiree E. C. Smith, Gajja S. Salomons, Angelica A. Moresco, Daphne L. McCulloch, D. Holmes Morton, Ilka U. Heinemann, C. Anthony Rupar   +23 more
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