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NOViSE: a virtual natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery simulator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Purpose: Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a novel technique in minimally invasive surgery whereby a flexible endoscope is inserted via a natural orifice to gain access to the abdominal cavity, leaving no external scars.
Barrow, A   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The detection of wound infection by ion mobility chemical analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Surgical site infection represents a large burden of care in the National Health Service. Current methods for diagnosis include a subjective clinical assessment and wound swab culture that may take several days to return a result.
Bechar, Janak   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Review of Recent Developments Related to Microergonomics of Surgical Instruments

open access: yesمجلة النهرين للعلوم الهندسية
Researches are now being conducted on redesign as well as micro ergonomic interventions. Most micro-surgical tool designs concentrate on the manipulation of targeted tissue instead of the surgeon's hand, and this presents a new research opportunity for ...
Rana Idan Abed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Virtual Laparoscopic Trainer using Accelerometer Augmented Tools to Assess Performance in Surgical training [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Previous research suggests that virtual reality (VR) may supplement conventional training in laparoscopy. It may prove useful in the selection of surgical trainees in terms of their dexterity and spatial awareness skills in the near future.
Child, C. H. T.   +4 more
core  

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Design of Surgical Impaction Instruments Matters

open access: yesArthroplasty Today
Background: Femoral stem impaction in total hip arthroplasty is commonly performed by mallet blows on a metal impactor attached to the stem. Factors including the surgeon, the impactor, and the patient can influence the impaction.
Peter J. Schlieker, MSc   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robot Autonomy for Surgery

open access: yes, 2017
Autonomous surgery involves having surgical tasks performed by a robot operating under its own will, with partial or no human involvement. There are several important advantages of automation in surgery, which include increasing precision of care due to ...
Das, Nikhil, Yip, Michael
core   +1 more source

The ARMM System: An Optimized Mobile Electromagnetic Coil for Non-Linear Actuation of Flexible Surgical Instruments

open access: yesIEEE transactions on magnetics, 2019
Automation of flexible surgical instruments requires the development of robotic technologies capable of small-scale power transmission. Magnetic actuation has successfully been used for that purpose.
J. Sikorski   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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