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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of phlebotomy tourniquets and faucets
Ceylon Medical Journal, 2018 Introduction Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is transmitted through direct contact or fomites. The most important means of nosocomial spread is by hospital personnel.
T. Abeywickrama +6 more
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The cost of saving lives: Complications arising from prehospital tourniquet application
Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Uncontrolled hemorrhage is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma. Tourniquets (TQs) are commonly used to control bleeding in the prehospital setting, although their application is associated with risks. Therefore, this study aimed to identify complications arising from TQ use and to examine contributing risk factors ...
Mor Rittblat +5 more
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Evaluation of emergency tourniquets for prehospital use in China
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2011 【Abstract】 Objective: Massive hemorrhage is life- threatening during armed conflicts. Tourniquets are impor- tant medical devices used to reduce severe bleeding in trauma. The aim of this study was to empirically evaluate the current tourniquets
GUO Jun-yan +4 more
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How to treat an articular base of distal phalanx fracture by transosseous indirect reduction
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.This case involves a patient with an articular base fracture of the distal phalanx, as indicated by the white arrows in the plain radiographs of the left hand: (a) posteroanterior, (b) oblique, and (c) lateral views. The fracture was treated using transosseous indirect reduction, a minimally invasive technique that provides stable fixation, facilitates
Laurent Willemot +2 more
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The use of digital venography in the diagnosis and localisation of a subsolar abscess
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary An 18‐year‐old Standardbred mare that presented with clinical signs consistent with a subsolar foot abscess in the right hindlimb. Standard foot radiographs were unremarkable. Digital venography of the hoof demonstrated a significant lack of contrast filling in the terminal papilla, circumflex vessel and solar vessels in the region of the ...
A. Santonastaso, T. D. Burns
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Noseband adjustment should avoid discomfort and allow some jaw movement. Objectives To determine pressure beneath a cavesson noseband at five tightness levels during standing and chewing. It was hypothesised that increased noseband tightness is associated with increases in nasal and mandibular pressures while standing and chewing ...
Hilary M. Clayton +7 more
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Tourniquets do not increase the total blood loss or re-amputation risk in transtibial amputations
World Journal of Orthopaedics, 2017 AIM To investigate the total blood loss (TBL) and the safety with respect to the re-amputation rate after transtibial amputation (TTA) conducted with and without a tourniquet.
C. Wied +6 more
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Mixed Reality in Nursing Practice: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim(s) To review the current evidence on mixed reality (MR) applications in nursing practice, focusing on efficiency, ergonomics, satisfaction, competency, and team effectiveness. Design Mixed methods systematic review of empirical studies evaluating MR interventions in nursing practice.
Chandler H. Moser +33 more
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Evaluating new types of tourniquets by the Israeli Naval special warfare unit
Disaster and Military Medicine, 2015 BackgroundExtremity injuries, which accounts for 20% of all battlefield injuries, result in 7-9% of deaths during military activity. Silicone tourniquets were used, by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, for upper extremity and calf injuries, while
E. Heldenberg +3 more
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Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012 Objective: To compare the 3-tourniquets utero-ovarian vessels ligation technique in subtotal cesarean hysterectomy with standard method. Materials and methods:Nine women were performed subtotal cesarean hysterectomy with the 3-tourniquets
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