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Background: Clinical psychomotor skills training is a core component of undergraduate nursing education. Performing technical skills competently involves the use of cognitive and motor function. The training of these technical skills is typically carried
Carr, PJ +4 more
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Background: Central venous catheters are prone to infectious complications, affecting morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Polyhexamethylene biguanide-impregnated discs at the catheter insertion site may prevent local and bloodstream infection ...
Ziegenfuss, M +10 more
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The safety and performance of the new Nitinol stent in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis : one and six month follow-up [PDF]
Background The purpose of the trial was to evaluate the safety and performance of the new Protégé stent in the treatment of common and/or internal carotid artery stenoses. Methods The Protégé® GPS stent is a self-expanding Nitinol stent system.
Franke, Jennifer
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Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP) is considered a gold standard in Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of early catheter removals at 48 hours after TURP in patients with mild to ...
Syed Wajid Ali +3 more
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thesisThe purpose of these experiments was to evaluate the effectiveness of treating manufactured catheters with radio-frequency induced plasma to obtain decreased static and dynamic friction between treated and non-treated catheters.
Davis, Mark
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Background The impact on infectious risk of ultrasound guidance at insertion remains controversial in short-term arterial catheters (ACs). The present study investigated the association between ultrasound guidance (US) during AC insertion and major ...
Niccolò Buetti +6 more
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OBJECTIVES: We obtained preliminary evidence on the efficacy of early prophylaxis on the risk of central venous catheter-associated deep venous thrombosis and its effect on thrombin generation in critically ill children.
Jill M. Cholette +32 more
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Importance: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) facilitate essential treatment. Failure of these essential devices is frequent and new securement strategies may reduce failure and improve patient outcomes.
Funk, Vanessa +14 more
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The FIRE AND ICE Trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT01490814) was initiated in 2012 as a multicenter, randomized, head‐to‐head comparison of radiofrequency current (RFC) and cryoballoon catheter ablation for the treatment of patients with drug ...
Calkins, Hugh +8 more
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Introduction: Current clinical practice guidelines do not universally recommend bowel preparation for peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion.
Lijuan Zhao +9 more
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