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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in vascular surgery patients

Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Surgical site infections are associated with devastating consequences in vascular surgery patients but the data on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among those remains scant and conflicting.
Rita Carreira Garcia, Frederico Bastos Gonçalves, Teresa Garcia, Rita Soares Ferreira, Joana Catarino, Isabel Vieira, Ricardo Correia, Ana Rita Bento, Fábio Pais, Tiago Ribeiro, Joana Cardoso, Maria Emília Ferreira   +11 more
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In situ replacement of infected vascular prosthesis with fresh arterial homograft: Early and long-term results in 18 patients [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013
Introduction. Graft infection is rightly considered one of the severest complications of vascular reconstruction. Treatment is non­standardized and associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.
Pejkić Siniša, Jakovljević Nenad, Kuzmanović Ilija, Marković Miroslav, Cvetković Slobodan, Činara Ilijas, Kostić Dušan, Maksimović Živan, Davidović Lazar   +8 more
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Lower extremity amputation protocol: a pilot enhanced recovery pathway for vascular amputees

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Vascular patients, an inherently older, frail population, account for >80% of major lower extremity amputations (transtibial or transfemoral) in the United States.
Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD, FACS, Yazen Qumsiyeh, MD, Heather Matheny, MD, Sammy S. Siada, DO, Yueqi Yan, PhD, Jade S. Hiramoto, MD, FACS, Cambia Rome, MD, Rachel C. Dirks, PhD, Anne Prentice, MD, FACS   +8 more
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Influence of γ-Radiation on Mechanical Stability to Cyclic Loads Tubular Elastic Matrix of the Aorta

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022
A significant drawback of the rigid synthetic vascular prostheses used in the clinic is the mechanical mismatch between the implant and the prosthetic vessel.
Alexander Yu. Gorodkov, Yuriy M. Tsygankov, Alexey D. Shepelev, Sergey V. Krasheninnikov, Shota T. Zhorzholiani, Andrey V. Agafonov, Vissarion G. Mamagulashvili, Dmitriy V. Savinov, Timur Kh. Tenchurin, Sergey N. Chvalun   +9 more
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Cyclic Olefin Copolymers as Versatile Materials for Advanced Engineering Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cyclic olefin copolymers (COCs) are presented as highly versatile materials combining tunable synthesis, excellent optical properties, and mechanical robustness. Their potential spans microfluidics, bioengineering, and advanced electronics, while emerging self‐healing and sustainable solutions highlight future opportunities.
Giulia Fredi, Norma Mallegni, Andrea Dorigato, Mario Milazzo   +3 more
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Microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve: technical note

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2011
The technique described by Jannetta uses Teflon “turfs” (polytetrafluoroethylene). With the technological advancement of materials it is increasingly harder to find Teflon in the market. The author describes a technique which uses a portion of a vascular
Ericson Sfreddo
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3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Immunoinflammatory Mechanisms and Biocompatibility of Bioactive Dental Biomaterials: From Fundamental Insights to Clinical Translation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Surface‐host dialogue at the implant interface governs biological fate and osseointegration. Surface physicochemical properties of titanium (Ti) dental implants, including microgrooves, nanopatterns, nanotopography, roughness, and wettability, modulate the initial adsorption of proteins and the formation of a dynamic biointerface.
Daniela Moreira Cunha, Amanda Paino Santana, Marta Maria Alves Pereira, Mariana Martins Guerreiro, Jose Mauro Granjeiro, Jamil Awad Shibli, Jeroen J. J. P. van den Beucken, Anton Sculean, Rafael Scaf de Molon, Erica Dorigatti de Avila   +9 more
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Use of prostheses in lower limb amputee patients due to peripheral arterial disease

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective To evaluate the indication of prosthesis during rehabilitation and the maintenance of their use or abandonment rate after discharge, as well as mortality of lower limb amputees due to peripheral arterial disease.Methods A retrospective and ...
Therezinha Rosane Chamlian
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Comparação entre os tratamentos aberto e endovascular dos aneurismas da aorta abdominal em pacientes de alto risco cirúrgico Comparison between open and endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms in high surgical risk patients

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2005
OBJETIVO: Comparar os resultados dos tratamentos aberto e endovascular de aneurismas da aorta abdominal em pacientes de alto risco cirúrgico. MÉTODOS: O tratamento aberto foi realizado em 31 pacientes, e o endovascular, em 18.
Célio Teixeira Mendonça, Ricardo C. R. Moreira, Jorge R. Ribas Timi, Márcio Miyamotto, Mário Martins, Isidoro C. Stanischesk, Carlos E. DelValle, Rossano Jarabiza   +7 more
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