ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether the use of a gel pillow with side cutouts designed to accommodate a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask and reduce head temperature improves the efficacy of and adherence to auto-CPAP therapy. Methods: Twenty-three consecutive CPAP-naïve patients wi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: To assess the effect of a hands-on ultrasound training session to teach urologic trainees ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle placement. Materials and methods: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) urology residents completed a time trial, placing a needle into a phant...
Abstract Background and objective: This was a prospective, randomized clinical study to compare the success rate of nasogastric tube insertion by using GlideScopeTM visualization versus direct MacIntosh laryngoscope assistance in anesthetized and intubated patients. Methods: Ninety-six ASA I or II pati...
Anestesia,
Diseño de Equipo,
Intubación Gastrointestinal/instrumentación,
Intubación Gastrointestinal/métodos,
Intubación Intratraqueal,
Laringoscopios,
Laringoscopía/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Cavidad Nasal,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Método Simple Ciego,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT Torsional overload is a fracture representative parameter for instruments in single-file techniques. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the influence of clinical use, in vivo, on the torsional behavior of Reciproc and WaveOne instruments considering the possibility that they degrade...
Instrumentos Dentales,
Diseño de Equipo,
Falla de Equipo,
Ensayo de Materiales,
Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo,
Níquel,
Valores de Referencia,
Preparación del Conducto Radicular/instrumentación,
Rotación,
Estrés Mecánico,
Propiedades de Superficie,
Titanio,
Torque,
Torsión Mecánica
Abstract: Evolution and cost of three types of compression therapy (single layer, multilayer and Unna boot) in patients with venous ulceration were compared. The evaluation lasted two months and used photographic records and instrument based on pressure ulcer scale for healing (PUSH). Treatment with mono...
ABSTRACT Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes and the complications of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones in a multi-institutional working group. Materials and Methods From 2012 to 2014, we conducted a prospective study including all RIRS performed for kidney ...
Diseño de Equipo,
Europa (Continente),
Fluoroscopía/métodos,
Cálculos Renales/cirugía,
Tiempo de Internación,
Litotripsia por Láser/instrumentación,
Litotripsia por Láser/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Ureteroscopios,
Ureteroscopía/efectos adversos,
Ureteroscopía/instrumentación,
Ureteroscopía/métodos
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the feasibility, safety and surgical results of skeletonized mesh implants to form a pelvic harness for pelvic floor reconstruction surgery. Study design Patients with advanced pelvic floor prolapse were enrolled to this study. Study model was a kit mesh, reduced to 75...
Diseño de Equipo,
Estudios de Factibilidad,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Diafragma Pélvico/cirugía,
Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico/cirugía,
Prolapso de Órgano Pélvico/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Prolapso,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica/métodos,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Mallas Quirúrgicas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Several devices can aid nasotracheal intubation when managing difficult airways. The McGrath MAC and Airtraq NT were compared with a Macintosh laryngoscope when studying the performance of anaesthetists with different levels of experience, in a manikin model of easy or difficult air...
Lu, Zhenhai;
Peng, Jianhong;
Li, Cong;
Wang, Fulong;
Jiang, Wu;
Fan, Wenhua;
Lin, Junzhong;
Wu, Xiaojun;
Wan, Desen;
Pan, Zhizhong.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new nickel-titanium shape memory alloy compression anastomosis ring, NiTi CAR 27, in constructing an anastomosis for colorectal cancer resection compared with conventional staples. METHODS: In total, 234 consecutive patients diagnosed...
Aleaciones,
Anastomosis Quirúrgica/efectos adversos,
Anastomosis Quirúrgica/instrumentación,
Anastomosis Quirúrgica/métodos,
Fuga Anastomótica/etiología,
Colon Sigmoide/cirugía,
Neoplasias Colorrectales/cirugía,
Diseño de Equipo,
Seguridad de Equipos/instrumentación,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Engrapadoras Quirúrgicas/efectos adversos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Introduction Urethral stricture disease is still a major problem in men. Many procedures are available for the treatment of urethral strictures; urethral dilatation is one of the oldest. The blind dilatation of urethral strictures may be a difficult and potentially dangerous procedure. The purp...
Dilatación/instrumentación,
Dilatación/métodos,
Diseño de Equipo,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Tempo Operativo,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Recurrencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Uretra,
Estrechez Uretral/terapia,
Cateterismo Urinario/instrumentación,
Cateterismo Urinario/métodos
