patient positioning Articles
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Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) - Case Study
Patient with positive family history of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. September 2003 mammogram reported benign micro calcifications. August 2007 patient presented with a palpable mass in lateral aspect of left ...
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Patient perception of healthcare services in Fiji: analysis of functional and psychological dimensions
Government run hospitals in Fiji are not well equipped in terms of facilities, specialist doctors, nurses and various specialised medical supplies. For government–run hospitals in Fiji, the real measure of success is that of patient satisfaction delivered across all areas of hospitals and through the services delivered. Present research measures the customers' perception of healthcare service ...
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How IFIX Can Help With Contrast Shortage
Why is there a shortage of CT contrast? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the root cause of disruptions in the global supply chain. This time, it led to the temporary shutdown of a production facility in Shanghai, creating a severe shortage of iodinated contrast media (ICM) and affecting imaging facilities – especially in the US, with the American Hospital Association expressing its ...
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Micromate™ Case Report: Robot-Guided Bone Biopsy
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using our full-fledged robotic platform for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Dr. Alexander Kupferthaler, Interventional Radiologist at the Ordensklinikum Linz – Barmherzige Schwestern, for a robot-guided bone biopsy. Clinical Context 65-year-old female with invasive lobular carcinoma of ...
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Extentrac Elite Case - Case study
Clinical Study Report A practice based prospective study of 31 consecutive patients (21 men, 10 women – mean age 57 years) with low back pain with or without radiculopathy. Each patient completed the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (Ver.2) and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11) – pre and post treatment. Disability assessment was based upon an absolute percentage point ...
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Spine-Intra-Abdominal Pressure (SIAP) - Case Study
The SIAP study investigates the effect of using Ergotrics' Inflatable Prone Support (IPS) on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during spine surgery. Study background The objective of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the inflatable Prone Supports (IPS) to lower the IAP of patients in the prone position. Whenever the patients’ position is changed to prone, the IAP is increased due to ...
By Ergotrics NV
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HAIs during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic it is important to remember that multi drug resistant organisms (MDRO’s) and antibiotic resistant organism infections are still occurring - something many in the field call a silent epidemic, now lurking in the shadow of COVID-19. Last month, the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria met virtually for their fall ...
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Diagnostic Radiology Consultants - Chattanooga - TN- Case Study
CAD PRO® Advantage Digitizer Provides Mammography Workflow Solution for Innovative Radiology Practice. For more than 50 years, Diagnostic Radiology Consultants (DRC) has pioneered imaging services in the tri-state area of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The innovative group, including 11 radiologists at 12 sites, often is the first to offer emerging technologies that positively impact ...
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Diabetomics Lumella - New Point-of-Care Blood Test Kit for Early Detection of Preeclampsia
Abstract Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of synovial joints. Anticitrullinated protein autoantibodies are detected by the CCP test in early disease and predict the development of erosive disease as well as extraarticular manifestations. We recently reported that many RA patients have anti-citrullinated albumin (ACA) ...
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Importance of hemodynamic monitoring during esophagectomy - Case Study
Background Esophagectomy for cancer involves two- or three-phase procedures, such as abdominal, chest and/or neck incisions, is more invasive than other types of gastrointestinal surgery, and is associated with high risk for postoperative morbidity. Because of this risk, perioperative management of circulatory conditions such as hypovolemic hypotension is especially important to avoid ...
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Preclinical and safety studies of V-1 Immunitor
The safety of V-1 Immunitor (V1) has been investigated. L929; BHK; Vero; Caco-2 and CEM-SS cells have not shown cytotoxicity even at 10 mg/ml dose. Ames' mutagenicity and micronucleus genotoxicity tests came out negative at 50 mg and 2000 mg/kg doses in Salmonella and bone marrow of IRC mice. Acute and chronic dosing of V1 to Swiss albino mice and Spague Dawley rats failed to cause any deaths. ...
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6 Tips for Avoiding Pressure Ulcers in Healthcare Facilities
A silent but serious condition is impacting healthcare facilities around the world, taking a serious toll not only on patient safety but hospital revenue and operating costs, too. Although it’s not contagious, this condition afflicts 2.5 million patients each year, resulting in 60,000 deaths annually in the United States alone1. On top of that, it costs the U.S. health system an estimated ...
By EarlySense
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Micromate™ Case Report: Robot-Guided Type II Endoleak Embolization
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using the world’s smallest robot for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Drs. Gerlig Widmann and Martin Freund, Interventional Radiologists at the Tirol Kliniken, for a robot-guided type II endoleak embolization. Clinical Context Patient’s profile: Male patient, previously subjected ...
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PCR assay targeting virulence genes of
Helicobacter pylori isolated from drinking water and clinical samples in Lahore metropolitan, PakistanHelicobacter pylorus is considered for chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers and adenocarcinoma and its high infection rate is observed in overcrowded and lower socioeconomic groups in developing countries. This study was designed to identify the role of drinking water in the transmission and prevalence of H. pylori (HP). Selective HP medium was developed for enrichment and presumptive identification ...
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Balance Error Scoring System with force/pressure platform
A look at the Balance Error Scoring System with force/pressure platform The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is a well-known tool to evaluate the effects of a head injury on static postural stability, or standing still in different positions. This protocol is often used in athletes after sport-related concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) [1]. BESS was developed by researchers ...
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ADC Drugs For HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
According to the latest data, breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer to become the most common cancer among women, and the death rate is the second highest among female tumors, seriously affecting the physical and mental health of women around the world. Patients with abnormal expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) account for 15%-20% of all breast cancers, which is highly ...
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Zanidatamab, a HER2-targeted bispecific antibody, in combination with docetaxel as first-line therapy for patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer: Preliminary results from a Phase 1b/2 study (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, with over 650,000 deaths in 2020.1,2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted agents have improved outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer, but most patients in first-line therapy do not respond to current therapies, eventually relapse or develop ...
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Clinician Attitudes are Shifting on MRD-guided Decision Making in Multiple Myeloma
This September marks four years since the 2018 Food and Drug Administration clearance for clonoSEQ to detect and monitor minimal residual disease (MRD) in bone marrow from patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and multiple myeloma (MM). In the years following, researchers have explored the value of using MRD status to guide treatment in blood cancers – and the mounting ...
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FDA Approved ALK Inhibitors for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a major type of cancer in the world, with the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors. ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) is a relatively rare and dangerous subtype, with patients suffering from a high incidence rate of brain metastases. Statistics show that about 55% of ALK-positive advanced NSCLC patients will develop brain metastases during ...
By BOC Sciences
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The Power of Outcome-Based Pricing
In February of 2019, CEOs and senior executives from seven major pharmaceutical companies met with the Senate Finance Committee about drug pricing. During that meeting, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot discussed how value-based agreements have the potential to transform how medicines are priced and reimbursed in the U.S., and in doing so, triggered a host of discussions across the industry on the ...
By Vistex Inc
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