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The home healthcare market is experiencing rapid growth as patients seek more convenient, comfortable care outside of hospitals. Whether managing chronic conditions, receiving post-operative care, or utilizing wearable medical devices, patients and providers alike demand medical components that are safe, reliable, and effective in non-clinical settings. Fluoropolymer tubing—PTFE, PFA, and ...
Serrapeptase, also known as serratiopeptidase, is a proteolytic enzyme extracted from the intestines of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. It has gained considerable interest in both the medical and wellness communities for its potential therapeutic benefits, particularly in promoting pain relief, reducing inflammation, and aiding tissue healing. Understanding serrapeptase and its applications can shed ...
Clinical trials are the backbone of modern medicine, responsible for bringing innovative, safe, and efficient treatments to market after rigorous testing and evaluation. However, the conventional process of conducting these trials has often been long, expensive, and fraught with inefficiencies¹. The advent of predictive analytics is reshaping the landscape of clinical trials, ushering in a ...
The following article is a repost of an interview that originally appeared in OR Today “Spotlight On: John W. Cromwell, MD” with Caresyntax customer, John Cromwell, MD, FACS, associate chief medical officer and director of surgical quality and safety at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.3 million procedures were performed at hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in the United States in 2010. Healthcare providers and patient advocates understand that infection prevention requires meticulous sanitation and sterilization of all facilities, equipment, and instruments used in surgery settings. According to the World ...
PICO Question In PACU patients do temperatures obtained with the temporal artery and no touch thermometers compare favorably to temperatures by an oral electronic thermometer? Significance/Evidence Summary The American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), Does not fully support the use of tympanic thermometers in PACU Our PACU staff are hesitant to use tympanic devices and to use ...
During the webinar, you’ll learn about: Treatment options and unmet needs of HFrEF patients The physiologic rationale of baroreflex activation Barostim therapy overview and clinical evidence overview Appropriate patient selection and real-world experience Important Safety Information CAUTION: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the ...
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Rehabilitation of Tom, 21 years Sporty man Recreational volleyball Post-operative rehabilitation ACL Left (week 8) Tom suffered an ACL tear on his left leg during a volleyball match. The doctor in charge decided to proceed with an operative reconstruction of the affected ligament. Tom then immediately started a rehabilitation process to get him back on the court as soon as possible. The ...
For this procedure I used Catalyst's Archer CSR system for a total shoulder arthroplasty using a lesser tuberosity osteotomy repair with a screw-and-suture technique. Post operatively this patient did very well. He had return of full range of motion at 12 weeks. He was able to return to all his activities, including sporting activities as well as lifting, pushing and ...
Patient History Patient is a 54-year-old male who underwent surgery to remove implanted hardware and osteophytes following a calcaneal fracture repair. Post-operatively, the surgical incision dehisced. The resulting wound was open for a period of 4 weeks and was refractory to standard of care, wet-to-dry dressings, and an Unna boot. Patient was offered the option to be referred to a plastic ...
Introduction & Objectives Efforts to improve continence after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) have focused on preserving periurethral and bladder neck tissue and techniques involving posterior reconstructions and anterior suspensions. Many patients, however, still have varying degrees of urinary incontinence. Literature has shown that nerves innervating the levator ...
Discovery In the late 19th century, researchers attempted to produce a drug with a hemostatic effect by injecting a peptone and inducing the release of an anticoagulant. The water-soluble substance isolated from the liver was heparin, but no one knew it at the time. What unfolded over the next four decades would change the trajectory of anticoagulation treatment. By 1915, the most prominent ...
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 ...
SFM has been producing alginate products since the early 1980’s and still to this day alginates are an important product for our business. Alginate dressings are classed as ‘advanced wound care’, a label that up until now I have strongly disagreed with. How can a relatively simple dressing be thought of as ‘advanced’ in the current market? With newer ...
Brain biopsy procedure has been evolving for the last four decades in concurrence with the imaging developments of the brain. Frame-based stereotactic interventions are considered the conventional gold reference standard for obtaining biopsy specimens of lesions from the brain. In this modality, a bulky head frame is fixed to the patient’s head before imaging procedures as it is an integral ...
Interventional Oncology, the 4th pillar of modern cancer care Until the late 90s, modern cancer care consisted of three pillars of treatment: surgery (through tumor resection), radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. These pillars address tumors directly, removing or destroying lesions. Although immunotherapy specialists devised ingenious ways to use the patients’ own immune system to better ...
Highlights • AROA’s Myriad Matrix™ is further validated in a clinical study and peer-reviewed publication in Journal of Wound Care. • Study of six patients shows 100% success rates from use of Myriad Matrix™ as an implant during surgical reconstruction of soft tissues affected by Pilonidal Sinus Disease (PSD). • All patients healed well with no major complications ...
COVID-19 has affected many sectors, including construction. The experience provided an opportunity for us to look at construction quality management and how organizations can cope with social distance and the threat of a virus – not to mention the losses in capacity and operations resulting from them. By implementing better collaboration and innovation, the sector can recover from the ...
INTRODUCTION The goal of the implant surgeon is to place the implant in the ideal position, to support the prosthesis for the best long term prognosis, while managing important anatomical landmarks. With the aid of Cone Beam CT scans the implant surgeon is able to evaluate, in three dimension, the ridge, important anatomy, as well as pre-plan implant placement in the most ideal position. ...
INTRODUCTION The replacement of a single central incisor may be one of the most demanding implant treatments clinicians face. Still, clinicians have been able to achieve aesthetic results in these challenging cases through excellent treatment planning and meticulous surgical placement. The following case study highlights how Dr. Zokol was able to integrate Inliant® into his treatment plan ...