Medical Management Articles
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Catalase, a Common Antioxidant Enzyme
Catalase is an antioxidant enzyme commonly found in almost all living organisms, mainly in chloroplasts, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum of plants, liver and red blood cells of animals. It is the marker enzyme of the peroxisome, accounting for about 40% of the total peroxisomal enzymes. Catalase is a homotetramer composed of four polypeptide chains, each containing more than 500 amino acid ...
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Applications of Diamine Oxidase
Diamine oxidase (DAO) is an intracellular enzyme that catalyzes diamine in mucosal or ciliated epithelial cells of the mammalian small intestine. It protects the intestinal mucosa by regulating intracellular ion homeostasis, influencing conduction pathways, and promoting cellular repair. Serum DAO is elevated in small intestinal mucosal barrier failure or in intestinal mucosal cell necrosis; ...
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Pressure Ulcer - Case study
Patient History Patient presented with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, peripheral arterial disease, obesity, arterial fibrillation, and transient ischemic attack. Patient had total knee replacement surgery and developed a complication due to improper off-loading, developing pressure ulcer on the right heel. Patient was treated with collagen products and wet to dry dressings prior to ...
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Dehisced Surgical Wound Post Calcaneal Repair - Case study
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 ...
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Dehisced Surgical Wound Post Ankle Fracture - Case study
Patient History Patient is a 35-year-old with obesity and venous insufficiency, status post-surgery for the repair of an ankle fracture. Surgical site dehisced and the patient was treated with Profore wraps, Unna boots, and standard wound care for two months. Primary Diagnosis Surgical dehiscence Treatment & Outcome Restrata was added to the treatment regimen and applied after wound ...
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Dehisced Surgical Wound Post Amputation - Case study
Patient History Patient is an 88-year-old female (post-BKA) who developed a large blister on the distal end of the stump within the first month post-op. It was treated with Kerlix and standard wound care at a LTCH. Three months later, the wound had a large area of eschar with purulent drainage. Patient taken to O/R for wound revision and primary closure with NPWT applied to the wound area. Wound ...
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Organic Acids Analysis
The organism undergoes thousands of biochemical reactions every moment to maintain our growth, development and energy metabolism. Under normal circumstances, these biochemical reactions proceed smoothly step by step through various cycles or certain steps. The process by which the body changes carbohydrates, amino acids, and fats from nutrients to absorbable substances and wastes is called the ...
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Case study
Patient History Patient is a 40-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes. Patient presented to the Emergency Room with a diabetic foot ulcer and infection. The surgeon took the patient to the OR for debridement, drained the infection, and started antibiotics. The patient was treated with advanced modalities that included NPWT and a bioengineered skin substitute. Primary Diagnosis ...
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Variability in Nerve Location During da Vinci Prostatectomy
Objectives Preservation of nerves during da Vinci prostatectomy (dVP) has been clinically proven to be critical to preservation of urinary function and surgeon perception has been shown to be a poor predictor of nerve location during dVP. Despite this evidence, opinions still vary on the ability of surgeons to use anatomic landmarks to accurately identify these nerves during dVP and to ...
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New Screening Solution Offers Hope in the Battle Against TB
In recent years, a number of ‘old’ diseases have re-emerged as significant threats to world health, driven by factors such as population migration and modern transportation. Of particular concern is the increase in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) infection, a highly contagious disease spread through the air when infected people cough, sneeze or spit. According to statistics ...
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Results of Using a New Technology to Improve the Identification and Preservation of Nerve Tissue during Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
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 ...
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Cedars Sinai Affiliate Saves Thousands on Orthopedic Instruments, Implants and Disposables with OptioSurgical - Case Study
The Company Cedars Sinai Surgery Center of the Pacific This high-volume orthopedic facility is one of the most technologically advanced outpatient surgical facilities in Southern California. The center is owned by its physicians and focuses on sports medicine, joint replacement, and fracture fixation. The savings delivered by OptioSurgical resulted in a ROI in the first 90 ...
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Midwest ASC Management Company Realizes Over 50% Savings with OptioSurgical - Case Study
The Company Medical Consulting Group, LLC With 70 surgery centers across the country, MCG helps to provide surgery center management and development, and continuously looks for innovative ways to serve its surgery center partners. The savings delivered by OptioSurgical resulted in a ROI in the first 90 ...
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A breath screen for active tuberculosis at the point-of-care
Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise, and traditional technologies are not up to the task of containing this fast-spreading disease. But a fast, robust, and low-cost optical system is enabling point-of-care testing Driven by various social factors, a number of “old” diseases have recently reemerged to significantly threaten world health. Of particular concern is the increase in ...
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Reusable Optics vs. Disposable Optics
Every visualization based product development process in the medical device industry is unique due to factors such as function, use, performance, and cost objectives. In some cases optical devices function stand-alone, while others are complementary to the primary device, impacting the way the development process unfolds. Broadly speaking, devices may be generally categorized as reusable or ...
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Single umbilical incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Initial experience of the Coelio Club
Summary 41m: To assess the initial results of single umbilical incision laparoscopic cholecystectomies (SUILC) performed by the members of the Club Coelio. Patients and methods: This multicenter study involved 65 consecutive patients undergoing SUILC between September 2008 and December 2009. The operation was performed with a O3 scope in 35 and with a 305 scope in 30 patients. There were 56 ...
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COVID-19 Disease Testing; Utilising Fluorescence During a Pandemic
While the world continues to endure loss and hardship due to the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), researchers are scrambling to provide test kits that are accurate, fast, sensitive, and widely available, especially as symptoms vary broadly and may not appear for days if at all. To this end, several diagnostic methods have been ...
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Single-port laparoscopic neosalpingostomy for hydrosalpinx
Abstract Background: To describe the surgical technique and our initial experience of single-port laparoscopic neosalpingostomy (SP-LN) for treatment of hydrosalpinx. Materials and methods: This prospective observational study was carried out at University teaching hospitals. Ten women underwent SP-LN for hydrosalpinx between November 2012 and December 2015. Results: The mean (range) age and ...
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Transvaginal Hybrid Notes Cholecystectomy: Current Techniques and Advantages
Abstract Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has proven to be a safe and effective procedure, with low rates of com- plications and mortality since its introduction in the late 1980s. However, surgeons have been working to develop alternatives to this technique to improve clinical outcomes and the level of patient satisfaction. Natural orifice trans- luminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is one such ...
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The Best Ways to Banish Back Pain
An article from Health in Action features mild® Provider, Dr. Kiran Patel and reviews key data from the Mobility Matters Landmark Survey as well as the Know Your Back Story health awareness campaign. Key points: Count yourself lucky if you’ve never groaned about your back. It is estimated that roughly a quarter of us- more than 72.3 million U.S. adults- are currently experiencing ...
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