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Original Source: Spinal Cord Protection with Cerebrospinal Fluid Drains in a Patient Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.
Paralysis and paraparesis are dreaded complications of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) that occur with an incidence of 2%-6%. Risks factors include the type of thoracic aortic pathology treated, coverage of the left subclavian artery origin without revascularization, concomitant infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, extent of stent graft coverage of the thoracic aorta, and renal failure. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) drains have been advocated as one of several protective strategies to prev...
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Pee as solution to global warming?
The ocean, the ground, rocks and trees act as carbon drains but are far from places where greenhouses gases are [...]
Marsupial Pouch® Improves Mobility for Patients after Surgery
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, this year nearly 150,000 women will face a mastectomy procedure due to breast cancer treatment. Patients undergoing a major...
UC Davis engineers create on-wetting fabric drains sweat
"We intentionally did not use any fancy microfabrication techniques so it is compatible with the textile manufacturing process and very easy to scale up," said Xing, lead graduate student on the proje...
Study determines the use of Blake Drains to be better for the patient with no side effects or complications. Loma Linda, CA (PRWEB) October 16, 2012 Pediatric heart surgeons at Loma Linda University...
No Need for Drains After Pancreatic Resection: Study
Routine prophylactic intraperitoneal drainage after pancreatic resection can be safely abandoned. Reuters Health Information
Bedside Ultrasound Improves Chest Drain Placement
An innovative point-of-care ultrasound system is being used to improve the placement of chest drains, enhancing the safety of...
Keller Medical Expands Product Line with The Marsupial® Pouch Post-Surgical Drain Holder
Keller Medical, Inc. makers of the breast implant delivery device the Keller Funnel™, announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement with Turner...
New Brain Cleaning System Discovered
Scientists have discovered a system that drains waste products from the brain. The finding may reveal new ways to treat neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
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Significance of drains in surgery.
Placing drains is one the most common procedures following operations in surgical disciplines. The indication for placing a drain is, however, usually based on a traditional belief rather than being e...
Paralysis and paraparesis are dreaded complications of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) that occur with an incidence of 2%-6%. Risks factors include the type of thoracic aortic pathology tr...
Transfusion drains versus suction drains in total knee replacement: meta-analysis.
PURPOSE: The use of autologous blood transfusion drains in orthopaedic surgery has been the subject of debate for several years. The aim of this meta-analysis was to review the u...
BACKGROUND: To assess national practice patterns regarding use of perioperative antibiotics by surgeons performing breast operations requiring drainage tubes. METHODS: The members of the American Soci...
Knee arthroplasty and bleeding: when to remove drainages.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is an attempt to clarify the productive time of drainages as we find that the use of drains in knee arthroplasty is controversial, and there is no consensus regarding th...
