Shunt Infection in a single institute: what can we found?

tube thoracostomy (chest tube) removal in traumatic patients: what do we know? what can we do?

chest tube (ct) or tube thoracostomy placement is often indicated following traumatic injuries. premature movement of the chest tube leads to increased hospital complications and costs for patients. placement of a chest tube is indicated in drainage of blood, bile, pus, drain air, and other fluids. although there is a general agreement for the placement of a chest tube, there is little consensu...

Inflammation in Chronic HIV Infection: What Can We Do?

Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically improved the life expectancy of persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, even with long-term, effective ART, HIV-infected persons have persistent, low-grade inflammation and immune activation [1] that are strongly associated with a heightened risk for cardiovascular disease [2– 4], osteoporosis [5], anemia [6], phys...

What Can We Learn from 21 Years of School Poisonings in New Zealand?

Background: Childhood poisoning is a significant international health concern. Very little is known about trends in exposures within schools and preschools. The objectives of this study were to investigate the data recorded by the New Zealand National Poisons Centre (NPC) on these types of exposures over a 21 year period (1989 to 2009) and to determine trends and propose strategies to reduce th...

Why Can We See a Local Spread of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) Infection?

What Can We Learn from Single-trial Event-related Potentials?

We present a method for visualizing single-trial evoked potentials and show applications of the consequent single-trial analysis. The method is based on the wavelet transform, which has an excellent resolution both in the time and frequency domains. Its use provides new information that is not accessible from the conventional analysis of peak amplitudes and latencies of average evoked potential...