UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to document the extent of adhesion of (99m)Tc-sestamibi to syringes in patient procedures, determine factors that influence the degree of adhesion, and evaluate alternatives to our current practice that would either result in a more reproducible degree of adhesion or, ideally, eliminate adhesion. METHODS The extent of adhesion was documented in 216 pat...

OBJECTIVES The spring-loaded syringe is a loss of resistance syringe that provide a more objective sign that the epidural space has been entered compared with the traditional techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the time required to locate the epidural space and the backache incidence with the spring-loaded (SL), loss of resistance (LOR) and the hanging drop (HD) techniques for epid...

BACKGROUND Peginterferon alfa-2a (40 kDa) is currently administered using a prefilled syringe. The peginterferon alfa-2a disposable autoinjector is a new safety-engineered device designed to facilitate injection and reduce the risk of needlestick injuries. The analysis of two open-label Phase I trials evaluated the pharmacokinetics, successful administration, and tolerability of peginterferon a...

The authors present in this brief note a technique to facilitate the introduction of high viscosity bone cement into a cement syringe for retrograde high pressure cementing during total hip or revision knee arthroplasty. The nozzle part of the syringe is connected to the suction device used intra-operatively, to achieve a negative pressure in the syringe. Introduction of the cement into the syr...

Fit the nozzle of a 4 oz. or 8 oz. glass syringe into a Jacques' catheter of the required size and charge the catheter and the syringe with weak iodine solution. Introduce the catheter into the bottom of the cavity to be drained. Inject the solution slowly into it and draw the contents of the cavity into the syringe. Take the syringe out, leaving the catheter still in the cavity, and throw out ...

BACKGROUND The clinical practice of pediatric anesthesiology has changed with a transition to the use of cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) in infants and children. The monitoring of intracuff pressure has been suggested as one means to limit the potential for damage to the tracheal mucosa. The current study evaluates the accuracy of a novel, color-coded syringe device which provides three zones ...

It has been the experience of this laboratory that the lead hydroxide stain of Watson (1) gives excellent results in increasing contrast in thin sections of tissue, but that the stain is inconvenient to use because on contact with air it forms an insoluble precipitate which contaminates both the stored solution and the sections. 1 Contamination introduced in transferring the solution from the s...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of a sonic device (Vibringe), syringe irrigation, and passive ultrasonic irrigation in the removal of debris from simulated root canal irregularities. METHODS Root canals with 2 standardized grooves in the apical and coronal parts were filled with dentin debris. Three different irrigation procedures were performed with NaOCl (1%...