OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the success rate of nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury in an institution using splenic embolization. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all patients admitted to a Level I trauma center with blunt splenic injury. Data review included patient demographics, computed tomographic (CT) scan results, management technique, a...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5 now affects 8.5% of adults in the United Kingdom; with 4% of patients expected to reach stage 5 CKD. Increasing numbers of older patients are contributing to the growth of demand of kidney services. With the exception of transplantation, dialysis has been the main form of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for advanced CKD. This elderly population is usually...

IV. Network Management Systems 5 A. Sensor Network Management Framework 5 1. BOSS 5 2. MANNA 6 B. Sensor Network Management Protocols 8 1. RRP 8 2. SNMS 9 3. sNMP 10 4. WinMS 11 C. Management By Delegation 12 1. Agilla 12 2. Mobile Agent-Based Policy Management 12 3. Sectoral Sweeper 12 4. Intelligent Agent-Based Power Management 13 D. Debugging Tools 13 1. Sympathy 13 2. Two-Phase Self-Monitor...

Background & Objective: Knowledge growth has been very rapid in recent years. Health centers can implement knowledge management in their organization to improve service quality, reduce costs and time, strengthen relationships among colleagues, and produce knowledge faster by reviewing barriers to knowledge management implementation at fasa health center. Material & Methodes: In this qualitativ...