BACKGROUND The most common early complications associated with mammary implants are seroma and haematoma formation, and acute infection. The aspiration of fluid around the prosthesis can help to diagnose and correctly treat these complications. The use of a needle with a sharp tip can damage the implant. We present our experience in removing periprosthetic fluid using the atraumatic Veress need...

The antibiotic removal device manufactured by Marion Laboratories (Kansas City., Mo.) is intended for treatment, before culture, of blood specimens from hospital patients being treated with antibiotics. Measurement of 13 antibiotics showed that the antibiotic removal device removed amikacin, ampicillin, carbenicillin, cefazolin, cephalothin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, nafcillin, tetracycline,...

Needle-trap devices (NTDs) are another sorbent-based tool in the haystack of methods used analytical extractions. Syringe needles, similar to those for gas chromatography (GC) injection, can be partially filled with suitable sorbents and extracting collecting volatile organics, followed by injection into a GC instrument via thermal desorption. Although NTDs share many similarities advantages so...

Abstract Background and Aims The air contamination from the dialysis circuit into patient's body is an unsolved serious problem. Recently, Automatic priming function of machines widely used. There are rarely any bubbles left in extracorporeal after automatic machines. To use this method, arterial venous sides connected to create a closed so that dialysate can circulate overflowed through line c...

BACKGROUND Increasing reports of intrauterine device (IUD)-related abdominopelvic actinomycosis have been described recently. Surgical therapy has been the usual treatment when tubo-ovarian abscess is identified. CASE A 38-year-old woman suffering from Actinomyces pelvic abscess unresponsive to medical treatment underwent transvaginal ultrasound-guided needle aspiration. It resulted in marked...

BACKGROUND Growth hormone (GH) is used to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD, adult and paediatric), short bowel syndrome in patients on a specialized diet, HIV-associated wasting and, in children, growth failure due to a number of disorders including Turner's syndrome and chronic renal failure, and in children born small for gestational age. Different brands and generic forms of recombinant ...

The four major categories of skill sets associated with proficiency in ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia are 1) understanding device operations, 2) image optimization, 3) image interpretation and 4) visualization of needle insertion and injection of the local anesthetic solution. Of these, visualization of needle insertion and injection of local anaesthetic solution can be practiced using ...

high. Only distal muscular responses would be accepted. We would be interested to know more about patient acceptance of the procedure, as penetration of the pectoral muscle with a thin needle is sometimes painful. What about a large 17 or 18G Tuohy needle? Although sophisticated methods may be helpful in some circumstances, we believe no device will ever replace good training in the ®eld of per...