AIM To assess and compare the results of primary and secondary implantation of scleral fixated posterior chamber intraocular lens (SFIOL). METHODS The medical records of a consecutive series of 55 eyes of 55 patients with SFIOLs implanted during (group 1) or after (group 2) complicated senile cataract surgery were retrospectively reviewed and analysed. RESULTS There were 30 and 25 eyes in g...

Aim Our previous study proposed a technique of inserting gauze coated with oxytetracycline–hydrocortisone ointment into the extraction socket that suppressed occurrence dry and post-extraction pain compared gauze-free group. In this study, we estimated incidence infection in patients insertion identified predictors change maximum opening volume. Methods This retrospective was carried out on who...

BACKGROUND Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads might not be extracted especially in developing countries because of the high cost and lack of specialized tools. We aimed to evaluate transvenous extraction of ICD leads using optimized standard techniques. METHODS We prospectively analyzed clinical characteristics, optimized extraction techniques and the feasibility of extraction...

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) provides an environmentally green technique to decontaminate chromium species from solid matrices using supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (ScCO2). Methanol and a small amount of water were found to significantly improve the extraction efficiency. The fluorinated chelating agent lithium bis(trifluoroethyl)-dithiocarbamate (LiFDDC) was effective in removing C...

AIMS Cardiac resynchronization therapy is an accepted treatment for heart failure but it may be necessary to explant these systems along with their leads. The evidence base for coronary sinus (CS) lead extractions is limited. We aimed to evaluate the percutaneous removal of these leads and the utility of laser extraction when necessary. METHODS AND RESULTS Of 265 patients referred for lead ex...

Extraction of two long-implanted (11 year-old) active leads due to local infection was complicated by the fracture of both leads with a metal sheath. The presence of a temporary pacing lead, inserted due to pacemaker dependence, made extraction even more difficult. The fixation of both proximal extracted lead endings in the occluded subclavian vein was much stronger than the connection of the t...

An 84-year-old woman implanted with cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator underwent transvenous lead extraction 4 mo after the implant due to pocket infection. Atrial and right ventricular leads were easily extracted, while the attempt to remove the coronary sinus (CS) lead was unsuccessful. A few weeks later a new extraction procedure was performed in our center. A stepwise approach ...

Present guidelines endorse complete removal of cardiovascular-implantable electronic devices (pacemakers/defibrillators), including extraction intracardiac electrodes, not only for systemic infections but also localized “pocket infections.” We evaluated the efficacy delivering “Continuous, In-situ-Targeted, ultra-high concentration Antibiotics” (CITA) into infected subcutaneous device-pocket, o...

the systemic complications of blood donation are the first reasons why patients fail to return for further blood donation. this study was designed to determine the frequency of these complications and their associated risk factors among blood donors in tehran. also, we aimed to provide suitable methods to decrease the frequency of these adverse events, thereby eliminating the most important cau...

conclusions in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, dexamethasone has a significant antiemetic effect and decreases odynophagia, otalgia, and the need for analgesia. background tonsillectomy is associated with early and late postoperative complications in the children. previous studies have shown some effects of dexamethasone; however, there has been a lack of studies that evaluate its effec...