Two-Way Fluid–Gas Exchange Syringe for Postvitrectomy Patients in Outpatient Setting Pars plana vitrectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of diseases such as rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, macular hole, and macular pucker (also called epiretinal membrane). In clinical medical practices, complications such as postvitrectomy vitreous hemorrhage, ...

Some types of syringe pumps currently available for use of prefilled syringes (PFS) require setting for syringe size which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. We conducted a questionnaire survey for 10 nurses at the emergency critical care center of this hospital on the operating procedures of two different types of syringe pump (i.e., from turning on the power to PFS setting, PFS mountin...

The shared use of syringes and needles was recognized as being associated with HIV transmission among injecting drug users at the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Commonly referred to as syringe sharing or needle sharing, it involves two or more drug users sequentially using the same needle and/or syringe in order to inject a dose of liquefied drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines or bupr...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To observe the effects of mobile phone use in the vicinity of medical devices used in a critical care setting. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Electromagnetic interference (EMI) was tested by using two types of mobile phones - GSM and CDMA. Mobile phones were placed at a distance of one foot from three medical devices - syringe pump, mechanical ventilator, and the bedside monitor - i...

The shared use of syringes and needles was recognized as being associated with HIV transmission among injecting drug users at the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Commonly referred to as syringe sharing or needle sharing, it involves two or more drug users sequentially using the same needle and/or syringe in order to inject a dose of liquefied drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines or bupr...

There is now compelling evidence that harm reduction approaches to HIV prevention among injecting drug users are effective, safe and cost-effective. The evidence of effectiveness is strongest for needle and syringe programs and opioid substitution treatment. There is no convincing evidence that needle and syringe programs increase injecting drug use. The low prevalence approximately 1%) of HIV ...

obviate the necessity for the .operator to maintain pressure on the plunger was found to he ineffective after repeated trials. The syringe described by W. O. Gross (1954) seems to offer an advance in mass inoculation technique in that it provides a more rapid method than others described. Again, however, with this syringe the thumb must control the plunger carefully during injection and withdra...