INTRODUCTION Although hemostatic agents may be effective at stopping hemorrhage, they may fail because of hemodilution from intravenous fluids. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of QuikClot Combat Gauze (QCG) on rebleeding in a class II hemorrhage in the presence of hemodilution in a lethal femoral injury. METHODS This was a prospective experimental, between swine subje...

Bird banding (or ringing) is an essential part of many aspects ornithology. From the time a bird extracted from mist net or other capture method to it banded, measured, possibly tagged, and released, typically held individually in secure cloth bag. Although important that these bags must have no rough seams, efficient sewing instructions are hard find, purchasing can be costly. Because wash use...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) rehydration management guidelines (Plan C) for children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and severe dehydration are widely practiced in resource-poor settings, yet have never been formally evaluated in a clinical trial. A recent audit of outcome of AGE at Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya noted that 10% of children required high dependency care (20% mo...

arginine vasopressin as a supplementary vasopressor in septic shock restores vascular tone and mean arterial pressure, meanwhile decreases dose and exposure time to catecholamines. the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vasopressin on lactate and lactate clearance as markers of tissue perfusion during septic shock. in this prospective, randomized, controlled trial, 30 patient...

This study evaluated the levels of D(–)-lactate and L(+)-lactate, ratio to total lactate (D(–)-lactate + L(+)-lactate) 15 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) using an enzymatic method. L(+)-lactate in LAB ranged from 0.31 13.9 mM 0.76 39.3 mM, respectively, Bifidobacterium sp.; 1.08 11.7 0.69–13.0 Lactobacillus 0.72 20.3 0.98 32.3 Leuconostoc sp., 33.0 39.2 Pediococcus acidilacti KCCM 11747. The range D...

Background: Keratosis rubra pilaris is a common condition with an estimated percentage of 40% involvement in the population. This condition is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and more commonly involves patients with dry skin. In the current study, we evaluated the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) plus ammonium lactate versus ammonium lactate alone in the treatmen...

conclusions comparing the serum lactate level before operation and 24 hours after the operation showed that the number of received blood units had a significant effect on serum lactate. we found no significant effect for blood storage duration; however, the number of given blood units was more significant. patients and methods in a cross-sectional study, 228 patients referred to three hospitals...