BACKGROUND Pleural effusion adversely affects the pressuregenerating capacity of the diaphragm. It uncouples the lung and chest wall, which may result in diaphragmatic dysfunction. Information on the effects of effusion drainage on diaphragmatic function is limited, but several studies report relief of dyspnoea after drainage, which was attributed to improved diaphragmatic mechanics, even if th...

AIM To assess retrospectively the results and complications of surgical techniques applied in the treatment of patients with trauma of the lacrimal drainage system. METHODS Out of 32 patients with lacrimal drainage system trauma included in the study, 25 were treated at the University Eye Clinic, Ljubljana Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 1999 to 2003, and 7 were referred for seconda...

Intercostal drainage tubes (ie, chest tubes) are inserted to drain the pleural cavity of air, blood, pus, or lymph. The water-seal container connected to the chest tube allows one-way movement of air and liquid from the pleural cavity. The container should not be changed unless it is full, and the chest tube should not be clamped unnecessarily. After a chest tube is inserted, a nurse trained in...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the amount of postoperative drainage via closed suction drainage system after intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) and sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO). MATERIALS AND METHODS We planned a retrospective cohort study of 40 patients selected from a larger group who underwent orthognathic surgery from 2007 to 2013. Mean a...

This paper describes TerraHidro that is a distributed hydrologic modeling platform. TerraHidro is general purpose water resources system that presents a new concept to represent water flows based on graph structure, in the geographic information system (GIS) context. The drainage extractions and Amazonian basin delimitations using TerraHidro have been compared with ArcGis Hydro Tools regarding ...

Drainage is one form of facility that must be designed as a drainage system for the flow water area in order to meet needs community. From different perspective, this functions drain from surface bodies. A good provided management, especially with changes land use resulting increased flow. One can solution eco-drainage. In study, eco-drainage concept applied residential location Bumi Serpong Da...

The Algal-Bacterial Selenium Removal (ABSR) system has demonstrated an ability to efficiently remove nitrogen from agricultural drainage water in the San Joaquin Valley. However, it is not known whether the ABSR system can effectively reduce nitrate and nitrite concentrations in drainage water with high levels of salinity. In order to determine whether the ABSR system can be used to treat salty...