BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown a higher rate of surgical site infections in hip prosthesis implantation using unidirectional airflow ventilation compared with turbulent ventilation. However, these studies did not measure the air microbial quality of operating theatres (OTs), and assumed it to be compliant with the recommended standards for this ventilation technique. AIM To evaluate air...

INTRODUCTION Ventolin Nebules® (reference product; GlaxoSmithKline) was the first licensed nebulizer solution containing the rapid-onset, short-acting β2-agonist salbutamol. Salbutamol Steri-Neb™ (comparator; Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) has the same chemical composition as the reference product. This study evaluated whether the effectiveness of the comparator is non-inferior to the reference pr...

INTRODUCTION Various surgical procedures are available to correct paralytic ectropion, which are applied in irreversible facial paresis. Problems occur when facial paresis has an unclear prognosis, since surgery of the lower eyelid is usually irreversible. We propose a simple method to correct temporary ectropion in facial palsy by applying an adhesive strip. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ten patients...

BACKGROUND Airway suctioning in mechanically ventilated patients is required to maintain airway patency. Closed suction catheters (CSCs) minimize lung volume loss during suctioning but require cleaning post-suction. Despite their widespread use, there is no published evidence examining lung volumes during CSC cleaning. The study objectives were to quantify lung volume changes during CSC cleanin...

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has not only put our national health systems to the test, but it also notably hit economy, society and psychology of people. Our pets have been subjected related stress too. aim study was evaluate whether induced on domestic dogs resulted in an increase dog bites paediatric population. Methods: A retrospective conducted all patients admitted emergency departm...

THE late occurrence of cyanosis or con-gestive heart failure is not unusual in patients with a large ventricular septal defect and hiigh ptulmonary vascullar resistance.' 2 2 The physiological clhanges producing these events remain somexvhat unclear, however, although recent evidence" "I indlicates that pul-moniarv vascular resistance, if high early in life, may increase over a period of years....

sive, be easy to apply and remove, ensure the security of the drain and maximize patient comfort. These goals are achievable, but often drain security is prioritized at the expense of patient comfort and practicality. We have found an effective method for dressing sutured drains with the use of a single “All-In-One” dressing or a 20 × 10-cm adhesive-absorbent pad (Primipore; Smith & Nephew, St....

BORKOVCOVÁ, M.: Parasitocenoses in productional rodent breeds in Czech Republic. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2009, LVII, No. 1, pp. 27–34 Aim of this work was to monitor the occurrence of most common parasites of rodents in 13 commercial and hobby breeds. Most o en detected protozoans belonged to genera Giardia, Eimeria and Cryptosporidium, tapeworms Hymenolepis nana and H. dimi...

L’ulcère de Marjolin désigne la transformation maligne d’une cicatrice de brûlure ou de toute autre plaie ou ulcération chronique. Rare, son incidence est estimée à 2% des cas. Le type histologique prédominant reste le carcinome épidermoïde (75%). Les membres en particulier les plis de flexion sont le siège préférentiel en raison des contraintes mécaniques exposant à la ré-ulcération. La périod...

Background The Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) is a continuous measure of deceased donor kidney transplant failure risk that was derived in US patients based on 10 donor characteristics. In the United States, the KDRI is utilized to guide organ allocation and to inform clinical decisions regarding organ acceptance. Objective To examine the application of the US-derived KDRI in a large Canadian...