s 1. Abstract entitled “Evaluation of Bioburden on the Development of Heterotopic Ossification in an Established Rat Model” submitted for presentation consideration at the Orthopaedic Research Society meeting to be held March 2831, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. (25-08-2014) 2. Abstract entitled “Early Histological and Molecular Characterization of the Local Tissue Microenvironment Following Blast-Rela...

Several issues concerning endoscope reprocessing remain unresolved based on currently available data. Thus, further studies are required to confirm standard practices including safe endoscope shelf life, proper frequency of replacement of some accessories including water bottles and connecting tubes, and microbiological surveillance testing of endoscopes after reprocessing. The efficacy and cos...

Bronchoscopy is currently the most commonly employed invasive procedure in the practice of pulmonary medicine.1 An estimated 497,000 bronchoscopy procedures were performed in the United States in 1996.2 Current and new applications include bronchoscopic ultrasound, laser therapy, brachytherapy, electrocautery, cryotherapy, placement of airway stents, and balloon dilatation to relieve airway obs...

As a result of concerns over the transmission of infectious diseases by donor milk, as well as the possible loss of nutritional value of donor milk through exposure to a variety of environmental conditions, the practice in the United States has been to discard unpasteurized donor milk that has thawed or sat for several hours at room temperature or in the refrigerator rather than (re)freezing it...

In the United States, concerns over the transmission of infectious diseases have led to donor human milk generally being subjected to pasteurization prior to distribution and use. The standard method used by North American milk banks is Holder pasteurization (63 degrees C for 30 minutes). The authors undertook an experiment to validate the effects of a high-temperature short-time (HTST) pasteur...