OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a low-molecular-weight heparin sodium, dalteparin sodium, on a thrombogenic microvenous anastomosis, using a randomized, blinded animal model. METHODS Using male Sprague-Dawley rats, 70 IU/kg of dalteparin sodium (for the treatment group) or isotonic sodium chloride solution (for the control group) were administered subcutaneously in a blinded randomized fash...

PURPOSE To clarify the efficacy of a surgical strategy based on the superior oblique tendon traction test. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed between January 2002 and June 2015. During that period, a single inferior oblique muscle (IO) myectomy and a combined IO myectomy and superior oblique muscle (SO) tuck procedure were performed based on SO tendon looseness as revealed by ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of administration of a low-molecular-weight heparin derivative, enoxaparin, on the rate of arterial thrombosis in a rat model. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, blinded study. METHODS A standard microarterial anastomosis tuck injury was created in both femoral arteries of 25 Long Evans retired breeder rats. Thirteen animals received a subcutaneous injecti...

For millions of people with swallowing disorders, preventing potentially deadly aspiration pneumonia requires following prescribed safe eating strategies. But adherence is poor, and caregivers’ ability to encourage adherence is limited by the onerous and socially aversive need to monitoring another’s eating. We have developed an early prototype for an intelligent assistant that monitors adheren...

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Chakravarthi Narasimhan, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis Purushottam Papatla, Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Baojun Jiang, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, Praveen K. Kopalle, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College Paul R. Messinger, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta Sridhar Moorthy, Rotman Sch...