Bilateral Anti-VEGF on Same-Day-Investigation on Safety in Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Purpose: To report an incidence of procedure-related complications in preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated with intravitreal anti-VEGFs injection in both eyes on the same day.

Design: Retrospective, multicenter case series.

Subjects: Preterm infants with ROP treated with anti-VEGF bilaterally on the same day.

Influence of charged defects on the interfacial bonding strength of tantalum- and silver-doped nanograined TiO.

A nano-grained layer including line defects was formed on the surface of a Ti alloy (Ti, Ti-6Al-4V ELI). Then, the micro- and nano-grained Ti with the formation of TiO on its top surface was coated with a bioactive Ta layer with or without incorporating an antibacterial agent of Ag that was manufactured by magnetron sputtering. Subsequently, the influence of the charged defects (the defects that can be electrically charged on the surface) on the interfacial bonding strength and hardness of the surface system was studied via an electronic model.

Addition of rectus sheath relaxation incisions to emergency midline laparotomy for peritonitis to prevent fascial dehiscence.

The incidence of fascial dehiscence and incisional hernia after two methods for abdominal wound closure (rectus sheath relaxation incisions and conventional mass closure) was studied in a randomized prospective clinical trial in a consecutive series of 100 patients undergoing midline laparotomy for peritonitis. The two groups were well matched for etiologies of peritonitis, the surgical procedures performed, and the presence of known risk factors for fascial dehiscence. Fifty patients each were randomized either to the conventional continuous mass closure procedure or the rectus sheath relaxation incision technique (designed to increase wound elasticity and decrease tension in the suture line) using identical polypropylene sutures.