Background: Patients with long-term ventricular assist devices (VAD) are predisposed to infection, bleeding, and pressure injuries at the insertion of the driveline. There is no consensus on a driveline dressing protocol. Chlorhexidine is often used to clean the driveline exit site and has been associated with lower rates of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Prior studies suggest that participation in rehabilitation exercises improves motor function poststroke; however, studies on optimal exercise dose and timing have been limited by the technical challenge of quantifying exercise activities over multiple days.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of using body-worn sensors to track rehabilitation exercises in the inpatient setting and investigate which recording parameters and data analysis strategies are sufficient for accurately identifying and counting exercise repetitions.
Methods: MC10 BioStampRC® sensors were used to measure accelerometer and gyroscope data from upper extremities of healthy controls ( = 13) and individuals with upper extremity weakness due to recent stroke ( = 13) while the subjects performed 3 preselected arm exercises.
Minerva Anestesiol
February 1980
The A. describe a technique of general anaesthesia for open-heart surgery, induced with Althesin and Fentanyl, in 29 patients submitted to cardiac and aortic surgery, and relate the results obtained. The experience showed the effectiveness of the reduction of peripheral vascular resistances due to Althesin, as well as usefulness of collateral techniques (cortisonic drug, carbon dioxide mixture, hypothermia, beta-adrenergic block, coronary vasodilation) employed for these patients during cardiopulmonary bypass.
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