Publications by authors named "D S Chathuranga"
Nuradh Joseph Lung cancer is the second commonest cancer among males in Sri Lanka. Real-world survival data are scarce, and we conducted a retrospective survival analysis among patients treated for lung cancer. All patients with primary lung cancer treated at three selected units during 2015-2016 were included in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Cold snare polypectomy (CSP) has become increasingly utilized to resect colorectal polyps, given its efficacy and safety. This study aims to compare CSP and hot snare polypectomy (HSP) for resecting small (< 10 mm) and large (10-20 mm) colorectal lesions.
Methods: Relevant publications were obtained from Cochrane Library, Embase, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science databases.
Background And Aims: Upper GI bleeding (UGIB) is a common condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic hemostasis remains the mainstay of therapy and is mainly aimed at effective hemostasis and prevention of rebleeding. Lesions with high-risk stigmata can have rebleeding rates of as high as 26.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Layer Jamming Soft Glove for Hand Tremor Suppression.
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- Tremors can significantly disrupt daily life, leading to a need for better treatment options; this paper introduces a new mechanical solution to combat hand tremors using a soft orthosis based on layer jamming.
- * The orthosis utilizes a vacuum system to increase stiffness in a glove, effectively suppressing tremors, and was tested on a cohort of patients in Sri Lanka, revealing an average tremor frequency of about 5 Hz.
- * Experimental results showed that the glove reduced tremor amplitude by 78.32% in testing and achieved an average power reduction of 41.74% to 59.15% during clinical trials, indicating its effectiveness as a lightweight treatment.
This paper presents a multi-axis force/torque sensor based on simply-supported beam and optoelectronic technology. The sensor's main advantages are: (1) Low power consumption; (2) low-level noise in comparison with conventional methods of force sensing (e.g.
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