A questionnaire of musculoskeletal injuries associated with manual patient lifting in occupational therapy practitioners in the state of ohio.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence and type of musculoskeletal injury due to patient handling as well as to ascertain current safe patient handling practices in occupational therapy within the state of Ohio. A questionnaire focusing on safe patient handling issues was e-mailed to 1,113 occupational therapy practitioners in the state of Ohio, with an overall response rate of 26%. Sixty-four percent indicated they were required to transfer patients manually.

Anatomy correlations: introducing clinical skills to improve performance in anatomy.

Background And Objectives: Gross anatomy is one of the preclinical cornerstones of medical education, but many practitioners feel that medical students' knowledge of anatomy is inadequate. To help students understand the clinical relevance of anatomy studies, Ohio State University faculty developed a course called "Anatomy Correlations." This course introduces students to basic physical examination techniques correlated to gross anatomy dissections and allows them to practice techniques learned.

Screening for multidrug-resistant bacteria as a predictive test for subsequent onset of nosocomial infection.

Objective: To investigate whether carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a risk factor for nosocomial infection and whether detection of carriage is predictive of subsequent onset of nosocomial infection.

Methods: In this observational cohort (study period, June 1998 through October 2002), nasal and rectal swab specimens from 412 consecutive patients admitted to the intensive care unit were tested for carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Concomitantly, the bacteria responsible for any subsequent nosocomial infection, the date of infection, and some of the known clinical risk factors for nosocomial infection were noted.

[Acute severe leukoencephalitis with posterior lesions due to Borrelia burgdorferi infection].

Introduction: Central nervous system manifestations represent 0.54 to 8% of neurological complication in Lyme disease.

Observation: A 78-year-old woman presented a severe meningo-encephalitis with visual disorders (agnosia, alexia) progressing towards coma.

[Evaluation of 7 endoscope washer-disinfectors: bactericidal activity of the disinfectants, antibacterial efficacity of paired washer-disinfector products].

The authors studied seven automatic washer disinfectors for flexible endoscopes with two methods. The first method, a microdilution method, studied the bactericidal activity of the seven disinfectants against 21 strains: four reference strains, 14 hospital strains reported in the literature as nosocomial strains responsible for infections transmitted by flexible endoscopes and three vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. The ability of the seven automatic washer disinfectors to decontaminate flexible endoscopes following inoculation with four reference strains was studied with the second method.

[Is the quantitative antibiogram a reliable epidemiological marker for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections? Comparison with pulsed field electrophoresis].

Epidemiologic supervision of P. aeruginosa infections is a daily care for microbiologists. The aim of this study is to evaluate quantitative antibiogram, which compare strains by calculation of euclidian distances from inhibition zone diameters on agar, compared with pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) results.

Calcium entry blockers stimulate vasoproliferation on the chick chorioallantoic membrane.

The effect of three calcium entry blockers, nifedipine, nimodipine, and verapamil on the vascular density of the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) was studied. Each compound was released onto the CAM for three days (Days 7-10 or Days 11-14 of incubation) from Elvax polymer sustained release pellets. Quantitation of the vascular density was obtained by counting the number of intercepts between the CAM vessels and a series of concentric circles placed over the CAM; the results are expressed as a vascular density index (VDI).

[Evaluation of a micromethod for the bactericidal activity of five disinfectants on 108 hospital strains].

The authors studied 5 disinfectants containing aldehyde and quaternary ammonium against 108 hospital strains. The minimal bactericidal activities (MBC) were determined with a microdilution method and the dilution-neutralization method (AFNOR T 72-150). The microdilution method results were validated using the MBCs of four reference strains tested with the dilution-neutralization method (AFNOR T 72-150).

Long-term effects of nimodipine on pial microvasculature and systemic circulation in conscious rats.

The chronic cranial window preparation allows repeated measurements of the same pial vessels in unanesthetized rats for several weeks and correlation with 24-h monitoring of hemodynamic variables. Nimodipine (20 mg) or placebo was given via two subcutaneous pellets. Large arterioles dilated 26 and 16%, at hour 1 and days 6-13, respectively (P less than 0.

Microvascular responses to chronic hypoxia by the chick chorioallantoic membrane: a morphometric analysis.

Numerous studies have demonstrated an increased capillarity in response to hypoxia in a variety of tissues. We studied the effects of hypoxia on the number and morphology of pre- and postcapillary vessels in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). Measurements of CAM microvessels were made from in vivo photographs after incubation in 15% oxygen (hypoxia) for 7 days (Days 7-14 of development).

Long-term microvascular response to hydralazine in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Chronic microcirculatory alterations produced by prolonged use of a vasoactive drug were repeatedly observed in the same skeletal muscle vessels of the dorsal microcirculatory chamber. Arterioles and venules with diameters averaging from 70 to 90 microns, the size range contributing most to peripheral vascular resistance, were measured daily for 6 days to determine differences in diameter, tortuosity, and number of branches. Hydralazine was given as a subcutaneous pellet (2.

Hypoxia-induced angiogenesis in chick chorioallantoic membranes: a role for adenosine.

The effect of a chronic hypoxic stimulus and of altered adenosine metabolism on vascular density was studied in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). Eggs were incubated in 15% oxygen/85% nitrogen for 3 or 7 days beginning at 7 days of age. Vessel density of the CAM was estimated by counting the number of vessels intersecting 4 concentric circles (72 mm total circumference) placed over the formalin-fixed membrane.

Thymectomy delays the development of hypertension in Okamoto spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Previous studies in rats have demonstrated that immune system dysfunction contributes to the aetiology of spontaneous hypertension. Chronic immunosuppression with cyclophosphamide attenuated the level of hypertension in Okamoto spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) by approximately 50%. Also, neonatal thymic implants delayed the development of spontaneous hypertension and significantly attenuated its level at the age of 22 weeks in SHR.

Stimulation of angiogenesis by adenosine on the chick chorioallantoic membrane.

The effect of adenosine on the vascular density of the chick chorioallantoic membrane was studied. Elvax polymer pellets containing 0.2-3.