Use of an Integrated Tool for Interpretation of Blood Glucose Data Improves Correctness of Glycemic Risk Assessment in Individuals With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Background: Manufacturers now incorporate blood glucose (bG) value interpretation tools into their monitoring systems; however, usability of these support tools has not been well studied. We evaluated the utility and perceived benefits of support tool use by individuals with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Methods: This 3-arm, randomized, simulation study assessed the impact of use of bG value interpretation support tools on participants' ability to correctly interpret bG values, using 1 of 3 tools: a new tool that uses colored scales with target range indicator (TRI), Colors and Smiley icons (already available).

[Climatization of anesthetic gases using different breathing hose systems].

Background: During general anaesthesia gas climate significantly is improved by performance of low flow techniques. Gas climatisation, however, markedly also will be influenced by the temperature loss at, and corresponding water condensation within the hoses, factors which are related to the technical design and material of the patient hose system. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate 1.

[Laser-induced pressure waves in the eye. Propagation characteristics].

Background: The characteristics of shock waves during photoablation were investigated for an IR and a UV laser. These stress waves may be harmful to ocular structures.

Material And Methods: The amplitude of shock waves was measured by a needle-shaped hydrophone in enucleated porcine eyes during excimer laser (193 nm, 23 ns, diameter of ablation 1.