We aimed to identify the effect of suction pressure and catheter size on change in lung volume during open and closed endotracheal suction. Anesthetized piglets (n = 12) were intubated with a 4.0 ...

Pilot study and design conceptualization for a slim single-port surgical manipulator with spring backbones and catheter-size channels Robotic assistance in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) have ...

Discussion The true incidence of upper limb ischemia is difficult to assess because patients treated conservatively are rarely identified and most figures are derived from published surgical ...

Regarding her personal history, she had undergone nephrectomy and embolectomy with a Fogarty catheter in 2014. She also reported regular use of oral contraceptives and smoking at the time of treatment ...

These catheter-directed interventions belong to either catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT), or pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (PCDT) devices (7, 8). CDT is a method that delivers ...

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