Search results for "Cuff"

CT Angiography at 24 Months Demonstrates Durability of EVAR With the Use of Chimney Grafts for Pararenal Aortic Pathologies

2013

PURPOSE: To present the 24-month radiological follow-up data for patients with pararenal aortic pathologies treated with chimney and periscope grafts during endovascular repair. METHODS: Between January 2008 and December 2011, 124 high-risk patients with complex pararenal aortic pathologies were treated using the chimney technique at 2 European vascular and cardiovascular centers with advanced experience of the described technique. In particular, 50 patients were treated at Site 1 and 74 at Site 2. Forty (32.2%) patients (32 men; mean age 79.2±4.9 years) completed computed tomographic angiography follow-up at 24 months postoperatively. RESULTS: The overall technical success was 100%, and th…

A novel multi-wavelength procedure for blood pressure estimation using opto-physiological sensor at peripheral arteries and capillaries

2018

© 2018 SPIE. In this study, the Carelight multi-wavelength opto-electronic patch sensor (OEPS) was adopted to assess the effectiveness of a new approach for estimating the systolic blood pressure (SBP) through the changes in the morphology of the OEPS signal. Specifically, the SBP was estimated by changing the pressure exerted on an inflatable cuff placed around the left upper arm. Pressure acquisitions were performed both with gold standard (i.e. electronic sphygmomanometer), and Carelight sensor (experimental procedure), on subjects from a multiethnic cohort (aged 28 ± 7). The OEPS sensor was applied together with a manual inflatable cuff, going slightly above the level of the SBP with in…

Musculoskeletal Imaging: Knee and Shoulder

2007

The necessity of systematic verification of applicator position in brachytherapy treatment of the vaginal cuff

2009

Repeated pull-through surgery for complicated Hirschsprung's disease--principles derived from clinical experience.

2007

Abstract Background In some patients, an initial pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung's disease fails, and obstructive symptoms persist or recur. Then a repeated pull-through operation may be necessary. Methods Seventeen patients with Hirschsprung's disease aged 2 to 9 years (median, 4.6 years) have undergone a repeated pull-through procedure because of unresponsive symptoms after an initial operation. The initial procedure was Soave in 3 patients, Rehbein in 13 patients, and Duhamel in 1 patient. Surgical revision was indicated by incomplete resection of the transition zone in 16 patients, anastomotic strictures in 9 patients, and fistulas in 2 patients. All 17 patients have undergone R…

Proposta di un progetto riabilitativo post- operatorio nella lesione parziale della cuffia dei rotatori nello sportivo

2003

Il progetto riabilitativo nella lesione della cuffia dei rotatori deve essere effettuato tenendo conto della complessità del sistema scapolo- omerale, sia dal punto di vista anatomico che neuromotorio. Una lesione a carico della cuffia dei rotatori comporta un quadro clinico caratterizzato generalmente da dolore, ipotrofia, contrattura muscolare, limitazione articolare, alterato senso di posizione articolare, alterata capacità di reclutamento dei muscoli motori della scapola, alterata capacità di frazionamento toraco- scapolo- omerale nella motricità dell'arto superiore. Il trattamento riabilitativo post operatorio si articola attraverso obiettivi: recupero dell'articolarità, ripresa del to…

Rehabilitation following injury of the rotator cuff

2003

The main aim of this paper is to compare two diffrent rehabilitation tecniques for treatment of the shoulder joint following injury of the rotator cuff. The seriousness of the pathology means patients generally have to endure a considerable period during wich use of the joint in question is impossible

The effectiveness of 12 months' intensive shoulder strength training on disability, health-related quality of life and shoulder function after rotato…

2017

This study examined the effectiveness of intensive shoulder strength training on disability, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and shoulder function in patients who had undergone rotator cuff repair (RCR). In addition, the self- report section of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Assessment Form (ASES) was cross-culturally adapted to the Finnish language and the psychometric properties of the Finnish version were assessed. Patients with a rotator cuff tear (aged 41-62 years) were randomized into an exercise group (EG, n=35) or a usual care group (UCG, n=32) after RCR. Disability was assessed with ASES questionnaire and quality of life with Short- Form 36 Health Surv…

TECAR-TERAPIA NELLE TENDINOPATIE DELLA CUFFIA DEI ROTATORI:NOSTRA ESPERIENZA

2009

Le tendinopatie della cuffia dei rotatori rappresentano la causa più frequente di dolore e disabilità della spalla che possono insorgere sia a seguito di episodi traumatici, che in conseguenza di eventi degenerativi da sovraccarico. Si verificano con maggiore frequenza nei soggetti di età superiore ai 45 anni e colpiscono con la stessa frequenza entrambi i sessi. La severità della sintomatologia dolorosa e della conseguente ipostenia possono determinare la riduzione dei movimenti di antepulsione e retropulsione, rotazione esterna e interna, abduzione e adduzione, determinando la riduzione della funzionalità articolare. Una popolazione di 30 soggetti che presentavano una tendinopatia della c…

The EasyTube during general anesthesia for minor surgery

2017

BACKGROUND The EasyTube (EzT) is a supraglottic airway device that is used for emergency airway situations. Ventilation during general anesthesia should also be feasible, but literature on the EzT is scarce. We evaluated the EzT in comparison with the endotracheal tube (ETT) in its use during general anesthesia in a comparative study. METHODS A total of 400 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to II scheduled for minor surgery in 4 centers were randomized for ventilation via the ETT or EzT. RESULTS In all patients, the EzT and the ETT could be inserted within 3 attempts. In all EzT patients, the inspiratory and expiratory minute volumes (6.64 ± 0.71 an…