Search results for "Invasive"

Le indagini diagnostiche non distruttive e la fruizione delle opere d’arte

2008

Factor VII deficiency: evidence that in minor surgery one-day replacement therapy is sufficient

2011

What does happen when an insect pest follows its host plant and viceversa?

2015

Invasive species are usually well known but only make up a small percentage of the European’s alien plants and insects. The ways these exotic species interact with our natural and cultural heritage are very complex and even some species considered invasive had and could have positive aspects on some European landscape and culture. A close look at the complicated relationship between non-native and native plants and insects in the Mediterranean areas reveals some unexpected twists in the story. Here are some cases of when aliens can threaten our cultural heritage or being part of it

<title>Noninvasive detection of intracerebral hemorrhage using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)</title>

1998

Intracerebral Hemorrhage (IH) is an important cause of secondary brain injury in neurosurgical patients. Early identification and treatment improve neurologic outcome. We have tested Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as an alternative noninvasive diagnostic tool compared to CT-Scans to detect IH. We prospectively studied 212 patients with neurologic symptoms associated with intracranial pathology before performing a CT-scan. NIRS signals indicated pathologies in 181 cases (sensitivity 0.96; specificity 0.29). In a subgroup of subdural hematomas NIRS detected 45 of 46 hematomas (sensitivity 0.96; specificity 0.79). Identification of intracerebral hemorrhage using NIRS has the potential to al…

Tonographic Effect of Ocular Response Analyzer in Comparison to Goldmann Applanation Tonometry.

2016

AIMS The tonographic effect is a phenomenon of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction following repeated tonometry. This study examines whether the tonographic effect occurs following IOP measurement performed with Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA). METHODS Both eyes of 31 glaucoma patients and 35 healthy controls underwent nine IOP-measurements performed with GAT and ORA. The number of GAT and ORA measurements performed on each eye differed depending on the randomly allocated investigation scheme. Central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber volume (ACV) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were assessed with Pentacam before and after the repeated GAT/ORA measurements. RESULTS There was no sta…

Learning from the past: Mitomycin C use in trabeculectomy and its application in bleb-forming minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

2019

Trabeculectomy has been performed since the mid-1960s and remains the gold standard for glaucoma surgery. Newer surgical options have evolved, collectively referred to as minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries. Despite producing large intraocular pressure decreases, full-thickness procedures into the subconjunctival space may be limited by fibrosis. Mitomycin C (MMC) and 5-fluorouracil have been in use with trabeculectomy with good evidence of significantly increased success at the cost, however, of an increased risk of complications. Off-label MMC application can be found in almost all clinical trials, including in combination with minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries. We explore current e…

Trattamento endovescicale alternativo al BCG nel carcinoma vescicale NMI a rischio intermedio o elevato

2013

Endovesical treatment as an alternative to BCG for intermediate or high-risk NMI bladder cancer A shortage of BCG is foreseen till the end of 2013. Which will be the management of intermediate and high-risk NMI-BC if BCG will not be available? In patients harboring high-risk NMI tumors, particularly T1G3 and Tis, the first therapeutic choice is radical cystectomy. Device-assisted therapies, although showing promising results, should be considered only for selected patients. In intermediate risk patients, intravesical chemotherapy remains a legitimate option even if BCG is available. Thus, in a period of BCG shortage, intravesical chemotherapy should be offered, preferably preceded by early …

An invasive species may be better than none: invasive signal and native noble crayfish have similar community effects

2014

14 pages; International audience; Human activities have resulted in the decline of native crayfish and promoted the spread of invasive crayfish species in European fresh waters, threatening ecosystem structure and functioning. We compared effects of native noble crayfish (Astacus astacus), invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) and of the absence of crayfish on leaf litter breakdown and invertebrate prey density and biomass in stream ecosystems. In microcosm experiments, invertebrate shredder density was significantly reduced by crayfish presence but similarly affected by the two crayfish species. While crayfish did not directly influence leaf litter breakdown, their presence r…

Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

2020

Este artículo contiene 18 páginas, 4 figuras.

Invazīva pneimokoku slimība universitātes slimnīcā Latvijā

2018

Ievads: Streptokokus pneimonija ir gram pozitīva alfa hemolītiska baktērija. Šī baktērija ir visbiežākais ierosinātājs sadzīves pneimonijai, bet tā var arī izpausties ar sepsi vai meningītu. Galvenais riska faktors invazīvai slimībai ir imūnsupresija, hroniska slimība, vecums, pārmērīga alkohola lietošana vai narkotiku lietošana un splenektomija. Serotipiskas specifiskas vakcīnas ir pieejamas un rekomendējamas augsta riska pacientiem. Darba Mērķis: Pētījuma mērķis bija raksturot invazīvo pneimokoka slimību pacientiem, kuri tika ārstēti Paula Stradiņa Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīcā. Materiāli un Metodes: Tika izmantota Slimnīcas Mikrobioloģiskā Datubāze un Pacientu Klīniskās Vēstures, lai i…