Spinal needle damage during routine clinical practice

Eldor spinal needle versus Pencan spinal needle.

Transbronchial needle aspiration in clinical practice.

Transbronchial needle aspiration has recently been adapted for use with the flexible bronchoscope. We studied 108 patients, who had a total of 110 aspirations performed, and diagnosed thoracic cancer in 70 cases. Transbronchial needle aspiration revealed malignant disease in 32 (46%) of these 70 patients. In 12 (17%) patients with cancer this technique provided the sole cytological or histologi...

Clinical guideline of neurosurgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Neurosurgery practice conflicts with many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic; Including the lack of beds in intensive care units, as well as the use of some methods such as drills and trans-nasal and trans-oral approaches that produce aerosols or are directly in contact with patient discharge. Due to these challenges, developing a clinical guideline to help neurosurgeons and me...

Prevalence and Determinants of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules Detected Using Thoracic Imaging Tests during Routine Clinical Practice

mortality. Methods We used a prospective population design with approximately 14 years’ follow-up and estimated the HRs of all-cause mortality for combinations of physical activity and hip circumference. 3120 men and 4068 women aged 21 to 92 years without pre-existing diagnosis of diabetes, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, or cancer in 1991e1994 and with complete information on the variables of...

The Infiniti Plus ultrasound needle guidance system improves needle visualization during the placement of spinal anesthesia

popularity over the last two decades [1]. This new application of technology also facilitates spinal anesthesia in patients with challenging anatomy, such as those with scoliosis or obesity, or elderly patients [2,3]. Infiniti Plus (CIVCO Medical Solutions, Kalona, IA, USA) is a needle-guidance system that was recently developed to assist clinicians in performing ultrasound-guided nerve blocks....