This report summarizes the results of 64 percutaneous catheter drainage of abdominal abscesses and fluid collections in 56 patients. Aspiration and drainage was guided with computed tomography in 34 patients and with ultrasound in 30 patients. Success rate was 90%. Infected collections were successfully drained in 94% and noninfected collections in 72% . Partial success was achieved in two...

The rate of dislodgement of atrial pacing leads is approximately 3%. To solve this problem, reoperation and repositioning of these leads is one of the solutions. Some operators have reported repositioning these leads with snare systems or deflectable catheters. In this communication, we present a new method using a specially designed urological basket to solve this problem.

BACKGROUND Although drug discoveries can provide meaningful insights and significant enhancements in pharmaceutical field, the longevity and cost that it takes can be extensive where the success rate is low. In order to circumvent the problem, there has been increased interest in 'Drug Repositioning' where one searches for already approved drugs that have high potential of efficacy when applied...

b-type natriuretic peptide (bnp) level is known to increase in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. in this systematic review, we aimed to discuss the possible association between plasma bnp level and the success rate of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy. pubmed and scopus databases were searched systematically, using the following key terms: “b-type natriuretic peptide” or “bn...

Drug repositioning (DR) is the process of identifying new indications for existing drugs. DR usually focuses on drugs that have cleared phase-I safety trials but has yet to show efficacy for the intended indication. Therefore, DR can probably skip the preclinical and phase-I study, which can reduce the cost throughout drug development. However, the expensive phase-II/III trials are required to ...

UNLABELLED The benefit of using intraoperative angiography (IA) during aneurysm surgery is still uncertain. OBJECT In this prospective study, the authors evaluate the radiographically demonstrated success of surgical treatment in 151 consecutive patients harboring 173 aneurysms who selectively underwent IA examination. The authors also assess the frequency with which IA led to repositioning o...

The global trend to emphasise assessment for learning brings up the issue of repositioning teachers in assessment. contemporary curricular policy reforms encourage take an agentic role assessment, but multiple dimensions environment affect its realisation. Drawing on ecological approach teacher agency, this empirical study investigated how Korean secondary English (KSETs) perceive and enact the...