OBJECTIVE Drains and catheters are used for both prophylactic and therapeutic reasons in clinical practice. This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect safety of drains, catheters, nasogastric tube and central venous line in patients who underwent surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and four consecutive patients who were operated at the general surgery clinics under general ...

BACKGROUND Cervical drains have historically been used to avoid postoperative wound and respiratory complications such as excessive edema, hematoma, infection, re-intubation, delayed extubation, or respiratory distress. Recently, some surgeons have ceased using drains because they may prolong hospital stay, operative time, or patient discomfort. The objective of this retrospective case-control ...

Tile drained land with phosphorus (P)-rich topsoil is prone to P loss, which can impair surface water quality via eutrophication. We used by-products from steel and energy industries to mitigate P loss from tile drains. For each by-product, P sorption maximum (P(max)) and strength (k) were determined, while a fluvarium trial assessed P uptake with flow rate. Although two ash materials (fly ash ...

City of Vantaa considers constructing a truck parking area and a filling station on a soft clay deposit in Luhtaanmäki, Vantaa (in Finland). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether vacuum preloading with vertical drains is a feasible ground improvement method for the site. Besides in situ –tests and classification tests, overall 18 oedometer tests were carried out. Preliminary design of v...

BACKGROUND Many case series studies have reported risk factors of infection with anaerobic bacteria, but few factor analysis studies have been conducted. OBJECTIVE We conducted a case-control study to identify the risk factors of anaerobic bacteremia. METHODS We compared a number of characteristics of patients with anaerobic bacteremia with those with aerobic bacteremia. Clinical informatio...