Urine Drainage Bag (UDB) has been frequently acknowledged by patients who are suffering from urine incontinence, urinary retention, tract infections, and urological surgeries in which a patient is impotent to out-migration. In ICUs, physiological parameters of measured monitoring devices. These devices can also supervise whether the values lie within pre-established range set clinician. Just li...

In previous papers (1, 2) it was shown that when the urine volume output falls below about 0.35 ml. per minute, the urine becomes " maximally" concentrated with respect to urea. The urea concentration of the urine is constant below this critical volume, and thus the urea clearance (U V/B) varies directly and quantitatively with the urine volume (V). In an effort to analyze the mechanism of rena...

I. A machine is described which automatically releases previously weighed rations to individually penned sheep at hourly intervals for 24 h. 2. Six sheep were kept in a room with constant light, temperature and continuous background noise and given 91 2 g lucerne daily at 10.00 h or at hourly intervals by means of the automatic feeder. Faeces and urine were collected every 2 h. 3. Hourly feedin...

BACKGROUND The urine output is an important clinical parameter of renal function and blood volume status, especially in critically ill multiple trauma patients. In the present study, the minute-to-minute urine flow rate and its variability were analyzed in hypotensive multiple trauma patients during the first 6 h of their ICU (intensive care unit) stay. These parameters have not been previously...

HYPOTHESIS Use of the intermittent sequential pneumatic compression (ISPC) device may improve splanchnic and renal perfusion caused by positive-pressure pneumoperitoneum (PPP) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. DESIGN Prospective controlled study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-two consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy whose ...

INTRODUCTION Investigation of resuscitation fluids in our swine hemorrhage model revealed moderate to severe chronic pneumonia in five swine at necropsy. Our veterinary staff suggested that we perform a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from these animals. We compared the data to that of ten healthy swine to determine the physiologic consequences of the added stress on our ...

The fractional determination of triethyl lead, diethyl lead, inorganic lead and total lead in the urines of a patient with tetraethyl lead poisoning was performed by means of hydride generation-flameless atomic absorption spectrometry. The chemical species of lead in the urine 21 days after the exposure comprised about 50% diethyl lead, about 48% inorganic lead and about 2% triethyl lead. The f...

Lithium, an effective antipsychotic, induces nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) in ∼40% of patients. The decreased capacity to concentrate urine is likely due to lithium acutely disrupting the cAMP pathway and chronically reducing urea transporter (UT-A1) and water channel (AQP2) expression in the inner medulla. Targeting an alternative signaling pathway, such as PKC-mediated signaling, may b...

OBJECTIVE To compare the differences in fluid and electrolyte balance in patients with low and high weight in the first postoperative day. METHODS Over a period of 18 months, we prospectively evaluated 150 patients in the first 24 hours after surgery, in a university-affiliated hospital intensive care unit. Patients with low weight (< 60 kg) and high body weight (> 90 Kg) were compared in ter...

Urine output is an important indicator of renal function. In hospitals, urine collected using a catheter connected to collection bag that has volume gradation markings. This type visual measurement low levels accuracy and labor-intensive. paper developed Internet-of-Things enabled system continuously monitors the via system. The device built utilizing strain gauge load cell, integrated circuit ...