Abstract The aims of the present study were to detect Escherichia coli in chicken distributed Birjand, investigate prevalence ESBL and AmpC beta-lactamases producers among them, identify their antibiotic resistance patterns. was conducted on 150 samples, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns determined by Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method. Phenotypic identification performed combined test (CDT)...

BACKGROUND There has been an exponential growth in the reporting of series of robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN). We review the technique of RPN and the outcomes from large single-centre series of RPN. METHODS We searched databases to identify original articles related to RPN. For the technical aspects, we describe our technique and provide a general review of previous work. For outcomes, we r...

Background & Aims The purpose of the study is to evaluate the accuracy of the C/RL, RPN, and EGF in diagnosing cirrhosis. Methods The study population included 95 cirrhotic patients in the cirrhosis group (56 men, 39 women, age range 14-76;mean age 52.3) and 57 subjects in the control group (26 men, 31 women, age range 18-83;mean age 51). All MR examinations were performed by using the same pro...

separation system is one of the most important systems in rockets. the influence of this system on mission success cannot be ignored. in this paper, reliability of a sounding rocket separation system is determined using block diagram and fmea . this system is based on the flexible linear shape charge cross-section and a spring mechanism to accelerate separation. in this investigation, the relia...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic-assisted transoral surgery, including transoral robotic surgery for metastatic retropharyngeal lymph node (RPN) from well-differentiated thyroid cancer, has been reported to reduce the complications resulting from transcervical and transmandibular approaches. However, the narrow working space and difficulty identifying RPN are problematic. To solve these issues, several st...

The aim of this paper was the application of the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) approach to assess the risks for patients undergoing radiotherapy treatments performed by means of a helical tomotherapy unit. FMEA was applied to the preplanning imaging, volume determination, and treatment planning stages of the tomotherapy process and consisted of three steps: 1) identification of the i...

Over the years, researchers have tried to extend Petri net to model multimedia. The focus of the research flows from the synchronization of multimedia without user interactions, to interactions in distributed environments. The issues in concern are the flexibility and compactness of the model when applied to model a system under change. Most existing models lack the power to model a system unde...

INTRODUCTION Failure Mode Effects and Criticalities Analysis (FMECA) represents a prospective method for risk assessment in complex medical practices. Our objective was to describe the application of FMECA approach to intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy (IOERT), delivered using a mobile linear accelerator, for the treatment of early breast cancer as an anticipated boost. MATERIALS AND M...