PURPOSE To compare the temperature profiles of 2 popular phacoemulsification units under similar operating conditions in water. METHODS The phacoemulsification probes of the Sovereign WhiteStar and Legacy AdvanTec were capped with water-filled test chambers and imaged side-by-side using a thermal camera. The highest temperature of each chamber was measured at several time points after power a...

BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality from venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a significant problem for hospitalized patients. Despite the ample prospective literature defining the prevalence of VTE in hospitalized patient populations, the prevalence of VTE in the thermally injured population remains largely unknown. METHODS We prospectively studied 148 thermally injured patients with hospital...

The ultra high I/O density Sea of Leads (SoL) chip-scale package [1] has the potential to revolutionize testability of a gigascale system-on-a-chip (SoC). With this wafer-level packaging technology, testing and burn-in can be migrated to the wafer-level. The parallel nature of wafer-level testing and burn-in facilitated by SoL can drive down the cost [2] of obtaining a packaged known good die. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important causative agents of nosocomial infections especially in ICU and burn units. P. aeruginosa infections are normally difficult to eradicate due to acquired resistance to many antibiotics. Recent appearance of carbapenem resistant P. aeruginosa isolates is considered a major healthcare problem. The present study was condu...

Deep second-degree burns are characterized by delayed formation of granulation tissue and impaired angiogenesis. Erythropoietin (EPO) is able to stimulate angiogenesis and mitosis, activating vascularization and cell cycle. The aim of our study was to investigate whether two biosimilar recombinant human erythropoietins, EPO-α and EPO-Z, may promote these processes in an experimental model of bu...

Abstract Introduction Early recognition of burn scar contractures can lead to a more targeted and effective therapy regimen, potentially preventing loss range motion improving survivors' quality life. In rehabilitation, consideration the principles cutaneous functional units (CFUs), or fields skin as they relate movement at associated joint, allow occupational physical therapists explain predic...

OBJECTIVES In select burn intensive care units, high-frequency percussive ventilation is preferentially used to provide mechanical ventilation in support of patients with acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and inhalation injury. However, we found an absence of prospective studies comparing high-frequency percussive ventilation with contemporary low-tidal volume ventilation ...