BACKGROUND Electromagnetic guidance reveals needle alignment and position relative to the image plane on an ultrasound view. This study compared the early learning curves of novices performing ultrasound-guided needle placement with (n = 10) or without electromagnetic guidance (n = 10). METHODS Participants performed 30 ultrasound-guided needle placements using an echogenic stick (0.3-cm diam...

Acupuncture treatment is amazing but controversial. Up to now, the mechanism of treating diseases by acupuncture and moxibustion is still unclear, especially the occurrence of the molecular events in local acupoints. Herein, we report an extremely stable microsensor by modifying carbon nanotube (CNT) to the tip surface of acupuncture needle and applying this CNT-modified acupuncture needle for ...

Cell injection system for biomedical engineering demands that actuators have large stroke, high resolution and speed cell positioning injection. Single mode piezoelectric could meet some of these requirements but hardly all. Stick-slip actuator is easy to achieve high-speed operation, it prone setback; The characteristics the inchworm are lower than those stick-slip actuator, step more stable s...

A 24-year-old woman was treated with zidovudine, lamivudine, characteristic pattern; (5) long-term renal dysfunction, if any, is and indinavir because of a needle-stick injury. Baseline laboratory unknown, especially in HIV-negative individuals; and (6) indievaluation revealed the following: serology for antibodies to HIV navir-induced crystalluria can be diagnosed in the office with use was ne...

Introduction: Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries (NSSIs) are the commonest rout by which blood borne infections such as HIV, HBV and HCV can transmit. Such infections serve as high occupational risks and threats to health professionals. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of Needle stick and sharp injuries and associated factors among nurses working in Jimma University Special...

campaigns may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens in the event of a needlestick injury. In preparation for a mass immunization campaign, information was sought to decrease the number of needle-stick injuries. A literature search revealed no information pertaining to needlestick injuries occurring during mass vaccination campaigns. Other studies discussed the difficulty in obtaining information r...