To assess whether trained nursing personnel could provide IUD services as safely and 4fecfively as physicians in Brazil, an experimental study was conducted at the main clinic of the Center for Research on Integrated Maternal and Child Care in Rio de Janeiro. From November 1984 through April 1986, a fatal of 1 711 women who requested IUD insertion at the clinic were randomly assigned to have a ...

We would like to acknowledge our indebtedness to Roche Products Limited for financial assistance and to Dr. John Garrod for his interest and helpful advice. We are grateful to Dr. Denis Harriman for the necropsy findings in Case 9 and to Dr. Kenneth Exley for help with the manuscript. We should also like to thank Mrs. Grace Murray for help in preparing the illustrations and Miss Hilary Stevens ...

Introduction Under the leadership of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, junior trainees from varied medical backgrounds are increasingly undertaking placements in Intensive Care Units (ICU) [1]. Unlike their predecessors, current trainees may have little prior training in advanced organ support (AOS), yet clinical responsibility may be high a potential patient safety issue. Traditional sen...

Radial artery insertion is a common procedure in intensive care units. We describe a case of a critically-ill 73-year-old man in the neurocritical care unit with a subarachnoid hemorrhage whose radial arterial catheter tip was transected from the main line and was successfully managed with bedside retrieval of the catheter.

abstract background: peripheral insertion of central catheters can be difficult in neonates. we compared the success rates of peripherally inserted central catheters by two methods of using static ultrasound and traditional technique (vein visualization and palpation) in neonates. materials and methods: in a prospective randomized, controlled trial, 52 neonates with birth weight lower than 1500...

objective : iud is a highly effective, safe, private, long-acting, and rapidly reversible method of contraception with few side effects. the aim of this study was to assess the continuation rate and cause of iud discontinuation in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: this historical cohort study wascarried out on 12 randomly selected health centers of isfahan province in 2007. 244 literate mar...

2000 Enhanced education of medical staff regarding central lines; addition of 2% chlorhexidine plus 70% isopropyl alcohol for skin preparation to central line kits 2001 Mandatory training for nurses on IV line site care and maintenance 2003 Central line changes over a guidewire every 3 days with use of a new site every 6 days becomes standard practice; use of full body drape for line insertion ...

Isolation of the operating field is a fundamental aspect in pediatric dentistry, which requires greater attention and care relation to various treatments since risk damage soft tissues increased due sudden movements children. There must be proper control moisture, good accessibility visibility as well spacious for instrumentation around working area. Such an environment necessary easy manipulat...