BACKGROUND Abdominoplasty is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic operative procedures. Few large studies have examined outcomes of cosmetic abdominoplasty in a community setting. The authors explored postoperative outcome and the preoperative and intraoperative factors that may contribute to these complications. METHODS A retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing abdomin...

Ocular and vision changes known as visual impairment intracranial pressure (VIIP) syndrome have been reported in nearly two thirds of long-duration mission International Space Station (ISS) astronauts. These changes are currently attributed to cephalad vascular fluid shift induced by exposure to microgravity. This study assesses ocular shape and CSF volume changes related to spaceflight to dete...

Fluid shifts are commonplace in chronic hemodialysis patients during the intra- and interdialytic periods. In this study, we evaluated fluid shifts of body compartments using both bioimpedance spectroscopy and blood volume monitoring from the start to the end of hemodialysis. 24 stable hemodialysis patients were included on the study. Relative change of blood volume was progressively reduced fr...

Abstract This study focused mainly on the shifts of the grammatical cohesion in texts translated from English into Persian. It aimed to identify the grammatical cohesive devices (GCDs) in ST and TT separately, based on Halliday and Hassn's Model (1976), determine the number of occurrences of GCDs in two texts and finally, illustrate types of shifts of grammatical cohesion and strategies used in...

A pancreatoduodenectomy involves the removal of a tumor from the head of the pancreas. It is a technically difficult procedure requiring experienced anesthesia and surgical teams. The addition of a portal vein reconstruction increases the complexity of the case. A pancreatoduodenectomy is rarely performed on pediatric patients. Although reports of pediatric pancreatoduodenectomies exist in the ...

UNLABELLED Acetated Ringer's solution is a slightly hypotonic infusion fluid (osmolality 270 mosmol/kg) that has inspired the belief that the fluid causes a shift of water volume to the intracellular space. We assessed the role of the kidney in modifying this volume shift by infusing 25 mL/kg of Ringer's acetate solution (mean, 1565 mL) over a time period of 15, 30, 45, and 80 min on different ...

The present study aimed at finding Catford‟s category shifts applied in the Persian translation of Charles Dickens‟ novel Great Expectations to determine the most frequently used category shift and to check whether there is a significant difference between category shifts in the translation. To this end, 200 simple declarative sentences from the first 20 chapters...