OBJECTIVES To determine if the phenomenon of biofilm accumulation and associated microbial colonization occurs on the surface of endotracheal tubes in the region of the subglottis in neonates. METHODS Endotracheal tubes removed from 9 consecutive neonatal patients intubated for more than 12 hours were processed (range, 13 hours to 8 days). A sterile control tube was also processed. For each, ...

BACKGROUND Management of staple-line leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) remains controversial and matter of debate. Transforming a leak into a controlled fistula by insertion of a T-tube is a viable option. To minimize surgical dissection, and to facilitate identification of the leak site and insertion of the T-tube, we have developed a combined endoscopic-laparoscopic T-tube (ELT...

The aggregation behaviour of the cationic pinacyanol chloride in aqueous solution is investigated using absorption and linear dichroism spectroscopies, optical microscopy and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). The investigations are focused on solutions in a concentration range from 50 μM up to 1 mM. At a concentration of 0.7 mM H-aggregates are detected that are characteriz...

Radish concretions exhibit a typical columnar to pear-shaped, stipe downward geometry. In Middle Jurassic mudrock in south-west Germany, radish started form around an iron-sulphide lined tube by pervasive cementation constituting ellipsoidal parent domain uncompacted sediment at burial depths of ≤5 8 m as recorded 75 80% minus-cement porosity. Thereafter, the grew vertically compacting evidence...

BACKGROUND Oral aversion and feeding disorders occur frequently after long-term feeding via a tube. A rapid home-based tube-weaning programme that provides feeding disorder treatment under medical supervision to overcome oral aversion has been developed. AIMS To describe the results of the 4-10-day rapid home-based feeding tube-weaning programme and to determine the prevalence of food aversio...

AIMS This study describes a prospective consecutive case series of the initial six eyes of five patients undergoing implantation of the trabecular bypass tube shunt. METHODS A prospective consecutive case series. The initial six eyes of five patients with uncontrolled open angle glaucoma who had never previously undergone ocular surgery. Implantation of the trabecular bypass tube shunt measur...

Insertion of trocars, needles, and catheters into unintended tissues or tissue compartments results in hundreds of thousands of complications annually. Current methods for blood vessel cannulation or epidural, chest tube, and initial trocar placement often involve the blind pass of a needle through several layers of tissue and generally rely on distinguishable anatomic landmarks and a high degr...