(HealthDay)—Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation (MOABP) does not reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) or the overall morbidity of colon surgery versus no bowel preparation (NBP), according to a study published online Aug. 8 in The Lancet. Laura Koskenvuo, M.D., from University of Helsinki, and colleagues randomly assigned (1:1) 396 patients undergoing colon resection to […]
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Man, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted to treat his heart failure
Fitness fanatic, 21, has a ‘mechanical heart’ fitted after the failure of his organ ‘became too severe to wait for a life-saving transplant’ Greg Marshall developed a ‘chest infection’ and ‘asthma’ at the end of 2016 Diagnosed with heart failure after he suddenly collapsed in a car park Pacemaker failed, forcing Mr Marshall to have […]
Mechanical ventilation ‘no increased risk’ of mortality in pregnant patients
Researchers in Columbia, South America, conducted a retrospective observational study within six hospitals to identify risk factors of maternal mortality in mechanically ventilated pregnant patients. The study included 2,116 obstetric patients, with the median age of 26, who were admitted to the ICU and who required mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours between. Survivors […]
How axons change chemical cues to mechanical force
While today’s technology is growing increasingly wireless, the human brain still depends on neurons being directly connected to one another. Two neurons are connected when one extends its axon to the other. This extension is activated by chemical cues that cause the axon to exert a directional force. While scientists have long known of molecules […]