18 research outputs found

    Extra corporal membrane oxygenation in general thoracic surgery: a new single veno-venous cannulation

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    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used in severe respiratory failure to maintain adequate gas exchange. So far, this technique has not been commonly used in general thoracic surgery. We present a case using ECMO for peri-operative airway management for pulmonary resection, using a novel single-site, internal jugular, veno-venous ECMO cannula

    The Hyades Kinematical Structure with Gaia Era

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    268-273In this work, we have improved the Hyades members with crossmatch between Hipparcos and the recent Gaia EDR3 source, the obtained members with highly probable are about 186 candidates. Considering the classical convergent point and depending on proper motions and radial velocities, we have computed the apex position A, D 93. 36 0. 046, 7. 43 0. 713 which is in line with others. The internal structural parameters of the Hyades open cluster are demonstrated here with space spatial velocities; i.e., , V, V; km s (-5.97±0.41, 45.54±6.75, 5.52±0.43) and , V, W ; km s (-42.11±6.50, -19.09±4.37, -1.32±0.44) and on basis of matrix elements μ, the Velocity Ellipsoid Parameters were achieved, e.g., λ, λ, λ; km s 2137.36 23.12, 6.06 0.41, 2.53 0.63 and σ, σ, σ; km s 46.23 6.80, 2.47 0.64, 1.59 0.80. For the observational quantities, we have deduced a correlation coefficient of about 0.83 for the kinematical property of proper motions on both sides μ cos δ , μ; mas yr and the physical property with the angular distances λ from the vertex, and those prove that the attributes are completely related linearly

    ETUDE DE L'APOPTOSE INTRA-PULMONAIRE AU COURS DU SUIVI DES GREFFES PULMONAIRES

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    PARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocCentre Technique Livre Ens. Sup. (774682301) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Novel radiomics evaluation of bone formation utilizing multimodal (SPECT/X-ray CT) in vivo imaging.

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    Although an extensive research is being undertaken, the ideal bone graft and evaluation method of the bone formation draw still a warranted attention. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel multimodal radiomics evaluation method, utilizing X-ray computed tomography (CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with Tc-99m-Methyl diphosphonate (Tc-99m-MDP) tracer. These modalities are intended to provide quantitative data concerning the mineral bone density (after evaluation it is referred to as opacity) and the osteoblast activity, at the same time. The properties of bone formation process within poly (methyl methacrylate)-based bone cement graft (PMMA) was compared to that of albumin coated, sterilized, antigen-extracted freeze-dried human bone grafts (HLBC), in caudal vertebrae (C5) of rats. The animals were scanned at 3 and 8 weeks after surgery. In both groups, the mean opacity increased, while the mean Tc-99m-MDP activity decreased. The later parameter was significant (n = 4, p = 0.002) only in HLBC group. The linear regression analysis of PMMA-treated group variables (mean opacity increase; mean Tc-99m-MDP activity decrease), revealed a negative correlation with the medium strength (r = 0.395, p = 0.605). Whereas, it showed strong positive correlation when HLBC group variables were analyzed (r = 0.772, p = 0.012). These results indicate that using HLBC grafts is advantageous in terms of the osteoblast activity and bone vascularization over PMMA cement. Using this regression analysis method, we were able to distinguish characteristics that otherwise could not be distinguished by a regular data analysis. Hence, we propose utilizing this novel method in preclinical tests, and in clinical monitoring of bone healing, in order to improve diagnosis of bone-related diseases

    The Hyades Kinematical Structure with Gaia Era

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    In this work, we have improved the Hyades members with crossmatch between Hipparcos and the recent Gaia EDR3 source, the obtained members with highly probable are about 186 candidates. Considering the classical convergent point and depending on proper motions and radial velocities, we have computed the apex position (A_cp,D_cp )=(〖93〗^o.36±0^o.046,7^o.43±0^o.713) which is in line with others. The internal structural parameters of the Hyades open cluster are demonstrated here with space spatial velocities; i.e., (V ̅_X,V ̅_Y,V ̅_Z; km s^(-1) )=(-5.97±0.41, 45.54±6.75, 5.52±0.43) and (U ̅,V ̅,W ̅; km s^(-1) )= (-42.11±6.50, -19.09±4.37, -1.32±0.44) and on basis of matrix elements (μ_ij ), the Velocity Ellipsoid Parameters were achieved, e.g., (λ_1,λ_1,λ_1; km s^(-1) )=(2137.36 ± 23.12,6.06 ± 0.41,2.53 ± 0.63) and (σ_1,σ_1,σ_1; km s^(-1) )=(46.23 ± 6.80,2.47 ± 0.64,1.59 ± 0.80). For the observational quantities, we have deduced a correlation coefficient of about ≈0.83 for the kinematical property of proper motions on both sides (μ_α cos⁡δ,μ_δ; mas yr^(-1) ) and the physical property with the angular distances (λ) from the vertex, and those prove that the attributes are completely related linearly

    Rats sniff out pulmonary tuberculosis from sputum : a diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis

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    In Sub-Saharan Africa, African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) are trained to identify TB patients by smelling sputum. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the data to see if this novel method is comparable to traditional laboratory screening and detection methods like Ziehl-Neelsen stain-based assays (ZN) and bacterial culture. The search and data processing strategy is registered at PROSPERO (CRD42019123629). Medline via PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched for the keywords "pouched rat" and "tuberculosis". Data from 53,181 samples obtained from 24,600 patients were extracted from seven studies. Using sample-wise detection, the sensitivity of the studies was 86.7% [95% CI 80.4-91.2%], while the specificity was 88.4% [95% CI 79.7-93.7%]. For patient-wise detection, the sensitivity was 81.3% [95% CI 64.0-91.4%], while the specificity was 73.4% [95% CI 62.8-81.9%]. Good and excellent classification was assessed by hierarchical summary receiver-operating characteristic analysis for patient-wise and sample-wise detections, respectively. Our study is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the above relatively inexpensive and rapid screening method. The results indicate that African giant pouched rats can discriminate healthy controls from TB individuals by sniffing sputum with even a higher accuracy than a single ZN screening
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