In Vitro Assessment of Electric Currents Increasing the Effectiveness of Vancomycin Against Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms.

abstract：:Filtration through membranes with different nominal cut-off was used for isolation of middle molecule fractions from uremic serum. Comparison was made with test substances which in gel filtration did not show a regular relationship between molecular weight and partition coefficient. The XM50 membrane (cut-off 50,000 D...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Buzio C,Montagna G,Calderini C,Manari A,Migone L

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bicarbonate balance is usually calculated from the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation under the assumption that pK is constant. To evaluate the pK variability and its effects on bicarbonate computed with autoanalyzers in dialysis patients, we studied 44 patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The pH, PCO2, total CO2, and pK...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Santoro A,Ferrari G,Spongano M,Cavalli F,Zucchelli P

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodialysis vascular access (VA) stenosis remains a frequent complication. However, early detection is challenging and costly. The aim of this in vitro study was to assess a new detection method based on pulse pressure analysis at the hemodialysis needle. A silicon model of a radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula was b...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Van Canneyt K,Planken RN,Eloot S,Segers P,Verdonck P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the debate still continues over the effectiveness of pulsatile versus nonpulsatile perfusion, it has been clearly proven that there are several significant physiological benefits of pulsatile perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) compared to nonpulsatile perfusion. However, the components of the extra...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Undar A,Lodge AJ,Daggett CW,Runge TM,Ungerleider RM,Calhoon JH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vibrating flow pump (VFP) can generate high frequency oscillated blood flow. Because of the high frequency driving with short stroke volume, the pump system can be small. The disposable type VFP (D-VFP) was developed for use for extracorporeal circulation. The electromagnetic actuator was detached from the vibrati...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kobayashi S,Nitta S,Yambe T,Sonobe T,Naganuma S,Hashimoto H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to characterize and compare human great saphenous veins (HGSVs), HGSV cryoallografts, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) segments, and elastic and muscular arteries' biomechanics, so as to identify if the biomechanical coupling and the HGSV advantages with respect to ePTFE depend on the...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Bia D,Zócalo Y,Pessana F,Armentano R,Pérez H,Saldías M,Alvarez I

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of the platelet markers beta-thromboglobulin (beta-TG) and platelet factor 4 (PF4) are among the most sophisticated indexes of biocompatibility available to evaluate new members for hemodialysis. This investigation was designed to determine the extent of platelet activation by measuring the alpha-granule...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Buccianti G,Giaretto S,Pogliani EM,Lorenz M,Valenti G,Bianchi ML,Cresseri D

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the goal of investigating artificial proprioception elicited by electrical stimulation, we have developed a tactile phi phenomenon-based stimulator. This two-channel microprocessed pulse amplitude modulation system generates two different envelope waveforms (triangular and elliptical) and allows programming and v...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nohama P,Lopes AV,Cliquet Júnior A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Success of total artificial heart (TAH) implantation as a temporary measure depends on three factors: proper patient selection, adequate surgical technique, and safe cardiac prostheses. From 1986 until March 1990, 237 patients with stagnant heart failure were examined. Sixty-one patients (27%) were put on a waiting li...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Shumakov V,Zimin N,Kazakov E,Kormer A,Vorontsov S,Nikolaenko E,Kozlov I,Drobyshev A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a small number of English hospitals provide postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and there are doubts about its efficacy and safety. The aim of this service evaluation was to determine local survival rates and report on patient demographics. This was a retrospective service ev...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Charlesworth M,Garcia M,Head L,Barker JM,Ashworth AD,Barnard JB,Feddy L,Venkateswaran RV

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnevad II is an improved version of Magnevad I and both are fourth-generation axial flow left ventricular assist devices. A major simplification has been implemented and tested. Magnevad I used a magnetically suspended rotor requiring active axial control. Magnevad II is completely passive but otherwise similar. A s...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Goldowsky M,Lafaro R,Reed G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aseptic loosening is the major cause of failure of hip implants after total hip arthroplasty. Stress shielding of the femur is known to be the principal factor involved in the aseptic loosening of hip implants. Solid stems are found to have a greater rigidity; therefore, they transfer less load proximally, which resul...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sivarasu S,Beulah P,Mathew L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive technique for monitoring moving objects such as flowing blood while ignoring stationary objects such as shunt tubing. A Doppler system was investigated to determine its sensitivity in detecting particulate release in blood during hemodialysis. Seven hemodialysis procedures with dogs...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Badylak SF,Ash SR,Thornhill JA,Carr DJ

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years, it was thought that nonpulsatile perfusion produced physiological and circulatory abnormalities. Since 1977, Yukihiko Nosé and his colleagues have challenged this misconception. Toward that end, they did show that if a 20% higher blood flow uses more than that required for a pulsatile blood pump, then ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nosé Y,Kawahito K,Nakazawa T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma, in an amount corresponding to 0.05 gm fibrinogen/Kg of body weight, was administered during one hour to defibrinogenated dogs subjected to extracorporeal circulation. Four blood filters included in the extracorporeal circuit were removed one by one at 30-minute intervals. The prefilter pressures rose gradually...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Berglin E,Hansson HA,William-Olsson G

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using computed tomography (CT)-based preoperative planning software, we can define with good accuracy the position of a cementless hip stem inside the host bone, but previous studies suggest that the pose the surgeon achieves during freehand surgery may differ from the planned one even by some millimeters. Advances in...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Reggiani B,Cristofolini L,Taddei F,Viceconti M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon introducing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the indications for CABG were expanded to include patients who previously had no operative indications. For accurate anastomosis, various devices and methods have been developed. Bradycardia is easily induced by drug administration. However, this method...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kuniyoshi Y,Koja K,Miyagi K,Shimoji M,Uezu T,Arakaki K,Yamashiro S,Mabuni K,Senaha S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neutralization of bacterial endotoxins (ET) is still an unsolved problem in therapeutic medicine. The efficacy of anti-endotoxin antibodies or receptor antagonists and other substances interfering with the endotoxin-induced pathomechanisms is dependent on an intact cellular degradation system of the host. However,...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mitzner S,Schneidewind J,Falkenhagen D,Loth F,Klinkmann H

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been developing some types of microcapsule suspensions with polyurethane membranes to evaluate the absolute hemolytic characteristics of the centrifugal blood pumps used in circulatory support devices such as artificial hearts. In order to facilitate/realize hemolysis testing on centrifugal blood pumps that ha...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Maruyama O,Yamaguchi K,Nishida M,Onoguchi T,Tsutsui T,Jikuya T,Yamane T

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injury is often associated with hemorrhagic shock. Liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin (LEH) is being developed as an artificial oxygen carrier to address post-hemorrhage oxygen and volume deficit. Here, we report a new composition of LEH based on the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG2K ) conjugated with nonphosp...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yadav VR,Nag O,Awasthi V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten dialysis patients were followed in a prospective study to determine the neurotoxicity of metabolites in the middle molecule (MM) molecular weight (mol wt) range of 500-200 daltons/molecule. In the absence of readily available direct serum measurements of MM concentrations, a theoretically calculated dialysis index...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Milutinovic J,Babb AL,Eschbach JW,Follette WC,Graefe U,Strand MJ,Scribner BH

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombogenicity of membrane oxygenators as well as clotting parameters profiles, using standard human clotting tests, was analyzed in calves and pigs during 6 h perfusion. Three calves and 3 pigs were connected to extracorporeal circulation with standard heparinization. Blood samples were taken for coagulation var...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mueller XM,Tevaearai HT,Jegger D,Tucker O,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient survival from our hemodialysis (HD) center over the past 11 years was analyzed. Four hundred four patients, 212 female and 192 male, were treated by chronic intermittent HD. Patients were offered standard acetate-cellulosic membranes of 1.0-1.3 m2. During this period 181 patients died. One hundred three patien...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Polenakovik M,Sikole A,Stojcev N,Spasovski G,Amitov V,Nikolov V,Masin G,Klinkmann H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disorders are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the developed world. Cell-based modalities have received considerable scientific attention over the last decade for their potential use in this clinical arena. This review was intended as a brief overview on the subject of therapeutic potent...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Akar AR,Durdu S,Corapcioglu T,Ozyurda U

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing interest in the development of a hepatocyte bioreactor for the treatment of acute hepatic failure; however, little is known about the effect of hepatocyte byproducts on the viability of the cells in the bioreactor environment. We investigated the effects of increasing concentrations of bile o...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Smirthwaite AD,Gaylor JD,Cousins RB,Grant MH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices continue to be hampered by thrombotic adverse events (AEs), a consequence of device-imparted supraphysiologic shear stresses, leading to shear-mediated platelet activation (SMPA). In advancing MCS devices from design to clinical use, in vitro circulatory loops containing th...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Li M,Walk R,Roka-Moiia Y,Sheriff J,Bluestein D,Barth EJ,Slepian MJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymer poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) has been used in the biomaterial field for its relatively inexpensive price and suitability for modification. Also, its chemical and biological properties are desirable for biomedical applications. The electrospinning process has been used for producing polymer fibers of PCL due ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Capellato P,Silva G,Popat K,Simon-Walker R,Alves Claro AP,Zavaglia C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trend in neural prostheses using selective nerve stimulation for electrical stimulation therapies is headed toward single-part systems having a large number of working electrodes (WEs), each of which selectively stimulate neural tissue or record neural response (NR). The present article reviews the electrochemical...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Pečlin P,Mehle A,Karpe B,Rozman J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of different spinal cord segments in humans is a widely developed clinical practice for modification of pain, altered sensation, and movement. The human lumbar cord has become a target for modification of motor control by epidural and, more recently, by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation. Posterior col...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Danner SM,Hofstoetter US,Ladenbauer J,Rattay F,Minassian K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malfunction of bileaflet mechanical heart valves in the mitral position could either be due to patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) or leaflet obstruction. The aim of this article is to investigate the validity of current echocardiographic criteria used for diagnosis of mitral prosthesis malfunction, namely maximum veloc...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Evin M,Guivier-Curien C,Pibarot P,Kadem L,Rieu R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00