BACKGROUND: Leakage is one of the major complications in gastrointestinal surgery. This preliminary study compared a new barbed absorbable thread for gastrointestinal sutures with monofil suture material in a cadaver model. METHODS: In this study, mechanical experiments were performed in 20 recently deceased individuals. Incisions were made in the small ...

To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new technique for laparoscopic segmental colectomy and primary anastomosis in the left colon of rats. Thirty rats were randomly assigned to three groups of ten animals each. All animals underwent segmental resection of the left colon and end-to-end anastomosis. In Group I, ...

BACKGROUND: Despite the beneficial effects of epidurals in intra-abdominal surgery, the incidence of anastomotic leak remains controversial when used. Moreover, studies have also shown that fluid overload may be deleterious to anastomoses. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of varying intraoperative fluid protocols, in the presence ...

BACKGROUND: Alterations of nitrergic innervation have been implicated in the pathophysiology of motor-sensory abnormalities of post infectious functional dyspepsia and could be involved in the pathophysiology of post infectious irritable bowel syndrome. The role of nitrergic neurons in the control of distal colonic sensorimotor function in man is not known. ...

PURPOSE: Although several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of transrectal natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), its clinical application has been hindered by concerns regarding potential infectious complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a newly developed device for endolumenal colon occlusion (ColoShield) in an ...

Patient-ventilator asynchrony is common during noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with pressure support ventilation (PSV). We examined the effect of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) delivered through a facemask on synchronization in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). This was a prospective, physiologic, crossover study of 13 patients with ARF (median Pa(O(2))/F(IO(2)), ...

Background  Manometry is commonly used for diagnosis of esophageal and anorectal motility disorders. In the colon, manometry is a useful tool, but clinical application remains uncertain. This uncertainty is partly based on the belief that manometry cannot reliably detect non-occluding colonic contractions and, therefore, cannot identify reliable markers of dysmotility. ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:CSF fluid dynamics in healthy subjects and patients with Chiari I have been characterized during rest with phase-contrast MR imaging and CFD. CSF flow velocities and pressures in the nonresting state have not been adequately characterized. We used computer simulations to study CSF dynamics during increased heart rates ...

Background: Displacement of the heart to expose the posterior vessels during off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) may cause hemodynamic instability. Deep pericardial traction suture (DPTS) and vacuum-assisted apical suction (VAS) with the Starfish positioning device help to provide good exposure without relevant hemodynamic changes. Our aim was to compare these ...

Early trauma care is dependent on subjective assessments and sporadic vital sign assessments. We hypothesized that near-infrared spectroscopy-measured cerebral oxygenation (regional oxygen saturation [rSO2]) would provide a tool to detect cardiovascular compromise during active hemorrhage. We compared rSO2 with invasively measured mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), mean arterial pressure (MAP), ...

Evidence suggests that the autonomic nervous system may actively regulate the cerebral vasculature. In this study, central hemodynamics and brain oxy-hemoglobin, deoxy-hemoglobin and total hemoglobin changes (bO(2)Hb, bdHb and bTHb) were monitored during infusion of epinephrine (0.06μg/kg/min over 6min, and 0.12μg/kg/min for 3min) in 12 men. Epinephrine decreased mean arterial ...

The objective of this study was to compare the cardiopulmonary effects of a xylazine or romifidine loading-dose, followed by a constant rate infusion (CRI) of the same α(2)-agonist. Nine research horses were treated in a randomized, blinded, crossover design with xylazine or romifidine. After instrumentation, a loading dose of intravenous ...

Background: Intradialytic hypotensive events are common among hemodialysis patients and are associated with a variety of patient- and procedure-related factors, including intradialytic decline in plasma osmolality. Prior studies and practice have suggested that administration of osmotically active drugs may ameliorate blood pressure decline during chronic hemodialysis. Methods: Clinical and treatment ...

BackgroundThe putative health benefits of forgiveness may include long-term buffering against cardiovascular reactivity associated with rumination. Although studies show short-term benefits of adopting a forgiving perspective, it is uncertain whether this perspective protects against repeated future rumination on offenses, which may be necessary for long-term health benefits. Also unclear is ...

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with increased cardiovascular risks manifested by ischemic heart disease and stroke. Studies of cardiothoracic surgeons and neurosurgeons suggest surgery induces a hemodynamic stress malresponse. However, it is unclear whether these occur in orthopaedic surgeons. We measured the BP of surgeons during hallux valgus surgery, ...

Preliminary evidence supports an association between OSA and cardiac dysrhythmias. Negative intrathoracic pressure, as occurring during OSA, may provoke cardiac dysrhythmias. Thus, we aimed to study the acute effects of simulated apnea and hypopnea on arrhythmic potential and measures of cardiac repolarization [QT(C) and T (peak) to T (end) intervals ...

OBJECTIVE: In the present study an attempt was made to quantify and characterise the changes in the intracranial pressure (ICP) waveform over the wide pressure range covered during infusion studies by means of the central tendency measure (CTM). CTM is a non-linear approach using continuous chaotic modelling that summarises the ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to test whether hemoperitoneum has adverse effects on colonic anastomosis healing by increasing fibrinolytic activity. METHODS After colonic intersection and anastomosis, 20 Wistar Albino rats received intraabdominal injections of either 25 mg/kg blood (10, Group 1) or physiologic saline (10, Group 2). Anastomotic bursting pressures were measured ...

Objectives. To determine heart rate influence on voice fundamental frequency under stress conditions. Methods. In 14 healthy volunteers, heart rate and blood pressure variables were analyzed during three classical autonomic tasks. Sustained voice samples were obtained to analyze F0. Results. Cold pressure test increased mean blood pressure, without effect on ...

The absolute value of ejection fraction (EF) in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is often observed to be greater than that in healthy, age- or risk-factor matched controls. Assuming this observation is true, we sought for a physiological explanation. It is hypothesized that an increased EF ...

Background: Poor proximal femoral pressures during a cemented primary hip replacement may compromise proximal fixation and cause early aseptic loosening. Occlusion of the calcar, during stem insertion, achieves a uniform and sustained rise in the proximal intra-medullary pressure, which should enhance cement penetration into bone and improve long-term survival of ...

Background/Aims: To evaluate the balance between arginine-vasopressin (AVP) and apelin during hemodialysis and its role in hypotension onset and in the inflammation status. Methods: We enrolled 50 patients chronically treated with hemodialysis. We assessed plasmatic osmolality, AVP, apelin, mean blood pressure (BP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and β(2)-microglobulin. Results: Apelin ...

One of the main clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea is sustained hypertension and elevated sympathetic activity during waking hours. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), animal model of the hypoxemia associated with obstructive sleep apnea, produces a similar sustained increase in blood pressure. This study determined the role of ΔFosB in ...

OBJECTIVES: Rotary blood pumps (RBPs) running at a constant speed are routinely used for the mechanical support of the heart in various clinical applications, from short-term use in heart-lung machines to long-term support of a failing heart. Their operating range is delineated by suction and regurgitation events, leaving limited control ...

Introduction: Closed-loop stimulation (CLS) is a form of rate-adaptive pacing capable of providing an effective pacing rate profile not only during physical exercise but also during mental stress. To test its effectiveness, CLS and accelerometer sensor (AS) rate response were compared intraindividually during a mental stress test (MST). Methods: Thirty-six ...

OBJECTIVE: Intravertebral pressure (IP) is considered a possible factor influencing cement leakage in vertebroplasty (VP). Reports of measuring IP during the injection of the cement reveal rather low values in the periphery of the vertebral body but fail to determine the situation in the center. Hypothesizing there is a significant ...

Parameters of intrarectal pressure (surface area under pressure curve and peak pressure) recorded with a microsystem device during the second phase of labor showed no significant correlations with baby's weight or mode of delivery. Was to assess the biomechanical pressures delivered against pelvic floor structures during the second phase of ...

This study reconstructed a three dimensional fluid/structure interaction (FSI) model to investigate the compliance of human soft palate during calm respiration. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of a healthy male subject were obtained for model reconstruction of the upper airway and the soft palate. The fluid domain consists of nasal cavity, ...

Summary  The tongue assumes an important role in bolus formation and transportation to the oropharynx and in retaining pharyngeal pressure during mastication and swallowing. Although the state of tongue-palate contact during swallowing is thought to change with bolus type, the details of these changes have yet to be clarified under ...

Vacuum-assisted closure is commonly used to treat post-sternotomy mediastinitis. Several studies show improved outcome using vacuum-assisted therapy; however, risks using negative pressure should not be underestimated. We describe two cases of acute mediastinal bleeding during vacuum treatment for post-sternotomy mediastinitis and discuss preventative measurements.

Acclimatization to hypoxia requires time to complete the adaptation mechanisms that influence oxygen (O(2)) transport and O(2) utilization. Although decreasing hemoglobin (Hb) O(2) affinity would favor the release of O(2) to the tissues, increasing Hb O(2) affinity would augment arterial O(2) saturation during hypoxia. This study was designed to test ...

To understand better the mechanism of left ventricular (LV) remodeling related to hypertension, it is important to evaluate LV function in relation to the changes in loading conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in conventional ventricular-arterial coupling indexes, LV strain, and a new index reflecting regional ...

Abstract  The diagnosis of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a dynamic process and it is based on the detection of blood shunting at the atrial level. Only under abnormal physiologic conditions, such as with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), when right atrial pressure (RAP) exceeds left atrial pressure ...

Air pollution is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), but the underlying biological mechanisms are not well understood. To determine whether markers related to CVD pathophysiological pathways (biomarkers for systemic inflammation and thrombosis, heart rate, and blood pressure) are sensitive to changes in air pollution. Using a quasi-experimental opportunity ...

PURPOSE: During neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA), it is difficult to quantify the relative contribution of the patient versus the ventilator to the inspiratory tidal volume (Vt(insp)). To solve this problem, we developed an index, the "patient-ventilator breath contribution" (PVBC), using the inspiratory deflection of the diaphragmatic electrical activity (∆EAdi) ...

A sub-atmospheric pressure nickel hydrogen (Ni-H(2)) battery with metal hydride for hydrogen storage is developed for implantable neuroprosthetic devices. Pressure variations during charge and discharge of the cell are analyzed at different states of charge and are found to follow the desorption curve of the pressure composition isotherm (PCI) of ...

A low pressure nickel-hydrogen battery using either a metal hydride or gaseous hydrogen for H(2) storage has been developed for use in implantable neuroprosthetic devices. In this paper, pressure variations inside the cell for the gaseous hydrogen version are analyzed and correlated with oxygen evolution side reaction at the end ...

To our knowledge, no previous study has provided reliable data supporting a different modulation of the Neurovegetative system in essential hypotension. Our purpose was to provide, in essential hypotensive women compared to normotensives, evidence of a distinct sympathetic and parasympathetic cardiac control. Cardiovascular and autonomic indexes derived by impedance cardiography ...

Background:Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) is a mode of ventilation controlled by the electrical activity of the diaphragm (Edi). The aim was to evaluate patient-ventilator interaction in infants during NAVA compared to conventional ventilation.Methods:Infants were successively ventilated with NAVA, pressure control (PCV) and pressure support (PSV). Edi and ventilator pressure ...

The arterial blood pressure and ventilatory responses to severe passive heating at rest varies greatly among individuals. We tested the hypothesis that the increase in ventilation seen during severe passive heating of resting humans is associated with a decrease in arterial blood pressure. Passive heating was performed on 18 healthy ...

BACKGROUND: A major risk factor for the development of bloodstream infection is the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC), especially in immunocompromised patients. CVC hub contamination is a risk factor for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). METHODS: This observational before-after trial in a tertiary care hospital's oncology unit included ...

Purpose: To compare the infusion pressure shown by a vitrectomy device with the actual intraocular pressure (IOP) observed during pars plana vitrectomy. Furthermore, we evaluated the effects of variable parameters on the actual IOP during vitrectomy surgery. Materials and methods: Porcine eyes were obtained within 24 h of slaughter. Actual ...

RATIONALE: Severe increase in right ventricular pressure can compromise left-ventricular function due to impaired interventricular interaction and aggravate the symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate how already mild/moderate idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) contributes to left-ventricular dysfunction due to impaired interventricular interaction. METHODS: Invasive pressure-volume (PV) loop analysis obtained by conductance catheterization ...

: There is a high incidence of pressure ulcers (PrUs) during long hours of surgery. Interface pressure and temperature are considered risk factors for PrU development. : The objective of this study was to determine a methodology to measure interface pressure and temperature during long hours of surgery consistently. : ...

Blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensives has improved; however, it still remains to be insufficient. We have investigated the trend in BP control status of the hypertensive patients followed for 10 years in hypertension clinic. Subjects included 133 patients who have been followed from the first visit during 1998-2000 to ...

No markers of quality of perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), to complement rewarming rate, maximum temperature on rewarming, lowest haematocrit, and blood glucose, exist. Using the electronic acquisition of blood pressure on bypass (JOCAP system), the percentage of time perfusion pressure was below 30, 40, 50, ...

Foot pressure distributions during locomotion have causal links with the anatomical and structural configurations of the foot tissues and the mechanics of locomotion. Elephant feet have five toes bound in a flexible pad of fibrous tissue (digital cushion). Does this specialized foot design control peak foot pressures in such giant ...

Epidemiologic studies strongly link short-term exposures to vehicular traffic and particulate matter (PM) air pollution with adverse cardiovascular events, especially in those with preexisting cardiovascular disease. Diesel engine exhaust (DE) is a key contributor to urban ambient PM and gaseous pollutants. To determine the role of gaseous and particulate components ...

Regional plantar pressures during stair walking may be injurious in at risk populations. However, limited data are available examining the reliability of plantar pressure data collected during stair walking. The aims of this study were three fold; to assess the reliability of the plantar pressure data recorded during stair walking, ...

OBJECTIVES: To compare the responses of heart rate and blood pressure to various autonomic tests in women with and without pre-treatment hot flushes during estradiol and estradiol+medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) use. STUDY DESIGN AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Hundred and fifty recently postmenopausal women (72 with and 78 without hot flushes) were ...