At 43, Jody Kennedy estimates she's been hospitalized about 16 times for a neuromuscular disease that put an end to her nursing career.
Every one of those visits to the Saint John Regional Hospital has deepened her respect and empathy for the nursing staff who work there.
That
The arteriovenous fistula remains the “gold standard” in vascular access placement for patients on hemodialysis, clinicians said in interviews with Nephrology News & Issues.
“When they work well, (arteriovenous fistulae) AVF provide the patient with the most effici
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Diane Newman: Welcome. I'm Diane Newman. I'm a nurse practitioner. I'm also a continence nurse specialist and a pelvic floor specialist. I've been practicing in this area for the past 35 years, primarily in urology practice. As part of patients that I see, I see patients with urinary incontine
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Catheters often need to navigate tortuous anatomy with precise control of the catheter tip. Steerable catheters are often utilized for access into side branches from parent vessels to introduce guidewires and other devices into desired locati
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A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that for the first time will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device
USA: In a first, a researchers team from the University of California San Diego has developed a steerable catheter that will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating brain's blood vessels and arteries. The breakthrough findings are publishe
New Catheter aims to improve speed, efficacy in treating blood clots
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JB JS Open Access. 2021 Dec 17;6(4):e21.00089. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00089. eCollection 2021 Oct-Dec.
BACKGROUND: Fusionless techniques for the treatment of neuromuscular early-onset scoliosis (EOS) are increasingly used to preserve spin
FDA approved rivaroxaban in tablet form and as an oral suspension to treat and reduce the risk for recurrence of venous thromboembolism among certain populations of children.
The approval applies to patients aged younger than 18 years who received 5 or more days of injectable or IV treat