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Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections in Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, ...
TCTMD

Novel Interatrial Shunt Succeeds in HF Hemodynamic Study: REDUCE LAP-HF I

ANAHEIM, CA—An intracardiac shunt device safely unloads pressure within the left atrium among patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly impaired left ventricular function, according to the ...
Nature

Modified ventriculoperitoneal shunt applied to temporary external ventricular drainage

External ventricular drainage (EVD) is a common technique in neurosurgery. It is used most frequently in patients with progressive hydrocephalus who are unable to experience self-improvement or ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Case Study: Modified Potts Shunt Yields Exercise Benefit in Patient With PAH

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year. A case report published in ERJ Open ...
Nature

Hemodynamic comparisons of different shunt positions and geometrical model simplification strategies in the simulation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a widely used surgery for portal hypertensive patients, whose potential postoperative complications are closely related to the hemodynamic ...
Healio

Tube shunt surgery more successful than trabeculectomy with MMC, study shows

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DANA POINT, Calif. — Tube shunt surgery had a higher success rate than trabeculectomy with mitomycin C after 5 ...
WBAL-TV

Shunt surgery can relieve complications caused by cerebrospinal fluid buildup, researchers find

A new surgery could help treat a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that can cause balance problems and memory declines, researchers found.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, idiopathic ...
EurekAlert!

UAB biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt infections

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham investigational biomarker outperformed the current "gold standard" test for ...
TCTMD

Study Confirms that OrbusNeich's GenousTM Stent Effectively Captures Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Accelerate Re-Endothelialization and Decrease Thrombogenicity

Data from Ex Vivo Shunt Model of Human Circulating Blood and Other Studies Published in European Heart Journal HONG KONG, OrbusNeich today announced that data from an ex vivo arteriovenous (AV) shunt ...
Science Daily

Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections In Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds

Using antimicrobial sutures to secure the shunt and close the wound significantly reduces the number of shunt infections arising during the first six months after surgery. Children born with ...
Science Daily

New biomarker outperforms current gold standard to detect brain shunt infections

In a study of children with brain shunts, a new investigational biomarker outperformed the current 'gold standard' test for detecting bacterial infections in the shunts. The biomarker has already ...