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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2020 Dec 14. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanxi Dayi Hospital, No. 99 of Longcheng Street, Taiyuan 030012, PR China.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and reliability of a novel monocanalicular silicone intubation (nMCI) technique for canalicular laceration repair in a series of patients treated over a 3-year period.

Methods: The case records of 86 patients (86 eyes) who had undergone nMCI-based surgical repair of canalicular lacerations were retrospectively reviewed. The silicone tube removal was planned for 3 months postoperatively. Read More

Med Devices (Auckl) 2020 16;13:245-258. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.

Introduction: The significance of the distal tip extension mechanism (DTEM) arises when the insertion tube of the colonoscope is no longer able to move further inside the colon, and when a longer insertion tube is needed. The main focus of this research is to investigate the development of a novel distal tip extension mechanism (DTEM).

Methods: To characterize the performance of the DTEM, the ability of the DTEM to extend the distal tip of the colonoscope 16 cm is investigated. Read More

Crit Care 2020 06 29;24(1):382. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Background: Biofilm formation on endotracheal tubes (ETTs) is an early and frequent event in mechanically ventilated patients. The biofilm is believed to act as a reservoir for infecting microorganisms and thereby contribute to development and relapses of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Once a biofilm has formed on an ETT surface, it is difficult to eradicate. Read More

J Surg Res 2020 08 29;252:57-62. Epub 2020 Mar 29.

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address:

Background: Airway management is an essential element of surgical training, but with fewer procedures performed during residency, simulation is crucial to fill educational gaps. We evaluated the effect of a multidisciplinary airway simulation on the comfort of general surgery residents in managing airways.

Materials And Methods: All residents PGY 2-5 at a large academic general surgery residency program participated in a multidisciplinary airway management simulation. Read More

Diagnostics (Basel) 2020 Mar 25;10(4). Epub 2020 Mar 25.

Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.

Strip meniscometry tube (SMTube) is useful for assessing tear volume in dry eye disease. We performed an in vitro and a clinical study to examine whether the SMTube can also be used to evaluate tear quantity in lacrimal passage obstruction (LPO). In vitro experiments showed that the SMTube value and the amount of water absorption were significantly correlated ( = 0. Read More