Heart Rhythm 2022 May 10. Epub 2022 May 10.
Dept. of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
J Vasc Surg 2022 May 23. Epub 2022 May 23.
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Objective: Vascular closure devices (VCD) and manual compression (MC) are used to achieve hemostasis following peripheral vascular interventions (PVI). We sought to compare perioperative outcomes between MC and four VCDs following PVI in a multicenter setting.Methods: The Vascular Quality Initiative was queried for all lower extremity (LE) PVIs with common femoral artery access performed from 2010-2020. Read More
Int J Pharm 2022 May 23:121849. Epub 2022 May 23.
Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Discontinued treatment and non-adherence are oftentimes weaknesses of common first-line drug therapy against bladder conditions due to their negative side-effects. To overcome these limitations and increase patients' quality of life, intravesical therapies are continuously being explored. 3D-printing offers the possibility of freely tailoring drug delivery systems to manufacture indwelling devices that may administer drugs locally over an extended time and avoiding frequently repeated administrations while minimizing systemic side-effects. Read More
J Infect 2022 May 23. Epub 2022 May 23.
Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena/Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla/Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
Objectives: To determine the incidence of cardiac device-related infection (CDRI) among patients with cardiac device (CD) during late-onset bloodstream infection (BSI) and to identify the risk factors associated with CDRI.Methods: Patients with a CD (cardiac implantable electronic devices -CIED- and/or prosthetic heart valve -PHV-) and late-onset-BSI (>1 year after the CD implantation/last manipulation) were selected from the PROBAC project, a prospective, observational cohort study including adult patients with bacteraemia consecutively admitted to 26 Spanish hospitals from October 2016 to March 2017. Multivariate analyses using logistic regression were performed to identify the risk factors associated with CDRI. Read More
Int J Biol Macromol 2022 May 23. Epub 2022 May 23.
State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, China.
With the rapid development of flexible wearable devices, various polymer hydrogels have gained immense progress due to their adjustable mechanical properties, high conductivity, super sensitivity, good biocompatibility and adaptable wearability. Lignosulfonate (LS), generating from the sulfite pulping industry, was emerged as a promising filler in polymer hydrogels with great potential for multifunctional wearable electronics. Herein, we comprehensively review the latest research progress associated with LS-based hydrogels. Read More
Chemosphere 2022 May 23:135052. Epub 2022 May 23.
Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address:
Semiconductor photocatalysis is thought to be a viable solution for addressing the growing problem of environmental pollution. Bismuth (Bi) metal oxides can function as a direct plasmonic photocatalyst or cocatalyst to accelerate the photogenerated charge separation and thus improve their photocatalytic activity. Hence, Bi-based photocatalysts have received a lot of attention due to their extensive environmental applications, including pollutant remediation and energy concepts. Read More