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Simplified Technique (simplified + technique)
Selected AbstractsSimplified technique for one-orifice vein reconstruction in left-lobe liver transplantationLIVER TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 1 2009Shintaro Yamazaki [source] Simplified technique for heterotopic vascularized cervical heart transplantation in mice,MICROSURGERY, Issue 1 2005Quanxing Wang Ph.D. Technical problems have limited the widespread use of mouse vascularized heart transplantation as a medical research tool. In this report, we describe a simplified method for performing heterotopic cervical transplantation by the cuff technique. The right pulmonary artery of the donor heart is equipped with a 22-gauge cuff. The aortic arch is isolated and transected at the level of the brachiocephalic artery. After proximally ligating the inferior vena cava with 9-0 silk, the residual blood vessels and lungs are ligated proximally and then carefully transected. The carotid artery is then everted over the Teflon cuff. Using this modified procedure, the operation from harvesting the donor heart to skin closure of the recipient mouse can be completed within 35 min. This simplified method for mouse heart transplantation was shown to have a high success rate, and is practical for use in transplantation immunology research. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Microsurgery 25:76,79, 2005. [source] Adaptation of soil microbial communities to temperature: comparison of fungi and bacteria in a laboratory experimentGLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, Issue 12 2009GEMA BÁRCENAS-MORENO Abstract Temperature not only has direct effects on microbial activity, but can also affect activity indirectly by changing the temperature dependency of the community. This would result in communities performing better over time in response to increased temperatures. We have for the first time studied the effect of soil temperature (5,50 °C) on the community adaptation of both bacterial (leucine incorporation) and fungal growth (acetate-in-ergosterol incorporation). Growth at different temperatures was estimated after about a month using a short-term assay to avoid confounding the effects of temperature on substrate availability. Before the experiment started, fungal and bacterial growth was optimal around 30 °C. Increasing soil temperature above this resulted in an increase in the optimum for bacterial growth, correlated to soil temperature, with parallel shifts in the total response curve. Below the optimum, soil temperature had only minor effects, although lower temperatures selected for communities growing better at the lowest temperature. Fungi were affected in the same way as bacteria, with large shifts in temperature tolerance at soil temperatures above that of optimum for growth. A simplified technique, only comparing growth at two contrasting temperatures, gave similar results as using a complete temperature curve, allowing for large scale measurements also in field situations with small differences in temperature. [source] Facilitating the technique of laparoscopic running urethrovesical anastomosis using Lapra-ty absorbable suture clipsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, Issue 2 2006YASUMASA SHICHIRI Abstract, We herein describe a simplified technique for performing laparoscopic running urethrovesical anastomosis using Lapra-ty absorbable suture clips (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) during a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). Using two 20 cm absorbable sutures tied together and locked with Lapra-ty at their tail ends, the initiating mattress sutures are placed in the 5:30,6:30-o'clock area between the urethra and the bladder neck. The left and right running sutures are then made clockwise from the 6:30,12-o'clock position and counterclockwise from the 5:30,12-o'clock position, respectively. Both sutures are locked with proper tension by Lapra-ty at the 3, 9 and 12-o'clock positions, and then they are intracorporeally tied together just at the 12-o'clock position. In the initial 20 cases, this anastomosis took 22.5 min on average to perform. We experienced no major urine extravasation and no anastomotic stricture to date. [source] Efficient Resource Use in Simplified Complete Denture FabricationJOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS, Issue 7 2010MMedSci, Yasuhiko Kawai DDS Abstract Purpose: Conventional dentures will remain the only treatment available to most edentulous people for the foreseeable future. In this study, we compared the efficiency of two methods of making complete conventional dentures,the traditional academic standard (T) and a simplified technique (S) used in private practice. We have previously shown that they produce similar levels of patient satisfaction and denture quality. Materials and Methods: Data were gathered during a randomized controlled clinical trial of 122 subjects from initial examination until 6-month follow-up. For this report, the direct costs of providing one set of conventional complete dentures by T or S techniques were estimated. All materials used were recorded and their cost was calculated in Canadian dollars (CAN$). The costs of fabrication in an outside laboratory were added. Clinician's labor time was recorded for every procedure. Between-group comparisons for each clinical procedure were carried out with independent t -tests. The number of patients in each group who needed postdelivery treatment was compared with Chi-square tests. The effect of group assignment and of treatment difficulty on outcomes was analyzed with multiple regression analysis. Results: The mean total cost of the T method was significantly greater than S (CAN$166.3; p < 0.001), and clinicians spent 90 minutes longer (p < 0.001) on clinical care. The difficulty of the case had no significant influence on outcomes. Conclusions: The results indicate that the S method is the more cost-efficient method and that there are no negative consequences that detract from the cost savings. [source] Simple(r) Soft Tissue Masque for Individual Fixed RestorationsJOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS, Issue 3 2004Philip Leong Biow Tan BDSc This article describes a simplified technique for creating a soft tissue masque to aid in shaping the gingival contours of fixed restorations. The additional clinical visit that has been previously described is circumvented, and only one master cast is required. [source] A simplified technique for diagnostic and surgical arthroscopy of the shoulder joint in the dogJOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, Issue 1 2002F. M. Martini A modified technique is presented for surgical and diagnostic arthroscopy of the shoulder joint in the dog. The technique involves access to the joint through two points only; one was created in place of the drainage needle-cannula, which was replaced with a portal, while the second was located more caudally compared with previous techniques. Using a changing guide rod system the two portals are completely interchangeable in order to perform easier arthroscopic surgery either in the cranial or caudal aspect of the joint. The presence of only one portal caudal to the lateral collateral ligament allows more freedom of movement and avoids interference between the arthroscope and the instruments. The modified procedure was performed on 33 joints affected by osteochondritis dissecans or tenoligament diseases and facilitated straightforward diagnostic examinations, and simple and rapid surgical procedures. [source] | ||||||||||