Case Series: Successful Resuscitation of Severe Facial Injuries Caused by a Chainsaw by Han Joo Choi

“…His consciousness was alert and the vital signs were stable. The crushing wound, mandible open fracture, deep laceration of tongue, lip, neck and arterial bleeding were noted around his mandible. …”
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Role of Stat3 in Skin Carcinogenesis: Insights Gained from Relevant Mouse Models by Everardo Macias, Dharanija Rao, John DiGiovanni

“…Studies using keratinocyte-specific Stat3-deficient mice have revealed that Stat3 plays an important role in skin homeostasis including keratinocyte migration, wound healing, and hair follicle growth. Use of both constitutive and inducible keratinocyte-specific Stat3-deficient mouse models has demonstrated that Stat3 is required for both the initiation and promotion stages of multistage skin carcinogenesis. …”
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Post-surgical complications in patients operated of craniosynostosis. Five year study by Miguel Angel Cruz Díaz, Ángel Serafín Camacho Gómez, Carlos Javier Artiles Rivero, Ramón Sarduy Arana

“…Results: the main complication was superficial infection of the surgical wound; Complications predominated in patients with scaphocephaly and in those in whom the surgical intervention occurred after 12 months of life. …”
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Life-Threatening Postpneumonectomy Syndrome Complicated with Right Aortic Arch after Left Pneumonectomy by Takahiro Karasaki, Makoto Tanaka

“…After complete adhesiolysis of the left thoracic cavity was performed, to maintain the proper mediastinal position, considering the emergent setting, an open wound thoracostomy was created and piles of gauze were inserted, mildly compressing the heart and the mediastinum to the right side. …”
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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy in Peritoneal Dialysis Populations by Nicholas New, Janaki Mohandas, George T. John, Sharad Ratanjee, Helen Healy, Leo Francis, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan

“…Current, multimodality treatment involves local wound care, well-controlled calcium, phosphate and parathyroid hormone levels and combination therapy with sodium thiosulfate and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. …”
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Novel Use of Household Items in Open and Robotic Surgical Skills Resident Education by Keri Rowley, Deepak Pruthi, Osamah Al-Bayati, Joseph Basler, Michael A. Liss

“…Ten urology residents attended a surgical skills workshop and practiced using surgical simulators and models. These included a wound closure model, an open prostatectomy model, a delicate tissue simulation, a knot-tying station, and a laparoscopic simulator. …”
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“Nip and Tuck”: Training the Next Generation of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons by Lok Ka Cheung, MBChB, MRCS, Vasilios Skepastianos, MUDR, MSc, Epameinodas Kostopoulos, MUDR, MSc, PhD, Georgios Skepastianos, MUDR, MSc, PhD

“…There were minor complications including wound healing problems but no revisions. This training procedure can be safely applied during plastic surgery training under safe conditions.…”
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Proteomic Analysis of Exudates from Chronic Ulcer of Diabetic Foot Treated with Scorpion Antimicrobial Peptide by Zhixiang Tan, Zhiguo Yu, Xiaobo Xu, Lanxia Meng, Mosheng Yu, Rui Tao, Yingliang Wu, Zhanyong Zhu

“…The results showed that the biochemical changes of wound microenvironment during the treatment involved activated biological functions such as protein synthesis, cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, movement, and survival. …”
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Acquisition of Current and Vibration Data for Rewound Burnt Three-Phase Induction Motor by A.I. Abdullateef, O.S. Fagbolagun, M.F. Sanusi

“…This study presents the use of a data acquisition system (DAS) to acquire current and vibration data of re-designed and re-wound burnt three-phase induction motor for the purpose of the motor faults analysis. …”
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Chitosan and Its Nanoparticles: A Multifaceted Approach to Antibacterial Applications by Emir Akdaşçi, Hatice Duman, Furkan Eker, Mikhael Bechelany, Sercan Karav

“…These applications include wound healing, drug delivery, dental treatment, water purification, agriculture, and food preservation. …”
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A Case of Peritoneal Encapsulation Presented as Acute Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review by Khalil Abuzaina, Ahmad Abuayash, Hidaya Al-Shweiki, Mohammad O. M. Hroub, Anwar Yousef Jabari, Shayma Hafiz, Tuqa Abu Ihlayel, Balqees Mohsen, Sulaiman Naji Fakhouri, Murad Jaa'freh

“…In the postoperative period, the patient was managed with intravenous fluids, analgesics, and antibiotics. Wound infection was the only postoperative complication. …”
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Reuse of CFRP Pultrusions in Novel Post-Tensioning Cables for Bridge Strengthening by Giovanni Pietro Terrasi, Christian Affolter, Gregor Schwegler, Andre Guerotto, Andreas Winistörfer

“…This paper presents the development and validation of a new filament-wound CFRP sleeve and resin grout for the efficient anchorage of parallel CFRP wire bundles. …”
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Measurement of Adhesion of In Situ Electrospun Nanofibers on Different Substrates by a Direct Pulling Method by Bin Zhang, Xu Yan, Yuan Xu, Huai-Song Zhao, Miao Yu, Yun-Ze Long

“…But in some cases such as wound dressing, we observe that the in situ electrospun nanofibers can stick to the collector (e.g., skin). …”
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Thermosensitive Chitosan-β-Glycerophosphate Hydrogels as Targeted Drug Delivery Systems: An Overview on Preparation and Their Applications by Pouria Rahmanian-Devin, Vafa Baradaran Rahimi, Vahid Reza Askari

“…Hydrogels are used in many drug delivery systems and diseases, including nasal drug delivery, vaginal drug delivery, wound healing, peritoneal adhesion, ophthalmic drug delivery, tissue engineering, and peptide and protein delivery. …”
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Downregulation of TET1 Promotes Glioma Cell Proliferation and Invasion by Targeting Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway by Jianwen Ji, Qiuxiang You, Jidong Zhang, Yutao Wang, Jing Cheng, Xiangyun Huang, Yundong Zhang

“…To detect the migration and invasion of glioma cells, wound healing assay and Transwell were performed. …”
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A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses by Rasool Shabanloo, Majid Montazer, Ali Farahani, Nesa Karimi

“…They have potential use in scaffolds, drug delivery, bio face masks, wound dressings, and biosensors. Various surface modifications have been developed to improve their chemical and physical properties. …”
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Topical Rifamycin Prophylaxis in Gynecological and Obstetric Surgery by Nahit Ata, Mehmet Kulhan, Nur Gozde Kulhan, Can Turkler, Ahmet Bilgi, Cetin Celik

“…RESULTS: The use of prophylactic topical rifamycin reduced the incidence of wound infection. compared with cefazolin. Surgical site infection was detected in 5 (10%) of the patients who received cefazolin, whereas surgical site infection was not observed in patients who received rifamycin (p=0.022). …”
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Naturally derived efflux pump inhibitor among tetracycline-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates by Ruqaya Kareem Abass Al-ammery, Zainab Adil Ghani Chabuck

“…Materials and Methods: Clinical samples (125) were collected from different sites (urine, sputum, wound, and burn swabs), followed by A. baumannii isolation and identification, and detection of tetracycline susceptibility test by disk-diffusion. …”
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Roles of NET Peptides With Known Antimicrobial Activity and Toxicity in Immune Response by Sinan Cebeci, Tuba Polat, Nihan Ünübol

“…They are secreted by innate and epithelial cells and contribute to host defense by inducing cellular activities such as cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, cytokine production, angiogenesis, and wound healing. In response to the growing challenge of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents, alternative drugs and new antibacterial molecules are being explored. …”
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EXPAREL® (Long-Acting Liposomal Bupivacaine) Use for Popliteal Nerve Block in Postoperative Pain Control after Ankle Fracture Fixation by Patrick Discepola, Mohamed Bouhara, Minho Kwon, Bilal A. Siddiqui, Trevor A. Whitwell, Swetha Y. Sanghvi, Keith D. Cook, Ross E. Moore, Anna Korban, Jean D. Eloy

“…EXPAREL® has been used successfully to prolong postoperative pain control when applied as a wound infiltrate. EXPAREL® has not yet been approved for use in regional anesthesia to prolong postoperative pain control. …”
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