To identify characteristics associated with definitive peritoneal drainage (PD) in the extremely low birth weight infant diagnosed with spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). We also sought to ...

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(HealthDay News) — For infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), peritoneal drainage followed by laparotomy is associated with reduced mortality but increased costs compared with peritoneal ...

Preoperative imatinib for locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): CONVERT trial. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This abstract does ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from ...

Of three surgical approaches for managing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants, peritoneal drainage followed by laparotomy had relatively low mortality risk, at 35%, but at $398,173, the ...

The quality of care to low birth weight (LBW) infants has improved as a result of modern technology and advances in neonatology. Along with this increased survival of LBW infants, the diagnosis of NEC ...

Researchers have discovered that macrophages, a type of immune cell, impair fluid drainage during peritoneal inflammation. Lymphatic vessels in the diaphragm are responsible for draining excess ...

Explore the benefits of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a home-based treatment for kidney failure, offering flexibility and comparable outcomes to hemodialysis. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The sponsor submitted a new cost analysis based on a decision tree model with an embedded Markov model. This model evaluated the costs per patient and system impact of the PeritX peritoneal catheter ...