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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Forceps"”.
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Development and validation of a tangible hybrid MR and VR simulator for forceps-assisted vaginal delivery
Forceps-assisted vaginal delivery (FAVD) is a safe and effective procedure that can help reduce maternal morbidity by lowering cesarean section rates in cases where assisted delivery is feasible. However, its use has declined in recent years, partly due to the lack of standardized training …
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Mothers’ experiences of an assisted vaginal delivery
… a vaginal delivery assisted by ventouse and/or forceps. Such an experience has the potential to negatively influence the mother’s childbirth experience, which may in turn affect her psychological well-being and her future birth plans. A small scale study was carried out to explore mothers’ …
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Changes In Cerebral White Matter, Vascular Risk And Cognition Across The Adult Lifespan
… including the genu of the corpus callosum, forceps major, and forceps minor showed reliable reductions in FA and increases in MD. In addition, change differed between DR and DA, suggesting the importance of evaluating these measures separately, rather than relying solely on MD as an index of …
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Episiotomy use at operative vaginal delivery
… preferred routine use of episiotomy at forceps delivery and restrictive use at vacuum. Respondents indicated support for the planned pilot RCT. A feasibility study established the possibility of conducting a pilot RCT with its known complexities. Data collection tools were developed and …
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Fine Motor Skills, Processing Speed, And White Matter Integrity Among Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Who Received Proton Radiotherapy
… mixed results, with weaker integrity of the forceps major and right corticospinal tract (CST) that did not remain significant after multiple comparisons corrections. Integrity of the CST and forceps major were significantly associated with fine motor speed/dexterity, although these …
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Design of a Novel Video-Assisted Tube Over Tube Rigid Bronchoscope for the Removal of Foreign Bodies from the Bronchi Following Aspiration
… a bronchoscope in conjunction with a pair of forceps. The two types of bronchoscopes used currently are the flexible and rigid bronchoscopes. The rigid scope is preferred for FB removal due to better control and clear visuals of the air way and an array of forceps ends. The costly flexible …
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Eine experimentelle Untersuchung zur intraoperativen Erfolgskontrolle der laparoskopischen Nissen-Fundoplikatio
… between the power needed to open the babcock forceps in a floppy fundoplication and the power needed in a tight one (floppy :6,5N+/-0,33N; tight:10,7N+/-0,52N)(p<0,01 Wilcoxon). The power to get over the fundoplication with a gastroscop was 7N+/-1,26N in the floppy fundoplication and …
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Validity and usability of a virtual reality intraocular surgical simulator
… modules cataract navigation training, cataract forceps training and cataract cracking and chopping training. Analysis of learning curves showed significant improvement throughout training. Evidence for concurrent validity was established for the capsulorhexis module. For the hydromaneuvers and …
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‘Fighting a losing battle’: A Glaserian Grounded Theory of midwives’ workplace stress
… and child mortality rates, the invention of forceps, the rise of male obstetric practitioners, and the complex social and cultural changes of that era. The twenty-first century midwife faces challenges in Australia and worldwide, which are not dissimilar to our midwifery predecessors. …
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Clinical Competency in Oral Surgery: History, Challenges and Solutions
… students the technique of extraction with forceps prior to their clinical exposure. Further employment of the cadavers for continuing practice and the introduction of new skills has been mooted. <br/>The use of the ‘Blackboard’ was investigated and found not to be well used; the effort to …
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Obstetric practice and cephalopelvic disproportion in Glasgow between 1840 and 1900
… included caesarean section, craniotomy, forceps, induction of premature labour, symphysiotomy, and turning. Medical practitioners’ decisions were subject to social, medical and scientific factors. Practitioners’ choices were influenced by their experience, reports of successful cases both …
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Land Use and Topography Impacts on Rangeland Soil Seed Bank Composition on Standing Rock Indian Reservation
… extracted from the soil sample, by hand, using a forceps and a 10 power dissecting microscope. The apparently viable seeds wereidentified, quantified and recorded per sample. Included in the data sheet were growth characteristics for each species identified. A Tukey’s Studentized Range analysis …
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Endoscopic Incidence of Upper Gastrointestinal Submucosal Tumors and Endosonographic Findings
… when the lesion was compressed by endoscopic forceps. The gastrointestinal tract is comprised of 5 layers showing different echogenicity under endoscopic ultrasonography; The first layer is an entry echo and mucosa, the second is a mucosa, the third is submucosa, the fourth layer is a …
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Anale Sphinkterschäden nach vaginaler Geburt und deren Auswirkung auf die anale Kontinenzleistung
… ani. Episiotomie and vaginal-operative delivery (forceps/ vacuum) increased the risc for obstretric tears and fecal incontinence. After caesarian section there were no changes of continence, anal pressures, rectal sensibility or PNTML. Apparent and occult sphincter tears and also the distension of …
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Aggregation, courtship, and behavioral interactions in European earwigs, Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
… was normally distributed. Males with longer forceps did not have a mating advantage. Further research is needed to identify the chemical composition of the aggregation pheromone, and to quantify any advantages of body and forcep size on mating success.
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Structural organization in 9-year-old HIV-infected children and HIV-exposed children
… inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF), forceps minor, superior corona radiata (SCR), anterior thalamic radiation (ATR) and corticospinal tract (CST), in CPHIV despite early ART, pointing to ongoing HIV related white matter injury associated with myelin loss and axonal degradation. We …
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Ultrasonic capsulotomy in cataract surgery
… tearing the capsule in a circular fashion using forceps. However, there are many potential problems to this technique such as: it is difficult to master, it takes a long time to perform and above all, it runs the risk of creating tears on the periphery of the opening. Since the capsule is …
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Fourteen cases of compound fracture of the skull
… after bleeding had been stopped by pressure with forceps or ligature, and the skin was well brushed with warm solution or mercurial solution 1.2.000., then the head was washed down with sterilized Horic lotion which was also used during the operations. The swabs were of cotton wool prepared with …
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