... Abstract Application of extracorporeal blood purification in children is increasing with the improvement of technology and the broadening of indications in critically ill patients. Furthermore, novel devices are being made available with a miniaturized design to be applicable to pediatric...

... Abstract Perception of skin color in the natural state, or with tattoo pigment installed in the dermis is highly complex and includes both optical requisites and eye and brain functions connected to advanced cognitive and psychological functions. Permanent makeup (PMU) is miniaturized tattooing...

... Abstract Cosmetic and medical tattooing is miniaturized tattooing of high precision and thus requires many dedicated utensils including advanced devices for marking and anatomical delineation. Symmetry is a special demand, as is aesthetic outcome, building on perfectionated detail. The artist...

...References References 1. Cairns JE: Trabeculectomy: preliminary report of a new method. Am J Ophthalmol 1968;66:673 2. Nyska A, Glovinsky Y, Belkin M, et al: Biocompatibility of the Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma drainage implant. J Glaucoma 2003;12:275-280 3. Kaplan-Messas A, Traverso...

... Abstract Bronchoscopy in the new millennium spells an exciting time for the pulmonologist, which likens to Alice peering through the looking glass into a wonderland of miniaturized probes, superior optics and technology that are advancing at a maddening pace. Whilst scientists continue to push...

... surgery. J Glaucoma 2004;13:400-406. 3. Figus M, Posarelli C, Nasini F, Casini G, Martinelli P, Nardi M: Scleral flap-everting suture for glaucoma-filtering surgery. J Glaucoma 2016;25:128-131. 4. Kaplan-Messas A, Traverso CE, Glovinsky Y, et al: The Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma implant...

.... The study (XVT study) is still collecting data at the time of this publication. References References 1. Cairns JE: Trabeculectomy: preliminary report of a new method. Am J Ophthalmol 1968;66:673 2. Nyska A, Glovinsky Y, Belkin M, et al: Biocompatibility of the Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma...

... of WWII, military authorities began screening recruits with miniature X-rays. Australia's relatively low TB mortality rate coupled with early screening resulted in battlefield rates that compared favorably with other nations. WWII did not greatly increase TB in Australia, but the social and political...

... and miniaturization of the dialyzer. The cellulose triacetate membrane has greater performance because of the lower thickness of the membrane and its lack of swelling due to high hydrophobicity. Many types of synthetic membranes, such as polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyester polymer alloy membranes, have...

... situation that resembles the European scene in miniature. ResAP(2008)1, which is not mandatory in Italy but was made binding by Italian Decree n. 206/2005, has been applied uniformly throughout the country. Thus, as far as the safety of inks is concerned, the surveillance system appears to be working well...

... Abstract Male baldness is the most common diagnosis in men that present with hair loss. It is a genetically determined condition that is clearly an androgen-dependent trait, mainly driven by dihydrotestosterone action on the hair follicles, leading to miniaturization. Although in general...

... Abstract The miniaturization of rigid and flexible endoscopes and their accessories has paved the way for the wider use of bronchoscopy as therapeutic intervention in paediatric patients in a broader spectrum of airway diseases. The purpose of this chapter is to describe and evaluate specific...