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A portable, battery-driven, programmable drug infusion system which administers up to four different drugs through a single i.v. line is described ("IntelliJect I.V. Drug Delivery System"). The IntelliJect System can be used for a wide range of simple and complex regimens, including cytostatic therapy, antibiotic therapy, antiemetic therapy or pain control. If the actual drugs are not compatible, one channel can be programmed for flushing with sodium chloride. The system assures infusion of the right drug at the right time, while allowing delivery of preferred regimens in all settings--hospital, outpatient and home. A central venous access is necessary when used in an outpatient setting. The system needs minimal nurse or patient manipulation. Chemical stability and questions concerning microbiological contamination must be clarified, because drugs will be in the pump from several hours to several days. Applications of the system for cancer treatment are described, and documentation of patient preference of such a system is demonstrated. "IntelliJect I.V. Drug Delivery System" has the potential of optimizing cancer therapy, with regard to both quality of life and scheduling of cytotoxic drugs which can reduce toxicity and thereby possibly allow dose escalation.
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PMID:[Programmable and portable infusion pump for advanced cytostatic multidrug treatment]. 200 90

The effect of pretreating a polyvinyl chloride i.v. administration system with sodium chloride or insulin solution on the delivery of insulin was studied. Insulin labeled with iodine 125 was added to human insulin, which was added to 0.9% sodium chloride injection packaged in flexible polyvinyl chloride containers and to 0.9% sodium chloride injection placed in empty ethylene vinyl acetate containers. Samples were tested for insulin content by gamma spectrometry after storage in the bags and after infusion through four different polyvinyl chloride administration sets at different flow rates. Effluent samples were collected at 10 times (6-50 minutes) after the start of the infusion. The 0.9% sodium chloride injection had a conditioning effect on the polyvinyl chloride administration sets, indicating an electrostatic sorption mechanism for insulin. Sorption to the untreated polyvinyl chloride sets and the ethylene vinyl acetate bags was substantial and followed a Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Insulin sorption to the untreated administration sets was greatest from the first 100 mL of effluent and did not differ by flow rate or type of set investigated. Storing the sodium chloride injection in the tubing for one hour or flushing the tubing with 100 mL of sodium chloride injection or 100 mL of the insulin admixture decreased sorption by half. Storing the insulin admixture in the tubing for 30 minutes caused sorption to be reduced by a factor of three. When either of the solutions was stored in the set and then the set was flushed with the solution, sorption was even further suppressed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Effect of pretreatment with 0.9% sodium chloride or insulin solutions on the delivery of insulin from an infusion system. 376 74

Experiments were performed to determine whether furosemide, given in doses high enough to induce a strong diuresis and to inhibit the mechanism of tubuloglomerular feedback, offers any protection from acute renal failure induced by a nephrotoxin or ischaemia. Microperfusion of the loop of Henle revealed that a tubular furosemide concentration of 5 x 10(-5) mol x 1(-1) was necessary to fully inhibit the tubuloglomerular feedback response to a raised sodium chloride concentration at the macula densa. The infusion of furosemide systemically to achieve such concentrations in the tubule resulted in an improvement in renal function when given before or after the nephrotoxin but was without effect when given before or after ischaemia. Measurements of furosemide concentrations in the urine, however, confirmed that sufficient amounts were applied to inhibit the feedback mechanism. It is concluded from this and similar studies that furosemide is only beneficial in models of acute renal failure with an obstructive or nephrotoxic pathogenesis, in which it acts by flushing out the noxious material and not by inhibiting the mechanism of tubuloglomerular feedback.
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PMID:The early phase of experimental acute renal failure. VI. The influence of furosemide. 732 42

Ammonia removal from a recirculating dialysate stream is a major challenge in developing a truly portable, regenerable hemodialysis system. Three zeolites, type F, type W, and clinoptilolite, were found to have good ammonia ion exchange capacity with linear equilibrium ion exchange coefficients of 0.908, 0.488, and 0.075 L/g, respectively. The linear equilibrium ion exchange coefficient relates dialysate ammonia concentration (mumol/L) to the amount of ammonia absorbed by zeolite (mumol/g) at equilibrium. Ammonia uptake by zeolite powders was fast, with equilibrium reached within 15 sec. Zeolite ammonia ion exchange and regeneration through multiple cycles was studied using an ion exchange column containing clinoptilolite pellets. Zeolite ion exchange capability was regenerated by flushing the column with 2 mol/L sodium chloride after an ion exchange run. The column maintained ammonia ion exchange capacity through six ion exchange/regeneration cycles, demonstrating multiple dialysis use possibilities. Atomic absorption spectroscopy of the column effluent showed no detectible (< 1 part per million) Si or Al leached from the zeolite.
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PMID:Zeolitic ammonium ion exchange for portable hemodialysis dialysate regeneration. 858 74

Concentrations of various proteins in uterine flushings have been described as a direct method for assessment of the secretory activity of the endometrium. We investigated levels of the endometrial protein known as placental protein 14 (PP14) in flushings obtained from 271 infertile women. Under transvaginal ultrasonographic control, 2 ml of 0.154 M sodium chloride solution were injected into the uterine cavity and re-aspirated, five times. In contrast to previous studies the recovered volume of each flushing was not consistent (range: 0.05-2.1 ml); the volume varied significantly between serial samples obtained from an individual (P = 0.02, one-way ANOVA), different cycle days (P < 0.0001, one-way ANOVA) and women with bilaterally blocked versus patent Fallopian tubes (P < 0.05, Student's t-test). Concentrations of PP14 showed a better correlation with protein content (r = 0.506, P < 0.0001) than with the recovered volume (r = 0.087, P = 0.095). We therefore corrected PP14 concentrations for total protein content as an indicator of the efficiency of the flushing process. Corrected PP14 concentrations varied significantly relative to time since the onset of menstruation (P = 0.001, Kruskal Wallis ANOVA) with higher levels on days 1-8, as previously observed in plasma samples. No significant difference in PP14 levels was found with different causes of infertility. This study shows that uterine flushing is not a consistent process in women with differing physical characteristics and at varying times throughout the menstrual cycle.
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PMID:Concentrations of placental protein 14 in uterine flushings from infertile women: validation of the collection technique and method of expression of results. 988 14

We compared three different methods of anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopy in terms of perioperative surgical conditions, pain, and hemodynamics. In a prospective and double-blind study ( n=130) the patients were randomized into three groups. A 50-ml mixture composed of 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride, 10 ml 2% lidocaine hydrochloride, and 20 ml 0.9% sodium chloride was prepared for local anesthesia. The knee joint was injected with 40 ml of the mixture. The portal sites were then injected with 10 ml of the mixture in group I. Using the same technique 250 micro g epinephrine was added to the same mixture in group II. In group III the knee joint was injected with 40 ml of the mixture, and only 50 micro g epinephrine was then added to 10 ml of the mixture left before the portal site injections. A tourniquet was not used. There were some statistically significant changes in hemodynamic data. Also the data on visual analogue scale scores, time of arthroscopy, and amount of liquid used for intra-articular flushing in group II and III were significantly lower than those in group I. According to our experience, bleeding in arthroscopy comes mostly from portal incision to intra-articular field, except when performing extensive synovial shaving, ligament reconstruction, and lateral retinacular release. Therefore, when hemostasis is obtained at portals, the arthroscopic view becomes clearer. We think that adding epinephrine to only portal site injections is sufficient to obtain a clear view and, furthermore, when carrying out arthroscopy in this manner, no significant changes are encountered in heart rate, mean arterial pressure, pain during arthroscopy, or time of arthroscopy.
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PMID:Effects of epinephrine in local anesthetic mixtures on hemodynamics and view quality during knee arthroscopy. 1217 16

There is little published information describing standards of practice in the placement, use, and maintenance of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) devices in children. A Web-based survey tool was designed to query these issues, and 72 intravenous therapy nurses from 72 hospitals provided complete responses to the survey. The respondents were predominantly (81%) from healthcare organizations inserting 40 or fewer PICC devices per month. These hospitals were equally divided in using 0.9% sodium chloride (USP) (saline) or heparinized saline flush to maintain patency, whereas 76% used catheters for blood sampling. Flushing and blood sampling practices were not related to catheter occlusion rates. From their survey, the authors conclude that the standards of practice for 3-Fr PICC devices, the most commonly used for children, are quite variable and in need of standardization for this specific population.
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PMID:Peripherally inserted central catheters in children: a survey of practice patterns. 1642 98

Currently, seawater flushing is the only management strategy for reducing the number of viable organisms in residual sediments and water of ballast tanks of vessels declaring no ballast on board (NOBOB) that traffic ports of the eastern United States. Previously, we identified several species of freshwater and brackish-water peracarid crustaceans able to survive the osmotic shock that occurs during open-ocean ballast water exchange and, potentially, to disperse over long distances via ballasted ships and NOBOB vessels. We tested the efficacy of concentrated sodium chloride brine solutions as an additional treatment for eradicating the halotolerant taxa often present in the ballast tanks of NOBOB ships. The lowest brine treatments (30 ppt for 1 h) caused 100% mortality in several species of cladocerans and copepods collected from oligohaline habitats. Several brackish-water peracarid crustaceans, however, including some that can survive in freshwater as well, required higher brine concentrations and longer exposure durations (45-60 ppt for 3-24 h). The most resilient animals were widely introduced peracarid crustaceans that generally prefer mesohaline habitats but do not tolerate freshwater (required brine treatments of 60-110 ppt for 3-24 h). Brine treatments (30 ppt) also required less time to cause 100% mortality for eight taxa compared with treatments using 34 ppt seawater. Based on these experiments and published data, we present treatment strategies for the ballast tank biota often associated with NOBOB vessels entering the Great Lakes region. We estimate the lethal dosage of brine for 95% of the species in our experiments to be 110 ppt (95% confidence interval, 85-192 ppt) when the exposure time is 1 h and 60 ppt (95% confidence interval, 48-98 ppt) when the exposure duration is 6 h or longer.
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PMID:Concentrated sodium chloride brine solutions as an additional treatment for preventing the introduction of nonindigenous species in the ballast tanks of ships declaring no ballast on board. 1881 Dec 22

A fully automatic membrane inlet mass spectrometric (MIMS) on-line instrumentation for the analysis of aroma compounds in continuous beer fermentation processes was constructed and tested. The instrumentation includes automatic filtration of the sample stream, flushing of all tubing between samples and pH control. The calibration standards can be measured periodically. The instrumentation has also an extra sample line that can be used for off-line sample collection or it can be connected to another on-line method. Detection limits for ethanol, acetic acid and eight organic beer aroma compounds were from mugl(-1) to low mgl(-1) levels and the standard deviations were less than 3.4%. The method has a good repeatability and linearity in the measurement range. Response times are shorter than or equal to 3min for all compounds except for ethyl caproate, which has a response time of 8min. In beer aroma compound analysis a good agreement between MIMS and static headspace gas chromatographic (HSGC) measurements was found. The effects of different matrix compounds commonly present in the fermentation media on the MIMS response to acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate and ethanol were studied. Addition of yeast did not have any effect on the MIMS response of ethanol or ethyl acetate. Sugars, glucose and xylose, increased the MIMS response of all studied analytes only slightly, whereas salts, ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate and sodium chloride, increased the MIMS response of all three studied compounds prominently. The system was used for on-line monitoring of continuous beer fermentation with immobilised yeast. The results show that with MIMS it is possible to monitor the changes in the continuous process as well as delays in the two-phase process.
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PMID:On-line monitoring of continuous beer fermentation process using automatic membrane inlet mass spectrometric system. 1896 39

In the study of the action of non-antiseptic substances on the rate of cicatrization, the chief obstacle encountered is the facility with which wounds become reinfected under an aseptic dressing. At the beginning of Experiment 1 the wound was sterile. It was subjected to flushing with distilled water for 2 hours, then to flushing with 30 per cent sodium chloride solution for another 2 hours. During that time no special precaution was taken to sterilize the wound and the dressing was left intact until the following morning. It was then found that the wound contained from 30 to 50 bacteria per field. The following day, after the wound had been subjected to the same treatment, the number of bacteria had increased to 50 and 100 per field, and as an immediate consequence the surface of the wound increased from 12 to 12.6 sq. cm. in 2 days. The wound was then dressed antiseptically and was found to be sterile 3 days later. Reinfection again took place the following day in spite of antiseptic dressing with chloramine paste 4 parts per 1,000, which was applied for 20 hours. In Experiment 2 similar results were observed. After 2 days of flushing with distilled water, the number of bacteria had increased to 50 per field. The wound was thereupon sterilized, but new reinfection ensued a few days later. Another wound on the same patient became reinfected under the same conditions after 1 day of sterile dressing. In none of the patients could the wounds be kept in a sterile condition throughout the whole experiment. It was impossible to maintain the sterility of a wound under aseptic dressing. Dakin's solution was therefore injected every 4 hours, or less often, according to the degree of infection, or chloramine paste was applied during the night. If there were 3 or 4 bacteria per field, the experiment was discontinued in order that the wound might be sterilized again. The cicatrization and bacteriological curves of Experiment 4 show that by the application of chloramine paste a wound may be maintained in an appropriately bacteriological condition for carrying out an experiment. Nevertheless, in spite of the antiseptic precautions taken, it was necessary to interrupt this experiment on two occasions, on December 13 to 15 and on December 18 to 22, in order that a complete sterilization of the wound might be effected. When the sterilization was performed as soon as the bacteria were discovered, little retardation occurred in the process of cicatrization. Moreover, the reinfection from the skin was often due to fine bacilli which have but mild retarding action on the rate of healing. The use of at least six flushings in 2 hours with Dakin's solution or of 12 hours' dressing with chloramine paste 10 parts per 1,000, was necessary to keep the wound in a condition of surgical asepsis. The action of distilled water was studied in Experiments 1, 2, and 3. In Experiment 1 the wound was subjected to flushing with distilled water first for 2 hours, then 4 hours, and later for 8 hours per day. The wound was maintained in a condition of mild infection. No marked modification, either acceleration or retardation, was noted in the rate of repair during the period that the treatment was applied. From November 21 to 25 the wound was almost clean and the observed curve remained parallel to the calculated curve, showing that distilled water did not retard the rate of healing. In Experiment 2 the wound was subjected to uninterrupted flushing with distilled water, first for 2 and 8 hours, then for 24 hours. It was continued from November 24 to 30; viz., for 112 hours out of 120, without the occurrence of any marked modification of the course of healing. The bacteriological curve showed that from November 22 to 27 inclusive the wound was kept aseptic. The slight retardation which occurred afterwards was probably brought about by the infection. In Experiment 3 the wound was subjected to flushing with distilled water, first for 2, then for 4, 6, and 8 hours, a total of 20 hours in 4 days. From November 21 to 24 the wound remained surgically aseptic. No modification in the rate of healing occurred. The action of the hypertonic sodium chloride solution was studied in a similar way. In Experiment 4 the wound was flushed at first with 40 per cent sodium chloride solution, from December 4 to 9 for 12 hours a day, and from December 10 to 13 for 24 hours a day, making a total of 144 hours out of 240 hours. At the end of this time the surface area of the wound coincided exactly with the calculated area. Owing to reinfection the experiment was suspended. From December 24 to 29 the wound was kept in contact with 50 per cent sodium chloride solution for 54 hours, and after December 30 flushing with 80 per cent solution for 24 hours a day was resorted to. The total amount of time involved in the above treatments was 174 hours with 40 per cent solution, 72 hours with 50 per cent solution, and 120 hours with 80 per cent solution. On January 1, the surface measured 11 sq. cm. and the calculated surface was 11.3 sq. cm. On January 5 the. surface observed was 10 sq. cm. and the calculated surface was 9 sq. cm. It should be noticed that on January 5 the bacteria numbered 4 per field, which might account for the difference. In Experiment 5 the wound was flushed for 24 hours every day with 50 per cent sodium chloride solution from December 11 to 18, a total of 192 hours. From December 18 to 24 the wound was dressed with agar-agar cakes containing 40 per cent sodium chloride. The concentration was raised to 50 per cent from December 24 to 27. The cicatrization curve indicates only a slight retardation of the repair which can be attributed to infection when both cicatrization and infection curves are compared. The temporary acceleration on the 13th may have been due to the influence of the dressing, but as it did not occur again an experimental error is probably the cause of the change observed in the curve. In Experiment 6 two practically identical wounds at a distance of but a few centimeters from each other were located on the right thigh of Patient 721. The areas of the wounds were respectively 40 and 33 sq. cm. One of the wounds was flushed with distilled water only. The other was subjected to the action of 40 per cent sodium chloride solution. From December 20 to 25 both wounds were in a condition of surgical asepsis. However, the cicatrization curves show that in spite of the difference of treatment the rate of healing was not modified. The rate of healing of the wounds did not therefore apparently undergo any measurable modification under the influence of distilled water or hypertonic salt solution. It is well known that the osmotic changes of the medium have a marked influence on tissues deprived of circulation. But it seems that a tissue with normal circulation is protected by it against the changes of the osmotic pressure occurring at its surface. The above experiments show that apparently the conditions of the tissues of a wound are not modified by the changes of the osmotic pressure of the dressing. The beneficial effects of hypertonic sodium chloride solution on the sterilization of wounds and on the rate of healing recently described by various surgeons are possibly an illusion due to lack of precise technique.
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PMID:CICATRIZATION OF WOUNDS : IX. INFLUENCE ON THE HEALING OF WOUNDS OF VARIATIONS IN THE OSMOTIC TENSION OF THE DRESSING. 1986 50


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