Echocardiography in the neonatal unit: current status and future prospects
This article is focused at providing a comprehensive review of the status of echocardiography in the neonatal units, recent advancements and its future prospects in the neonatal intensive care units.EXPERT OPINION: Comprehensive guidelines providing the scope of practice, a framework for training, and robust clinical governance process for the neonatologist performed targeted echocardiography have been established. In the last decade, echocardiography has emerged as essential vital bedside diagnostic tool in providing high-quality care to the sick infants in the neonatal units, and it has proved to improve the outcomes in ...
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - March 25, 2024 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Yogen Singh Source Type: research
Navigating hypotony challenges with XEN gel implantation
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2024 Mar 7:1-8. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2024.2327529. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The XEN Gel, a hydrophilic tube meticulously crafted to adhere to the principles of the Hagen - Poiseuille law, is designed to facilitate efficient aqueous shunting without inducing hypotony. Implantable ab interno or ab externo, with or without conjunctival opening, the device shows no significant outcome differences. Despite numerical hypotony signaling failure, patients may fare well below 6 mmHg.AREAS COVERED: This review provides insights into device variability, challenges related to hypotony, assoc...
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - March 8, 2024 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Khaled A Elubous Source Type: research
