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Do medical devices contribute to sustainability? Environmental, societal and governance aspects
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr 15:3913988241245015. doi: 10.1177/03913988241245015. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSustainability of a product or device is currently primarily related to its environmental footprint. Here, a wider concept of sustainability is introduced for medical devices and their components in healthcare provision. Such devices sustain healthcare and patient wellbeing due to their quality specifications for material composition, product design and performance. The term quality must be intended in the most comprehensive term, including purity and biocompatibility of materials, device reliability, limited num...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Carlo Boccato J örg Vienken Source Type: research

Enhancing cutaneous wound healing: A study on the beneficial effects of nano-gelatin scaffold in rat models
This study focuses on assessing the potential benefits of implementing a nano-gelatin scaffold for wound healing. Using a rat skin defect model, full-thickness incisional wounds were created on each side of the thoracic-lumbar regions after anesthesia. The wounds were left un-sutured, with one side covered by a gelatin nano-fibrous membrane and the other left uncovered. Wound size changes were measured on days 1, 4, 7, and 14, and on day 14, rats were sacrificed for tissue sample excision, examined with hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson's trichrome stain. Statistical comparisons were performed. The gelatin nanofibers exhib...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jason Sun Yi-Chung Lai Yi-Wen Lin Chih-Hsiang Fang Jui-Sheng Sun Source Type: research

Do medical devices contribute to sustainability? The role of innovative polymers and device design
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr 15:3913988241245013. doi: 10.1177/03913988241245013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSustainability of a medical device has not yet become a major issue in public discussions compared to other topics with impact to material performance, clinical application, production economy and environmental pollution. Due to their unique properties, polymers (plastics) allow for multiple, flexible applications in medical device technology. Polymers are part of the majority of disposable and single use medical device and contribute with 3% to the worldwide production of plastics. The global medical polymer mar...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 15, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J örg Vienken Carlo Boccato Source Type: research

Sex-based differences in neck selectivity in total hip arthroplasty using a modular femoral neck system
CONCLUSIONS: This study on THA with a modular neck system provided valuable insights into sex-based differences in neck selectivity and highlighted the potential benefits of the modular neck system in addressing LLD and preventing postoperative dislocation.PMID:38584296 | DOI:10.1177/03913988241243021 (Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs)
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 7, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tomonori Shigemura Koya Kamikawa Yohei Yamamoto Yasuaki Murata Source Type: research

Does native vitamin D, or active vitamin D modulate the neutralising antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination in haemodialysis patients?
CONCLUSIONS: The response to COVID-19 vaccination was reduced in our elderly haemodialysis patients compared to younger less frail patients, however there was no overall demonstrable effect of either 25-Vitamin D3 levels or the prescription of activated forms of Vitamin D on the immune response following vaccination against COVID-19, unless patients had previously tested positive for COVID-19.PMID:38561893 | DOI:10.1177/03913988241241204 (Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs)
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 2, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Andrew Davenport Source Type: research

Long-term quality of life, psychological distress, and caregiver burden in octogenarians with LVAD: A single-centre experience
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Mar 23:3913988241239236. doi: 10.1177/03913988241239236. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWith the general population aging, both life expectancy and the number of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations in elderly patients are growing. Nevertheless, their perceived long-term quality of life, including psychological aspects, coupled with the respective caregiver's burden, remain under-reported. In light of the rising number of octogenarians with LVAD who necessitate broader healthcare provider involvement, we assessed the long-term quality of life, as defined by both the 36-item short-form...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - March 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jacopo D'Andria Ursoleo Marina Pieri Francesco Calvo Savino Altizio Mario Gramegna Domenico Pontillo Silvia Ajello Anna Mara Scandroglio Source Type: research