Il lavoro del Dr. Carvalho è stato sostenuto da una borsa di studio presso l&#39;Ufficio di Ricerca sulla salute della Donna e il National Institute of Child Health e lo Sviluppo Umano del National Institutes of Health (5K12 HD043452). Angst Dr ricevuto forniture (On-Q PainBuster Post-Op sistema sollievo dal dolore) e fondi (per i saggi biochimici) da I-Flow (Lake Forest, California).

1. Protocollo di studio <ul><li> Ottenere l&#39;approvazione istituzionale Comitato Etico e il consenso informato scritto. </li><li> Selezionare una popolazione chirurgica appropriata per il comportamento di studio. Questa metodologia è stata applicata solo alle ferite parto cesareo, ma la maggior parte delle ferite chirurgiche sarebbe opportuno. </li><li> Considerare i criteri di inclusione ed esclusione per la partecipazione allo studio. I pazienti e le procedure con alti tassi di infezione della ferita chirurgica non può essere appropriato. </li><li> Standardizzare l&#39;anestesia e la gestione post-operatoria per tutti i pazienti per evitare potenziali fattori confondenti. </li></ul> 2. Nocicettivo e infiammatorie Collezione mediatore biochimico <ul><li> Inserire l&#39;interruttore ON-Q PainBuster con ON-Q SilverSoaker (I-Flow, Lake Forest, CA) nello strato sottocutaneo appena prima di ferire la chiusura (strati di tessuto di altri può essere considerato). L&#39;ON-Q Sistema Pain Relief PainBuster eroga in continuo soluzione fisiologica ad una velocità di 2 ml / h. Il vettore può essere pettineinato con o rispetto ai farmaci di interesse come un anestetico locale e non-steroidei anti-infiammatori. </li><li> Incorporano uno standard valvola a tre vie in questo sistema per permettere l&#39;aspirazione di essudato in punti temporali specifici. L&#39;infusione continua impedisce al catetere di coagulazione e migliora l&#39;affidabilità del sistema di produrre campioni di essudato. Se l&#39;aspirazione di essudato è difficile (circa il 5% dei casi), si consideri spingendo delicatamente sopra la ferita, cambiando la posizione del soggetto (ad esempio, il paziente seduto o sdraiato su di loro piatto), usando un normale filo 0,5-1 ml di soluzione fisiologica o di ritiro del catetere 1-2 cm. </li><li> A tempi previsti dal protocollo (ad esempio, 1, 4, 6, 24, e 48 ore dopo il parto cesareo), aspirare e prelevare 1 ml di essudato. Trasferire l&#39;essudato in una tazza di polietilene contenente 30 ml di inibitore di proteinasi. Abbiamo usato Inhibitor Complete proteinasi (Bioscience Roche, Palo Alto, CA) per i nostri scopi. </li><li&gt; Al stessi intervalli di tempo specificati dal protocollo di studio, raccogliere 10 ml di sangue. Abbiamo usato un tubo di raccolta del sangue contenente eparina al litio; nel nostro istituto si tratta di un verde ripiano in tubo di vetro. Aggiungere un ulteriore 300 ml di inibitore di proteinasi nei campioni di sangue. </li><li> Entro 1 ora di collezione, mettere i campioni in ghiaccio e centrifugare a 3000 rpm per 10 min. </li><li> Rimuovere sopranatante siero e ferita e posto in una provetta da microcentrifuga standard e conservare a -20 ° C. </li></ul> 3. Saggio di analisi <ul><li> Una volta che tutto l&#39;essudato studio e campioni di siero sono raccolti e memorizzati, scongelare e analizzare i campioni nello stesso momento. </li><li> Abbiamo misurato le citochine e chemochine utilizzando un immunodosaggio multiplex. L&#39;immuno-analisi tecnica di multiplex ci permette di dosaggio numerosi analiti da piccoli (50 pl) campioni di volume. Il multiplex producono risultati comparabili con quelli ottenuti con ELISA. Abbiamo usato il 17-plex Bio-PlexTM sistema (BioRad, Hercduli, CA) per la nostra analisi. Questo test è in grado di misurare il fattore di necrosi tumorale α (TNFa), interferone α (INFα), interleuchina 1β (IL-1β), interleuchina 2 (IL-2), interleuchina 4 (IL-4), interleuchina 5 (IL-5 ), interleuchina 6 (IL-6), interleuchina 7 (IL-7), interleuchina 8 (IL-8), interleuchina (IL-10), interleuchina 12 (IL-12), interleuchina 13 (IL-13), interleuchina 17 (IL-17), fattore stimolante colonie di granulociti (G-CSF), granulociti-macrofagi fattore stimolante le colonie (GM-CSF), monocyte chemoattractant proteina 1 (MCP-1) e proteina macrofagica infiammatoria 1 (MIP-1β). Fattore di crescita dei nervi è stata misurata con NGF DY256 anticorpo aggiungendolo al 17-plex piastra con il Bio-Plex kit ammina accoppiamento. </li><li> Per garantire una buona analisi di qualità, ogni misurazione deve essere effettuata in duplicato. Curve standard per ciascun analita sono generati utilizzando analiti di riferimento forniti dal produttore (a concentrazioni di 0,20, 0,78, 3,13, 12,5, 50, 200, 800, 3200 pg / ml, piùuno standard zero per la soluzione fisiologica). Le curve standard sono inclusi in ogni seduta e concentrazione del campione sono calcolati con Bio-Plex software di gestione. </li><li> La sostanza P e prostaglandina E2 sono stati misurati utilizzando altamente sensibilità kit ELISA. Abbiamo usato Assay Designs, Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) per questa analisi. Effettuare l&#39;analisi in duplicato in base alle specifiche del costruttore. </li></ul>

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Questo metodo di cui sopra è stato trovato per essere abbastanza sensibile da rilevare biochimici mediatori infiammatori e nocicettivo in essudato. Campionamento a diversi punti temporali ci ha anche permesso di osservare i cambiamenti di questi mediatori nel corso del tempo. 1,2 Non sono a conoscenza di qualsiasi altro test umana ferita chirurgica in grado di misurare il profilo seriale rilascio di mediatori infiammatori e nocicettivi in essudato della ferita chirurgica. Risultati del nostro metodo di racco...

Dopo una incisione chirurgica, residenti e la migrazione di cellule infiammatorie rilasciano citochine pro-e anti-infiammatori, prostanoidi, neuropeptidi e chemochine che sono importanti per l&#39;avvio e il mantenimento del dolore. 3,4 La capacità di raccogliere marcatori biochimici specifici del sito è fondamentale per determinare il rapporto tra i livelli di siero e della ferita chirurgica, comprendere il complesso rapporto tra rilascio di mediatori e dolore chirurgico, e di essere in grado di valutare l&#39;effetto di entrambi sistemico e somministrazione del farmaco periferica sulla biochimica ferita chirurgica. Gli studi si sono concentrati su misure sistemiche di mediatori biochimici e non sono considerate specifiche del sito di rilascio. 5,6 misurazioni sierici di citochine e chemochine potrebbero non essere riflettente di eventi locali della ferita chirurgica biochimici e solo indicare una risposta globale sistemica al danno chirurgico. Questo articolo fornisce una descrizione dettagliata e visivo unico di questa metodologia che è stata abetest fa riferimento nel 2008 nel Journal of Pain. 1 L&#39;obiettivo di questo articolo JoVE è di fornire una descrizione univoca e visivamente migliore dei metodi.

collecting and measuring wound exudate biochemical mediators in surgical wounds

Descriviamo un metodo mediante il quale siamo in grado di raccogliere e misurare biochimici mediatori infiammatori e nocicettivi nel sito della ferita chirurgica. Raccolta di marcatori biochimici specifici del sito è importante per capire la relazione tra i livelli di siero e ferita chirurgica, determinare eventuali associazioni tra rilascio di mediatori, il dolore, l&#39;uso di analgesici e altri esiti di interesse, e di valutare l&#39;effetto della somministrazione per via sistemica e periferica sulla ferita chirurgica biochimica. Questa metodologia è stata applicata a donne sane sottoposte a parto cesareo elettivo con anestesia spinale. Abbiamo misurato l&#39;essudato e mediatori di siero a intervalli di tempo stessi punteggi del dolore del paziente e il consumo di analgesici per fino a 48 ore dopo parto cesareo. Usando questa metodologia siamo stati in grado di rilevare vari mediatori biochimici compreso il fattore di crescita nervoso (NGF), prostaglandina E2 (PG-E2) sostanza P, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8,IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-17, TNFa, INFγ, G-CSF, GM-CSF, MCP-1 e MIP-1β. Gli studi che applicano il presente saggio biologico umano ferita chirurgica non hanno trovato correlazioni tra ferita e le concentrazioni sieriche di citochine o il loro tempo a rilascio profilo (J Pain 2008;. 9 (7): 650-7) 1 Abbiamo anche documentato l&#39;utilità della tecnica da identificare. farmaco-mediata cambiamenti nel contenuto della ferita (citochine Anesth Analg 2010; 111:1452-9). 2

Usando questa metodologia siamo stati in grado di rilevare tutti i mediatori biochimici sopra delineati con l&#39;eccezione di IL-5 in essudato e plasma. 1,2 Alcune citochine addizionali non sono stati rilevati nel plasma (IL-4, IL-17, TNFa, INFγ , GM-CSF). 1 L&#39;andamento nel tempo di citochine e chemochine misurati in studi riportati sono stati coerenti, raggiungendo un plateau entro le prime ore che è stato sostenuto per il periodo di osservazione 24 ore .. 1,2 Tuttavia, NGF aumen...

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Collecting And Measuring Wound Exudate Biochemical Mediators In Surgical Wounds

Questo articolo fornisce una descrizione dettagliata e visiva di una metodologia per la raccolta e la misurazione biochimici mediatori infiammatori e nocicettivi nel sito della ferita chirurgica dopo il parto cesareo. Questo saggio biologico umano è stato utilizzato per determinare le correlazioni tra ferita e concentrazioni sieriche di citochine e farmaco-mediata cambiamenti ferita citochine, chemochine e neuropetides.

La raccolta e la misurazione mediatori biochimici essudato nelle ferite chirurgiche

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11.9K Views.  Stanford University School of Medicine. Questo articolo fornisce una descrizione dettagliata e visiva di una metodologia per la raccolta e la misurazione biochimici mediatori infiammatori e nocicettivi nel sito della ferita chirurgica dopo il parto cesareo. Questo saggio biologico umano è stato utilizzato per determinare le correlazioni tra ferita e concentrazioni sieriche di citochine e farmaco-mediata cambiamenti ferita citochine, chemochine e neuropetides.

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Biochemical Measurement of Neonatal Hypoxia

Neonatal hypoxia ischemia is characterized by inadequate blood perfusion of a tissue or a systemic lack of oxygen. This condition is thought to cause/exacerbate well documented neonatal disorders including neurological impairment 1-3. Decreased adenosine triphosphate production occurs due to a lack of oxidative phosphorylation. To compensate for this energy deprived state molecules containing high energy phosphate bonds are degraded 2. This leads to increased levels of adenosine which is subsequently degraded to inosine, hypoxanthine, xanthine, and finally to uric acid. The final two steps in this degradation process are performed by xanthine oxidoreductase. This enzyme exists in the form of xanthine dehydrogenase under normoxic conditions but is converted to xanthine oxidase (XO) under hypoxia-reperfusion circumstances 4, 5. Unlike xanthine dehydrogenase, XO generates hydrogen peroxide as a byproduct of purine degradation 4, 6. This hydrogen peroxide in combination with other reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced during hypoxia, oxidizes uric acid to form allantoin and reacts with lipid membranes to generate malondialdehyde (MDA) 7-9. Most mammals, humans exempted, possess the enzyme uricase, which converts uric acid to allantoin. In humans, however, allantoin can only be formed by ROS-mediated oxidation of uric acid. Because of this, allantoin is considered to be a marker of oxidative stress in humans, but not in the mammals that have uricase.
We describe methods employing high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS) to measure biochemical markers of neonatal hypoxia ischemia. Human blood is used for most tests. Animal blood may also be used while recognizing the potential for uricase-generated allantoin. Purine metabolites were linked to hypoxia as early as 1963 and the reliability of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid as biochemical indicators of neonatal hypoxia was validated by several investigators 10-13. The HPLC method used for the quantification of purine compounds is fast, reliable, and reproducible. The GC/MS method used for the quantification of allantoin, a relatively new marker of oxidative stress, was adapted from Gruber et al 7. This method avoids certain artifacts and requires low volumes of sample. Methods used for synthesis of MMDA were described elsewhere 14, 15. GC/MS based quantification of MDA was adapted from Paroni et al. and Cighetti et al. 16, 17. Xanthine oxidase activity was measured by HPLC by quantifying the conversion of pterin to isoxanthopterin 18. This approach proved to be sufficiently sensitive and reproducible.

A method is described to measure biochemical markers of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. The approach utilizes high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS).

Misure biochimiche di ipossia neonatale

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Collecting Saliva and Measuring Salivary Cortisol and Alpha-amylase in Frail Community Residing Older Adults via Family Caregivers

Salivary measures have emerged in bio-behavioral research that are easy-to-collect, minimally invasive, and relatively inexpensive biologic markers of stress. This article we present the steps for collection and analysis of two salivary assays in research with frail, community residing older adults-salivary cortisol and salivary alpha amylase. The field of salivary bioscience is rapidly advancing and the purpose of this presentation is to provide an update on the developments for investigators interested in integrating these measures into research on aging. Strategies are presented for instructing family caregivers in collecting saliva in the home, and for conducting laboratory analyses of salivary analytes that have demonstrated feasibility, high compliance, and yield quality specimens. The protocol for sample collection includes: (1) consistent use of collection materials; (2) standardized methods that promote adherence and minimize subject burden; and (3) procedures for controlling certain confounding agents. We also provide strategies for laboratory analyses include: (1) saliva handling and processing; (2) salivary cortisol and salivary alpha amylase assay procedures; and (3) analytic considerations.

We demonstrate: (1) procedures for collection of salivary samples in cognitive impaired older adults by family caregivers in the home setting, (2) procedures for measuring stress activity via salivary cortisol and alpha amylase, and (3) representative profiles. Protocols that allow researchers to study stress-linked processes advance our understanding of biological sensitivity and susceptibility.

Salivary measures have emerged in bio-behavioral research  that are easy-to-collect, minimally invasive, and relatively inexpensive  biologic markers of ...

In utero Measurement of Heart Rate in Mouse by Noninvasive M-mode Echocardiography

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent noninfectious cause of death at birth. The incidence of CHD ranges from 4 to 50/1,000 births (Disease and injury regional estimates, World Health Organization, 2004). Surgeries that often compromise the quality of life are required to correct heart defects, reminding us of the importance of finding the causes of CHD. Mutant mouse models and live imaging technology have become essential tools to study the etiology of this disease. Although advanced methods allow live imaging of abnormal hearts in embryos, the physiological and hemodynamic states of the latter are often compromised due to surgical and/or lengthy procedures. Noninvasive ultrasound imaging, however, can be used without surgically exposing the embryos, thereby maintaining their physiology. Herein, we use simple M-mode ultrasound to assess heart rates of embryos at E18.5 in utero. The detection of abnormal heart rates is indeed a good indicator of dysfunction of the heart and thus constitutes a first step in the identification of developmental defects that may lead to heart failure.

In utero Measurement of Heart Rate in Mouse by Noninvasive M-mode Echocardiography

Ultra-high frequency ultrasound is a powerful live imaging tool to examine cardiac abnormalities in small animals. Its noninvasiveness allows maintaining the physiologic state of embryos. Herein, we show the use of M-mode ultrasound to measure the heart rates of embryos at E18.5 in utero.

In utero Misurazione della frequenza cardiaca in mouse da non invasiva ecocardiografia M-mode

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent noninfectious cause of death at birth. The incidence of CHD ranges from 4 to 50/1,000 births (Disease ...

Demonstration of the Rat Ischemic Skin Wound Model

The propensity for chronic wounds in humans increases with ageing, disease conditions such as diabetes and impaired cardiovascular function, and unrelieved pressure due to immobility. Animal models have been developed that attempt to mimic these conditions for the purpose of furthering our understanding of the complexity of chronic wounds. The model described herein is a rat ischemic skin flap model that permits a prolonged reduction of blood flow resulting in wounds that become ischemic and resemble a chronic wound phenotype (reduced vascularization, increased inflammation and delayed wound closure). It consists of a bipedicled dorsal flap with 2 ischemic wounds placed centrally and 2 non-ischemic wounds lateral to the flap as controls. A novel addition to this ischemic skin flap model is the placement of a silicone sheet beneath the flap that functions as a barrier and a splint to prevent revascularization and reduce contraction as the wounds heal. Despite the debate of using rats for wound healing studies due to their quite distinct anatomic and physiologic differences compared to humans (i.e., the presence of a panniculus carnosus muscle, short life-span, increased number of hair follicles, and their ability to heal infected wounds) the modifications employed in this model make it a valuable alternative to previously developed ischemic skin flap models.

The rat, due to its size, availability, and rather docile behavior, has been utilized as a research model for many years. The goal of this protocol is to utilize the rat as an ischemic skin wound healing model to provide valuable insight into the pathophysiology of chronic wounds.

Dimostrazione del Topo ischemica pelle ferita Modello

The propensity for chronic wounds in humans increases with ageing, disease conditions such as diabetes and impaired cardiovascular function, and ...

Using In Vitro Live-cell Imaging to Explore Chemotherapeutics Delivered by Lipid-based Nanoparticles

Conventional imaging techniques can provide detailed information about cellular processes. However, this information is based on static images in an otherwise dynamic system, and successive phases are easily overlooked or misinterpreted. Live-cell imaging and time-lapse microscopy, in which living cells can be followed for hours or even days in a more or less continuous fashion, are therefore very informative. The protocol described here allows for the investigation of the fate of chemotherapeutic nanoparticles after the delivery of doxorubicin (dox) in living cells. Dox is an intercalating agent that must be released from its nanocarrier to become biologically active. In spite of its clinical registration for more than two decades, its uptake, breakdown, and drug release are still not fully understood. This article explores the hypothesis that lipid-based nanoparticles are taken up by the tumor cells and are slowly degraded. Released dox is then translocated to the nucleus. To prevent fixation artifacts, live-cell imaging and time-lapse microscopy, described in this experimental procedure, can be applied.

Using In Vitro Live-cell Imaging to Explore Chemotherapeutics Delivered by Lipid-based Nanoparticles

Live-cell imaging is a powerful tool to visualize dynamic processes. The examination of fixed cells provides only static pictures, which can lead to misinterpretation and confusion about the process. This work presents a method to study uptake, drug release, and intracellular localization of liposomal nanoparticles in living cells.

Utilizzo In Vitro cellule vive di Imaging per esplorare chemioterapici consegnato da nanoparticelle di basata sui lipidi

Conventional imaging techniques can provide detailed information about cellular processes. However, this information is based on static images in an ...

Collecting Hair Samples for Hair Cortisol Analysis in African Americans

The hormone cortisol is typically assessed in saliva, serum, or urine samples. More recently, cortisol has been successfully extracted from hair, including humans. The advantage of hair cortisol concentration is that it reflects a retrospective representation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function over time, much like hemoglobin A1C represents glycemic control. However, obtaining hair samples can be challenging, due to the cultural beliefs and hair care practices of minority participants. For example, African Americans may be reluctant to provide samples. Additionally, few researchers are trained to collect hair samples from African Americans. The purpose of this paper is to present a culturally informed protocol to help researchers obtain hair samples from African Americans. To illustrate the representative results of this protocol implementation, de-identified data from African Americans that participated in a community-based study on chronic stress are provided. Hair practice preferences are assessed. The participants are made comfortable by showing pictures of hair samples prior to cutting their hair. The single strain twist and gently pull method is used to collect approximately 30 - 50 strands of hair from the posterior vertex region of the scalp. This protocol will significantly improve collection of hair samples from African Americans.

Hair cortisol concentration analysis provides an alternative to traditional measures of cortisol; however, to collect hair samples from African Americans, scientists need to be culturally informed and competent. The purpose of this protocol is to demonstrate a culturally informed technique to collect hair samples for cortisol analysis from African Americans.

Raccolta dei campioni di capelli per capelli cortisolo analisi negli afro-americani

The hormone cortisol is typically assessed in saliva, serum, or urine samples. More recently, cortisol has been successfully extracted from hair, ...

Protocol to Create Chronic Wounds in Diabetic Mice

Chronic wounds develop as a result of defective regulation in one or more complex cellular and molecular processes involved in proper healing. They impact ~6.5M people and cost ~$40B/year in the US alone. Although a significant effort has been invested in understanding how chronic wounds develop in humans, fundamental questions remain unanswered. Recently, we developed a novel mouse model for diabetic chronic wounds that have many characteristics of human chronic wounds. Using db/db-/- mice, we can generate chronic wounds by inducing high levels of oxidative stress (OS) in the wound tissue immediately after wounding, using a one-time treatment with inhibitors specific to the antioxidant enzymes catalase and glutathione peroxidase. These wounds have high levels of OS, develop biofilm naturally, become fully chronic within 20 days after treatment and can remain open more for more than 60 days. This novel model has many features of diabetic chronic wounds in humans and therefore can contribute significantly to advancing fundamental understanding of how wounds become chronic. This is a major breakthrough because chronic wounds in humans cause significant pain and distress to patients and result in amputation if unresolved. Moreover, these wounds are very expensive and time-consuming to treat, and lead to significant loss of personal income to patients. Advancements in this field of study through the use of our chronic wound model can significantly improve health care for millions who suffer under this debilitating condition. In this protocol, we describe in great detail the procedure to cause acute wounds to become chronic, which has not been done before.

Chronic wounds are developed from acute wounds on a diabetic mouse model by inducing high levels of oxidative stress after a full-thickness cutaneous wound. The wound is treated with inhibitors for catalase and glutathione peroxidase, resulting in impaired healing and biofilm development by bacteria present in the skin microbiome.

Protocollo per creare ferite croniche nei topi diabetici

Chronic wounds develop as a result of defective regulation in one or more complex cellular and molecular processes involved in proper healing. They impact ...

Corneal Epithelial Abrasion with Ocular Burr As a Model for Cornea Wound Healing

The murine cornea provides an excellent model to study wound healing. The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye, and thus is the first defense to injury. In fact, the most common type of eye injury found in clinic is a corneal abrasion. Here, we utilize an ocular burr to induce an abrasion resulting in removal of the corneal epithelium in vivo on anesthetized mice. This method allows for targeted and reproducible epithelial disruption, leaving other areas intact. In addition, we describe the visualization of the abraded epithelium with fluorescein staining and provide concrete advice on how to visualize the abraded cornea. Then, we follow the timeline of wound healing 0, 18, and 72 h after abrasion, until the wound is re-epithelialized. The epithelial abrasion model of corneal injury is ideal for studies on epithelial cell proliferation, migration and re-epithelialization of the corneal layers. However, this method is not optimal to study stromal activation during wound healing, because the ocular burr does not penetrate to the stromal cell layers. This method is also suitable for clinical applications, for example, pre-clinical test of drug effectiveness.

This protocol describes a method to inflict an abrasion to the ocular surface of the mouse, and to follow the wound healing process thereafter. The protocol takes advantage of an ocular burr to partially remove the surface epithelium of the eye in anaesthetized mice.

Guarigione delle ferite di abrasione epiteliale corneale con oculare Burr come un modello per Cornea

The murine cornea provides an excellent model to study wound healing. The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye, and thus is the first defense to ...

Targeting Gray Rami Communicantes in Selective Chemical Lumbar Sympathectomy

Chemical lumbar sympathectomy (CLS) is a commonly used, minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of conditions including ischemic diseases of the lower extremities, hyperhidrosis, etc. It is commonly practiced to position the puncture needle tip in front of the anterior fascia of the psoas major muscle and inject the inactivating agent around the sympathetic trunk, which is defined as conventional CLS. Although relatively rare, ureteropelvic damage is the most frequently reported complication of conventional CLS and can cause serious harm to patients. We found that injecting the inactivating agent behind the anterior fascia, which only targets gray rami communicantes, helped achieve therapeutic efficacy in&#160;vasodilation, sweat reduction, and pain relief comparable to conventional CLS, and serious complications were largely reduced. We define this procedure as selective CLS. Here, we present a protocol of selective CLS. The precise needle tract and accurate evaluation of the spreading of the contrast agent are critical to ensure that the drug is injected behind the anterior fascia of the psoas major muscle. The needle tip is at approximately one-third the dividing line of the vertebral body in the lateral view of a lumbar X-ray. The contrast is mainly confined around the needle tip and spreads outward and downward along the psoas muscle fibers. In this way, the anterior fascia provides a natural barrier for the ureteropelvic area, and the psoas major muscle provides a natural barrier for the lumbar nerve root. There are several highlights of this article, including 1) a detailed description of the selective CLS procedures, 2) an explanation of the anatomical basis for the implementation of selective CLS, and 3) an explanation of the differences between selective and conventional CLS.

We present a protocol for selective chemical lumbar sympathectomy (CLS), which inactivates only gray rami communicantes and not the sympathetic trunk. Selective CLS can help achieve therapeutic efficacy in vasodilation, sweat reduction, and pain relief that are comparable to conventional CLS, and serious complications, particularly ureteropelvic damages, can be reduced.

Targeting grigio Rami Communicantes nello Sympathectomy lombare chimico selettivo

Chemical lumbar sympathectomy (CLS) is a commonly used, minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of conditions including ischemic diseases of the ...

Application of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Debridement of Pressure Wounds in Outpatient Settings

Biological therapy using Lucilia sericata larvae has numerous advocates worldwide, yet it is still fairly unknown and not commonly applied in daily practice because of the limited awareness and insufficient experience of medical and nursing personnel. There are case reports suggesting that maggot therapy can be applied and supported by lay caregivers, provided they are supervised and informed by physicians/nurses. The foregoing observation suggests that the method should be considered for implementation by a wider group of caregivers if accepted and meticulously supervised by trained and experienced medical staff. The concerns related to the therapeutic use of maggots in certain regions seem understandable, but are not supported by scientific facts. It should be noted that many therapeutic agents (including brood) used in medicine are of natural origin, and are associated with low production costs and high possibilities of implementation in the course of therapy. By analyzing the literature and using our own clinical and research experience, we have come to conclusions related to using larvae therapy, as a quick and safe method providing cleaning and revitalization in the process of treating wounds of various etiologies, especially pressure ulcers. In the current study, medical-grade Lucilia sericata maggots were applied to remove necrotic tissue from deep pressure sores. The treatment is mostly accepted by both caregivers and patients. In most cases, it is conducted by trained and experienced medical personnel in home and outpatient settings. Over the course of the conducted analyzes involving the collected specimens, there were no statistically significant relationships (p&gt; 0.05) confirmed between the wound surface successfully cleared by brood and variables, such as time from wound formation, location, surface size, and the depth of damage to the tissue structure. The lack of statistical dependence may result from the small size of the studied group. Based on the current findings, we have formulated the following conclusions: Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT) is a fast and effective method enabling the preparation of the wound bed. The use of MDT in outpatient settings is safe and acceptable for patients and their caregivers.

Application of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Debridement of Pressure Wounds in Outpatient Settings

Maggots of Lucilia sericata were used in the debridement of deep pressure sores in outpatient settings for the treatment of pressure sores involving the complete skin thickness. The technique presented in the article does not pose risks for the patient.

Applicazione delle larve di Lucilia sericata nello sbrigliamento delle ferite da pressione in ambiente ambulatoriale

Biological therapy using Lucilia sericata larvae has numerous advocates worldwide, yet it is still fairly unknown and not commonly applied in daily ...