Buckling surgery on a goat's eye: A simple technique to enhance residents' surgical skill

Buckling surgery is one of the common procedures performed by the retinal surgeons for visual rehabilitation at the earliest in cases of retinal detachment. The optimal surgical skill in this section can only be achieved with repeated practices and clinical experiences. Here, we describe an easy and inexpensive way to perform, practice, and refine surgical skills by demonstrating this complicated surgery in a simple manner on goat's eyes. The advantages of this technique are real-tissue handling experiences and repeatability of the procedure with almost similar practical implications. Thus, whenever feasible, every attempt should be made to refine the residents or budding ophthalmologists surgical skills by undertaking this technique in their routine curriculum.

Recobrado de Shigella spp. conservada por la técnica de secado en perlas de vidrio / Recovery of Shigella spp. preserved on glass beads by dehydration technique

Introducción: la técnica de secado en perlas de vidrio se reporta como método de conservación microbiana desde hace varios años, pero la información existente es limitada. Con este antecedente, se decidió evaluar su utilidad para conservar bacterias, de origen clínico, en la colección de cultivos microbianos del Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Métodos: se estudiaron dos cultivos de Shigella spp., mantenidas en refrigeración. Los datos de viabilidad obtenidos durante cuatro años de conservación fueron procesados con el paquete estadístico SPSS versión 15.0. El análisis estadístico incluyó el de la varianza para la comparación de las medias del recobrado de células viables para las variables tiempo de conservación, dilución y mezcla preservante, y el test de Scheffé de comparaciones múltiples post hoc para la discriminación de las medias. Fueron controladas las características fisiológicas y la respuesta a la tinción de Gram de las cepas. Resultados: no se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las mezclas preservantes utilizadas en este ensayo, y pudieron recobrarse ambas cepas durante los cuatro años de estudio. A partir de los seis meses se apreció una disminución del efecto protector en todas las mezclas. Se obtuvo variabilidad en algunos caracteres fisiológicos (indol, dulcitol y manitol), pero no para la respuesta a la tinción de Gram en ambas cepas, la que se mantuvo estable. Conclusiones:: el método resultó apropiado para mantener Shigella spp. por tiempo limitado, pero pudiera utilizarse como alternativa de conservación en laboratorios con limitados recursos a corto plazo, por su sencillez, bajo costo y efectividad, y debe garantizarse la disponibilidad de réplicas por otras técnicas

Introduction: glass bead dehydration technique has been reported as a microbial preservation method for some years, but the available information is limited. Based on this antecedent, it was decided to evaluate its usefulness to preserve bacteria of clinical origin in the collection of microbial cultures at the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology. Methods: a study was conducted of two Shigella spp. cultures kept under refrigeration. The viability datas obtained during four years of preservation were processed with the statistical package SPSS, version 15.0. Statistical processing included analysis of variance for comparison of the mean recovery values of viable cells for the variables preservation time, dilution and preserving mix, and Scheffe's test of post hoc multiple comparisons for means discrimination. Physiological characteristics were controlled, as well as the response of strains to Gram stain. Results: no significant differences were found between the preserving mixes used in the trial, and both strains could be recovered during the four years of the study. The protective effect of all mixes was found to decrease after six months. Variability was obtained for some physiological characters (indol, dulcitol and mannitol), but response to Gram stain remained stable in both strains. Conclusions:: the method was found to be suitable to preserve Shigella spp. for a limited time, but it could be used as a short-term preservation alternative in laboratories with few resources, due to its simplicity, low cost and effectiveness. Availability should be ensured of replicas obtained by other techniques

Effect of Community-based Rehabilitation Simple Technique on Motor Function and Balance Function of Stroke / 中国康复理论与实践

@# ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of community-based rehabilitation simple technique on motor function, balance function of stroke.Methods48 stroke patients from Guangwai Hospital in Beijing were divided into two groups: test group(n=26) and control group(n=22). The test group received community-based rehabilitation simple technique combining with routine therapy, while the control group only received routine therapy. All patients were assessed with the scale of motor function (Fugl-Meyer Assessment, FMA) and Fugl-Meyer Balance Assessment (FMA-B) before, 1 month, and 3 months after treatment respectively.ResultsThere were no significant difference between two groups in FMA and FMA-B (P>0-05) before and 1 month after treatment. The scores of FMA and FMA-B improved significantly (P<0-05) 3 months after treatment.ConclusionCommunity-based rehabilitation simple technique is effective to improve motor function and balance function of stroke patients.