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This article reviews information on the hazards associated with dusting powders on latex surgical and examination gloves. Dusting powders were first applied to latex gloves to facilitate donning. After 1980, manufacturers devised innovative techniques to manufacture gloves without dusting powders. It has been well documented that the powders on gloves present a health hazard to patients, as well as to operating-room personnel. First, these powders elicit tissue toxicity in every tissue in the body. Second, these powders serve as carriers of latex allergen and may precipitate a life-threatening allergic reaction in sensitized patients. These well-documented hazards of glove powders have caused a growing number of hospitals in the world to abandon the use of examination and surgical gloves coated with powder, and instead to use only powder-free gloves.
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Luvas Cirúrgicas/efeitos adversos , Pós/efeitos adversos , Reação a Corpo Estranho/etiologia , Humanos , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/diagnóstico , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/etiologia , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/prevenção & controle , Amido/efeitos adversos , Talco/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Standard in vivo biomechanical performance tests and a pilot clinical study of latex external condom catheters (ECCs) and silicone ECCs demonstrated the superior performance of the silicone ECC over that of the latex ECC. The silicone ECC has a self-adhesive that binds more securely to human skin than the self-adhesive of latex ECC. In addition, the moisture vapor transmission through silicone is significantly greater than through latex. The aggressive self-adhesive of the silicone ECC significantly reduced ECC catheter pop-off compared to that of latex ECC. Silicone ECC removal can be facilitated by the application of a warm, wet cloth to the exterior surface of the silicone ECC, which significantly reduces its self-adhesive force. Constant, gentle traction is then applied to the silicone catheter outlet end to achieve atraumatic silicone ECC removal. On the basis of the results of these standardized tests and pilot study, the silicone ECC is recommended for incontinent men without obstructive uropathy.
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Cateteres de Demora/normas , Látex/normas , Silicones/normas , Cateterismo Urinário/instrumentação , Adesivos , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Humanos , Masculino , Teste de Materiais , Projetos Piloto , Incontinência Urinária/terapiaRESUMO
Los autores han realizados 66 trasplantes de rinon, habiendo indicado en solo 3 casos el drejane del conducto toracico.Todos habian sido efectuados con dadores vivos, sin optima compatibilidad. La buena evolucion inmunologica los estimulos a su consideracion
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Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Ducto Torácico , Imunologia de Transplantes , Terapia de ImunossupressãoRESUMO
Los autores han realizados 66 trasplantes de rinon, habiendo indicado en solo 3 casos el drejane del conducto toracico.Todos habian sido efectuados con dadores vivos, sin optima compatibilidad. La buena evolucion inmunologica los estimulos a su consideracion
