A Modified Syringe Plunger Device Significantly Reduces Guidewire Threading Time Regardless of Experience Level or the Presence of Presbyopia
| Autor: | Juan L. Fonseca, Ederi Mikelarena, Marta Lobato, Amaia Arruabarrena, August Ysa, Roberto Gómez, Mariano de Blas, Matthew Metcalfe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Plunger business.industry Catheter based interventions Presbyopia medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Threading (manufacturing) Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Surgery Experience level Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Syringe Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 26:418-422 |
| ISSN: | 1545-1550 1526-6028 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1526602819844995 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a new guidewire threading instrument (GTI) in reducing guidewire threading times compared with the traditional freehand method. Materials and Methods: This prospective, controlled, single-center study recruited 100 subjects (mean age 45.2±11.3 years; 43 men) and divided them into 2 groups depending on their professional background: 50 experienced medical personnel (performed or assisted in >50 catheter-based procedures) and 50 medical personnel with no experience in endovascular techniques (inexperienced group). The threading time of both groups was recorded using the conventional freehand method and with the GTI for both 0.035- and 0.014-inch platforms. Users of eyeglasses for presbyopia were tested with and without glasses. Median values are reported with the interquartile range (IQR; Q1, Q3) in parentheses. Results: The mean insertion times with both the 0.035-inch and 0.014-inch guidewires in the overall study group were significantly better with the use of the GTI compared with the traditional freehand method (p |
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