PRELOAD-BASED STARLING-LIKE CONTROL OF ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS: AN IN-VITRO EVALUATION.

Due to a shortage of donor hearts, rotary left ventricular assist devices Pendants (LVADs) are used to provide mechanical circulatory support.To address the preload insensitivity of the constant speed controller (CSC) used in conventional LVADs, we developed a preload-based Starling-like controller (SLC).The SLC emulates the Starling law of the hea

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial was to compare the efficacy of silver nitrate cauterization against Blocks that of topical steroid ointment in the treatment of neonatal umbilical granuloma.METHODS:An open-label, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial was conducted from January 2013 to January 2016.