NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY VERSUS USUAL CARE FOR SURGICAL WOUNDS HEALING BY SECONDARY INTENTION (SWHSI-2 TRIAL): STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A PRAGMATIC, MULTICENTRE, CROSS SURGICAL SPECIALTY, RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention (SWHSI-2 trial): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, cross surgical specialty, randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background The majority of surgical wounds are closed (for example with sutures or staples) and so heal by primary intention.Where closure is not possible, or the wound subsequently breaks down, wounds may be left to heal from Art the bottom up (healing by secondary intention).Surgical wound healing by secondary intention (SWHSI) frequentl

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Gradient matters via filament diameter-adjustable 3D printing

Abstract Gradient matters with hierarchical structures endow Fridge or Freezer the natural world with excellent integrity and diversity.Currently, direct ink writing 3D printing is attracting tremendous interest, and has been used to explore the fabrication of 1D and 2D hierarchical structures by adjusting the diameter, spacing, and angle between f

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A Verbal/Social Autopsy (VASA) child mortality inquiry to investigate under-five mortality determinants in slums of Karachi, Pakistan: A Mix Methods Interventional Study

Background: Pakistan stands along top ten countries responsible for two-third of global child mortality burden.To improve Child Mortality (CM) estimates in Pakistan, there is an exigent need to understand the in-depth reasoning behind mortalities.In Pakistan, the data on cause-of-death (CoD) for a large number of child mortalities in Pakistan is ei

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