Plastics

Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Networked: 8256 relevant articles (216 outcomes, 450 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Baron, Todd H: 14 articles (08/2015 - 02/2004)
2.	Kahaleh, Michel: 10 articles (11/2015 - 02/2007)
3.	Costamagna, Guido: 10 articles (10/2013 - 10/2002)
4.	Germann, G: 9 articles (04/2015 - 03/2004)
5.	Siersema, Peter D: 9 articles (01/2012 - 07/2004)
6.	Stringer, Kathleen A: 8 articles (01/2016 - 04/2010)
7.	Rohrich, Rod J: 8 articles (11/2014 - 12/2004)
8.	Horch, Raymund E: 7 articles (12/2015 - 02/2005)
9.	Zapperi, Stefano: 7 articles (11/2015 - 10/2002)
10.	Calabresi, Paolo: 7 articles (09/2015 - 04/2006)

Related Diseases

1.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 08/01/1998 - "The best results are obtained when a multidisciplinary and emergency approach are used by the team of vascular, orthopedic, plastic and neurosurgeons who are experienced in military injuries." 09/01/2000 - "The treatment of these very severe injuries by an aggressive combined orthopaedic and plastic surgical approach provides good results; immediate internal fixation and healthy soft-tissue cover with a muscle flap is safe. " 05/01/2004 - "The need for plastic and reconstructive treatment is growing as a result both of the improvement in reconstructive techniques and of the increased incidence of major injuries. " 01/01/2015 - "To compare the safety and efficacy of the use of wound drains following elective plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures of the breast. " 01/01/2013 - "To compare the safety and efficacy of the use of wound drains following elective plastic and reconstructive surgery procedures of the breast. "
2.	Bronchitis 02/01/2014 - "To date, no controlled clinical trials have demonstrated effective treatment of plastic bronchitis. " 03/01/2013 - "The use of aerosolized t-PA for the treatment of plastic bronchitis has been reported to be safe and effective in 4 cases but no consistent regimen, dose, or duration of treatment has been established. " 12/01/2010 - "After bronchoscopic extraction of casts and antiviral treatment, all of the patients recovered, and there has been no recurrence of the plastic bronchitis. " 01/01/2004 - "Following implantation of an atrial pacemaker, which restored atrioventricular (A-V) synchrony, the patient's hemodynamics greatly improved and his plastic bronchitis resolved." 07/01/2014 - "To study the clinical features and pathogens of plastic bronchitis in children. "
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 06/01/2009 - "The surgical strategy was the same in all cases: wide surgical excision and immediate plastic reconstruction with mesh after intraoperative confirmation by frozen sections of disease-free margins of >1 cm. We considered long-term outcomes by using the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 as an instrument to evaluate the overall quality of the treatment delivered to these patients. " 01/01/1987 - "While these promising results have encouraged the use of this protocol, the introduction of the plastic tube technique has expanded the indications to include almost all T1 and T2 tumors of the faucial arch without obvious extension to the base of tongue or retromolar trigone." 06/01/2002 - "Gold standard for sternectomies and plastic reconstructions after resections for primary or secondary sternal neoplasms." 10/01/1986 - "Removal of plastic-adherent cells from the PC cultures eliminated the restraint on tumor cell growth. " 03/01/1979 - "The goal of the plastic surgeon is rehabilitation of the patient after he is cured of cancer. "
4.	Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) 03/01/1997 - "Preliminary experience with a new ultraviolet-cured expandable plastic endoprosthesis in the management of malignant esophageal strictures." 02/01/1901 - "IV. Cicatricial Stricture of Pharynx cured by Plastic Operation." 12/01/2015 - "In conventional anatomy, benign biliary strictures have been treated using fcSEMS, requiring fewer endoscopies compared with multiple plastic stenting. " 01/01/2015 - "Stenosis was also created by inserting plastic tubings in LAD and LCX arterial branches. " 03/01/2014 - "[Replacement plastic reconstruction of extended ureteral stricture using buccal mucosa autograft]."
5.	Infection 06/01/2002 - "First-line treatment of deep sternal infection by a plastic surgical approach: superior results compared with conventional cardiac surgical orthodoxy." 08/27/1977 - "A negative-pressure plastic isolator is effective for dealing with patients suffering from dangerous infections. " 01/01/2002 - "This study suggests that a classification at waste generating sources, depending upon infection chance and/or plastic component, could be a method for the improved recycling of plastic wastes in hospitals." 01/01/2015 - "There was no evidence from the seven trials that plastic adhesive drapes reduce surgical site infection rates, and some evidence that they increase infection rates. " 01/01/2013 - "Our current knowledge of RSV infection and pathology is largely based on in vitro studies using nonpolarized epithelial cell-lines grown on plastic or in vivo studies using animal models semipermissive for RSV infection. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Cosmetics
2.	decamethrin (deltamethrin)
3.	Collagen
4.	Carbon Monoxide
5.	Fibrin
6.	Polyethylene (Polythene)
7.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
8.	Heparin (Liquaemin)
9.	Ice
10.	Polyurethanes (Polyurethane)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Stents
2.	Prostheses and Implants (Prosthesis)
3.	Catheters
4.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
5.	Mammaplasty (Breast Reconstruction)