University of Rzeszow 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Chronic Ovine Model of Right Ventricular Failure and Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Boguslaw Gaweda1,2, Artur Iwasieczko1,2, Manikantam Gaddam3,4, Jared D. Bush3, Brian MacDougal3, Tomasz A. Timek1 1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Spectrum Health, 2Clinical Department of Cardiac Surgery, Clinical District Hospital no 2, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, 3Research Department, Meijer Heart and Vascular Institute at Spectrum Health, 4Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine Right ventricular failure and functional tricuspid regurgitation are associated with left-sided heart disease and pulmonary hypertension, which contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality in patients. Establishing a chronic ovine model to study right ventricular failure and functional tricuspid regurgitation will help in understanding their mechanisms, progression, and possible treatments. Medicine Application of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Debridement of Pressure Wounds in Outpatient Settings Dariusz Bazaliński1,2, Paweł Więch2, Paulina Szymańska3, Marek Muster2, Maria Kózka4 1Father B. Markiewicz Podkarpackie Specialist Oncology Centre, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, 2Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 3General Surgery Clinic, Specialist Hospital in Radom, 4Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University Maggots of Lucilia sericata were used in the debridement of deep pressure sores in outpatient settings for the treatment of pressure sores involving the complete skin thickness. The technique presented in the article does not pose risks for the patient.
