Effect of cementation technique and cement type on the amount of excess cement in implant-supported cement-retained crown restorations: An in vitro study.

Statement Of Problem: Excess cement in implant-supported restorations can lead to peri-implant diseases, and its removal remains a clinical challenge. The optimum method of minimizing excess cement is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare 3 cementation techniques and 3 cement types and measure excess cement.

A novel approach to antimicrobial resistance: Machine learning predictions for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella in intensive care units.

This study was conducted at Kocaeli University Hospital in Turkey and aimed to predict carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in intensive care units using the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm, a form of artificial intelligence. This was a retrospective case-control study involving 289 patients, including 159 carbapenem-resistant and 130 carbapenem-susceptible individuals as controls. The model's predictive analysis combined a diverse range of demographic, clinical, and laboratory data, resulting in an average accuracy of 83.

Association between lower extremity venous insufficiency and increased choroidal thickness.

Purpose: The goal of this study is to investigate the association between the choroid and lower extremity venous insufficiency (LEVI).

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study includes 56 patients with LEVI and 50 age/sex-similar control subjects. Choroidal thickness (CT) measurements from 5 different points were captured from all participants by optical coherence tomography.

Results of carotid endarterectomy under regional anesthesia.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) surgery under regional anesthesia and to report early mid-term results.

Methods: Data for 42 patients who underwent CEA were reviewed retrospectively between January 2013 and June 2015. Of the patients, 60% (n=25) were male and 40% (n=17) were female.

Diagnostic accuracy of copeptin and NT-proBNP level in predicting mortality and postoperative prognosis in coronary surgery with respect to EuroSCORE risk.

Introduction: During the last few years, many modifications in risk stratification of all cardiac surgical patients have been reported based on EuroSCORE.

Aim: In this study we aimed to interpret copeptin and NT-proBNP levels in patients who had undergone coronary surgery with respect to EuroSCORE.

Material And Methods: We investigated the correlation between pre-operative copeptin and NT-proBNP levels with respect to mortality and post-operative complications via EuroSCORE II in the 484 enrolled patients.