The Effect of a Checklist for Perioperative Hyperglycemia Management on Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of managing perioperative normoglycemia using a structured and standardized normoglycemia checklist on surgical site infection (SSI).

Design: The study is a prospective randomized controlled experimental case-control study.

Methods: A normoglycemia checklist was applied to the patients selected for the experimental group preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively (continuous insulin infusion applied to keep the blood glucose level within the range of 80 to 150 mg/dl until 48 hours postoperative) according to their blood glucose levels.

Spindle cell lipoma of the soft palate.

Intraoral spindle cell lipomas (SCL) are very rare and comprise ranging between 1.4%-9.8% of all intraoral lipomas.

Variation of pKa in the N-terminal tyrosine side chain in octapeptide analogs of tendamistat influences alpha-amylase inhibition.

Peptide analogs of tendamistat were synthesized and analyzed for alpha-amylase inhibitory activity. The pK(a) of the N-terminal tyrosine was modified by incorporation of ring-substituted analogs, which alters hydrogen bonding capacity. K(i) values ranging from 70 to 524 microM generally increased with increasing pK(a), indicating a necessity for H-bond donor ability.

Tuberculous tonsillitis.

The epidemiology of tuberculosis has changed recently with an increasing incidence of unusual presentations. A case of tuberculous tonsillitis, which is a rare condition, is presented in this report. The manifestations of this entity are tonsillar hypertrophy and painful ulceration.