Publications by authors named "Beverly Henderson"
Objectives: The purpose of our study was to directly measure the stability of a bone anchored hearing device (BAHD) abutment using resonance frequency analysis (RFA) in a pediatric population. RFA was used to guide early loading of the abutment following single stage surgery.
Methods: The principle behind RFA is to obtain a numerical value relating to stability.
Introduction: The purpose of our study was to directly measure the stability of the abutment using resonance frequency analysis (RFA) and to report on the change in stability over time for implants loaded 4 weeks postoperatively.
Materials And Methods: The principle behind RFA is to obtain a numerical value relating to stability. The Osstell RFA recording device measures the resonance in a magnetic field of a 1 cm commercially manufactured attachment (SmartPeg) that is screwed onto the bone conduction device abutment.
Objective: To evaluate attitudes of Europeans regarding end-of-life decisions.
Design And Setting: Responses to a questionnaire by physicians and nurses working in ICUs, patients who survived ICU, and families of ICU patients in six European countries were compared for attitudes regarding quality and value of life, ICU treatments, active euthanasia, and place of treatment.
Measurements And Results: Questionnaires were distributed to 4,389 individuals and completed by 1,899 (43%).
Objective: The purpose was to investigate physicians' perceptions of the role of European intensive care nurses in end-of-life decision making.
Design: This study was part of a larger study sponsored by the Ethics Section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, the ETHICUS Study. Physicians described whether they thought nurses were involved in such decisions, whether nurses initiated such a discussion and whether there was agreement between physicians and nurses.