Surgeon's Guide to Facial Soft Tissue Filler Injections: Relevant Anatomy and Safety Considerations.

The purpose of this study is to provide a review of the relevant facial anatomy related to soft tissue filler injections. Facial fillers are used daily in our clinical practice. Although their use is safe and predictable, adverse events do occur.

The management of trauma victims with head injury: a study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.

Introduction: In 2006 the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death undertook a large prospective study of trauma care, which revealed several findings pertaining to the management of head injuries in a sample of 493 patients.

Methods: Case note data were collected for all trauma patients admitted to all hospitals accepting emergencies in england, wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands over a three-month period. severely injured patients with an injury severity score (iss) of ≥16 were included in the study.

The management of trauma victims in England and Wales: a study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.

Objective: Trauma is the leading cause of death in the first four decades of life in western countries. A national prospective study was conducted in the UK to examine the process and quality of care of severely injured patients. We present a previously unpublished analysis of the severity of injury, place of treatment, quality of care and survival amongst patients with thoracic injuries.

Transplacental passage of a progesterone antagonist in monkeys.

The progesterone antagonist RU 486 dramatically increases myometrial contractility of the pregnant uterus, making it a potential adjunctive therapy for labor induction or therapeutic pregnancy termination. Sixteen female cynomolgus monkeys were studied during the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Hysterotomies were performed with the animals under anesthesia, providing access to the intact placental vasculature.