Remote appointments in Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Part 1 service evaluation.

Objective: To assess the type, number and outcome of remote appointments in Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) in one acute hospital trust and to establish whether remote appointments carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic were successful in saving a face-to-face appointment.

Design: Service evaluation.

Setting: Orthodontic and OMFS departments at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

Remote appointments in orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery: Part 2 clinician perceptions.

Objectives: To assess clinician perceptions of and satisfaction with remote appointments in orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS).

Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.

Setting: Orthodontic and OMFS departments in six acute NHS hospital Trusts in the UK.

[Preoperative anemia : a review of its prognostic implications, diagnosis and management].

About 30 % of patients scheduled for surgery present with preoperative anemia. The presence of preoperative anemia increases the likelihood of exposure to allogenic blood transfusions, which carries specific complications. Furthermore, and independently of the transfusion risk, it is associated with an increased risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Impact of General Anesthesia on Ciliary Functional Analysis by Digital High-Speed Videomicroscopy in Suspected Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.

Digital high-speed videomicroscopy (DHSV) is a crucial tool for evaluating ciliary function in children suspected of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). However, until now, samples are taken without anesthesia due to uncertainty about its effect on ciliary function and DHSV interpretation. This study aimed to investigate the impact of general anesthesia on ciliary functional analysis by DHSV in a series of three patients listed for ENT surgeries, which could improve diagnostic procedures for pediatric patients.