Resorbable Patient-Specific Implants of Molybdenum for Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery-Proof of Concept in an In Vivo Pilot Study.

Titanium continues to be the gold standard in the field of osteosynthesis materials. This also applies to pediatric craniofacial surgery. Various resorbable materials have already been developed in order to avoid costly and risky second operations to remove metal in children.

Advancing the methodology of mapping reviews: A scoping review.

This scoping review aims to identify and systematically review published mapping reviews to assess their commonality and heterogeneity and determine whether additional efforts should be made to standardise methodology and reporting. The following databases were searched; Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Campbell collaboration database, Social Science Abstracts, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA). Following a pilot-test on a random sample of 20 citations included within title and abstracts, two team members independently completed all screening.

Barriers and facilitators related to healthcare practitioner use of real time prescription monitoring tools in Australia.

Introduction: Real time prescription monitoring tools have been implemented in Australia to address the growing concerns of drug misuse, drug-related mortality and morbidity. The objective of this pilot study is to investigate the barriers and facilitators related to healthcare practitioner use of real time prescription monitoring tools.

Methods: An online survey was distributed to Australian prescribers and pharmacists who use a real time prescription monitoring tool.

: Healthcare practitioner use of real-time prescription monitoring tools: an online survey.

Objective The aim of this study is to investigate how healthcare practitioners use real-time prescription monitoring tools in clinical practice. Methods An online survey was distributed to Australian prescribers and pharmacists who use a real-time prescription monitoring tool. Data were analysed and descriptive statistics summarised participant characteristics and responses.

Health-care practitioner use of prescription drug monitoring programs in clinical practice in Australia: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) are electronic databases used by prescribers and pharmacists to monitor the use of high-risk prescription medications subject to extramedical use. This study aimed to explore how Australian pharmacists and prescribers are using PDMPs in practice and to gain an understanding of barriers to tool use, as well as practitioner recommendations to increase tool usability and uptake.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with pharmacists and prescribers who use a PDMP (n = 21).

Healthcare practitioner use of real-time prescription monitoring tools: an online survey.

Objective The aim of this study is to investigate how healthcare practitioners use real-time prescription monitoring tools in clinical practice. Methods An online survey was distributed to Australian prescribers and pharmacists who use a real-time prescription monitoring tool. Data were analysed and descriptive statistics summarised participant characteristics and responses.

Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Obese Compared to Non-Obese Patients: Real-Life Experience from a Large Tertiary Center.

1. Introduction: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an established procedure used to achieve rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (AF). In obese patients (pts), in whom AF occurs more frequently, a reduced effectiveness of PVI has been observed.

Rapid maxillary expansion in patient with obstructive sleep apnea: case report.

The aim of this case report was to evaluate the polysomnography indices, air space in the oropharyngeal region and quality of life scores using the OSA-18 questionnaire in a patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea before and after rapid maxillary expansion (RME). It is a case report with a male patient, seven years old, with maxillary hypoplasia, who underwent adenotonsillectomy surgery two years ago, had restless sleep, snore more than five times a week. Pre- and post-treatment diagnostic tests were performed, including nasofibroscopy, polysomnography, computed tomography, orthodontic records and the OSA-18 quality of life questionnaire.

Three-dimensional image study of accelerated maxillary expansion in oral breathing kids.

Objective: To evaluate, by a three-dimensional study, the volumetric and integumentary effects of rapid maxillary expansion on the nose, in mouth breathing kids with maxillary hypoplasia, in the short term, assessing the possible interference of gender, growth and age on the results achieved.

Methods: 120 mouth breathing patients with maxilla hypoplasia were divided into an Experimental Group treated by rapid maxillary expansion (n = 104, 62 males and 42 females, mean age 10.1 years, SD = 2.

Mapping the research addressing prescription drug monitoring programs: A scoping review.

Issues: Prescription drug monitoring programs are a harm minimisation intervention and clinical decision support tool that address the public health concern surrounding prescription drug misuse. Given the large number of studies published to date and the ongoing implementation of these programs, it is important to map the literature and identify areas for further research to improve practice.

Approach: A scoping review was undertaken to identify the research on prescription drug monitoring programs published between January 2015 and April 2021.

Non-invasive assessment of fibrosis regression and portal hypertension in patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated liver disease and sustained virologic response (SVR): 3 years follow-up of a prospective longitudinal study.

Long-term effects on cirrhosis and portal hypertension of direct antiviral agent (DAA)-based eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) are still under debate. We analysed dynamics of liver and spleen elastography to assess potential regression of cirrhosis and portal hypertension 3 years post-treatment. Fifty-four patients with HCV-associated cirrhosis and DAA-induced SVR were included.

Characteristics of voluntary reporting of adverse drug events related to antipsychotics in Australia: 14-year analysis.

Background: Retrospective analyses of large databases of treated patients can provide useful links to the presence of drug misuse or rare and infrequent adverse effects, such as agranulocytosis, diabetic ketoacidosis or neuroleptic malignant syndrome. The aim of this study is to describe the adverse effects to antipsychotics reported in the Australian Database of Adverse Event Notifications (DAEN).

Methods: Data were collected from the DAEN - a spontaneous reporting database.

Predictive Factors for Changes in Quality of Life after Steroid Treatment for Active Moderate-to-Severe Graves' Orbitopathy: A Prospective Trial.

Objectives: To investigate the predictive factors for changes in the quality of life (GO-QoL) of patients with Graves' orbitopathy (GO) prior to and after specific treatment.

Methods: A prospective follow-up study was conducted at an academic tertiary referral orbital center with a joint thyroid-eye clinic on 100 consecutive patients with GO. Before and after the standard 12-week course of weekly intravenous methylprednisolone (cumulative dose 4.

Order Matters! Influences of Linear Order on Linguistic Category Learning.

Linguistic category learning has been shown to be highly sensitive to linear order, and depending on the task, differentially sensitive to the information provided by preceding category markers (premarkers, e.g., gendered articles) or succeeding category markers (postmarkers, e.

The attitudes and practice strategies of community pharmacists towards drug misuse management: A scoping review.

What Is Known And Objective: Community pharmacists have a key role to play in addressing drug misuse. The objective of this research was to systematically review the current evidence and investigate the attitudes and practice strategies of community pharmacists towards drug misuse management.

Methods: Data were extracted from 19 studies retrieved via a three-step search strategy using the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework for conducting scoping reviews.

Can the FEAR Index Be Used to Predict Microinstability in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopic Surgery?

Background: Atraumatic hip instability, or microinstability, is a challenging diagnosis for clinicians to make. Several radiographic parameters have been proposed to help identify patients with instability as a means to direct treatment. The Femoro-epiphyseal Acetabular Roof (FEAR) index was recently offered as a parameter to predict instability in a borderline dysplastic population.

Multi-step planning of eye movements in visual search.

The capability of directing gaze to relevant parts in the environment is crucial for our survival. Computational models have proposed quantitative accounts of human gaze selection in a range of visual search tasks. Initially, models suggested that gaze is directed to the locations in a visual scene at which some criterion such as the probability of target location, the reduction of uncertainty or the maximization of reward appear to be maximal.

Healing, Pain and Function after Midshaft Clavicular Fractures: A Systematic Review of Treatment with Immobilization and Rehabilitation.

Objective: To systematically evaluate the scientific literature examining the efficacy of nonoperative management for midshaft clavicular fractures, specifically looking at the effect of immobilization and/or functional rehabilitation. TYPE: Systematic review.

Literature Survey: MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, CINAHL databases were searched.

Humans quickly learn to blink strategically in response to environmental task demands.

Eye blinking is one of the most frequent human actions. The control of blinking is thought to reflect complex interactions between maintaining clear and healthy vision and influences tied to central dopaminergic functions including cognitive states, psychological factors, and medical conditions. The most imminent consequence of blinking is a temporary loss of vision.

Diagnostic Accuracy of 3 Physical Examination Tests in the Assessment of Hip Microinstability.

Background: Hip microinstability is a diagnosis gaining increasing interest. Physical examination tests to identify microinstability have not been objectively investigated using intraoperative confirmation of instability as a reference standard.

Purpose: To determine the test characteristics and diagnostic accuracy of 3 physical examination maneuvers in the detection of hip microinstability.

Hip arthroscopy in the United States: an update following coding changes in 2011.

The purpose of this study is to define the incidence of hip arthroscopy-related procedures in the United States prior to and following 2011 and to determine if the rise in incidence has coincided with an increase in the complexity and diversity of procedures performed. Patients who underwent hip arthroscopy were identified from a publicly available US database. A distinction was made between 'traditional' and 'extended' codes.