Provisional Prosthetic Outcome when Using Photogrammetry for Complete Arch Oral Implants: A Report of 111 Patient Treatments.

Complete arch oral implant treatment using photogrammetry was studied in 77 patients with 111 arches focusing on digitization of clinical records and optimization of the provisional. The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that patient satisfaction with the provisional prosthesis during the first 4 months of care determined workflow efficiency and success. Digitization of 8 clinical records was done including centric relation, vertical dimension, esthetics, occlusion, inter-arch space, abutment selection, abutment capture, and soft tissue scan.

Creating Proper Occlusion With OccluSense® to Achieve Sound Function.

Proper occlusion is a foundational element of dentistry that affects various aspects of dental health, including a patient's oral function, structure, and esthetics. Among the tools dentists use to gauge a patient's occlusion are articulating paper and shimstock. A new system that combines both traditional and digital registration of the pressure distribution on occlusal surfaces can aid clinicians in further analyzing a patient's occlusion and more precisely diagnosing anomalies.

E-CPR in Cardiac Arrest due to Accidental Hypothermia Using Intensivist Cannulators: A Case Series of Nine Consecutive Patients.

Severe accidental hypothermia (AH) accounts for over 1300 deaths/year in the United States. Early extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is recommended for hypothermic cardiac arrest. We describe the use of a rapid-deployment extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) team using intensivist physicians (IPs) as cannulators and report the outcomes of consecutive patients cannulated for ECLS to manage cardiac arrest due to AH.

Contemporary hemodynamic management of acute spinal cord injuries with intravenous and enteral vasoactive agents: A narrative review.

Purpose: The pathophysiology and hemodynamic management of acute spinal cord injuries, including the use of intravenous and enteral vasoactive agents, are reviewed.

Summary: Spinal cord injuries are devastating neurological insults that in the acute setting lead to significant hemodynamic disturbances, including hypotension and bradycardia, that are influenced by the level of injury. High thoracic (usually defined as at or above T6) and cervical injuries often manifest with hypotension and bradycardia due to destruction of sympathetic nervous system activity and unopposed vagal stimulation to the myocardium, whereas lower thoracic injuries tend to result in hypotension alone due to venous pooling.

Transesophageal Echocardiography Performed by Intensivist and Emergency Physicians-A 5-Year, Single-Center Experience.

Data on the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IP) and emergency physicians (EP) are limited. This study aims to characterize the use of TEE by IPs and EPs in critically ill patients at a single center in the United States. Retrospective chart review of all critical care TEEs performed from January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2021.

How Dynamic Navigation Can Improve Accuracy and Minimize Errors.

The use of 3-dimensional imaging and guided surgery applications for implant dentistry has increased profoundly in the past several years. New technology has evolved to increase surgical speed and enhance patient comfort and care. Dynamic guided navigational surgery has improved dental implant surgery, enabling placement accuracy that compares favorably to traditional static guides.

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective management strategy for massive pulmonary embolism patients.

Objective: Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) is controversial, with mortality rates ranging from 25% to 65%. Patients commonly present with profound shock or cardiac arrest. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly being used as a form of acute cardiopulmonary support in critically ill patients.

Safety of Transesophageal Echocardiography Performed by Intensivists and Emergency Physicians in Critically Ill Patients With Coagulopathy and Thrombocytopenia: A Single-Center Experience.

Introduction: The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) by intensivist physicians (IPs) and emergency physicians (EPs) in critically ill patients is increasing in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and prehospital environments. Coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia are common in critically ill patients. The risk of performing TEE in these patients is unknown.

The Root Membrane Technique: A Retrospective Clinical Study With Up to 10 Years of Follow-Up.

Purpose: Immediate implant placement in conjunction with intentional root retention is a recently introduced technique, but the majority of existing documentation is limited to short-term reports with low level of evidence. Hence, the aim of this study was to document the long-term clinical and radiographic results of the root membrane technique.

Methods: This retrospective study reports on clinical results of the root membrane technique for periodontal ligament-mediated immediate implant placement with up to 10 years of follow-up from 3 private dental practices.

Alveolar Ridge Reconstruction with Titanium Meshes and Simultaneous Implant Placement: A Retrospective, Multicenter Clinical Study.

To evaluate horizontal bone gain and implant survival and complication rates in patients treated with titanium meshes placed simultaneously with dental implants and fixed over them. Twenty-five patients treated with 40 implants and simultaneous guided bone regeneration with titanium meshes (i-Gen®, MegaGen, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea) were selected for inclusion in the present retrospective multicenter study. Primary outcomes were horizontal bone gain and implant survival; secondary outcomes were biological and prosthetic complications.

Effects of ethnicity on deceased organ donation in a minority-majority state.

Objective: To define how ethnicity affects donation rates in New Mexico when compared with the United States. We hypothesized that deceased donation rates in New Mexico would reflect the ethnic rates of the population.

Design: We performed a retrospective review of the Organ Procurement Database for New Mexico from 2009 to June 2012.

Family presence during brain death evaluation: a randomized controlled trial*.

Objective: To evaluate if a family presence educational intervention during brain death evaluation improves understanding of brain death without affecting psychological distress.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Four ICUs at an academic tertiary care center.

Efficacy of facemask ventilation techniques in novice providers.

Study Objective: To determine which of two facemask grip techniques for two-person facemask ventilation was more effective in novice clinicians, the traditional E-C clamp (EC) grip or a thenar eminence (TE) technique.

Design: Prospective, randomized, crossover comparison study.

Setting: Operating room of a university hospital.

Do medical students understand brain death? A survey study.

Background: A lack of understanding of brain death has been demonstrated among physicians, and may stem from knowledge deficits at the medical school level. The authors sought to evaluate current understanding of brain death and knowledge gaps among U.S.

Should more patients continue aspirin therapy perioperatively?: clinical impact of aspirin withdrawal syndrome.

Objective: To provide an evidence-based focused review of aspirin use in the perioperative period along with an in-depth discussion of the considerations and risks associated with its preoperative withdrawal.

Background: For patients with established cardiovascular disease, taking aspirin is considered a critical therapy. The cessation of aspirin can cause a platelet rebound phenomenon and prothrombotic state leading to major adverse cardiovascular events.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome after onyx embolization of arteriovenous malformation.

Purpose. We report a case of a 60-year-old male who underwent sequential Onyx embolizations of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which we implicate as the most likely etiology of subsequent acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Methods.