Publications by authors named "J Dostal"
Background: Percutaneous rhizotomy of the Gasserian ganglion is a well-established intervention for patients suffering from refractory trigeminal pain, not amenable to pharmacological management or microvascular decompression. Traditionally conducted under fluoroscopic guidance using Hartel's technique, this study investigates a modified approach employing low-dose CT guidance to achieve maximal procedural precision and safety with the emphasis on minimizing radiation exposure.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing percutaneous rhizotomy of the Gasserian ganglion at our institution was undertaken.
The Victorian government's Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) workforce policy calls for greater recruitment of alcohol and other drugs nurse practitioners (AODNPs). However, frontline organisations in Victoria report several systemic barriers to their recruitment and retention. Additionally, there is scant Australian literature that examines the experiences of AODNP in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) provision in regional/rural areas.
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- Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are crucial pollinators, and their immune response varies between summer and winter seasons, influenced by factors like lifespan, behavior, and seasonality.
- The study utilized Bayesian statistics to analyze the immune responses of honey bee workers to a bacterial pathogen, focusing on both humoral and cellular immune reactions through various assays and analyses.
- Findings revealed that winter bees exhibited a stronger overall immune response, relying more on humoral reactions, while summer bees showed a cellular reaction with increased hemocyte concentration after exposure to the heat-killed bacteria.
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- Surgical site infections (SSI) are common complications after cranioplasty, but porous polyethylene (PE) is believed to have a low infection rate, although data is limited.
- A study evaluated 30 patients with high risk for SSI who underwent 3D personalized PE cranioplasty from 2014-2023, monitoring infection rates, implant issues, and cosmetic outcomes.
- Results showed no infections or implant exposure, and patients reported high satisfaction with cosmetic results, emphasizing the need for larger studies to confirm findings.
Target analysis is employed to resolve the ground and excited state properties from simultaneously measured Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectra (FSRS) and Transient Absorption Spectra (TAS). FSRS is a three-pulse technique, involving picosecond Raman pump pulses and femtosecond visible pump and probe pulses. The TAS are needed to precisely estimate the properties of the Instrument Response Function.
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