Publications by authors named "K O Bischoff"
Background: Glycolic acid (GA) has been tested as enamel and dentin etchant, and final irrigant for smear layer removal. This study evaluated the effects of GA and ultrasonic activation (US) on smear layer removal, dentin penetration, dentin structure and bond strength of the root dentin filling material.
Material And Methods: The root canals of 210 teeth were distributed into four test groups: smear layer removal (N=50), dentin penetration (N=50), dentin structure (N=10) and bond strength (N=100).
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with lung cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and COPD have high symptom burden, poor quality of life, and high health care use at the end of life. Although proactive integration of palliative care in lung cancer can improve outcomes, it is unclear whether similar practices have been adopted in COPD and IPF care.
Research Question: Do patients with COPD and IPF have different patterns of health care and palliative care use at the end of life compared with patients with lung cancer?
Study Design And Methods: We retrospectively identified deceased patients with lung cancer, COPD, or IPF with ≥ 1 outpatient visit at the University of California, San Francisco, in the last 6 months of life.
Article Synopsis
- A study aimed to create a new survey for bereaved care partners to gather insights on their experiences with ALS supportive care throughout the illness, rather than just in the final days of life.
- The survey was developed through collaboration between ALS and palliative care experts and included questions on various aspects of care, including symptom management and emotional support.
- Initial testing with 18 care partners showed that the survey was effective in collecting valuable feedback for improving ALS supportive care, with plans for wider testing in other centers to enhance quality further.
Importance: The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for patients with serious illness. However, current prognostic estimates associated with PPS scores are based on data that are over a decade old.
Objective: To generate updated prognostic estimates by PPS score, care setting, and illness category, and examine how well PPS predicts short- and longer-term survival.