Nutritional support team intervention in surgical ICUs and its effect on nutrition delivery and quality in critically ill patients.

Rational: Critically ill surgical patients pose one of the greatest challenges in achieving nutritional goals. Several published papers have demonstrated clear benefits when nutrition support (NS) is managed by a multidisciplinary nutrition support team (NST). We hypothesized that implementing a NST in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) would increase the number of patients achieving their nutritional goals.

Deep Neck Infections: Decisional Algorithm for Patients with Multiple Spaces Involvement.

Background: Deep Neck Infections (DNIs) spread along fascial planes and involve neck spaces. Recently, their incidence has decreased due to the introduction of antibiotics; nevertheless, complications related to DNIs are often life-threatening.

Objective: The purpose of this article is focused on the identification of predisposing factors of these complications, as well as on the development of a reliable therapeutic algorithm.

Our Experience on Temporal Bone Fractures: Retrospective Analysis of 141 Cases.

Temporal bone fractures are a common lesion of the base of the skull. The diagnosis and management of temporal bone fractures require a multidisciplinary approach. Variable clinical presentations may arise from such fractures, ranging from an asymptomatic course to very serious consequences.

The continuous challenge of antithrombotic strategies in diabetes: focus on direct oral anticoagulants.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) include dabigatran, which inhibits thrombin, and apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban, which inhibit factor Xa. They have been extensively studied in large trials involving patients affected by the most common cardiovascular diseases. As the presence of diabetes leads to peculiar changes in primary and secondary hemostasis, in this review we highlight the current evidence regarding DOAC use in diabetic patients included in the majority of recently conducted studies.

Release time of residual oxygen after dental bleaching with 35% hydrogen peroxide: effect of a catalase-based neutralizing agent.

This article assessed the effect of a catalase-based agent on residual oxygen (O2) release from teeth exposed to 35% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The use of the catalase-based neutralizer agent for 2-3 minutes was able to release residual O2 5 days after exposure to a 35% H2O2-based bleaching gel.

Assessment of the release of mercury from silver amalgam alloys exposed to different 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agents.

This in vitro study assessed the amount of mercury (Hg) released from a silver amalgam alloy following the application of different 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching agents. A total of 30 specimens (2 mm thick x 4 mm in diameter) were stored in deionized water at 37°C for 7 days. Next, the control group (n = 10) remained in the deionized water for 15 days, while the remaining samples were exposed to 1 of 2 bleaching agents (n = 10) for 8 hours daily (total exposure = 120 hours); for the remaining 16 hours, specimens in the test groups were stored in deionized water at 37°C under relative humidity.

Effect of bleaching agents on the fluorescence of composite resins.

As the demand for an esthetically satisfactory smile has increased, interest in less invasive procedures, such as composite restoration and tooth bleaching, has also increased. Composite resins exhibit several optical properties, including fluorescence, which are intended to mimic the natural dentition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydrogen peroxide (HP) bleaching protocols for home and in-office applications on the fluorescence of composite resins.

Effects of propionyl-carnitine in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral vascular disease: results of a pilot trial.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of propionyl-carnitine (PC) in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Patients And Methods: This was an open pharmacodynamic study. Twenty-four obese patients with type 2 diabetes and PAD (stage IIb) were enrolled in the study.

[Effects of moderate maternal drinking on some neonatal parameters].

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 2415 mother/newborn pairs, in order to evaluate the relationship between maternal alcohol consumption and birth weight. The results of this study are consistent with previous reports, that pointed out the casual relationship between maternal drinking during pregnancy, and reduction in birth weight. This reduction was evident only on the subset of smokers.

Attraction to psychotherapy: influences of therapist status and therapist-patient age similarity.

Therapist-patient age similarity and therapist status were examined in relation to interpersonal attraction in the psychotherapy dyad. Psychiatric inpatients who comprised three age groupings were assigned randomly to one of four audiovisual treatments that depicted a dyadic psychotherapy situation (N = 60). For each treatment, therapist age and status were differentially presented on color slides with the same accompanying audiotape.