Comparing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings in Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, or Typical Development.

Objective: To compare endoscopic and histologic upper endoscopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy [EGD]) findings in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to age- and gender-matched controls with developmental delay (DD) or with typical development (TD).

Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional study of children undergoing EGD, identifying those diagnosed with ASD, and matching on age and gender to children with DD or TD in ratio of 1:1:2. Rates of EGD findings were compared between the 3 groups using χ² or Fisher exact test.

Comparative Study of Safety Outcomes Following Nucleus Disassembly with and without the miLOOP Lens Fragmentation Device During Cataract Surgery.

Purpose: To determine the effect of a microinterventional lens prefragmentation wire loop device (miLOOP; Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Oberkochen, Germany), on adverse events (AEs), cumulative dispersed energy (CDE), and vision outcomes when used before phacoemulsification of high-grade mature cataracts.

Setting: Three ambulatory surgical centers in the Peoria, IL region.

Design: Retrospective comparative consecutive case series; single-surgeon.

Characteristics of the autism spectrum disorder gastrointestinal and related behaviors inventory in children.

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are one of the prevalent co-occurring issues in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), though the range of symptom frequency estimates varies dramatically across studies, which can limit the further research of GI issues in ASD as well as potential treatment strategies. The wide range of prevalence estimates is partly due to the lack of standardized, validated measures of GI symptoms among people with ASD. The goal of this study was to (1) develop a measure, which included non-verbal and mealtime behaviors, to assess for GI symptoms and (2) evaluate its psychometric characteristics.

Comparative efficacy of resorbable fiber wraps loaded with gentamicin sulfate or gallium maltolate in the treatment of osteomyelitis.

The high incidence of osteomyelitis associated with critical-sized bone defects raises clinical challenges in fracture healing. Clinical use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement as an adjunct therapy is limited by incompatibility with many antimicrobials, sub-optimal release kinetics, and requirement of surgical removal. Furthermore, overuse of antibiotics can lead to bacterial modifications that increase efflux, decrease binding, or cause inactivation of the antibiotics.