Do postoperative antibiotics influence one-year peri-implant crestal bone remodelling and morbidity? A double-blinded randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to assess whether giving postoperative antibiotics to healthy patients after straightforward platform-switched implant placement would influence peri-implant crestal bone levels and postoperative morbidity after 1 year.

Methods: Thirty-eight healthy individuals were recruited in this pilot, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The intervention group (n = 18) received two grams of amoxicillin one hour before implant placement followed by a 7 days postoperative regimen (500 mg tid).

Platelet-rich fibrin as a treatment option for osteoradionecrosis: A literature review.

The aim of this review is to establish the usefulness and effectiveness of using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) lesions. A review of the literature was performed using keywords through the PubMed-Medline and Cochrane Library search engine. Inclusion criteria were: (1) original publication in either the French or the English language, (2) studies conducted in humans, (3) presence of ORN lesions following head and neck radiotherapy (RT), (4) use of PRF or derivates in the treatment of ORN lesions, (5) clinical variables and outcomes mentioned in the study.

Adaptation and validation of a nursing competencies framework for clinical practice on a continuum of care from childhood to adulthood: A Delphi study.

Background: Too few of nursing competencies framework exceed applicability to a given environment, are validated by a research process or used to guide continuing development of nursing competencies.

Objectives: The study objectives were: 1) to adapt and validate a nursing competencies framework from the continuum of care from childhood to adulthood and 2) to explore implementation strategies.

Design: A collaborative approach including nurses from different practice perspectives.

Predictors of cardiovascular risk among patients with type 1 diabetes: A critical analysis of the metabolic syndrome and its components.

Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. The metabolic syndrome (MetS), a complex disorder defined by a cluster of interconnected factors including abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and insulin resistance, has been proposed to identify patients with T1D at high cardiovascular risk. The MetS has been identified in 8-45% of patients with T1D, depending on the definition and cohort studied.

Arteriovenous fistulas for microvascular head and neck reconstruction.

Background: In head and neck cancer patients, multiple surgeries and radiation can leave the neck depleted of recipient vessels appropriate for microvascular reconstruction. The creation of temporary arteriovenous fistulas using venous interposition for subsequent microvascular reconstruction has rarely been reported in the head and neck. The authors report the largest series of temporary arteriovenous loops for head and neck reconstruction in vessel-depleted necks.

Voice and Functional Outcomes of Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Early Glottic Cancer: Ventricular Fold Resection as a Surrogate.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the oncological and functional outcomes with transoral laser microsurgery (TOLM) of patients with early glottic cancer.

Methods: We have prospectively evaluated patients treated with TOLM for Tis, T1 or T2 glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Evaluation of oncological outcomes, and voice and functional outcomes was assessed using voice-handicap index 10 (VHI-10) and performance status scale for head & neck cancer patients (PSS-H&N).

In adult patients with type 1 diabetes healthy lifestyle associates with a better cardiometabolic profile.

Background/aims: Little is known about lifestyle habits of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their association with cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors. The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of adults with T1D who adopted a healthy lifestyle and to explore the association between a healthy lifestyle and the cardiometabolic profile.

Methods And Results: This is a cross-sectional analysis of 115 adults with T1D.

Association between post-dinner dietary intakes and nocturnal hypoglycemic risk in adult patients with type 1 diabetes.

Aims: To describe (i) current bedtime nutritional practices and (ii) the association between post-dinner dietary intake and the occurrence of non-severe nocturnal hypoglycemia (NH) in real-life conditions among adult patients with type 1 diabetes using insulin analogs.

Methods: One hundred adults (median [interquartile range]: age 46.4 [36.

Prognostic value of cartilage sclerosis in laryngeal cancer treated with primary radiation therapy.

Objective: In patients with laryngeal cancer, pretreatment diagnosis of cartilage invasion often warrants a surgical or a bimodal treatment. Controversy exists on whether laryngeal cartilage sclerosis on computed tomography (CT) scan is a sign of tumor invasion. Our objective is to evaluate locoregional, laryngectomy-free, disease-specific, and overall survival in patients with laryngeal cancer with or without laryngeal cartilage sclerosis treated with primary radiation therapy.