Perspectives from program directors on the selection process for Saudi periodontics residency programs: a cross-sectional study by Yousef Alheraisi, Hussam M. Alqahtani, Eyad Tawfeeq

“…The aim of this study is to assess the factors taken into consideration during the selection process for periodontics programs by PDs in Saudi Arabia. Methods In this cross-sectional study, an electronic survey was sent out to Periodontics PDs of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting with honey as a pre-operative oral carbohydrate: A randomised controlled pilot trial by Oya Gumuskaya, Ikbal Cavdar, Cigdem Beyoglu

“…Design: Partially blinded, four parallel arms randomised controlled noninferiority trial compared pre-operative OC loading with overnight fasting. Methods: Adult elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and thyroidectomy patients having two or more risk factors for PONV were allocated into intervention and control groups by simple randomisation. …”
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Effect of early postoperative rehabilitation with aerobic exercise on functional status and cardiac remodeling in patients after heart valve surgery by I. N. Lyapina, V. A. Shaleva, Yu. E. Teplova, S. A. Pomeshkina, O. L. Barbarash

“…To develop a program for early physical rehabilitation of inpatients after heart valve surgery and to evaluate its effectiveness and safety.Material and methods. The study included 80 patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) after elective on pump valve surgery. …”
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Risk stratification of postoperative atrial fibrillation in isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: focus on left atrial strain characteristics by N. N. Ilov, S. M. Gerasimenko, D. R. Stompel, Kh. Z. Izmailov, T. K. Rashidova, I. R. Karimov, V. N. Kolesnikov

“…To explore the potential of using left atrial strain parameters obtained through transthoracic speckle-tracking echocardiography for predicting new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. The study included 111 patients with coronary artery disease referred for elective CABG. …”
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A prospective, randomized, double-blind trial to compare body weight-adjusted and fixed doses of palonosetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in obese female patie... by Nathalia Gouveia de Araujo Ferreira, Ismar Lima Cavalcanti, Alexandra Rezende Assad, Louis Barrucand, Estêvão Luiz Carvalho Braga, Nubia Verçosa

“…The aim of this study was to compare body weight-adjusted and fixed doses of palonosetron for preventing PONV in obese female patients.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We performed a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial involving 80 female patients, aged 18-80 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of 2 and 3 and a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg m-2 who were scheduled to undergo elective breast surgery. …”
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Implementation of vaginal preparation prior to caesarean section by Adam D Jakes, Annie Bell, Lilian Chiwera, Jilly Lloyd

“…The first implementation cycle included elective and category II and III caesarean sections. …”
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Impact of regional anesthesia on left and right ventricular performance after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: randomized controlled study by K. V. Paromov, D. A. Svirskii, A. Hussain, L. A. Neledova, M. Yu. Kirov

“…The objective of our study was to evaluate effect of regional anesthesia on systolic and diastolic myocardial function in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).Materials and methods. A prospective randomized controlled trial included 45 patients who underwent elective OPCAB, equally divided into 3 groups – general anesthesia in combination with epidural anesthesia (GA+EA), general anesthesia with erector spinae plane block (GA+ESPB) and general anesthesia without regional anesthesia (GA). …”
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Anesthetic-Induced Myocardial Preconditioning and Some Biochemical Markers for Cardiac and Coronary Failures after Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery by V. V. Moroz, K. Yu. Borisov, O. A. Grebenchikov, D. I., Levikov., V. L. Shaibakova, R. A. Cherpakov, V. V. Likhvantsev

“…Objective: to provide a rationale for the efficiency of sevoflurane-induced cardiac preconditioning (CPC), by assessing the pattern of recovery of heart rate and by estimating troponin I levels and changes in NT-proBNP concentrations in patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery (ACBS) under extracorporeal circulation (EC). Subjects and methods. Sixty patients aged 60.6±8 years (M±&amp;) were examined after elective ACBS using EC and divided into two groups of 30 patients each: 1) inhalation induction and maintenance of anesthesia (IIMA) with sevoflurane and fentanyl, with CPC being simulated; 2) total intravenous anesthesia (TIA) with propofol and fentanyl. …”
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Carbon dioxide elimination pattern in assessing the risk of an unfavorable outcome in cardiac surgery by O. V. Kamenskaya, I. Yu. Loginova, A. S. Klinkova, D. N. Ponomarev, S. A. Alsov, V. N. Lomivorotov, A. M. Chernyavskiy

“…To assess the influence of resting partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PetCO2) levels on the long-term results of cardiac surgery.Materials and methods. This prospective cohort study included 454 patients with coronary artery disease who underwent elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. …”
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Can pulse wave velocity measured preoperatively predict hypotension in hypertensive patients during anesthesia induction? by Sinan Yılmaz, Imran Kurt Ömürlü

“…SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was carried out between December 2018 and December 2019 in patients 50 years or older scheduled for elective otolaryngology with endotracheal intubation and who had an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of I or II. …”
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Associations between the Global Diet Quality Score and risk of type 2 diabetes: Tehran lipid and glucose study. by Shahrzad Daei, Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani, Azam Ildarabadi, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…This study investigated the association between the innovative index, the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS), and the risk of Type 2 Diabetes incidence.<h4>Methods</h4>In this secondary analysis, we included elective adult participants (n = 5948) from the third and fourth survey of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. …”
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The Effect of Clinical Characteristics and Stent Parameters on Left Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony by S. Mostafa, O. Sanad, M. Shawky, M. Magdy, E. Elkeshk

“…To study short term effect of stent size and number on left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to left anterior descending (LAD) artery.Materials and methods. the study included 150 adult patients with LAD lesion treated with PCI using drug-eluting stent. …”
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Child Sexual Abuse Module in the Child Abuse Pediatrics Curriculum for Physicians (CAP-CuP) by Maheen K. Bangash, Caitlin E. Crumm, Emily C. B. Brown, Hillary W. Petska, Lauren R. Frank, Lynn K. Sheets, Katie L. Johnson

“…Introduction Child sexual abuse afflicts over 50,000 children in the United States per year but is undertaught in medical training. Methods We designed an interactive module on child sexual abuse as part of a core curriculum in child abuse pediatrics. …”
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Effectivity of Walking Epidural Analgesia in Normal Labor to Reduce Labor Pain and Improve Neonatal Outcome by Theresia Monica Rahardjo, Aloysius Suryawan, Ursula Jovanka Natasya Yusran, Alfonsus Zeus Suryawan

“…Objective: This research aims to study maternal visual analogue scale (VAS) score changes before and after walking epidural anesthesia (WELA) and fetal outcome after birth. Methods: This research is an experimental design with one pre-test and post-test group. …”
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Inclusive Education Implementation: the Experience of the Faculty of Primary Education by Tetiana Dovzhenko

“…The educational program "Primary education with methods of special education" for applicants for the first (bachelor's) level of higher education has been described. …”
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Clinical Analysis of the Patients with Isolated Low-Velocity Penetrating Neck Injury by Junepill Seok, Hyun Min Cho

“…We retrospectively analyzed the penetrating neck injury patients based on the Korean Trauma Data Base. Methods Between December 2013 and June 2017 at the trauma center of the Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, total of 36 patients with isolated low-velocity penetrating neck injuries were included. …”
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The role of regional anesthesia techniques in the treatment of lumbosacral plexopathy after aorto-femoral bifurcation prosthetics (clinical case) by K. V. Paromov, D. A. Svirskii, L. A. Neledova, M. Yu. Kirov

“…The persistence and severity of neurological symptoms, as well as the low effectiveness of therapy, can negatively affect the result of surgical intervention.Materials and methods. A 66-year-old patient on the first day after an elective simultaneous aorto-femoral bifurcation prosthetics and cholecystectomy due to an aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta and calculous cholecystitis under inhalation anesthesia had symptoms of left-sided lumbosacral plexopathy, manifesting with left-sided inferior monoplegia, mosaic sensitivity disorders and severe pain syndrome.Results. …”
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A visit to preanesthesia clinic can promote post-anesthesia early recovery in pediatric patients undergoing minor surgery: a retrospective study from a single center by Huanqi Luo, Dongdong Zhang, Yujun Lian, Yunfei Yan, Ting Zhang, Yanyan Sun

“…Therefore, this study was conducted to explore whether the preanesthesia assessment model influences short-term post-anesthesia recovery, aiming to uncover additional benefits of preanesthesia clinic. Methods Pediatric patients aged 1 to 18 years underwent elective adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy under general anesthesia were included, who were divided into the two groups according to different models of preoperative anesthesia evaluation. …”
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Application of principles of multimodal analgesia as the content element of a fast-track surgery program by O. Yu. Ioffe, O. P. Stetsenko, M. S. Kryvopustov, T. V. Tarasiuk, Yu. P. Tsiura

“…To estimate the efficacy of postoperative pain reduction in first days after surgical intervention in acceleration of postoperative restoration in patients and reduction of the stationary treatment duration. Materials and methods. In Sept. 2011 - May 2019 yrs period there were performed 569 elective operative interventions, using principles of a Fast Track Surgery program, including those with application of multimodal analgesia. …”
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The Effects of Seasonal Variation on the Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Ling Wu, Pei-shuang Lin, Yun-tai Yao

“…This study sought to evaluate the effects of seasonal variation on the short-term outcomes of patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods: This study identified all patients undergoing elective OPCABG at a single cardiovascular center between January 2020 and December 2020. …”
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