COVID-19: Changing Trends and Its Impact on Future of Dentistry by Parin Bhanushali, Farhin Katge, Shantanu Deshpande, Vamsi Krishna Chimata, Shilpa Shetty, Debapriya Pradhan

“…Transmission occurs primarily through droplet spread or contact routes. Due to the characteristics of dental settings, the risk of cross infection between dental health care personnel (DHCP) and patients can be very high. …”
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Survival of Expiratory Aerosols in a Room: Study Using a Bi-compartment and Bi-component Indoor Air Model by Sreekanth Bathula, Srinivasan Anand, Thaseem Thajudeen, Yelia Shankaranarayana Mayya, Probal Chaudhury, Chaturvedi Shashank

“…Abstract Recent studies argue that inhalation of respiratory droplets in indoor environments is one of the significant routes of COVID-19 infection. In many cases, patients are isolated in hospitals and quarantine centers to minimize the spread. …”
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Removal of the Retained Ventricular Catheter Using the Endoscopic Monopolar Instrument by Julia Pereira Muniz Pontes, Pedro Henrique Costa Ferreira-Pinto, Elington Lannes Simoes, Thaina Zanon Cruz, Jefferson Trivino Sanchez, Flavio Nigri

“…The patient remained asymptomatic. Conclusion. The described technique was effective and avoided ventricular bleeding. …”
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Ocular Melanoma Metastasizing to Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes by David Aranovich, Karen Meir, Michal M. Lotem, Liat Appelbaum, Hadar Merhav

“…Image-guided biopsy revealed it to be a metastatic melanoma to lymph nodes. The patient underwent surgery with the intent to prolong disease-free survival. …”
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Crushing Stones: Mechanical, Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Clearance of Common Bile Duct Lithiasis by Claude Liguory, Jean Francois Lefebevre, Didier Bonnel, Gary C Vitale

“…Mechanical, intracorporeal and extracorporeal lithotripsy were used in the treatment of common bile duct lithiasis in a series of 80 patients in whom initial extraction attempts with the Dormia basket and balloon catheter failed. …”
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Deep-insights: Nanoengineered gel-based localized drug delivery for arthritis management by Anitha Sriram, Harshada Ithape, Pankaj Kumar Singh

“…Topical/transdermal/intra-articular routes have become viable options for drug delivery in treating arthritis. …”
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Follow-up computed tomography can prevent stent migration after endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy by Yasuhiro Komori, Akihisa Ohno, Nao Fujimori, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Keijiro Ueda, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Endoscopic imaging revealed that the stent had almost migrated, and we added a fully covered self-expanding metal stent into the previous metallic stent via the hepaticogastrostomy route. The patient was discharged 19 days after the initial procedure without complications. …”
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Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Meckel’s Cave Epidermoid Cysts: Case Discussion and Literature Review by Jehad Zakaria, Pravesh Saini, Mariya Yanovskaya, John T. Tsiang, Krishnan Ravindran, Stephen Johans, Chirag R. Patel, Anand V. Germanwala

“…Here, we present the cases of two patients diagnosed with epidermoid cysts in MC who underwent surgical resection via an endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach. …”
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Role of minimally invasive glaucoma procedures increasing the outflow of aqueous humor through the conventional pathway in advanced treatment of glaucoma by Łukasz Kempys, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…In practice, surgical treatment of glaucoma is typically undertaken when pharmacotherapy is ineffective, poorly tolerated, contraindicated, or improperly used by the patient. Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) represents one of the latest advancements in surgical approaches for managing glaucoma. …”
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Navigating large-volume subcutaneous injections of biopharmaceuticals: a systematic review of clinical pipelines and approved products by Philip Green, Andreas Schneider, Jakob Lange

“…Most non-cancer LVSCs are currently undergoing clinical trials via the SC route, whereas the majority of the cancer LVSCs are being administered IV and require transition to the SC route. …”
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Mpox gastrointestinal manifestations: a systematic review by Rahul Ramakrishnan, Atira Shenoy, Ranganathan Madhavan, Damon Meyer

“…The authors selected English language papers that discussed the GI symptoms in mpox patients. A manual search was also conducted in the reference sections of these publications for other relevant papers.Results 33 papers involving 830 patients were selected for this review. …”
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Salmonella enteridis Septic Arthritis: A Report of Two Cases by Esat Uygur, Krishna Reddy, Feyza Ünlü Özkan, Salih Söylemez, Özlem Aydin, Serkan Şenol

“…Nontyphoidal salmonellosis causes significant morbidity, is transmitted via fecal-oral route, and is a worldwide cause of gastroenteritis, bacteremia, and local infections. …”
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Acute Poisoning Cases Presented to the Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency, and Trauma Hospital Emergency Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Biruktawit Zemedie, Menbeu Sultan, Ayalew Zewdie

“…Sixty-six percent of the patients presented to the hospital after 2 hours of ingestion. …”
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Drug Use Evaluation of Beta-Blockers in Medical Wards of Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia by Ginenus Fekadu, Firomsa Bekele, Kumera Bekele, Sagni Hanbisa, Gemechis Belay, Mudasir Maqbool

“…Beta-blocker use evaluation is a performance method that focuses on the evaluation of beta-blocker use processes to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Several studies conducted in different hospitals revealed a high incidence of inappropriate prescription of beta-blockers among hospitalized patients. …”
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The Features of Extrahepatic Collateral Arteries Related to Hepatic Artery Occlusion and Benefits in the Transarterial Management of Liver Tumors by Lin Yang, Xiao Ming Zhang, Yong Jun Ren, Nan Dong Miao, Xiao Hua Huang, Guo Li Dong

“…DSA was performed to evaluate the collateral routes to the liver. In the 11 patients with HAO, DSA showed complete occlusion of the common hepatic artery in 9 patients and the proper hepatic artery (PHA) in 2 patients. …”
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One stage transanal versus one stage laparoscopic-assisted transanal endorectal pull-through in managing Hirschsprung’s disease in pediatric age group; a retrospective study by Ahmed Elrouby, Sameh Shehata, Saber Waheeb, Ahmed Khairi, Doaa AbdAl-Aziz, Baher Looka

“…Abstract Background The management of Hirschsprung’s disease has evolved from the conventional route to the minimally invasive route in one stage either from the pure transanal route or with the assistance of laparoscopy. …”
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals by Almien Smit, Andreas Engelbrecht, Suma Rajan

“…Of particular concern is that a high number of respondents who tested positive for COVID-19 reported symptom onset within 5 days of performing CPR on COVID-19-positive patients. Contribution: This research will assist in the training of HCWs on appropriate CPR practices to prevent transmission of respiratory infections transmitted via droplet and airborne routes.…”
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Drug administration errors among anaesthesia providers in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study by René van Wyk, Ryan Alroy Davids

“…DAEs are often not reported (40.3%, n = 114/N = 283), with knowledge of correct reporting procedures lacking. 70.5% (n = 198/N = 281) of DAEs were never discussed with the patient. Conclusions DAEs in anaesthesia remain prevalent. …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

“…Caution must be exercised in patients with right-to-left shunting as air may gain access to systemic circulation.…”
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Rectal versus vaginal progesterone administration for luteal phase support in the hormone replacement therapy frozen embryo transfer (HRT-FET) cycle: protocol for a non-inferiority... by Peter Humaidan, Birgit Alsbjerg

“…The reason for comparing the two routes of administration is that rectal administration has been suggested to be more patient friendly.Methods and analysis This study is a randomised controlled trial comparing the ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) at week 12 in HRT-FET cycles after rectal administered progesterone as the only administered progesterone compared with a vaginal luteal phase support regimen. …”
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