Expansion of Mandibular Knife-Edge Ridge and Simultaneous Implant Placement to Retain Overdentures: One-Year Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Prospective Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moustafa Abdou ELsyad ◽  
Nelly Ibrahim Hammouda
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Knife Edge ◽  
Implant Placement ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Customised gold weight eyelid implantation in paralytic lagophthalmos

2008 ◽  
Vol 122 (10) ◽  
pp. 1088-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Jayashankar ◽  
K P Morwani ◽  
M J Shaan ◽  
S R Bhatia ◽  
K T Patil
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Upper Eyelid ◽  
Eyelid Closure ◽  
Gold Weight ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

AbstractGold eyelid implantation is widely considered the procedure of choice to reanimate the upper eyelid in paralytic lagophthalmos. Commercially supplied implants are not readily available in all places and are sometimes cumbersome to import.Objective:We aimed to devise a method whereby every surgeon performing gold eyelid implantation could have easy and quick access to the implant. Furthermore, we aimed to develop a means of creating an implant of the exact weight required for complete eyelid closure.Study design and setting:A prospective study was performed from 1997 to 2005 in a tertiary research hospital, involving 50 subjects requiring gold upper eyelid implantation and using the technique in question.Results:Only patients with a minimum follow up of one year were included in the study group. Symptoms improved in 96 per cent of subjects, who were able to dispense with eyedrops and eye ointments. Visual acuity improved in 92 per cent of patients. There were two extrusions amongst the early cases.Conclusion and significance:Customised gold eyelid implantation offers an alternative in regions where commercial implants are not easily obtained.

scholarly journals Serum Procalcitonin and C Reactive Protein in as early markers neonatal sepsis- A prospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Keyword(s):  
Blood Culture ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Early Onset Sepsis ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study

Neonatal sepsis is one of the commonest causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates in India compared to the developed countries. Aim: To evaluate the Procalcitonin level this is an early marker in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and to assess the suitability of this test in the diagnosis of early-onset sepsis. Method: The prospective study was conducted in the Neonatal Division of Department of Pediatrics, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences over a period of one year. The blood samples from 100 babies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria constituted the material for study. Result: Among the n=100 cases n=39 were procalcitonin positive, compared with gestational age 10 (43.5%) cases were positive with a gestation of <37 weeks and 24 (31.2%) cases positive of cases >37 weeks and there was no statistical significance concerning gestational age the association of material characteristics with procalcitonin positive and CRP positive levels. Blood culture was positive in n=9 (9%) of babies with (90% CI, 5.3-14.9) and negative in n=91 (91%) of babies with (90% CI, 85.2-94.7). Conclusion: A positive blood culture is the only definitive and gold standard for confirming a case of sepsis. Since the culture and sensitivity test requires a minimum period of 48 hours which is a precious time in deciding on the treatment of sepsis in the newborn. Rapid diagnosis by using Procalcitonin and CRP gives a reasonable degree of accuracy in diagnosing neonatal sepsis and will also guide antibiotic therapy. Procalcitonin in comparison with CRP has better sensitivity and hence can detect most cases of neonatal sepsis and better negative predictive value.

scholarly journals Predictors of fear of recurrence in patients one year after cancer rehabilitation: A prospective study

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1102-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Mehnert ◽  
Uwe Koch ◽  
Christin Sundermann ◽  
Andreas Dinkel
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Cancer Rehabilitation ◽  
Fear Of Recurrence ◽  
One Year ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
A Prospective Study

Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Scaphoid Fractures

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
N. A. SHENOUDA ◽  
J. P. S. ENGLAND
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Reliable Method ◽  
Ultrasound Scanning ◽  
Scaphoid Fractures ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Subjective Sensation

A prospective study of the possibilty of confirming clinically suspected scaphoid fractures was carried out over one year. Analysis of the results suggest that ultrasound scanning of suspect scaphoid fractures is a reliable method of assessing this condition. It has one weakness in that the diagnosis is based on subjective sensation and this may at times be faulty. Our results, however, suggest that once practice in the technique has been achieved, then mistakes are rarely made.

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