THRIVE and facemask condensation

Early and late facemask therapy.

The purpose of this study was to determine the dental and skeletal effects of facemask therapy, and to evaluate the effect of age on treatment response. The material consisted of lateral cephalometric radiographs of 34 subjects with Class III malocclusions treated with a Delaire type facemask. Two groups of 17 patients each were formed: an early (six girls, 11 boys) and a late treatment group (...

Using a facemask during anaesthesia

Anna Negus Anaesthetic Fellow Starship Hospital Grafton Auckland New Zealand INTRODUCTION The facemask has been used since the origins of anaesthesia and it remains an essential and versatile piece of equipment. It offers a simple, non-invasive method for delivering both oxygen and anaesthetic gases and vapours to the patient and it is widely used for both induction and maintenance of general a...

The bee thrive.

Failure to THRIVE.

tive way of looking at incidents and accidents arising in high-risk environments [3]. He proposed that we look at work in terms of coupling and complexity of interactions. This approach has been applied to anaesthetic practice to break the chain of accident evolution [4]. The headline message from this is that when coupling is tight and complexity is high, the risk of a bad outcome is increased...

Failure to thrive.

1 Sponsor Disclosure: Financial support for this presentation was provided by Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. The views expressed herein are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent Nestlé’s views. The material herein is accurate as of the date it was presented and is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Reproduction or distribut...