The characteristic clinical heterogeneity of sickle cell anemia (HbSS) may be, in part, a result of its interactions with alpha-thalassemia. Although alpha-thalassemia clearly affects some hematologic features of HbSS, its role in modulating the vasoocclusive severity of disease is not clear. To further explore this relationship, we examined the incidence of painful episodes, acute chest syndro...

BACKGROUND Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a medical condition associated with antiresorptive drugs, among others, used to treat osteoporosis and bone metastasis. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the definition of ONJ, and no ONJ-specific International Classification of Diseases-10 code exists. Therefore, register-based studies of this condition may be troublesome. PURPOSE To eval...

Total hip arthroplasty with metal-on-polyethylene implants and metal-on-metal articulations have been an area of recent interest. This article describes a patient with a persistent small soft tissue mass on the anterior groin following total hip arthroplasty with negative findings on infection workup, including blood work and aspiration. Subsequent biopsy findings were consistent with organizin...

Background: Aseptic technique is essential for the prevention of infection during labour epidural procedures. The literature suggests there is significant variability in aseptic practice among clinicians which often depends on personal beliefs rather than scientific evidence. The main objective of this survey was to determine which components of aseptic precautions in labour epidural anesthesia...

aseptic processing is defined as steril product filling in pre-sterilized containers followed by hermetic sealing in a sterile environment. aseptic processing and packaging has made great developments as a flexible and efficient technology for production of sterilizable products in food industries. in this study, the historical developments of the application form processing, sterilization of p...

Editor’s key points † Strict adherence to proper aseptic technique is a mandatory component of safe epidural catheterization. † This study evaluated a teaching video highlighting key steps of a thorough aseptic technique in anaesthesia trainees. † A scoring system was used to quantify compliance and this indicated marked improvement in aseptic practice after instruction. † Good habits, taught e...

conclusions the c genotype should be considered as the prevalent ev71 circulating genotype in iran, particularly in cases of aseptic meningitis. patients and methods viral rna was extracted from 170 cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained from children aged under 8 years with a primary diagnosis of aseptic meningitis. specific ev71 pcr was conducted to identify the genotype of the detected ev71 vi...

The treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip diagnosed after the first year of life remains controversial. A series of 36 children (47 hips), aged between one and 4.9 years underwent gradual closed reduction using the Petit-Morel method. A pelvic osteotomy was required in 43 hips (91.5%). The patients whose hips did not require pelvic osteotomy were among the youngest. The mean age at fi...