BACKGROUND Monitoring and evaluation of Activities of Daily Living in general, and dressing activity in particular, is an important indicator in the evaluation of the overall cognitive state of patients. In addition, the effectiveness of therapy in patients with motor impairments caused by a stroke, for example, can be measured through long-term monitoring of dressing activity. However, automat...

PURPOSE Postoperative wound complications, especially surgical site infections, influence the outcome after total knee arthroplasty. The purpose of our study was to compare four different wound dressings. Following research questions were asked : (1) Which dressing is associated with least wound complications? (2) Which dressing application is the cheapest? (3) Which dressing is most comfortabl...

sive, be easy to apply and remove, ensure the security of the drain and maximize patient comfort. These goals are achievable, but often drain security is prioritized at the expense of patient comfort and practicality. We have found an effective method for dressing sutured drains with the use of a single “All-In-One” dressing or a 20 × 10-cm adhesive-absorbent pad (Primipore; Smith & Nephew, St....

Calcium hydroxide (Calpha(OH)2) paste has been used as a root canal dressing for long time and promotes healing of vital pulp and periapical tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dissolving effect of calcium hydroxide paste mixed with different vehicles on uninstrumented canal walls using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Twenty one recently extracted single-root teeth were used....

Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) envenomation, known as loxoscelism, can produce a wide range of consequences. The symptoms may range from itching to wound necrosis, which may ultimately result in death.1 Biopsies of loxoscelism wounds show evidence of acute inflammation, hemorrhage, thrombosis, induration, and liquefactive necrosis of the dermis and the epidermis.2 These effects are a...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Two types of dressing, occlusive and exposure dressing, are commonly used in burn units. A dressing is said to be occlusive if a moist wound surface is maintained when the dressing is in place. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of occlusive and exposure dressing in controlling burn infections. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred patients with second-degree b...

AIM The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the healing of periapical lesions of teeth with positive and negative canal cultures at the time of obturation, and to evaluate the periapical healing of teeth treated in one visit (without) or in two visits with an interappointment dressing of calcium hydroxide. METHODOLOGY Thirty-nine patients received root-canal treatment. In the first vi...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate, in vitro, the quality of calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)(2)] paste filling (Ultracal, Ultradent) associated or not with Ca(OH)(2)-containing gutta-percha points (Calcium Hydroxide Plus Points, Roeko) in curved root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and twenty roots of extracted human teeth, randomly divided into three curvature ranges (mild - 0 ...

An 8-year-old Warmblood gelding presented with a history of progressive ataxia for 6 weeks. Intra- and intervertebral ratios measured from lateral radiographs the cervical spine were within normal limits. Computed tomographic myelography revealed focal compression dorsal ventral contrast column as well displacement spinal cord canal due to bulging soft tissue attenuating material in half juncti...