BACKGROUND Agitation is reportedly the most common neuropsychiatric symptom in care home residents with dementia. AIMS To report, in a large care home survey, prevalence and determinants of agitation in residents with dementia. METHOD We interviewed staff from 86 care homes between 13 January 2014 and 12 November 2015 about residents with dementia with respect to agitation (Cohen-Mansfield ...

BACKGROUND A majority of patients with dementia present behavioral and psychological symptoms, such as agitation, which may increase their suffering, be difficult to manage by caregivers, and precipitate institutionalization. Although internal factors, such as discomfort, may be associated with agitation in patients with dementia, little research has examined this question. The goal of this stu...

BACKGROUND This research focused on the effects of low electric current (μE)-assisted sonic agitation of sodium hypochlorite on Enterococcus faecalis infected human root dentin. METHODS Extracted human canine roots were instrumented, sterilized, and experimentally contaminated with E. faecalis. After incubation for 21 days, the presence of the biofilm was confirmed by scanning electron micros...

IntroductionAir medical transport during the COVID-19 pandemic was essential for transferring critically-ill patients from distant geographic areas with scarce resources to specialized hospitals. The aim of this study comparatively analyze air transported and without according their clinical condition complications that occurred flight.MethodsThis a retrospective cohort which analyzed digital r...

the aim of this study was to determine the effect of thiopental sodium with that of midazolam-ketamine on relieving agitation after tonsillectomy in children. in a clinical trial, 50 children aged 5-10 years, candidates for tonsillectomy, were randomly divided into two 25-member groups. in the first group, thiopental sodium 5mg/kg/iv, and in the second group combination of midazolam 0.01 mg/kg/...

introduction: the penetration depth of irrigating solutions in dentinal tubules is limited; consequently, bacteria can remain inside dentinal tubules after the cleaning and shaping of the root canal system. therefore, new irrigation systems are required to increase the penetration depth of irrigating solutions in dentinal tubules. methods: a comparative study regarding the penetration depth of ...

OBJECTIVE This study examined speed of processing, executive functioning, and psychomotor speed as independent prospective predictors of falls and recurrent falls across 3 years. METHOD The participants were 509 community-dwelling older adults. Measures of speed of processing, executive function, psychomotor speed, and known risk factors of falling were included in correlation and logistic re...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of ambient bright light therapy (BLT) on agitation among institutionalized persons with dementia. METHODS High intensity, low glare ambient lighting was installed in activity and dining areas of a state psychiatric hospital unit in North Carolina and a dementia-specific residential care facility in Oregon. The study employed a cluster-unit crossover design inv...

Distal radius fracture is a common wound. It is reduced by surgery under anesthesia. Emergence agitation can often occur after anesthesia. It is associated with increased morbidity and hospital costs. However, there have been almost no reports in the medical literature on the occurrence of emergence agitation in adults. This study aimed to compare emergence agitation between isoflurane and prop...