Deepak Bushan Raina, Hanna Isaksson, Werner Hettwer, Ashok Kumar, Magnus Tagil, Lars Lidgren. Lund University, Department of Orthopedics, Lund, Sweden, Lund University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund, Sweden, University of Copenhagen, Department of orthopedic surgery, Copenhagen, Denmark, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Ka...

Background: General practitioners are the first who visit burn patients and they first calculate burn size and required fluid for the patient. Error in calculation can be disastrous. The purpose of this study is to compare four methods of estimating burn size to teach students. Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic study on 37 medical students. Four methods of estimating burn percentage was t...

platelets in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus Helena Tydén, Christian Lood, Birgitta Gullstrand, Christoffer T. Nielsen, Niels H.H. Heegaard, Robin Kahn, Andreas Jönsen and Anders A. Bengtsson. 1.Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 2.Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark 3.Copenhagen Lupus...

OBJECTIVE To assess surgical outcomes in children undergoing sinus balloon catheter dilation for whom previous adenoidectomy has failed. Adenoidectomy is the first line of surgical management for children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This procedure is successful in about 50 percent of patients. DESIGN Prospective review of children who had surgery for CRS. SETTING A referral tertiary ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Patients with a history of sinonasal malignancy can develop chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) as a consequence of their oncologic treatment. Some patients will fail medical management and require endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). This study reviews the use of ESS in the management of CRS in patients previously treated for sinonasal malignancy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review....