PURPOSE We report our experience with the use of the matrix regenerating agent (RGTA) Cacicol(®) after reverse transepithelial all-surface laser ablation (ASLA)-SCHWIND to assess the safety, efficacy, pain, and epithelial healing. METHODS Forty eyes of 20 myopic patients were prospectively recruited to a randomized fellow eye study. Patients underwent transepithelial ASLA in both eyes, with o...

BACKGROUND An easily accessible and valid surrogate marker for interventional stroke trials is needed. OBJECTIVE To investigate the usefulness of various S100B serum measures to predict long-term outcome and infarct volume in patients with acute stroke. DESIGN Inception cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS Thirty-nine patients (mean +/- SD age, 69.1 +/- 11.5...

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized placebo-controlled trial. Allocation: Unclear allocation concealment.* Blinding: Blinded (study investigators involved in the procedures).* Follow-up period: Up to hospital discharge. Setting: A coronary care unit in Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy. Patients: 354 patients (mean age 62 y, 81% men) who received primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocar...

BACKGROUND Severe dehydration is generally believed to be a cause of significant hyperbilirubinemia in newborn babies. This study aimed to analyze the weight loss of healthy term newborn infants at 24, 48 and 72 hours after birth to predict significant hyperbilirubinemia at 72 hours. METHODS From January 2007 to December 2008, we conducted this retrospective chart review by measuring total bi...

OBJECTIVE To describe a norovirus outbreak in a Brazilian long-term care facility from July 8 to 29, 2005. METHODS In the first 48 to 72 hours after onset of symptoms in inpatients and employees, the main infection control strategies were staff education, emphasis on hand washing, implementing contact precautions up to 48-72 hours after resolution of symptoms, complete cleaning of the rooms a...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine alterations in blood-flow signals (BFS) from human teeth during an alignment and leveling phase (superelastic wire 0.014'') in a clinical orthodontic treatment using laser doppler flowmetry (LDF). Materials and Methods. Recordings were made in 12 maxillary left central incisors. The basal value of the BFS from each tooth (without orthodontic f...

Purpose: Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cell (hBMC) reactions to 316L stainless steel (316L-SS) have never been evaluated. The objective of this study was to assess cell viability and interleukin-6 expression of hBMC cultures upon treatment with a 316L-SS implant. Methods: A cytotoxicity analysis was conducted with a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol 2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) assay after ...

introduction: mineral trioxide aggregate is being widely used for root end filling, pulp capping, perforation repair, and other endodontic procedures. recently, a material similar to proroot mineral trioxide aggregate (pmta) was developed in iran named root mineral trioxide aggregate (rmta) with the claim of having the exact result of original mta. the purpose of this study was to compare the a...

Objective: To compare the mean change in bilirubin levels with addition of probiotics to standard treatment for management neonatal jaundice. Methodology: The randomized controlled trial was undertaken at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Paediatrics Department, Federal Government Polyclinic (Post Graduate Medical Institute), Islamabad from 1st April 30th September 2019. Neonates hyperbilirubinemia ...