Introduction: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) remains as one of the most reliable tests in clinical practices. Yet its use is time consuming and requires a large blood sample. The aim of this study was assessing a faster and reliable method of ESR estimation. Methods: An ESR estimation method was described and performed on 108 patients using capillary tube (micro ESR) and capillary periphe...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to investigate the disagreement of cephalometric analysis depending on the reference determination of midsagittal plane on three-dimensional computed tomography. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 102 young women with class III dentofacial deformity were evaluated using three-dimensional computed tomography. The cranial and facial midsagittal planes were...

INTRODUCTION Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) remains as one of the most reliable tests in clinical practices. Yet its use is time consuming and requires a large blood sample. The aim of this study was assessing a faster and reliable method of ESR estimation. METHODS An ESR estimation method was described and performed on 108 patients using capillary tube (micro ESR) and capillary periphe...

BACKGROUND The standard bifrontal application of the bispectral index (BIS) sensor interferes with the operative field in neurosurgery and plastic surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the standard frontal BIS sensor position with an alternative position across the mandible. METHODS Two BIS™ Quatro sensors (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton, MA, USA) mounted on the frontal and mandibular...

This paper assesses the test retest reliability of the Work Ability Index (WAI) in nursing workers. A self-administered questionnaire was applied twice to a group of 80 workers (nurses and nursing aides/assistants) at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil within an interval from seven to fifteen days. The reliability was estimated using quadratic weighted kappa statistics, interclass corr...

In this study, the authors evaluated the accuracy and precision of non-clinical testing for dental students' crown preparation proficiency on a manikin-mounted typodont as a predictor of performance on patients. Eighty-six seniors at Baylor College of Dentistry were evaluated by three calibrated senior faculty members from the general dentistry department. Four areas of interest were evaluated:...

Introduction: Automated hematology analyzer platelet counts can be performed using either the impedance (PLT-I) method or fluorescent nucleic acid staining (PLT-O) method. Estimated (PLT-E) calculated a digital morphology by evaluating peripheral blood smear. Our objective was to compare values detected on Mindray BC-6200 device PLT-E count MC-80 analyzer. Material and methods: Complete cell fi...

Abstract Background Haemodynamic assessment in and before pregnancy is becoming increasingly important relation to complications outcomes. Different methodologies exist but there no gold-standard technique for non-invasive measurement of cardiac output (CO). We sought assess two methods CO healthy women undergoing vitro fertilisation cycles (IVF). This was a prospective longitudinal study 71 ag...

BACKGROUND The aims of this report were 1) to describe the duration of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and the proportion of participants meeting the recommended criterion of at least 150 min of MVPA per week as measured by the 7 Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire (7D-PAR) and accelerometer among women who were enrolled in the mPED trial; 2) to assess the level of agreemen...

controlled multivariate or longitudinal study settings would be imperative. The agreement between the two methods was evaluated by correlating results from patient samples and control solutions of the two assays, and a Bland-Altman plot was constructed to visualize the differences (Fig. 1). Despite the fairly good correlation, the trend observed in the Bland–Altman plot together with the large ...