BACKGROUND Treatment of pediatric parapneumonic empyema (PPE) requires several weeks of antibiotic therapy that is typically completed in the outpatient setting. The route of outpatient therapy can be oral or intravenous (outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy [OPAT]). No studies have compared outcomes between oral therapy and OPAT for PPE. METHODS We identified children <18 years hospitali...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to clarify significant risk factors for postoperative complications in the oral cavity in patients who underwent oral surgery, excluding those with oral cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study reviewed the records of 324 patients who underwent mildly to moderately invasive oral surgery (e.g., impacted tooth extraction, cyst excision, fixation of mandi...

Background: Previous studies have considered patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) a common finding in premature infants, leading to complications such as intracranial hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and pulmonary dysplasia. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of oral ibuprofen and intravenous acetaminophen in the closure of arterial duct in premature newborns. We also e...

Therapeutic improvements and epidemiologic changes in head and neck cancer (HNC) over the last three decades have led to increased numbers of survivors, resulting in greater need for continuing management of oral and dental health in this population. Generally, the HNC patient oral health needs are complex, requiring multidisciplinary collaboration among oncologists and dental professionals wit...

Oral health in cancer patients is often neglected, although chemoand radiation-therapy associated oral complications may have serious implications, such as negatively affecting patients’ quality of life, leading to systemic disease, or even interfering with cancer therapy. For example, taste alterations, mucositis, increased bleeding tendency, neurotoxicity-related pain, and xerostomia related ...

PURPOSE To describe the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and rate of bleeding complications from warfarin and target-specific oral anticoagulants; methods for assessing the risk for thromboembolism and bleeding in patients receiving oral anticoagulants or temporarily interrupting such therapy to undergo elective invasive procedures or surgery; therapeutic strategies for balancing these r...