Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510082
The 'SAFE PT' Handover: A Qualitative Study for Developing an Improvised Tool Facilitating Safe Patient Handover
Ahmed Mikky, MD, Mohamed Al Busafi, MD and Issa Al Salmi, MD, PHD
Article Type: Qualitative Study | First Published: July 03, 2019
The aim of this study is to identify and establish an effective and a standardized tool that is easily reproducible for the safe handover of patients at end of shift at the emergency department (ED) for continuity of care, smooth transition and minimising errors. This tool is designed to assist emergency physician and nurses in building a safe patient culture one that is reliable and upholds the standards of quality and improvement guided by international goals....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710020
Caring for Meningiomas: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Uri P Hadelsberg, MD and Nevo Margalit, MD
Article Type: Commentary | First Published: June 29, 2019
This patient was admitted to our department and eventually underwent surgery with gross total resection after pre-operative endovascular embolization of the tumor. The patient underwent a successful recovery and was discharged without major neurological deficits to rehab. On follow up the patient is doing well and is back home with her children. On the day of surgery the patient was intubated and underwent cerebral embolization with occlusion of several tumor-feeding arteries. The patient was th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaoms-2017/1710023
Biomechanical Factors That Influence the Bone-Implant-Interface
Mohamed Darwish Elsayed
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 26, 2019
Osseointegration or osteointegration refers to a direct bone-to-metal interface without interposition of non-bone tissue. This concept has been described by Branemark, as consisting of a highly-differentiated tissue making "a direct structural and functional connection between ordered, living bone and the surface of a load-carrying implant. Through his initial observations on osseointegration, Branemark showed that titanium implants could become permanently incorporated within bone that is, the ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4466/1710017
Effect of Vitamin D on Novel Ventricular Repolarization Indices
Hakan Kaya
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 19, 2019
Vitamin D deficiency may be the underlying cause of most health issues and diseases. There are few studies investigating the effect of low vitamin D levels on the cardiac arrhythmias. The electrocardiographic Tpeak to Tend (Tpe) interval and Tpe/QT ratio may associate with increased ventricular arrhythmias. The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ventricular repolarization and vitamin D levels in apparently healthy individuals by using Tpe interval, Tpe/QT ratio and Tpe/c...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3987.1510019
Effect of the Peripheral Trpm8 Ion Channel Activation on the Cardiovascular Parameters
TV Kozyreva, VP Kozaruk and ES Meyta
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 06, 2019
The role of TRP ion channels in the physiological processes is far from clear. In this work we studied the effect of the activation of the peripheral TRPM8 ion channel by its agonist menthol on the cardiovascular parameters in normotensive and hypertensive rats when animals were coming out of anesthesia. The role of the TRPM8 ion channel in the regulation of blood pressure was clearly seen in normotensive animals: Activation of this channel by application of 1% menthol (agonist of TRPM8 ion chan...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710019
Multidirectional Spontaneous Migration of Intracranial Bullet: A Case Report and Literature Review
MatÃas Negrotto, MD, Ramon Figueroa, MD and Katherine Sotomayor, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 26, 2019
Although gunshot injury to the head is usually mortal, survivors frequently show retained metal shrapnel or full bullet intracranially. An important though uncommon complication of retained bullet is that of spontaneous migration. A migrating intracranial bullet is a dilemma to neurosurgeons, as its management is challenging, since the removal of a deep-seated bullet may cause additional neurological deficit. Migration of a retained bullet may cause damage to vital structures and cranial nerves,...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710018
Clinical Performance of a Novel Fully Synthetic Dura Substitute
Umang Khandpur, BS, Wilson Z Ray, MD and Matthew R MacEwan, PhD
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: June 17, 2019
A retrospective case series was performed to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, fully synthetic dura substitute. Clinical outcomes (e.g. infectious, reoperation rates, cerebrospinal fluid leak) and surgeon experiences with the dura substitute intraoperatively were collected. All methods were approved by the Institutional Review Board at Washington University School of Medicine....