Irish journal of medical science
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparing the efficiency of Er,Cr:YSGG laser and diode laser for the treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis.
This study aims to determine the effects of Er,Cr:YSGG and diode laser treatments on IL-1β, IL-8, and TNF-α levels in patients with generalized aggressive periodontitis. ⋯ The use of Er,Cr:YSGG laser as an addition to the conventional mechanical periodontal treatment was found to be more successful than the diode laser + SRP use in aggressive periodontitis treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the impact of pharmaceutical care services on the clinical outcomes of epilepsy: a randomised controlled trial.
The involvement of pharmacists in the provision of specialised care to patients with epilepsy is poor. ⋯ These findings provide justification for the integration of pharmaceutical care services with other elements of health care for epilepsy patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of planned discharge education on health knowledge and beliefs in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial.
To the best of our knowledge, no other studies investigated acute myocardial infarction patients' beliefs and knowledge level after the discharge education. ⋯ Planned discharge education had a positive effect on the knowledge level of cardiovascular diseases risk factors, drug compliance, nutritional compliance, and individual follow-up in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Reminiscence therapy serves as an optional nursing care strategy in attenuating cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients.
Reminiscence therapy is revealed to improve cognitive function and attenuate psychological disorders in neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease patients, while its application in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is seldom reported. So, the current study aimed to explore the effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, and disease recurrence in AIS patients. ⋯ Reminiscence therapy cripples cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression, but does not affect RFS in AIS patients, indicating its potential for post-stroke management.
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Emergency front of neck access (eFONA) is a critical step in oxygenation in cases of unrelieved airway obstruction. Multiple techniques are used in clinical practice without agreement regarding the optimal approach. We evaluated a novel device, the Cric-Guide (CG), a channelled bougie introducer that enters the airway in a single action and compared it with a scalpel-bougie-tube (SBT) technique in laboratory benchtop model. ⋯ The Cric-Guide device was more successful than the standard SBT technique in airway cannulation in an obese neck model and with equivalent frequency and distribution of injury but performed equivalently in the non-obese model.