Niger J Clin Pract
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To determine the utilization of eye care services in an underserved community in Enugu State, Nigeria. ⋯ There is a low rate of eye care service utilization in the Ugbawka community of Enugu State, Nigeria. The cost of eye care services, distance, and bad road infrastructure were the major barriers to the use of eye care services. These suggest the need for the provision of affordable and accessible eye care services in this community to reduce the burden of visual impairment and blindness.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of spinal anesthesia that is performed in sitting or right lateral position on post-spinal headache and intraocular pressure during elective cesarean section.
Although spinal anesthesia can be applied in different patient positions, the most frequently used positions are sitting and lateral positions. It is known that different patient positions during spinal anesthesia have effects on hemodynamic parameters, postdural puncture headache, and intraocular pressure. ⋯ Spinal anesthesia performed in the sitting position for cesarean section caused a higher postspinal headache than in the right lateral position, but the position did not affect intraocular pressure.
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Endotracheal intubation is a procedure commonly performed in the emergency department (ED). Endotracheal intubation poses a risk of exposure to infectious aerosol droplets. ⋯ The use of PPE and an AB significantly increases the total intubation time.
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of omega-3 fatty acid use on sepsis and mortality in patients treated for COVİD-19 disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) based on clinical and laboratory results. ⋯ Study results obtained in this study indicate that providing omega-3 fatty acid supplements may be beneficial to patients with severe COVİD-19, however further research with large-scale randomized controlled trials is necessary.
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Today, the development of dental materials is a very important issue. Graphene has been used in dentistry to strengthen many materials. ⋯ This bibliometric analysis reveals the progress and trend of research on graphene in dentistry and extensive collaborations between authors, countries, and institutions. The findings of this study can help inspire researchers to plan new studies and collaborate on graphene.