A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic +10 more
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Strategies of oral hygiene care for healthy aging: insights from elderly care in Taiwan. [PDF]
Chen MK, Pang P, Shih YH, Liu T, Zou H.
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ABSTRACT Background This prospective study investigates trismus prevalence, quality of life (QOL), and trismus‐related symptoms in HNC patients up to 10 years post‐radiotherapy (RT). Methods A total of 211 patients with HNC receiving RT were followed pretreatment, 12, 60, and 120 months post‐RT.
Therese Karlsson +2 more
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Dental Microwear Evidence of Holocene Dietary Variability in the Argentinian Pampas and Paraná Delta. [PDF]
Carvalho MRG +13 more
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ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high‐risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized.
George Ashji +9 more
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The Use of the X Platform (Formerly Twitter) by Saudi Dental Societies: A Content and Engagement Analysis. [PDF]
Al-Khalifa KS +9 more
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Research progress on the depth of anesthesia monitoring based on the electroencephalogram
Electroencephalogram (EEG) can noninvasive, continuous, and real‐time monitor the state of brain electrical activity, and the monitoring of EEG can reflect changes in the depth of anesthesia (DOA). The development of artificial intelligence can enable anesthesiologists to extract, analyze, and quantify DOA from complex EEG data.
Xiaolan He, Tingting Li, Xiao Wang
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Investigating the relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus and the amount of dental plaque and decayed in pregnant women in Hamadan: A case-control study. [PDF]
Shafiei E +4 more
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Abstract Pregnancy‐ and lactation‐associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a syndrome characterized by fragility fractures (most commonly vertebral, often multiple) occurring in late pregnancy or the early postpartum period. This position statement summarizes the current knowledge of PLO, and the recommended procedure for assessment, diagnosis and treatment ...
Peyman Hadji +20 more
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Clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements integrating periodontal disease into cardiology, diabetes care and dementia: A scoping review and gap analysis. [PDF]
Espada-Salgado FM +2 more
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