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Postoperative medicinal grade honey in post-operative care may prevent bone anchored hearing aid associated skin breakdown better than standard care of bacitracin ointment alone in adult patients.
It can be difficult to differentiate cellulitis from non-infectious mimics, like venous stasis. One way of determining the difference is feeling skin surface temperature. However, this is a subjective measure that is inherently unreliable. It might be possible to objectify this measurement by using a non-contact infrared thermometer at the bedside. The goal of this study is therefore to assess whether objective difference in skin surface temperature in an area of suspected cellulitis, relative to non-affected skin, has diagnostic utility. It will use the diagnosis of cellulitis by an infectious diseases physician as the gold standard and compare blinded temperature difference between affected and unaffected limbs to that standard. It is hypothesized that measurement of skin surface temperature by non-contact infrared thermometer will help differentiate cellulitis from many non-infectious conditions that mimic cellulitis. For patients who are hospitalized, the study also plans to see whether a change in this temperature difference is predictive of response to treatment when compared to the FDA standard for early response and patient reported symptoms. This is a pragmatic, prospective cohort study. Patients with suspected cellulitis who receive an infectious diseases consult (in the emergency room or urgent clinic) will be approached for consent and enrollment. The goal is to enroll approximately 50 patients with a minimum of 10-15 cases of non-cellulitis. These measurements will not be made available to the treating teams. This is an observational study only comparing the potential value of these measurements to usual clinical care.
Introduction: Gynoid hydrolipodystrophy (HLDG) or cellulitis is a subcutaneous tissue disorder, with several strategies for its treatment, such as caffeine and iontophoresis. Objective: To evaluate the effects of caffeine-associated iontophoresis for the treatment of HLDG. Methods: In a longitudinal study, participants will be evaluated for: photographic documentation, ultrasound imaging, thermography and quality of life questionnaire. If included, they will be separated into 3 randomized groups (n = 30). G1: use of base gel (n = 10); G2: use of iontophoresis and gel with caffeine (n = 10) and G3: use of iontophoresis alone (n = 10). The groups will be treated with 10 sessions, 2 times per week. After that they will be reevaluated. Statistical analysis: The software used will be the SPSS StatisticalPackage (IBM SPSS Statistics, Chicago, IL, USA). The data distribution will be analyzed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. In case of normal distribution, the data will be described as mean ± standard deviation; otherwise, as median [interquartile range 25-75%]. For comparison of the data, we will use ANOVA and for comparison of means the Tukey test and case not normal distribution, krulskal-Wallis test and the Dunns test. The level of statistical significance adopted will be P <0.05. Expected contributions: It is expected that investigators can contribute to the treatment of patients with HLDG and analyze the effects of iontophoresis with caffeine, both in clinical and scientific practice, providing a method that is valid and reliable for this purpose; multidisciplinary training of highly qualified human resources and the strengthening and consolidation of a research team.
The aim of the present study is to value the effectiveness of Diathermy-Radiofrecuency treatment compared to Cavitation treatment in woman with cellulitis.
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers; and the barriers/facilitators to POCUS in the VHA. Data sources include pre- and post-course assessment tools, medical coding data, and course evaluations. Providers that participate in the POCUS Training Course will be compared to control providers from wait-listed facilities. Additionally, participating facilities vs. wait-listed facilities for the POCUS Training Course will be compared. Findings from this project will guide ongoing efforts of the investigators' operating partners, VA Specialty Care Centers of Innovation (SCCI) and the VA Simulation Learning and Research Network (SimLEARN), to develop a national POCUS training program and facilitate implementation of POCUS use system-wide in the VA healthcare system.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of shock waves extracorporea in improving body contour,decrease fat localized and appearance of gynoid lipodystrophy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A prospective and comparative longitudinal clinical study will be performed in 30 women with localized fat and gynoid lipodystrophy. Patients will be submitted data collection and assessments and before and after treatment. HYPOTHESES: It is expected that the patients will present improvement in the body contour, decrease fat localized and in the picture of the gynoid lipodystrophy after of the therapies. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: A descriptive analysis will be done before and after vibration-oscillatory therapy, with frequency tables for categorical and descriptive variables (mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum values) for continuous or numerical variables. In order to compare the main variables between the groups and the collection times, the analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measurements will be used. Tukey's test will be used to compare groups. The level of significance adopted for the statistical tests will be 5% or p <0.05.
The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.
The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.
The investigators propose a home hospital model of care that substitutes for treatment in an acute care hospital. Limited studies of the home hospital model have demonstrated that a sizeable proportion of acute care can be delivered in the home with equal quality and safety, reduced cost, and improved patient experience.