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Filter by:Fingers are a part of the body that are often subject to increased signs of aging due to physical use, trauma and exposure to the environment. The FDA's recent approval of a dermal filler, calcium hydroxylapatite, in hands has led to increased patient demand for hand fillers which, in turn, has led to the question of rejuvenation of the dorsal fingers. Due to the different anatomy of the fingers than the dorsal hand plus the new demand to improve the entire hand plus the finger area, we aim to characterize the best approach. Youthful fingers are devoid of wrinkles and often have fuller contours thus hiding the "knuckles" (proximal and distal interphalangeal joints). With aging and loss of subcutaneous tissue volume, fingers become wrinkled, look more skeletal, almost emaciated, and joints become much more prominent, all aesthetic features often disliked by patients. By augmenting the volume in the dorsal fingers, it is possible that the visibility of such bony structures will be decreased, wrinkles will become smoother, and a more youthful appearance of the fingers will be restored. There have been no published reports, to these investigators' knowledge, of the use of injectable filler into the dorsal fingers for three-dimensional volume correction. The use of exogenous hyaluronic acid (HA) filler in the fingers would be off-label. Given that HA filler has been used safely and effectively in many areas of three-dimensional volume restoration throughout the body, the investigators believe the HA filler may be used to effectively and safely correct volume loss in the fingers. The investigators hope that this study will present current, state of the art, never before reported technique, safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction of HA filler in this region.
The current increase in chronic diseases calls for changes to the health system. It is necessary to promote expert patient in chronic disease. The expansion of new technologies gives us new tools to face new challenges, providing efficiency, expertise and autonomy. The characteristics of peripheral arterial disease make possible to promote expert patient and the self-management. In order to bring these concepts together the telemedicine program was created to promote expert patient for increasing the quality of life and satisfaction of patients and improving the efficiency of the health system. Methods: Randomized clinical trial on patients with peripheral arterial disease in intermittent claudication grade. They were randomized into two groups: intervention arm (IA) using CONTECI program for self-managing and control arm (CA), followed as usual vascular visits.
Different anesthetic techniques have been proposed for carrying out Inguinal hernia repair, including local anesthesia, regional and general. There are no recent data on the application of a validated questionnaire to assess which anesthetic technique, local infiltration under general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia, would provide better quality of recovery in the opinion of the patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair. The aim of the study is to perform a randomized clinical trial comparing the quality of recovery (QoR-40) after local infiltration under general anesthesia via laryngeal mask (LMA) or spinal anesthesia for unilateral inguinal hernia repair. METHODS - Seventy patients aged 18 to 65 years old, who were scheduled to undergo unilateral inguinal hernia repair at Santa Lucinda Hospital will be enrolled in the study. The anesthesia will be performed according to the following sequence: L Group - intravenous (I.V.) propofol and alfentanyl, followed by LMA positioning. The anesthesia will be maintained by propofol. For local anesthesia, approximately 50 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine will be infiltrated along the line of incision in the subcutaneous plane, followed by peripheral nerve block technique (e.g., ilioinguinal-hypogastric nerve block) and local wound infiltration at the fascial level. S Group - spinal puncture followed by intrathecal 15 mg of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine injection and sedation with propofol by continuous infusion. Pain will be assessed every 15 minutes at Post-anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) using a 0-10 numeric pain rating scale and I.V. morphine will be administered to maintain the pain score below 4. The QoR-40 will be administered by a blind investigator 24 hours after surgery.
This study is designed to test the safety and efficacy of Colflex, an oral spray created by Innotech Nutrition, on human subjects to measure changes on frequency/duration of colds and sore throats, as well as dental and oral health changes.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the most frequent cause of death among the elderly population. Hypertension, unfavorable lipid profile, obesity and physical inactivity are among the main risk factors for CVD. In contrast, mortality from CVD is inversely related to levels of physical activity, and is lower in individuals who exercise and have higher functional fitness levels. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Heart Association have recommended 20-30 min of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic training for the elderly, preferably every day or at least 3 days a week in the case of vigorous exercise.The same organizations also suggest the inclusion of resistance training in order to improve functional fitness. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare different exercise modalities in long-term changes of CVD risk factors and physical fitness among older adults.
The purpose study are to evaluate the efficacy of Papacarie® for caries removal in comparison to the conventional drilling method.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of infant formula with high percentage of palmitic acid at the sn-2 position (InFat™) on improving fat absorption and general gastrointestinal tolerance in Chinese formula-fed term infants.
The purpose of this study is to determine the symptomatic changes after a single session of laying-on-of-hands in various settings, and to evaluate optimal conditions for the outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of high sn-2 palmitic acid based infant formula on bone strength parameters.