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“Objective This study was done to understand the demograp

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“Objective. This study was done to understand the demographics, clinical course, and outcomes of children with status asthmaticus treated in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods. The medical charts of all patients above 5 years of age admitted to the PICU at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA, with status asthmaticus

from 2000 to 2007 were reviewed retrospectively. Data from 222 encounters by 183 children were analyzed. Results. The mean age at admission in years was 11 +/- 3.8. The median PICU stay was 1 day (range, 1-12 days) and median hospital stay was 3 days. The ventilated group (n = 17) stayed a median of 2 days longer in the PICU and hospital. Nearly half of the children (n = 91; Fer-1 50%) did not receive daily controller asthma medications. Adherence to asthma medications Apoptosis inhibitor was reported in 125 patient charts of whom 43 (34%) were compliant. Exposure to smoking was reported in 167 of whom 70 (42%) were exposed. Among patients receiving metered dose inhaler (MDI), only 39 (18%) were using it with a spacer. Among 105 patient charts asthma severity data were available, of them 21 (20%) were labeled as mild intermittent, 29 (28%) were mild persistent, 26 (25%) were moderate persistent, and 29 (28%) were

severe persistent. Compared to children with only one PICU admission during the study period (n = 161), children who had multiple PICU Tariquidar admissions (n = 22) experienced more prior emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma symptoms. There were no fatalities. Conclusion. Asthmatics with any disease severity are at risk for life-threatening asthma exacerbations requiring PICU stay, especially those who are not adherent with their daily medications.”
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The purpose of this study is to compare the computer-assisted planimetry and point-counting methods in evaluating the sizes of the mandibular cysts with respect to their agreement and the time required to analyze.

Study Design: The surface areas of 46 mandibular cyst lesions on orthopantomograms were estimated using the point-counting and computer-assisted planimetry methods. Three observers evaluated the outlined areas twice, using the point-counting (PC) and computer-assisted planimetry (CAP) methods with an interval of two weeks. In the planimetry technique, digitalized images and ImageJ software were used to measure the surface area of the half mandibles and cysts. The grids were superimposed over the same images and the number of points hitting the interested structures was counted for the point-counting technique. The projection area fraction (PAF) of the cysts within the mandible was estimated using the obtained values by means of the two techniques. Intraclass correlation coefficient was used to assess the level of agreement between the two methods.

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