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The median UIC among PW was 123.9 μg/L (IQR, 56.5-192.1μg/L) indicating inadequate iodine status.

The present findings indicate that despite adequate iodine status in children, the majority of PW still showed inadequate iodine status. Thus, comprehensive monitoring of the iodine deficiency disorder problem among PW is warranted.

The present findings indicate that despite adequate iodine status in children, the majority of PW still showed inadequate iodine status. Thus, comprehensive monitoring of the iodine deficiency disorder problem among PW is warranted.

Tracheal intubation using a direct laryngoscope is difficult to teach. The McGrath videolaryngoscope, a Macintosh-like device with a camera, can be used as a direct laryngoscope to educate novices under supervision using the screen. We compared the effect on Macintosh laryngoscopy skills following training with a McGrath videolaryngoscope as a direct versus indirect laryngoscope.

Thirty-seven participants were randomized into direct and indirect groups according to the training method using a McGrath videolaryngoscope. Participants attempted Macintosh direct laryngoscopy in normal and difficult airway scenarios. The primary endpoint was the intubation time, and the rate of successful intubation, dental trauma, and difficulty were secondary outcomes.

The intubation time after education decreased significantly in both groups and was significantly shorter in the direct group than in the indirect group across time. The difficulty degree in the direct group was lower than that in the indirect group across time; however, the rate of dental trauma was not significantly different.

Both direct and indirect laryngoscopy using a McGrath videolaryngoscope improved the performance of Macintosh direct laryngoscopy in novices, while direct laryngoscopy using a McGrath videolaryngoscope demonstrated better educational effects than indirect laryngoscopy.Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03471975).

Both direct and indirect laryngoscopy using a McGrath videolaryngoscope improved the performance of Macintosh direct laryngoscopy in novices, while direct laryngoscopy using a McGrath videolaryngoscope demonstrated better educational effects than indirect laryngoscopy.Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03471975).

Minimally invasive (MI) surgery is becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of hallux valgus (HV). The scarf osteotomy is an effective procedure with a track record in open HV surgery. this website We adapted this effective osteotomy to MI surgery as a novel technique never reported before. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and radiologic outcomes of patients who underwent open or MI scarf.

Between 2017 and 2018, 58 patients were randomized to either open or MI scarf to treat HV deformity. Prospective patient-reported outcome measures and weightbearing radiographs were obtained. Data included the AOFAS score, radiologic angular correction, operative time, fluoroscopy radiation dose, and postoperative pain on visual analog scale (VAS).

The mean follow-up was of 21 (range, 12-38) months. Radiologic measurements (postoperative hallux valgus angle, first-to-second intermetatarsal angle, and distal metaphyseal articular angle) were similar in both groups and showed statistically significant improvement from preoperative measures. The mean operative time for the MI group was 16.7 vs 26.1 minutes in the open group, a statistically significant difference. Radiation exposure was 14 times higher in the MI group when compared to the open group (mean 34 vs 2.4 mGy/cm

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< .001). There were no major complications in either group.

The MI scarf provides a clinically and radiologically equivalent outcome to open scarf for the treatment of HV with reduced operative time and immediate postoperative VAS for pain but is associated with a small increase in radiation exposure.

Level I, randomized controlled trial.

Level I, randomized controlled trial.Müllerian duct cyst is a congenital anomaly that originates from an abnormality in the degradation of the Müllerian system and remnants of the Müllerian duct. Müllerian cyst is rarely reported in male adolescents younger than 18 years of age. In this case report, a 17-year-old male adolescent presented with a scrotal mass of 6 years' duration. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a left scrotal mass, and the patient underwent open surgical resection of the cyst. Histologically, the cyst consisted of tall columnar cells and was consistent with a Müllerian duct cyst. We discuss the presentation and imaging findings in this case, drawing attention to the diagnosis and treatment.There are limited treatment options for patients with foot drop and associated lower back and/or leg pain. We present a case series of three patients who received permanent implantation of 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation (10 kHz SCS) devices. Following treatment, all patients reported sustained improvements in lower back and leg pain, foot mechanics and function which resulted in increased mobility and cessation of opioid use for pain management. Patients were followed up for approximately four years. Treatment with 10 kHz SCS may be a promising alternative to other interventional procedures commonly used for these patients.

We aimed to determine whether parameters associated with adipose tissue (adipocyte density and the circulating concentrations of markers of adipose tissue pathology) predict cardiovascular risk (CVR) modification after metabolic surgery (MS).

We performed a case-control study of patients with morbid obesity who were candidates for MS. CVR was defined using flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), which were measured during the 9 months following MS. Subgroups of CVR reduction were defined using the following cut-offs CIMT 10% and/or a two-fold increase in FMD.

We studied 40 patients with morbid obesity (mean age 44.5 years, 75% women, mean body mass index 46.4 kg/m

) and high prevalences of the metabolically unhealthy obesity phenotype, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. A significant reduction in CVR was associated with lower vascular endothelial growth factor-A concentration (6.20

1.59 pg/mL, respectively), low adipocyte density in visceral adipose tissue (100

80 cells/field), low infiltration with CD68+ cells (18

8 cells/field) and higher concentrations of lipid peroxidation markers and malondialdehyde (313.