Treatment protocols and efficacy of light and laser treatments in post‐acne erythema

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rezvan Amiri ◽  
Maryam Khalili ◽  
Saman Mohammadi ◽  
Behzad Iranmanesh ◽  
Mahin Aflatoonian
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Laser Treatments

Fractional CO2 Laser Treatment Outcomes for Pediatric Hypertrophic Burn Scars

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar P Patel ◽  
Ha Vi Nguyen ◽  
Diana Mannschreck ◽  
Richard J Redett ◽  
Katherine B Puttgen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Treatment ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Burn Care ◽  
Scar Assessment ◽  
Laser Treatments

Abstract Carbon dioxide ablative fractional laser (CO2-AFL) therapy has not been widely adopted in pediatric burn care given limited outcomes literature and no established guidelines on laser treatment protocols. We present our experience to further elucidate the clinical role of CO2-AFL therapy for pediatric hypertrophic burn scars. We conducted a prospective cohort study of pediatric burn patients undergoing CO2-AFL treatment of hypertrophic, symptomatic burn scars at a tertiary care regional burn center during a 2-year period. Scars were assessed before each treatment using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), a validated, subjective, comprehensive scar assessment tool. We treated 49 pediatric patients for a total of 180 laser sessions. Burn severity was full thickness (63.6%) or deep partial thickness (47.7%). Observer-rated POSAS scores revealed statistically significant improvements in pigment, thickness, relief, pliability, and surface area after one treatment with continued improvement until the last laser session. Patient-rated POSAS revealed statistically significant improvements in color, stiffness, thickness, and irregularity after laser treatments. Total POSAS improved from 89.6 ± 17.5 to 76.6 ± 16.8 (P < .0001) after one treatment with further improvement to 69.2 ± 14.9 (P < .0001) at the final laser session. We found convincing evidence that CO2-AFL therapy improves hypertrophic burn scars on both patient- and observer-rated scales confirming statistical and clinical significance to both providers and families. These findings demonstrate that CO2-AFL can improve hypertrophic burn scars in pediatric patients providing a lower risk alternative to invasive therapies and a more immediate, efficacious alternative to more conservative scar treatments.

Establishing a Group Educational Session for Hyperacusis Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Ann E. Perreau ◽  
Richard S. Tyler ◽  
Patricia C. Mancini ◽  
Shelley Witt ◽  
Mohamed Salah Elgandy
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Education Session ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Educational Session ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Audiologists should be treating hyperacusis patients. However, it can be difficult to know where to begin because treatment protocols and evidence-based treatment studies are lacking. A good place to start in any tinnitus and hyperacusis clinic is to incorporate a group educational session. Method Here, we outline our approach to establishing a hyperacusis group educational session that includes specific aspects of getting to know each patient to best meet their needs, understanding the problems associated with hyperacusis, explaining the auditory system and the relationship of hyperacusis to hearing loss and tinnitus, describing the influence of hyperacusis on daily life, and introducing treatment options. Subjective responses from 11 adults with hyperacusis, who participated in a recent clinical group education session, were discussed to illustrate examples from actual patients. Conclusions Due to the devastating nature of hyperacusis, patients need to be reassured that they are not alone and that they can rely on audiologists to provide support and guidance. A group approach can facilitate the therapeutic process by connecting patients with others who are also affected by hyperacusis, and by educating patients and significant others on hyperacusis and its treatment options. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.8121197

Ethics in Cosmetic Laser Treatments

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 14-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOMAS E. ROHRER
Keyword(s):  
Laser Treatments

Primary Peritoneal Serous Psammocarcinoma: a Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Răzvan Dan Togănel ◽  
Ioan Şimon ◽  
Adriana Zolog ◽  
Răzvan Simescu ◽  
Angela Cozma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Posterior Wall ◽  
Ca 125 ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Abdominal Girth ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Standardized Treatment ◽  
Pelvic Peritonectomy ◽  
Optimal Debulking ◽  
Douglas Pouch

Background: Psammocarcinomas (PCas) are rare epithelial tumors, usually originating in the ovaries or the peritoneum. These tumors are morphologically characterized by extensive psammomatous calcifications, invasiveness and low-grade cytological features.Case report: We present the case of a 54-year-old woman who was referred to our department with an umbilical tumor and increasing abdominal girth. The patient had had an umbilical hernia for more than 20 years. The CA 125 level was normal. The CT scan showed small peritoneal nodules at the level of the Douglas pouch, including the posterior wall of the uterus, and the entire colon, as well as large nodules located on the caecum and the sigmoid colon. We performed partial enterectomy, total colectomy with ileo-rectal anastomosis, omentectomy, total histerectomy and bilateral adnexectomy, pelvic peritonectomy of the Douglas pouch. Pathology findings were consistent with F.I.G.O. stage IIIC peritoneal PCa. The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin. To date, twelve months after surgery, the follow-up shows no evidence of disease.Conclusion: Standardized treatment protocols are hindered by the rarity of the PCas. However, literature concludes that optimal debulking is mandatory, whereas the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy remains to be elucidated.

All the Faces of Research on Borderline Personality Pathology: Drawing Future Trajectories through a Network and Cluster Analysis of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-30
Author(s):  
Ilaria M.A. BENZI ◽  
Rossella DI PIERRO ◽  
Pietro DE CARLI ◽  
Ioana Alina CRISTEA ◽  
Pietro CIPRESSO
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Severe Condition ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Cognitive Neurosciences ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

"Borderline Personality Disorder is a severe condition that affects self and interpersonal dimensions and emotional and behavioral regulation. Since the last decades of the 20th century, an impressive amount of research and clinical contributions on BPD came from specific fields such as psychiatry, clinical psychology, psychopharmacology, and, more recently, cognitive neuroscience. All contributions tackled the challenges of finding reliable diagnostic categories, highlighting detailed developmental trajectories, and fostering effective treatment protocols. However, as results come from different areas, it is often challenging to depict a coherent and yet multifaceted framework on this topic. In this study, we conducted a scientometric analysis of the available literature on BPD to provide a systematic and comprehensive overview of research on BPD and emphasize historical changes, intertwining between fields and new areas of investigation. Results clearly show the evolution of research on BPD starting from the initial development of the construct, passing through the studies on treatment efficacy, the results of longitudinal studies, the advances in cognitive neurosciences, and the recent dimensional conceptualization in DSM-5. Moreover, it emphasizes promising areas of investigation, such as the relations of BPD with NSSI, ADHD, and vulnerable features of narcissism."

S.W.O.T analysis of the Department of Nursing in healthcare organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Theodora Malamou
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Treatment Protocols ◽  
Hospital Funding ◽  
Private Care ◽  
Biomedical Equipment ◽  
Modern Level ◽  
Training Worker

S.W.O.T analysis is a proposed strategic analysis tool for healthcare organizations. The issues identified in the S.W.O.T. analysis are classified into four categories. From the internal environment of the service are the strength points, such as accessibility, good level of provided health services, experienced and specialized nursing staff, modern level of technological-biomedical equipment, management oriented to quality procedures, staff satisfaction and the weakness points, such as shortages of human resources and equipment, mental and physical fatigue, non-application of treatment protocols, vague nursing tasks, modest or reduced staff training, worker culture. From the external environment, there are opportunities, start-up and operation of quality assurance systems, awareness of service weaknesses, medical records, volunteering, private forms of hospital funding, multiculturalism, and threats, such as financial and values crisis, bureaucracy in day-to-day management, the presence of a significant number of migrants and uninsured people, health users’ displeasure, private care, change of epidemiological model. The purpose of the article is to highlight the application of the S.W.O.T. analysis as an important tool in the hands of nursing administration, decision-making and shaping a future strategy of health services. S.W.O.T is a useful, but not a stand-alone, strategic planning tool that promises health services to make informed decisions and leave nothing to chance in order to be efficient and competitive.

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