Comparative study of short term results of open vs stapled hemorrhoidectomy

Background Two surgical techniques were compared : Standard BIO-RSA, performed with a glenoid eccentric reaming along with a cylindric bone graft augmentation vs. the Angled BIO-RSA, performed with a glenoid concentric reaming and a defect correction with an angled bone graft. Methods Patients undergoing RSA from January 2016 to April 2019, with one of the two techniques being performed, were retrospectively reviewed. Glenoids were classified according to Favard. Clinical (Constant-Murley, VAS and ROM) and radiographic (superior tilt correction) data were collected pre-operatively and at 12 months post-operatively. Results 141 shoulders were included. Angled BIO-RSA group showed statistically significant better outcomes in terms of forward flexion (149.9° Vs 139.3°) and abduction (136.4° Vs 126.7°). The use of an Angled BIO-RSA showed a statistically significant better superior tilt correction (1.252° Vs 4.09°). Angled BIO-RSA, leads to a better inclination correction and a mean postoperative tilt value inferior to 5° in E1 and E3 differently from standard BIO-RSA. Discussion Both techniques were able to correct glenoid superior inclination with excellent postoperative short-term results. However, angled BIO-RSA technique appears to be more effective in ensuring a correct inclination of the prosthetic glenoid component with better clinical outcomes.

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Using Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory and Conditional Random Fields for Labeling Arabic Named Entities: A Comparative Study

2018 Fifth International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS) ◽

10.1109/snams.2018.8554623 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sa'a D A. Alzboun ◽

Saia Khaled Tawalbeh ◽

Mohammad Al-Smadi ◽

Yaser Jararweh

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Random Fields ◽

Conditional Random Fields ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

Named Entities ◽

Term Memory ◽

Long Short Term Memory

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Policy Oscillations in the People's Republic of China: A Reply

The China Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0305741000037498 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 68 ◽

pp. 734-750 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Edwin A. Winckler

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Comparative Study ◽

People’S Republic Of China ◽

People's Republic Of China ◽

Short Term ◽

Contemporary China ◽

Republic Of China ◽

Reductio Ad Absurdum ◽

Chinese Case ◽

Heuristic Devices

Professor Nathan's pungent essay raises important issues for the politics of development in general and for drawing comparative conclusions from the Chinese case in particular. His cleansing scepticism demolishes some positions which may be held by authors in the China field and reminds others that the unstated assumptions in their models need better articulation. However he goes too far. What needs to be re-established is that clear and modest formulations of short-term recurrence, interdependence among policies, and two-sided policy disagreement are not avoidable errors but indispensable heuristic devices in the conceptual repertoire of China watchers. In fact it would be a great disservice to stùdies of contemporary China and to comparative study of the Chinese case if Professor Nathan were allowed to succeed in his attempt to identify all such analyses with his reductio ad absurdum of some of them. Let us try to rescue the possibility of constructive social science modelling of the three principal issues Professor Nathan raises.

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Comparative study of episiotomy repair: absorbable synthetic versus chromic catgut suture material

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172042 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 2186

Author(s):

Devika Perumal ◽

Divya Selvaraju

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Suture Material ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Wound Dehiscence ◽

Chromic Catgut ◽

Control Group ◽

Absorbable Suture ◽

Perineal Laceration ◽

Short Term ◽

Significant Difference

Background: The choice of suture material for repair of episiotomy or perineal laceration is largely of one’s personal preference. Chromic catgut was widely used in most institutions. It now appears that chromic catgut is associated with more postpartum discomfort and hence chromic catgut has been largely replaced by synthetic absorbable materials like polyglactin and polyglycolic acid.Methods: The study was conducted in Institute of Social Obstetrics and Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital, Chennai. This is a prospective, comparative study involving two groups. The use of a rapidly absorbing form of synthetic absorbable suture material, in the repair of episiotomy or perineal laceration in 100 patients during the study period February 2012 to July 2012, were simultaneously compared with the traditional natural absorbable suture material.Results: With the use of rapidly absorbing polyglactin 910, there was a significant reduction (p=0.000) in the short-term pain, 19 compared to 80 in the control group. With regard to wound dehiscence and the need for resuturing, there was statistically significant difference in the control group (15%) compared to the study group (0%). There was no statistical significance between the two groups in terms of dyspareunia (12.4% vs 10.7%).Conclusions: Fast-absorbing form of Polyglactin seems to be effective in reducing some of the morbidity associated with perineal repair following childbirth. There was significant reduction in the short-term pain and the need for analgesia. The incidence of wound dehiscence was markedly reduced.

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Empirical Mode Decomposition, Extreme Learning Machine and Long Short-Term Memory for Time Series Prediction: A Comparative Study

2018 7th Brazilian Conference on Intelligent Systems (BRACIS) ◽

10.1109/bracis.2018.00091 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Elivelto Ebermam ◽

Gabriel G. De Angelo ◽

Helder Knidel ◽

Renato A. Krohling

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Extreme Learning Machine ◽

Short Term Memory ◽

Time Series Prediction ◽

Short Term ◽

Term Memory ◽

Mode Decomposition ◽

Long Short Term Memory ◽

Learning Machine

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The efficacy of Epley and Semont maneuvers in posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment: A short-term comparative study

Praxis of Otorhinolaryngology ◽

10.5606/kbbu.2021.73645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 75-80

Author(s):

Mustafa Caner Kesimli

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Semicircular Canal ◽

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽

Posterior Semicircular Canal ◽

Short Term ◽

Positional Vertigo ◽

Epley Maneuver ◽

The One ◽

Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Epley maneuver with the Semont maneuver in the treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and observe differences in the resolution time of symptoms in the short-term follow-up. METHODS: Sixty patients with posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (23 males, 37 females; median age: 44.9 years; range, 14 to 80 years) were included in the prospective randomized comparative study conducted in our clinic between April 2019 and October 2019. Diagnosis and treatment maneuvers were performed under videonystagmography examination. Participants were randomly selected after the diagnostic tests for the Epley maneuver and the Semont maneuver treatment groups. RESULTS: In the evaluation of vertigo with videonystagmography, 25 (83.3%) patients in the Epley maneuver group and 20 (66.6%) patients in the Semont maneuver group recovered in the one-week follow-up, and 28 (93.3%) patients in the Epley maneuver group and 24 (80%) patients in the Semont maneuver group recovered in the two-week follow-up. All patients in the Epley maneuver group recovered at the end of one month; four patients in the Semont maneuver group still had vertiginous symptoms (100% vs. 86.6%, p=0.04). There was a statistically significant difference between the Epley and Semont groups regarding visual analog scores at the one-week, two-week, and one-month follow-ups (p=0.002, p<0.001, p=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: The Epley maneuver was significantly more effective than the Semont maneuver in resolving vertigo in the short-term treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

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