Pneumonia due to aspiration of povidine iodine after preoperative disinfection of the oral cavity

Abstract Introduction Povidone-iodine (PI) is thought to be an effective disinfectant and safe for many surgeons. Aspiration pneumonia is usually caused by gastric contents, but if PI solution will be aspirated, pneumonia or other complications may occur. Case report We present a case of pneumonia to aspiration of PI solution in a 91-year-old man patient...

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Can Robin sequence be predicted from prenatal ultrasonography?

Publication date: Available online 30 October 2019Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryAuthor(s): Josephine Q.N. Nguyen, Carly E. Calabrese, Kathryn J. Heaphy, Maarten J. Koudstaal, Judy A. Estroff, Cory M. ResnickAbstractPurposePrenatal diagnosis of Robin Sequence (RS) could promote safe delivery and improve peri-natal care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between prenatal ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies for assessing micrognathia...

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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the risk of occult cervical lymph node metastases in cN0 squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue

Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryAuthor(s): Q. Jiang, A. Tang, S. Long, Q. Qi, C. Song, Y. Xin, C. Zhang, Z. Cao, J. ZhangAbstractWe have explored the relations between clinicopathological features and cervical lymph node metastases (LNM) in patients with cN0 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue, and developed and validated a nomogram for predicting the risk of their development. Clinical data on 230 patients with cN0...

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