RESIDUE LOCALIZATION AND RISK FOR ASPIRATION IN PARTIAL LARYNGECTOMY: THE RELEVANCE OF ASSERTIVE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES

Residue localization and risk for aspiration in partial laryngectomy: the relevance of assertive therapeutic strategies and resources

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the correlation between the residues, their anatomical location and the presence of laryngotracheal penetration and aspiration in patients after supracricoid laryngectomy undergoing cricohyoidoepiglotopexy reconstruction.Methods: This study included Military Spacecraft Model Kit 70 patients treated by supracricoid la

read more

Synthesis, Swelling Properties and Evaluation of Genotoxicity of Hydrogels Based on (Meth)acrylates and Itaconic Acid

In this study we prepared hydrogels based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA): PHEMA homopolymer and two terpolymers of HEMA, itaconic acid (IA) and two poly(alkylene glycol) (meth) acrylates (PAGM): poly(ethylene glycol)6 acrylate (P(HEMA/IA/PAGM1)) and poly(propylene glycol)5 methacrylate (P(HEMA/IA/PAGM2)).Hydrogels were synthesized by gamma-i

read more

Collection and analysis of post mortem inspection outcomes (liver lesions) from different cattle slaughtering plants located in Northern and Southern Italy

The study evaluated the outcomes of cattle liver postmortem examination (64,766 animals) obtained from three slaughterhouses (two located in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and one in Puglia, Southern Italy) through the period 2016-2020.The frequency of specific lesions determining liver condemnation was calculated and the influence of several factors (a

read more