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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug 4;161:111259. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, 410007, China.

Objectives: To explore the effect of the caregiver's knowledge, behaviour and attitude on the prevention of foreign bodies in children's respiratory tracts to provide a basis for publicity and education on foreign bodies in children's respiratory tracts.

Methods: A case-control method was used to investigate the knowledge, behaviour and attitude of the caregivers of 900 paediatric patients at Hunan Children's Hospital from June 2017 to February 2019. Caregivers of 300 children with foreign bodies removed by rigid bronchoscopy were selected as the case group. Read More

Front Immunol 2022 26;13:905356. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Fifth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Inflammatory arthritis is an inflammatory disease that involves the joints and surrounding tissues. Synovial hyperplasia often presents when joints become inflamed due to immune cell infiltration. Synovial membrane is an important as well as a highly specific component of the joint, and its lesions can lead to degeneration of the joint surface, causing pain and joint disability or affecting the patients' quality of life in severe cases. Read More

J Clin Med 2022 Aug 1;11(15). Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Doctoral School of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8, V. Babeș Str., 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Aim: To evaluate the visual outcome of penetrating ocular injuries with a retained intraocular foreign body (IOFB) managed by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and to describe the risk factors associated with poor visual acuity and retinal detachment (RD) development.

Methods: Medical records of 56 patients with IOFB that were removed by PPV over a period of 11 years (1 January 2010-31 December 2020) were reviewed. We extracted the demographic data, initial and final best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) using standard Snellen chart, IOFB characteristics, complications and surgical details. Read More

J Emerg Med 2022 Aug 8. Epub 2022 Aug 8.

Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address:

Background: Sight-threatening complications from retained orbital and intraocular foreign bodies are frequently reported in literature. Delays in diagnosis can result in severe complications, including choroidal neovascularization, infection, and irreversible vision loss. Therefore, it is imperative that emergency physicians consider the possibility of orbital and intraocular foreign bodies when evaluating patients with acute facial trauma. Read More

Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2022 Jun 14;39(3):479-490. Epub 2022 Jul 14.

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.

The term "debridement" stands for the removal of necrotic material, scabs, devitalized tissues, dried serous fluid, infected tissues, biofilm, stratified epidermis, pus, hematomas, foreign bodies, bone fragments and other impurities whose presence delays wound healing. It is an inseparable element of wound healing therapy. Properly performed debridement leads to improvement of microcirculation in the wound, reduction in inflammation and lowering of the level of metalloproteinases, stimulation of wound edges and epidermis, reduction in unpleasant odour and reduction in the risk of infection and improvement of the patient's quality of life. Read More