A straight choice: avoiding septal re-deviation using titanium plates. A 16 year retrospective patient follow-up evaluation.

BACKGROUND: To propose a new surgical technique for fixing the nasal septum to the midline, for long term prevention of nasal obstruction, in secondary and select cases of primary septoplasty. METHODOLOGY: Retrospective study, within hospital medical center. PATIENTS: Two hundred and twenty two patients who underwent septoplasty. Data collection occurred consecutively between March 1st of 2000 and May 1st 2016. Twenty six percent females and seventy four percent males. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patterns of septal deformity, materials used for titanium plates, surgical results, symptom improvement, and surgical complications were investigated. RESULTS: A total of 222 patients were included in this study. 163 patients (73%) had no previous nasal surgery. Fifty nine patients (27%) presented with a previous nasal surgery. Sixteen year follow up included more than 90% of patients and resulted in an overall 2.7% revision rate. CONCLUSIONS: The use of titanium plate for septoplasty has shown to be simple, safe, and easy to learn technique in both secondary and select cases of primary septoplasty. Most importantly the results indicate a long term prevention of the.

Estudio de utilización de medicamentos recomendados por almacenes agropecuarios para explotaciones cuyícolas de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia / Drug use study recommended for agricultural storage for guinea pigs farms in Pasto city, Colombia

Objetivo. Identificar los principales medicamentos recomendados por los almacenes agropecuarios para las explotaciones destinadas a la producción de cuyes (Cavia porcellus) en el municipio de Pasto (Colombia). Materiales y métodos. Se caracterizaron patrones de utilización de medicamentos en treinta almacenes agropecuarios mediante la aplicación de una encuesta. Los datos se analizaron con la ayuda del paquete estadístico Statgraphics Plus 5.0. Resultados. La estadística descriptiva indicó que la enrofloxacina es el medicamento más recomendado (24,54%), con un rango de dosificación en animales jóvenes de 0,8-40 mg y en adultos de 1,2-40 mg; seguida de ivermectina (23,93%), con un rango de dosificación en animales jóvenes de 100-500 mcg y en adultos de 200-500 mcg, y fenbendazol (21,37%), con un rango de dosificación en animales jóvenes de 5-100 mg y 15-100 mg en animales adultos. Conclusiones. No se cumplen las normas para la prescripción de medicamentos en los almacenes agropecuarios. La mayoría de los medicamentos se utilizan fuera de los rangos terapéuticos. Los grupos farmacológicos más recomendados por los almacenes agropecuarios son los antiparasitarios (64,95%) y antibióticos (35,04%).

Objective. To identify the main drugs recommended by agricultural stores to the guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) farms in the municipality of Pasto (Colombia). Materials and methods. Patterns of drug use in 30 agricultural stores where characterized through a survey. Data were analyzed with the help of statistical software Statgraphics Plus 5.0. Results. Descriptive statistics indicated that enrofloxacin is the most recommended drug (24.54%), the drug doses recommended where 1.2 to 40 mg in adult animals and 0.8 to 40 mg in young animals, followed by ivermectin (23.93%), the drug doses recommended where 200 to 500 mcg in adult animals and 100 to 500 mcg in young animals and fenbendazole (21.37%) the drug doses recommended where 15 to 100 mg in adult animals and 5 to 100 mg in young animals. Conclusions. A lack of compliance with the regulations for prescription drugs in agricultural stores is observed. Most medications are used outside therapeutic ranges. The drug groups most recommended by agricultural stores are antiparasitics (64.95%) and antibiotics (35.04%).