Postfire biodiversity database for eastern Iberia.

In the summer of 2012, two fires affected Mediterranean ecosystems in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. The size of these fires was at the extreme of the historical variability (megafires). Animals are traditionally assumed to recolonize from source populations outside of the burned area (exogenous regeneration) while plants recover from endogenous regeneration (resprouting and seeding). However, there is increasing evidence of in situ fire survival in animals. To evaluate the effect of large-scale fires on biodiversity and the mechanism of recovery, in 2013, we set up 12 plots per fire, covering burned vegetation at different distances from the fire perimeter and unburned vegetation. In each plot, we followed the postfire recovery of arthropods, reptiles (including some of their parasites), and plants for 2 to 5 years. Here we present the resulting database (POSTDIV) of taxon abundance. POSTDIV totals 19,906 records for 457 arthropod taxa (113,681 individuals), 12 reptile taxa (503 individuals), 4 reptile parasites (234 individuals), and 518 plant taxa (cover-abundance). We provide examples in the R language to query the database.

Evaluación del nivel de inglés en los programas de enfermería en Colombia: 2011-2016 / Evaluation of the English level in Colombian nursing programs: 2011-2016

Objetivo: evaluar si se cumplió la meta del Gobierno de Colombia para el 2014 de que el 20 % de los graduandos de programas de enfermería de las instituciones colombianas de educación superior se clasifiquen en nivel intermedio o superior en inglés. Metodología: se emplearon los resultados del módulo de inglés de la base de datos de las pruebas Saber Pro del Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (2011-2016). Los niveles de calificación de este módulo son adaptados del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia. Para inferir respecto al logro de la meta de la política se realizaron pruebas de proporciones paramétricas y no paramétricas. Adicionalmente, se hicieron ajustes sobre el valor p. Resultados: ningún programa cumplió estadísticamente con la meta. Sin embargo, cuando solo se realizó la prueba de comparación de proporciones paramétrica y no paramétrica (sin corrección por hacer múltiples comparaciones), el programa de la Universidad del Valle, sede Cali, sí la cumplió. Conclusión: la meta propuesta por el Programa de Fortalecimiento al Desarrollo de Competencias en Lenguas Extranjeras para el 2014 no se cumplió en el caso de los estudiantes de enfermería evaluados; solo el 2,36 % alcanzó el nivel B+ ese año. Además, se encuentran rezagados respecto a los programas de medicina, economía y administración de empresas

Objective: To determine if universities' nursing programs reached the goal established in 2014 by the Colombian government of having 20% of higher education graduates reaching an intermediate or superior level in English. Methods: The research used a descriptive and statistical approach (parametric and non-parametric tests) using the data of nursing students in Higher Education Institutions who took Saber Pro test (2011 -2016). The grades of this module are adapted to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. In order to make inferences in respect to the achievement of the government's goal, parametric and non-parametric proportionality tests were carried out. Additionally, adjustments were made to the p-value to avoid the bias that results from generating a joint conclusion from joining results of an individual test. Results: No nursery program met the statis-tical goal. However, Universidad del Valle's nursing program met the goal if only the parametric and non-parametric proportion comparison tests (without correction for multiple comparisons) are considered. Conclusion: Overall, the goal of the Program for the Strengthening of the Development of Competency in Foreign Languages by 2014 was not met by nursing students: just 2.36% of them achieved an intermediate or higher level of English in 2014. In addition, nursing students fall behind student in medicine, economics and business administration programs

Use of Bone Grafts or Modified Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Technique in Large Mandibular Advancements Reduces the Risk of Persisting Mandibular Inferior Border Defects.

PURPOSE: Healing of the inferior border of the mandible can be compromised in large advancements, leaving an unesthetic defect at the inferior border. The objective of this study was to compare different bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) techniques to prevent the incidence of lower border mandibular defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors undertook a retrospective multicenter cohort study comparing 3 BSSO techniques for advancements greater than 5 mm: traditional non-grafted BSSO (group A), traditional grafted BSSO (group B), and modified BSSO (group C). The space created by the mandibular advancement was measured. The presence or absence of a defect was determined 1 year after surgery by clinical and radiographic assessment. The bone defect outcome was associated with potential risk predictors (age, gender, side of SSO, and magnitude of mandibular advancement) by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: A total of 1,002 operative sites in 501 patients were included in the study. Age (mean, 26.8 yr; standard deviation, 11 yr), gender (310 female, 191 male), and mandibular advancement (right, 9.3 mm; left, 10 mm) were similar among groups (P > .05). The proportions of postsurgical lower border mandibular defects were 54.5% in group A, 1.3% in group B, and 10.6% in group C. The traditional grafted and modified BSSO techniques were significantly more effective in preventing the incidence of mandibular lower border defects compared with the traditional non-grafted BSSO technique (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Surgeons are advised that the traditional non-grafted BSSO technique produces a large proportion of mandibular lower border defects. Use of bone grafts or the modified BSSO technique in mandibular advancements greater than 10 mm markedly decreases the risk of persisting mandibular inferior border defects.

Quiste óseo simple de cóndilo mandibular / Simple bone cyst of the mandibular condyle

El quiste óseo simple (QOS) es una entidad descrita por primera vez por Lucas en 1929. En 1946, Rushton describió las paredes internas del quiste que consistían en tejido óseo sin contenido patológico o químico. Esta entidad intraósea también es conocida con múltiples sinónimos como quiste óseo solitario, quiste óseo traumático, quiste óseo hemorrágico, quiste unicameral, cavidad ósea idiopática y cavidad o quiste óseo progresivo. Cuando afecta a los maxilares suelen ser asintomáticos, siendo su diagnóstico habitualmente un hallazgo radiológico. Las áreas comúnmente afectadas son entre los caninos inferiores y la región de los terceros molares y, en segundo lugar, la sínfisis mandibular. Los QOS de cóndilo son raros, habiéndose referido previamente 15 casos en la literatura. En el caso referido se describirá el tratamiento y se hará una revisión de la enfermedad (AU)

Simple bonecysts (SBC) have been a recognized entity since 1929, when they were first described by Lucas. In 1946, Rushton described the inner walls of the cyst, consisting of bone and no pathological or chemical content. This intraosseous entity, is also known by a variety of synonyms including solitary bone cyst, traumatic bone cyst, hemorrhagic bone cyst, unicameral cyst, idiopathic bone cavity and progressive bone cyst or cavity. There are few clinical features within the jaws, and the diagnosis is made mainly from radiographical findings. The most frequently affected sites are the region between inferior canines and third molars, and secondly in the mandibular symphysis. SBC of the condyle are rare, and there are approximately 15 cases in the current literature. Treatment of the case will be described, and a literature review of the disease and its management will be presented (AU)

Life-threatening complications following orthognathic surgery in a patient with undiagnosed hereditary angioedema.

As described in the literature, hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disease that presents with recurrent events of angioedema caused by a) deficiency or b) functional alteration of the plasma protein C1 inhibitor (C1-inh); this enzyme is involved in the regulation of the complement, kallikrein-kinin, fibrinolytic, and coagulation systems. HAE is characterized by episodes of edema in the larynx, facial structures and tissues, gastrointestinal tract, or extremities. Laryngeal edema has been reported to occur predominantly after oral surgery. We describe the case of an 18-year-old Asiatic male, reporting an unremarkable medical history, who experienced complications following orthognathic surgery. Thirty hours post-op, the patient developed severe facial, pharyngeal, and glottic edema that compromised the airway, and an emergency tracheal intubation was performed. He was tested for C1-inh plasma levels, showing a sub-normal concentration and indicating a diagnosis of HAE. The patient received fresh-frozen plasma and improved throughout the day as his condition stabilized. Several cases of HAE following oral surgery have been reported, but, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first case reported following orthognathic surgery. This patient's treatment will be described, and a literature review of the disease and management methods will be provided.

The unusual evolution of a simple bone cyst in the mandible: A case report.

The simple bone cyst, as newly classified by WHO in 2005, is a lesion related to the jawbones. Therefore, it is not a cyst, since it is a cavity devoid of epithelial tissue. It is a rare pathology affecting the mandible more than the maxilla. Its onset occurs mainly during the first two decades of life, irrespective of sex. The purpose of our report is to exhibit the particular case of a 17-year-old male patient whose radiography showed an osteolytic lesion in his right mandibular body. Exploratory surgery and biopsy are performed showing a simple bone cyst. Since then, he is controlled through imaging studies, but presenting an atypical evolution, with its size increasing considerably within a 4-year follow-up. Key words:Case report, simple bone cyst, hemorrhagic bone cyst, solitary bone cyst, idiophatic bone cyst, mandible.

Déficit congénito de antitrombina III: reporte de un caso clínico de una paciente sometida a cirugía oral / Congenital deficiency of antithrombine III: report of a patient submitted to oral surgery

El déficit congénico de antitrombina III (AT III) es una patología de escasa prevalencia que se manifiesta clínicamente por fenómenos tromboembólicos que ocurren principalmente en territorio venoso, especialmente de las extremidades inferiores. En estos pacientes la incidencia de trombosis venosa aumenta con la edad, al igual que al someter a los pacientes a factores disponibles como son cirugía, parto, trauma, reposo prolongado, etc. Por esta razón la terapia profiláctica-anticoagulante en estos enfermos es necesaria cuando debe someterse a una cirugía. La administración de AT III exógenal, sola o junto a heparina, aparece como el tratamiento profiláctico más efectivo en prevenir los eventos trombólicos. En el presente trabajo se describe la evolución y manejo terapéutico de una paciente portadora de un déficit congénito de AT III, en relación a su segundo parto y cirugía de terceros molares

Estudio comparativo de la actividad analgésica de clonixinato de lisina y naproxeno sódico en el control del dolor postoperatorio en cirugía oral / Comparative study of analgesic activity of lisine clonixinate and sodic naproxene in postsurgical pain control after oral surgery

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue comparar la actividad analgésica de clonixinato de lisina con el naproxeno sódico en el dolor postoperatorio subsecuente a la cirugía oral. Utilizando el método doble-ciego, dosis únicas de clonixinato de lisina 125 mg. o de naproxeno sódico 550 mg. se administraron por selección al azar a 92 pacientes con dolor postoperatorio después de efectuar extracciones de terceros molares incluidos. Durante un periodo de control de 4 horas posterior a la ingestión oral de cada una de las medicaciones estudiadas, se evaluaron en cada paciente