1.Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Bone Quality of the Mandible Reconstructed by Particular Cellular Bone and Marrow Combined with Platelet Rich Plasma
Muneharu Iwamoto ; Akira Matsuo ; Noriko Kato ; Sawako Takeuchi ; Hidetoshi Takahashi ; Satoru Hojo ; Hiroshige Chiba
Oral Science International 2009;6(2):63-72
Concerning the bone structures of the mandible reconstructed by particular cellular bone and marrow (PCBM), platelet rich plasma (PRP) and tray, we have examined the possibility of implant insertion by clarifying the morphological conditions in each compact and cancellous bone on computed tomography (CT), and by observing the differences in their CT values.Using the computer software program Sim Plant (Materialize Dental, Leuven, Belgium), we morphologically observed 6 cases of implant inserted area after mandibular reconstruction and 11 cases of native bone, and examined the differences in their CT values. The osseointegration rate of each inserted implant was also evaluated.Compared with the native bone group, the PCBM reconstruction group had generally thin compact bone. In the over-3cm-length PCBM reconstruction group, the average CT value was 259.7 ± 94.4 HU (n = 3) in the cancellous bone, whereas in the native bone group, the average CT value was 528.9 ± 140.1 HU (n = 10). Therefore, the PCBM reconstruction group showed significantly lower CT value than the native bone group. However, in the under-3cm-length group, the PCBM reconstruction group showed no significant difference compared with the native bone group. The osseointegration rate of the inserted implants almost 6 months after insertion was 100% in the PCBM reconstruction group and 94.1% in the native bone group.Although the PCBM reconstructed bone had thinner cortical bone and showed lower CT value compared with the native bone, implant insertion was possible.
2.A Trial to Establish an Antimicrobial Prescription Monitoring System for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Clinics
Akane ONO ; Yoshiki KUSAMA ; Tadahiro SATO ; Ryuji KOIZUMI ; Noriko IWAMOTO ; Norio OHMAGARI
An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association 2022;45(1):25-30
Introduction: We investigated the feasibility and validity of developing a system to monitor prescriptions prescribed by physicians for the promotion of appropriate antimicrobial use in clinics.Methods: The names of injuries and diseases and prescribed drugs stored in the receipt computers of six clinics were output and anonymized. Antimicrobial prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections and acute diarrhea were compiled and evaluated.Results: Anonymized data were available for all six clinics. We were able to extract data and aggregate prescriptions by linking the name of the injuries and diseases to the prescribed drug.Conclusions: We consider it possible to establish antimicrobial stewardship in clinics through antimicrobial prescription monitoring and to develop such a system. On the other hand, there are multiple ways of naming injuries and diseases, and further investigation is needed to define the names of injuries and diseases to be extracted.