Does oral health affect self perceptions, parental ratings and video-based assessments of children's smiles?

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South African Annuitant Standard Mortality Tables 1996-2000 (SAIML98 and SAIFL98)

This paper describes the data and the processes used to produce the first standard tables of mortality of South African immediate annuitants. A parametric curve was fitted to the data from the normal retirement ages up to age 85. Below the normal retirement ages the rates increasingly reflected the impact of higher mortality due to ill health retirements and so the curve was blended into that of the most recent standard table of life assured mortality (SA85 90). Above age 85 the estimates were thought to be unreliable and the extrapolation of the curve fit to the younger ages did not allow for the expected fall in the rate of increase in the rates with age. Thus rates above this age were estimated using a relationship proposed by Coale and Kisker. It was not possible to produce select rates or to decide on a trend in these rates over time

South African annuitant standard mortality tables 1996–2000

This paper describes the data and the processes used to produce the first standard tables of mortality of South African immediate annuitants. A parametric curve was fitted to the data from the normal retirement ages up to age 85. Below the normal retirement ages the rates increasingly reflected the impact of higher mortality due to ill-health retirements and so the curve was blended into that of the most recent standard table of life-assured mortality (SA85–90). Above age 85 the estimates were thought to be unreliable and the extrapolation of the curve fit to the younger ages did not allow for the expected fall in the rate of increase in the rates with age. Thus rates above this age were estimated using a relationship proposed by Coale and Kisker. It was not possible to produce select rates or to decide on a trend in these rates over time.Keywords: South Africa; annuitant; mortality; standard table South African Acturial Journal Vol. 7 2007: pp. 161-18

Traumatic Blunt Injuries to the Celiac Artery: A 5-Year Review From a Level I Trauma Center.

BACKGROUND: Injury to the celiac artery secondary to a blunt mechanism of trauma is an extremely rare injury that accounts for only 1%-2% of all visceral vascular lesions. Although rare, this injury is associated with significant mortality. Despite this high mortality, there are currently only a few published case series of blunt celiac artery injuries in the literature. This study sought to review all cases of blunt celiac artery injuries that presented to our Level I trauma center over a 5-year period. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of all patients who presented with a traumatic blunt celiac artery injury between January 2012 and March 2017. RESULTS: A total of 10 patients met the inclusion criteria for this study. The majority of patients were male (7/10, 70%), the average age was 38.3 ± 16.1 years, and overall mortality was 20% (2/10). On average, patients spent 10.2 ± 6.5 days in the hospital, 4.4 ± 4.5 days in the ICU, and 1.6 ± 2.0 days on the ventilator. The majority of patients presented with either an intimal dissection (3/10, 30%) or an intraluminal thrombus (3/10, 30%). Other injuries included pseudoaneurysms (2/10, 20%), complete avulsion (1/10, 10%), and an intimal dissection with thrombus (1/10, 10%). Of these injuries, 2 (20%) were noted to have retrograde flow on imaging studies including computed tomography angiography and a visceral angiogram. The majority of patients (8/10, 80%) were managed nonoperatively, and 5 (50%) patients were discharged home on aspirin. One patient who was initially managed nonoperatively required an unplanned return to the operating room for ischemic bowel, liver, and stomach. There were no other complications noted. DISCUSSION: Traumatic blunt injury to the celiac artery is rare. Although there are multiple treatment options, there is currently no consensus in regard to management guidelines. In this case series, the majority of patients were successfully managed nonoperatively suggesting that a selective approach for intervention on patients with a blunt celiac artery injury should be considered

Elevated MICs of susceptible antipseudomonal cephalosporins in non-carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa: Implications for dose optimization

The present study evaluated the in vitro potency of ceftazidime and cefepime among carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected as part of a global surveillance program and assessed the pharmacodynamic implications using previously published population pharmacokinetics. When susceptible, MICs resulted at the high end of distribution for both ceftazidime and cefepime, thus 6 g/day was required to achieve optimal pharmacodynamic profiles. These findings should be considered in the clinic and for the application of CLSI susceptibility breakpoints