Context Cardiac arrest occurring outside of a medical facility is a significant cause of death and disability worldwide. In developing nations, it accounts for a notable portion of total mortality, wi...
New shade-matching devices are available for clinical use, but their accuracy and reliability have not been investigated. This in vitro study compared the accuracy and reliability of a shade-matching ...
Shade matching was conducted with two digital devices; (Optishade and Vita Easyshade) and the visual shade selection method, with a new 16-tab Vita Classical shade guide. Shade tabs were placed within...
The shade matching accuracy of Optishade was 97.50%, Vita Easyshade 89.38%, and visual method 62.19%. Statistically, high significant difference in accuracy (p < 0.001) was found when comparing both O...
The colorimeter demonstrated the highest accuracy, followed by the spectrophotometer, and the visual shade selection method. Both digital methods investigated in this study showed comparable reliabili...
The results of this study emphasize the clinical advantage of digital shade-matching devices over visual shade-matching. The colorimeter offers high accuracy for shade matching and should be considere...
Machine learning offers diverse options for effectively managing blood glucose levels in diabetes patients. Selecting the right ML algorithm is critical given the array of available choices. Integrati...
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of machine learning models utilizing IoT device data for predicting blood glucose levels....
We systematically searched electronic databases for studies published between 2019 and 2023. We excluded studies lacking ML model derivation or performance metrics. The Quality Assessment of Diagnosti...
We analyzed ten eligible studies across prediction horizons of 15, 30, 45, and 60 minutes. ML models exhibited mean absolute RMSE values of 15.02 (SD 1.45), 21.488 (SD 2.92), 30.094 (SD 3.245), and 35...
We observed significant heterogeneity across all subgroups, indicating diverse sources of variability. As the PH lengthened, the RMSE for blood glucose prediction by the ML model increased, with Rando...
Psychosocial assessment is a core component of the multidisciplinary evaluation for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. The degree to which psychosocial conditions are considered a con...
We conducted a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. The search resulted in 2509 articles. After deduplication, abstrac...
Included studies evaluated socioeconomic status (n = 6), caregiver characteristics (n = 6), non-adherence (n = 6), substance use (n = 13), and psychiatric disorder (n = 8). The most commonly measured ...
Of the psychosocial factors studied, non-adherence, psychiatric disorder, and substance use were the most consistently associated with an increased risk of mortality, readmission, and/or adverse event...
Hydrogel sensors are widely utilized in soft robotics and tissue engineering due to their excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, in high-water environments, traditional hydroge...
Implanted devices used in metastatic spine tumor surgery (MSTS) include pedicle screws, fixation plates, fixation rods, and interbody devices. A material to be used to fabricate any of these devices s...
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to improve the reporting of the review. The search was performed from March 2022 to September 2023....
At the end of the screening process, 20 articles were considered eligible for this study. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), Carbon-fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK), long carbon fiber reinfo...
CFR-PEEK displays a noninferior safety and efficacy profile to titanium implanted devices. However, it also has other advantages. By decreasing artifact production, it is able to increase detection of...
Resistive switching random-access memory (ReRAM) devices based on organic-inorganic halide perovskites (OIHPs) have emerged as a new class of data storage devices. Recently, two-dimensional (2D) OIHPs...
The medical technology sector is characterised by a constant influx of innovations with the potential to revolutionise patient care. In France, there are several pathways for medical devices to enter ...
To assess patients' needs and the factors determining their acceptance of an e-Health intervention....
Purposive sample of patients with heart failure, attending an outpatient consultation were invited to complete a questionnaire designed to assess their needs and acceptance of an e-Health intervention...
Response rate was 61 % (n = 101), with most patients (>70 %) indicating they could see themselves using an e-Health intervention to manage their heart failure. Participants with a healthy lifestyle (i...
Results indicate patients have a positive attitude towards the use of e-Health interventions to enable their self-management of heart failure. These findings will inform further development and delive...
Light wearable robots have the potential to assist older adults with mobility impairments in daily life by compensating for age-related decline in lower extremity strength. Physiotherapists may be the...
The aims of this study were to explore views of older adults and physiotherapists on wearable robots as assistive devices for daily living and to identify the barriers and facilitators to their use....
Six older adults (aged 72-88 years) tested a wearable robot (Myosuit) and participated in semistructured interviews. A focus group with 6 physiotherapists who had a minimum of 5 years of professional ...
Older adults perceived benefits and had positive use experiences, yet many saw no need to use the technology for themselves. Main barriers and facilitators to its use were the perception of usefulness...
A light wearable robot-the Myosuit-was found to be acceptable to study participants as an assistive device. Although characteristics of the technology are important, the use and acceptance by older ad...
