The presented CI as an oral ulcer activity index seems to be a reliable and suitable tool for evaluating the clinical impact and disease-specific problems in BD and RAS.

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KEYWORDS dental pain; pericoronitis; quality of life; symptomatic irreversible pulpitis; VAS Abstract Background/purpose: The oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) reveals important information about a patient's perceptions in clinical practice, and pain is a critical point when evaluating OHRQoL in clinical practice. The aim of the study was to compare pain patterns by means of the Dental Pain-Screening Questionnaire (DePaQ) and an OHRQoL evaluation between symptomatic irreversible pulpitis and pericoronitis. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 50 patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (with a female:male ratio of 22:28 and a mean age of 35.6 AE 11.8 years) and 38 patients with pericoronitis (with a female:male ratio of 21:17 and a mean age of 26.3 AE 9.08 years) were selected. In addition to a visual analogue scale (VAS, 0e100 mm), dental pain was evaluated by means of a Dental Pain Questionnaire (DePaQ). The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was used to examine the OHRQoL status. Results: Scores of the OHIP-14 and VAS were significantly higher in patients with irreversible pulpitis (29.9 AE 11.8 and 91.80 AE 10.03, respectively) compared to those suffering from pericoronitis (18.6 AE 8.7 and 51.05 AE 36.67, respectively; P < 0.001). According to the DePaQ, the presence of continuous pain, pain radiating to the surrounding area, pain when chewing or eating on the side of the mouth with the affected teeth, pain experienced as an electric shock, and difficulty sleeping were related to a poor OHIP-14 score in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (33.5 AE 10.57, 30.82 AE 11.4, 30.30 AE 11.55, 33.92 AE 10.28,and 27.53 AE 11.77, respectively) compared with those with pericoronitis (20. 09 AE 11.27, 20.37 AE 7.85, 19.64 AE 7.87, 20.56 AE 9.69,and 19.88 AE 7.9, respectively; P Z 0.003, <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, and 0.005, respectively). VAS scores significantly differed between groups according to all DePaQ items (P < 0.05).

Özel hastane acil bakım kliniklerinde elektronik hekim orderlarının etkinliği ve çıktıları Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı acil bakım kliniklerinde elektronik hekim order girişinin etkinliği ve çıktılarını değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Bu araştırmaya İstanbul'da hizmet veren 24 özel hastanenin acil bakım kliniklerinde çalışan 24 hekim ve 24 hemşire katıldı. Veriler elektronik hekim order girişinin etkinliği ve çıktılarına odaklanmış soruları içeren bir anket formu ile toplandı. Formda yer alan maddeler beşli likert ölçeği ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Hekim ve hemşirelerin, Etkinlik boyutuna ilişkin, "ilaç listesine ulaşım", "ilaç dozları ve reçeteler", "ilaç etkileşim uyarıları", "daha hızlı reçeteleme", "reçeteleme hatalarının azaltılması", "diğer sağlık çalışanları ile etkin iletişim kurulabilmesi", "kolay çalışabilme", "kolay yönetebilme", ve "zamandan tasarruf sağlanması" maddelerinden aldıkları puanlar benzerdir (p>0.05). "Reçeteleme için daha iyi yaklaşımdır" ifadesine verilen puan hekimlerde hemşirelere göre daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p=0.038). Ayrıca, hekim ve hemşirelerin Çıktı boyutuna ilişkin, "hasta güvenliğini sağlama", "verinin güvenilirliğini ve okunabilirliğinin artması" maddelerinden aldıkları puanların aynı olduğu görüldü (p>0.05). Sonuç: Elektronik hekim order giriş sistemi acil bakım kliniklerinde hekim ve hemşireler tarafından etkin bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Sistemin reçeteleme için daha iyi bir yaklaşım sağlaması hekimler için önemli bir faktördür. Acil bakım kliniklerinde, bu sistemin kullanımı hasta güvenliği ve sağlık hizmeti kalitesini artırmıştır. Anahtar sözcükler: Elektronik hekim order girişi, hekim, hemşireler, acil bakım kliniği ABS TRACTThe effectiveness and outcomes of computerized provider order entry in emergency care department of private hospitals Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness and outcomes of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) between physicians and nurses in emergency care (EC) services. Methods: In this study, 24 physician and 24 nurses working as fulltime in EC services of private hospitals (n=24) were selected in Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected by a multi-item questionnaire focused on effectiveness and outcomes of CPOE usage. Items were coded by 5-point Likert scale and compared among them. Results: No significant difference was found in score (OF) item effectiveness regarding "accessing list of medication", "dosages and prescriptions" "alerting drug interaction", "faster prescription" "reducing prescribing error", "providing effective communication with staffs", "easy working" and "easy managing", "allowing decision making" and saving time" between physician and nurses (p>0.05). However, significant difference was seen in score of "being better approach for prescribing" between physician and nurses (p=0.038). Almost similar scores were seen in items of outcomes regarding "achieving patient safety" and "increasing reliability and legibility of data" (p>0.05). Conclusions: Consequently, CPOE system was used effectively by phy...

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