Treatment of Elderly Bedridden Patients with Removable Dentures to Promote Their Daily Physical Activities: A Case-Control Study

Bedridden patients remain in bed for various reasons, such as chronic illness, old age, and disability, and they cannot perform self-care activities completely or partially. The provision of care for bedridden patients is a major issue in the aging population. Effective rehabilitation is associated with several factors such as cooperation between the patient and the medical staff, selection of effective facilities, and the financial burden. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect on the activities of daily living (ADL) of occlusion restoration using removable dentures in bedridden older people. This case-control study comprised 32 bedridden older patients who were divided into two groups as follows: denture (n = 18) and no-denture (n = 14). No rehabilitation was provided to any of the patients. The patients were evaluated 3 months after placing the denture, and the ADLs were compared between the two groups. Of the 18 bedridden patients who received removable dentures, 55.6% demonstrated improvements in the ADLs, and the effects persisted for at least 3 months. No improvement in the ADL was observed in the no-denture group. The results of this study suggested that adequate occlusal support can improve the ADL of the elderly. Thus, it is important to take care of oral health early in life in order to maintain oral health, which could help prevent the decrease in the ADL during the later stages of life.

Effect of blood gas analysis in patients with bed rest and blood sampling through the dorsal artery:A meta-analysis

Objective:To systematic evaluation by the dorsalis pedis artery puncture for bed patients blood gas analysis of application effect of impact.Methods:A randomized controlled trial of the effect of arterial blood extraction on blood gas analysis in PubMed,CNKI,Wanfang database and VIP database.After selecting the literature,extracting the data and evaluating the quality of the literature.Meta- analysis was carried out by RevMan 5.3 software.Results:Twelve randomized controlled trials were included and 1696 patients were enrolled.After meta-analysis,the arterial puncture can effectively improve the success of arterial puncture in patients with bed [Z = 5.78,95%CI(1.90,3.66),P<0.001],reduce the occurrence of hematoma [Z = 4.27,95%CI(0.19,0.54),P<0.001],reduce the mistaken into the vein [Z = 4.60,95%CI(0.08,0.36),P<0.001],reduce cyanosis [Z = 2.84,95%CI(0.23,0.81),P<0.008],the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion:Dorsalis pedis artery puncture can improve the success rate of blood gas analysis in bedridden patients,reduce the incidence of hematoma and the incidence of venous leakage,and can be widely used in clinical practice.