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Intracranial aneurysms are common. Receiving this diagnosis can have a profound impact on patients and their families and this is compounded by the nuanced complexities around their management. An overwhelming majority of patients research health information using the internet. Patient-centred care and informed consent requires patients to have access to information that is readable and reliable. The aim of this study was to assess the readability and reliability of online health information about intracranial aneurysms.

A Google search was conducted using the terms 'brain aneurysm', 'cerebral aneurysm', and 'intracranial aneurysm' and the first 75 websites were screened for assessment. The readability of each website was assessed using the Flesch reading ease score (FRE), the Flesch-Kincaid grade level (FKGL), the gunning fog index (GFI) and the simple measure of gobbledygook (SMOG) indices. Reliability was assessed using the DISCERN instrument and the Journal of the American Medical Association benchmarh are readable and reliable and use layperson-oriented language during the consultation.
This study was performed to evaluate physician radiation doses with the use of a suspended lead suit.

Interventional cardiologists face substantial occupational risks from chronic radiation exposure and wearing heavy lead aprons.

Head-level physician radiation doses, collected using real-time dosimeters during consecutive coronary angiography procedures, were compared with the use of a suspended lead suit versus conventional lead aprons. Multiple linear regression analyses were completed using physician radiation doses as the response and testing patient variables (body mass index, age, sex), procedural variables (right heart catheterization, fractional flow reserve, percutaneous coronary intervention, radial access), and shielding variables (radiation-absorbing pad, accessory lead shield, suspended lead suit) as the predictors.

Among 1054 coronary angiography procedures, 691 (65.6%) were performed with a suspended lead suit and 363 (34.4%) with lead aprons. There was no significant difference in dose area product between groups (61.7 [41.0, 94.9] mGy·cm
vs. 64.6 [42.9, 96.9] mGy·cm
, p = 0.20). Median head-level physician radiation doses were 10.2 [3.2, 35.5] μSv with lead aprons and 0.2 [0.1, 0.9] μSv with a suspended lead suit (p < 0.001), representing a 98.0% reduced dose with suspended lead. In the fully adjusted regression model, the use of a suspended lead suit was independently associated with a 93.8% reduction (95% confidence interval -95.0, -92.3; p < 0.001) in physician radiation dose.

Compared to conventional lead aprons, the use of a suspended lead suit during coronary angiography was associated with marked reductions in head-level physician radiation doses.
Compared to conventional lead aprons, the use of a suspended lead suit during coronary angiography was associated with marked reductions in head-level physician radiation doses.
THD SphinKeeper® is an emerging surgical technique for faecal incontinence (FI). The safety, indications and efficacy of the procedure are still being investigated. The aim of this study is to present the first experience of SphinKeeper® in Australia.

This was a prospective single-centre observational study of patients undergoing SphinKeeper® implantation between February 2018 and September 2019. Baseline demographics, intraoperative and postoperative complications, Cleveland Clinic Faecal Incontinence Score, St Mark's Incontinence Score, Faecal Incontinence Quality of Life score (FIQOL), anorectal manometry and endo-anal ultrasound were assessed preoperatively and 3 and 12months after implantation.

Thirteen patients (2 male, 11 female) underwent implantation during the study period. Anal sphincter defects were present in 13 (76.9%) patients [external anal sphincter (EAS) defect, 2 (15.4%); internal anal sphincter (IAS) defect 4 (30.8%); EAS+IAS defect, 4 (30.8%)]. Lomerizine Median follow-up was 32months (range 18-37months). There were four complications one intraoperative (rectal perforation) and three postoperative (one implant extrusion, two implants that required removal due to malposition). At 12months, an average of 9/10 implants remained ideally placed in each patient. THD SphinKeeper® insertion was associated with an improvement in coping/behaviour as measured using FIQOL (p=0.047). However, the procedure did not improve FI scores or anorectal manometry parameters.

In this study, SphinKeeper® marginally improved symptoms of FI but there was no significant impact on anorectal manometric measurements. Larger-scale studies are needed to determine the patient cohort most likely to benefit from this procedure.
In this study, SphinKeeper® marginally improved symptoms of FI but there was no significant impact on anorectal manometric measurements. Larger-scale studies are needed to determine the patient cohort most likely to benefit from this procedure.Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma that typically appears in sun-exposed areas of the elderly. It has a poor prognosis and with its incidence projected to increase, it is vital for dermatologists to remain up to date with recent updates in this malignancy's pathogenesis and treatment. In the past few decades Merkel cell carcinoma's pathogenesis, more specifically its relation to the Merkel cell polyomavirus, has sparked further interest in the study of this carcinoma. Most cases are attributed to malignant transformation secondary to the Merkel cell polyomavirus, with a minority derived from DNA damage resulting from ultraviolet radiation. Investigators have also determined that there are immunologic influences in the development and prognosis of Merkel cell carcinoma, as individuals with HIV, solid organ transplants, and lymphoproliferative malignancies are at a greater risk of developing this carcinoma. In addition, this immunologic link carries treatment value, as immunologic therapies are currently being investigated. This article provides a comprehensive review of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Merkel cell carcinoma as well as the current treatments available and clinical trials underway. We also touch upon the updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology in respect to its diagnosis and recommended treatment modalities.
The aim was to evaluate urinary neopterin, a marker of pro-inflammatory state, as a potential biomarker of disease prognosis and progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); and to compare its utility to urinary neurotrophin receptor p75 extracellular domain (p75
).

This was an observational study including 21 healthy controls and 46 people with ALS, 29 of whom were sampled longitudinally. Neopterin and p75
were measured using enzyme-linked immunoassays. Baseline and longitudinal changes in clinical measures, neopterin and urinary p75
were examined, and prognostic utility was explored by survival analysis.

At baseline, urinary neopterin was higher in ALS compared to controls (181.7±78.9μmol/mol creatinine vs. 120.4±60.8μmol/mol creatinine, p=0.002, Welch's t test) and correlated with the Revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (r=-0.36, p=0.01). Combining previously published urinary p75
results from 22 ALS patients with a further 24 ALS patients, baseline urinary p75
was also higher compared to healthy controls (6.0±2.7 vs. 3.2±1.0ng/mg creatinine, p<0.0001) and correlated with the Revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (r=-0.36, p=0.01). Urinary neopterin and p75
correlated with each other at baseline (r=0.38, p=0.009). In longitudinal analysis, urinary neopterin increased on average (±SE) by 6.8±1.1µmol/mol creatinine per month (p<0.0001) and p75
by 0.19±0.02ng/mg creatinine per month (p<0.0001) from diagnosis in 29 ALS patients.

Urinary neopterin holds promise as marker of disease progression in ALS and is worthy of future evaluation for its potential to predict response to anti-inflammatory therapies.
Urinary neopterin holds promise as marker of disease progression in ALS and is worthy of future evaluation for its potential to predict response to anti-inflammatory therapies.
Data regarding delays for emergency surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa is limited. We have therefore decided to undertake an evaluation of delays in patients seeking care, reaching care and receiving care for emergency surgery at four rural faith-based hospitals in this region over a 3 month period.

This is a cross-sectional, multi-center, international study at four rural faith-based hospitals in Madagascar, Gabon, Cameroon and Burundi. All patients presenting at these hospitals between 10 February and 1 May 2020 for one of the three Bellwether procedures (caesarean delivery, emergency laparotomy, management of open fracture) were to be enrolled in this study. Data was collected in the form of a questionnaire administered to the patient or the patient's caregiver within 24 h of admission to the hospital.

After analysis of data for 148 patients, we found that the median [quartiles] delay in seeking care overall was 3.5 [0.5, 17.6] h, in reaching care 7.6 [2.3, 33.6] h and in receiving care 3.6 [1.7, 6.8] h. In 72% (107/148) of cases, the second delay was more than 2h. Sixty-five percent of patients who were delayed reported that their delay was because care was sought elsewhere before arrival at one of our Bellwether-capable sites.

Our results suggest that the majority of patients needing emergency surgical care in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where our study was conducted are frequently delayed, with the largest delay being in reaching care. Further investigations into the reasons for these delays should be conducted.
Our results suggest that the majority of patients needing emergency surgical care in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa where our study was conducted are frequently delayed, with the largest delay being in reaching care. link2 Further investigations into the reasons for these delays should be conducted.
To measure the biological activities of extracts of fodder grasses Onobrýchis arenária, Galéga orientális and Rhaponticum carthamoides that are commonly planted in Europe, Middle East and eastern Africa.

Microbial test-systems based on Escherichia coli BW25113 that allow measurement of gene expression, growth and survival, biofilm formation (BF) in combination with the standard chemical procedures were used. The extracts studied had radical scavenging and metal-chelating activities and induced expression of antioxidant genes via generation of hydrogen peroxide. However, the extracts did not affect bacterial growth in planktonic cultures but dose-dependently inhibited BF.

The most remarkable effects were observed in G. link3 orientalis, a high-yielding crop, rich in crude protein and fibres.

Taking into account the antibiofilm activities of the extracts, a perspective for decreasing colonization of ruminants' gut with pathogenic bacteria might be suggested in case of feeding with all the grasses studied.
Taking into account the antibiofilm activities of the extracts, a perspective for decreasing colonization of ruminants' gut with pathogenic bacteria might be suggested in case of feeding with all the grasses studied.
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