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014) and a higher mortality rate - 29.2% versus 14.4% - (P = .014) when compared to COVID-neg patients. Patients on PPIs were 2.3 times less likely (odds ratio [OR] = 0.4381, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.2331, 0.8175], P = .0053) to develop COVID-19 infection, compared to those not on PPIs. No other treatment decreased or increased this risk. COVID-pos patients on antipsychotics (P = .0013) and OADs (P = .0153), particularly metformin (P = .0237), were less likely to die. Thus, patients on treatment with PPI were less likely to develop COVID-19 infection, and those on antipsychotics or metformin had a lower risk of mortality. However, prospective studies, including clinical trials, are needed to confirm or not these findings.Background Drug-disease interactions are situations where pharmacotherapy may have a negative effect on patients' comorbidities. In these cases, it can be necessary to avoid that drug, adjust its dose or monitor therapy. In the Netherlands, pharmacists have developed a best practice how to systematically evaluate drug-disease interactions based on pharmacological considerations and implement recommendations for specific drug-disease interactions. Aim To describe the development of recommendations for drug-disease interactions and the implementation in prescribing and dispensing practice in the Netherlands. Setting Pharmacies and physicians' practices in primary care and hospitals in the Netherlands. Development A multi-disciplinary expert panel assessed if diseases had clinically relevant drug-disease interactions and evaluated drug-disease interactions by literature review and expert opinion, and subsequently developed practice recommendations. Implementation The recommendations were implemented in all clinical decision support systems in primary care and hospitals throughout the Netherlands. Evaluation Recommendations were developed for 57 diseases and conditions. Cardiovascular diseases have the most drug-disease interactions (n = 12, e.g. long QT-syndrome, heart failure), followed by conditions related to the reproductive system (n = 7, e.g. pregnancy). The number of drugs with recommendations differed between 6 for endometriosis and tympanostomy tubes, and up to 1171 in the case of porphyria or even all drugs for pregnancy. Conclusion Practice recommendations for drug-disease interactions were developed, and implemented in prescribing and dispensing practice. These recommendations support both pharmacists and physicians by signalling clinically relevant drug-disease interactions at point of care, thereby improving medication safety. This practice may be adopted and contribute to safer medication use in other countries as well.Asylum-seeking and refugee women currently residing in Europe face unique challenges in the perinatal period. A range of social support interventions have been developed to address these challenges. However, little is known about which women value and why. A critical interpretive synthesis was undertaken using peer reviewed and grey literature to explore the nature, context and impact of these perinatal social support interventions on the wellbeing of asylum-seeking and refugee women. Four types of interventions were identified which had varying impacts on women's experiences. Carboplatin price The impacts of the interventions were synthesised into five themes Alleviation of being alone, Safety and trust, Practical knowledge and learning, being cared for and emotional support, and increased confidence in and beyond the intervention. The interventions which were most valued by women were those using a community-based befriending/peer support approach as these provided the most holistic approach to addressing women's needs.While Asian Indians (AIs) are the third fastest-growing Asian minority population in the United States, they fall short of the Healthy People cervical cancer screening target goals, with rates averaging 70% compared to 83% among non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this systematic review is to examine factors influencing cervical cancer screening behaviors among AIs in the US. Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, PsychINFO, and ProQuest databases were searched for qualitative and quantitative studies conducted between 1990 and 2017 that focused on cervical cancer screening behaviors among AIs in the US. The seven selected quantitative cross-sectional descriptive studies show that acculturation, length of stay in the US, age, education level, employment, cultural beliefs, and language influence cervical cancer screening behaviors among AIs in the US. Results from this systematic review inform development of culturally sensitive interventions to raise awareness and engagement in cervical cancer screening among AIs.
Large basilar trunk aneurysm caused by bilateral occlusion of the proximal common carotid artery is rare. We treated one case with vertebral V3 portion-radial artery-distal common carotid artery (V3-RA-dCCA) bypass.

Basilar trunk aneurysm and bilateral occlusion of the proximal CCA were found incidentally in a 70-year-old woman. During the next 5years, the aneurysm gradually enlarged to 12mm, and blood flow of the anterior circulation was supplied through the posterior communicating artery. V3-RA-dCCA bypass was performed to reduce the stress of blood flow and prevent aneurysm growth and rupture. After exposing the neck portion, forearm of RA, and V3 portion of the vertebral artery, we created a space just below the sternocleidomastoid muscle to bypass the RA. We flushed the RA with albumin to stiffen the artery and temporarily clamped the bilateral sides of the RA to prevent twisting. We anastomosed the V3 and RA with a 9-0 thread and temporarily clamped the V3. After flushing the RA with albumin to prevent twisting, we clamped the external and internal carotid arteries, opened the dCCA with a vascular punch to prevent arterial dissection, and anastomosed the RA to the dCCA. The patency of the bypass was confirmed with Doppler and indocyanine green video angiography. The postoperative course was uneventful, bypass patency was good, and the aneurysm did not expand further.

V3-RA-dCCA bypass may be an effective and low-risk treatment for large basilar trunk aneurysms with bilateral occlusion of the proximal common carotid artery.
V3-RA-dCCA bypass may be an effective and low-risk treatment for large basilar trunk aneurysms with bilateral occlusion of the proximal common carotid artery.
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