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001) and overall survival rates (48.6% vs. 75.4%, P<0.001) were significantly lower among elderly patients.

Major head and neck surgery in the elderly population does not entail higher complication rate, compared with younger patients, and should be allowed when curative intent is feasible and patient's general condition allows.
Major head and neck surgery in the elderly population does not entail higher complication rate, compared with younger patients, and should be allowed when curative intent is feasible and patient's general condition allows.
Textbook outcome is a composite measure of combined outcome indicators, which has been suggested to be of additional value over single outcome parameters in clinical auditing of surgical treatment. This study aimed to assess textbook outcome after rectal cancer surgery as short-term marker for quality of care.

Patients who underwent elective rectal cancer surgery between 2012 and 2019 and registered in the Dutch ColoRectal Audit were included. Textbook outcome was achieved when the following criteria were met 30-day and primary hospital admission survival, no reintervention, tumour-free margins, no postoperative complications, a hospital stay of less than 14 days and no readmission. Hospital variation was evaluated in case-mix corrected funnel-plots. A multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed to identify associated factors with textbook outcome.

The study population consisted of 20,521 patients who underwent primary rectal cancer surgery, of whom 56.3% achieved textbook outcome. Postoperatiok outcome has little added value to the current outcome indicators for rectal cancer surgery.
Conditional survival (CS) considers the time already survived after surgery when estimating the survival probability, which may provide further useful prognostic information.

To evaluate CS in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and to create CS nomograms predicting the conditional probability of survival after proctectomy.

Consecutive patients with LARC who received nCRT followed by radical resection between 2011 and 2016 were identified. CS was defined as the probability of surviving y years after already surviving for x years. The formula used for CS was CS(x|y)=S(x+y)/S(x), where S(x) represents the survival at x years. Nomograms were constructed to predict the 5-year conditional overall survival (cOS) and conditional recurrence-free survival (cRFS).

A total of 785 patients were included. The median follow-up time was 65.5 months. The probability of achieving 5-year survival after surgery for cancer increases with additional survival time. Maximum tumor diameter, distance from the anal verge, preoperative CA19-9 level, ypTNM stage and perineural invasion were independent predictors of OS, while maximum tumor diameter, distance from the anal verge, ypTNM stage and perineural invasion were independent risk factors for RFS. The nomograms predicted 5-year cOS and cRFS using these predictors and the time already survived. The online calculator can be accessed at http//www.rectalcancer.top/webcalculator.

The proposed nomograms predict survival in patients after surgery, taking the time already survived into account.
The proposed nomograms predict survival in patients after surgery, taking the time already survived into account.
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of intensive care unit (ICU)-initiated transitional care interventions for patients and families on elements of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) and/or PICS-family (PICS--F).

This is a systematic review and meta-analysis SOURCES The authors searched in biomedical bibliographic databases including PubMed, Embase (OVID), CINAHL Plus (EBSCO), Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library and included studies written in English conducted up to October 8, 2020.

We included (non)randomised controlled trials focussing on ICU-initiated transitional care interventions for patients and families. Two authors conducted selection, quality assessment, and data extraction and synthesis independently. SB203580 Outcomes were described using the three elements of PICS, which were categorised into (i) physical impairments (pulmonary, neuromuscular, and physical function), (ii) cognitive impairments (executive function, memory, attention, visuo-spatial and mental processing speed),D42020136589 (available via https//www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020136589).
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Nasogastric tube insertion in the intensive care setting is common. Placement verification is required to avoid complications of bronchotracheal misplacement that range from aspiration of infused contents to death from associated causes. The gold standard of practice is chest radiography. Ultrasound is a growing modality and is readily available in most intensive care units.

The objective of this study was to examine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound imaging ofnasogastric tube placements by nonradiologists compared with chest radiography in mechanically ventilated patients.

This is a dual-centre prospective, single-blind study. Correct placement was captured with a hyperechoic ultrasound image of a nasogastric tube in the oesophagus and epigastrium, which was compared with chest radiography. Patient enrolment included general adult intensive care unit admissions who were mechanically ventilated and required a nasogastric tube for either the treatment or monitoring of their illness.

A total of 25 pness that placement in the stomach in this study was detected in 64% of cases, alongside the missed captured evidence of the sonographer's ability to identify misplacement.
Nasogastric tube placement verification via ultrasound in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients conducted by nonradiologists with minimal training is associated with diagnostic accuracy. These results add to the limited evidence in the current literature; however, they should be considered with awareness that placement in the stomach in this study was detected in 64% of cases, alongside the missed captured evidence of the sonographer's ability to identify misplacement.
Stereotactic MR-guided online adaptive radiation therapy (SMART) has demonstrated a superior radiotherapeutic ratio for pancreatic patients, by enabling dose escalation while minimizing the dose to the proximal gastrointestinal organs at risk through online adaptive radiotherapy. The safe delivery of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is of particular importance in the reirradiation setting and has been historically limited to CT-based nonadaptive modalities. Herein, we report the first use of online adaptive radiotherapy in the reirradiation setting, specifically for treatment of locally recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma through SMART reirradiation (SMART reRT).

We describe the treatment of a 68-year-old male who was diagnosed with, unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Initial treatment included FOLFIRINOX followed by 45 Gy in 25 fractions on a helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) device with concurrent capecitabine, followed by a boost of 14.4 Gy in 8 fractions tin proximity to critical structures. Future studies are warranted to assess long-term outcomes of dose escalated MR-guided reRT, define OAR dose constraints for reRT, and assess cumulative dose across the adapted SMART reRT fractions and the original RT plan.
Redo operation for mitral valve surgery carries higher risks than first time cardiac surgery. The adhesion between sternum and heart, and also the complexity of second time operation make the redo operation more difficult. The robotic surgery carries some benefit in terms of magnification, assisted by the scope view and precise movement of the instruments. We compared the results of our robotic redo mitral valve surgeries with those of conventional re-sternotomy.

Medical records of patients who underwent redo mitral valve surgeries between 2012 and 2019at our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data, patients' medical histories, presenting symptoms, image analyses, echocardiogram data, operative procedures and postoperative clinical outcomes were collected through chart review.

A total of 67 redo mitral valve surgeries, including 23 robotic and 44 re-sternotomy procedures were performed. There were no differences in age, previous operation times, and intervals to previous surgery. Comorbidities of both groups were similar. There was no surgical mortality in the robotic group, and it was 9.0% in the re-sternotomy group (p=0.287). Operation time was shorter in the robotic group (176 vs. 321min; robotic vs. re-sternotomy, p＝0.0279). link2 Blood transfusion was lower in the robotic group (1 vs. 2 units; robotic vs. re-sternotomy, p=0.01189). The ventilation time, ICU stay time, and recheck bleeding rate were similar in both groups.

In select patients, robotic redo mitral valve surgery is safe and feasible. It could offer low operative mortality. It is associated with shorter operative times, than re-sternotomy and provides equal immediate operative results.
In select patients, robotic redo mitral valve surgery is safe and feasible. It could offer low operative mortality. It is associated with shorter operative times, than re-sternotomy and provides equal immediate operative results.
Donepezil was approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but causes variable therapeutic responses. Thus, identifying specific genetic polymorphisms, which can predict a therapeutic response to donepezil, would enable a development of personalized strategy to treatment for patients with AD. The research aimed to exam the impact of the cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1080985 on the concentration of and therapeutic response to donepezil in AD.

In total, 40 newly diagnosed AD patients who had a clinical dementia rating (CDR) of 0.5-2 and who were on donepezil were enrolled and followed up. Plasma concentrations of donepezil were determined after 6 months of donepezil treatment. link3 Cognitive and functional statuses were evaluated annually during follow-up. The response to therapy was defined based on the change in CDR.

At a mean of 21.8±5.7 months of follow-up, 10 of 40 patients (25.0%) were nonresponders to donepezil treatment. Patients who were homozygous for the G allele exhibited a higher concentration of donepezil and concentration-to-dose ratio than those with other genotypes. Furthermore, a significantly higher proportion of patients with the G/G genotype were responders than nonresponders (90.0% vs 50.0%, P=0.015, effect size of V 0.457) to donepezil treatment. Conversely, patients carrying the C allele had a significantly high risk of poor responses to donepezil treatment (odds ratio 9.00, 95% confidence interval 1.611-50.275).

The CYP2D6 SNP rs1080985 might be a useful pharmacogenetic marker of the long-term therapeutic response to donepezil in patients with AD.
The CYP2D6 SNP rs1080985 might be a useful pharmacogenetic marker of the long-term therapeutic response to donepezil in patients with AD.
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