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05). In addition, Masson staining revealed lower extent of LA interstitial fibrosis in AF+FO group than in AF group (p<0.01). Myocardial apoptosis was also significantly reduced in AF+FO group than in AF group (p<0.05).

Dietary ω-3 fatty acids could significantly reduce RAP-induced AF vulnerability, possibly via attenuating myocardial ER stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in this canine model of AF.
Dietary ω-3 fatty acids could significantly reduce RAP-induced AF vulnerability, possibly via attenuating myocardial ER stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in this canine model of AF.
Wolfram syndrome is a rare autosomal recessivegenetic disease characterized by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. A neurodegenerative syndrome is usually associated, including cerebellar ataxia. A few cases of central apnea have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of Wolframsyndrome with respiratory symptoms that led to the discovery of central apneas as well as complicated and delayed weaning in an intensive care unit (ICU).

The patient is a 39-year-old woman diagnosed with Wolframsyndrome who was admitted to an ICU for septic shock. Butyzamide She experienced difficult weaning before central apneas were observed while spontaneous ventilation was being attempted. After two extubation failures, cerebral MRI was performed and revealed parenchymatous atrophy of the posterior brain fossa involving the cerebral trunk, cerebellar peduncles, as well as both cerebellum hemispheres and the cerebellar vermis. Even after the patient was tracheotomized, central apneas persisted when the patient breathed spontaneously with her tracheotomy, necessitating nocturnal ventilation.

While central apneas Wolfram syndrome remain rare, they should be systematically investigated due to their association with severe morbimortality.
While central apneas Wolfram syndrome remain rare, they should be systematically investigated due to their association with severe morbimortality.We report a case of a heart transplant recipient who presented with a rapidly growing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 7 days after receiving the first dose of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. Because of the atypical radiologic presentation, the initial tentative diagnosis was a mediastinal abscess. This observation indicates a potential risk of EBV reactivation after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, which might lead to or aggravate the presentation of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in transplantation patients. Transplant surgeons should be aware of the potential immunomodulatory effects of the COVID-19 vaccination.The aim of this study was to assess the impact, if any, of L-PRF application in an implant bed prior to implant placement, focusing on stability by means of implant stability quotient (ISQ) values. The literature was searched in a systematic way by means of the main databases and hand searching of the most relevant journals. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to determine the eligible studies included in this review. Only randomised controlled trials (RCT) and controlled clinical trials (CCT) were included. A total of four RCTs were included for data extraction. The risk of bias was deemed moderate to unclear. Meta-analysis was performed to assess the effect of L-PRF, on implant stability, immediately post-insertion in three studies, after one week from the implant placement in three studies and after four weeks for all the included studies. The fixed effects model has shown Hedges g statistic for the one week varying from 0.380 to 1.401 with a pooled figure of 0.764 (95% CI 0.443 to 1.085) and for four weeks varying between 0.74 and 1.1 with a combined effect of 0.888 (95% CI 0.598 to 1.177). The results for both intervals were in favour of the use of L-PRF while the statistical difference immediately post-insertion was not statistically significant. The present systematic review, though acknowledging its limitations, suggests that L-PRF has a positive effect on secondary implant stability and that needs to be correlated to the clinical practice to measure the actual clinical effect by means of reducing treatment times.Pediatric early warning scores (EWS) have been utilized to assist the identification of children at risk for clinically decompensating, experiencing a cardiac or respiratory arrest, or requiring a transfer to a higher level of care. Although their use is widespread, little consistency exists between tools and research evaluating the effectiveness of these tools is lacking. This quasi-experimental project evaluated twenty-five medical-surgical staff nurses' use and perceptions as well as the inter-rater reliability of a newly modified pediatric EWS tool at a free standing, academic Midwestern pediatric hospital. The tool was modified utilizing existing literature and an interdisciplinary team's expertise. Five fictionalized patients, presented in case studies, were developed and nurses were asked to score these patients using the newly modified tool with rationale. Inter-rater reliability was assessed utilizing Fleiss' Kappa and qualitative questionnaire data was analyzed for emerging themes. Overall, Fleiss' Kappa showed that there was moderate agreement between the nurses' judgments and scoring, with scores primarily differing due to the difficulty level of each case study. Nurses' responses to a questionnaire indicated differing levels of comfort identifying and managing children that present with mid-range total scores as opposed to those who scored in the lower or higher ranges. This project's findings highlight nurses' concerns that an objective tool may not accurately describe a subjective assessment. The results of this project indicated that use of this tool, with some modifications to address nursing concerns, may help to identify clinically decompensating pediatric patients being treated on medical-surgical units.
Creating a womb-like environment for the preterm infant is vital to reduce the stress caused by stimuli and facilitate optimal neurological-behavioral development.

This randomized-controlled study aimed to determine the effect of simulative heartbeat nest use on vital signs, pain level, and comfort in preterms.

The study population consisted of 52 (experiment 25, control 27) preterms hospitalized in a university hospital's neonatal intensive care unit between May-November 2018. Before the application, preterms in both groups were evaluated with PIPP and Comfort scales. The experiment group was monitored in the nest with a heart beating device for 15min. The control group was observed in the nest without the device for 15min. Their heartbeats and oxygen saturation were recorded. After the application, preterms in both groups were re-evaluated with PIPP and Comfort scale.

There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of gestation week, age, birth weight and height, HB, SaO2, PIPP, and Comfort Scale total scores before and after the application (p>.05). However, the mean SaO2 increased significantly during the application (p<.003) in the experiment group; and that the PIPP total score decreased statistically significantly (p 0.001) after the application. The comfort scale total score averages of the preterms in both groups decreased statistically significantly after the application (experimentp<.01; controlp<.05).

Preterms in both groups had similar indicators. The nests that create heartbeat provide positive outcomes, such as the standard nests'.
Preterms in both groups had similar indicators. The nests that create heartbeat provide positive outcomes, such as the standard nests'.
Routinely collected health data (RCHD) offers many opportunities for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, in which injury severity is an important factor.

The use of clinical injury severity indices in a context of RCHD is explored, as are alternative measures created for this specific purpose. To identify useful scales for full body injury severity and TBI severity this study focuses on their performance in predicting these currently used indices, while accounting for age and comorbidities.

This study utilized an extensive population-based RCHD dataset consisting of all patients with TBI admitted to any Belgian hospital in 2016.

Full body injury severity is scored based on the (New) Injury Severity Score ((N)ISS) and the ICD-based Injury Severity Score (ICISS). For TBI specifically, the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) Head, Loss of Consciousness and the ICD-based Injury Severity Score for TBI injuries (ICISS) were used in the analysis. These scales were used to predict three outcome variables strongurrent form, the severity scales are not suitable for use in older populations.
We propose to assess the impact of educational level on cognitive tests at admission and discharge after a period of cognitive rehabilitation in young patients after ischaemic stroke.

We considered secondary and higher education (group A) and less than 6 years of formal education (group B). We compared A and B using χ
and Kruskal-Wallis. We studied A and B as predictors of verbal and working memory at discharge. Verbal and working memories were assessed at admission and discharge using Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and DIGITS of the Barcelona Test respectively.

We analysed n=277 patients (55% belonging to A, mean age of 51 years) admitted to a specialised centre in Spain between 2009 and 2019. We found significant differences (P<.05) at admission, all in favour of A in the assessments of attention, inhibition, visuoperception, visuoconstruction, verbal fluency and comprehension. In DIGITS and RAVLT-learning we found differences at admission. In Digits and RAVLT-recognition we found differences at discharge, all in favour of A. We found no differences in age, severity, time at admission, or length of stay in hospital. Nor did we find differences in cognitive gains or treatment efficiency in memory tests. The groups A and B did not predict RAVLT (R
=.53) or DIGITS (R
=.48).

A scores better in 63% of tests at admission and in 75% of tests at discharge, A and B are similar in gains and efficiency on memory tests.
A scores better in 63% of tests at admission and in 75% of tests at discharge, A and B are similar in gains and efficiency on memory tests.
Tertiary centers recruit a large proportion of locally advanced or recurrent soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) that may have been preoperatively irradiated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of oncoplastic surgery (OPS) for patients affected by extremities or parietal trunk STS.

This retrospective study includes patients who underwent a flap reconstruction after sarcoma resection between January 2018 and December 2020at Institut Curie. The primary endpoint was the evaluation of the impact of OPS on the quality of surgical margins. The secondary endpoint was to quantify the morbidity of OPS and identify predictive factors for wound complications.

Of 211 patients, 89 (42.2%) had a flap reconstruction. Surgery was realized on an irradiated field in 56 (62.9%) patients. Without OPS, all patients were candidates either for amputation (n=9,10.1%) due to vessels/nerve infiltration, or R1/R2 resection (n=80,89.9%). Seventy-two (80.0%) pedicle flaps and 18 (20.0%) free flaps were used. No R2 resections were performed.
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