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Additionally, after the completion of the program, EG participants' enjoyment was assessed.
EG significantly increased (p < 0.001) lean body mass and respiratory function (range of mean increase 3.5-4.5%, depending on the variable), functional capacity (range of mean increase 18-40%, depending on the variable), lower and upper libs maximal strength (range of mean increase 10-25%, depending on the variable), subjective vitality (41.3%) and life satisfaction (21.5%); while significantly decreased (p < 0.001) heart rate during submaximal test (-14%), body fat and blood pressure (range of mean decrease -3.5% to -5.5%, depending on the variable). In CG, all the above variables did not change. Furthermore, a great percentage of employees (95%) reported high levels of enjoyment.
A workplace exercise program may be safely used for the promotion of employees' physical and mental health.
A workplace exercise program may be safely used for the promotion of employees' physical and mental health.
To review the literature on respiratory effects of persulfate salts (PS) or hair bleaches in hairdressers and animal models exploring mechanisms behind PS-induced asthma.
A systematic review according to the PRISMA guidelines was performed. Studies published from 2000 to July 2021 that fulfilled predefined eligibility criteria were retrieved. Data were not quantitatively synthesized due to the heterogeneity of study designs, outcomes and methods.
Forty-two articles were included. PS are indicated as the main cause of occupational rhinitis and asthma in hairdressers, and one of the leading causes of occupational asthma in some European countries. Bleaching products are indicated as the most important factor for development of respiratory symptoms, lung function decline, and leaving the hairdressing profession. Risk estimates from a good quality prospective study showed up to 3.9 times higher risk for wheezing and breathlessness in hairdressers aged ≥ 40years than in matched controls, and 20 times higher risk in hairdressers to develop respiratory symptoms from exposure to bleaching powder than controls. Pathophysiological mechanisms of the respiratory response to PS are not yet fully elucidated, but may include non-specific and specific immune responses.
Hairdressing is associated with a wide spectrum of respiratory adverse effects, of which bleaching products were indicated as the most hazardous. Preventive measures for reducing inhalatory exposure to PS in hair salons should be re-evaluated, including adopting occupational exposure limits at EU level, and encouraging use of safer bleach formulations.
CRD42021238118.
CRD42021238118.
Each year there are 7.3million emergencies for the German rescue service, trend rising and around 59% of the emergency patients are treated by paramedics only; however, most of the studies focus on physicians, while their practical skills at the scene are rarely necessary. Accordingly, the responsibility for the patient lies with the paramedics most of the time. Their duty is to execute life-saving measures, stabilize the patient for the transport and the regular documentation of the operation. Retrospectively, the emergencies can only be analyzed based on the emergency protocols, which are mostly paper-based and handwritten. That causes an increased effort in the evaluation, which makes studies for the whole country hardly feasible. As of now there are only few data on quality of healthcare and documentation by the paramedics. Both were analyzed in this survey based on the emergency protocols.
Aretrospective analysis of emergency protocols from June to July 2018 took place in Aachen, amajor German city. several important vital signs for a complete differential diagnosis were missing. Furthermore, a quarter of all patients might have benefited from an emergency physician as they were taken to hospital with no or insufficient treatment, despite standard operating procedures. From a forensic point of view there is an alarmingly incomplete documentation of vital signs at handover. The on-scene time in general was within the predetermined time frame, but can still be reduced in different scenarios. Overall, we recommend strict adherence to the standard operating procedures and algorithms, to remove unnecessary documentation and implement a structured quality assurance. Moreover, the quality of treatment might benefit from the rising number of more specialized paramedics and an increasing use of telemedicine.
To identify factors associated with ease of hip distraction at the time of hip arthroscopy.
A retrospective review of patients 17-50years old undergoing hip arthroscopy with a single high-volume hip arthroscopist was performed from 2014 to 2020. Demographics, clinical history, examination, and imaging findings were collected. Distractibility was quantified using turns of fine traction (1 turn = 4mm axial distraction) with the patient paralyzed on a fracture table with a well-padded perineal post Fine axial traction was applied after the patient's perineum contacted the post. Demographic and clinical predictors of ease of distractibility were analyzed with simple linear regression models. Significant predictors were subsequently added to a multivariable linear regression model, estimating the effect of each variable.
In total, 453 patients were included, with an average age of 31.6years (± 9.2) and 45.9% females. In univariate analysis, gender, race, BMI, range of motion, hyperextension-external rotationlity.
Preoperative identification of risk factors for ease of hip distraction may raise pre-surgical suspicion and, when coupled with other intraoperative findings, may aid in the diagnosis and management of hip microinstability.
Biomechanical evaluation of three different suture button devices used in acromioclavicular joint repair and analysis of their effect on post-testing tunnel widening.
Eighteen human shoulder girdles were assigned into three groups with a similar mean bone mineral density. Three different single-tunnel acromioclavicular repair devices were tested (1) AC TightRope
with FiberWire; (2) AC Dog Bone
Button with FiberTape; (3) Low Profile AC Repair System. Biomechanical testing was performed simulating the complex movement of the distal clavicle as follows. A vertical load of 80N was applied continuously. The rotation of the clavicle about its long axis was set at 10° anterior and 30° posterior for 2500 cycles at 0.25Hz. The horizontal translation of the clavicle was set at 6mm medial and 6mm lateral for 10,000 cycles at 1Hz. The coracoclavicular distance was measured before and after testing. After testing, each sample underwent micro-CT analysis. Following 3D reconstruction, the area of the bone tunnels waation.
Significant tunnel widening can be observed for all devices and is primarily found in the inferior parts of the clavicle and superior parts of the coracoid. The Low Profile AC Repair System showed inferior biomechanical properties compared to the AC TightRope® and AC Dog Bone™ devices. Therefore, clinicians should carefully select the type of acromioclavicular repair device used and need to consider tunnel widening as a complication.The role of microbiotaimmune system dysregulation in the etiology of colorectal cancer (CRC) is poorly understood. Guggulsterone E&Z CRC develops in gut epithelium, accompanied by low level inflammatory signaling, intestinal microbial dysbiosis and immune dysfunction. We examined populations of intraepithelial lymphocytes in non-affected colonic mucosa of CRC and healthy donors and circulating immune memory to commensal bacterial species and yeasts. γδ T cells and resident memory T cells, populations with a regulatory CD39-expressing phenotype, were found at lower frequencies in the colonic tissue of CRC donors compared to healthy controls. Patterns of T cell proliferative responses to a panel of commensal bacteria were distinct in CRC, while B cell memory responses to several bacteria/yeast were significantly increased, accompanied by increased proportions of effector memory B cells, transitional B cells and plasmablasts in blood. IgA responses to mucosal microbes were unchanged. Our data describe a novel immune signature with similarities to and differences from that of inflammatory bowel disease. They implicate B cell dysregulation as a potential contributor to parainflammation and identify pathways of weakened barrier function and tumor surveillance in CRC-susceptible individuals.Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep. Caregivers of individuals with PWS (aged 3 to 25 years) completed the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ), Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD), and the parent version of the Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC-P). Sleep adequacy was adjusted for age by computing sleep duration against age-specific recommendations. The associations between ESS-CHAD and the total DBC and its subscale scores were evaluated by linear regression, adjusted for sleep-related breathing difficulties, sleep adequacy, and body mass index (BMI). There were 54 responses for individuals with PWS (including 22 males) aged 4.4-24.0 (mean 12.5) years. Daytime sleepiness predicted a substantial proportion of the variance in total DBC-P scores in the unadjusted model (28%; β = 0.028; p less then 0.001) and when adjusted for sleep adequacy, BMI, and sleep-related breathing difficulties (29%; β = 0.023; p = 0.007). This relationship was not moderated by BMI Z-scores, but the relationship was more prominent for children younger than 12 years than for children older than 12 years.Conclusions These findings provide preliminary novel evidence that daytime sleepiness may drive the expression of emotional/behavioral disturbances, and should be explored as a potential modifiable risk factor for these disturbances in PWS, particularly pre-adolescent children.
To investigate the role of clinicopathological factors and MR imaging factors in risk stratification of combined hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) patients who were classified as LR-M and LR-4/5.
We retrospectively identified consecutive patients who were confirmed as cHCC-CCA after surgical surgery in our institution from June 2015 to November 2020. Two radiologists evaluated the preoperative MR imaging features independently, and each lesion was assigned with a LI-RADS category. Preoperative clinical data were also collected. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was applied to separately identify the independent factors correlated with the recurrence of cHCC-CCAs in LR-M and LR-4/5. Risk stratifications were conducted separately in LR-M and LR-4/5. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates and overall survival (OS) rates were analyzed by using the Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank test.
A total of 131 patients with single primary lesion which met the 2019 WHO classification criteria were finally included.
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