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or lumbar spondylolisthesis, with sufficient decompression, reduction, fusion, and satisfactory clinical results.STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine if patient satisfaction is predicted by improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) metrics. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Patient satisfaction is becoming an increasingly common proxy for treatment quality; however, the correlation between patient satisfaction and HRQOL outcome metrics following a lumbar disk herniation is unclear. METHODS Patients enrolled in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) study were prospectively enrolled at 13 institutions. A retrospective subgroup analysis of prospectively collected data from the SPORT trial was performed. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine if improvement in HRQOL metrics could accurately identify patient satisfaction. HRQOL metrics included Short Form-36 (SF-36), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Sciatica Bothersomeness Index, Back Pain Bothersomeness Scale, and Leg Pain Bothersomeness Scale. RESULTS A total of 709 patie4 years [AUC=0.88 (95% CI 0.85-0.92)]. CONCLUSIONS HRQOL metrics can accurately predict patient satisfaction with symptoms at 3 months, 2 years, and 4 years after surgical intervention for a lumbar disk herniation. Absolute outcome scores were somewhat more predictive than change scores.BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) is the most common lethal arrhythmia, yet 90% are false and contribute to alarm fatigue. We hypothesize that some true V-tach also causes alarm fatigue because current criteria are too sensitive (i.e., ≥ 6 beats ≥ 100 beats/minute [bpm]). PURPOSE This study was designed to determine 1) the proportion of clinically actionable true V-tach events; 2) whether true actionable versus non-actionable V-tach differs in terms of heart rate and/or duration (seconds); and 3) if actionable V-tach is associated with adverse outcomes. METHODS This was a secondary analysis in 460 ICU patients. Electronic health records were examined to determine if a V-tach event was actionable or non-actionable. Actionable V-tach was defined if a clinical action(s) was taken within 15 minutes of its occurrence (i.e., new and/or change of medication, defibrillation, and/or lab test). Ceritinib and duration for each V-tach event was measured from bedside monitor ECGs. Adverse patient outcomce alarms that contribute to alarm fatigue. A prospective study designed to test whether adjusting default settings to these higher levels is safe for patients, is needed.BACKGROUND Clinical evidence suggests that muscle-strengthening exercise (using weight machines/body weight exercises) may be an important antihypertensive lifestyle therapy. However, epidemiological research on the association between muscle-strengthening exercise and hypertension is limited. We conducted the first population-level study describing the associations between muscle-strengthening exercise and prevalent hypertension among a large sample of US adults. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, data were pooled from four US health surveillance surveys (2011-2017) (n = 1 539  309, aged ≥18 years). Muscle-strengthening exercise frequency and self-reported clinically diagnosed hypertension (n = 431 313; 28%) were assessed using the same items across each survey. Generalized linear models using Poisson regression with robust error variance were used to calculate the prevalence ratios of hypertension (outcome variable) across muscle-strengthening exercise [exposure variables 0 (reference); 1 to ≥7 times/weoss-sectional observations.OBJECTIVE The current study reviewed the published evidence on the seasonal changes in blood pressure (BP) assessed using different measurement methods. METHODS A systematic PubMed/EMBASE search was performed for studies assessing seasonal BP changes. Prospective and cross-sectional studies were included fulfilling the following criteria (i) report of ambulatory and/or home BP data; (ii) cross-sectional studies reporting only office BP measurements and including 1000 or more participants. RESULTS Forty-seven studies fulfilled the selection criteria and were included (856 539 participants, weighted age 49.7 ± 4.8 years, 38.8% treated hypertensive patients). The pooled summer minus winter SBP/DBP difference (95% confidence intervals) was office BP (29 studies) -5.6 (-7.1, -4.0)/-3.3 (-4.0, -2.7) mmHg; daytime ambulatory BP (15 studies) -3.4 (-4.4, -2.4)/-2.1 (-2.8, -1.4) mmHg; night-time ambulatory BP (13 studies) 1.3 (0.2, 2.3)/0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) mmHg; home BP (9 studies) -6.1 (-7.0, -5.1)/-3.1 (-3.5, -2.6) mmHg. Meta-analysis of 28 prospective studies (N = 5278) which examined the same individuals during different seasons showed pooled seasonal SBP/DBP difference office BP -5.8/-4.0 mmHg; daytime ambulatory BP -3.9/-2.7 mmHg; night-time ambulatory BP 0.5/-0.5 mmHg; home BP -6.4 /-3.3 mmHg. In meta-regression analysis seasonal systolic daytime ambulatory BP difference was related to the percentage of treated hypertensive patients across studies (P = 0.02) and borderline to age (P = 0.07). CONCLUSION Seasonal BP changes are evident using all daytime BP measurement methods, but not with night-time ambulatory BP. The average BP decline in hot season is at about 5/3 (SBP/DBP) mmHg and appears to be larger in treated hypertensive patients and in older individuals.OBJECTIVE The relationship between total transfusion volume and infection in the trauma patient remains unclear, especially at lower volumes of transfusion. We sought to quantify the cumulative, independent impact of transfusion within 24 hours of admission on the risk of infection in trauma patients. #link# METHODS Using the Trauma Quality Improvement Program 2013-2016 database, we included all patients who received blood transfusions in the first 4 hours. Patients who were transferred or had incomplete/wrongly coded information on transfusion volume were excluded. Patients were divided into 20 cohorts based on the total blood product volume transfused in the first 24 hours. A composite infection variable (INF) was created, including surgical site infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, urinary tract infection, central line associated blood stream infection, and sepsis. Univariate and stepwise multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to study the relationship between blood transfusion and INF, controlling for demographics (e.
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