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Globalization opens new market areas and affects food consumption habits, resulting in rapid and remarkable cultural change. Food habits such as consumption of raw fish meat have become popular, resulting in increased risk of emerging infectious diseases. Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (s.s) and A. pegreffii are the most common and important fish-borne zoonotic nematodes responsible for human anisakiasis, which occurs through the consumption of raw or undercooked fish as well as cooked fish due to their heat-stable allergens. Here, we investigated the prevalence, intensity, and abundance of Anisakis larvae in imported fish and ready-to-eat local fish products in Turkey. A total of 205 ready-to-eat fish products, 100 imported frozen Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fillets, and 100 imported frozen whole Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) were sampled from supermarkets, sushi restaurants, and fish markets. All samples were individually examined using a pepsin digestion technique. In total, 602 Anisakis type I laids in our study clustered within the common A. simplex (s.s.) clade in the cox2 phylogenetic tree indicating the dominance of A. simplex (s.s) in the catching area of Atlantic mackerel. Consequently, our study indicates high occurrence of A. simplex (s.s.) larvae with an overall 98.0% prevalence in imported Atlantic mackerel, and highlights the importance of these fish as potential reservoirs for human allergic anisakiasis in Turkey and possibly in other countries.
Post-operative atrial fibrillation is a complication with high morbidity. In patients on prior-to-admission beta-blockers, early post-operative beta-blockade reduces atrial fibrillation risk; however, this benefit is not studied in hemodynamically unstable patients requiring vasopressors.

A retrospective analysis was performed at two high-volume centers of adult patients on home beta-blockers, undergoing non-cardiac surgery between 2005 and 2015, and who required post-operative vasopressors. Patients were divided into early beta-blockers (within 24h) or delayed from vasopressor cessation. The primary outcome was the atrial fibrillation incidence. A propensity score was developed for early beta-blockers and used for adjustment.

Eight-hundred seventy one patients required post-operative vasopressors; 423 in the early group and 448 in the delayed group. In the delayed beta-blocker group, intraoperative hypotension was more common (21.6% versus 24.1%, p<0.001), APACHE III scores higher (56.6 versus 50.8, p<0.001) and more post-operative norephinephrine use (56.7% veruss 30.3%, p<0.001). Eighty eight patients developed atrial fibrillation 40 in the early group, and 48 in the delayed group (p=0.538). After adjustment, early beta-blockade was not associated with changed incidence of atrial fibrillation.

In patients requiring postoperative vasopressors, early beta-blockade did not protect against postoperative atrial fibrillation.
In patients requiring postoperative vasopressors, early beta-blockade did not protect against postoperative atrial fibrillation.
Conventional palpation techniques for cricothyroid membrane (CTM) identification are inaccurate and unreliable. Ultrasound plays a multi-faceted role in airway management, however there is limited literature around its use for CTM identification prior to cricothyrotomies. This review sought to compare ultrasound to palpation in the general population, identify its indications in subjects with ill-defined neck anatomy, and determine its role in defining neck anatomy.

Two reviewers independently assessed titles, abstracts and full-text English articles through the Ovid Medline and EMBASE databases. Studies related to ultrasound for CTM assessment and/or cricothyrotomy in subjects older than 12years were included.

Fourteen studies were selected. Compared to palpation, ultrasound has greater accuracy, but longer CTM identification times in those with normal airway anatomy. Interestingly, ultrasound offers comparable times to palpation in patients with difficult airways. Ultrasound also helps define anatomical parameters in the neutral and extended neck positions thereby underscoring the importance of neck positioning during cricothyrotomies and confirming consensus-based incision recommendations set by the Difficult Airway Society.

Ultrasound appears to be superior to palpation for CTM localization especially in those with difficult airway anatomy and objectively defines neck anatomy. Its pre-emptive use should be incorporated during difficult airway management.
Ultrasound appears to be superior to palpation for CTM localization especially in those with difficult airway anatomy and objectively defines neck anatomy. Its pre-emptive use should be incorporated during difficult airway management.We have developed a new three-dimensional (3D) surface for use in biosensors that is based on modified novel thorns-like polyelectrolytes (3D-PETx), which comprises of poly-L-lysine (PLL) appended with multitude oligo (ethylene glycol) (OEG) and biotin moieties. It tethered to the sensor surface by PLL, while the OEG-biotin chains are forced to stretch away from the surface for target detections. Due to its 3D structure, the number of the OEG-biotin per surface unit is markedly increased compared to conventional 2D polyelectrolytes (2D-PET) coating. Their antifouling property and sensing performance for human IgG and PSA were compared with the 2D-PET by BioLayer Interferometry (Blitz), Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), microfluidic devices and Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA). Experimental results show that 3D-PETx presents higher sensitivity for biomarker detection both in buffer and in serum and provides an almost non-fouling surface even in undiluted serum. In addition, a sensitive PSA detection was achieved in undiluted serum with a LOD down to 0.6 ng/mL. The successful immunosensing in undiluted serum demonstrate the potential of the 3D-PETx coating for real clinical applications.Diversified determination of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in serum is of great significance for the clinical diagnose and daily monitoring of acute myocardial infarction. Herein, an electrochemical-colorimetric dual-mode imprinted sensing strategy was proposed. Firstly, the aptamer-functionalized Fe3+-polydopamine (Apt@Fe3+-PDA) was constructed as the self-sacrifice beacon. Furthermore, an epitope magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer was prepared to recognize cTnI. Once the cTnI was captured, the beacon was then bound to it through the aptamer, which formed a sandwich-like complex. Under acidic condition, the Apt@Fe3+-PDA was disintegrated to release large amount of Fe3+, and further converted to Prussian blue (PB). On one hand, the electrochemical response of the PB was sensitive to the cTnI amount. On the other hand, the addition of the yellow K3[Fe(CN)6] into different amounts of the produced PB was able to result in different colors, which enabled the visual detection of cTnI. BLU 451 Under the optimal condition, the sensing strategy exhibited a linear range from 1.
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