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Seventy-seven per cent thought they would have given the same response if approached prospectively; those who would have declined reported that a prospective approach under stressful conditions was unwelcome and too overwhelming.

In our sample, 89% of parents of infants enrolled in neonatal research using deferred consent considered it acceptable and half would not have preferred prospective consent. The ability to make a more considered decision under less stressful circumstances was key to the acceptability of deferred consent.
In our sample, 89% of parents of infants enrolled in neonatal research using deferred consent considered it acceptable and half would not have preferred prospective consent. The ability to make a more considered decision under less stressful circumstances was key to the acceptability of deferred consent.
To determine the incidence of and risk factors for neonatal unit admission, intrapartum stillbirth or neonatal death without admission, and describe outcomes, in babies born in an alongside midwifery unit (AMU).

National population-based case-control study.

We used the UK Midwifery Study System to identify and collect data about 1041 women who gave birth in AMUs, March 2017 to February 2018, whose babies were admitted to a neonatal unit or died (cases) and 1984 controls from the same AMUs. We used multivariable logistic regression, generating adjusted OR (aOR) with 95% CIs, to investigate maternal and intrapartum factors associated with neonatal admission or mortality.

The incidence of neonatal admission or mortality following birth in an AMU was 1.2%, comprising neonatal admission (1.2%) and mortality (0.01%). White 'other' ethnicity (aOR=1.28; 95% CI=1.01 to 1.63); nulliparity (aOR=2.09; 95% CI=1.78 to 2.45); ≥2 previous pregnancies ≥24 weeks' gestation (aOR=1.38; 95% CI=1.10 to 1.74); male sex (aORf care in AMUs.
Persons with pre-existing disabilities represent over one-third of acute stroke presentations, but account for a far smaller proportion of those receiving endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and thrombolysis. This is despite existing ethical, economic, legal, and social directives to maximize equity for this vulnerable population. We sought to determine associations between baseline modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and outcomes after EVT.

Individuals who underwent EVT were identified from a prospectively maintained database. Demographics, medical history, presentations, treatments, and outcomes were recorded. Baseline disability was defined as baseline mRS≥2. Accumulated disability was defined as the delta between baseline mRS and absolute 90-day mRS.

Of 381 individuals, 49 had baseline disability (five with mRS=4, 23 mRS=3, 21 mRS=2). Those with baseline disability were older (81 vs 68 years, P<0.0001), more likely female (65% vs 49%, P=0.032), had more coronary disease (39% vs 20%, P=0.006), stroke/TIA histmRS alone.There are few reports of radiation associated colorectal-genitourinary tract (CRGU) fistulae causing Fournier's gangrene (FG). We describe a case of FG in a patient with possibly two CRGU fistulae in the context of previous high-dose brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Unfortunately, CRGU fistulae are not well classified as significant risk factors for the development of FG. Our case demonstrates the rationale for maintaining a broad differential in patients presenting with recurrent urinary tract symptoms or necrotising soft tissue infections to include undiagnosed fistulae.The diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia (DH) in adults is rare and may be due to missed congenital DH or acquired DH from trauma or as a postoperative complication of certain thoracic and abdominal surgeries. We present a case of a patient with well-controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented to the hospital with progressive dyspnoea, 6 months after laparoscopic nephrectomy. Selleckchem OICR-9429 The patient was initially misdiagnosed and treated for empyema after plain radiographic images were reported as consolidation with gas locules. Multislice CT imaging undertaken before diagnostic thoracocentesis confirmed the presence of a right-sided DH, which was subsequently surgically repaired in the outpatient setting, given her haemodynamic stability. As patients with DH usually present in the emergency setting, requiring urgent inpatient surgical repair, there are currently no guidelines on the method and urgency of management of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, stable patients. Furthermore, while plain radiography is the usual first-line imaging modality used, misdiagnosis of DH as pleural effusion or empyema can lead to unnecessary and potentially harmful procedures such as diagnostic thoracocentesis. These risks can potentially be minimised with early utilisation of multislice CT imaging in patients with high clinical suspicion.Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, non-tubercular mycobacteria, often associated with skin and soft tissue infections. We report a case of 57-year-old immune-competent woman who suffered recurrent bilateral breast infection for 6 years. She did not benefit from repeated surgical interventions and multiple courses of antibiotics, and one course of empirical antitubercular therapy. Chronicity of the presentation and non-response to varied treatment interventions prompted further microbiological investigations. The patient was diagnosed with M. abscessus and treated with rifabutin, clarithromycin daily for 6 months and injection amikacin for 1 month. Amikacin was replaced with oral levofloxacin due to bilateral sensory-neural hearing loss for higher frequencies after 6 months. Suspicion and identification of NTM are important as the treatment involves long-term combination antibacterial therapy along with surgical debridement for extensive infection or when implants are involved.A 23-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease was admitted to the hospital due to fever and shock, which occurred during his dialysis. One week prior, he developed an erythematous rash on his chest, face and back, associated with generalised eruption of pustules. In hospital, his status did not improve with norepinephrine and empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics. Following this, methylprednisolone was administered with remarkable improvement. Cultures revealed no infectious aetiology. Based on the morphology of the rash and a compatible skin biopsy, the diagnosis of acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) was established and considered the cause of his shock. The causative agent of his AGEP remained unknown. AGEP is a rare condition, most frequently associated with drug exposure. The removal of the offending agent is the treatment of choice. It can be complicated by shock in rare cases. In that scenario, systemic corticosteroids seem to improve outcomes greatly.
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