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Partnership among in-hospital event charges as well as hemorrhage risk rating within individuals going through major percutaneous coronary input pertaining to acute myocardial infarction.
Purpose While considerable information is available on acute kidney injury (AKI) in North America and Europe, large comprehensive epidemiologic studies on AKI from Latin America and Asia are still lacking. The present study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology and outcomes of AKI in patients evaluated by nephrologists in a Brazilian teaching hospital. Methods We performed a large retrospective observational study that looked into the epidemiology of AKI and its effect on patient outcomes across time periods. For comparison purposes, patients were divided into two groups according to the year of follow up 2011-2014 and 2015-2018. Results We enrolled 7976 AKI patients and, after excluding patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5, kidney transplant recipients and those with incomplete data, 5428 AKI patients were included (68%). The maximum AKI stage was 3 (50.6%), and there was a mortality rate of 34.3% (1865 patients). Dialysis treatment was indicated in 928 patients (17.1%). Patient survival improved along the study periods, and patients treated in 2015-2018 had a relative risk death reduction of 0.89 (95% CI 0.81-0.98, p = 0.02). The independent risk factors for mortality were sepsis, > 65 years of age, admission to the intensive care unit, AKI-KDIGO 3, recurrent AKI, no metabolic and fluid demand to capacity imbalance (as a dialysis indication), and the period of treatment. Conclusion We observed an improvement in AKI patient survival over the years, even after correction for several confounders and using a competing risk approach. Identification of risk factors for mortality can help in decision-making for timely intervention, leading to better clinical outcomes.Introduction The burden of diabetes, its potential complications, and related self-care activities can induce negative psychosocial effects in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This prospective cohort study investigated the psychosocial benefits associated with 3 months of FreeStyle Libre (FSL) flash glucose monitoring use in young adults with T1DM in Saudi Arabia. Methods Patients completed the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires at baseline and 3 months. HbA1c, number of confirmed hypoglycemia episodes per month, and frequency of blood glucose testing were also collected at baseline and 3 months. Results Of 95 patients analyzed, significant reductions were observed in mean DDS (3.8 vs. 2.5; p less then 0.001) and PSQI (8.7 vs. 3.9; p less then 0.001) scores from baseline to 3 months. Furthermore, HbA1c and confirmed hypoglycemia episodes per month also decreased from baseline to 3 months (HbA1c 8.3 vs. 7.7% [67 vs. 61 mmol/mol], p less then 0.001; hypoglycemia episodes 3.0 vs. 2.3, p less then 0.001). In contrast, mean frequency of blood glucose testing per day increased from baseline to 3 months (2.5 vs. 5.2; p less then 0.001). Conclusion These data demonstrate improvements in diabetes distress and sleep quality as well as glycemic outcomes following 3 months' FSL use in young adults with T1DM.Introduction In pregnant women with a history of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT), prenatal intervention in subsequent pregnancies may be required to prevent fetal bleeding. Several invasive and non-invasive protocols have been published amniocentesis for fetal genotyping, fetal blood sampling for the determination of fetal platelet count, intrauterine platelet transfusions, and weekly maternal i.v. immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion with or without additional corticosteroid therapy. This is the first retrospective study that report the experience with a non-invasive protocol focused on side effects of maternal IVIG treatment and neonatal outcome. Methods Pregnant women with proven FNAIT in history and an antigen positive fetus were treated with IVIG (1 g/kg/bw) every week. To identify potential IVIG-related hemolytic reactions isoagglutinin titer of each IVIG lot and maternal blood count were controlled. IVIG-related side effects were prospectively documented and evaluated. Furthermore, ultrasound examination of the fetus was performed before starting IVIG administration and continued regularly during treatment. Outcome of the index and subsequent pregnancy was compared. Corresponding data of the newborns were analyzed simultaneously. Results IVIG was started at 20 weeks of gestation (median). Compared to the index pregnancy, platelet counts of the newborns were higher in all cases. No intracranial hemorrhage occurred (Index pregnancies 1 case). Platelet counts were 187 × 109/l (median, range 22-239, 95% CI) and one newborn had mild bleeding. No severe hemolytic reaction was observed and side effects were moderate. Conclusion Among pregnant women with FNAIT history, the use of non-invasive fetal risk determination and maternal IVIG resulted in favorite outcome of all newborns. Invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in women with a history of FNAIT should be abandoned.Purpose Screening of gestational diabetes/GDM (although different in different countries) represents a standard procedure allowing to identify women with pregnancy-associated diabetes. Some of the women with GDM (up to 5%) may, however, suffer from previously undiagnosed MODY (Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young). Currently, no international or local guidelines focused on the identification of MODY among GDM exist. Thus, the aim of this manuscript is to propose a clear guide for clinicians on how to detect MODY among pregnant women with gestational diabetes. Methods Based on the available literature about diagnosis (in general population) of MODY and management of MODY (both, in general population and in pregnant women), we propose a clear clinical guide on how to diagnose and manage MODY in pregnancy. Results The manuscript suggests a feasible clinical approach how to recognize MODY among patients with GDM and how to manage pregnancy of women with three most common MODY subtypes. Conclusion A correct classification of diabetes is, nonetheless, essential, particularly in case of MODY, as the management of pregnant women with MODY is different and the correct diagnosis of MODY enables individualized treatment with regard to optimal pregnancy outcomes.Surgical treatment of cervical cancer has led to one of the greatest controversies in gynecological oncology in recent years. After laparoscopic radical hysterectomy became increasingly widespread worldwide, it lost its importance dramatically when the data from the LACC study were published. In contrast to previous assumptions, there was a significantly reduced survival after laparoscopic hysterectomy compared to the open abdominal procedure. Multiple studies were subsequently published. Some confirm these results some do not. Some consider further studies to be unethical, others point to their own non-randomized results and call for a new LACC study. This article gives an overview of the current data situation and the possible criticisms of the individual studies. And, finally, calls for new RCT's under defined criteria.Purpose There are limited data regarding postoperative complications and autoimmune reactions caused by surgery in early-stage cervical cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic radical resection (LRR). This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of LRR of cervical cancer patients and its effect on cytokines. Methods 168 patients with cervical cancer were enrolled. The patients were divided into open group and laparoscopic group according to the random number table method, with 84 cases in each group. The surgical-related indexes and the incidence of complications of the two groups were observed, and the IFN-γ, TNF, and IL-1/2/4/6/8/10/12 levels in peripheral blood were compared before and after surgery in both groups. Results The operation time of the patients in the laparoscopic group was significantly shorter than that in the open group (119.56 ± 45.26 vs. 206.36 ± 54.39, P less then 0.01). The intraoperative blood loss in the laparoscopic group was significantly less than that in the open group (155.29 ± 57.58 vs. 529.58 ± 162.4, P less then 0.01). The postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) score was also significantly lower than that in the open group (3.65 ± 0.88 vs. 6.32 ± 1.12, P less then 0.01). There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the two groups. The degree of inflammatory cytokines changes caused by LRR was less than that of open radical surgery (P less then 0.001). Conclusions LRR surgery has less stress on patients with early cervical cancer than open surgery within 5 days after surgery, which has certain reference value for early cervical cancer treatment.Purpose To explore the trends of oocyte and pregnancy outcomes over the ovulation trigger-OPU (oocyte pickup) time interval in four mainly used COH protocols. Methods This retrospective study was conducted between January 2013 and July 2018. The IVF/ICSI cycles of the patients with normal ovarian reserve were included. The number of total patients was 4673, which consisted of long agonist protocol (n = 819), short agonist protocol (n = 1703), mild stimulation protocol (n = 1627), and GnRH antagonist protocol (n = 524). The primary outcome was mature oocyte rate. WST-8 Results The ovulation trigger-OPU time interval and COH protocol were related to cycles with > 80% MII oocytes. Four protocols showed apparently different trends of retrieved oocyte rate and mature oocyte rate over the ovulation trigger-OPU time interval, and the long agonist protocol had the most delayed time interval than other three COH protocols in retrieving more than 60% oocytes (35.4-39.6 h vs. 34.6-38.6 h vs. 32.5-37.5 h vs. 33.8-37.7 h) and getting more than 80% mature oocytes (35.0-39.7 h vs. 36.0-37.7 h vs. 34.1-35.5 h vs. 34.5-36.3 h). And the adjusted odds ratio (OR) of the cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) (OR 1.360, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.156-1.549, P less then 0.05) significantly increased with the trigger-OPU time interval in the long agonist protocol. Conclusions For getting more and mature oocytes, the ovulation trigger-OPU time intervals should be gradually prolonged from the mild stimulation protocol, the GnRH antagonist protocol, and the short protocol to the long agonist protocol. And the prolonged ovulation trigger-OPU time interval in the long agonist protocol brings higher live birth rate (LBR) and CLBR.Background The radioligand [11C]VC-002 was introduced in a small initial study long ago for imaging of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) in human lungs using positron emission tomography (PET). The objectives of the present study in control subjects were to advance the methodology for quantification of [11C]VC-002 binding in lung and to examine the reliability using a test-retest paradigm. This work constituted a self-standing preparatory step in a larger clinical trial aiming at estimating mAChR occupancy in the human lungs following inhalation of mAChR antagonists. Methods PET measurements using [11C]VC-002 and the GE Discovery 710 PET/CT system were performed in seven control subjects at two separate occasions, 2-19 days apart. One subject discontinued the study after the first measurement. Radioligand binding to mAChRs in lung was quantified using an image-derived arterial input function. The total distribution volume (VT) values were obtained on a regional and voxel-by-voxel basis. Kinetic one-tissue and two-tissue compartment models (1TCM, 2TCM), analysis based on linearization of the compartment models (multilinear Logan) and image analysis by data-driven estimation of parametric images based on compartmental theory (DEPICT) were applied.
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