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2% of all major operations throughout residency and 11.7% of chief resident operations. CONCLUSIONS Resident operative experience in biliary surgery has significantly increased both in absolute numbers and as a proportion of overall operative experience but is increasingly limited to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. BACKGROUND Minimum case volume thresholds for complex cancer surgery have been proposed by the Leapfrog group. There has been no formal study of how these standards correlate with actual hospital mortality. STUDY DESIGN The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was used to identify patients undergoing surgery for esophageal, lung, pancreatic and rectal cancer between 2013-2015. Recommended annual hospital case volume was used to divide hospitals into those meeting minimum volume thresholds (MVT) and those below it. Hospitals in the highest quartile of adjusted hospital mortality were designated as poor performing hospitals (PPH). Sensitivity, specificity, negative (NPV) and positive predictive (PPV) values of current MVT to predict PPH were calculated. RESULTS The proportion of hospitals meeting MVT varied from 7% for esophagectomy to 27% for rectal operations. Proposed MVT had a sensitivity of 69-93%, specificity of 7-27%, and area under the curve (AUC) of 0.59-0.65 for identifying PPH. Although the NPV varied from 72-79%, the PPV was only 24-26%. Optimal MVT to identify PPH were lower than those currently proposed- esophagus 4 vs. 20, lung 21 vs. 40, pancreas 7 vs. 20 and rectum 8 vs. 16. Even under these idealized volume cut offs, the best performing procedure specific model (esophagus) had an AUC of 0.68 CONCLUSIONS Although proposed MVT are reasonably good at identifying PPH, they misclassify 3 out of 4 hospitals below MVT as PPH and 1 out of 4 PPH as meeting MVT. Use of case volume cut-offs alone does not correlate well with actual hospital mortality. BACKGROUND Annually, over 400,000 adults served in U.S. trauma centers (≥ 20%) develop posttraumatic stress disorder and/or depression in the first year after injury. Yet, few trauma centers monitor and address mental health recovery, and there is limited evaluation and high structural variability across existing programs. More research is needed to guide efforts to establish such programs and to inform national standards and recommendations. STUDY DESIGN This paper describes patient engagement in a stepped-care service to address patients' mental health needs. Trauma activation patients admitted to our Level I trauma center for at least 24 hours were approached prior to discharge. Patients were provided education in person at the bedside (Step 1), symptom monitoring via a 30-day text-messaging tool (Step 2), telephone screening ∼30 days post-injury (Step 3), and, when appropriate, mental health treatment referrals/treatment (Step 4). RESULTS We approached and educated 1,122 (56%) patients on the floor over a 33-month period. PORCN inhibitor Of these, 1,096 (98%) enrolled in our program and agreed to 30-day follow-up mental health screening. We reached 676 patients for the 30-day screen, 243 (36%) of whom screened positive for PTSD and/or depression. Most of the 243 patients who graduated to step 4 accepted treatment referrals (68%) or were already receiving services from a provider (7%). Home-based telemental health was preferred by 66% of patients who accepted referrals. CONCLUSION This work demonstrates the feasibility of an evidence-based, technology-enhanced, stepped-care intervention to address the mental health needs of trauma center patients. Strategies to reach a higher percentage of patients in follow-up are needed. We recommend trauma centers test and adopt broad-based approaches to ensure optimal long-term patient outcomes. BACKGROUND The Cre-lox system is a non-dynamic method of gene modification and characterization. Promoters thought to be relatively cell-specific are utilized for generation of cell-lineage-specific gene modifications. METHODS CD11c.Cre+ITGA4fl/fl mice were generated to abolish the expression of ITGA (α4-integrin) in CD11c+ cells. Ex vivo flow cytometry studies were used to assess the expression of cellular surface markers in different lymphoid compartments and leukocytes subsets after Cre-mediated recombination. RESULTS A significant reduction of α4-integrin expression among CD11c+- cells was achieved in CD11c.Cre+ITGA4fl/fl mice in primary and secondary lymphoid tissues. A similar reduction in the expression of α4-integrin was also observed in CD11c- cells. CONCLUSION Cre-lox-mediated cell lineage-specific gene deletion is limited by the transient expression of recombination regulating sequences in hematopoietic cell lines. These methodological issues indicate the need to consider when to employ non-dynamic DNA recombination models in animal models of CNS autoimmunity. An experimental algorithm to address the biological complexities of non-dynamic gene recombination is provided. PURPOSE Hemiplegic patients often experience malnutrition and feeding risks due to disabilities and inadequate nursing support; nursing roles regarding mealtime assistance remain unclear in China. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the core knowledge and skills of nursing competency regarding mealtime assistance for hemiplegic patients in China. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of self-administered questionnaire to 640 nurses (response rate 57.7%) from two tertiary teaching hospitals and two sanatoriums was conducted. Survey content included 25 items regarding the mealtime assistance competency plus 6 items on demographic characteristics. The factor structure of the 25 items was explored and verified by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS Three factors including 22 items with a cumulative rate of 60.9% were identified "Assistance knowledge and skills for acute period", "Knowledge about assistance and guidance for recovery period," and "Professional basic knowledge regarding hemiplegia." Its reliability was ensured with Cronbach's alpha ranging from .86 to .96. In addition, evidence for its construct validity was obtained, as structural equation modeling revealed a good fit to the data within the allowable range based on various fit indices. CONCLUSIONS This study clarified the core knowledge and skills regarding mealtime assistance competency for hemiplegic patients, with "Assistance for acute period" most concerned, followed by "assistance and guidance for recovery period," and "Professional basic knowledge," and the latter two need more attention. Obtained results can provide useful evidence for competent nursing practice to improve the quality of mealtime assistance for hemiplegic patients in China. V.PURPOSE The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of dignity therapy for end-of-life cancer patients. MEATHODS This was a quasi-experimental study design with a non-randomized controlled trial. Dignity therapy was used as an intervention in the experimental group, and general visit was employed in the control group. Thirty end-of-life cancer patients were recruited, 16 in the experimental group and 14 in the control group. Outcome variables were participants' dignity, demoralization, and depression. Measurements were taken as follows pre-test (prior to intervention), post-test 1 (the 7th day), and post-test 2 (the 14th day). The effectiveness of the interventions was analyzed the two groups was measured using Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) with p value set to be less than 0.05. RESULTS After dignity therapy, the end-of-life cancer patients reflected increased dignity significantly (β = -37.08, SE = 7.43, Wald χ2 = 24.94, p less then .001), while the demoralization (β = -39.55, SE = 6.42, Wald χ2 = 37.95, p less then .001) and depression (β = -12.01, SE = 2.17, Wald χ2 = 30.71, p less then .001) were both reduced significantly. CONCLUSION Clinical nurses could be adopting dignity therapy to relieve psychological distress and improve spiritual need in end-of-life cancer patients. Future studies might be expanded to looking at patients vis-à-vis end-of-life non-cancer patients in order to improve their psychological distress. These results provide reference data for the care of end-of-life cancer patients for nursing professionals. V.PURPOSE The purpose of this study were to develop an SBAR fall simulation program for Korean nursing students and to evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS This study used a single-blind randomized control pretest-posttest design. The 54 nursing students in their third semester at a college in Korea were selected through convenience sampling (SBAR group 26, handoff group 28). SBAR-based program was provided to the experimental group while general handoff-based program was given to the control group. The program was designed for a total of three sessions each and no more than 120 minutes each. Measurement variables included the knowledge, skill, attitude, communication ability and its clarity related to falls. The data were analyzed with x2-test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA using SPSS 18.0 program. RESULTS The SBAR group showed the improved fall-related skill and communication clarity compared to the handoff group. There was a significant difference in the fall-related knowledge only in a time-dependent manner before and after intervention while there was no statistically significant difference in the attitude and communication ability related to falls. CONCLUSION SBAR-based simulation program revealed positive results in terms of patient safety of nursing college students compared to the general handoff-based method. Therefore, the SBAR-based simulation program is expected to be used as an educational intervention for nursing students not only to improve abilities in reporting and communication but to prevent or handle patient safety accidents efficiently. V.Grouper is known as a highly economical teleost species in the Asian aquaculture industry; however, intensive culture activities easily cause disease outbreak, especially viral disease. For the prevention of viral outbreaks, interferon (IFN) is among the major defence systems being studied in different species. Fish type I IFNs are known to possess antiviral properties similar to mammalian type I IFNs. In order to stimulate antiviral function, IFN will bind to its cognate receptor, the type I interferon receptor (IFNAR), composed of heterodimeric receptor subunits known as IFNAR1 and IFNΑR2. The binding of type I interferon to receptors assists in the transduction of signals from the external to internal environments of cells to activate biological responses. In order to study the function of IFN, we first need to understand IFN receptors. In this study, we cloned and identified IFNAR1 in orange-spotted grouper (osgIFNAR1) and noted the up-regulated mRNA expression of the receptor and downstream effectors in the head kidney cells with cytokine treatment. The transcriptional expression of osgIFNAR1, which is characterised using polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly[IC]) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatments, indicated the involvement of osgIFNAR1 in the immune response of grouper. The subcellular localisation of osgIFNAR1 demonstrated scattering across the grouper cell. Viral infection showed the negative feedback regulation of osgIFNAR1 in grouper larvae. Further loss of function of IFNAR1 showed a decreased expression of the virus. This study reported the identification of osgIFNAR1 and characterisation of receptor sensitivity towards immunostimulants, cytokine response, and viral challenge in the interferon pathway of orange-spotted grouper and possible different role of the receptor in viral production. Together, these results provide a frontline report of the potential function of osgIFNAR1 in the innate immunity of teleost.
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