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measure of poor socioeconomic status, is associated with greater risk-adjusted likelihood of failure to rescue after cardiac surgery. These findings highlight that current quality metrics do not account for socioeconomic status, and as such underrepresent procedural risk for these vulnerable patients.
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel aortic annular enlargement technique.

From August 2020 to February 2022, 50 consecutive cases of aortic valve replacement with Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and other combined cardiac procedures were performed primarily for severe aortic stenosis. Data were obtained through medical record review, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database, and National Death Index data.

The median age was 65 (59, 71) years, 70% of patients were female, and 26% had previous cardiac surgery. Sixty-six percent patients had isolated aortic valve replacement. The preoperative mean gradient was 40 (30, 47) mm Hg, and the native aortic annular size was 21 (19, 23) mm. After aortic annular enlargement, the median prosthesis size was 27 (27, 29) with 54% of patients having a size 29 or the largest sized valve. The median increment of annulus enlargement was 3 (3, 4) valve sizes. 88% of patients received no blood transfusion. There were no major postoperative complications, including operative mortality, renal failure requiring permanent dialysis, mediastinitis, or reoperation for bleeding, except for 1 stroke. Three-month postoperative computed tomography aortogram showed the aortic root was enlarged from 27 (24, 30) to 40 (36, 41) mm without aortic pseudoaneurysm. Eltanexor manufacturer The postoperative mean gradient was 7 (5, 8) mm Hg and valve area was 1.9 (1.7, 2.3) cm
at 3 to 12months. Mitral and tricuspid valve functions were significantly improved. Survival was 100% at 18months.

Y-incision aortic annular enlargement was safe and effective for upsizing the aortic annulus by 3 to 4 valve sizes.
Y-incision aortic annular enlargement was safe and effective for upsizing the aortic annulus by 3 to 4 valve sizes.
We sought to evaluate the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on postoperative outcomes following colorectal surgery.

This retrospective cohort study used PearlDiver-Mariner, an all-payer insurance claims database. Patients who underwent colectomy or proctectomy between 2010 and 2020 were included. SDOH were identified using International Classification of Diseases diagnosis codes. Outcomes were compared using multivariable regression models.

The 30-day postoperative complication rate among 333,387 patients (mean age, 59 years; 58% female) was 27%. Approximately 5% of patients reported at least one SDOH at baseline. SDOH were not associated with length of stay but were associated with higher odds of 30-day postoperative complications (OR1.16, 95% CI1.12-1.20), including urinary tract infection (OR1.27, 95% CI1.20-1.35) anastomotic leak (OR1.22, 95% CI1.16-1.28), pneumonia (OR1.19, 95% CI1.11-1.27), deep vein thrombosis (OR1.13, 95% CI1.02-1.23), sepsis (OR1.12, 95% CI1.07-1.18), disruption of wound (OR1.12, 95% CI1.03-1.21), and acute kidney injury (OR1.04, 95% CI0.99-1.10).

SDOH Z-codes were associated with worse postoperative complications following colorectal surgery and may help target high-risk patients.
SDOH Z-codes were associated with worse postoperative complications following colorectal surgery and may help target high-risk patients.In this article, an adaptive non-singular terminal sliding mode controller (NTSMC) is designed based on a barrier function for the robust stability of a category of non-linear dynamic systems in the existence of the external disturbances. The planned approach implements a non-singular terminal sliding mode controller (NTSMC) to ensure robust performance with finite time convergence and singularity-free dynamics. It also uses Barrier Functions (BFs) as an adaptation approach for the NTSMC to attain the tracking errors' convergence to a pre-defined neighbourhood of origin, with a controller gain that is not over-estimated and without requiring any knowledge about the upper bounds of disturbances. The Lyapunov-based stability analysis is carried out to confirm the asymptotic convergence of tracking errors to a pre-defined neighbourhood of zero. The effectiveness and performance of the planned approach is illustrated through simulations and experiments.The reaction wheel is a typical actuator and a crucial weak link in the spacecraft attitude control system, and much attention has been paid to its reliability problem. Due to limited samples and high cost for reaction wheel life tests, a simulation method by introducing attitude coupling dynamics and multiplicative fault concept is developed to analyze the logic of electric current as a performance indicator and verify its accuracy for reliability modeling. Furthermore, a new and intrinsic performance indicator of multiplicative fault is proposed for more application scenarios of reliability modeling and an adaptive sliding mode observer is designed for fault estimation. An illustrative example shows that the performance indicator of multiplicative fault can be used for various mission scenarios but requires certain persistent excitation, while electric current is the opposite.
Hypersensitivity to general anaesthetics predicts adverse postoperative outcomes in patients. Hypoxia exerts extensive pathophysiological effects on the brain; however, whether hypoxia influences sevoflurane sensitivity and its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.

Mice were acclimated to hypoxia (oxygen 10% for 8 h day
) for 28 days and anaesthetised with sevoflurane; the effective concentrations for 50% of the animals (EC
) showing loss of righting reflex (LORR) and loss of tail-pinch withdrawal response (LTWR) were determined. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography, O-glycoproteomics, seahorse analysis, carbon-13 tracing, site-specific mutagenesis, and electrophysiological techniques were performed to explore the underlying mechanisms.

Compared with the control group, the hypoxia-acclimated mice required higher concentrations of sevoflurane to present LORR and LTWR (EC50
1.61 [0.03]% vs 1.46 [0.04]%, P<0.01; EC50
2.46 [0.14]% vs 2.22 [0.06]%, P<0.01). Hypoxia-induced reduction in sevoflurane sensitivity was correlated with elevation of protein O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification in brain, especially in the thalamus, and could be abolished by 6-diazo-5-oxo-l-norleucine, a glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase inhibitor, and mimicked by thiamet-G, a selective O-GlcNAcase inhibitor. Mechanistically, O-GlcNAcylation drives de novo synthesis of glutamine from glucose in astrocytes and promotes the glutamate-glutamine cycle, partially via glycolytic flux and activation of glutamine synthetase.

Intermittent hypoxia exposure decreased mouse sensitivity to sevoflurane anaesthesia through enhanced O-GlcNAc-dependent modulation of the glutamate-glutamine cycle in the brain.
Intermittent hypoxia exposure decreased mouse sensitivity to sevoflurane anaesthesia through enhanced O-GlcNAc-dependent modulation of the glutamate-glutamine cycle in the brain.
Individualised positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) may optimise pulmonary compliance, thereby potentially mitigating lung injury. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the impact of individualised PEEP vs fixed PEEP during abdominal surgery on postoperative pulmonary outcomes.

Medical databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure) were searched for RCTs comparing fixed vs individualised PEEP. The composite primary outcome of pulmonary complications comprised hypoxaemia, atelectasis, pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Secondary outcomes included oxygenation (P
O
/FiO
) and systemic inflammatory markers (interleukin-6 [IL-6] and club cell protein-16 [CC16]). We calculated risk ratios (RRs) and mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) using DerSimonian and Laird random effects models. Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was applied.

Ten RCTs (n=1117 patients) met the criteria for inclusion, with six reporting the primary endpoint. Individualised PEEP reduced the incidence of overall pulmonary complications (141/412 [34.2%]) compared with 183/415 (44.1%) receiving fixed PEEP (RR 0.69 [95% CI 0.51-0.93]; P=0.016; I
=43%). Risk-of-bias analysis did not alter these findings. Individualised PEEP reduced postoperative hypoxaemia (74/392 [18.9%]) compared with 110/395 (27.8%) participants receiving fixed PEEP (RR 0.68 [0.52-0.88]; P=0.003; I
=0%) but not postoperative atelectasis (RR 0.93 [0.81-1.07]; P=0.297; I
=0%). Individualised PEEP resulted in higher P
O
/FiO
(MD 20.8 mm Hg [4.6-36.9]; P=0.012; I
=80%) and reduced systemic inflammation (lower plasma IL-6 [MD -6.8 pg ml
; -11.9 to -1.7]; P=0.009; I
=6%; and CC16 levels [MD -6.2 ng ml
; -8.8 to -3.5]; P<0.001; I
=0%) at the end of surgery.

Individualised PEEP may reduce pulmonary complications, improve oxygenation, and reduce systemic inflammation after abdominal surgery.

CRD42021277973.
CRD42021277973.
Preoperative frailty is associated with increased risk of postoperative mortality and complications. Routine preoperative frailty assessment is underperformed. Automation of preoperative frailty assessment using electronic health data could improve adherence to guideline-based care if an accurate instrument is identified.

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adults >65 yr undergoing elective noncardiac surgery between 2012 and 2018. Four frailty instruments were compared Frailty Index, Hospital Frailty Risk Score, Risk Analysis Index-Administrative, and Adjusted Clinical Groups frailty-defining diagnoses indicator. We compared the predictive performance of each instrument added to a baseline model (age, sex, ASA physical status, and procedural risk) using discrimination, calibration, explained variance, net reclassification, and Brier score (binary outcomes); and explained variance, root mean squared error, and mean absolute prediction error (continuous outcomes). Primary outcome was 30-day morn amongst older surgical patients.
All four frailty instruments significantly improved discrimination and risk reclassification when added to typically assessed preoperative risk factors. Accurate identification of the presence or absence of preoperative frailty using electronic frailty instruments may improve perioperative risk stratification. Future research should evaluate the impact of automated frailty assessment in guiding surgical planning and patient-centred optimisation amongst older surgical patients.
Frailty is an established risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older patients undergoing surgery. In people with critical illness before surgery, few data describe patient-centred outcomes. Our objective was to estimate the association of frailty with postoperative days alive at home in older critically ill patients requiring emergency general surgery.

A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using linked administrative health data in Ontario, Canada from 2009 to 2019. All individuals aged ≥66 yr with an ICU admission before emergency general surgery were included. We compared the count of days alive at home at 30 and 365 days after surgery based on frailty status using a validated, multidimensional index. Unadjusted and multilevel, multivariable adjusted effect estimates were calculated. A sensitivity analysis based on early recovery category was performed.

We identified 7003 eligible patients; 2063 (29.5%) lived with frailty. At 30 days, mean days alive at home with frailty were 4.
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