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Additionally, nonsurvivors had more severe metabolic acidosis in the prearrest and postarrest period. Conclusions Survival after pediatric in-hospital recurrent cardiac arrest is higher than previously reported. There is also evidence that initial rhythm other than ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation and longer duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation as well as multiple organ dysfunction and more severe lactic acidosis in the peri-arrest period are associated with poor outcomes.Background The silicone Dapivirine Vaginal Ring 25 mg, has been developed to provide an additional HIV prevention option for women. If approved for use, women will always be counselled to use condoms when using the vaginal ring for maximum protection. This paper evaluates the compatibility of female condoms with the ring. Methods This was a two-period crossover, randomized non-inferiority trial. Couples in two sites in the United States of America were randomized to FC2 Female Condom (FC2) with and without a placebo silicone ring and asked to use four female condoms in each period. The primary non-inferiority endpoint was the clinical failure rate during intercourse or withdrawal (self-reported clinical breakage, slippage, misdirection and invagination). Frequencies and percentages were calculated for each failure mode and differences in performance of the two periods, using the female condom without the ring as reference. Non-inferiority was defined using an 8% margin at the 5% significance level. Safety and tolerability were also assessed. Results Eighty-one couples were enrolled and 79 completed the trial using a total of 596 female condoms (297 and 299 with/without a ring inserted, respectively). https://www.selleckchem.com/products/epacadostat-incb024360.html Total female condom clinical failure was 14.1% and 15.7% in the presence and absence of a ring, respectively, with a difference of -2.1% (95% CI -7.8%; 3.6%), thereby demonstrating non-inferiority when used with the ring. There were no differences in safety and tolerability between the two periods. Discussion Concurrent use of the placebo silicone vaginal ring had no significant effect on female condom functionality or safety outcomes.Objectives To evaluate whether hormonal contraceptive use among cisgender women is associated with differences in pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of a long-acting injectable formulation of the integrase strand transfer inhibitor, cabotegravir (CAB-LA). Setting This is a secondary analysis of 85 cisgender women enrolled in HPTN 077, a phase 2a multicenter study that enrolled HIV-uninfected, low-risk individuals in Malawi, Brazil, South Africa, and the United States. Methods Participants received 4-weeks daily oral cabotegravir lead-in, followed by CAB-LA 800mg injection every 12 weeks (Cohort 1) or 600mg every 8 weeks (after 4-week initial interval between injections, Cohort 2), over 41 weeks. Participants were followed 52-76 weeks subsequent to final injection. GEE and linear regression were used to evaluate differences in CAB-LA PK parameters (peak concentration, trough concentration, area under the curve, apparent terminal half-life, and time to lower limit of quantification) and self-reported hormonal contraceptive stratified by type (oral, injectable, implants, other), controlling for BMI and cohort. Results Compared to women reporting no hormonal contraception (n=6), oral contraceptive use (n=18) was associated with lower CAB-LA peak concentration but was not associated with differences in other PK parameters. No other hormonal contraceptive type (injectable, implants, other) was associated with significant differences in CAB-LA PK parameters. Conclusion While oral contraceptive use was associated with differences in CAB-LA peak concentration, no differences were observed in other PK parameters, suggesting this association is not likely to be clinically significant. However, these data highlight the need for further research exploring potential drug-drug interactions between CAB-LA and hormonal contraceptives.Background We investigate the association of widespread pain with sleep quality among people with HIV (PWH) and HIV-negative controls. Setting UK-based cohort. Methods Pain information was collected through a pain mannikin identifying affected body sites; pain was classified as widespread if pain was reported in >4 of 5 body regions and in >7 of 15 body sites, and as regional otherwise. Sleep was assessed a median of 3.2 years later though 7-night actigraphy and through self-reported assessments of sleep quality. Chi-squared tests, Kruskal-Wallace tests and linear/logistic regression considered associations between pain extent and sleep quality. Results Of the 414 participants, 74 (17.9%) reported widespread and 189 (45.7%) regional pain. Whilst there were few clear associations between actigraphy outcomes and pain extent, those with widespread and regional pain consistently reported poorer sleep quality on all self-reported measures than those with no pain. Median (interquartile range) insomnia severity index and Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) for sleep disturbance and sleep-related impairment scores were 12 (7-16), 55.3 (48.0-58.9) and 57.2 (48.9-61.3) respectively for those with widespread pain, 8 (4-13), 51.2 (45.5-58.3) and 50.3 (43.6-56.1) for those with regional pain, and 5 (2-9), 47.9 (42.9-54.3) and 45.5 (41.4-50.3) for those with no pain (all p-values 0.0001). Associations remained strong after adjustment for HIV status and other confounders, and were reduced but remained significant, after adjustment for depressive symptoms. Conclusions Widespread pain was not associated with objective measures of sleep but was strongly associated with self-reported assessments of sleep quality in PWH.Background Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is efficacious for HIV prevention. Black Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) accounted for the largest proportion of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S relative to other racial/ethnic groups. Black MSM who use substances are at an increased risk for HIV infection and are ideal candidates for PrEP, but barriers to maintaining PrEP adherence remain a concern. We assessed whether substance use behaviors are associated with initiation and adherence to PrEP among a sample of Black MSM in the U.S. Methods Data for this analysis comes from the HIV Prevention Trails Network Study 073 (HPTN 073). Substance use behaviors - including alcohol, marijuana, poppers (i.e. alkyl nitrites) and stimulants (i.e. methamphetamine/cocaine use) including use of these substances before/during condomless anal intercourse (CAI) - were assessed longitudinally via self-report. PrEP adherence was assessed by pharmacological testing in blood. Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate association between substance use behaviors and PrEP initiation and adherence.
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