Empfehlungen der European Stroke Initiative für Diagnose und Behandlung spontaner intrazerebraler Blutungen

Zusammenfassung Dieser Artikel stellt eine Übersetzung der im Jahr 2006 herausgegebenen Empfehlungen zur Behandlung von Patienten mit spontaner intrazerebraler Blutung der Europäischen Schlaganfallinitiative (EUSI) für das Europäische Schlaganfall-Council (ESC), die Europäische Neurologische Gesellschaft (ENS) und die Europäische Förderation Neurologischer Gesellschaften (EFNS) dar.Diese EUSI-Empfehlungen werden von dem European Stroke Council (ESC), der European Neurological Society (ENS) und der European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) unterstützt.     

Towards performance measurement in reconstructive surgery: a multicentre pilot study of free and pedicled flap procedures.

OBJECTIVES: To pilot the acceptability and feasibility of clinical audit in free and pedicled flap reconstruction. To establish a baseline flap failure rate in participating units, so that a sample size calculation could be performed for future national audit. METHODS: A proforma was piloted over a 3-month period in four participating units, during which time data on 93 reconstructive procedures involving free and pedicled flaps was collected. The patients included those where large transfers of tissue were required such as for coverage of grade IIIb compound tibial fractures and breast reconstruction after mastectomy, and also smaller flap transfers such as after skin cancer excision. RESULTS: The proforma was found to be acceptable to clinicians and the feasibility of the data collection process was established. Overall there was a total flap survival of 89% and secondary operations to the donor or recipient sites were required in 11% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the feasibility of comparative audit for free and pedicled flap procedures using the methods proposed. Based on the incidence of flap failure observed in this pilot study, at least 18 months of prospective data collection on consecutive patients is required to fulfil the statistical requirements of comparative audit. The establishment of a routinely collected minimum dataset is proposed as one means of meeting these requirements.     

Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated risk factors in Canadian peacekeeping veterans with health-related disabilities.

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its associated risk factors in a random, national, Canadian sample of United Nations peacekeeping veterans with service-related disabilities. METHODS: Participants included 1016 male veterans (age < 65 years) who served in the Canadian Forces from 1990 to 1999 and were selected from a larger random sample of 1968 veterans who voluntarily and anonymously completed a general health survey conducted by Veterans Affairs Canada in 1999. Survey instruments included the PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), and questionnaires regarding life events during the past year, current stressors, sociodemographic characteristics, and military history. RESULTS: We found that rates of probable PTSD (PCL-M score > 50) among veterans were 10.92% for veterans deployed once and 14.84% for those deployed more than once. The rates of probable clinical depression (CES-D score > 16) were 30.35% for veterans deployed once and 32.62% for those deployed more than once. We found that, in multivariate analyses, probable PTSD rates and PTSD severity were associated with younger age, single marital status, and deployment frequency. CONCLUSIONS: PTSD is an important health concern in the veteran population. Understanding such risk factors as younger age and unmarried status can help predict morbidity among trauma-exposed veterans.     

Social phobia, fear of negative evaluation and harm avoidance.

This naturalistic, prospective investigation examined the role of fear of negative evaluation and the personality trait of harm avoidance in the anxiety levels of treated social phobia patients. One hundred and fifty-seven patients with DSM-IV social phobia were assessed before starting treatment and were then followed for up to two years. As expected, greater fear of negative evaluation and higher scores of harm avoidance were associated with greater anxiety at the 6 month follow-up, and harm avoidance remained a significant predictor at 24 months. However, no evidence was found for an interaction between the personality and cognitive variables examined. The findings are discussed in terms of the relative independence of these factors, as well as their potential implications for the treatment of this disorder.     

国产COSTANT冠状动脉支架治疗重症冠心病的远期疗效观察

目的评价国产COSTANT冠脉支架治疗重症冠心病的安全性和远期疗效。方法回顾性分析2001-03～2003-08沈阳军区总医院和广州省人民医院2个心脏中心应用COSTANT冠脉支架治疗71例重症冠心病者即刻疗效和2年随访结果。结果共置入COSTANT支架86枚，其他支架58枚，手术成功率均为100％。院内主要不良心脏事件（MACE）共3例（其中死亡2例、1例支架内发生亚急性血栓）。69例失访6例（随访率91．3％），63例随访21～26个月中4例死亡，21例行冠脉造影复查（占30．4％），8例发生再狭窄（RS）（COSTANT支架4例，其他支架3例，1例COSTANT和其他支架均RS并死亡），5例出现新生病变。COSTANT支架RS率为7．9％（5／63）、MACE发生率12．7％（8／63）。结论2年的长期随访结果表明国产COSTANT冠状动脉支架可安全用于重症冠心病介入治疗，且长期疗效较好。     

免T管腹腔镜辅助肝切除治疗肝内外胆管结石11例

目的 探讨不放置T管的腹腔镜辅助肝切除治疗肝内外胆管结石的可行性和安全性。方法 11例左肝内胆管结石，其中合并胆总管结石8例，胆囊结石5例。采用腹腔镜辅助规则肝切除，均经左肝管残端插入电子胆道镜肝外胆管取石和右肝管探查，不切开胆总管，不放置T管引流。结果 11例手术均获得成功，其中腹腔镜辅助肝左外叶切除5例，左半肝切除6例。手术时间110～150min，平均128min；术中出血50～150ml，平均95ml。术后无并发症。术后住院5～10d，平均7d。11例随访2～16个月，平均7．6月，优10例，良1例，无结石残留、复发。结论 腹腔镜辅助左肝切除、经左肝管残端胆道镜取石，不放置T管，有利于降低手术难度，缩短手术时间，减少并发症，是可供选择的手术方式。     

Outcomes at 3 years of a prospective pilot study of Campath-1H and sirolimus immunosuppression for renal transplantation

Campath-1H (alemtuzumab) induction was used for renal transplantation in combination with sirolimus as immunosuppression. We previously reported a high (28%) rate of early rejection with this regimen, and now report 3-year outcomes. Twenty-nine patients were recipients of either deceased donor or non-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) identical living donor primary renal allografts. Clinical parameters including infection, malignancy, kidney function, and kidney histology were followed prospectively for 3 years. Three-year cumulative graft and patient survival were 96% and 100%, respectively. Twenty patients were maintained on steroid-free immunosuppressive regimens, and 15 patients were maintained on monotherapy for immunosuppression (12 on sirolimus). No serious infectious complications were observed and two patients developed basal cell skin cancer. The 3-year results of our initial pilot study demonstrate good graft (96%) and patient (100%) outcomes. Campath-1H induction has yielded a high proportion of patients maintained on immunosuppressive monotherapy (57%) without serious infectious- and no malignancy-related complications. The reported regimen yielded novel insights into both Campath-1H and sirolimus therapy in renal transplantation. Because of the higher incidence of early rejection, we recommend a modified strategy of immunosuppression including a brief course of a calcineurin inhibitor.