Murine models of posterolateral spinal fusion: A systematic review

BackgroundRodent models are commonly used experimentally to assess treatment effectiveness in spinal fusion. Certain factors are associated with better fusion rates. The objectives of the present study were to report the protocols most frequently used, to evaluate factors known to positively influence fusion rate, and to identify new factors.MethodA systematic literature search of PubMed and Web of Science found 139 experimental studies of posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion in rodent models. Data for level and location of fusion, animal strain, sex, weight and age, graft, decortication, fusion assessment and fusion and mortality rates were collected and analyzed.ResultsThe standard murine model for spinal fusion was male Sprague Dawley rats of 295 g weight and 13 weeks’ age, using decortication, with L4-L5 as fusion level. The last two criteria were associated with significantly better fusion rates. On manual palpation, the overall mean fusion rate in rats was 58% and the autograft mean fusion rate was 61%. Most studies evaluated fusion as a binary on manual palpation, and only a few used CT and histology. Average mortality was 3.03% in rats and 1.56% in mice.ConclusionsThese results suggest using a rat model, younger than 10 weeks and weighing more than 300 grams on the day of surgery, to optimize fusion rates, with decortication before grafting and fusing the L4-L5 level.     

玻切二期术后低视力人群的护理策略

目的对玻切二期术后低视力人群采取特殊的护理策略,来平复病人的负面情绪,提高治疗满意度。方法对2019年11月6日至2020年11月6日在我院接受玻璃体切割二次手术的96名低视力患者进行特殊护理干预,然后进行回顾性分析。结果在结合实际病情分析采取的特殊护理策略干预下,病人术后情绪稳定,未出现不良投诉事件,满意度较高。结论对玻切二期术后低视力人群采取特殊的护理干预策略十分必要。     

药物饲料添加剂吉他霉素耐药性风险评估

目的 为给兽药减量政策的制定、动物源性食品安全的维护提供理论依据。方法 利用每日允许摄入量（ADI）、估算每日摄入量（EDI）及慢性风险熵（CRQ），对中国居民通过摄入肉蛋乳等动物性食品暴露于吉他霉素的耐药性风险进行点评估。结果 随着年龄增长，中国居民的吉他霉素膳食暴露量逐渐降低。2～7岁人群吉他霉素的膳食暴露量最高，男女分别为2.17和2.29 μg/ ( kg·bw·d)；＞65岁人群膳食暴露量最低，男女分别为0.45和0.46 μg/ ( kg·bw·d)。2～7岁人群通过摄入乳制品的吉他霉素的膳食暴露量最大，男女分别为1.15和1.22 μg/ ( kg·bw·d)，8岁以上人群通过摄入肉类食品的吉他霉素的膳食暴露量最大。中国居民通过摄入肉蛋乳等动物性食品暴露于吉他霉素，各年龄段CRQ均小于1。其中2～7岁人群CRQ值最高，风险最大；65岁以上人群CRQ值最低，风险最小。结论 中国居民通过摄入动物性食品的吉他霉素耐药性风险较低，危害程度较小，但儿童通过摄入乳制品的吉他霉素耐药性风险较高，有必要制定乳制品中吉他霉素残留的限量标准。     

Frailty in Adults With HIV: Identification,Assessment, and Management

The number of persons living with HIV who are aging is increasing. Frailty, a concept of geriatric medicine that is gaining recognition in HIV care, is associated with decreased quality of life and a greater chance of death. Tools are available for identifying prefrail and frail individuals. Clinicians caring for older persons living with HIV should be familiar with these tools and integrate frailty assessment as part of comprehensive care. This article provides a brief overview of the principles of frailty and discusses strategies to identify prefrail or frail individuals.     

男性对配偶围产期丧失体验的Meta整合

目的系统整合男性对配偶围产期丧失体验的质性研究,为制订相关心理干预措施提供依据。方法检索中国生物医学文献数据库、中国知网、PubMed、Web of Science、CINAHL、PsychINFO、Embase、Cochrane Library数据库及数据平台中有关男性对配偶围产期丧失体验的质性研究,检索时限为建库至2021年4月。使用澳大利亚乔安娜布里格斯研究所循证卫生保健中心质性研究质量评价工具进行评价,采用汇集性整合方法进行整合分析。结果共纳入12篇文献,提炼出59个研究结果,归纳成11个类别,综合形成5个整合结果:存在多重情感体验、生活产生消极改变、采取不同类型的应对策略、面临的困境及需求、围产期丧失带来的益处。结论医护人员应打破对男性角色的刻板认知,积极关注男性对配偶围产期丧失的情感体验,联合家庭及医院,提供信息、环境、人文支持,减轻男性的照护压力,降低配偶围产期丧失对男性生活的消极影响,促进其个人成长。     

Protocol for a pilot and feasibility study of nurse practitioner-pharmacist telehealth collaboration to simplify complex medication regimens

IntroductionNew and flexible multidisciplinary workforce models are needed to address unnecessary medication regimen complexity in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). This study will investigate the feasibility of a nurse practitioner-pharmacist telehealth-based collaborative care model to simplify complex medication regimens.MethodsThis is a pragmatic, non-randomized pilot and feasibility study of up to 30 permanent residents from 4 RACFs in Western Australia. Simplification will be conducted in accordance with a validated 5-step implicit process. Nurse practitioners will identify residents potentially interested in and who may benefit from simplification, including any regulatory or safety imperatives that might preclude simplification. Medication regimens will be assessed by an off-site clinical pharmacist to identify opportunities for simplification in terms of drug–drug, drug–food, or drug–time interactions, and the availability of alternative formulations. The pharmacist will communicate simplification opportunities to nurse practitioners via video case conferencing. Nurse practitioners will then discuss simplification opportunities with the resident, caregiver and the health and care team, including any unintended consequences for the resident or RACF. The primary outcome measure will be feasibility (stakeholder acceptability, protocol adherence, recruitment and retention rates). Secondary outcomes include change in the number of medication administration times per day, medication and behavioral incidents, falls and fractures, hospitalization and mortality at 4 months.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been obtained from the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee. Research findings will be disseminated through industry report, lay summaries, conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.     

Dose Rate Simulation of the Urine Collection Bag of Patients Undergoing Bone Scintigraphy

ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to estimate the determined dose rate in the urine collection bag of patients undergoing bone scintigraphy.MethodThe ^99m Tc-methylene diphosphonate accumulated activity eliminatedin urine was estimated and calculated by the Committee on Medical Internal Radiation Dose 14 method. This allowed the calculation of the dose rate emitted at distances of 10, 50, and 100 cm and the creation of a simulation collection bag to validate the calculations by means of measurements carried out with a Geiger Müller counter in the same situations. A linear regression test was performed to verify the significant difference between the measurements and validate the dose rate estimate.ResultsThe calculated and measured dose rates showed the highest values at a distance of 10 cm up to 3 hours after administering the radiopharmaceutical to the patient. After this period, as the collection bag was emptied for image acquisition, the dose rate was close to the background radiation.ConclusionThe maximum accumulated activity in the urine collection bag, and consequently, the maximum dose rate, occurs at the time of emptying the bag for image acquisition. Therefore, in addition to exposure to radiation, there is a considerable risk of contamination by ionizing radiation for the professional who performs the procedure. To minimize this risk and the exposure, the recommendation is to use personal protective equipment and to consider radiological protection factors, which are shorter exposure time, longer distance, and greater barrier between the professional and the radioactive source.     

Bio-accumulation and health risk assessment of heavy metals in different edible fish species from Hurghada City,Red Sea,Egypt

BackgroundHeavy metal contamination has become a serious issue in this century especially detected in fish organs. Due to the presence of radioactive compounds in agricultural and sewage effluent, which destroys aquatic ecosystems, threatening human livelihoods. Health hazards associated with low and high consumption consumers assessed in five commercial fish species collected from Hurghada City, Egypt, during winter and summer, 2020. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer technique used for determination heavy meals in different organs and expressed as μg/g wet weight.ResultsHeavy metal concentrations in muscle ranged between:(0.054–0.109), (0.260–1.043), (0.264–0.897), (5.895–11.898), (0.381–0.970), (13.582–29.133) and (0.332–0.589) µg/g for Cd, Pb, Mn, Zn, Cu, Fe and Ni respectively, which were lower than those of gills and liver. These concentrations were within WHO, FAO/WHO, and EU standards. Consumption of edible species was lower than the (TDIs) established by the (JECFA) and Egyptian Standards. Even though THQ and TTHQ values were < 1 while, in children with highly consumer were> 1.ConclusionThis study concluded that intake of Red Sea fish is safe for human health. It is critical for consumers to be aware of the consequences of excessive fish consumption, particularly children with highly consumer, which represent possible health risks.     

Designing and Implementing Deliberative Processes for Health Technology Assessment: A Good Practices Report of a Joint HTAi/ISPOR Task Force

ObjectivesDeliberative processes for health technology assessment (HTA) are intended to facilitate participatory decision making, using discussion and open dialogue between stakeholders. Increasing attention is being given to deliberative processes, but guidance is lacking for those who wish to design or use them. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) and ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research initiated a joint Task Force to address this gap.MethodsThe joint Task Force consisted of 15 members with different backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise relevant to the field. It developed guidance and a checklist for deliberative processes for HTA. The guidance builds upon the few, existing initiatives in the field, as well as input from the HTA community following an established consultation plan. In addition, the guidance was subject to 2 rounds of peer review.ResultsA deliberative process for HTA consists of procedures, activities, and events that support the informed and critical examination of an issue and the weighing of arguments and evidence to guide a subsequent decision. Guidance and an accompanying checklist are provided for (i) developing the governance and structure of an HTA program and (ii) informing how the various stages of an HTA process might be managed using deliberation.ConclusionsThe guidance and the checklist contain a series of questions, grouped by 6 phases of a model deliberative process. They are offered as practical tools for those wishing to establish or improve deliberative processes for HTA that are fit for local contexts. The tools can also be used for independent scrutiny of deliberative processes.