Prevalencia y mortalidad de pacientes con necesidades paliativas en una planta de Neumología. Estudio prospectivo

IntroductionNECPAL is a tool for identification of patients with advanced chronic disease in need of palliative care. The main objective of the study is to know the prevalence of patients with palliative needs in an acute respiratory ward in a Spanish tertiary hospital using NECPAL. A second objective of the study is to know the annual mortality rate of these patients.Materials and MethodsCross sectional study and prospective monitoring of a cohort identified as palliative patients with the NECPAL tool for 12 months. Patient identification was performed in patients admitted to the respiratory ward of our hospital for longer than 3 days. We have assessed the annual vital status (deceased or not deceased) of patients and have recorded demographics, clinical and functional data, as well as the use of healthcare resources.ResultsWe monitored a cohort of 363 patients. Of them, 87 patients (24.3%) (IC 95% 19-30) were identified as NECPAL positive. 60% of patients (n = 64) died within 12 months of their admission. There was no significant difference in the mortality ratio of oncologic versus non oncologic patients. In a multivariable analysis, mortality was associated with demand by patients or relatives for palliative care and with the presence of specific disease progression markers or indicators.Conclusionsprevalence of patients with palliative needs in acute respiratory wards is high (one out of four patients). 60% of the patients identified as NECPAL positive in our cohort died in the first 12 months. Training of healthcare professionals as well as availability of appropriate resources are indispensable factors to improve care of this population.     

全膝关节置换术前应用双下肢全长摄影对不同体位下肢负重轴线的影响

目的探讨全膝关节置换术前应用双下肢全长摄影对不同体位下肢负重轴线的影响。方法选择在我院接受全膝关节置换术患者138例,均拍摄两组双下肢全长正位片,一组以骨盆正中,下肢呈中立位为标准,另一组以膑骨正中,胫骨覆盖腓骨小头内1/3为标准方案。比较两种体位下的股骨胫骨机械轴夹角等数据,并评估两者图像质量。术后随访,比较术前术后膝关节功能。结果骨盆正中以及髌骨正中下摄影获得的股骨侧弓角(FBA)、机械股骨远端外侧角(mLDFA)以及近端内侧角(mMPTA)比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),且前者明显高于后者,但机械股胫角(mFTA)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);两种体位下患者摄影图像质量比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);患者术后疼痛、功能、活动度、屈曲畸形和稳定性评分较术前均显著上升(P<0.05)。结论骨盆正中体位的双下肢全长摄影在全膝关节置换术的应用可正确展示患者本身该有的下肢力线,减小人为操作不当引起的误差,同时可以优化下肢力线在不同摄影体位的角度测量。     

真实世界中银杏叶滴丸治疗冠心病与脑梗死的合并用药方案研究＊

在真实世界中应用银杏叶滴丸治疗冠心病、脑梗死的基础上，对其合并用药信息采用社区发现算法（Louvain算法）进行复杂网络分析，挖掘其合并用药规律。在冠心病的临床用药方面，银杏叶滴丸常合并应用的西药主要有阿司匹林、氯吡格雷、阿托伐他汀、氨氯地平、单硝酸异山梨酯等，合并应用的中药以注射用灯盏花素、注射用丹参多酚酸盐为主；其合并用药组合主要有阿司匹林 + 单硝酸异山梨酯/阿托伐他汀/氨氯地平/曲美他嗪、氯吡格雷 + 注射用丹参多酚酸盐/匹伐他汀/氨氯地平/阿托伐他汀、阿托伐他汀 + 氨氯地平。在脑梗死的联合用药方面，银杏叶滴丸常合并应用的西药主要有阿司匹林、阿托伐他汀、氨氯地平、氯吡格雷、硝苯地平等，合并应用的中药以注射用灯盏花素、疏血通注射液为主；其联合用药组合主要有阿司匹林 + 氨氯地平/阿托伐他汀/疏血通注射液/硝苯地平、阿托伐他汀 + 氯吡格雷/氨氯地平、注射用灯盏花素 + 阿司匹林/奥拉西坦。本研究中的数据来源于真实世界，对临床医生的诊疗具有一定的参考意义。     

Primary vaccination in adult patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation – A single center retrospective efficacy analysis

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) results in a loss of humoral immunity and subsequent risk for severe infections. Thus, re-vaccination is required but may fail due to incomplete immune reconstitution. We retrospectively analyzed predictors of immune response to primary vaccination applied according to the EBMT (European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group) recommendations. Serologic response to vaccination against diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), Bordetella pertussis (aP) and Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) (administrated as combined DTaP-Hib-IPV vaccination) was studied in 84 alloHSCT patients transplanted between 2008 and 2015 (age at alloHSCT: 18.6–70.6 years). All patients with a relapse-free survival of ≥9 months, at least 3 consecutive vaccinations and absence of intravenous immunoglobulin administration within 3 months before and after vaccination met the primary inclusion criteria. Additionally, immunological response to a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was analyzed in a subgroup of 67 patients. Patients’ characteristics at the time of first vaccination were recorded. Responses were measured as vaccine-specific antibody titers. Regarding DTaP-Hib-IPV vaccination, 89.3% (n = 75) of all patients achieved protective titers to at least 3 of the 4 vaccine components and were thus considered responders. 10.7% (n = 9) of the patients were classified as non-responders with positive immune response to less than 3 components. Highest response was observed for Hib (97.4%), tetanus (95.2%) and pneumococcal vaccination (83.6%) while only 68.3% responded to vaccination against Bordetella pertussis. Significant risk factors for failure of vaccination response included low B cell counts (p < 0.001; cut-off: 0.05 B cells/nl) and low IgG levels (p = 0.026; mean IgG of responders 816 mg/dl vs. 475 mg/dl of non-responders). Further, a trend was observed that prior cGvHD impairs vaccination response as 88.9% of the non-responders but only 54.7% of the responders had prior cGvHD (p = 0.073). The results demonstrate, that the currently proposed vaccination strategy leads to seroprotection in the majority of alloHSCT patients.     

“保胆”理念正误

胆囊切除术是公认的胆囊良性疾病的治愈手段，国内外学术界对于手术适应证和手术时机已有明确共识。近年来，“保胆手术”治疗胆囊良性疾病颇受热议，一些医生将“保护胆囊”的学术观点等同于“保留胆囊”的手术技术，这种误解可能导致病人出现差异性的预后。因此，临床医师应明晰“保护胆囊”理念与“保胆手术”的差别，对胆囊良性疾病的诊疗原则有正确的理解和应用。     

La consultation psychiatrique d’Yves Pélicier ou l’art de la biographie

The teaching and clinical practice of professor Yves Pélicier contributed to the international development of a psychiatry centered on the whole of the person in a humanist approach. The theoretical developments were marked by the authenticity of the practice of the therapist and its deep sense of the human being thus truly founding a School.     

Large-scale analysis of interindividual variability in single and paired-pulse TMS data

ObjectiveThis study brought together over 60 transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) researchers to create the largest known sample of individual participant single and paired-pulse TMS data to date, enabling a more comprehensive evaluation of factors driving response variability.MethodsAuthors of previously published studies were contacted and asked to share deidentified individual TMS data. Mixed-effects regression investigated a range of individual and study level variables for their contribution to variability in response to single and paired-pulse TMS data.Results687 healthy participant’s data were pooled across 35 studies. Target muscle, pulse waveform, neuronavigation use, and TMS machine significantly predicted an individual’s single-pulse TMS amplitude. Baseline motor evoked potential amplitude, motor cortex hemisphere, and motor threshold (MT) significantly predicted short-interval intracortical inhibition response. Baseline motor evoked potential amplitude, test stimulus intensity, interstimulus interval, and MT significantly predicted intracortical facilitation response. Age, hemisphere, and TMS machine significantly predicted MT.ConclusionsThis large-scale analysis has identified a number of factors influencing participants’ responses to single and paired-pulse TMS. We provide specific recommendations to minimise interindividual variability in single and paired-pulse TMS data.SignificanceThis study has used large-scale analyses to give clarity to factors driving variance in TMS data. We hope that this ongoing collaborative approach will increase standardisation of methods and thus the utility of single and paired-pulse TMS.