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Maneesh Gupta 《Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health》2007,3(1):12
Background
Quetiapine causes less prolactin elevation and/or galactorrhoea than other atypical antipsychotics.Case Presentation
Ms AB had galactorrhoea and raised prolactin levels at only 100 mg of quetiapine daily.Conclusion
Low dose quetiapine can also cause galactorrhoea.2.
Anna Theodorou-Kanakari Spyridon Karampitianis Vasiliki Karageorgou Eleni Kampourelli Efstathios Kapasakis Panagiotis Theodossiadis Irini Chatziralli 《Advances in therapy》2018,35(10):1510-1518
Introduction
The purpose of this review is to present the current and emerging treatment alternatives for Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), emphasizing the most recent use of idebenone and stem cells or gene therapy.Methods
A comprehensive literature review was performed at the PubMed database regarding the various treatment modalities for LHON.Results
Treatment modalities for LHON include nutritional supplements, activators of mitochondrial biogenesis, brimonidine, and symptomatic and supportive treatment, but nowadays attention is being paid to idebenone and gene therapy or stem cells.Conclusion
The treatment of LHON remains challenging, given the nature of the disease and its prognosis.3.
Introduction
Statins can reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate whether primary prevention with statin treatment is cost-effective for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in the Chinese context.Methods
An economic analysis of primary prevention with statin treatment was conducted using the Chinese Outcomes Model for T2DM with a time horizon of a lifetime, which was developed and validated based on the Chinese population. Clinical costs and utility inputs were gathered from published sources. Lifetime discounted quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), costs, and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) were measured. The uncertainty was evaluated by one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.Results
Statin treatment with atorvastatin 10 mg could add 0.08 QALYs with an additional $1676 compared with that of no statin management (control strategy) over a lifetime horizon, which led to an ICER of $21,924 per QALY gained. At a willingness-to-pay threshold of $27,351 per QALY gained, there was an approximately 80% probability of statin treatment being cost-effective compared with the control strategy. The model outcomes were most sensitive to the length of the expected life and age at the T2DM diagnosis.Conclusions
Statin treatment with atorvastatin is most likely cost-effective for primary prevention in Chinese patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.Funding
Partially funded by Pfizer Inc.4.
Xiwen Wang Hang Chi Qianxue Li Wenliang Li Jiakuan Li Bo Li Weicun Gao Da Zhang Yu Sun Le Yi Han Qu Yutian Wang Zhiping Li Zhiping Xia 《Molecular imaging and biology》2018,20(1):21-26
Purpose
The present study aims to develop five Gram-negative bacteria expressing bacterial luciferase for use to evaluate the influence of different antibiotics on bacterial bioluminescence.Procedures
The pBBR-lux plasmid was introduced into five Gram-negative bacteria; the bioluminescent signals and colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml of all the bioluminescent strains were monitored with six antibiotics at various concentrations.Results
Dose-dependent bioluminescence signals can be used for rapid bacterial antibiotic susceptibility test (AST). All five bioluminescent bacterial strains have similar bioluminescence and CFU enhancement at sub-minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of six different antibiotics.Conclusion
The bioluminescent signals and CFU enhancement at sub-MIC antibiotic concentrations should be of value in the research of new antibiotic drugs and bioluminescent imaging.5.
Tjallie van der Kooi Hugo Sax Didier Pittet Jaap van Dissel Birgit van Benthem Bernhard Walder Vanessa Cartier Lauren Clack Sabine de Greeff Martin Wolkewitz Stefanie Hieke Hendriek Boshuizen Jan van de Kassteele Annemie Van den Abeele Teck Wee Boo Magda Diab-Elschahawi Uga Dumpis Camelia Ghita Susan FitzGerald Tatjana Lejko Kris Leleu Mercedes Palomar Martinez Olga Paniara Márta Patyi Paweł Schab Annibale Raglio Emese Szilágyi Mirosław Ziętkiewicz Albert W. Wu Hajo Grundmann Walter Zingg On behalf of the PROHIBIT consortium 《Intensive care medicine》2018,44(1):48-60
Purpose
To test the effectiveness of a central venous catheter (CVC) insertion strategy and a hand hygiene (HH) improvement strategy to prevent central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in European intensive care units (ICUs), measuring both process and outcome indicators.Methods
Adult ICUs from 14 hospitals in 11 European countries participated in this stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled multicentre intervention study. After a 6 month baseline, three hospitals were randomised to one of three interventions every quarter: (1) CVC insertion strategy (CVCi); (2) HH promotion strategy (HHi); and (3) both interventions combined (COMBi). Primary outcome was prospective CRBSI incidence density. Secondary outcomes were a CVC insertion score and HH compliance.Results
Overall 25,348 patients with 35,831 CVCs were included. CRBSI incidence density decreased from 2.4/1000 CVC-days at baseline to 0.9/1000 (p < 0.0001). When adjusted for patient and CVC characteristics all three interventions significantly reduced CRBSI incidence density. When additionally adjusted for the baseline decreasing trend, the HHi and COMBi arms were still effective. CVC insertion scores and HH compliance increased significantly with all three interventions.Conclusions
This study demonstrates that multimodal prevention strategies aiming at improving CVC insertion practice and HH reduce CRBSI in diverse European ICUs. Compliance explained CRBSI reduction and future quality improvement studies should encourage measuring process indicators.6.
Masud Yunesian Afshin Aslani Javad Homayoun Vash Abbas Bagheri Yazdi 《Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health》2008,4(1):25
Background
Transcendental Meditation is a mental practice to put the body and mind into a state of relaxation and rest. The method was shown to reduce anxiety and stress in previous reports. This study investigates its potential benefits in enhancing mental health of an adult Muslim population.Methods
A before-after clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of a 12-week meditation course on mental health of participants who were enrolled into the study by random sampling. 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was administered on two occasions in conjunction with a background data sheet.Results
Mean age of participants was 32.4; they were 70% female and 55% married. GHQ scores improved significantly after the meditation course (p value: < 0.001). The difference was also significant in all subgroups of the population studied. In subclass analysis of the GHQ results, the before-after score improvement was significant only in the areas of somatisation (p value: < 0.001) and anxiety (p value: < 0.001).Conclusion
Transcendental Meditation may improve mental health of young adult population especially in the areas of somatisation and anxiety, and this effect seems to be independent of age, sex and marital status.7.
Barbara Domańska Oliver Stumpp Steven Poon Serkan Oray Irina Mountian Clovis Pichon 《Advances in therapy》2018,35(1):100-115
Introduction
We incorporated patient feedback from human factors studies (HFS) in the patient-centric design and validation of ava®, an electromechanical device (e-Device) for self-injecting the anti-tumor necrosis factor certolizumab pegol (CZP).Methods
Healthcare professionals, caregivers, healthy volunteers, and patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or Crohn’s disease participated in 11 formative HFS to optimize the e-Device design through intended user feedback; nine studies involved simulated injections. Formative participant questionnaire feedback was collected following e-Device prototype handling. Validation HFS (one EU study and one US study) assessed the safe and effective setup and use of the e-Device using 22 predefined critical tasks. Task outcomes were categorized as “failures” if participants did not succeed within three attempts.Results
Two hundred eighty-three participants entered formative (163) and validation (120) HFS; 260 participants performed one or more simulated e-Device self-injections. Design changes following formative HFS included alterations to buttons and the graphical user interface screen. All validation HFS participants completed critical tasks necessary for CZP dose delivery, with minimal critical task failures (12 of 572 critical tasks, 2.1%, in the EU study, and 2 of 5310 critical tasks, less than 0.1%, in the US study).Conclusion
CZP e-Device development was guided by intended user feedback through HFS, ensuring the final design addressed patients’ needs. In both validation studies, participants successfully performed all critical tasks, demonstrating safe and effective e-Device self-injections.Funding
UCB Pharma.Plain Language Summary
Plain language summary available on the journal website.8.
Anurag Mehta Michael J. Blaha Joseph MillerIII Parag H. Joshi 《Current cardiovascular imaging reports》2017,10(10):33
Purpose of the Review
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring and compare it with other non-traditional cardiovascular risk markers for improvement in cardiovascular risk assessment.Recent Findings
CAC scoring refines risk assessment among asymptomatic patients eligible for primary prevention across the spectrum of cardiovascular risk. Its use has been well-validated in several multi-ethnic population-based cohorts. With the recent ACC/AHA cholesterol treatment guidelines expanding the eligibility for statin therapy for primary prevention, the absence of CAC can be a powerful tool for identifying those at lower risk of future cardiovascular events. CAC is superior to other non-traditional risk markers recognized by the current risk assessment guidelines for re-classifying patients to appropriate risk categories and improving discrimination of risk beyond traditional risk factors.Summary
CAC scoring is a reliable decision-making tool for improving cardiovascular risk assessment and performs better than other non-traditional risk markers, particularly when used to identify those at lower risk (i.e., CAC = 0).9.
Background
Existing treadmill-based locomotion training, which has been used for gait function recovery, still has limitations, such as less attentive training. Interactive treadmills (ITMs) were developed to overcome these limitations, but it has not yet been verified that ITMs can make the user pay closer attention to walk training.Methods
An experimental comparison between ITMs and conventional treadmills was conducted by measuring the level of the user’s attention using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). To consider the effect of task complexity on the subject’s attention, we provided two (slow and fast) speed conditions for walking on both treadmills.Results
Both the cortical activity images and oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyHb) changes showed that the level of attention to walking induced by the ITM was significantly higher than that induced by the conventional treadmill. We found that the walking speed on the ITM also affected the level of attention.Conclusion
ITM-based locomotion training would be a promising solution to the limitations of existing treadmill-based locomotion training currently used to improve gait function recovery.Trial registration
DGIST-HR-150309-03-02. Registered 01 March 2015.10.
Purpose of Review
The purpose of this review is to evaluate and explain our current understanding of the clinical use of buprenorphine in the treatment of chronic pain.Recent Findings
There has been few high-quality, unbiased studies performed on the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of chronic pain.Summary
Buprenorphine is an effective and safe analgesic that is tolerated at least as well, if not better, than other opioids. Given its safety and mechanistic advantages, the authors believe there is an important role for buprenorphine in the treatment of chronic pain severe enough to warrant the use of an opioid analgesic. Though data is lacking for superiority in chronic pain states, the other advantages of the molecule make it the preferential first-line opioid for around-the-clock pain in our practice.11.
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Background
Pathological Gambling (PG) is an impulse control disorder often comorbid with other psychopathology, particularly bipolar spectrum disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance abuse. This paper reviews the published literature on the pharmacological management of PG, highlighting how clinical and subclinical comorbid psychopathology influences the choice of pharmacological treatment.Methods
Using Medline, the authors reviewed relevant articles published on this topic from1995 to 2005, focusing on the best-designed studies for inclusion.Results
Much of the literature on PG-treatment presupposes different theories regarding this disorder. Data suggest the utility of differentiating the pharmacotherapy of pathological gamblers in light of their comorbid profile, specifically assessing for comorbid bipolar, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse disorders.Conclusion
Decisions about pharmacological treatment of PG should take into account current and previous comorbid disorders which influence treatment selection.13.
Aims
Create an educational program in chronic pain (EPCP).Material and methods
We used a four-step process to create the EPCP tailored to patient’s needs.Results
Five groups of patients can benefit from the program annually. Based on their own assessment, patients stated that their knowledge of chronic pain improved between 2.8 to 24%. The satisfaction with the EPCP was 8.67/10.Conclusion
Our EPCP helps patients gain and maintain the skills they need to best manage their lives with a chronic pain.14.
Nalini Vadivelu Alice M. Kai Gopal Kodumudi Julie Sramcik Alan D. Kaye 《Current pain and headache reports》2018,22(1):3
Purpose of Review
The purpose of the following review is to summarize the history and current policies related to marijuana use and prevalence, basic and clinical science pharmacological literature regarding efficacy, subpopulations of concern, and varying policies regarding its use at present.Recent Findings
With the increasingly widespread utilization of marijuana, there is also a growing complexity of public health policy, regulation, and necessity to further assess the medical indications and adverse long-term effects of marijuana use.Summary
Health care providers as well as the general public must be prepared to become familiar and up-to-date with medical literature, legislation, and educational material regarding medical marijuana.15.
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Yoshiko Sagara Shunro Matsumoto Masatoshi Oga Norio Hongo Norimasa Kaneko Hiromu Mori 《Abdominal imaging》2016,41(9):1722-1727
Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate the multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features of strangulated ileus caused by epiploic appendix of the sigmoid colon.Methods
We retrospectively evaluated MDCT images of four patients who underwent surgery in our hospital between 2011 and 2014. Patients were aged from 66 to 79 years, and two were female.Results
Closed loop obstruction of the small bowel was confirmed in all patients. A fatty peritoneal band around the orifice of the ileus was detected in two patients, but was equivocal in the other two patients. Traction of the sigmoid colon toward the hilum of the closed loop of the small bowel was obvious in three patients.Conclusion
When traction of the sigmoid colon is detected in MDCT in a case of closed loop obstruction of the small bowel, strangulated ileus caused by an epiploic appendix should be considered in the differential diagnosis.17.
Richard Lindstrom Richard Lewis Dana M. Hornbeak Lilit Voskanyan Jane Ellen Giamporcaro John Hovanesian Steven Sarkisian 《Advances in therapy》2016,33(11):2082-2090
Introduction
The study objective was to evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication-lowering effect of 2 second-generation trabecular micro-bypass stents in eyes with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) on one preoperative medication.Methods
Fifty-seven qualified phakic eyes with OAG on 1 medication, preoperative medicated IOP of 18–30 mmHg, and preoperative unmedicated (post-washout) IOP of 22–38 mmHg underwent implantation of 2 second-generation trabecular micro-bypass stents in a standalone procedure. Evaluations included IOP, best-corrected visual acuity, medication use, fundus and slit lamp examinations, visual field, cup to disc ratio, pachymetry, and complications and interventions. Subjects have been followed for 18 months, and follow-up is ongoing.Results
At Month 12 postoperative, 100% of eyes had achieved an IOP reduction ≥20% (100% had IOP ≤18 mmHg and 67% had IOP ≤15 mmHg) without medication versus preoperative unmedicated IOP, and 75% had IOP reduction ≥20% without medication versus preoperative medicated IOP. The Month 12 mean unmedicated IOP had decreased by 42%, to 14.2 ± 1.9 mmHg vs 24.4 ± 1.3 mmHg preoperatively, and this reduction was maintained through 18 months (14.4 ± 2.1 mmHg). A high safety profile was observed.Conclusion
In this prospective, open-label, single-arm study, the standalone implantation of two second-generation trabecular micro-bypass stents in OAG patients on 1 preoperative medication resulted in IOP reduction to ≤15 mmHg and elimination of medication through 18 months, with favorable safety.Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02868190.Funding
Glaukos Corporation, San Clemente, CA.18.
Background
This case report highlights the diagnostic and assessment difficulties faced by mental health professionals when dealing with a Deaf client.Case presentation
We used mobile phone text facility to monitor and liaise with the client while in the community. We focused on the affect and signing amplitude/intensity of the client to make a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, prescribed valproate semisodium, and noticed an improvement in two months.Conclusion
This is an example of some areas of good practice when assessing a Deaf client with mental health problems.19.
Mohammed M. Chowdhury Ahmed Tawakol Farouc A. Jaffer 《Current cardiovascular imaging reports》2017,10(1):2
Purpose of Review
Molecular imaging of cardiovascular disease is a powerful clinical and experimental approach that can inform our understanding of atherosclerosis biology. Complementing cross-sectional imaging techniques that provide detailed anatomical information, molecular imaging can further detect important biological changes occurring within atheroma and refine the prediction of vascular complications.Recent Findings
Molecular imaging of atherosclerosis can illuminate underlying pathophysiology and serve as a surrogate endpoint in clinical trials of new drugs.Summary
This review showcases promising molecular approaches for imaging atherosclerosis, with a focus on positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and intravascular near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging methods that are in the clinic or close-to-clinical usage.20.