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Swapna Kanade Gita Nataraj Preeti Mehta Daksha Shah 《The Indian journal of tuberculosis》2019,66(1):139-143
Setting
Department of Microbiology.Objective
To determine the common mutations responsible for rifampicin resistance in TB cases detected by Xpert MTB/RIF assay.Design
Results of Xpert MTB/RIF assay performed from 2013 to 2017 were analysed for missing probes in different types of specimens containing rifampicin resistant MTB.Results
Successful results were obtained in14872 of the total 15129 specimens processed by Xpert MTB/RIF assay, of which 9458 (63.6%) were sputum and 5414 (36.4%) were extrapulmonary specimens. MTB was detected in 1624 (17.17%) sputum and 1121 (20.70%) extrapulmonary specimens of which 409 (25.18%) and 277 (24.71%) were rifampicin resistant respectively.Probe E (83.82%) was the commonest probe responsible for rifampicin resistance followed by D (3.93%) and B (3.79%). Mutation in probe C (0.29%) was very rare. Combination of missing probes like AB (0.73%), DE (1.16%) and ADE (0.14%) was observed. 22 (3.2%) specimens showed presence of all five probes.Conclusion
Xpert MTB/RIF assay uses various combinations of probe to detect MTB along with rifampicin resistance and is a valuable diagnostic tool. It can become a useful epidemiological tool to identify dynamics of transmission of TB by addition of few more probes to identify mutations at specific codons. 相似文献2.
Shuang Rong Linda G. Snetselaar Guifeng Xu Yangbo Sun Buyun Liu Robert B. Wallace Wei Bao 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(16):2025-2032
Background
Skipping breakfast is common among U.S. adults. Limited evidence suggests that skipping breakfast is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.Objectives
The authors sought to examine the association of skipping breakfast with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.Methods
This is a prospective cohort study of a nationally representative sample of 6,550 adults 40 to 75 years of age who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III 1988 to 1994. Frequency of breakfast eating was reported during an in-house interview. Death and underlying causes of death were ascertained by linkage to death records through December 31, 2011. The associations between breakfast consumption frequency and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality were investigated by using weighted Cox proportional hazards regression models.Results
Among the 6,550 participants (mean age 53.2 years; 48.0% male) in this study, 5.1% never consumed breakfast, 10.9% rarely consumed breakfast, 25.0% consumed breakfast some days, and 59.0% consumed breakfast every day. During 112,148 person-years of follow-up, 2,318 deaths occurred including 619 deaths from cardiovascular disease. After adjustment for age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, dietary and lifestyle factors, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors, participants who never consumed breakfast compared with those consuming breakfast everyday had hazard ratios of 1.87 (95% confidence interval: 1.14 to 3.04) for cardiovascular mortality and 1.19 (95% confidence interval: 0.99 to 1.42) for all-cause mortality.Conclusions
In a nationally representative cohort with 17 to 23 years of follow-up, skipping breakfast was associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease. Our study supports the benefits of eating breakfast in promoting cardiovascular health. 相似文献3.
Ju Youn Kim Sung-Hwan Kim Jun-Pyo Myong Yoo Ri Kim Tae-Seok Kim Ji-Hoon Kim Sung-Won Jang Yong-Seog Oh Man Young Lee Tai-Ho Rho 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(10):1123-1131
Background
Patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation (AF) require anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Thus far, all studies on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have excluded patients with moderate to severe mitral stenosis.Objectives
The aim of this study was to validate the efficacy of DOACs in patients with mitral stenosis.Methods
The study population was enrolled from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database in the Republic of Korea, and it included patients who were diagnosed with mitral stenosis and AF and either were prescribed DOACs for off-label use or received conventional treatment with warfarin. The primary efficacy endpoint was ischemic strokes or systemic embolisms, and the safety outcome was intracranial hemorrhage.Results
A total of 2,230 patients (mean age 69.7 ± 10.5 years; 682 [30.6%] males) were included in the present study. Thromboembolic events occurred at a rate of 2.22%/year in the DOAC group, and 4.19%/year in the warfarin group (adjusted hazard ratio for DOAC: 0.28; 95% confidence interval: 0.18 to 0.45). Intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 0.49% of the DOAC group and 0.93% of the warfarin group (adjusted hazard ratio for DOAC: 0.53; 95% confidence interval: 0.22 to 1.26).Conclusions
In patients with AF accompanied with mitral stenosis, DOAC use is promising and hypothesis generating in preventing thromboembolism. Our results need to be replicated in a randomized trial. 相似文献4.
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Linn S. Nymo Kjetil Søreide Dyre Kleive Frank Olsen Kristoffer Lassen 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):319-327
Background
Centralization of pancreatic resections is advocated due to a volume-outcome association. Pancreatic surgery is in Norway currently performed only in five teaching hospitals. The aim was to describe the short-term outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) within the current organizational model and to assess for regional disparities.Methods
All patients who underwent PD in Norway between 2012 and 2016 were identified. Mortality (90 days) and relaparotomy (30 days) were assessed for predictors including demographic data and multi-visceral or vascular resection. Aggregated length-of-stay and national and regional incidences of the procedure were also analysed.Results
A total of 930 patients underwent PD during the study period. In-hospital mortality occurred in 20 patients (2%) and 34 patients (4%) died within 90 days. Male gender, age, multi-visceral resection and relaparotomy were independent predictors of 90-day mortality. Some 131 patients (14%) had a relaparotomy, with male gender and multi-visceral resection as independent predictors. There was no difference between regions in procedure incidence or 90-day mortality. There was a disparity within the regions in the use of vascular resection (p = 0.021).Conclusion
The short-term outcomes after PD in Norway are acceptable and the 90-day mortality rate is low. The outcomes may reflect centralization of pancreatic surgery. 相似文献6.
Kosuke Okuwaki Hironori Masutani Hiroshi Imaizumi Tsutomu Yoshida Mitsuhiro Kida Tomohisa Iwai Hiroshi Yamauchi Masayoshi Tadehara Kai Adachi Masafumi Watanabe Takahiro Kurosu Wasaburo Koizumi 《Pancreatology》2019,19(3):419-423
Background/Objectives
A breakthrough in chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may be achieved using precision medicine, which involves identifying cases that are highly likely to respond to a certain treatment and then performing that treatment. BRCAness has been receiving attention as a novel predictor of anticancer drug sensitivity in PDAC, making the screening of BRCAness paramount.Methods
We conducted the first-ever examination of the feasibility of analyzing BRCAness using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples obtained via endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB) from 20 patients with the highest pancreatic carcinoma cell counts in tissue samples out of 40 consecutive PDAC patients who underwent EUS-FNAB at our hospital were analyzed by MLPA for BRCAness.Results
We were able to accurately analyze BRCAness in 75% of the 20 cases of PDAC using FFPE tissue obtained by EUS-FNAB. BRCAness was observed in one of the 20 cases.Conclusions
In PDAC, analyzing BRCAness by MLPA using FFPE tissue obtained by EUS-FNAB offers the remarkable benefit of yielding results in a short period of time and at a low cost. In addition, this method of BRCAness analysis may prove to be a feasible and effective approach for performing precision medicine. 相似文献7.
Mariana B. Zilio Tatiana F. Eyff André L.F. Azeredo-Da-Silva Vivian P. Bersch Alessandro B. Osvaldt 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):259-267
Background
Gallstones and alcohol are currently the most frequent aetiologies of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of this study is to quantify these aetiologies worldwide, by geographic region and by diagnostic method.Methods
A systematic review of observational studies published from January 2006 to October 2017 was performed. The studies provided objective criteria for establishing the diagnosis and aetiology of AP for at least biliary and alcoholic causes. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to assess the frequency of biliary (ABP), alcoholic (AAP) and idiopathic AP (IAP) worldwide and to perform 6 subgroup analyses: 2 compared diagnostic methods for AP aetiology and the other 4 compared geographic regions.Results
Forty-six studies representing 2,341,007 patients of AP in 36 countries were included. The global estimate of proportion (95% CI) of aetiologies was 42 (39–44)% for ABP, 21 (17–25)% for AAP and 18 (15–22)% for IAP. In studies that used discharge code diagnoses and in those from the US, IAP was the most frequent aetiology. ABP was more frequent in Latin America than in other regions.Conclusion
Gallstones represent the main aetiology of AP globally, and this aetiology is twice as frequent as the second most common aetiology. 相似文献8.
Xiu-Ping Zhang Yu-Zhen Gao Ya-Bo Jiang Kang Wang Zhen-Hua Chen Wei-Xing Guo Jie Shi Yao-Jun Zhang Min-Shan Chen Wan Y. Lau Shu-Qun Cheng 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):335-344
Background
Lymph node metastasis (LNM)has widely been recognized as a poor prognostic indicator for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Preoperative prediction of LNM is important for clinicians to decide on treatment. This study was designed to develop a simple and convenient system to predict LNM.Methods
Consecutive HCC patients who were suspected to have LNM were divided into a training, an internal validation and an external validation cohort. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the threshold value of the preoperative serological variables. A nomogram visualization system model was then established.Result
Of the 287 patients, there were 31 patients who had LNM (10.8%), and 21 of 203 patients (10.3%) were in the training cohort and 10 of 84 patients (11.9%) in the internal validation cohort. Sixteen of 176 patients (9.1%) in the external validation cohort had LNM. The serological indices including neutrophil/lymphocyte rate, age, platelet, prothrombin time, and total protein, were included in the nomogram. The areas of the ROC curve were 0.846, 0.679 and 0.738 in predicting LNM in the training cohort, the internal validation cohort and the external validation cohort, respectively.Conclusion
The scoring system constructed using the preoperative serological variables predicted LNM in HCC patients. 相似文献9.
Pim B. Olthof Mamoru Miyasaka Bas Groot Koerkamp Jimme K. Wiggers William R. Jarnagin Takehiro Noji Satoshi Hirano Thomas M. van Gulik 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):345-351
Background
Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) often requires extensive surgery which is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare an Eastern and Western PHC cohort in terms of patient characteristics, treatment strategies and outcomes including a propensity score matched analysis.Methods
All consecutive patients who underwent combined biliary and liver resection for PHC between 2005 and 2016 at two Western and one Eastern center were included. The overall perioperative and long-term outcomes of the cohorts were compared and a propensity score matched analysis was performed to compare perioperative outcomes.Results
A total of 210 Western patients were compared to 164 Eastern patients. Western patients had inferior survival compared to the East (hazard-ratio 1.72 (1-23-2.40) P < 0.001) corrected for age, ASA score, tumor stage and margin status. After propensity score matching, liver failure rate, morbidity, and mortality were similar. There was more biliary leakage (38% versus 13%, p = 0.015) in the West.Conclusion
There were major differences in patient characteristics, treatment strategies, perioperative outcomes and survival between Eastern and Western PHC cohorts. Future studies should focus whether these findings are due to the differences in the treatment or the disease itself. 相似文献10.
Yusheng Jie Jiao Gong Cuicui Xiao Jun Zheng Zhiwei Zhang Xinhua Li Zhiliang Gao Bo Hu Yutian Chong 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(4):499-507
Background
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common malignancy arising from the liver. Fibulin-1 has been demonstrated to be involved in various cancers, however, its role in ICC remains unclear.Methods
To study the clinical value and potential molecular mechanism of Fibulin-1 in ICC, immunohistochemistry and bioinformatic analyses were performed using data in the Gene Expression Omnibus Datasets and The Cancer Genome Atlas database.Results
Fibulin-1 expression was overexpressed in ICC tissues compared with adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and was significantly associated with unfavorable overall survival. Moreover, similar genes were identified by Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis and microarray data set. Next, functional and pathway enrichment analysis demonstrated that Fibulin-1 was overrepresented in the pathways of extracellular matrix organization and angiogenesis, which are associated with tumor progression and potential for metastasis. Gene set enrichment analysis indicated that the gene sets of epithelial mesenchymal transition, TGF-beta signaling pathway and angiogenesis were enriched in tissues with high Fibulin-1 level. Furthermore, Fibulin-1 silencing suppressed the ability of ICC tumor cells to form colonies and siFibulin-1 repressed the endogenous protein level of p-AKT.Conclusion
Collectively, this study suggests that Fibulin-1 overexpression may play key roles in the carcinogenesis and progression of ICC via regulation of tumor-related pathways. 相似文献11.
Hong Chee Chew Arjun Iyer Mark Connellan Sarah Scheuer Jeanette Villanueva Ling Gao Mark Hicks Michelle Harkness Claudio Soto Andrew Dinale Priya Nair Alasdair Watson Emily Granger Paul Jansz Kavitha Muthiah Andrew Jabbour Eugene Kotlyar Anne Keogh Kumud Dhital 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(12):1447-1459
Background
Transplantation of hearts retrieved from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors is an evolving clinical practice.Objectives
The purpose of this study is to provide an update on the authors’ Australian clinical program and discuss lessons learned since performing the world’s first series of distantly procured DCD heart transplants.Methods
The authors report their experience of 23 DCD heart transplants from 45 DCD donor referrals since 2014. Donor details were collected using electronic donor records (Donate Life, Australia) and all recipient details were collected from clinical notes and electronic databases at St. Vincent’s Hospital.Results
Hearts were retrieved from 33 of 45 DCD donors. A total of 12 donors did not progress to circulatory arrest within the pre-specified timeframe. Eight hearts failed to meet viability criteria during normothermic machine perfusion, and 2 hearts were declined due to machine malfunction. A total of 23 hearts were transplanted between July 2014 and April 2018. All recipients had successful implantation, with mechanical circulatory support utilized in 9 cases. One case requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation subsequently died on the sixth post-operative day, representing a mortality of 4.4% over 4 years with a total follow-up period of 15,500 days for the entire cohort. All surviving recipients had normal cardiac function on echocardiogram and no evidence of acute rejection on discharge. All surviving patients remain in New York Heart Association functional class I with normal biventricular function.Conclusions
DCD heart transplant outcomes are excellent. Despite a higher requirement for mechanical circulatory support for delayed graft function, primarily in recipients with ventricular assist device support, overall survival and rejection episodes are comparable to outcomes from contemporary brain-dead donors. 相似文献12.
Takehiro Nakahara Jagat Narula Jan G.P. Tijssen Sunil Agarwal Mohammed M. Chowdhury Patrick A. Coughlin Marc R. Dweck James H.F. Rudd Masahiro Jinzaki John Mulhall H. William Strauss 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(12):1386-1394
Background
Fluorine-18 sodium fluoride (NaF), a bone-seeking radiopharmaceutical used to detect osseous metastases, localizes in regions of microcalcification in atherosclerosis.Objectives
To determine if atherosclerosis of penile arteries plays a role in erectile dysfunction (ED), this study analyzed NaF images in prostate cancer patients.Methods
NaF positron emission tomography–computed tomography bone scans were evaluated in 437 prostate cancer patients (age 66.6 ± 8.7 years). Their urologic histories were reviewed for prevalent ED (diagnosed before the scan date) or incident ED (no ED at first scan, but developed during 1-year follow-up); patients with no ED (neither before the scan nor during follow-up) were included as a control group. A semicircular region of interest was set on the dorsal one-half of the penis (to avoid residual excreted activity in the urethra) on 5 contiguous slices at the base of the penis on positron emission tomography–computed tomography coronal reconstructions, and the average standardized uptake value (SUVmax) was described as NaF uptake.Results
Of 437 patients, 336 (76.9%) had prevalent ED, 60 incident ED (13.7%), and 41 had no ED (9.4%). SUVmax in patients with prevalent (median 1.88; interquartile range [IQR]: 1.67 to 2.16) or incident (median 1.86; IQR: 1.72 to 2.08) ED was significantly higher than no ED (median 1.42; IQR: 1.25 to 1.54) patients (p < 0.001). After adjustment for other risk factors, the odds ratio of prevalent or incident ED was 25.2 (95% confidence interval: 9.5 to 67.0) for every 0.5-U increment in SUVmax with receptor operating characteristic area of 0.91 (95% confidence interval: 0.88 to 0.94).Conclusions
NaF uptake in penile vessels suggests that atherosclerosis is associated with ED in prostate cancer patients. The importance of NaF uptake needs to be tested in noncancer subjects and cause-effect relationship needs to be established. 相似文献13.
Marco Del Chiaro Elena Rangelova Asif Halimi Zeeshan Ateeb Chiara Scandavini Roberto Valente Ralf Segersvärd Urban Arnelo Caroline S. Verbeke 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(2):219-225
Background
Few studies have investigated the outcome of pancreatectomy associated with artery resection (PAR).Methods
Retrospective analysis of a cohort of operated borderline or locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients with surgically confirmed arterial involvement. Short and long-term outcome were analyzed and compared in patients who underwent PAR (Group 1) and palliative surgery (Group 2).Results
Of 73 patients who underwent surgical exploration with intent of resection, 34 underwent PAR (±venous resection) (Group 1) and 39 underwent palliation (Group 2). 23 patients (67.7%) in Group 1 underwent combined artery-vein resection (AVR). Operation time was longer and blood loss higher in group 1 compared to group 2. There were no differences in post-operative mortality (2.9% vs 2.6%, p = 0.9) and post-operative surgical complications (38.2% vs 25.6%, p = 0.2). The 1, 3 and 5 years survival in Group 1 was superior to Group 2 (63.7%, 23.4% and Q3 23.4% vs 41.7%, 3.2% and 0, p = 0.003).Conclusion
PAR seems to be safe and feasible in well selected patients and associated with an advantage of survival compared to palliation, in patients affected by locally advanced pancreatic cancer. 相似文献14.
Zsolt Szijgyarto Rajiv Rampat Gerald S. Werner Claudius Ho Nicolaus Reifart Thierry Lefevre Yves Louvard Alexandre Avran Mashayekhi Kambis Heinz-Joachim Buettner Carlo Di Mario Anthony Gershlick Javier Escaned George Sianos Alfredo Galassi Roberto Garbo Omer Goktekin Marcus Meyer-Gessner David Hildick-Smith 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2019,12(4):335-342
Objectives
The aim was to establish a contemporary scoring system to predict the outcome of chronic total occlusion coronary angioplasty.Background
Interventional treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions (CTOs) is a developing subspecialty. Predictors of technical success or failure have been derived from datasets of modest size. A robust scoring tool could facilitate case selection and inform decision making.Methods
The study analyzed data from the EuroCTO registry. This prospective database was set up in 2008 and includes >20,000 cases submitted by CTO expert operators (>50 cases/year). Derivation (n = 14,882) and validation (n = 5,745) datasets were created to develop a risk score for predicting technical failure.Results
There were 14,882 patients in the derivation dataset (with 2,356 [15.5%] failures) and 5,745 in the validation dataset (with 703 [12.2%] failures). A total of 20.2% of cases were done retrogradely, and dissection re-entry was performed in 9.3% of cases. We identified 6 predictors of technical failure, collectively forming the CASTLE score (Coronary artery bypass graft history, Age (≥70 years), Stump anatomy [blunt or invisible], Tortuosity degree [severe or unseen], Length of occlusion [≥20 mm], and Extent of calcification [severe]). When each parameter was assigned a value of 1, technical failure was seen to increase from 8% with a CASTLE score of 0 to 1, to 35% with a score ≥4. The area under the curve (AUC) was similar in both the derivation (AUC: 0.66) and validation (AUC: 0.68) datasets.Conclusions
The EuroCTO (CASTLE) score is derived from the largest database of CTO cases to date and offers a useful tool for predicting procedural outcome. 相似文献15.
Saul Blecker Jeph Herrin Li Li Huihui Yu Jacqueline N. Grady Leora I. Horwitz 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(9):1004-1012
Background
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program has led to fewer readmissions following hospitalizations with a principal diagnosis of heart failure (HF). Patients with HF are frequently hospitalized for other causes.Objectives
This study sought to compare trends in Medicare risk-adjusted, 30-day readmissions following principal HF hospitalizations and other hospitalizations with HF.Methods
This was a retrospective study of 12,973,853 Medicare hospitalizations with a principal or secondary diagnosis of HF between January 2008 and June 2015. Hospitalizations were categorized as follows: principal HF hospitalizations; principal acute myocardial infarction or pneumonia hospitalizations with secondary HF; and other hospitalizations with secondary HF. The study examined trends in risk-adjusted, 30-day, all-cause readmission rates for each cohort and trends in differences in readmission rates among cohorts by using linear spline regression models.Results
Before passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, risk-adjusted, 30-day readmission rates were stable for all 3 cohorts, with mean monthly rates of 26.1%, 24.9%, and 24.4%, respectively. Risk-adjusted readmission rates started declining after passage of the Affordable Care Act by 1.09% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51% to 1.68%), 1.24% (95% CI: 0.92% to 1.57%), and 1.05% (95% CI: 0.52% to 1.58%) per year, respectively, until implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in October 2012 and then stabilized for all 3 cohorts.Conclusions
Patients with HF are often hospitalized for other causes, and these hospitalizations have high readmission rates. Policy changes led to decreases in readmission rates for both principal and secondary HF hospitalizations. Readmission rates in both groups remain high, suggesting that initiatives targeting all hospitalized patients with HF continue to be warranted. 相似文献16.
Pierpaolo Cavallo Luna Carpinelli Fabiana Zingone Immacolata Sepe Mario De Santis Carolina Ciacci 《Pancreatology》2019,19(3):409-413
Background
Benign Pancreatic Hyperenzymemia (BPH) is characterized by a long-term increase of serum pancreatic enzymes (PE) in otherwise healthy subjects. The study investigates the prevalence and correlates of the condition using data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a large sample of general population, to identify subjects potentially affected by BPH.Methods
Cross-sectional retrospective observational study integrated by a follow-up visit.Results
The database of a reference laboratory identified, out of 577.251 admittances from 2011 to 2015, 4964 patients tested at least for one PE assay and 1688 subjects who had at least 3?PE tests (normal or increased) over two years. Forty-two individuals showed an increase of PE at least three times throughout 2 years without any evidence of pancreatic disease, even after matching with the ICD 9-CM code in the GPs database. Data retrieved at follow-up visit showed that for 34 the diagnosis of BPH could be made.Conclusions
Our data indicate that BPH prevalence among subjects underwent blood testing for multiple PE testing is 2%. This condition, even if not a disease, is perceived by nearly all the BPH patients as a serious threat to their life. Further studies are needed to manage its heavy psychological impact. 相似文献17.
Ashika D. Maharaj Liane Ioannou Daniel Croagh John Zalcberg Rachel E. Neale David Goldstein Neil Merrett James G. Kench Kate White Charles H.C. Pilgrim Lorraine Chantrill Peter Cosman Andrew Kneebone Lara Lipton Mehrdad Nikfarjam Jennifer Philip Charbel Sandroussi Peter Tagkalidis Sue M. Evans 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(4):444-455
Background
Best practise care optimises survival and quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer (PC), but there is evidence of variability in management and suboptimal care for some patients. Monitoring practise is necessary to underpin improvement initiatives. We aimed to develop a core set of quality indicators that measure quality of care across the disease trajectory.Methods
A modified, three-round Delphi survey was performed among experts with wide experience in PC care across three states in Australia. A total of 107 potential quality indicators were identified from the literature and divided into five areas: diagnosis and staging, surgery, other treatment, patient management and outcomes. A further six indicators were added by the panel, increasing potential quality indicators to 113. Rated on a scale of 1–9, indicators with high median importance and feasibility (score 7–9) and low disagreement (<1) were considered in the candidate set.Results
From 113 potential quality indicators, 34 indicators met the inclusion criteria and 27 (7 diagnosis and staging, 5 surgical, 4 other treatment, 5 patient management, 6 outcome) were included in the final set.Conclusions
The developed indicator set can be applied as a tool for internal quality improvement, comparative quality reporting, public reporting and research in PC care. 相似文献18.
Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula Shannon M. Dunlay Abhiram Prasad Kianoush Kashani Ankit Sakhuja Bernard J. Gersh Allan S. Jaffe David R. Holmes Gregory W. Barsness 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(14):1781-1791
Background
There are limited data on acute noncardiac multiorgan failure in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI-CS).Objectives
The authors sought to evaluate the 15-year national trends, resource utilization, and outcomes of single and multiple noncardiac organ failures in AMI-CS.Methods
This was a retrospective cohort study of AMI-CS using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2000 to 2014. Previously validated codes for respiratory, renal, hepatic, hematologic, and neurological failure were used to identify single or multiorgan (≥2 organ systems) noncardiac organ failure. Outcomes of interest were in-hospital mortality, temporal trends, and resource utilization. The effects of every additional organ failure on in-hospital mortality and resource utilization were assessed.Results
In 444,253 AMI-CS admissions, noncardiac single or multiorgan failure was noted in 32.4% and 31.9%, respectively. Multiorgan failure was seen more commonly in admissions with non–ST-segment elevation AMI-CS, nonwhite race, and higher baseline comorbidity. There was a steady increase in the prevalence of single and multiorgan failure. Coronary angiography and revascularization were performed less commonly in multiorgan failure. Single-organ failure (odds ratio: 1.28; 95% confidence interval: 1.26 to 1.30) and multiorgan failure (odds ratio: 2.23; 95% confidence interval: 2.19 to 2.27) were independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, greater resource utilization, and fewer discharges to home. There was a stepwise increase in in-hospital mortality and resource utilization with each additional organ failure.Conclusions
There has been a steady increase in the prevalence of multiorgan failure in AMI-CS. Presence of multiorgan failure was independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and greater resource utilization. 相似文献19.
So-Ryoung Lee Eue-Keun Choi Chan Soon Park Kyung-Do Han Jin-Hyung Jung Seil Oh Gregory Y.H. Lip 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(8):919-931
Background
It is unclear whether the overall effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are consistent in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and extremely low body weight (<50 kg).Objectives
This study compared DOACs with warfarin in AF patients with low body weight.Methods
Using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database from January 2014 to December 2016, AF patients with body weight ≤60 kg and who were treated with oral anticoagulants (n = 14,013 taking DOACs and n = 7,576 taking warfarin) were included and examined for ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), gastrointestinal bleeding, major bleeding, all-cause death, and composite outcome. The propensity score weighting was used to balance the 2 groups.Results
Baseline characteristics were well balanced between the 2 groups (mean age 73 years, mean CHA2DS2-VASc score 4, and 28% of patients weighed <50 kg). DOACs were associated with lower risks of ischemic stroke (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.591; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.510 to 0.686) and major bleeding (HR: 0.705; 95%: CI 0.601 to 0.825), which were caused by a reduction in ICH (HR: 0.554; 95% CI: 0.429 to 0.713) compared with warfarin. DOAC improved the net clinical benefit compared with warfarin (HR for composite outcome: 0.660; 95% CI: 0.606 to 0.717), and this was consistent in patients who weighed <50 kg (HR for composite outcome: 0.665; 95% CI: 0.581 to 0.762).Conclusions
In this real-world Asian AF population with low body weight, DOACs showed better effectiveness and safety than warfarin. These results were consistent in patients with extremely low body weight. Regular dosages of DOACs showed comparable results as reduced dosages of DOACs in both effectiveness and safety. 相似文献20.
Elijah N. Ogola Francis O. Okello Jane L. Herr Elizabeth Macgregor-Skinner Ashling Mulvaney Gerald Yonga 《Global Heart》2019,14(1):61-70