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Takayoshi Komatsu-Fujii Sakae Kaneko Yuko Chinuki Yohji Suyama Masataka Ohta Hiroyuki Niihara Eishin Morita 《Allergology international》2017,66(1):116-122
Background
This study aims to evaluate the relationship between serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) levels with various clinicopathological conditions in patients with drug eruptions. The value of TARC in diagnosing drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) was also examined.Methods
Study participants included 84 patients who presented with generalized eruptions suspected to be drug-related, including DIHS, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), maculopapular exanthema (MPE), erythema multiforme (EM), erythroderma, and toxicoderma. The correlation coefficients between serum TARC levels and clinical parameters in peripheral blood samples were calculated.Results
Serum TARC levels in patients with DIHS were higher than those found in patients with SJS/TEN, MPE, EM, and toxicoderma. TARC levels had 100% sensitivity and 92.3% specificity in diagnosing DIHS, with a threshold value of 13,900 pg/mL. Serum TARC levels positively correlated with age, white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil count, eosinophil count, monocyte count, atypical lymphocyte (Aty-ly) count, serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels, and creatinine (Cr) levels. It negatively correlated with serum total protein (TP), albumin (Alb), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Among these clinical parameters, blood eosinophil counts were most strongly correlated with serum TARC levels, with a correlation coefficient of 0.53.Conclusions
Serum TARC levels are well correlated with blood eosinophil counts in patients with generalized drug eruptions, indicating that Th2-type immune reactions underlie TARC production. Serum TARC measurements also have potent diagnostic value for DIHS, with high sensitivity and specificity. 相似文献2.
Koji Tamai Harukazu Yoshimatsu Toshiharu Saito Hirofumi Matsuoka Nobuhiko Okada Yasuko Koma Akiko Otsuka Nao Oda Sayaka Inoue Sachie Kume Yujiro Suzuki 《Allergology international》2017,66(2):332-337
Background
Autoimmune involvement in the pathogenesis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been proposed, and autoantibodies are a hallmark of autoimmunity. This study aimed to compare the autoantibody profiles of asthma and COPD, and the relationship between autoantibodies and features of these diseases.Methods
We recruited 110 asthma patients and 92 COPD patients for a prospective study. Six autoantibody types were evaluated: antinuclear antibody, anti-cytoplasmic antibodies, rheumatoid factor, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, myeloperoxidase–anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (MPO-ANCA) and proteinase 3-ANCA. Other clinical data were also recorded concurrently.Results
An antinuclear antibody titre of ≥1:160 presented only in asthma but not in COPD (10% vs. 0%, p = 0.0002). Eosinophil counts in blood were negative predictors of antinuclear antibody in asthma. Conversely, eosinophil counts in blood and immunoglobulin-E levels of ≥100 IU/mL were positively associated with rheumatoid factor in asthma but not in COPD. There was no relationship between antinuclear antibody or rheumatoid factor and disease severity.Conclusions
It is possible that asthma tends to involve autoimmunity associated with antinuclear antibody more frequently than COPD because asthma is the more robust factor for antinuclear antibody positivity. Antinuclear antibody and rheumatoid factor are associated with eosinophilic responses, but they do not work as biomarkers for disease severity. 相似文献3.
Xiaobin Feng Yongjie Su Shuguo Zheng Feng Xia Kuansheng Ma Jun Yan Xiaowu Li Wei Tang Shuguang Wang Ping Bie Jiahong Dong 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(8):667-674
Background
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of anatomic resection (AR) versus non-anatomic resection (NAR) on recurrence rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods
Eligible patients were randomized to AR or NAR from January 2006 to July 2007 at a single center. The primary outcome was the 2-year recurrence-free survival (RFS). Secondary outcomes were postoperative complications, time to first recurrence, 1-, 3-, and 5-year RFS, and overall survival (OS).Results
Fifty-three (51%) and 52 (50%) patients underwent NAR and AR, respectively. A larger proportion of patients achieved margins ≥20 mm in the AR group (52% vs. 30%; P = 0.023). Complications (blood loss, transfusion requirement, and hospital stay) were similar between the two groups. Median follow-up was 33 (range, 2–77) months. Incidence of local recurrence at 2 years was 30% and 59% in the AR and NAR groups, respectively. Median time to first local recurrence in the AR group was significantly longer than in the NAR group (53 vs. 10 months, P = 0.010). There was no difference in overall RFS between the two groups (P = 0.290).Discussion
AR decreased the 2-year local recurrence rate and increased the time to first local recurrence compared to NAR in patients with HCC. 相似文献4.
Mustafa Raoof Aaron Lewis Leanne Goldstein Sinziana Dumitra Susanne G. Warner Gagandeep Singh Yuman Fong Laleh Melstrom 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(4):371-377
Background
In order to decrease cost and increase healthcare quality there is an ongoing effort to reduce readmissions after complex operations. The timing and severity of post-discharge complications after hepatectomy need to be better defined.Methods
All patients undergoing liver resection at a single institution from Jan 2009–Jun 2015 were included. Complications were scored using the comprehensive complication index (CCI). Multivariate analysis is performed using logistic regression. Receiver operating characteristics (ROCs) were analyzed to optimize the Readmission Risk Index (RRI).Results
Of the 258 patients that met the inclusion criteria, 26 (10%) were readmitted within 30 days of discharge after hepatectomy. On multivariate analysis age ≥68 years (OR 3.76; 95% CI 1.47–9.63, p = 0.006), CCI ≥ 15 (OR 3.65; 95% CI 1.39–9.56, p = 0.008), maximum temperature within 48 h of discharge (OR 3.02; 95% CI 1.17–7.75, p = 0.022) and white blood cell count ≥10.2 billion cells/L within 48 h of discharge (OR 2.88; 95% CI 1.04–8, p = 0.043) were independent predictors of 30-day readmission. These variables were used to develop the RRI (ROC area 0.80; 95% CI 0.70–0.9, p < 0.001).Conclusion
The CCI and pre-discharge variables can help identify individuals at risk of readmission. Readmission risk reduction efforts should focus on this subset of patients. 相似文献5.
Jin Hong Lim Joon Seong Park Dong Sup Yoon 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(5):388-395
Background
The clinical relevance of fibrosis with regard to tumor progression is supported by the correlation between fibrosis and poor outcomes. Fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) level has been used to assess exocrine dysfunction of the pancreas and to predict pancreas fibrosis. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of FE-1 on the survival of pancreatic cancer patients.Methods
Between January 2006 and December 2014, 136 patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma underwent R0 resection at Gangnam Severance Hospital, Korea. Preoperative FE-1 levels were available in 94 patients who were enrolled in the study. Patients were classified into two groups according to preoperative FE-1: “normal” (≥200 μg/g) or “reduced” (<200 μg/g).Results
Median preoperative FE-1 level was 130.1 μg/g (IQR 32.0; 238.3). 62 patients (66.0%) had reduced pancreatic function and 32 patients (34.0%) had normal pancreatic function. The two groups had significantly different disease-free survival (P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, normal FE-1, no lymph node metastasis and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy were found to be independent prognostic factors for better DFS (P = 0.001, P = 0.017, P = 0.038, respectively).Conclusion
FE-1 is a simple and non-invasive predictive clinical marker for prognosis of pancreatic cancer after attempted curative resection. 相似文献6.
Yoshiaki Tagawa Kenichi Namba Yumi Nakazono Daiju Iwata Susumu Ishida 《Allergology international》2017,66(2):338-343
Background
The efficacy of epinastine 0.05% ophthalmic solution for pollen allergic conjunctivitis has already been shown in a conjunctival allergen challenge (CAC) test using cedar pollen as a challenge. The present study investigated the efficacy of this solution against birch pollen conjunctivitis in a CAC test.Methods
Ten adult subjects (eight males and two females) with asymptomatic birch pollen conjunctivitis were enrolled in this study. The average age of the subjects was 41.1 years. This study was conducted during a period without birch pollen dispersion. In each subject, the epinastine 0.05% ophthalmic solution was instilled in one eye, and an artificial tear fluid was instilled in the fellow eye in a double-blind manner. Five minutes or 4 h after the drug instillation, both eyes were challenged with an optimal concentration of birch pollen, and ocular itching and conjunctival hyperemia were then graded. Tears were collected before the drug instillation and 20 min after the pollen challenge, and the histamine level was measured.Results
The ocular itching scores and palpebral conjunctival hyperemia scores of the epinastine-treated eyes were significantly lower than those of the contralateral control eyes when the eyes were pretreated with the drug 4 h before the CAC. There was a significant correlation between the tear histamine level and mean ocular itching score of three time points (3, 5 and 10 min) following the CAC in the control eyes but not the epinastine-treated eyes.Conclusions
Epinastine is effective in suppressing ocular itching and conjunctival hyperemia in birch pollen conjunctivitis. 相似文献7.
Corinna Lebherz Georg Schlieper Julia Möllmann Florian Kahles Marvin Schwarz Jan Brünsing Nada Dimkovic Alexander Koch Christian Trautwein Jürgen Flöge Nikolaus Marx Frank Tacke Michael Lehrke 《The American journal of medicine》2017,130(7):833-841.e3
Background
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone, which stimulates glucose-dependent insulin secretion from the pancreas and holds immune-regulatory properties. A marked increase of GLP-1 has been found in critically ill patients. This study was performed to elucidate the underlying mechanism and evaluate its prognostic value.Methods
GLP-1 plasma levels were determined in 3 different patient cohorts: 1) critically ill patients admitted to our intensive care unit (n = 215); 2) patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis (n = 173); and 3) a control group (no kidney disease, no acute inflammation, n = 105). In vitro experiments were performed to evaluate GLP-1 secretion in response to human serum samples from the above-described cohorts.Results
Critically ill patients presented with 6.35-fold higher GLP-1 plasma level in comparison with the control group. There was a significant correlation of GLP-1 levels with markers for the severity of inflammation, but also kidney function. Patients with end-stage renal disease displayed 4.46-fold higher GLP-1 concentrations in comparison with the control group. In vitro experiments revealed a strong GLP-1-inducing potential of serum from critically ill patients, while serum from hemodialysis patients only modestly increased GLP-1 secretion. GLP-1 levels independently predicted mortality in critically ill patients and patients with end-stage renal disease.Conclusions
Chronic and acute inflammatory processes like sepsis or chronic kidney disease increase circulating GLP-1 levels. This most likely reflects a sum effect of increased GLP-1 secretion and decreased GLP-1 clearance. GLP-1 plasma levels independently predict the outcome of critically ill and end-stage renal disease patients. 相似文献8.
Kartik S. Jhaveri Sandra E. Fischer Hooman Hosseini-Nik Boraiah Sreeharsha Ravi J. Menezes Steven Gallinger Carol-Anne E. Moulton 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(11):992-1000
Objective
To prospectively compare the diagnostic performance of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI (EOB-MRI) and contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) for preoperative detection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) following chemotherapy and to evaluate the potential change in the hepatic resection plan.Methods
51 patients with CRLM treated with preoperative chemotherapy underwent liver imaging by EOB-MRI and CECT prospectively. Two independent blinded readers characterized hepatic lesions on each imaging modality using a 5-point scoring system. 41 patients underwent hepatic resection and histopathological evaluation.Results
151 CRLM were confirmed by histology. EOB-MRI, compared to CECT, had significantly higher sensitivity in detection of CRLM ≤1.0 cm (86% vs. 45.5%; p < 0.001), significantly lower indeterminate lesions diagnosis (7% vs. 33%; p < 0.001) and significantly higher interobserver concordance rate in characterizing the lesions ≤1.0 cm (72% vs. 51%; p = 0.041). The higher yield of EOB-MRI could have changed the surgical plan in 45% of patients.Conclusion
Following preoperative chemotherapy, EOB-MRI is superior to CECT in detection of small CRLM (≤1 cm) with significantly higher sensitivity and diagnostic confidence and interobserver concordance in lesion characterization. This improved diagnostic performance can alter the surgical plan in almost half of patients scheduled for liver resection. 相似文献9.
F. Zaccardi B. Rocca A. Rizzi A. Ciminello L. Teofili G. Ghirlanda V. De Stefano D. Pitocco 《Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD》2017,27(10):902-909
Background and aims
The relationship between platelet indices and glucose control may differ in type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes. We aimed to investigate differences in mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet count, and platelet mass between patients with T1DM, T2DM, and healthy controls and to explore associations between these platelet indices and glucose control.Methods and results
A total of 691 T1DM and 459 T2DM patients and 943 control subjects (blood donors) were included. HbA1c was measured in all subjects with diabetes and 36 T1DM patients further underwent 24 h-continuous glucose monitoring to estimate short-term glucose control (glucose mean and standard deviation). Adjusting for age and sex, platelet count was higher and MPV lower in both T1DM and T2DM patients vs control subjects, while platelet mass (MPV × platelet count) resulted higher only in T2DM. Upon further adjustment for HbA1c, differences in platelet count and mass were respectively 19.5 × 109/L (95%CI: 9.8–29.3; p < 0.001) and 101 fL/nL (12–191; p = 0.027) comparing T2DM vs T1DM patients. MPV and platelet count were significantly and differently related in T2DM patients vs both T1DM and control subjects; this difference was maintained also accounting for HbA1c, age, and sex. Platelet mass and the volume-count relationship were significantly related to HbA1c only in T1DM patients. No associations were found between platelet indices and short-term glucose control.Conclusion
By accounting for confounders and glucose control, our data evidenced higher platelet mass and different volume-count kinetics in subjects with T2DM vs T1DM. Long-term glucose control seemed to influence platelet mass and the volume-count relationship only in T1DM subjects. These findings suggest different mechanisms behind platelet formation in T1DM and T2DM patients with long-term glycaemic control being more relevant in T1DM than T2DM. 相似文献10.
Callisia N. Clarke Haesun Choi Ping Hou Catherine H. Davis Jingfei Ma Asif Rashid Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Thomas A. Aloia 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(8):706-712
Background
The obesity epidemic has significantly increased the incidence and severity of hepatic steatosis in liver surgery patients and liver donors, potentially impacting postoperative liver regeneration and function. Development of a non-invasive means to quantify hepatic steatosis would facilitate selection of candidates for liver resection and transplant donation.Methods
An IRB-approved protocol prospectively enrolled 28 patients with liver tumors requiring hepatic resection. In all patients, fast dual-echo gradient-echo MR images were acquired using 2-Point Dixon technique in 2D and 3D. The degree of steatosis was quantified by percent fat fraction (%FF) from in- and out-of-phase, and water-only and fat-only images. The technique-specific %FFs were compared to intraoperative and histopathological findings.Results
For patients with >30% steatosis by histology, the mean %FF was 22% (SD ± 5.2%) compared to a mean %FF of 5.0% (SD ± 2.1%, p = 0.0001) in patients with <30% steatosis. Using scaled values for the MR-calculated %FF, all patients with >30% pathologic steatosis could be identified preoperatively.Conclusions
Quantitative MRI identified patients with clinically-relevant steatosis with 100% accuracy. These findings could have significant impact on the management of liver resection patients and transplant donors. 相似文献11.
Kazuhiro Hashiguchi Ken-ichiro Wakabayashi Michinori Togawa Akihiro Saito Kimihiro Okubo 《Allergology international》2017,66(1):123-131
Background
Environmental exposure chambers have been used to expose subjects to aeroallergens to investigate the efficacy of prophylactic treatment with symptomatic agents in Japan. We first examined the therapeutic effect of bilastine (BIL), a novel non-sedative second-generation H1-antihistamine, in subjects with Japanese cedar pollinosis using an artificial exposure chamber (OHIO Chamber).Methods
This was a randomized, double-blind, four-way crossover, placebo- and active-controlled phase II study (trial registration number JapicCTI-132213). Subjects were exposed to cedar pollen (8000 grains/m3) for 2 h on Day ?1 and 4 h each on Day 1 and 2. BIL 10 or 20 mg, placebo, or fexofenadine hydrochloride (FEX) 60 mg was administered orally 1 h after the start of pollen exposure on Day 1. Placebo or FEX was administered 12 h after the first dosing. The primary efficacy endpoint was the sum of total nasal symptom score (TNSS) from 0 to 3 h after the Day 1 dosing.Results
We enrolled 136 subjects and the sum of TNSS on Day 1 of the three active treatments was significantly lower than that of placebo and was maintained up to 26 h after the first dosing (Day 2). The sum of TNSS or sneezing score on Day 1 after BIL 20 mg was more significantly decreased than after FEX. Moreover, BIL showed a faster onset of action than FEX.Conclusions
We demonstrated the efficacy, rapid onset, and long duration of action of BIL in subjects with Japanese cedar pollinosis exposed to cedar pollen using the OHIO Chamber. 相似文献12.
Yanming Zhou Lupeng Wu Dong Xu Tao Wan Xiaoying Si 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(9):768-774
Background
Limited data are currently available to address the safety and efficacy of combined resection of the liver and inferior vena cava (IVC) for hepatic malignancies.Methods
A systematic review was performed to identify relevant studies. Pooled individual data were examined for the clinical outcome of combined resection of the liver and IVC for hepatic malignancies.Results
A total of 258 patients were described in 38 articles eligible for inclusion. Resections were performed for colorectal liver metastasis (CLM) [n = 128 (50%)], intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) [n = 51 (20%)], hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [n = 48 (19%)], and other pathologies [n = 31 (11%)]. There were 14 (5%) perioperative deaths. The median survival duration was 34 months, and the 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 79%, 46% and 33%, respectively. The 5-year OS rate was 26% for CLM, 37% for ICC, and 30% for HCC.Conclusion
Combined resection of the liver and IVC for hepatic malignancies is safe and applicable, and offers acceptable survival outcomes. 相似文献13.
Daniel J. Kagedan Katharine S. Devitt Amélie Tremblay St-Germain Aliya Ramjaun Sean P. Cleary Alice C. Wei 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(11):1026-1033
Background
Clinical pathways (CPW) are considered safe and effective at decreasing postoperative length of stay (LoS), but the effect on economic costs is uncertain. This study sought to elucidate the effect of a CPW on direct hospitalization costs for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).Methods
A CPW for PD patients at a single Canadian institution was implemented. Outcomes included LoS, 30-day readmissions, and direct costs of hospital care. A retrospective cost minimization analysis compared patients undergoing PD prior to and following CPW implementation, using a bootstrapped t test and deviation-based cost modeling.Results
121 patients undergoing PD after CPW implementation were compared to 74 controls. Index LoS was decreased following CPW implementation (9 vs. 11 days, p = 0.005), as was total LoS (10 vs. 11 days, p = 0.003). The mean total cost of postoperative hospitalization per patient decreased in the CPW group ($15,678.45 CAD vs. $25,732.85 CAD, p = 0.024), as was the mean 30-day cost including readmissions ($16,627.15 CAD vs. $29,872.72 CAD, p = 0.016). Areas of significant cost savings included laboratory tests and imaging investigations.Conclusions
CPWs may generate cost savings by reducing unnecessary investigations, and improve quality of care through process standardization and decreasing practice variation. 相似文献14.
Takehito Kobayashi Kazuyuki Nakagome Toru Noguchi Kiyoko Kobayashi Yutaka Ueda Tomoyuki Soma Kenji Ikebuchi Hidetomo Nakamoto Makoto Nagata 《Allergology international》2017
Background
Recent evidence has suggested that the innate immune response may play a role in the development of eosinophilic airway inflammation. We previously reported that uric acid (UA) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), two important damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs), activate eosinophil functions, suggesting that these molecules may be involved in the development of eosinophilic airway inflammation. The objective of this study was to measure the concentrations of DAMPs including UA and ATP in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with eosinophilic pneumonia (EP).Methods
BAL was performed in patients with EP including acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, and in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonia, and sarcoidosis. UA, ATP, and cytokine concentrations in the BALF were then measured.Results
The UA concentration was increased in the BALF of EP patients. UA concentrations correlated with eosinophil numbers, and with eosinophil-derived neurotoxin and interleukin (IL)-5 concentrations. Furthermore, the ATP concentration was increased in the BALF of EP patients and ATP concentrations correlated with UA concentrations. Moreover, IL-33 was increased in EP patients and IL-33 concentrations correlated with UA and ATP concentrations.Conclusions
The UA and ATP concentration was increased in the BALF of EP patients. UA concentrations correlated with eosinophil numbers, and with ATP and IL-33 concentrations. Our findings suggest that DAMPs such as UA and ATP play a role in the pathogenesis of EP. 相似文献15.
Roberta Angelico Shakeeb Khan Bobby Dasari Ravi Marudanayagam Robert P. Sutcliffe Paolo Muiesan John Isaac Darius Mirza Keith J. Roberts 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(4):365-370
Background
Hepaticojejunostomy is routinely performed in patients when inoperable disease is found at planned pancreatoduodenectomy; however, in the presence of self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) hepaticojejunostomy may not be required. The aim of this study was to assess biliary complications and outcomes in patients with unresectable disease at time of planned pancreaticoduodenectomy stratified by the management of the biliary tract.Material and methods
Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing surgery in January 2010–December 2015. Complications were measured using the Clavien–Dindo scale.Results
Of 149 patients, 111 (75%) received gastrojejunostomy and hepaticojejunostomy (double bypass group) and 38 (26%) received a single bypass in the presence of SEMS (single bypass group). Post-operative non-biliary [7 (18%) vs 43 (38%), (p = 0.028)] and biliary [0% vs 12 (11%), (p = 0.037)] complications were lower in the single bypass group. Hospital readmissions were significantly higher in the double bypass group (p = 0.021). Overall survival and the time to start chemotherapy were equivalent (p = n.s.).Conclusions
Complications are more common following double bypass compared to single bypass with SEMS suggesting that gastric bypass is adequate surgical palliation in presence of SEMS. This study adds further evidence that preoperative SEMS should be used in preference to plastic stents for suspected periampullary malignancy. 相似文献16.
Hideaki Uchiyama Shinji Itoh Tomoharu Yoshizumi Toru Ikegami Norifumi Harimoto Yuji Soejima Noboru Harada Kazutoyo Morita Takeo Toshima Takashi Motomura Yoshihiko Maehara 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(12):1082-1090
Background
Expanding patient selection beyond the Milan criteria in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has long been a matter for debate. We have used the Kyushu University Criteria – maximum tumor diameter <5 cm or des-γ-carboxy prothrombin <300 mAU/ml – in LDLT for HCC since June 2007. The aim of the present study was to present the results of our prospective patient selection by Kyushu University Criteria and to confirm whether or not our criteria were justified.Methods
The entire study period was divided into the pre-Kyushu era (July 1999–May 2007) and the Kyushu era (June 2007–November 2014). Eighty-nine and 90 patients underwent LDLT for HCC in the pre-Kyushu era and the Kyushu era, respectively.Results
In the pre-Kyushu era, there were significant differences in recurrence-free and disease-specific survival between the beyond-Milan and the within-Milan patients. In the Kyushu era, however, the differences in recurrence-free and disease-specific survival between the beyond-Milan and the within-Milan patients disappeared. The 5-year overall patient survival in the Kyushu era was 89.4%.Conclusion
Our selection criteria enabled a considerable number of beyond-Milan patients to undergo LDLT without jeopardizing the recurrence-free, and disease-specific, and overall patient survival. 相似文献17.
Kimihiro Okubo Minoru Gotoh Mikiya Asako Yasuyuki Nomura Michinori Togawa Akihiro Saito Takayuki Honda Yoshihiro Ohashi 《Allergology international》2017,66(1):97-105
Background
Bilastine, a novel non-sedating second-generation H1 antihistamine, has been approved in most European countries since 2010. This study aimed to evaluate the superiority of bilastine over placebo in Japanese patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR).Methods
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase III study (trial registration number JapicCTI-142600) evaluated the effect of a 2-week treatment period with bilastine (20 mg once daily), fexofenadine (60 mg twice daily), or a matched placebo (double dummy) in patients with PAR. All patients were instructed to record individual nasal and ocular symptoms in diaries daily. The primary endpoint was the mean change in total nasal symptom scores (TNSS) from baseline to Week 2 (Days 10–13).Results
A total of 765 patients were randomly allocated to receive bilastine, fexofenadine, or placebo (256, 254, and 255 patients, respectively). The mean change in TNSS from baseline at Week 2 was significantly decreased by bilastine (?0.98) compared to placebo (?0.63, P = 0.023). Bilastine and fexofenadine showed no significant difference in the primary endpoint. However, the mean change in TNSS from baseline on Day 1 was more significantly decreased by bilastine (?0.99) than by placebo (?0.28, P < 0.001) or fexofenadine (?0.62, P = 0.032). The active drugs also improved instantaneous TNSS 1 h after the first and before the second drug administration on Day 1 (P < 0.05). The study drugs were well tolerated.Conclusions
After 2-week treatment period, bilastine 20 mg once daily was effective and tolerable in Japanese patients with PAR, and exhibited a rapid onset of action. 相似文献18.
Georgios A. Margonis Kazunari Sasaki Nikolaos Andreatos Manijeh Zargham Pour Nannan Shao Mounes Aliyari Ghasebeh Stefan Buettner Efstathios Antoniou Christopher L. Wolfgang Matthew Weiss Ihab R. Kamel Timothy M. Pawlik 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(9):808-817
Background
Although experimental data strongly support the pro-tumorigenic role of postoperative liver regeneration, this hypothesis has not been clinically investigated. We aimed to examine the impact of liver regeneration determined by volumetric imaging on recurrence following resection of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM).Methods
Resected liver volume was subtracted from total liver volume (TLV) to define postoperative remnant liver volume (RLVp). Early and late kinetic growth rates (KGR) were defined as the postoperative increases in liver volume within 2–3 and 8–10 months from surgery, respectively, divided by the corresponding time interval.Results
Median early and late KGR was 2.6%/month (IQR: ?0.9 to 12.3) and 1.0%/month (IQR: ?0.64 to 2.91), respectively. Late KGR predicted intrahepatic recurrence after 1 year from surgery (AUC 0.677, P = 0.011). Specifically, patients with a late KGR ≥1% had a higher cumulative risk of recurrence compared with patients with a KGR <1% (P = 0.038). In multivariate analysis, KGR ≥1% independently predicted recurrence (P = 0.027).Discussion
A KGR ≥1% during the late regeneration phase was associated with increased risk of intrahepatic recurrence. These data may inform the timing of adjuvant therapy administration and focus surveillance strategies for high-risk patients. 相似文献19.
The impact of a clinical pathway on patient postoperative recovery following pancreaticoduodenectomy
Amélie Tremblay St-Germain Katharine S. Devitt Daniel J. Kagedan Beverly Barretto Stephanie Tung Steven Gallinger Alice C. Wei 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(9):799-807
Background
Pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD) are complex surgical procedures. Clinical pathways (CPW) are surgical process improvement tools that guide postoperative recovery and are associated with high quality care. Our objective was to report the quality of surgical care following implementation of a CPW.Methods
We developed and implemented a CPW for patients undergoing PD at a single high volume hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) centre. Patient outcomes were collected prospectively during the implementation period. A comparator cohort was selected by identifying patients that underwent a PD prior to CPW development.Results
122 patients underwent a PD during the CPW implementation period; 83 patients were initiated on the CPW. 74 patients underwent PD during the 12-month period prior to the CPW. The median hospital stay decreased after the implementation of the CPW (11 vs 8 days, p < 0.01) with no significant changes to mortality, morbidity, reoperation, or readmission rates. In-hospital complications were significantly higher in patients that were not initiated on the CPW (54% vs 74%, p = 0.03).Conclusion
Results suggest the CPW reduced variability and allowed a greater proportion of patients to receive all elements of care, resulting in improved quality and efficiency of care based on current best evidence recommendations. 相似文献20.
Fausto Petrelli Gianluca Tomasello Michele Ghidini Veronica Lonati Rodolfo Passalacqua Sandro Barni 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2017,19(11):944-950