The aim of this study was to compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with affective disorders who had attempted suicide at some time in their lives and those who had not made a suicide attempt. In a Chinese rural community, individuals with suicide attempt (N = 30) and those without suicide attempt (N = 166) were assessed with Present State Examination (PSE). Attempters had a significantly higher level of family economic status, higher rate of lifetime depressed mood and hopelessness, and delusions than nonattempters. The logistic regression models also indicated that depressed mood and hopelessness were the most important predictors of suicide attempts. No significant difference in treatment condition was found between attempters and non-attempters. Early identification and interventions focusing on reducing depressed mood, hopelessness, and controlling psychotic symptoms may be helpful in reducing the risk of suicide attempts among individuals with affective disorders residing in the community. 相似文献
We experienced a rare case of giant cell tumor (GCT) arising in the 5th rib involving the 5th vertebral body and transverse process. A 57-year-old man presented with a well-defined mass in the left thoracic cavity on chest x ray examination. Chest computed tomography showed a heterogeneous 7cm-diameter mass originating in the posterior segment of the left 5th rib. The tumor had spread to the 5th thoracic vertebra destroying the left half of the body and transverse process. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a heterogeneous-intensity mass involving the 4th to 6th ribs. A radical excision of the tumor followed by a 50 Gy radiotherapy was performed after embolization of the feeding arteries. The pathological diagnosis was a GCT. The patient remains well without evidence of recurrence for 6 years following surgery. The present case is only the 14th case of GCT arising in the rib to have been reported in Japan. 相似文献
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic in Bangladesh, and the quality of life (QoL) of these patients remains unknown as there
is no instrument available in the native language. In this study, we translated the 56-item Hepatitis Quality of Life Questionnaire
(HQLQ) into Bengali and evaluated its validity and reliability. 相似文献
Healthcare information systems (HISs) are often implemented to enhance the quality of care and the degree to which it is patient-centered,
as well as to improve the efficiency and safety of services. However, the outcomes of HIS implementations have not met expectations.
We set out to organize the knowledge gained in qualitative studies performed in association with HIS implementations and to
use this knowledge to outline an updated structure for implementation planning. A multi-disciplinary team performed the analyses
in order to cover as many aspects of the primary studies as possible. We found that merely implementing an HIS will not automatically
increase organizational efficiency. Strategic, tactical, and operational actions have to be taken into consideration, including
management involvement, integration in healthcare workflow, establishing compatibility between software and hardware and,
most importantly, user involvement, education and training. The results should be interpreted as a high-order scheme, and
not a predictive theory. 相似文献
Objective Changes in serum albumin may reflect systemic immunoinflammation and hypermetabolism in response to insults such as trauma
and sepsis. Esophagectomy is associated with a major metabolic stress, and the aim of this study was to determine if the absolute
albumin level on the first postoperative day was of value in predicting in-hospital complications.
Methods A retrospective study of 200 patients undergoing esophagectomy for malignant disease at St. James Hospital between 1999 and
2005 was performed. Patients who had pre and postoperative (days 1, 3, and 7) serum albumin levels measured were included
in the study. Patients were subdivided into three postoperative albumin categories <20 g/l, 20–25 g/l, >25 g/l. Logistic regression
analysis was performed to calculate the odds of morbidity and mortality according to the day 1 albumin level.
Results Patients with an albumin of less than 20 g/l on the first postoperative day were twice as likely to develop postoperative
complications than those with an albumin of greater than 20 g/l (54 vs 28% respectively, p < 0.011). Correspondingly, these patients also had a significantly higher rate of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (22
vs 5%, p < 0.001), respiratory failure (27 vs 8%, p < 0.01) and in-hospital mortality (27 vs 6% (p < 0.001). On multivariate logistic regression analysis, day 1 albumin level was independently related to postoperative complications
(odds ratios, 0.89: 95%; confidence intervals, 0.83–0.96; p < 0.005). In addition, albumin <20 g/l on the first postoperative day was associated with the need for further surgery and
a return to ICU.
Conclusion Serum albumin concentration on the first postoperative day is a better predictor of surgical outcome than many other preoperative
risk factors. It is a low cost test that may be used as a prognostic tool to detect the risk of adverse surgical outcomes. 相似文献
Total hip arthroplasty is a successful surgery, that fails at a rate of approximately 10% at ten years from surgery. Causes
for failure are mainly aseptic loosening of one or both components partially due to wear of articular surfaces and partially
to design. The present analysis aimed to identify risk factors and quantify their effects on aseptic failure. 相似文献
Background: Primary afferent nociceptor sensitization and its accompanying spontaneous discharge are believed to be the proximate cause of the spontaneous pain and hypersensitivity that follow an acute tissue injury. Evidence for this comes almost entirely from studies limited to the first few minutes to an hour or two after injury, when the inflammatory reaction to injury has just begun. However, there is evidence that inflammatory pain mechanisms differ from acute pain mechanisms and that the mechanisms that drive and modulate inflammatory pain may evolve over time.
Methods: The authors surveyed spontaneous afferent discharge in rats with hind paw inflammation evoked by complete Freund adjuvant over the entire 14 days of the inflammatory pain condition, as determined in parallel experiments assessing allodynia and hyperalgesia.
Results: Inflammation-evoked heat hyperalgesia, mechanoallodynia, and mechanohyperalgesia began within hours, persisted until at least day 7, and resolved by day 14. A large percentage (23%) of A fibers had spontaneous discharge 2 days after inflammation, but the incidence was much reduced (to 7-9%) by 7 and 14 days. At all times, the A-fiber discharge frequency was low (<3.0 Hz) or very low (<0.3 Hz). A large percentage (24%) of C fibers had spontaneous discharge 2 and 7 days after inflammation, but this also declined to near control levels by day 14; C-fiber discharge frequency was also always low (most at 0.3-1.0 Hz). 相似文献