长期家庭氧疗对慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者心理情绪的影响

目的探讨长期家庭氧疗(LTOT)对慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)低氧血症患者心理情绪的影响。方法31例COPD低氧血症患者用医院焦虑和抑郁情绪表(HAD)进行心理情绪评分。然后分为LTOT组17例和对照组14例。LTOT组的氧流量0.5～2.5L/min,每日吸氧时间≥15h(包括睡眠时间);对照组除未进行LTOT外,其余治疗与氧疗组相同。两组年龄、性别、肺功能和动脉血气无明显差别。1年后分别复查HAD评分。结果LTOT组焦虑评分由治疗前的14.35±3.81下降到1年后的9.65±3.83(P<0.01),抑郁评分由治疗前的13.18±4.50下降到1年后的9.06±2.79(P<0.01);对照组焦虑和抑郁评分均无明显变化。1年后LTOT组的焦虑及抑郁评分分别与对照组比较明显改善。1年后LTOT组除动脉血氧分压与对照组有显著差异外,动脉血二氧化碳分压、PH值及肺功能均无显著差异。结论LTOT能改善COPD低氧血症患者的心理情绪。     

Evaluation of high protein intake to improve clinical outcome and nutritional status for patients with burns: a systematic review

Background and aimPatients with severe burns undergo a local and systemic response to the injury. As part of this response the patient becomes hypermetabolic. Current guidelines advise high protein intakes to counteract the catabolic response to burns, but this appears to be based on minimal experimental evidence. Hence the aim of this review was to examine the evidence for improvements in nutritional status and clinical outcome with the administration of high protein intakes for patients with burns.MethodsEight databases were searched for clinical trials with burn patients receiving two or more levels of protein intake at or above the level recommended for healthy individuals (0.75 g/kg/d) and presenting results for at least one of the following pre-defined outcomes: nitrogen balance, length of stay, weight change, survival, physical therapy index, protein fractional synthetic rate, immunological measurements, bacteraemic days, systemic antibiotic days and net protein synthesis.ResultsSix studies were included, 4 of which were randomized trials. All had major methodological limitations, in particular none was blinded. There was too much heterogeneity in study design, patient characteristics and the timing and magnitude of the interventions to justify formal meta-analysis. There was no reliable evidence of improvement in nitrogen balance, but there was some evidence of increased weight gain on higher protein diets. One small study reported an increase in survival and significant improvements in infection rates and some indicators of immune function in children. Length of stay was not significantly improved. There was weak evidence of an improvement in muscle strength and endurance but no significant increase in protein synthesis in muscle or skin, or net protein synthesis in the whole body.ConclusionThere is currently only very weak evidence to justify administering high protein diets to patients following burns.     

Neighborhood risk: Socioeconomic status and hospital admission for pediatric burn patients

BackgroundBurn injury continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality in the US pediatric population. Many studies using inpatient samples have found a relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) and burn injury. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the association between SES and the likelihood of admission for Emergency Department (ED) visits for pediatric burn injury.Study designA retrospective database review of pediatric ED visits for burn injury from a statewide hospital system, from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2014. SES was assigned using an eight factor Neighborhood Risk Index (NRI) created from census block group data, with a higher score indicative of lower SES. The outcome measure was ED visits admitted to inpatient care.ResultsWe analyzed a sample of 1845 pediatric ED visits for burn injuries. Most visits were discharged from the ED (88.4%) while 10.5% were admitted to inpatient care and 1.0% were transferred to another hospital. In a multivariable logistic regression model, patients from high risk areas (>75th percentile NRI) had 1.58 higher odds of inpatient admission compared to patients from low risk areas (<75th percentile NRI; 95% CI: 1.08–2.30), after adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, distance to the hospital, and previous ED visit for burn injury in the past 30 days. In addition, for every 1-mile increase in distance, a child’s likelihood of admission increased by 6% (95% CI: 4–9%).ConclusionsChildren with a burn injury from the highest risk socioeconomic areas in Rhode Island had a higher likelihood of inpatient admission. Further research is needed to determine what factors associated with socioeconomic status impact this finding.     

Leg Length Change After Curved Periacetabular Osteotomy and Its Impact on the Clinical Outcomes

BackgroundCurved periacetabular osteotomy (CPO) is one of the periacetabular osteotomies for the treatment of acetabular dysplasia. Several complications have been described after CPO, however, there have been no reports on the leg length change (LLC). This study aimed to investigate the LLC after CPO and its impact on the clinical outcomes.MethodsThis study was a retrospective review of 70 consecutive hips in 67 patients with symptomatic acetabular dysplasia who underwent CPO between March 2016 and April 2019. Preoperative and postoperative leg lengths were measured using anteroposterior radiographs, and the clinical outcomes were evaluated based on the Harris hip score (HHS) and Medical Outcomes Survey 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).ResultsThe mean LLC (and standard deviation) after CPO was −0.08 ± 3.10 mm. The mean HHS significantly improved from 73.5 points to 91.9 points (P < .001). The physical component and role component scores of SF-36 significantly improved from 35.1 to 46.1 (P < .001) and from 39.5 to 47.0 (P < .001), respectively. No significant differences were found between the preoperative and postoperative mental component scores of SF-36. In addition, among 70 hips, 35 hips exhibited leg length elongation (0 to plus 6.82 mm) after CPO, whereas 35 hips exhibited leg length shortening (0 to minus 6.23 mm). No significant differences were found in HHS and SF-36 between the leg elongation group and leg shortening group.ConclusionThe mean LLC after CPO was −0.08 ± 3.10 mm, and this change does not affect the postoperative clinical outcomes.     

Unequal rates of postoperative complications in relatively healthy bariatric surgical patients of white and black race

BackgroundRacial disparities in postsurgical complications are often presumed to be due to a higher preoperative co-morbidity burden among patients of black race, although being relatively healthy is not a prerequisite for a complication-free postoperative course.ObjectivesTo examine the association of race with short-term postbariatric surgery complications in seemingly healthy patients.SettingsMetabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program database (2015–2018).MethodsWe studied a relatively healthy (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1 or 2), propensity score–matched cohort of adult non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white bariatric surgery patients. We compared the risk-adjusted incidences of postoperative complications, serious adverse events, and measures of postoperative resource utilization across racial groups.ResultsWe identified 44,090 matched pairs of relatively healthy black and white bariatric surgery patients. Patients of black race were 72% more likely than those of white race to develop 1 or more postoperative complications (.7% versus .4%, respectively; odds ratio [OR], 1.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32–2.24; P < .01). Measures of postbariatric resource utilization were significantly higher in patients of black race than those of white race, including unplanned reoperations (1.3% versus 1.0%, respectively; OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.07–1.52; P = .01), unplanned readmissions (4.5% versus 3.0%, respectively; OR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.38–1.69; P < .01), unplanned interventions (1.6% versus 1.2%, respectively; OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.16–1.60; P < .01), and extended hospital lengths of stay (51.2% versus 42.7%, respectively; OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.36–1.46; P < .01).ConclusionEven among relatively healthy patients, race appears to be an important determinant of postbariatric surgery complications and resource utilization. Research and interventions aimed at narrowing the racial disparities in bariatric surgery outcomes may need to broaden the focus beyond the racial variation in the preoperative co-morbidity burden.     

Socioeconomic status and the effectiveness of treatment for first‐episode psychosis

ObjectiveTo assess whether patient socioeconomic status (SES) moderates the effectiveness of coordinated specialty care for first‐episode psychosis and to investigate possible mechanisms.Data SourcesA secondary analysis of data from the RAISE‐ETP Trial, which was conducted from 2010‐2014.Study DesignRAISE‐ETP was a cluster‐randomized trial comparing a coordinated specialty care (CSC) intervention called NAVIGATE with usual community care. We constructed a patient SES index based on parental education, parental occupational prestige, and race/ethnicity. After identifying correlates of SES, we used OLS regression analysis to estimate treatment effects on the major study outcomes across quartiles of the index. We also examined whether correlates of SES including the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), and participation in NAVIGATE might account for the observed difference in effectiveness of CSC by SES.Principal FindingsThe trial sample had a similar SES distribution to the US population, and SES was positively correlated with all mental health outcomes and several potential moderators at baseline. CSC substantially improved the main trial outcomes compared to community care for patients in the highest SES quartile but had small and statistically insignificant benefits for the remaining 75% of patients. Intervention participation rates and several potential moderators did not explain this disparity.ConclusionsCSC may be more effective for high‐SES patients with early psychosis than low‐SES patients. Additional research is needed to understand why CSC is less effective for low‐SES patients and to develop methods to increase effectiveness for this subgroup.     

Feeding inequality: food insecurity,social status and college student health

A growing but limited body of research has identified the college student population as one that is particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. Early estimates of food insecurity prevalence among college students range from 14 to 60 per cent. The present study utilises original survey data collected from a random sample (n = 300) of college students enrolled at an urban university in the Midwest region of the United States of America (USA). This study examines the impact of food insecurity on health outcomes and the mediation of this relationship by subjective social status among college students. Ordinary least squares (OLS) and logistic regression analyses find that food insecurity is related to worse self-rated, physical and mental health among college students, and Sobel-Goodman tests find that subjective social status plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between food insecurity and health among college students. The implications of these findings in a university context are discussed using a psychosocial framework and insights from the stress process model. In doing so, I discuss food insecurity among college students with an emphasis on the social significance of food and food insecurity.