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Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic an…

2016

Objectives: We utilized the database of the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) study to statistically compare the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and clinical outcomes between prolonged- infusion and intermittent-bolus dosing of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients using inclusion criteria similar to those used in previous prospective studies. Methods: This was a post hoc analysis of a prospective, multicentre pharmacokinetic point-prevalence study (DALI), which recruited a large cohort of critically ill patients from 68 ICUs across 10 countries. Results: Of the 211 patients receiving piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in the DAL…

0301 basic medicineMalePenicillanic Acidintensive care unitlaw.inventionthienamycin derivative abdominal infection[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseaseslawcentral nervous system infectioncreatinine clearancePharmacology (medical)Infusions IntravenouProspective StudiesInfusions IntravenousProspective cohort studyTazobactam Drug CombinationAged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Blood Chemical Analysis; Critical Illness; Female; Humans; Infusions Intravenous; Intensive Care Units; Male; Meropenem; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Penicillanic Acid; Piperacillin; Piperacillin Tazobactam Drug Combination; Prospective Studies; Thienamycins; Treatment Outcome; Pharmacology; Microbiology (medical); Pharmacology (medical); Infectious Diseasescritical illneMicrobial Sensitivity TestadultRespiratory infectionclinical trialMiddle Agedcontinuous infusionanalogs and derivativeIntensive care unit3. Good healthAnti-Bacterial Agentsantiinfective agentintravenous drug administrationIntensive Care Units[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and ParasitologyTreatment OutcomeInfectious DiseasesPiperacillin/tazobactammulticenter study (topic)SOFA scoreFemaletreatment outcome AgedIntravenousprospective studyHumanmedicine.drugsurvival rateMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyInfusionspost hoc analysirespiratory tract infectionCritical IllnessAged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Blood Chemical Analysis; Critical Illness; Female; Humans; Infusions Intravenous; Intensive Care Units; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Penicillanic Acid; Piperacillin; Prospective Studies; Thienamycins; Treatment Outcome; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious Diseases030106 microbiologybloodstream infectionMicrobial Sensitivity Testsminimum inhibitory concentrationpiperacillin plus tazobactamMeropenemTazobactamArticle03 medical and health sciencescritically ill patientInternal medicineAnti-Bacterial AgentmedicineSequential Organ Failure Assessment ScoreHumansThienamycinsurvival timeblood analysiAgedPiperacillinPharmacologybusiness.industryBlood Chemical AnalysiMeropenemmajor clinical studySurgeryProspective Studiemulticenter studyPharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious Diseases[SDV.SP.PHARMA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciences/PharmacologyThienamycinspiperacillin tazobactam drug combinationurinary tract infectionbusinessBlood Chemical AnalysisPiperacillin
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Do patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and somatoform tendencies benefit from antireflux surgery?

2019

Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i3.388. BACKGROUND - The clinical presentation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) shows a large symptom variation also in different intensities among patients. As several studies have shown, there is a large overlap in the symptomatic spectrum between proven GERD and other disorders such as dyspepsia, functional heartburn and/or somatoform disorders. AIM - To prospectively evaluate the GERD patients with and without somatoform disorders before and after laparoscopic antireflux surgery. METHODS - In a tertiary referral center for foregut surgery over a period of 3 years patients with GERD, qualifying for the indication of laparoscopic antire…

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Association of the Individual and Context Inequalities on the Breastfeeding: A Study from the Sicily Region

2019

Despite the advantages of breastfeeding being widely recognized, the economic level can have an influence on breastfeeding rates, with rich women breastfeeding longer than poor in high-income countries. In Italy, socio-economic differences affect breastfeeding start and continuation among most deprived people, such as in Southern Italy. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of the initiation and continuation of exclusive breastfeeding and its association with the levels of socio-economic deprivation in Sicily. A prospective cohort study with a two-phase survey in three breastfeeding detection times was conducted. Overall, 1,055 mothers were recruited with a mean age of 3…

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Validity of the study of sentinel lymph nodes in the treatment of breast carcinoma.

2004

Since it was introduced in the 1990s, axillary sentinel lymph-node biopsy has been rapidly and widely adopted to avoid complete axillary dissection (though this is still the standard procedure). The aims of the study were two-fold: (i) to determine the value of different techniques of sentinel lymph-node identification and (ii) to verify the predictive value of such procedures through histological examination of the sentinel lymph node and axillary dissection in the same patients. Both sentinel lymph-node biopsy and axillary dissection were performed in 230 patients with T1 and T2 (< 3 cm) carcinoma of the breast. Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy was able to identify the sentinel lymph node …

Adultbreast tumorSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyCarcinomaarticleReproducibility of ResultsReproducibility of ResultBreast NeoplasmsPredictive Value of Testprediction and forecastingMiddle AgedEMTREE medical terms: adultvalidation study MeSH: AdultagedProspective StudiefemalePredictive Value of TestsHumanspathologyProspective StudieshumanreproducibilityBreast Neoplasmprospective study
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Naïve hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients are at risk of carotid atherosclerosis: A prospective study

2021

BACKGROUND There is an increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus, but there is scarce data on hepatitis B virus infection. The hypothesis of this study is that hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of carotid plaques and subclinical atherosclerosis in naïve hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative subjects. AIM To assess the rate of carotid plaques and subclinical atherosclerosis in naïve HBeAg negative subjects in comparison with a cohort of healthy controls. METHODS Prospective case-control collaborative study conducted in two tertiary hospitals. Four hundred and two subjects prospectively recruited at the outpatient clin…

Carotid Artery DiseasesHepatitis B virusmedicine.medical_specialtyIntima-media thicknessCardiovascular risk Carotid plaques Endothelial dysfunction Hepatitis B virus Intima-media thickness Subclinical atherosclerosis Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Hepatitis B e Antigens Humans Prospective Studies Carotid Artery Diseases Hepatitis B Chronicmedicine.disease_causeCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessGastroenterologyHepatitis B ChronicInternal medicinemedicineHumansOutpatient clinicCarotid plaquesSubclinical atherosclerosisEndothelial dysfunctionHepatitis B e AntigensProspective StudiesRisk factorProspective cohort studyHepatitis B virusbusiness.industryGastroenterologyGeneral MedicineOdds ratioHepatitis BCardiovascular riskmedicine.diseaseIntima-media thicknessHBeAgProspective StudybusinessWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
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Coronary artery calcium score on low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening

2013

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) on low-dose non-gated chest CT (ngCCT). Methods: Sixty consecutive individuals (30 males; 73 ± 7 years) scheduled for risk stratification by means of unenhanced ECG-triggered cardiac computed tomography (gCCT) underwent additional unenhanced ngCCT. All CT scans were performed on a 64-slice CT scanner (Somatom Sensation 64 Cardiac, Siemens, Germany). CACS was calculated using conventional methods/scores (Volume, Mass, Agatston) as previously described in literature. The CACS value obtained were compared. The Mayo Clinic classification was used to stratify cardiovascular risk based on Agatston CACS. Differences and corre…

High-resolution computed tomographymedicine.medical_specialtyCoronary artery calcium scoreunenhanced chest computed tomographymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryCoronary artery calcium scorecardiovascular risk stratificationLow dosenutritional and metabolic diseasesComputed tomographyLower riskEffective dose (radiation)SurgeryLung cancer screeningcardiovascular systemmedicineProspective Studycardiovascular diseasesSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaAgatston scoreNuclear medicinebusinessHigh-resolution computed tomographyLung cancer screeningWorld Journal of Radiology
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ROBOTIC VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC INTRACORPOREAL ANASTOMOSIS IN RIGHT COLON CANCER SURGERY: ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS’ OPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND OPERATORS’ CURRENT…

2022

Background. Whereas laparoscopy proved to have better operative outcomes than open surgery over the years, robotic surgery provided no clear advantages over laparoscopy despite its more advanced technical features. However, robotic technology might help to achieve some advantageous procedures which are generally regarded as challenging, such as performing an intracorporeal anastomosis during a right colectomy. The objectives of this research project were: 1) to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic and robotic surgery in the case of a right colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis for colon cancer; 2) to find any factors influencing surgical decisions and outcomes. Methods. First, we conduc…

Laparoscopic Robotic Intracorporeal anastomosis Single-site prospective study European multicentric retrospective study
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Geo-economic variations in epidemiology, patterns of care, and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the LUNG …

2017

Background Little information is available about the geo-economic variations in demographics, management, and outcomes of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We aimed to characterise the effect of these geo-economic variations in patients enrolled in the Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (LUNG SAFE). Methods LUNG SAFE was done during 4 consecutive weeks in winter, 2014, in a convenience sample of 459 intensive-care units in 50 countries across six continents. Inclusion criteria were admission to a participating intensive-care unit (including transfers) within the enrolment window and receipt of invasive or non…

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Noninvasive Ventilation of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Insights from the LUNG SAFE Study

2016

Rationale: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The evidence supporting NIV use in patients with ARDS remains relatively sparse.Objectives: To determine whether, during NIV, the categorization of ARDS severity based on the PaO2/FiO2 Berlin criteria is useful.Methods: The LUNG SAFE (Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure) study described the management of patients with ARDS. This substudy examines the current practice of NIV use in ARDS, the utility of the PaO2/FiO2 ratio in classifying patients receiving NIV, and the impact of NIV on outcome.Measurements and Main…

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SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

2021

Abstract Background Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by modelling. Methods The primary outcome was the number needed to vaccinate (NNV) to prevent one COVID-19-related death in 1 year. NNVs were based on postoperative SARS-CoV-2 rates and mortality in an international cohort study (surgical patients), and community SARS-CoV-2 incidence and case fatality data (general population). NNV estimates were stratified by age (18–49, 50–69, 70 or more years) and type of surgery. Best- and worst-case scenarios were used to describe uncertainty. Results NNVs were more favourable in su…

MaleCOVID-19 Vaccinesafe surgery; vaccination modelling; COVID-19Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]MULTICENTERComorbidity030230 surgery0302 clinical medicinephase 3 clinical trial (topic)Case fatality rateProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Safe surgeryCOVID-19/epidemiologySARS-CoV-2 ; vaccination ; safe surgeryeducation.field_of_studycase fatality rateVaccinationVaccinationAdolescent; Adult; Aged; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Comorbidity; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Period; Prospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; Young Adulthealth care policyElective Surgical Procedures030220 oncology & carcinogenesisvaccination modellingPreoperative PeriodCOVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cancer; vaccination; outcome; mortality; infection; modellingCohort studyprospective studyHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyArticle03 medical and health sciencesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCOVID-19 Vaccines/pharmacologyHumansVaccination/methodsElective surgeryeducationAgedScience & TechnologyElective Surgical Procedureadult; aged; Article; cancer grading; cancer surgery; case fatality rate; computer assisted tomography; elective surgery; female; follow up; health care policy; human; incidence; infection rate; infection risk; major clinical study; male; middle aged; mortality; outcome assessment; phase 3 clinical trial (topic); preoperative care; prospective study; sensitivity analysis; seroprevalence; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; young adult; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Comorbidity; Elective Surgical Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Period; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; surgery.Cura preoperatòriamajor clinical studymortalityinfectionProspective StudieincidenceSurgeryHuman medicinePostoperative Complication610 Medizin und GesundheitAcademicSubjects/MED00910Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALESettore MED/29 - CHIRURGIA MAXILLOFACCIALEcomputer assisted tomographyESTUDOS PROSPECTIVOSsurgerysafe surgeryPostoperative Complicationssensitivity analysisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2preoperative careVacunacióProspective cohort studyseroprevalenceIncidence (epidemiology)covidElective Surgical Procedures/methodsMiddle Agedcancer gradingCOVID vaccinationoutcome/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_beingSARS-CoV-2; vaccination; surgeryOriginal ArticleFemalecancer surgeryAcademicSubjects/MED00010Life Sciences & BiomedicineAdultCOVID-19 VaccinesAdolescentinternational prospective cohort studyPostoperative Complications/prevention & controlPopulationinfection rateSARS-CoV-2/immunologyNOmodellingYoung Adultmedicinefollow upcancerddc:610infection riskoutcome assessmentLS7_4business.industrySARS-CoV-2Number needed to vaccinatePreoperative careCOVID-193126 Surgery anesthesiology intensive care radiologySettore MED/18Reconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]elective surgeryEmergency medicinebusiness[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathologyThe British Journal of Surgery
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