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Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
2021
Association of Surgeons in Training Surgical Summit, online, 17 Oct 2020 - 17 Oct 2020 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting / Surgical Research Society, online, 24 Mar 2021 - 25 Mar 2021, National Research Collaborative Meeting, online, 10 Dec 2020 - 10 Dec 2020, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Academic Surgery Conference, online, 5 Nov 2020 - 5 Nov 2020; The British journal of surgery : BJS 108(12), 1448-1464 (2021). doi:10.1093/bjs/znab336
Impact of pulmonary embolism on in-hospital mortality of patients with ischemic stroke
2020
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent complication in immobile stroke patients and an important cause of death in stroke patients. We aimed to investigate predictors of PE and the impact of PE on survival of ischemic stroke patients.Patients were selected by screening the German nationwide inpatient sample (2005-2017) for ischemic stroke (ICD-code I63) and stratified for occurrence of PE (ICD-code I26). Impact of PE on mortality and predictors for PE in ischemic stroke patients were analysed.Overall, 2,914,546 patients were hospitalized due to ischemic stroke (50.5% females; 69.3% aged ≥70 years) in Germany 2005-2017. Among these, 0.4% had PE and 7.2% died during hospitalization. In-hospita…
Retrobulbar anesthesia complicated by combined central retinal vein and artery occlusion and massive vitreoretinal fibrosis.
1995
Retrobulbar anaesthesia is routine procedure in ocular surgery. Complication are infrequent but often severe, involving both retina and the optic nerve. we report a case of combined central retinal vein and artery occlusion, secondary to retrobulbar anaesthesia, which evolved into retinal ischemia and Vitreoretinal fibrosis. This is the first time to our knowledge that such a dramatic evolution of post traumatic retinal occlusion has been reported.
CD40 ligand and MCP-1 as predictors of cardiovascular events in diabetic patients with stroke.
2009
Aim: Up-regulation of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) and of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been found in diabetes and in patients with acute cerebral ischemia. We asked whether (i) the two molecules are similarly upregulated among non-lacunar and lacunar diabetic strokes and (ii) sCD40L and/or MCP-1 predict the risk of cardiovascular events in this setting.Methods: Ninety patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus presenting with an acute ischemic stroke (compared with 45 control subjects) were evaluated on admission and up to 36 months (median 24 months) after the event.Results: Diabetic patients with acute stroke had higher plasma CD40L and MCP-1 than controls (p<0.0001), wit…
Audiologic profile of infants at risk: experience of a Western Sicily tertiary care centre.
2012
Objective: To identify the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) on infant at risk and to classify the degree and type of hearing loss describing the main causes associated in Western Sicily. To compare single TEOAE and combined TEOAE/ABR techniques studying the referral rate, the false-positive and false-negative rates through concordance test (κ coefficient), sensitivity (TPR) and specificity (TNR) for each protocol. Methods: From January 2010 to June 2011, 412 infants at risk, ranging from 4 to 20 weeks of life, transferred to Audiology Department of Palermo from the births centers of Western Sicily, underwent to audiological assessment with TEOAE, tympanometry and ABR. The foll…
Incidence of thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation or mechanical heart valves with a subtherapeutic international normali…
2012
Subtherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) is frequently encountered in clinical practice, and patients with high-risk atrial fibrillation (AF) and with mechanical heart valve (MHV) with inadequate anticoagulation may be exposed to an increased risk of thromboembolic events (TE). However, there are no prospective data evaluating this risk. Consecutive patients with a history of stable anticoagulation, but with a subtherapeutic INR, were prospectively included. Data on use and dose of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) bridging therapy were collected. The incidence of objectively confirmed TE and of major bleeding events within 90 days after the index INR was assessed. Five hundred…
Risk factors in iatrogenic spinal cord injury
2017
Study design: In the last years, there has been a change in the aetiology of spinal cord injury. There has been an increase in the number of elderly patients with spinal cord injuries caused by diseases or medical procedures. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency of the occurrence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury in our unit. The secondary aim is to study what variables can be associated with a higher risk of iatrogenesis. Methods: A retrospective, descriptive, observational study of patients with acute spinal cord injury admitted from June 2009 to May 2014 was conducted. The information collected included the patient age, aetiology, neurological level and grade o…
Mucositis and salivary antioxidants in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT)
2014
Objectives: High doses of chemotherapy generate DNA damage in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT), due to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In order to evaluate the local defensive effectiveness of the patient undergoing BMT, the concentrations of the antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD) and uric acid (UA) were measured in saliva. Study Design: Basal saliva samples were collected from 20 patients undergoing BMT at the Oncology Depart- ment, Sanatorio Allende (Córdoba), in the stages: initial, prior to conditioning therapy (I); middle: 7 to 10 days after BMT (M) and final stage, 30 days after discharge from isolation (F). SOD levels were determined using a…
Impact of Sarcopenia on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation: A Cohort Study
2021
International audience; Background: The impact of sarcopenia in patients undergoing simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLKT) has not been fully delineated. The aim of this single-centre-cohort-study was to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on the clinical outcomes. Methods: Between 2003 and 2018, 79 patients underwent SLKT. Sarcopenia was assessed via the total psoas muscle area (TPA) at the level of the 3rd. lumbar vertebra. Sarcopenia threshold was TPA < 1460 mm2 (women) and <1560 mm2 (men). We identified post-operative biliary, vascular and digestive complications. Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan Meier method (log-rank test). Results: We included 43/79 SLK…
Early kinetics of integration of collagen-glycosaminoglycan regenerative scaffolds in a diabetic mouse model.
2013
Collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds, originally designed to treat severe burns, are now commonly used in patients with complex wounds associated with diabetes mellitus. In this study, the authors investigated how the thickness of the scaffold would affect cellular integration with the diabetic host and whether this can be accelerated using subatmospheric pressure wound therapy devices.Collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds, 500 to 2000-μm thick, were applied to dorsal wounds in genetically diabetic mice. In addition, 1000-μm collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds with and without silicone were treated with a subatmospheric pressure device (-125 mmHg). On days 5 and 10, cellular and vascular in…