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Morales RB, Salmi A, Abreu P, Amador CHS, Appel L, Carman P, Fessey J, Flanagan J, Fontana M, Frassinetti L, Giroud C, Hacquin S, Heuraux S, Meneses L, Ronchi G, Sabot R, Silva A, Sirinelli A, Szepesi G, Taylor D, Terranova D. Improved accuracy and robustness of electron density profiles from JET's X-mode frequency-modulated continuous-wave reflectometers. Rev Sci Instrum 2024; 95:043501. [PMID: 38557886 DOI: 10.1063/5.0176696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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JET's frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) reflectometers have been operating well with the current design since 2005, and density profiles have been automatically calculated intershot since then. However, the calculated profiles had long suffered from several shortcomings: poor agreement with other diagnostics, sometimes inappropriately moving radially by several centimeters, elevated levels of radial jitter, and persistent wriggles (strong unphysical oscillations). In this research, several techniques are applied to the reflectometry data analysis, and the shortcomings are significantly improved. Starting with improving the equilibrium reconstruction that estimates the background magnetic field, adding a ripple correction in the reconstructed magnetic field profile, and adding new inner-wall reflection positions estimated through ray-tracing, these changes not only improve the agreement of reconstructed profiles to other diagnostics but also solve density profile wriggles that were present during band transitions. Other smaller but also persistent wriggles were also suppressed by applying a localized correction to the measured beat frequency where persistent oscillations are present. Finally, the burst analysis method, as introduced by Varela et al. [Nucl. Fusion 46 S693 (2006)], has been implemented to extract the beat frequency from stacked spectrograms. Due to the strong suppression of spurious reflections, the radial jitter that sometimes would span several centimeters has been strongly reduced. The stacking of spectrograms has also been shown to be very useful for stacking recurring events, like small gas puff modulations, and extracting transport coefficients that would otherwise be below the noise level.
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- R B Morales
- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT Espoo, Finland
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- IPFN, Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Federal University of Technology-Parana (UTFPR), Department of Natural Sciences, Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Division of Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science, KTH, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- IRFM, CEA Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- IJL, University of Lorraine, UMR 7198 CNRS, BP 50840, 54011 Nancy Cedex, France
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- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon, CS 90 046, 13067 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- IRFM, CEA Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- IPFN, Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- ITER Organization, Route de Vinon, CS 90 046, 13067 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, France
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Consorzio RFX and ISTP-CNR, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
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Silva A, Marzo J, García Del Castillo JA. Relationship between quality of life, emotional symptomology and perceived emotional intelligence in a sample of burn victims. Burns 2024:S0305-4179(24)00063-9. [PMID: 38494394 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2024.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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The main objective of this study is to analyse the association between Quality of Life (QOL), Emotional Symptomology and perceived Emotional Intelligence (EI) in burn patients. Additionally, it is intended determine the predictor models of QOL, and confirm the mediating effect of emotional symptomology between QOL and perceived EI. This is a transversal study developed in the Hospital da Prelada, Porto, Portugal, with a sample of 92 patients that were hospitalized in the Burn Unit and the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Service. The assessment protocol consisted of a sociodemographic and clinical data sheet. To assess the perception of QOL of the burn patient it was used the Burn Specific Health Scale - Revised (BSHS-R), the emotional symptomology was measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Trait Met-Mood Scale-24 (TMMS) was used to assess Emotional Intelligence (EI). The cross-sectional and correctional data were analysed through descriptive statistics, correlations, regressions and simple mediations. The results obtained suggest significant associations between QOL, perceived EI and Emotional Symptomology in burn patients. The results of the predictor models of the QOL domains encompass the Positive Symptom Distress Index (PSDI of Emotional Symptomology), where the total variance is explained mainly by the models of QOL Affect and Body Image 46% and Treatment 31%. The mediating effect of the PSDI in the relationship between QOL in the Affect and Body Image dimension and the Mood Repairs (MR) was also tested, having proved to have a total mediation (the Mood Repairs loses its contribution in the QOL model when the PSDI variable is introduced). This study underscores the importance of perceived Emotional Intelligence and its association with the burn impact in the different dimensions of QOL of the patients. The intention of this study is to alert health professionals for patient support in the search for strategies that aim for positive adaptation which promotes QOL and emotional adjustment of burn patients to their new condition.
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- A Silva
- the Prelada Hospital and Doctorate from Miguel Hernández University of Elche in the Doctoral Program in Sport and Health, Spain.
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- Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain
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Galica J, Saunders S, Pan Z, Silva A, Ling HK. What do cancer survivors believe caused their cancer? A secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data. Cancer Causes Control 2024:10.1007/s10552-023-01846-0. [PMID: 38282044 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01846-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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PURPOSE Given that risk reduction and healthy lifestyles can prevent 4 in 10 cancers, it is important to understand what survivors believe caused their cancer to inform educational initiatives. METHODS In this secondary analysis, we analyzed cancer survivor responses on the Causes Subscale of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire, which lists 18 possible causes of illness and a free text question. We used descriptive statistics to determine cancer survivors' agreement with the listed causes and conducted separate partial proportional odds models for the top three causes to examine their associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Content analysis was used to examine free text responses. RESULTS Of the 1,001 participants, most identified as Caucasian (n = 764, 77%), female (n = 845, 85%), and were diagnosed with breast cancer (n = 656, 66%). The most commonly believed causes of cancer were: stress or worry (n = 498, 51%), pollution in the environment (n = 471, 48%), and chance or bad luck (n = 412, 42%). The associations of sociodemographic and clinical variables varied across the models. Free text responses indicated that hereditary and genetic causes (n = 223, 22.3%) followed by trauma and stress (n = 218, 21.8%) and bad luck or chance (n = 79, 7.9%) were the most important causes of cancer. CONCLUSIONS Study results illuminate cancer survivors' beliefs about varying causes of their cancer diagnosis and identify characteristics of survivors who are more likely to believe certain factors caused their cancer. Results can be used to plan cancer education and risk-reduction campaigns and highlight for whom such initiatives would be most suitable.
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- Jacqueline Galica
- Queen's University School of Nursing, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, 48 University Avenue, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, 48 University Avenue, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Silva A, Lalani J, James L, O'Donnell S, Amar-Zifkin A, Shemie SD, Zavalkoff S. Donor audits in deceased organ donation: a scoping review. Can J Anaesth 2024; 71:143-151. [PMID: 37910334 PMCID: PMC10858122 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02613-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We sought to collate and summarize existing literature on donor audits (DA) and how they have been used to guide deceased organ donation and transplantation system performance and quality assurance. SOURCE We searched MEDLINE, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Web of Science supplemented by Google to identify grey literature on 6 May 2022, to locate studies in English, French, and Spanish. The data were screened, extracted, and analyzed independently by two reviewers. We grouped the results into five categories: 1) motivation for DA, 2) DA methodology, 3) potential and actual donors, 4) missed donation opportunities, and 5) quality improvement. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The search yielded 2,416 unique publications and 52 were included in this review. Most studies were from the UK (n = 13) and published between 2001 and 2006 (n = 15). The methodologies described for DA were diverse. Our findings showed that the primary motivation for conducting DA was to identify potential donors and the number of potential deceased organ donors is significantly higher than the number of actual donors. Among retrieved studies, the proportion of donation opportunities following neurologic determination of death was 95/222 (43%) compared with 25/181 (14%) for donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD), suggesting that the missed donation rate is higher for DCD. CONCLUSION Donor audits help identify missed donation opportunities along the deceased donation pathway and can help support the evaluation of quality improvement initiatives.
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- Amina Silva
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
- CHEO Research Institute, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
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- Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Galica J, Silva A, Robb K. Developing an educational resource for gynecological cancer survivors and their caregivers: A methods and experience paper. Can Oncol Nurs J 2024; 34:4-9. [PMID: 38352933 PMCID: PMC10861237 DOI: 10.5737/236880763414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Building upon the need for greater education, identified by gynecological cancer survivors and their caregivers, the objective of this paper is to describe our patient-clinician-researcher partnership to develop an evidence- and experiential-based educational resource. We engaged in five phases using multiple research methods: 1) assembling the essential expertise, 2) reviewing the literature, 3) drafting the resource, 4) testing the resource, and 5) disseminating the resource. Our diverse partnership provided expertise toward multiple research methods that produced results useful for each successive phase. This combination - a diverse partnership and multiple research methods - resulted in a useful resource to fulfill a gap identified by knowledge users. The combined features described in our paper fill a procedural gap for clinicians and researchers intending to develop educational resources that are empirically and experientially founded.
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- Jacqueline Galica
- Queen's University School of Nursing; Kingston, ON; Queen's Cancer Research Institute, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Kingston, ON
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- Brock University School of Nursing; St. Catharines, ON
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Galica J, Silva A, Robb K. Élaboration d’une ressource d’information à l’intention des survivantes d’un cancer gynécologique et de leurs proches aidants : exposé sur le vécu et les méthodes. Can Oncol Nurs J 2024; 34:10-15. [PMID: 38352925 PMCID: PMC10861229 DOI: 10.5737/2368807634110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Le présent article fait ressortir la nécessité de mieux informer les survivantes de cancer gynécologique (CG) et leurs proches aidants. Il vise à décrire le partenariat établi entre les patientes, les cliniciens et les chercheurs pour concevoir une ressource d’information fondée sur l’expérience et les données probantes. L’élaboration de cette ressource d’information a fait appel à plusieurs méthodes de recherche. Elle s’est déroulée en cinq étapes : 1) réunion de l’expertise nécessaire; 2) revue de la littérature; 3) ébauche de la ressource; 4) mise à l’essai; 5) diffusion de la ressource. La diversité des partenaires apportait l’expertise nécessaire à l’utilisation de multiples méthodes de recherche ayant produit des résultats utiles à chaque étape. Grâce à cette combinaison (partenariat diversifié et multiples méthodes de recherche), on a élaboré une ressource utile pour répondre à un manque observé par les utilisateurs des connaissances. La combinaison des caractéristiques décrites dans le présent article vient combler une lacune dans la procédure utilisée par les cliniciens et les chercheurs désireux d’élaborer des ressources d’information fondées à la fois sur l’expérience et la pratique.
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- Jacqueline Galica
- École des sciences infirmières de l'Université Queen's, Kingston, ON; Institut de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Queen's, Division d'oncologie et d'épidémiologie; Kingston, ON
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- École des sciences infirmières de l'Université Brock, St. Catharines, ON
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Francoeur C, Silva A, Hornby L, Wollny K, Lee LA, Pomeroy A, Cayouette F, Scales N, Weiss MJ, Dhanani S. Pediatric Death After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies: A Scoping Review. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024; 25:e12-e19. [PMID: 37678383 PMCID: PMC10756696 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Evaluate literature on the dying process in children after withdrawal of life sustaining measures (WLSM) in the PICU. We focused on the physiology of dying, prediction of time to death, impact of time to death, and uncertainty of the dying process on families, healthcare workers, and organ donation. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Web of Science. STUDY SELECTION We included studies that discussed the dying process after WLSM in the PICU, with no date or study type restrictions. We excluded studies focused exclusively on adult or neonatal populations, children outside the PICU, or on organ donation or adult/pediatric studies where pediatric data could not be isolated. DATA EXTRACTION Inductive qualitative content analysis was performed. DATA SYNTHESIS Six thousand two hundred twenty-five studies were screened and 24 included. Results were grouped into four categories: dying process, perspectives of healthcare professionals and family, WLSM and organ donation, and recommendations for future research. Few tools exist to predict time to death after WLSM in children. Most deaths after WLSM occur within 1 hour and during this process, healthcare providers must offer support to families regarding logistics, medications, and expectations. Providers describe the unpredictability of the dying process as emotionally challenging and stressful for family members and staff; however, no reports of families discussing the impact of time to death prediction were found. The unpredictability of death after WLSM makes families less likely to pursue donation. Future research priorities include developing death prediction tools of tools, provider and parental decision-making, and interventions to improve end-of-life care. CONCLUSIONS The dying process in children is poorly understood and understudied. This knowledge gap leaves families in a vulnerable position and the clinical team without the necessary tools to support patients, families, or themselves. Improving time to death prediction after WLSM may improve care provision and enable identification of potential organ donors.
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- Conall Francoeur
- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Consultant, Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Consultant, Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada
- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, CHU de Quebec - University of Laval, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Dynamical Analysis Lab, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHU de Quebec - University of Laval, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Dynamical Analysis Lab, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHU de Quebec - University of Laval, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Transplant Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Silva VSE, Silva A, Hornby L, Lotherington K, Dhanani S. 121.6: Understanding compassion fatigue, moral distress, and burnout among organ donation coordinators in Canada: a mixed-methods study. Transplantation 2023; 107:19. [PMID: 37845876 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000993084.27361.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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- Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Silva A, Carmezim I, Oliveira C, Peixoto I, Vaz M, Teixeira P, Albuquerque N, Lopes B, Coutinho D, Moreira E, Evangelista R, Bruco E, Gomes A, Caldas J. Dysphagia and pulmonary complications in acute cerebrovascular disease: A retrospective observational study. Rehabilitacion (Madr) 2023; 57:100804. [PMID: 37399640 DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2023.100804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dysphagia is a common post-stroke complication, which may result in serious pulmonary sequelae. Early detection of dysphagia and aspiration risk can reduce morbidity, mortality and length of hospitalization. OBJECTIVES This study aims to identify association between dysphagia and acute cerebrovascular disease, and evaluate the prevalence and impact of pulmonary complications on readmissions and mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective observational study based on 250 clinical records of patients with acute cerebrovascular disease: clinical history, neurological examination, imaging and Gugging Swallowing Screen in the first 48h. Patients were followed for 3 months via medical records to estimate 3-month mortality and readmissions. RESULTS Out of 250 clinical records analyzed, 102 (40.8%) were evaluated for dysphagia. The prevalence of dysphagia was 32.4%. The risk was higher in older patients (p<0.001), in severe stroke (p<0.001) and in the hemorrhagic subtype (p=0.008). An association was found with dysarthria and aphasia (p=0.003; p=0.017). Respiratory tract infections occurred in 14.4% of all patients (GUSS group 11.8% versus no GUSS group 16.2%), and in 75% of those with severe dysphagia (p<0.001). Mortality at 3 months was 24.2% in dysphagic patients, especially high in the severe dysphagia group (75%, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The type of cerebrovascular disease, NIHSS and GCS scores, age, dysarthria, and aphasia were significant associated factors to dysphagia. The prevalence of respiratory tract infections was higher in patients with no GUSS record, and no statistical significance was observed in related readmissions. Mortality at 3 months was superior in the severe dysphagia group.
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- A Silva
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal.
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- Internal Medicine Department, Stroke Unit, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Internal Medicine Department, Stroke Unit, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Internal Medicine Department, Stroke Unit, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center, Viseu, Portugal
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Silva A, Dhanani S, Hornby L, Luctkar-Flude M, Rochon A, Lotherington K, Wilson L, Arora S, Silva VSE. P2.4: Quality improvement tools to manage deceased organ donation processes: a scoping review. Transplantation 2023; 107:83. [PMID: 37845976 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000993484.69909.d3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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- Amina Silva
- PICU, CHEO-RI, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Nursing, Queens' University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queens' University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Silva VSE, Silva A, Rochon A, Lotherington K, Hornby L, Wind T, Bollen J, Wilson L, Sarti A, Dhanani S. 117.3: Organ donation following medical assistance in dying: a scoping review. Transplantation 2023; 107:9. [PMID: 37845857 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000993008.83966.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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- Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Galica J, Luctkar-Flude M, Silva A, Wong J, Esplen MJ. Identifying the Professional Development Needs Among Early Career Doctorally Prepared Oncology Professionals. J Cancer Educ 2023; 38:1656-1661. [PMID: 37300746 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-023-02318-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aimed to identify the professional development needs of early career doctorally prepared professionals in psychosocial oncology. We used a cross-sectional descriptive survey design to assess professionally related skills deemed most important to participants' academic excellence and promotion, skills they felt most and least confident to engage in, and those they were most interested to learn more about. Seventeen participants completed the survey and were, on average, 39.3 years of age (range 29-55 years) and had completed doctoral or post-doctoral training 3.1 years previously (range 0-5 years). Participants identified seeking external funding as not only the most important skill to achieve their academic excellence and promotion, but also as the skill they felt least confident to engage in. They felt most confident to engage in career planning and getting published and were most interested to learn more about how to negotiate a career/position. Participants also expressed interest in having access to a forum wherein they could collaborate with others and receive mentorship from expert oncology professionals with doctoral degrees. The findings from this study point to the need for professional development opportunities for oncology professionals before and after they complete their doctoral or post-doctoral training. Study participants' perspectives offer insights about topics that may be enhanced in doctoral and post-doctoral mentorship programs.
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- Jacqueline Galica
- School of Nursing, Queen's University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- de Souza Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Silva A, Aguiar B, Oliveira P, Silva VSE. P3.1: Quality improvement tools to manage organ donation processes: an instrumental case study. Transplantation 2023; 107:83. [PMID: 37845977 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000993488.04403.ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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- Amina Silva
- School of Nursing, Queens' University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Masiá M, Padilla S, Estañ G, Portu J, Silva A, Rivero A, González-Cordón A, García-Fraile L, Martínez O, Bernal E, Galera C, Martínez VB, Macias J, Montero M, García-Rosado D, Vivancos-Gallego MJ, Llenas-García J, Torralba M, García JA, Agulló V, Fernández-González M, Gutiérrez F, Martínez E. Correction: Impact of an enhanced screening program on the detection of non-AIDS neoplasias in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Trials 2023; 24:614. [PMID: 37759269 PMCID: PMC10523741 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07655-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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- M Masiá
- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC) and Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital Virgen de La Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Hospital Ramon y Cajal and Ramon y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain.
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Silva A, Galica J, Woo K, Luctkar-Flude M. Using simulation to enhance primary care sexual health services for breast cancer survivors: a feasibility study. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:576. [PMID: 37713111 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-08037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of a virtual simulation game (VSG) to improve primary care sexual health services for breast cancer survivors. METHODS We developed a VSG to help primary care providers (PCPs) address sexual health disturbances among breast cancer survivors. We used a pretest-posttest design with a series of validated tools to assess the feasibility and perceived impact of the VGS, including an open-ended question about participants' perceptions. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and qualitative data through an inductive content analysis approach. RESULTS Of the 60 participants, the majority were nurse practitioner students (n = 26; 43.3%), female (n = 48; 80%), and worked full-time (n = 35; 58.3%). Participants perceived the VSG as feasible and potentially effective. The intervention elicited an improvement in PCPs' perception of knowledge between pretest and posttest surveys (z = - 1.998, p = 0.046). Professional background and previous exposure to sexual health training were predictors of knowledge perception. Participants described the intervention as an engaging educational strategy where they felt safe to make mistakes and learn from that. CONCLUSIONS VSGs can be a potentially effective educational approach for PCPs. Our findings indicate that despite being an engaging interactive strategy, VSG interventions should be tailored for each professional group. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS This intervention has potential to improve the knowledge and practice of PCPs related to breast cancer follow-up care to support comprehensive care for survivors, resulting in a better quality of life and patient outcomes.
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- Amina Silva
- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
- Nursing Department, Brock University, St. Catherines, Canada.
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Silva A, Soares E, Abuna G, Vitti R, Sinhoreti M. Finishing and Polishing Procedures and Glaze Application on Physical Properties of a Fine-Structure Feldspathic Ceramic. Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2023; 31:248-253. [PMID: 37462683 DOI: 10.1922/ejprd_2415silva06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to verify the effect of finishing and polishing procedures and glaze application on biaxial strength and surface properties of milled feldspathic ceramic blocks. Forty disc-shaped samples (14 mm diameter, 1.2 mm thickness) were divided in four groups (n = 10): C (control): no finishing and polishing; FP: finishing and polishing; G: glaze; and GFP: finishing and polishing + glaze. The specimens were subject to surface gloss (glossmeter) and roughness (profilometer) tests followed by biaxial flexural strength (universal testing machine) and Vickers hardness (microhardness tester) tests. The surface morphological analysis was performed by scanning electron microscopy (n = 3). Data were submitted to normality tests with Shapiro-Wilk, and one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc test (α = 0.05). Group C showed the lowest gloss. For the hardness test, groups C, FP, and GFP obtained the highest values without significant differences between them. Regarding the biaxial strength test, group C showed the lowest mean value. Both finishing and polishing methods (FP and GFP) showed surface properties similar or better than the control, and with higher biaxial strength.
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- A Silva
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Bairro Universitário, CEP: 79070-900 - Campo Grande - MS, Brazil
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- University of Campinas, Areião, 13414-903, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil
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- University of Campinas, Areião, 13414-903, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil
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- Unitau, 09 Centro, 12020-340 Taubaté - SP, Brazil
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- University of Campinas, Areião, 13414-903, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil
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Giovannico L, d'Errico Ramirez A, Parigino D, Fischetti G, Santeramo V, Savino L, Silva A, Marzullo A, Bottio T, Milano A. Galectin-3 as an Early Marker of Renal Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Patients: Short-Term Results. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Vieira I, Cunha P, Pinto M, Ribeiro S, Sacramento S, Silva A, Almeida C, Guedes I. Anaesthetic management of tetraplegic pregnant patients during child delivery: A systematic review. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2023; 70:224-230. [PMID: 36842688 DOI: 10.1016/j.redare.2022.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy in spinal cord injured patients has specific issues that must be carefully addressed. However, guidelines for their management are scarce. METHODS A systematic review of the literature regarding the anaesthetic management during delivery of pregnant patients with cervical spinal cord injury was performed on the electronic databases of PubMed (Medline) and Cochrane. RESULTS Twenty-two papers were included. A higher incidence of preterm birth and caesarean delivery were seen. Anaesthetic management was diverse, although most pregnant patients received epidural analgesia. Autonomic dysreflexia symptoms were present in 51% of pregnancies. CONCLUSION Timely management of these patients could possibly reduce caesarean and preterm delivery rates, avoid or minimize common complications, as well as reduce costs. An early reference to anaesthesiology consultation and a multidisciplinary approach is recommended.
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- I Vieira
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
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Silva A, Arora S, Dhanani S, Rochon A, Giorno LP, Jackson E, Hornby L, Latifi M, Lotherington K, Luctkar-Flude M, Petry S, Wilson L, Silva E Silva V. Quality improvement tools to manage deceased organ donation processes: a scoping review. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070333. [PMID: 36731923 PMCID: PMC9896188 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To collate and summarise the literature on the quality improvement tools that have been developed for deceased organ donation processes after circulatory determination of death and neurological determination of death. DESIGN Scoping review using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework. DATA SOURCES We searched for published (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science) and unpublished literature (organ donation organisation websites worldwide). The search was initially conducted on 17 July 2021 and updated on 1 June 2022. Included articles discussed the creation and/or use of quality improvement tools to manage deceased organ donation processes. Two independent reviewers screened the references, extracted and analysed the data. RESULTS 40 references were included in this review, and most records were written in English (n=38), originated in Canada (n=21), published between 2016 and 2022 (n=22), and were specific for donation after neurological determination of death (n=20). The tools identified included checklists, algorithms, flow charts, charts, pathways, decision tree maps and mobile apps. These tools were applied in the following phases of the organ donation process: (1) potential donor identification, (2) donor referral, (3) donor assessment and risk, (4) donor management, (5) withdrawal of life-sustaining measures, (6) death determination, (7) organ retrieval and (8) overall organ donation process. CONCLUSIONS We conducted a thorough investigation of the available quality improvement tools for deceased organ donation processes. The existing evidence lacks details in the report of methods used for development, testing and impact of these tools, and we could not locate tools specific for some phases of the organ donation process. Lastly, by mapping existing tools, we aim to facilitate both clinician choices among available tools, as well as research work building on existing knowledge.
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- Amina Silva
- Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Federal University of the ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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- Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Sina Organ procurement unit, Tehran, Iran (the Islamic Republic of)
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- School of Nursing, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Silva A, Galica J, Woo K, Killam L, Bachynski JC, Booker R, Giroux J, Stark D, Luctkar-Flude M. « Comment en parler? »: Création d’une simulation virtuelle sur les soins de santé sexuelle destinés aux survivantes du cancer du sein. Can Oncol Nurs J 2023; 33:253-259. [PMID: 37152823 PMCID: PMC10155763 DOI: 10.5737/23688076332253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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La simulation virtuelle (SV) est une stratégie innovante et proactive d’application pratique de la théorie qui peut améliorer les connaissances et le savoir-faire des professionnels de la santé. Toutefois, aucun article n’a été publié à ce jour sur l’utilisation de la simulation pour améliorer les soins aux survivants du cancer. Le présent article décrit notre expérience de création d’une SV pour former les professionnels de la santé aux problèmes sexuels vécus par les femmes traitées pour un cancer du sein. Si on extrapole à partir des recherches effectuées dans d’autres contextes, la SV permettrait de bonifier les connaissances et compétences dont les professionnels ont besoin pour accompagner les survivantes ayant des préoccupations de nature sexuelle. Notre expérience de développement de SV pourra motiver et guider d’autres chercheurs qui souhaitent eux aussi déployer des interventions similaires.
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- Amina Silva
- École de soins infirmiers, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- École de soins infirmiers, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- École de soins infirmiers, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- École de soins infirmiers, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Services de soins palliatifs et de fin de vie, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- École de soins infirmiers, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; 4 Département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie, Université Queen's, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre des sciences de la santé de Kingston, Hôpital général de Kingston et Centre de cancérologie du Sud-Est de l'Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Silva A, Galica J, Woo K, Killam L, Bachynski JC, Booker R, Giroux J, Stark D, Luctkar-Flude M. "How to start that conversation?": Experiences of developing a virtual simulation about sexual health care for breast cancer survivors. Can Oncol Nurs J 2023; 33:246-252. [PMID: 37152824 PMCID: PMC10155766 DOI: 10.5737/23688076332246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Virtual simulation (VS) is an innovative and engaging knowledge translation strategy that can improve healthcare providers' knowledge and skills. However, there is no known literature published related to the use of simulation to improve cancer survivorship care. In this paper, we describe our experience of developing a VS to educate primary healthcare professionals about sexual health disturbances among breast cancer survivors. Based on literature in other contexts, this VS may help increase health professionals' knowledge and skills needed to assist breast cancer survivors with sexual health concerns. Our VS development experience can be used to encourage and guide other researchers planning to develop similar interventions in the future.
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- Amina Silva
- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Palliative and End-of-Life Care Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston General Hospital Site and the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Silva E Silva V, Silva A, Rochon A, Lotherington K, Hornby L, Wind T, Bollen J, Wilson LC, Sarti AJ, Dhanani S. Outcomes from organ donation following medical assistance in dying: A scoping review. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2023; 37:100748. [PMID: 36774782 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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AIM To collate and summarize the current international literature on the transplant recipient outcomes of organs from Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) donors, as well as the actual and potential impact of organ donation following MAiD on the donation and transplantation system. BACKGROUND The provision of organ donation following MAiD can impact the donation and transplantation system, as well as potential recipients of organs from the MAiD donor, therefore a comprehensive understanding of the potential and actual impact of organ donation after MAiD on the donation and transplantation systems is needed. DESIGN Scoping review using the JBI framework. METHODS We searched for published (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Academic Search Complete), and unpublished literature (organ donation organization websites worldwide). Included references discussed the actual and potential impact of organ donation following MAiD on the donation and transplantation system. All references were screened, extracted and analysed by two independent reviewers. RESULTS We included 78 references in this review and our finding were summarized across three categories: (1) Impact in the donor pool: (2) statistics on organ donation following MAiD; and (3) potential and actual impact of MAiD on the donation and transplant system. CONCLUSIONS The potential impact of the MAiD donor on the transplant waiting list is relatively small as this process is still rare, however, due to the current organ shortage worldwide the contribution of this procedure should not be disregarded. Additionally, despite being limited, the existing research provided scanty evidence that organs retrieved from MAiD donors are associated with satisfactory graft function and survival rates and that outcomes from transplant recipients are comparable to those of organs from donation following brain death and may be better than those of organs from other types of donation after circulatory determined death. Still, further studies are required for comprehensive and reliable evidence.
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboudumc Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Vaz CV, Oliveira AS, Silva A, Cortes L, Correia S, Ferreira R, Breitenfeld L, Martinez-de-Oliveira J, Palmeira-de-Oliveira R, Pereira CF, Cruz MT, Palmeira-de-Oliveira A. Protective role of Portuguese natural mineral waters on skin aging: in vitro evaluation of anti-senescence and anti-oxidant properties. Int J Biometeorol 2022; 66:2117-2131. [PMID: 35994120 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-022-02345-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Natural mineral waters (NMWs) emerge from the earth as springs and their beneficial therapeutic effect has been empirically recognized in different countries. Portugal has diverse NMW resources that are sought for the relief of different afflictions including dermatological complications. However, there is a lack of scientific validation supporting this empiric knowledge. In this study, we aimed to screen the in vitro bioactivity of Portuguese NMWs with different chemical profiles, namely sulfurous/bicarbonate/sodic (SBS), bicarbonate/magnesium, sulfated/calcic, sulfurous/chlorinated/sodic, sulfurous/bicarbonate/fluoridated/sodic, and chlorinated/sodic, focusing on aging-related skin alterations. Mouse skin fibroblasts and macrophages were exposed to culture medium prepared in different NMWs. Cellular viability was evaluated by MTT assay and etoposide-induced senescence was analyzed through the beta-galactosidase staining kit. Wound healing was investigated by the scratch assay, and phototoxicity/photoprotection after UVA irradiation was evaluated using a neutral red solution. ROS production was quantified using the 2'7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate dye, and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was analyzed by a commercial kit after lipopolysaccharide exposure. NMWs within the SBS profile demonstrated anti-senescence activity in skin fibroblasts, along with a variable effect on cellular viability. Among the tested NMWs, two decreased cellular senescence and preserved cell viability and were therefore selected for subsequent studies, together with a SBS NMW with therapeutic indications for dermatologic diseases. Overall, the selected NMW promoted wound healing in skin fibroblasts and activated SOD in macrophages, thus suggesting an anti-oxidant effect. None of the NMWs prevented phototoxicity after UV irradiation. Our results shed a light on the anti-aging potential of Portuguese NMW, supporting their putative application in cosmetic or medical products.
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- C V Vaz
- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- CEDOC, NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1169-056, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal
- Labfit-Health Products Research and Development Lda, Ubimedical, Covilhã, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Portugal.
- Labfit-Health Products Research and Development Lda, Ubimedical, Covilhã, Portugal.
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Francoeur C, Hornby L, Silva A, Scales NB, Weiss M, Dhanani S. Paediatric death after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e064918. [PMID: 36123110 PMCID: PMC9486282 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The physiology of dying after withdrawal of life-sustaining measures (WLSM) is not well described in children. This lack of knowledge makes predicting the duration of the dying process difficult. For families, not knowing this process's duration interferes with planning of rituals related to dying, travel for distant relatives and emotional strain during the wait for death. Time-to-death also impacts end-of-life care and determines whether a child will be eligible for donation after circulatory determination of death. This scoping review will summarise the current literature about what is known about the dying process in children after WLSM in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). METHODS AND ANALYSIS This review will use Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. Databases searched will include Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials via EBM Reviews Ovid, Ovid PsycINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science. Literature reporting on the physiology of dying process after WLSM, or tools that predict time of death in children after WLSM among children aged 0-18 years in PICUs worldwide will be considered. Literature describing the impact of prediction or timing of death after WLSM on families, healthcare workers and the organ donation process will also be included. Quantitative and qualitative studies will be evaluated. Two independent reviewers will screen references by title and abstract, and then by full text, and complete data extraction and analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The review uses published data and does not require ethics review. Review results will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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- Conall Francoeur
- Department of Pediatrics, Centre de recherche du CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centre de recherche du CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Transplant Québec, Quebec, Québec, Canada
- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Critical Care, CHEO, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Werutsky G, Arrieta O, Zukin M, Mathias C, Gelatti A, Kaen D, Cardona A, Cronemberg E, Campos C, Araújo L, de Andrade H, Reichow S, de Lima V, Pacheco P, Coelho J, Borges G, Silva A, Mascarenhas E, Quiroga A, Fein L, de Oliveira F, Pastorello J, Dutra C, Morbeck I, Cruz F, Rebelatto T, Gomes R, Barrios C. EP03.01-003 Clinical Features and Molecular Profile of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Latin America: LATINO Lung (LACOG 0116). J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Lucas M, Freitas M, Zanchetta M, Silva V, Silva A, Fernandes E, Ribeiro D. P12-41 Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory potential of 2-styrylchromones. Toxicol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.07.520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Galica J, Saunders S, Romkey-Sinasac C, Silva A, Ethier JL, Giroux J, Jull J, Maheu C, Ross-White A, Stark D, Robb K. The needs of gynecological cancer survivors at the end of primary treatment: A scoping review and proposed model to guide clinical discussions. Patient Educ Couns 2022; 105:1761-1782. [PMID: 34865888 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Gynecological cancer (GC) survivors have unmet needs when they complete primary cancer treatment. Despite this, no known research has summarized these needs and survivors' suggestions to address them. We conducted a scoping review to fill these gaps and develop a model useful to guide clinical discussions and/or interventions. METHODS English, full length, and accessible primary studies describing the needs of GC survivors were included. No restrictions on date nor country of publication were applied. Two reviewers screened and extracted data, which was verified by a third reviewer. RESULTS Seventy-one studies met the inclusion criteria for data extraction. Results were thematically grouped into seven dimensions: physical needs, sexuality-related concerns, altered self-image, psychological wellbeing, social support needs, supporting the return to work, and healthcare challenges and preferences. After consulting with a stakeholder group (a GC survivor, clinicians, and researchers), the dimensions were summarized into a proposed model to guide clinical assessments and/or interventions. CONCLUSION Results illuminate the diverse needs of GC survivors as they complete primary cancer treatment and their recommendations for care to meet these needs. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The resulting model can be used to guide assessments, discussions and/or interventions to optimally prepare GC survivors for transition out of primary cancer treatment.
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- Jacqueline Galica
- Queen's University School of Nursing, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Queen's Cancer Research Institute, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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- Queen's University School of Nursing, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen's Cancer Research Institute, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Queen's University Department of Oncology; Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Queen's University School of Nursing, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston General Hospital Site and the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Queen's University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston General Hospital Site and the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Padilha MI, Caravaca-Morera JA, Gentil AGB, Dal Vesco SNP, Bellaguarda MLDR, Silva A. Transgender people in the nursing discourse: An integrative review. J Adv Nurs 2022; 78:2731-2746. [PMID: 35748098 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To integrate and analyse the literature produced by nurses in terms of care, education and understanding of the reality of transgender (trans) people. DESIGN An integrative review methodology guided by the framework proposed by Whittemore and Knafl. DATA SOURCES The search strategy was applied in the following databases: Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL, as well as in Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde, during February and March 2021, with no time frame. REVIEW METHODS The references found were assessed according to the eligibility criteria established. The information of the articles included was extracted, and a thematic analysis was performed to synthesize the review findings. RESULTS The searches in the databases yielded 2859 articles; 985 after removing duplicates, and 33 articles were included in this review. Three major themes were identified: (1) Understanding the trans universe through the trans perspective; (2) Understanding health and nursing care for trans people; and (3) Trans women as the focus of health and nursing care. The themes evidenced in the lens of nurses and clients the importance of nursing training at all levels to prepare professionals on how to provide culturally competent nursing care for this population and reduce healthcare inequities. CONCLUSION Nurses must work to provide a space for convergence and enhancement of the rights of trans people and cease to be a verticalized care model. To such end, it is necessary to devise places and possibilities to teach and learn, to construct and reconstruct a culturally competent nursing care. IMPACT This review highlighted the current knowledge and identified gaps in the understanding of nurses, health professionals and students about the experience lived by trans people, resulting from the lack of training and continuing education of these professionals.
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Silva E, Tome I, Vasques-Novoa F, Silva A, Conceicao G, Miranda-Silva D, Pitrez P, Barros A, Leite-Moreira A, Pinto-Do-O P, Santos S, Pires IF, Ferreira L, Nascimento D. Pharmacological Targeting of Senescence with ABT-263 in Experimental Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Cardiovasc Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac066.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Fundação Ciência e Tecnlogia
HFpEF is the most common form of heart disease in the elderly and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of HFpEF pathophysiology is limited and development of efficient therapies that alter the clinical course of the disease has proved greatly challenging. Although aging is a risk factor of HFpEF1, the involvement of aging hallmarks such as cell senescent and immunosenescence is unclear. Recently, a link between endothelial senescence and HFpEF development was demonstrated in mice with accelerated aging [1], endorsing anti-aging pharmacologic as potential new therapeutic alternatives for HFpEF. In fact, the senolytic (drugs that selectively promote apoptosis of senescent cells) ABT-263 has already proven efficacy in the context of cardiovascular diseases. Further studies are needed to clarify the relevance of aging and of anti-aging therapies in the context of HFpEF.
Using ZSF1 obese rats (ZSF1-Ob) as model of HFpEF we showed from 18 weeks signs of immunosenescence compared to ZSF1-Ln, namely an increased frequency of circulating myeloid cells and decreased frequency of T and B cells. Concomitantly, expression of pro-inflammatory factors (IL-6, IL-1, TGF-β, TNF-α) was upregulated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ZSF1-Ob which also displayed characteristic features of cell senescence (p21 expression, lysosomal endogenous Beta-galactosidase (SA-B-Gal) senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) and up-regulation of BCL-XL. Importantly, no signs of cellular senescence (SA-B-gal, pH2AX and senescence associated pathways) were found in the main hematopoietic organs (spleen and bone marrow). Alongside, these systemic alterations, an upsurge of cellular senescence was observed in myocardium of ZSF1-Ob rats, particularly in endothelial and hematopoietic cells. Serum of ZSF1-Ob rat was able to induce activation and cellular senescence of cardiac microvascular endothelial cells, indicating that systemic circulating factors may be the upstream mechanism of cellular senescence and dysfunction in HFpEF. Analysis of HFpEF patients and a control cohort adjusted to main co-morbidities further demonstrated accumulation of senescent monocytes in HFpEF patients. In these patients, the senescence marker SA-B-Gal correlated with plasmatic brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and pulmonary artery systolic pressure. Targeting aging hallmarks through the treatment of ZSF1-Ob rat with ABT-263 resulted in a reduction in circulating senescent cells, decreased systemic and local inflammation, re-established immune proportions, restore the levels of circulating BNP and attenuated myocardial remodeling, particularly endothelial dysfunction and fibrosis.
Collectively these findings support that premature cellular senescence contributes to the establishment of a deleterious pro-inflammatory environment in HFpEF and that senolytic agents hold promise for the treatment of this syndrome.
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- E Silva
- I3s (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) , Porto , Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Biocant , Coimbra , Portugal
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- I3s (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) , Porto , Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Biocant , Coimbra , Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- I3s (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) , Porto , Portugal
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- I3s (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) , Porto , Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Porto , Porto , Portugal
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- University of Coimbra, Biocant , Coimbra , Portugal
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- I3s (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) , Porto , Portugal
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Roque Gonçalves M, Elias De Sousa A, Machado A, Silva A, Vieira-Coelho M. Cannabis use and violent behavior. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9567890 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction
Cannabis is the most commonly used psychoactive drug, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Accordingly, to the European Drug Report 2021, the prevalence of cannabis use is about five times that of other substances, so that last year cannabis use among EU inhabitants aged 15 to 24y is estimated at 19.2 %. Even though most human research has concluded that Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tends to dampen rather than provoke aggression in acute doses, recent evidence suggests a relationship between cannabis usage and violent behavior, especially when associated with neurodevelopment stages.
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To review the existing evidence on the association between cannabis and violence in young adults and provide an overview of possible mechanisms explaining this relation.
Methods
Literature review was based on PubMed/ MEDLINE, using key words inclusive for violence, cannabis and adolescence. Studies included focused the young-adults population and considered the relation between cannabis use and behaviors reported as acts of physical violence. Studies were excluded if they included self-harm behaviors.
Results
Recent studies, including case-reports, showed a global moderate association between cannabis use and violence. Preliminary data has even highlighted a potential larger effect in more frequent users. Also, the cannabis role in the central nervous system (CNS), with most expression in the limbic cortices, and especially as it participates in a variety of brain function modulations - including executive functions, inhibition/impulsivity, and emotional control, has been pointed as one of the main arguments for this relation.
Conclusions
Further studies may shed light on the effects of cannabis use on behavior.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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Marques A, Silva A, Vicente J, Mateus E, Ferreira RJO. OP0001 “I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SHAME I FELT”: A SURVEY TO PEOPLE WITH A RHEUMATIC DISEASE ABOUT INVALIDATION FROM HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PEOPLE. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundThe term invalidation refers to the patients’ perception that their medical condition is not recognised, either in denying, lecturing, not supporting or not acknowledging the condition. This may be the felt from health professionals themselves but also from family, friends, at work and in other social areas, imposing great suffering.[1] The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) has made efforts to raise awareness for the burden imposed by rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (RMDs) and promote the best quality of care, including recognition and psychosocial support. However, it is unclear how frequent and severe the problem remains nowadays.ObjectivesThe aims of this national survey were: (i) to identify the levels of invalidation and lack of understanding felt by adults with RMDs from health professionals and other people, (ii) to investigate the relationship between invalidation, sociodemographic characteristics and disease; and (iii) to understand its impact on people’s life and health outcomes.MethodsAn online survey was developed by the national health professionals in rheumatology and patients’ organisations and opened between May and December of 2021. The questionnaire included demographic and disease information, the Illness Invalidation Inventory (3*I),[1] with additional questions in a Likert format and open questions for a detailed understanding of the phenomenon. The 3*I is composed of 8 items, measured from 1 (=never) to 5 (=very often), forming two factors: Discounting (mean of 5 items; lower scores indicating more discounting) and Lack of understanding (mean of 3 items; Higher scores representing higher lack of understanding).Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Associations were tested with a t-student and ANOVA one-way test (Bonferroni correction). Open responses were categorised using the content analysis technique, and themes were defined a posteriori.ResultsFrom the > 1500 responses obtained, 1410 responses were filled out completely (mean age of 46 years [SD=11], 95% females, 60% with FM, among which 59% were diagnosed in the last 5 years).Invalidation was reported by 86% of the participants and 70% rated ≤5 on a scale from 0 (nothing) to 10 (totally) on feeling understood by other people. Invalidation was mostly felt from family (56%), health professionals (48%), friends (39%) and social environment (38%). The impact of this invalidation is mainly on the psychological well-being (58%), also reducing seeking health care (41%) and therapeutic adherence (17%), affecting work (41%), and to a less extent, (family) relations (31%).Figure 1 shows the frequency of responses and means scores on the 3*I items and factors for participants with and without FM. The burden is greater for people with FM, which was statistically significant. People with higher education felt more discounting and more lack of understanding. No differences (p>0.05) were observed for gender or civil status.Figure 1.Percentages of responses per type of disease for the eight items of the Illness Invalidation Inventory.Elucidative expressions of invalidation were shared, mostly by people with FM, encompassing their ability to work and need for social support, faking pain and treatment efficacy, and even intimacy aspects. These emotionally uncomfortable situations can be linked to lesser engagement with healthcare and disease management, and therefore, with worse health outcomes.ConclusionInvalidation remains a source of suffering, affecting well-being and health outcomes. Specific awareness and educational campaigns are needed to target this problem on different play-actors.References[1]Kool MB, et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2014;73:551–556. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201807Disclosure of InterestsNone declared.
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Morici JF, Cicuttin G, Silva A, Gallo FT, Miranda M, Beluscio M, Zold C, Bekinschtein P, Weisstaub NV. Serotonin Type 2a Receptor in the Prefrontal Cortex Controls Perirhinal Cortex Excitability During Object Recognition Memory Recall. Neuroscience 2022; 497:196-205. [PMID: 35597334 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Previous experiences can drive adaptive behavior based on different characteristics, including contextual ones. Indeed, contextual information can be used as a criterion to guide the recall of the most relevant memory trace and the inhibition of others. The medial Prefontal Cortex (mPFC) has been proposed as an area that plays a pivotal role in regulating the retrieval of memory traces in downstream regions. Also, we have shown that mPFC Serotonin 2a Receptors (5-HT2aR) modulates the retrieval of a contextually guided recognition memory task and modulates the retrieval and reconsolidation of memories in the Perirhinal Cortex (PRH). However, how the mPFC output mediated by the 5-HT2aR activity is modulating memory retrieval in the PRH is a question that remains unclear. To tackle this question, we analyzed neuronal activity in the PRH and mPFC, by measuring expression of the immediate early gene c-Fos. We combined behavioral, pharmacological and immunohistochemical techniques to examine how mPFC 5-HT2aR controls mPFC and the PRH activity. We found that blockade of mPFC 5-HT2aR increase the level of c-Fos expression in the PHR and that this increase correlates with animals' performance in the task. We also found an increase in c-Fos expression in the mPFC after mPFC 5-HT2aR blockade that does not correlate with the animals' behavioral response. However, these changes showed a significant correlation with those observed in the PRH. These results suggest that mPFC 5-HT2aR signaling may modulate the behavioral response during memory recall by controlling the neuronal activation in the PRH.
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- J F Morici
- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica "Bernardo Houssay" (IFIBIO-Houssay), Grupo de Neurociencia de Sistemas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica "Bernardo Houssay" (IFIBIO-Houssay), Grupo de Neurociencia de Sistemas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica "Bernardo Houssay" (IFIBIO-Houssay), Grupo de Neurociencia de Sistemas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Neurociencias Cognitiva y Traslacional, Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (INECO), Pacheco de Melo 1860, C1126AAB Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Silva A, Galica J, Woo K, Ross-White A, Luctkar-Flude M. The use of simulation-based education in cancer care: a scoping review protocol. Simul Healthc 2022. [DOI: 10.54531/dlvs9567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Simulation-based education can be an effective strategy to educate nurses and physicians across the continuum of cancer care. However, there is still a lack of studies collating and synthesizing the literature around the types, functionalities and delivery systems of simulation-based education to educate different professional groups about cancer care.
To collate and synthesize the literature on how simulation has been used to educate nurses and physicians about cancer care.
Scoping review methodology according to the Joanna Briggs Institute framework. Published literature is going to be searched through Medline (OVID), CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Unpublished literature will be searched through ResearchGate, OpenGrey and open access theses and dissertations. Articles will be considered if the population is nurses (including nurse practitioners) and/or physicians, if they use any type of simulation as an educational strategy as the concept of interest, and if the context is cancer care. This review will consider experimental, quasi-experimental, observational, quantitative and qualitative studies designs, text and opinion papers and unpublished literature.
Results from this scoping review will generate a solid underpinning for nursing and medical community to empower evidenced innovation through the further development of simulation-based educational interventions.
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- Amina Silva
- 1School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 99 University Ave, ON , Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- 1School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 99 University Ave, ON , Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- 1School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 99 University Ave, ON , Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- 1School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 99 University Ave, ON , Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- 1School of Nursing, Queen’s University, 99 University Ave, ON , Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Szalaj D, Silva A, Ré P, Cabral H. Predictions of sardine and the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem dynamics under future fishing, forced-biomass and SST scenarios. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 178:113594. [PMID: 35398691 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We used the Ecopath with Ecosim ecosystem model to assess the future effects of multiple stressors on sardine and the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem. We assessed individual and combined impacts of changes in sardine fishing pressure, biomass of sardine competitors and predators and sea surface temperature (SST). This study demonstrated that the greatest impact on sardine stock is caused by projected SST rise whose effect is dominant and detrimental to sardine stock regardless of other conditions, including sardine fishing at maximum sustainable yield (FMSY). The largest impact on ecosystem stability, maturity and diversity of flows was observed under the forced-biomass scenarios that simulate changes in biomass of sardine predators and competitors. Moreover, these stressors alongside FMSY are projected to play an important role in the future evolution of the sardine stock. Results presented in this study can assist long-term and strategic management of the Iberian sardine stock.
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- INRAE, UR EABX, Centre Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux 50, Avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas, France
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Teggart K, Silva A, Powell T, Lemonde M, Maheu C, Mayo S. Reflection on moving research forward during COVID-19: Strategies to continue, conclude and commence. Can Oncol Nurs J 2022; 32:322-324. [PMID: 35582258 PMCID: PMC9040772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic required oncology nursing researchers to immediately and drastically adjust their research activities. During the 33rd Annual CANO/ ACIO Conference Roundtable Workshop October 2021 - Moving Research Forward During COVID-19, oncology nurses gathered to share and discuss strategies they will continue, conclude, and commence when leading research during and beyond the pandemic. Workshop participants identified the use of low technology, such as telephone and virtual calls without video, as a valuable data collection strategy they will continue for individual interviews. In contrast, attendees expressed their desire to stop conducting virtual focus groups when public health measures are lifted. Oncology nurses indicated an interest in beginning to use a hybrid in-person/virtual data collection approach and incorporate some technological features, such as QR codes, for recruiting participants. Workshop attendees also reflected on the impact of COVID-19 on oncology nursing practice and education, highlighting future research priorities and considerations.
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mount Royal University
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
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Santos A, Carneiro S, Silva A, Gomes JP, Macedo R. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade. Pulmonology 2022:S2531-0437(22)00023-X. [PMID: 35219623 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic human pathogens found in the environment. The transmission seems to be associated with inhalation of aerosol droplets, ingestion or trauma events. Recent studies indicate that NTM disease is increasing worldwide, however, the true clinical impact of NTM infections is difficult to determine due to challenges in discriminating between disease and colonization as they are ubiquitous in the environment. In addition, understanding the epidemiology of NTM is difficult and has not yet been established. In this work, we used a country NTM representative collection from the National Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis (NRL-TB) of the National Institute of Health (INSA), to characterize the circulation trends of NTM species in Portugal and the most affected regions, contributing to a better understanding of the NTM epidemiology. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a nationwide retrospective study where all individuals with positive NTM cultures at the NRL-TB of the INSA from 2014 to December 2020 were included. Positive cultures were identified using GenoType Mycobacterium CM/AS® (Hain Lifescience) according to manufacturer's instructions, or hsp65 DNA sequencing as previously described. Social-demographic data from patients were also analyzed and patients classified into 3 groups according only to microbiological data, "definite NTM disease", "NTM colonization" and, "possible NTM disease". RESULTS In the period 2014-2020, the NRL-TB performed 50397 cultures. Among these, 1118 cultures were NTM positive retrieved from 944. Most of our cases were in patients whose mean age was 64±15.9 years, and no significant differences between gender was observed, although more frequent in male patients. Overall, from the 944 cases, we were able to identified 93 "definite NTM disease" cases and 79 "possible NTM disease". Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (40,8%), Mycobacterium abscessus-chelonae complex (MABC) (9,6%) and Mycobacterium fortuitum (6,3%) were responsible for most of the infections. The geographical distribution of NTM cases varied significantly and was possible to observe that was independent of population density. The region were most cases occurred was Lisbon Metropolitan Area (31,9%), followed by North (25,3%) and Centre (24,4%), however North region has the highest number of "definite NTM disease" cases (n=33). CONCLUSIONS This is the first national wide epidemiological study on this subject, contributing to a better understanding of NTM dynamics in Portugal. MAC was the NTM species responsible for the majority of infections and, LMA the region with the highest number of cases. It was also possible to conclude that the number of NTM isolates is independent of the demography of the region.
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Dept of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Dept of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Dept of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Porto, Portugal
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- Bioinformtics Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Dept of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Schioppo M, Kronjäger J, Silva A, Ilieva R, Paterson JW, Baynham CFA, Bowden W, Hill IR, Hobson R, Vianello A, Dovale-Álvarez M, Williams RA, Marra G, Margolis HS, Amy-Klein A, Lopez O, Cantin E, Álvarez-Martínez H, Le Targat R, Pottie PE, Quintin N, Legero T, Häfner S, Sterr U, Schwarz R, Dörscher S, Lisdat C, Koke S, Kuhl A, Waterholter T, Benkler E, Grosche G. Comparing ultrastable lasers at 7 × 10 -17 fractional frequency instability through a 2220 km optical fibre network. Nat Commun 2022; 13:212. [PMID: 35017500 PMCID: PMC8752831 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27884-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ultrastable lasers are essential tools in optical frequency metrology enabling unprecedented measurement precision that impacts on fields such as atomic timekeeping, tests of fundamental physics, and geodesy. To characterise an ultrastable laser it needs to be compared with a laser of similar performance, but a suitable system may not be available locally. Here, we report a comparison of two geographically separated lasers, over the longest ever reported metrological optical fibre link network, measuring 2220 km in length, at a state-of-the-art fractional-frequency instability of 7 × 10-17 for averaging times between 30 s and 200 s. The measurements also allow the short-term instability of the complete optical fibre link network to be directly observed without using a loop-back fibre. Based on the characterisation of the noise in the lasers and optical fibre link network over different timescales, we investigate the potential for disseminating ultrastable light to improve the performance of remote optical clocks.
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- M Schioppo
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK.
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK.
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL), Université Paris 13, CNRS, Villetaneuse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL), Université Paris 13, CNRS, Villetaneuse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL), Université Paris 13, CNRS, Villetaneuse, France
- LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris - Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, LNE, Paris, France
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- LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris - Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, LNE, Paris, France
- Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada (ROA), 11100, San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain
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- LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris - Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, LNE, Paris, France
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- LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris - Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, LNE, Paris, France
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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Masiá M, Padilla S, Estañ G, Portu J, Silva A, Rivero A, González-Cordón A, García-Fraile L, Martínez O, Bernal E, Galera C, Boix Martínez V, Macias J, Montero M, García-Rosado D, Vivancos-Gallego MJ, Llenas-García J, Torralba M, García JA, Agulló V, Fernández-González M, Gutiérrez F, Martínez E. Impact of an enhanced screening program on the detection of non-AIDS neoplasias in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Trials 2021; 22:851. [PMID: 34838115 PMCID: PMC8626748 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05777-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of non-AIDS defining cancer (NADC) is higher in people living with HIV (PLWH) than in the general population, and it is already one of the leading causes of death in the HIV-infected population. It is estimated that the situation will be aggravated by the progressive aging of PLWH. Early diagnosis through intensive cancer screening may improve the ability for therapeutic interventions and could be critical in reducing mortality, but it might also increase expenditure and harms associated with adverse events. The aim of this study is to evaluate an enhanced screening program for early diagnosis of cancer in PLWH compared to standard practice. The specific objectives are (1) to compare the frequency of cancer diagnosed at an early stage, (2) to analyze safety of the enhanced program: adverse events and unnecessary interventions, (3) to analyze the cost-utility of the program, and (4) to estimate the overall and site-specific incidence of NADC in PLWH. METHODS We will conduct a multicenter, non-blinded, randomized, controlled trial, comparing two parallel arms: conventional vs enhanced screening. Data will be recorded in an electronic data collection notebook. Conventional intervention group will follow the standard of care screening in the participating centers, according to the European AIDS Clinical Society recommendations, and the enhanced intervention group will follow an expanded screening aimed to early detection of lung, liver, anal, cervical, breast, prostate, colorectal, and skin cancer. The trial will be conducted within the framework of the Spanish AIDS Research Network Cohort (CoRIS). DISCUSSION The trial will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and efficiency of an enhanced screening program for the early diagnosis of cancer in HIV patients compared to standard of care practice. The information provided will be relevant since there are currently no studies on expanded cancer screening strategies in patients with HIV, and available data estimating cost effectiveness or cost-utility of such as programs are scarce. An enhanced program for NADC screening in patients with HIV could lead to early diagnosis and improve the prognosis of these patients, with an acceptable rate of unnecessary interventions, but it is critical to demonstrate that the benefits clearly outweigh the harms, before the strategy could be implemented. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04735445. Registered on 25 June 2019.
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC) and Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Hospital Ramon y Cajal and Ramon y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Elche and Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain.
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Silva E Silva V, Ross-White A, Hornby L, Lotherington K, Silva A, Rochon A, Sarti A, Dhanani S. Organ donation after medical assistance in dying: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2021; 20:1127-1134. [PMID: 34812191 DOI: 10.11124/jbies-21-00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This scoping review will collate and summarize the current literature on what is known worldwide about organ donation following medical assistance in dying. The information gathered will be used to inform updates of current and future policies on organ donation following medical assistance in dying in Canada. INTRODUCTION Medical assistance in dying is a controversial and contentious issue worldwide. While more countries are legalizing medical assistance in this regard, very few allow organ donation after such assistance has been given. At present, Canada, Belgium, and The Netherlands are the only three countries that permit this procedure. This scoping review will be conducted to summarize the current state of evidence and practices regarding organ donation following medical assistance in dying. INCLUSION CRITERIA This review will consider articles and documents on individuals who choose organ donation following medical assistance in dying. Articles will be considered for inclusion if they explore organ donation following medical assistance in dying at home or in any health care setting in any country. Quantitative and qualitative studies, text and opinion papers, gray literature, and unpublished materials provided by researchers will be considered for inclusion. METHODS This review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. Published and unpublished materials will be included. Databases will include MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science - Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index, and Academic Search Complete. Relevant gray literature and materials from organ donation organizations will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen all material, extract data, and complete the descriptive examination.
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- Vanessa Silva E Silva
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada Queen's Collaboration for Health Care Quality: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Kingston, ON, Canada Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada Faculty of Medicine, Department of Critical Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Silva A, Costa S, Campos Ribeiro B, Figueiredo Amaral M, Goncalves A. Load-bearing ORIF of mandibular fracture caused by firearms projectiles: Case series. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Foltyn P, Rihm LK, Ribeiro D, Silva A, Weigand B. Measurement of the lamella thickness during droplet impact onto differently wettable smooth surfaces using an extension of the LASER Pattern Shift Method with naturally occurring patterns. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:105111. [PMID: 34717431 DOI: 10.1063/5.0060407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study shows that the LASER Pattern Shift Method (LPSM) is a powerful measurement technique for film thickness measurements. In this paper, the approach of the LPSM is extended, which is now able to measure the lamella thickness during droplet impacts on smooth surfaces using the naturally occurring air bubble shadows. With the help of this rather new measurement technique, the influence of different experimental parameters on the lamella thickness could be systematically assessed, e.g., the influence of impact velocity, liquid properties, and surface wettability. Upon comparing the obtained results to an analytical correlation in the literature, good agreement could be found for its validity range.
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- Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- AEROG-LAETA, University of Beira Inteiror, Covilhã 6201-001, Portugal
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- AEROG-LAETA, University of Beira Inteiror, Covilhã 6201-001, Portugal
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- Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Ricardo E, da Silva F, Heuraux S, Silva A. On the edge turbulence effects on the density profile reconstruction using O-mode reflectometers. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brites G, Ferreira I, Silva A, Carrascal M, Vitorino C, Neves B, Cruz M. Prevention of allergic contact dermatitis, myth or reality? Avoiding contact allergens: from basic research to development of a new medical device. Toxicol Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(21)00508-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Silva A, Gonçalves F. 1516P Core variables for managed entry agreements, regarding clinical outcomes and patient reported measures, in cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Donadeo A, Politi P, Silva A, Civardi S, Farinella E, Brondino N, Olivola M, Sommi F, Damiani S. Correlation profiles between interoception and exteroception in psychotic patients versus healthy controls. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475798 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Individual abilities to perceive internal and external sensations are defined respectively as interoception and exteroception: the dysregulation of these functions can explain many psychotic symptoms. (Ardizzi et al. 2016) Objectives We evaluated the differences in the interoceptive and exteroceptive perception between 39 patients with psychosis and 250 healthy controls using self-administered questionnaires. The association between interoception and exteroception in the two groups was also tested. Methods The tests we used are AASP (Adolescent / Adult Sensory Profile) and MAIA (Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness). Differences were measured with t-tests, associations with spearman’s correlation. Results Significant differences emerged between the two samples in the AASP total score and in its Low registration (LR) and Sensory Avoiding (SA) sub-scales and in the MAIA total score and in all its sub-scales except “Not Worrying” (Fig.1). Different patterns of associations between AASP and MAIA were observed: psychotic patients showed negative correlations between MAIA and AASP in the LR and Sensation Seeking (SS) sub-scales and in the auditory (AU) and tactile (TO) sensory channels. Healthy controls, positive correlations emerged between MAIA and AASP in the Sensation Seeking (SK) sub-scale and in the “perception of movement” (MO) sub-score (Fig.2)(Fig.3).![]() ![]() ![]() Conclusions Higher scores of psychotic patients in AASP and MAIA reveal both a disregulated sensory related behavior and a hightened awareness towards internal stimuli. The negative correlation between the two scales in psychotic subjects highlights the importance of the interaction between internal and external perception in determining the global subjective experience.
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Cruz L, Silva A, Lopes J, Damas D, Lourenço J, Costa A, Silva F, Sousa J, Galego O, Nunes C, Veiga R, Machado C, Rodrigues B, Cecilia C, Almendra L, Bras A, Santo G, Machado E, Sargento-Freitas J. Early Cerebrovascular Ultrasonography as a Predictor of Hemorrhagic Transformation After Thrombectomy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105922. [PMID: 34157670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the predictive value of early transcranial color-coded sonography (TCCS) for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with large artery occlusion (LAO) stroke of carotid circulation, who were submitted to endovascular therapy (EVT) with successful reperfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study evaluating a cohort of consecutive stroke patients with LAO of the carotid circulation that were recanalyzed with EVT. We measured angle-corrected peak systolic velocities, end-diastolic velocities and mean flow velocities (PSV, EDV and MFV) of the symptomatic and asymptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA). The ratio between MFV of the symptomatic MCA and MFV of the asymptomatic MCA (MCA-Ra) was calculated. Parenchymal hematoma in the 24 hours control CT was considered as ICH. Univariate associations and multivariate analyses were used to identify early independent predictors for ICH among TCCS findings. RESULTS We included 234 patients, mean age 72.5 (SD 12.6) years, 52.1% male. The mean time between recanalization and TCCS was 12.3 hours (range 3-22). Patients who developed postinterventional ICH showed a higher MCA-Ra (1.02 ± 0.26 vs 1.16 ± 0,21, p = 0.036). In multivariate analysis, only higher MCA-Ra remained independently associated with postinterventional ICH (OR: 6.778, 95%CI: 1.152-39.892, p = 0.034). A value of MCA-Ra ≥ 1,05 was associated with ICH, showing a sensitivity of 81.3% and a specificity of 65.9%; the AUC based of the ROC analysis was 0.688 (95% CI 0.570-0.806). CONCLUSION TCCS performed within the first 24 hours after stroke onset can help to predict hemorrhagic transformation in patients with LAO.
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Everett D, Ke W, Paquet JF, Vujanovic G, Bass SA, Du L, Gale C, Heffernan M, Heinz U, Liyanage D, Luzum M, Majumder A, McNelis M, Shen C, Xu Y, Angerami A, Cao S, Chen Y, Coleman J, Cunqueiro L, Dai T, Ehlers R, Elfner H, Fan W, Fries RJ, Garza F, He Y, Jacak BV, Jacobs PM, Jeon S, Kim B, Kordell M, Kumar A, Mak S, Mulligan J, Nattrass C, Oliinychenko D, Park C, Putschke JH, Roland G, Schenke B, Schwiebert L, Silva A, Sirimanna C, Soltz RA, Tachibana Y, Wang XN, Wolpert RL. Phenomenological Constraints on the Transport Properties of QCD Matter with Data-Driven Model Averaging. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:242301. [PMID: 34213947 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.242301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Using combined data from the Relativistic Heavy Ion and Large Hadron Colliders, we constrain the shear and bulk viscosities of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) at temperatures of ∼150-350 MeV. We use Bayesian inference to translate experimental and theoretical uncertainties into probabilistic constraints for the viscosities. With Bayesian model averaging we propagate an estimate of the model uncertainty generated by the transition from hydrodynamics to hadron transport in the plasma's final evolution stage, providing the most reliable phenomenological constraints to date on the QGP viscosities.
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- D Everett
- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec City H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec City H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Instituto de Fìsica, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 66318, 05315-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
- RIKEN BNL Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Quark and Lepton Physics (MOE) and Institute of Particle Physics, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec City H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec City H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94270, USA
- Key Laboratory of Quark and Lepton Physics (MOE) and Institute of Particle Physics, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Barbosa-Silva M, Lima M, Amorim É, Silva A, Freitas R, Passos B, Oliveira H, Campos R, Moraes C, Granja M, Estato V, Rocco P, Faria-Neto H, Maron-Gutierrez T. Mesenchymal stromal cells protect the blood-brain barrier and prevent cognitive and behavioral impairments in infectious disease-associated encephalopathies. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921003054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Andrade F, Machado A, Vieira A, Silva A. Bipolar mania with psychosis vs without psychosis: A clinical characterization with indirect measures of severity. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9471439 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction The presence of psychotic symptoms is highest during acute episodes of bipolar mania. There is no evidence base regarding the implications of psychosis in the prognosis of bipolar disorder, despite common assumption that their occurrence reflects greater disease severity. Objectives We aim to compare sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of inpatients admitted for bipolar mania with and without psychotic features. Methods Retrospective observational study of inpatients admitted between January 1st 2017 and 31 October 2020 in a psychiatry inpatient unit of a tertiary hospital. Descriptive analysis of the results was performed using the SPSS software, version 26.0. Results Between 2017 and October 2020 there were 103 admissions due to mania bipolar I disorder, 53.4% (n=55) with psychotic symptoms. When compared with mania without psychosis, psychotic mania was associated to male gender (71.1% to 39.7%; c2(1, N = 103) = 10,06; p = 0.02) and younger age (t(103) = -2.43; p = 0.017). The proportion of compulsory admissions and average length of stay were similar between mania with psychosis and mania without psychosis. Also, having a manic bipolar episode with psychotic symptoms was not associated to being prescribed a long-acting injectable antipsychotic. Conclusions The presence of psychotic symptoms in bipolar manic episodes were associated to male gender and younger age but not to indirect measures of illness severity. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Anthony S, Pol S, Brudno M, Manase D, Parekh R, Silva A, Stinson J. The Design of Voxe: An Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Platform to Capture Pediatric Transplant Patients’ Voices and Transform Care. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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