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Nussbaum ES, Goddard JK, Lowary J, Robinson JM, Hilton C, Nussbaum LA. Delayed sudden hearing recovery after treatment of a large vertebral artery aneurysm causing hearing loss and imbalance: a case report. Br J Neurosurg 2019; 36:515-519. [PMID: 31793349 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1698013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Purpose: Cerebral aneurysms that compress cranial nerve VIII can cause hearing loss and imbalance. Hearing function that does not recover after aneurysm occlusion can signal neurological damage with the potential for permanent deafness.Case Description: A 72-year-old woman presented with gradually worsening left-sided hearing loss and imbalance over a period of 10 years. She was found to have a lesion of the cerebellopontine angle, which proved to be a large fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm with mass effect on cranial nerve VIII. The patient underwent surgical clip occlusion of the vertebral artery distal to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery and proximal to the aneurysm, which no longer filled on catheter angiography. Postoperatively, the patient experienced delayed complete loss of ipsilateral hearing on the third post-operative day. Otherwise, she made a good recovery with improvement in her balance issues. At that time, we suspected that delayed occlusion of a perforating vessel had probably caused irreversible hearing loss. Ten months later, the patient awoke with significant subjective recovery of her hearing. Audiometry confirmed substantial improvement in her hearing likely due to the aneurysm shrinking away from and decompressing the cranial nerve.Conclusion: This case highlights the continued usefulness of vascular occlusion in the management of selected cases of intracranial aneurysms and also that neurological function may recover suddenly, even in very delayed fashion, following treatment.
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- Eric S Nussbaum
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Brain Aneurysm and Tumor Center, United Hospital, Twin Cities, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Brain Aneurysm and Tumor Center, United Hospital, Twin Cities, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Brain Aneurysm and Tumor Center, United Hospital, Twin Cities, MN, USA
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Thomson J, Hofmann A, Barrett CA, Beeton A, Bellairs GRM, Boretti L, Coetzee MJ, Farmer S, Gibbs MW, H Gombotz H, Hilton C, Kassianides C, Louw VJ, Lundgren C, Mahlangu JN, Noel CB, Rambiritch V, Schneider F, Verburgh E, Wessels PL, Wessels P, Wise R, Shander On Behalf Of The South African Patient Blood Management Group A. Patient blood management: A solution for South Africa. S Afr Med J 2019; 109:471-476. [PMID: 31266571 PMCID: PMC10414180 DOI: 10.7196/samj.2019.v109i7.13859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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For more than 70 years the default therapy for anaemia and blood loss was mostly transfusion. Accumulating evidence demonstrates a significant dose-dependent relationship between transfusion and adverse outcomes. This and other transfusion-related challenges led the way to a new paradigm. Patient blood management (PBM) is the application of evidence-based practices to optimise patient outcomes by managing and preserving the patient's own blood. 'Real-world' studies have shown that PBM improves patient outcomes and saves money. The prevalence of anaemia in adult South Africans is 31% in females and 17% in males. Improving the management of anaemia will firstly improve public health, secondly relieve the pressure on the blood supply, and thirdly improve the productivity of the nation's workforce. While high-income countries are increasingly implementing PBM, many middle- and low-income countries are still trying to upscale their transfusion services. The implementation of PBM will improve South Africa's health status while saving costs.
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- J Thomson
- South African National Blood Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Nussbaum ES, Hilton C, Defillo A, McDonald W, Passe T, Kallmes KM, Nussbaum LA. Extradural petromastoid calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON): Case report and literature review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018; 166:99-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Constantino JN, Todorov A, Hilton C, Law P, Zhang Y, Molloy E, Fitzgerald R, Geschwind D. Autism recurrence in half siblings: strong support for genetic mechanisms of transmission in ASD. Mol Psychiatry 2013; 18:137-8. [PMID: 22371046 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Paige J, Marr A, Stuke L, Hunt J, Hilton C. Show Me the Money: Cost Comparison of Virtual Reality Versus Immersive Part Task Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Simulation-Based Training. J Surg Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.502] [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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Miller S, Rossetti J, Sahovic E, Hilton C, Lister J. Mortality of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Admitted to A Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) as Predicted by the Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Comorbidity Index (HCTCI). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.12.161] [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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Hilton C. Old age swimming. West J Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1189] [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: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preoperative smoking cessation has been shown to improve postoperative outcomes. METHODS A total of 120 anonymous questionnaires were distributed to non-vascular surgeons practising in four centres in the UK asking about their smoking cessation advice practices, and whether they appreciated both the benefits of preoperative smoking cessation, and the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions. RESULTS Eighty-three questionnaires were returned (response rate 69%). Twenty-three gastrointestinal surgeons, 11 orthopaedic surgeons, 9 breast surgeons, 12 plastic surgeons, 13 neurosurgeons and 15 urologists took part in this study. Eighty-eight per cent of respondents had not referred any elective patients to smoking cessation services in the previous month. Most non-vascular surgeons underestimated both the benefits of preoperative smoking cessation on outcome, and the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions. CONCLUSIONS This survey demonstrates that non-vascular surgeons underestimate the fact that preoperative smoking cessation can improve postoperative outcome, and that smoking cessation interventions are successful in helping patients to quit smoking. They largely do not refer patients to smoking cessation services. In order for patients to benefit postoperatively from this intervention it would be necessary to educate surgeons about the scale of the benefit, and the efficacy of smoking cessation interventions or to set up systematic frameworks to offer smoking cessation advice to preoperative patients who smoke.
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- D Owen
- Department of Surgery, Barnet Hospital, Barnet, UK
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Kozmenko V, Morgan B, Kaye A, Wren K, Hilton C. 205 IMMERSIVE HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATOR-BASED TEACHING FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY NURSING STUDENTS RESULTS IN STEADY PERFORMANCE PATTERNS IN TRAINEES. J Investig Med 2006. [DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.x0008.204] [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: 11/18/2022]
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This article reports the lessons learnt from a period of retraining and from discussion with others who have been involved in a similar process. The conclusions are that retraining should only be undertaken once there is full agreement between all parties involved that it is necessary and feasible. There must also be agreement in advance of the criteria which will constitute successful retraining, and the actions which will be taken to ensure the rapid return of the retrainee to the type of practice which is being offered and has been accepted. The process of retraining requires especially close supervision and is very stressful for the retrainee. It is likely that this should only be undertaken in units specially staffed and funded to accommodate this type of work.
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- C Bulstrode
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, UK.
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Kozmenko V, Chauvin S, Yang T, DiCarlo R, Hilton C. 309 CREATING A RICH LEARNING AND TEACHING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING TO TEACH EMERGENCY CASE MANAGEMENT TO MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH USE OF THE HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATOR. J Investig Med 2005. [DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.00006.308] [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: 11/18/2022]
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Kozmenko V, Chauvin S, Yang T, DeLanzac K, DiCarlo R, Hilton C. 101 INITIAL EVALUATION OF BEDSIDE TEACHING WITH MEDICAL STUDENTS USING HIGH FIDELITY HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATION. J Investig Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-52-suppl1-654] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Chauvin S, Lo-Blais B, Lofaso D, Yang T, Kozmenko V, Hilton C. 220 AN INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INNOVATIVE CLINICAL SKILLS FAIR FOR MEDICINE RESIDENTS. J Investig Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-52-suppl1-773] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Chauvin S, Lofaso D, DeBlieux P, Yang T, DiCarlo R, Hilton C. 221 EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CLINICAL SKILLS LABORATORY FOR FIRST AND SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. J Investig Med 2004. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-52-suppl1-774] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Hilton C, Simons B. Dental surgery attendance amongst patients with moderately advanced dementia attending a day unit: a survey of carers' views. Br Dent J 2003; 195:39-40; discussion 35. [PMID: 12856029 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2002] [Accepted: 01/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To ascertain the views of carers of patients with dementia, on the patient's dental health needs. DESIGN Prospective survey using semi-structured interview. SETTING Dementia day care unit for patients living in their own homes. SUBJECTS AND METHOD Twenty-eight carers of dementia sufferers were interviewed between March and September 2000, as part of regular clinical reviews of patient's needs. Carers' views on the dental care needs of patients were ascertained. Cognitive and behavioural assessments of patients were also made using the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (CAPE). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Dental unmet need ie the carer deciding that the patient needed a dental examination, but anticipating that this would be problematic, the carer would not take them. RESULTS Twenty one per cent met criteria for dental unmet need. CONCLUSIONS Carers of people with dementia may be reluctant to take those they care for to the dentist. We need to explore ways to ensure appropriate dental surgery attendance.
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- C Hilton
- Mental Health Service for Older Adults (Harrow), Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ.
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Rigby PG, Foulks E, Riddick FA, Braun K, Daniels R, Hilton C, Guidry J. The Medical Education Commission report on trends in graduate medical education 2001. J La State Med Soc 2001; 153:411-8. [PMID: 11565638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The state of Louisiana Medical Education Commission offers the second publication in the Journal of Louisiana State Medical Society on Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Louisiana. The four previous annual reports of the Commission have provided data to focus on trends in size, status, proportions, and issues on GME. The Commission was established by Act 3 of the 1997 Louisiana Legislature. This summary report for 2001 provides the detailed and updated data on all GME residents and fellows in Louisiana for the last academic year. The presentation of data and trends poses three questions for analysis. First, what are the trends in Graduate Medical Education in Louisiana for total residents and fellows? Second, how do these trends relate to the size, status, and proportions of Graduate Medical Education in Louisiana and as compared to the United States? Third, where do these trends lead to the future in predictions and recommendations for Graduate Medical Education in Louisiana? The 4-year trend in the total number of Graduate Medical Education filled positions has been relatively consistent, with some recent increases in primary care residency positions, especially in Family Medicine and Medicine/Pediatrics. These increases will plateau as current trends on new program formation stabilize, requiring emphasis on recruitment and factors promoting recruitment for GME in the state of Louisiana. The state of Louisiana has participated proportionately relative to population in the growth of medical education in the last century and compares favorably with other states and the nation. Louisiana has exceeded national averages in the increases in primary care programs and residents and in the retention of trainees in practice sites in the state.
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- Health Care Systems at Louisiana State, University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
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DiCarlo R, Levitzky M, Marier R, Hilton C. Louisiana State University School of Medicine--New Orleans. Acad Med 2000; 75:S135-S137. [PMID: 10995659 DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200009001-00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Rigby P, Foulks E, Riddick F, Braun K, Daniels R, Hilton C. The Medical Education Commission report at the turn of then new millennium 2000. J La State Med Soc 2000; 152:386-91. [PMID: 11011524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The State of Louisiana Medical Education Commission was formed by Act 3 of the 1997 Louisiana Legislature. The members are appointed by the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University Medical Center, and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation and report to and advise the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH). This summation from the Medical Education Committee is designed to answer three questions. First, how does the State of Louisiana compare nationally in the renewal of physician supply and capability? Second, what are the current status and trends of graduate medical education in Louisiana? Third, what recommendations are proposed to continue and improve the important relationship between the State public hospitals and educational programs? The State of Louisiana has participated proportionately relative to population in the growth and progress of medical education in this last century and compares favorably with other states and the nation. Louisiana exceeds national averages in the increase of primary care residency programs and positions and in the retention of trainees in practice sites in the State. The three-year trends in total number of graduate medical education filled positions has been consistent with only 0.4% change, with primary care showing an overall increase of 9%, reflecting increases in Family Medicine (56%) and Medicine/Pediatrics (41%).
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans & Shreveport, USA
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Foster-Williams K, Hambleton IR, Hilton C, Serjeant GR. Psychological distress among younger siblings of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort study. W INDIAN MED J 2000; 49:52-4. [PMID: 10786453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The presence of a chronically ill family member may adversely affect the psychological health of siblings. This study used the General Health Questionnaire and the Modified Social Adjustment Scale to assess psychological distress in 20 younger siblings (4 AA, 16 AS genotypes), aged 16-19 years, of patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. The results were compared with those previously obtained in the 20 older siblings with SS disease and in 89 controls with a normal haemoglobin (AA) genotype. High levels of psychological distress occurred among all three groups. Greater psychological distress and poorer social adjustment occurred among siblings compared to AA controls but these differences disappeared after adjusting for the reduced age of siblings. The two measures were similar in SS patients and AA controls. The level of psychological distress among siblings of SS patients did not differ from that in SS patients or AA controls.
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- MRC Laboratories (Jamaica), University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
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Escobar O, Mizuma H, Sothern MS, Blecker U, Udall JN, Suskind RM, Hilton C, Vargas A. Hepatic insulin clearance increases after weight loss in obese children and adolescents. Am J Med Sci 1999; 317:282-6. [PMID: 10334114 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199905000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a rapidly increasing health problem among US youth. Hyperinsulinemia is associated with obesity and has been found to be a contributory factor for the development of cardiovascular disease in the obese. It has been suggested that hyperinsulinemia of obesity is a result of increased insulin secretion caused by insulin resistance. However, it has been shown in adults that decreased hepatic insulin clearance (HIC) is the primary cause of hyperinsulinemia in this population. METHODS We studied 15 obese children and adolescents (11 F, 4 M; 8.6 to 18.1 years) before and 10 weeks after their enrollment in a multidisciplinary weight reduction program, which included a protein-sparing modified fast, a moderate intensity progressive exercise program, and a behavior-modification intervention. RESULTS All patients lost weight (P < 0.05). Measurements of immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and C-peptide reactivity (CPR) were performed before the program and at 10 weeks. IRI levels dropped significantly, whereas CPR levels did not change. CPR/IRI molar ratios, considered an indirect estimation of HIC, rose significantly after weight loss. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that hyperinsulinemia seen in obese children and adolescents is caused by decreased HIC. The cause for this decrease remains unknown, but it is reversible upon weight loss.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA
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While the incidence of general paralysis of the insane (GPI) has declined, AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) has emerged as a new illness. Today, in England and Wales, as many elderly people die from AIDS as from neurosyphilis, although both diagnoses are rare in this age group. Both are serious medical conditions with psychiatric manifestations. For both, serological tests may identify the disease, and treatment may be of benefit, but there is considerable social stigma attached to the diagnoses. Ethical guidelines for serological testing for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) have been available for over a decade. In view of the similarities between the diseases, it may be unethical to test patients for syphilis routinely. Epidemiology, risk factors, neurological and neuropsychiatric features and ethics must be considered before testing for both syphilis and HIV.
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- C Hilton
- Tameside General Hospital, Ashton Under Lyne, UK
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Bourke JP, Loaiza A, Parry G, Hilton C, Furniss S, Dark J, Forty J. Role of orthotopic heart transplantation in the management of patients with recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias following myocardial infarction. Heart 1998; 80:473-8. [PMID: 9930047 PMCID: PMC1728857 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.5.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To report the outcome of an intention to treat by heart transplantation strategy in two groups of patients after infarction, one with both left ventricular failure (LVF) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA) (group A) and the other with progressive LVF following antiarrhythmic surgery for VTA (group B). PATIENTS AND METHODS Group A comprised 17 consecutive patients for whom transplantation was considered the best primary non-pharmacological treatment; group B comprised five consecutive patients assessed and planned for transplantation after antiarrhythmic surgery. RESULTS In group A, eight patients underwent transplantation and all survived the first 30 day period. At median follow up of 55 months (range 11 to 109) seven of this subgroup were still alive. Five patients died of recurrent VTA before transplantation, despite circulatory support. In the face of uncontrollable VTA, four of these underwent "high risk" antiarrhythmic surgery while awaiting transplantation: three died of LVF within 30 days and one was saved by heart transplantation two days after arrhythmia surgery. Mortality for the transplantation strategy in group A patients was 47% by intention to treat analysis. Quality of life in the eight actually transplanted, however, was good and only one died during median follow up of 56 months. The five patients in group B were accepted for transplantation for progressive LVF at a median of 21 months (range 12 to 28) after antiarrhythmic surgery. One died of LVF before transplantation, 22 months after initial surgery; another died of high output LVF three days after transplantation. Thus mortality of the intended strategy was 40%. The three transplanted patients are alive and well at 8-86 months. CONCLUSIONS Although the short and medium term outcome in category A or B patients who undergo transplantation is good, the overall success of the transplantation strategy in category A patients is limited by lack of donors in the short time frame in which they are required.
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- J P Bourke
- University Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Clark RA, Martin DH, Hilton C, Sanders CV. The impact of human immunodeficiency virus disease on academic health centers. Am J Med 1998; 105:87-90. [PMID: 9727813 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00254-x] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- R A Clark
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Division, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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Hilton C, Fisher W, Lopez A, Sanders C. A relative-value-based system for calculating faculty productivity in teaching, research, administration, and patient care. Acad Med 1997; 72:787-793. [PMID: 9311321 DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199709000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To design and test a simple, easily modifiable system for calculating faculty productivity in teaching, research, administration, and patient care in which all areas of endeavor would be recognized and high productivity in one area would produce results similar to high productivity in another at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. METHOD A relative-value and time-based system was designed in 1996 so that similar efforts in the four areas would produce similar scores, and a profile reflecting the authors' estimates of high productivity ("super faculty") was developed for each area. The activity profiles of 17 faculty members were used to test the system. RESULTS "Super-faculty" scores in all areas were similar. The faculty members' mean scores were higher for teaching and research than for administration and patient care, and all four mean scores were substantially lower than the respective totals for the "super faculty". In each category the scores of those faculty members who scored above the mean in that category were used to calculate new mean scores. The mean scores for these faculty members were similar to those for the "super faculty" in teaching and research but were substantially lower for administration and patient care. When the mean total score of the eight faculty members predicted to have total scores below the group mean was compared with the mean total score of the nine faculty members predicted to have total scores above the group mean, the difference was significant (p < .0001). For the former, every score in each category was below the mean, with the exception of one faculty member's score in one category. Of the latter, eight had higher scores in teaching and four had higher scores in teaching and research combined. CONCLUSION This system provides a quantitative method for the equal recognition of faculty productivity in a number of areas, and it may be useful as a starting point for other academic units exploring similar issues.
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- C Hilton
- Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112-2699, USA.
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Hilton C. Media triggers of post-traumatic stress disorder 50 years after the Second World War. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 1997; 12:862-7. [PMID: 9283932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may present many years after the original trauma. Case studies of two elderly patients are described. Both had experienced life-threatening combat situations and witnessed intense suffering during the Second World War. Marked distress was triggered by the media commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. PTSD patients often avoid talking of their traumatic experiences because of associated distress. Without taking a military and trauma history from elderly patients the diagnosis is likely to be missed.
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- Department of Psychiatry of Later Life, Salford Mental Health Trust, Manchester, UK
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Hilton C, Osborn M, Knight S, Singhal A, Serjeant G. Psychiatric complications of homozygous sickle cell disease among young adults in the Jamaican Cohort Study. Br J Psychiatry 1997; 170:69-76. [PMID: 9068779 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.1.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in young adults with homzygous sickle cell (SS) disease and in controls with normal haemoglobin, and to examine factors associated with psychiatric disorder. METHOD The study design was cross-sectional. Subjects were aged 18-20 years: 63 with SS disease and 89 controls. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule was used to determine psychiatric disorder at index of Definition level 5. RESULTS Psychiatric disorder was identified in 18 (29%) SS disease patients and in 22 (25%) controls. In SS patients, psychiatric disorder was not related to illness severity but was associated with leaving school early, difficulties in social adjustment, impaired cognitive function and having previous psychiatric difficulties. Male SS patients with psychiatric disorder all had low body mass index (BMI < 17.60). In controls, psychiatric disorder was associated with female gender, unemployment and difficulties in social adjustment. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of psychiatric disorder was similar in patients and controls, although associated factors tended to be different. The association with low BMI in SS men merits further study.
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Cyclo(His-Pro) (CHP) is a gut-brain peptide found in rat and man. Since plasma levels of CHP are altered by oral glucose ingestion, we wondered whether exogenous CHP might alter the insulin response to oral glucose ingestion. To this end, rats were given 3g/kg oral glucose load with either saline or increasing doses of CHP and plasma levels of insulin, C-peptide and glucose were measured. We found mean insulin but not C-peptide excursions and area under the insulin but not C-peptide response curves (AUC) were significantly higher in the CHP groups than controls despite similar glucose responses. In summary, these data show that in rats receiving oral glucose, CHP causes higher insulin excursions without any change in C-peptide suggesting that CHP may decrease hepatic insulin clearance.
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- H Mizumo
- Department of Medicine, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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INTRODUCTION Much research into psychiatric disorder in Jamaica has investigated psychotic illness but studies of neurotic disorders are lacking. This study investigated psychiatric disorder in a group of mainly urban, lower social class, young adults who had been regular clinic attenders as a physically healthy control group in a cohort study of sickle cell disease. METHOD The study was cross-sectional in design. Subjects, 44 male and 45 female, were aged 18 to 20 years at the time of the study. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule was used to determine psychiatric disorder at Index of Definition level 5. RESULTS All subjects approached participated. Rates of psychiatric disorder were 6 (14%) in the male group and 16 (36%) in the female group. There were no psychotic disorders. In the group as a whole, psychiatric disorder was associated with female gender, unemployment, difficulties with social adjustment and number of episodes of physical illness in the 6 months prior to interview. Variables associated with psychiatric distress amongst males included not having a steady relationship, unemployment, criminal activity and difficulties with social adjustment. Variables associated with psychiatric distress amongst females included lack of domestic amenities, not having a mother at home, lack of education, unemployment and social adjustment difficulties. CONCLUSION Rates of psychiatric disorder were higher than expected, especially for women. Larger studies are indicated to investigate the prevalence of neurotic disorders amongst young people in Jamaica, compared to similar groups in other countries.
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Hilton C. Global perspectives: a sensitive view. Elder Care 1996; 8:12-5. [PMID: 9077171 DOI: 10.7748/eldc.8.6.12.s11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- C Hilton
- Elderly Services, Mental Health Services of Solford, Prestwich
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Since April last year British hospitals have had to collect data on the ethnic group of every patient. Patients must categorise their own ethnic group using the categories of the 1991 census. Claire Hilton argues that such data collection is unhelpful and will not meet its stated aim of helping to provide equitable access to NHS services for all ethnic groups. Self categorisation is unreliable, and the number of ethnic groups available is inadequate, in particular for the white population. Additional data on the size of each ethnic group in the local population and on rates of illness in particular groups are necessary to assess whether services are being provided equitably. Moreover, ethnicity is a multidimensional concept, and information on patients' language and cultural and religious practices, as well as their place of origin, is necessary if services are to be culturally sensitive.
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- C Hilton
- Elderly Services, Mental Health Services of Salford, Manchester
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- C Hilton
- Western Manuscripts Department, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
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Several studies suggest a role for endogenous cyclo(His-Pro) or CHP in appetite regulation. In the present study, we have examined the regional brain distribution of CHP in hyperphagic obese Zucker rats and their lean littermates. The data show a significant elevation in the levels of CHP in many brain regions, including hypothalamus of the obese rat. Within the hypothalamus, the lateral hypothalamic (LH) nucleus of obese rats had significantly higher levels of CHP when compared to that of the lean littermates. Administration of dehydroepiandrosterone, a steroid hormone known to decrease food intake and body weight gain, to obese rats led to decrease in the levels of CHP in the LH. These data further suggest a role for the endogenous CHP in attenuating food intake.
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- C Prasad
- Department of Medicine, (Section of Endocrinology, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA
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Hilton C. Elizabeth Gaskell and mesmerism: an unpublished letter. Med Hist 1995; 39:219-235. [PMID: 7739299 PMCID: PMC1036976 DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300059858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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- C Hilton
- Western Manuscripts Department, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
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Herminghuysen D, Cook C, Thompson H, Bostick D, Lee F, Stokes L, Hilton C, Prasad C. The gut-brain peptide cyclo(His-Pro) is secreted in a pulsatile fashion in fasting humans. Neuropeptides 1994; 26:273-80. [PMID: 8028717 DOI: 10.1016/0143-4179(94)90082-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Histidyl-proline diketopiperazine (CHP) is a cyclic dipeptide that is found in many animal tissues, most notably brain and gut. It has been found to have a variety of biologic actions and has been postulated to play a role in appetitive behavior and energy metabolism. This study was conducted in order to characterize the secretory pattern of CHP during a 24 h fast. Four subjects (2 obese and 2 lean) were studied during the latter 24 h of a 36 h fast. Blood was sampled every 10-15 min and assayed for CHP concentration using a specific radioimmunoassay. Analysis revealed that circulating CHP oscillates in humans and that diurnal variation occurred but only in the obese subjects.
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- D Herminghuysen
- Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112
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In many pharmacologic tests, cyclo(His-Pro) (CHP) appears to act like a dopaminergic agonist and augments the actions of amphetamine (AMP). Therefore, to determine whether CHP is an AMP-like peptide, a comparison between CHP and AMP was made using four separate tests known to be AMP-responsive. These include, food intake, locomotor activity, dopamine uptake and modulation of binding sites for amphetamine and mazindol. A decrease in food intake and increase in spontaneous locomotor activity and stereotypy was observed after peripheral administration of amphetamine but not CHP. Chronic CHP administration resulted into a decrease in striatal amphetamine - and increase in mazindol-binding sites; in contrast, chronic amphetamine decreased both amphetamine - and mazindol-binding sites. These results show a clear dissociation between CHP and AMP suggesting that CHP is not an amphetamine-like peptide.
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- H Mizuma
- Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112
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Woodman CB, Byrne P, Kelly KA, Hilton C. A randomized trial of laser vaporization in the management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia associated with human papilloma virus infection. J Public Health Med 1993; 15:327-31. [PMID: 7864916 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a042884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A randomized controlled trial was carried out at colposcopy clinics in the Birmingham and Midland Hospital for Women, to determine the efficacy of laser vaporization in the management of cervical Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection occurring alone or in association with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and to study the natural history of these lesions. The subjects were 365 women referred for investigation of cytological abnormality who were found to have histological evidence of HPV infection alone or in association with CIN1 or CIN2 and were considered suitable for local destructive treatment. The intervention consisted of immediate treatment using a carbon dioxide laser or no treatment. Women in both groups were followed by cytological and colposcopic examinations at intervals of four months. Twelve months after randomization, 25 per cent of women in the non-treatment group had progressed to a more severe degree of histological abnormality compared with 4 per cent in the treatment group (95 per cent confidence interval (CI) for difference in proportion 14-28 per cent). Spontaneous regression of cytological abnormality occurred in 26 per cent (95 per cent CI 19-33 per cent) of untreated women. It is concluded that the short-term efficacy of laser vaporization in the treatment of these lesions has been established. The substantial rate of spontaneous regression suggests, however, that intervention is frequently unnecessary.
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- C B Woodman
- Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Withington, Manchester
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Au J, Scott C, Hasan A, Colquhoun I, Gascoigne A, Corris P, Hilton C, Dark J. Bilateral sequential lung transplantation for septic lung disease: surgical and physiologic advantages over heart-lung transplantation. Transplant Proc 1992; 24:2652-5. [PMID: 1465890] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- J Au
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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Lawton F, Hilton C, Mould JJ, Chan K, Blackledge G. Short-duration (three cycles) cisplatin combination chemotherapy with alkylating agent consolidation in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90363-n] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Three hundred and seventy-seven children and adolescents aged 5-17 yr from the biracial (black-white) community of Bogalusa, Louisiana, were evaluated for Tanner stage of sexual development, plasma glucose, and insulin levels during an oral glucose tolerance test. Children of the two races were of similar age, weight, and height at each Tanner stage. Overall insulin response was compared by measuring the area under the insulin curve from the glucose tolerance test. Blacks, especially black females, had significantly higher insulin responses than their white counterparts. The insulin-glucose ratio at the initial t = 0 min baseline did not vary with race or sex throughout the Tanner stages. However, the 30 min postglucose data revealed clear differences between the races with blacks showing a higher insulin-glucose ratio. Ratios increased throughout puberty for both blacks and whites, boys and girls. The trends of racial contrasts seemed to be discernible even at the earliest stage of development. It is concluded that there is a clear difference between blacks and whites in insulin response to a glucose load early in childhood. These findings lead to the hypothesis that the greater prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus seen in adult blacks, especially females, may be an expression of a difference in insulin secretion and related insulin resistance in early childhood.
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- F Svec
- Section of Endocrinology, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans 70112
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Rhodes M, Conacher I, Morritt G, Hilton C. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for postthoracotomy pain. A prospective controlled trial after lateral thoracotomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 103:17-20. [PMID: 1728708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Diclofenac (Voltarol) as an adjunct to papaveretum for pain relief was examined by a prospective, randomized trial in 44 patients who had lateral thoracotomies. Patients given diclofenac, 75 mg intramuscularly twice daily, required less papaveretum in the first 3 days after operation (p less than 0.005) and had lower pain scores on a visual analog scale on all 5 postoperative days (p = 0.02 to less than 0.001); their respiratory vital capacity on the first postoperative day was also significantly higher (p less than 0.02). Diclofenac is a useful adjunct in the management of postthoracotomy pain.
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- M Rhodes
- Cardiothoracic Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Lawton FG, Hilton C, Mould JJ, Chan KK, Blackledge G. Short-duration (three cycles) cisplatin combination chemotherapy with alkylating agent consolidation in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 1991; 40:225-9. [PMID: 2013444 DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(90)90282-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Forty-eight patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer were treated with a two-part cytotoxic regimen consisting of three cycles of cisplatin-based induction therapy followed by five cycles of escalating doses of cyclophosphamide, all given at 3-weekly intervals. The total cisplatin dose was 225 mg/m2. Seventeen patients with optimal primary surgery received chemotherapy only, while 17 of the 31 patients with suboptimal primary surgery underwent optimal interval cytoreductive surgery at the end of induction (cisplatin) therapy. Median survival for all patients was 15.4 months. Median survival was 15 months for patients with optimal primary surgery and 22 months for patients who had optimal secondary cytoreduction. Only 10 patients suffered WHO grade 3 or greater toxicity during therapy. This study suggests that the total dose of cisplatin can be reduced for patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma, resulting in reduced overall toxicity, without compromising response or response duration. A randomized trial to test this concept is now underway.
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- F G Lawton
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Hilton C, Jolley D. Understanding confusion. Nurs Elder 1990; 2:24-6. [PMID: 2222910 DOI: 10.7748/eldc.3.7.24.s21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hilton C. Recapping the used needle. Aust Fam Physician 1990; 19:752-3. [PMID: 2346430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Using sharps containers for needle disposal to minimise the risk of accidental puncture with a needle after giving an injection is recommended. This permits immediate disposal of the needle. Various commercial and makeshift containers are available, examples of which are illustrated. We recommend to avoid recapping of needles, but should it be necessary the following tip by Dr Hilton is appropriate.
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Lawton F, Luesley D, Blackledge G, Hilton C, Kelly K, Latief T, Mould J, Spooner D, Rollason T, Wade-Evans T. A randomized trial comparing whole abdominal radiotherapy with chemotherapy following cisplatinum cytoreduction in epithelial ovarian cancer. West Midlands Ovarian Cancer Group Trial II. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 1990; 2:4-9. [PMID: 2261388 DOI: 10.1016/s0936-6555(05)80210-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The potential role of consolidation therapy has been tested in a randomized trial in ovarian cancer. Patients were randomized to receive either whole abdominal radiotherapy using the moving strip technique (n = 56) or one year of chlorambucil (n = 53) following primary surgery, five courses of cisplatinum 100 mg/m2, and second look laparotomy. Overall survival at two years was 35%. There was no significant difference in survival between the two groups, and in spite of the observation that approximately 50% of the patients were optimally debulked prior to consolidation, no subgroups in either arm could be identified who might benefit from consolidation therapy. Toxicity was considerable in both arms, and almost 50% of patients were unable to complete the planned treatment in both arms. These results suggest that after primary surgery and cisplatinum chemotherapy, there is no indication for consolidation therapy with either radiotherapy or alkylating agents.
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- F Lawton
- West Midlands Ovarian Cancer Group, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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Buxton EJ, Meanwell CA, Hilton C, Mould JJ, Spooner D, Chetiyawardana A, Latief T, Paterson M, Redman CW, Luesley DM. Combination bleomycin, ifosfamide, and cisplatin chemotherapy in cervical cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 1989; 81:359-61. [PMID: 2464699 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/81.5.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We report a phase II study of bleomycin, ifosfamide, and cisplatin (BIP) in cervical cancer. Our aims were to assess response rate, toxicity, and survival in women treated with this combination. Among 49 patients, 34 objective responses (69%) were seen, with 10 complete responses (20%). Toxic effects were assessed in 186 treatment cycles. All patients had alopecia and nausea and vomiting. Other effects included myelosuppression, infection, reduction in renal function, and disturbance of consciousness. These data indicate that BIP is highly active against advanced and recurrent cervical cancer.
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- E J Buxton
- West Midlands Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Unit, Birmingham, England
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Luesley D, Lawton F, Blackledge G, Hilton C, Kelly K, Rollason T, Wade-Evans T, Jordan J, Fielding J, Latief T. Failure of second-look laparotomy to influence survival in epithelial ovarian cancer. Lancet 1988; 2:599-603. [PMID: 2900980 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(88)90640-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The survival benefit of second-look laparotomy after completion of primary chemotherapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer has been assessed in a prospective randomised trial of 166 patients. Patients were randomised into three groups. All were initially treated with cisplatin (100 mg/m2 x 5) after primary laparotomy. Group A (n = 53) was scheduled to have a second-look laparotomy, followed by cyclical oral chlorambucil. Group B (n = 56) was scheduled to have a second-look laparotomy, followed by total abdominal and pelvic irradiation, and group C (n = 57) received oral chlorambucil as for group A but had no second-look operation. With a median follow up of 46 months (range 21-64), no differences in survival were noted between the three groups. The median survival for group A was 21 months (95% CI 11-31 months), for group B 15 months (11-19), and for group C 17 months (8-26). Thus second-look laparotomy after completion of first-line single-agent cisplatin chemotherapy did not confer any survival benefit on patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- D Luesley
- Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Unit, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston Birmingham
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Cullen MH, Hilton C, Stuart NS. Evaluating new drugs as first treatment in patients with small-cell carcinoma: guidelines for an ethical approach with implications for other chemotherapy-sensitive tumors. J Clin Oncol 1988; 6:1356-7. [PMID: 2842466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Buxton EJ, Meanwell CA, Mould JJ, Latief T, Chetiyawardana AD, Spooner D, Tobias JS, Sokal M, Alcock C, Hilton C. Phase II studies of bleomycin, ifosfamide and cis-platinum in advanced and recurrent cervical carcinoma. Acta Oncol 1988; 27:545-9. [PMID: 2462439 DOI: 10.3109/02841868809093586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We report the results of phase II studies using a combination of ifosfamide, cis-platinum and bleomycin (BIP) in advanced and recurrent cervical cancer. Fifty-one patients have been studied. In 37 patients with disease not amenable to radical local therapy 27 objective responses (73%) were seen with 7 complete responses. Eleven of 14 patients (79%) with primary inoperable disease had at least a 50% reduction in tumour bulk prior to radical local radiotherapy. All patients experienced alopecia, nausea and vomiting. Other toxicity included myelosuppression, infection, reduction in renal function and disturbance of consciousness. There was no evidence that primary chemotherapy enhanced the acute toxic effects of pelvic radiotherapy. These data indicate that BIP is highly active in cervical cancer and can be used for effective palliation and cytoreduction in more than 70% of patients.
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- E J Buxton
- West Midlands Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Trials Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
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