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Vawter K, Kuhn S, Pitt H, Wells A, Jensen HK, Mavros MN. Complications and failure-to-rescue after pancreatectomy and hospital participation in the targeted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry. Surgery 2023; 174:1235-1240. [PMID: 37612210 PMCID: PMC10592020 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND More than 700 hospitals participate in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, but most pancreatectomies are performed in 165 centers participating in the pancreas procedure-targeted registry. We hypothesized that these hospitals ("targeted hospitals") might provide more specialized care than those not participating ("standard hospitals"). METHODS The 2014 to 2019 pancreas-targeted and standard American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry were reviewed regarding patient demographics, comorbidities, and perioperative outcomes using standard univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Primary outcomes included 30-day mortality and serious morbidity. RESULTS The registry included 30,357 pancreatoduodenectomies (80% in targeted hospitals) and 14,800 distal pancreatectomies (76% in targeted hospitals). Preoperative and intraoperative characteristics of patients treated at targeted versus standard hospitals were comparable. On multivariable analysis, pancreatoduodenectomies performed at targeted hospitals were associated with a 39% decrease in 30-day mortality (odds ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.50-0.75), 17% decrease in serious morbidity (odds ratio, 0.83; 95% confidence interval, 0.77-0.89), and 41% decrease in failure-to-rescue (odds ratio, 0.59; 95% confidence interval, 0.47-0.74). These differences did not apply to distal pancreatectomies. Participation in the targeted registry was associated with higher rates of optimal surgery for both pancreatoduodenectomy (odds ratio, 1.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.25-1.41) and distal pancreatectomy (odds ratio, 1.17; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.30). CONCLUSION Mortality and failure-to-rescue rates after pancreatoduodenectomy in targeted hospitals were nearly half of rates in standard American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hospitals. Further research should delineate factors underlying this effect and highlight opportunities for improvement.
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- Kate Vawter
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
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Kim J, Harris A, Pitt H, Saraiya B, Jabbour SK, Deek MP, Moore DF, Kim S, Ennis RD. Unplanned Hospitalization and Subsequent Mortality in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Concomitant Chemo-/Immuno-Therapy and Radiotherapy: An Analysis of Over 10,000 Patients in a Nationwide Database. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S92-S93. [PMID: 37784605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.422] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Radiotherapy (RT) and concomitant chemotherapy (CHT) is a major modality for treating many malignancies including lung cancer and is associated with toxicity-related unplanned hospitalization (UPH). Previous investigations of factors associated with UPH have been single institutional retrospective studies and none assessed the role of concurrent immunotherapy (IO). Here, we aimed to identify factors associated with UPH and in-hospital mortality by leveraging a multi-institutional nationwide database. MATERIALS/METHODS The Vizient® Clinical Data Base which includes data from 98% of the AAMC hospitals and 110 cancer hospitals, was queried for lung cancer patients (any histology) treated in 2019-2021 with RT+CHT/IO. Endpoints were UPH and mortality during or within 30 days of completion of RT. The variables included age, sex, race, ethnicity, income level (quartile), an education level (quartile), any concomitant CHT or IO drugs, RT technique (3D vs. IMRT vs. SBRT), obesity, prior hospitalization within 3 months, prior oncologic surgery within 3 months, prior CHT and/or IO within 3 months, insurance types, hospital types (Rural vs. Urban, AAMC vs. non-AAMC, NCCN vs. non-NCCN, bed size tertile). Logistic regression was performed to identify variables associated with UPH and in-hospital mortality. Data from the Vizient Clinical Data Base used with permission of Vizient, Inc. All rights reserved. RESULTS A total of 10,337 patients were included. The rate of UPH and mortality among UPH was 24.5% and 3.2%, respectively. Factors associated with UPH included other races (vs. White, OR 1.44; 95% CI 1.11-1.88; p<0.001), living in a low income zip code (OR 1.7; 95% CI 1.39-2.09; p = 0.0006), living in a zip code with lower education attainment (OR 0.71; 95% CI 0.58-0.86; p = 0.0007), CHT/IO types (cis-etoposide vs. carbo-Taxol, OR 1.33; 95% CI 1.13-1.57; p<0.0001), obesity (OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.53-1.92; p<0.0001), prior hospitalization (OR 2.0; 95% CI 1.80-2.22; p<0.0001), prior oncologic surgery (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.22-0.52; p<0.0001), other primary payers (vs. commercial; OR 1.75; 95% CI 1.37-2.23; p<0.0001), rural hospital (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.07-1.62, p<0.01), small bed size (OR 0.59; 95% CI 0.5-0.71; p<0.0001). Factors associated with in-hospital mortality included CHT/IO type (p<0.0001, but cis-etoposide vs. carbo-taxol no difference), prior hospitalization (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.2-0.56; p<0.0001), AAMC (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.23-3.67; p = 0.007), bed size (OR 0.58; 95% CI 0.38-0.88; p<0.01). CONCLUSION In the largest study to date regarding UPH and in-hospital mortality related to lung RT, we identified factors contributing to these endpoints. Future prospective studies are warranted to develop strategies to prevent these complications in high-risk populations.
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- J Kim
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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Woodhouse B, Barreto SG, Soreide K, Stavrou GA, Teh C, Pitt H, Di Martino M, Herman P, Lopez-Lopez V, Berrevoet F, Talamonti M, Mikhnevich M, Khatkov I, Webber L, Kaldarov A, Windsor J, Costa Filho OP, Koea J, Soreide K, Teh C, Stavrou GA, Pitt H, Di Martino M, Herman P, Lopez-Lopez V, Barreto SG, Berrevoet F, Teh C, Talamonti M, Mikhnevich M, Di Martino M, Soreide K, Khatkov I, Webber L, Kaldarov A, Pitt H, Windsor J, Costa Filho OP, Stavrou GA, Teh C, Pitt H, Di Martino M, Stavrou GA, Lopez-Lopez V, Stavrou GA, Barreto SG, Di Martino M, Lopez-Lopez V, Koea J. A core set of quality performance indicators for HPB procedures: a global consensus for hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, and complex biliary surgery. HPB (Oxford) 2023:S1365-182X(23)00126-0. [PMID: 37198070 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.04.009] [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] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgery for hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) conditions is performed worldwide. This investigation aimed to develop a set of globally accepted procedural quality performance indicators (QPI) for HPB surgical procedures. METHODS A systematic literature review generated a dataset of published QPI for hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, complex biliary surgery and cholecystectomy. Using a modified Delphi process, three rounds were conducted with working groups composed of self-nominating members of the International Hepatopancreaticobiliary Association (IHPBA). The final set of QPI was circulated to the full membership of the IHPBA for review. RESULTS Seven "core" indicators were agreed for hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, and complex biliary surgery (availability of specific services on site, a specialised surgical team with at least two certified HPB surgeons, a satisfactory institutional case volume, synoptic pathology reporting, undertaking of unplanned reintervention procedures within 90 days, the incidence of post-procedure bile leak and Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications and 90-day post-procedural mortality). Three further procedure specific QPI were proposed for pancreatectomy, six for hepatectomy and complex biliary surgery. Nine procedure-specific QPIs were proposed for cholecystectomy. The final set of proposed indicators were reviewed and approved by 102 IHPBA members from 34 countries. CONCLUSIONS This work presents a core set of internationally agreed QPI for HPB surgery.
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- Braden Woodhouse
- Department of Oncology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center and Department of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, USA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinic and University Virgen de la Arrixaca Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department for General and HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre, Moscow, Russia
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- Vishnevsky Centre of Surgery, Ministry of Health, Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Universidade Luterana do Brasil and Hospital Militar de Área de Porto Alegre and Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Universidade Luterana do Brasil and Hospital Militar de Área de Porto Alegre and Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Metro Manila, Philippines; Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines; Department of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Hospital Das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinic and University Virgen de La Arrixaca Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department for General and HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippines; Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center, Philippines; Department of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, United States of America
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre, Moscow, Russia
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- Vishnevsky Centre of Surgery, Ministry of Health, Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Universidade Luterana Do Brazil, Brazil; Hospital Militar de Área de Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippines; Department of Surgery, Makati Medical Center, Philippines; Department of Surgery, St Luke's Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Clinic and University Virgen de La Arrixaca Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Clinic and University Virgen de La Arrixaca Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- The Department of Surgery, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Johnson R, Pitt H, Randle M, Thomas S. A critical qualitative inquiry of the social practices of older adult gamblers. Eur J Public Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.660] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Older adults' participation in gambling is increasing internationally. Older adults have been identified as a group at greater risk of gambling harm. This may be due to their increased vulnerability due to life circumstances, such as retiring from paid work and social isolation. Current literature has focused on individual characteristics that may influence older adults gambling attitudes, behaviours, and experiences of harm, however, there has been little qualitative research that has explored other factors such as the influence of social practices surrounding gambling. This study explored how social practices influenced older adults' participation in gambling, and how these social practices may contribute to gambling risk.
Methods
A critical qualitative inquiry was conducted and involved semi-structured phone interviews with 40 Australian adults aged 55 years and over. A Constructivist Grounded Theory approach was taken, and Social Practice Theory guided the thematic analysis of the data.
Results
Two major themes were generated from the data. The first theme demonstrated that gambling was often embedded within older adults' social practices. For example, older adults would attend gambling venues with their social networks and engage in gambling as a way of building their social connection. Sometimes gambling occurred to try to meet the expectations of the wider social group, potentially increasing the risk of harm. Second, it was evident that gambling had become part a routine activity for older adults' everyday life.
Conclusions
Older adults social practices related to gambling were linked with the accessibility and availability of gambling products in community environments. Interventions aimed at preventing and reducing gambling harm in older adults need to shift away from the individual and instead focus on disrupting social practices, including the routines associated with gambling.
Key messages
Gambling was used by older adults to consolidate social connections and strengthen their sense of belonging within social groups and often involved routines around gambling. To prevent further harm from gambling to older adults, strategies should focus on the social context of older adults gambling rather than the individual characteristics of gamblers.
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- R Johnson
- Institute for Health, Faculty of Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Care O, Bernstein MJ, Chapman M, Diaz Reviriego I, Dressler G, Felipe-Lucia MR, Friis C, Graham S, Hänke H, Haider LJ, Hernández-Morcillo M, Hoffmann H, Kernecker M, Nicol P, Piñeiro C, Pitt H, Schill C, Seufert V, Shu K, Valencia V, Zaehringer JG. Creating leadership collectives for sustainability transformations. Sustain Sci 2021; 16:703-708. [PMID: 33686348 PMCID: PMC7929730 DOI: 10.1007/s11625-021-00909-y] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Enduring sustainability challenges requires a new model of collective leadership that embraces critical reflection, inclusivity and care. Leadership collectives can support a move in academia from metrics to merits, from a focus on career to care, and enact a shift from disciplinary to inter- and trans-disciplinary research. Academic organisations need to reorient their training programs, work ethics and reward systems to encourage collective excellence and to allow space for future leaders to develop and enact a radically re-imagined vision of how to lead as a collective with care for people and the planet. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-021-00909-y.
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- O. Care
- The Careoperative, Berlin, Germany
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- School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281 USA
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- Department of Geography and URPP Global Change and Biodiversity, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Environmental Systems Research, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 12, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Ecosystem Services, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Puschstrasse 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Ecosystem Services, German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- IRI THESys, Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
- Section for Geography, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522 Australia
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- Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Forest and Environment, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Alfred Möller Straße 1, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany
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- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
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- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
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- Sustainable Places Research Institute Cardiff University, 33 Park Place Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3BA UK
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- Altekio S.Coop.Mad, Paseo de Las Acacias, 3, 1a, 28005 Madrid, Spain
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- Sustainable Places Research Institute Cardiff University, 33 Park Place Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3BA UK
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8 Street, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- Farming Systems Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6700AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Barkun J, Fisher W, Davidson G, Wakabayashi G, Besselink M, Pitt H, Holt J, Strasberg S, Vollmer C, Kooby D. Research considerations in the evaluation of minimally invasive pancreatic resection (MIPR). HPB (Oxford) 2017; 19:246-253. [PMID: 28274661 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The IHPBA/AHPBA-sponsored 2016 minimally invasive pancreatic resection (MIPR) conference held on April 20th, 2016 included a session designed to evaluate what would be the most appropriate scientific contribution to help define the increasing role of MIPR internationally. Participants in the conference reviewed the assessment of numerous pertinent scientific designs including randomized controlled trial (RCT), pragmatic international RCT, registry-RCT, non-RCT with propensity matching, and various types of clinical registries including those aiming to create a quality improvement data system or a learning health care system. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these designs, the status of trials which are currently recruiting patients, and pragmatic considerations were evaluated. A recommendation was made to establish a clinical registry to collect data prospectively from around the world to assess current practices and provide a framework for future studies in MIPR.
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- Jeffrey Barkun
- McGill University Heath Center, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- University of Washington Department of Surgery, Department of Health Services, Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Seattle, USA
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- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Temple University Health System, Inc., Temple University - Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Philadelphia, USA
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- Surgery Division of General Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, VA Medical Center - St. Louis - John Cochran Division, St. Louis, USA
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Means R, Orme J, Pitt H, Jones M, Salmon D. Improving Hospital Food: evaluating the impact of the UK Food for Life Partnership. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.018] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tomaszewski J, Handorf E, Kutikov A, Mehrazin R, Cung B, Kim S, Viterbo R, Chen D, Greenberg R, Pitt H, Esnaola N, Uzzo R, Smaldone M. MP2-04 EVALUATION OF THE ACS NSQIP SURGICAL RISK CALCULATOR IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY. J Urol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Njoku V, Fecher A, Kilbane M, Eckert G, Pitt H. 649. Crit Care Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000424865.43070.82] [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: 11/25/2022]
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White P, Swartz-Basile D, Ziegler K, Wang S, Pitt H, Zyromski N. Abstract 510: Do adipocytes in the tumor microenvironment influence the growth of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2011-510] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Pancreatic cancer develops more frequently and progresses more rapidly in obesity. The mechanisms influencing this association are incompletely understood. Using our murine model of pancreatic cancer in diet-induced obesity, we hypothesized that changes in the immune profile and tumor microenvironment may contribute to accelerated pancreatic cancer growth in obesity.
Methods: Thirty male C57BL/6J mice were studied. At 5 weeks of age, 20 mice were fed high fat diet (60% fat; HFD) and 10 were fed low fat (10% fat) diet. At 19 weeks of age all mice were inoculated in the flank with 2.5 x105 Pan02 murine pancreatic cancer cells. After 5 weeks of tumor growth, spleens and tumors were collected, splenic flow cytometry evaluated lymphocyte population, proliferation was determined by PCNA staining, and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), both B and T, were scored by immunohistochemistry. Intratumoral adipocyte volume was assessed by H&E staining. Students's t-test and Pearson's correlation were applied where appropriate. P value <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.
Results: Mice were segregated into overweight (OW – heavier than the mean body weight of the HFD mice – 35.5g, n=15) and lean (<35.5g, n=14). OW mice were significantly heavier (37.3±0.2g vs. 33.9±0.3g, p<0.001). Tumors were twice as large in OW mice as in lean mice (1.23±0.2g vs. 0.6±0.1g; p=0.001). The peripheral lymphocyte profile was similar in both OW and lean animals (T cells: 51.2±2.5% vs. 49.2±2.3%, p=0.59; B cells: 32.9±1.0% vs. 32.0±1.9%, p=0.73). TIL were observed in similar numbers in both OW and lean groups (T cell: 1.31±0.18 vs. 1.54±0.16, p=0.35; B cell: 0.63±0.08 vs. 0.91±0.15, p=0.33). Tumor proliferation as measured by PCNA was similar in both groups (139±18 OW vs. 143±14 lean, p=0.85). Interestingly, adipocyte volume was significantly greater in the OW tumor microenvironment than in the lean tumors (3.7%±0.7 vs. 2.2%±0.3, p<0.05).
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that: 1) tumor weight was significantly greater in OW mice; 2) peripheral and tumor infiltrating lymphocyte profile was similar in OW and lean animals; and 3) adipocyte volume was significantly greater in the tumor microenvironment of OW mice. We conclude that obesity accelerates the growth of pancreatic cancer, and adipocytes in the tumor microenvironment may directly influence tumor growth.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 510. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-510
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- Patrick White
- 1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- 1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- 1Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Yancey K, Swartz-Basile D, Mathur A, Lu D, Nakeeb A, Pitt H. Altered gallbladder absorption/secretion in leptin-resistant obese mice. J Am Coll Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.06.021] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Tsuyuguchi T, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Nimura Y, Wada K, Nagino M, Mayumi T, Yoshida M, Miura F, Tanaka A, Yamashita Y, Hirota M, Hirata K, Yasuda H, Kimura Y, Strasberg S, Pitt H, Büchler MW, Neuhaus H, Belghiti J, de Santibanes E, Fan ST, Liau KH, Sachakul V. Techniques of biliary drainage for acute cholangitis: Tokyo Guidelines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 14:35-45. [PMID: 17252295 PMCID: PMC2784512 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-006-1154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/06/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Biliary decompression and drainage done in a timely manner is the cornerstone of acute cholangitis treatment. The mortality rate of acute cholangitis was extremely high when no interventional procedures, other than open drainage, were available. At present, endoscopic drainage is the procedure of first choice, in view of its safety and effectiveness. In patients with severe (grade III) disease, defined according to the severity assessment criteria in the Guidelines, biliary drainage should be done promptly with respiration management, while patients with moderate (grade II) disease also need to undergo drainage promptly with close monitoring of their responses to the primary care. For endoscopic drainage, endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) or stent placement procedures are performed. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have reported no difference in the drainage effect of these two procedures, but case-series studies have indicated the frequent occurrence of hemorrhage associated with endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST), and complications such as pancreatitis. Although the usefulness of percutaneous transhepatic drainage is supported by the case-series studies, its lower success rate and higher complication rates makes it a second-option procedure.
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- Toshio Tsuyuguchi
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Tsuyuguchi T, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Nimura Y, Wada K, Nagino M, Mayumi T, Yoshida M, Miura F, Tanaka A, Yamashita Y, Hirota M, Hirata K, Yasuda H, Kimura Y, Neuhaus H, Strasberg S, Pitt H, Belghiti J, Belli G, Windsor JA, Chen MF, Kim SW, Dervenis C. Background: Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 14:46-51. [PMID: 17252296 PMCID: PMC2784517 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-006-1155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The principal management of acute cholecystitis is early cholecystectomy. However, percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) may be preferable for patients with moderate (grade II) or severe (grade III) acute cholecystitis. For patients with moderate (grade II) disease, PTGBD should be applied only when they do not respond to conservative treatment. For patients with severe (grade III) disease, PTGBD is recommended with intensive care. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration (PTGBA) is a simple alternative drainage method with fewer complications; however, its clinical usefulness has been shown only by case-series studies. To clarify the clinical value of these drainage methods, proper randomized trials should be done. This article describes techniques of drainage for acute cholecystitis.
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- Toshio Tsuyuguchi
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Hirota M, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Nimura Y, Miura F, Hirata K, Mayumi T, Yoshida M, Strasberg S, Pitt H, Gadacz TR, de Santibanes E, Gouma DJ, Solomkin JS, Belghiti J, Neuhaus H, Büchler MW, Fan ST, Ker CG, Padbury RT, Liau KH, Hilvano SC, Belli G, Windsor JA, Dervenis C. Diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis: Tokyo Guidelines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 14:78-82. [PMID: 17252300 PMCID: PMC2784516 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-006-1159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this article is to propose new criteria for the diagnosis and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis, based on a systematic review of the literature and a consensus of experts. A working group reviewed articles with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis and extracted the best current available evidence. In addition to the evidence and face-to-face discussions, domestic consensus meetings were held by the experts in order to assess the results. A provisional outcome statement regarding the diagnostic criteria and criteria for severity assessment was discussed and finalized during an International Consensus Meeting held in Tokyo 2006. Patients exhibiting one of the local signs of inflammation, such as Murphy’s sign, or a mass, pain or tenderness in the right upper quadrant, as well as one of the systemic signs of inflammation, such as fever, elevated white blood cell count, and elevated C-reactive protein level, are diagnosed as having acute cholecystitis. Patients in whom suspected clinical findings are confirmed by diagnostic imaging are also diagnosed with acute cholecystitis. The severity of acute cholecystitis is classified into three grades, mild (grade I), moderate (grade II), and severe (grade III). Grade I (mild acute cholecystitis) is defined as acute cholecystitis in a patient with no organ dysfunction and limited disease in the gallbladder, making cholecystectomy a low-risk procedure. Grade II (moderate acute cholecystitis) is associated with no organ dysfunction but there is extensive disease in the gallbladder, resulting in difficulty in safely performing a cholecystectomy. Grade II disease is usually characterized by an elevated white blood cell count; a palpable, tender mass in the right upper abdominal quadrant; disease duration of more than 72 h; and imaging studies indicating significant inflammatory changes in the gallbladder. Grade III (severe acute cholecystitis) is defined as acute cholecystitis with organ dysfunction.
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- Masahiko Hirota
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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Graewin SJ, Kiely J, Swartz-Basile D, Svatek C, Al-Azzawi H, Pitt H. Leptin regulates gallbladder genes related to gallstone pathogenesis. J Am Coll Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.06.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cancer of the biliary tree, including those occurring at the major biliary bifurcation (Klatskin's tumor), is an uncommon malignancy. Meaningful experience with these tumors has been limited to a few centers. Recent reports with increasing numbers of patients have allowed the construction of rational approaches to these patients. It is clear from these reports that complete resection with negative histologic margins is the only treatment that offers the possibility of long-term survival. Complete resection of hilar cholangiocarcinomas remains a technically demanding procedure requiring expertise in biliary and hepatic surgery. Patients with unresectable disease constitute a distinct majority and have traditionally been very difficult to successfully palliate and impossible to cure. A panel of hepatobiliary surgeons experienced in the management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma presented a symposium on issues relating to these patients at the recent joint American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association/American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AHPBA-AASLD) forum in Boston, MA. The report below offers a summarization of the main points and comments raised by this panel. These summarizations are not meant as an exhaustive review and primarily reflect the opinions of the speakers based upon their experiences and interpretation of the existing literature.
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- Bryan Clary
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Koniaris LG, Lillemoe KD, Yeo CJ, Abrams RA, Colemann J, Nakeeb A, Pitt H, Cameron JL. Is there a role for surgical resection in the treatment of early-stage pancreatic lymphoma? J Am Coll Surg 2000; 190:319-30. [PMID: 10703858 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(99)00291-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic lymphoma is a rare neoplasm. The role of surgical resection in curing this disease is poorly defined. STUDY DESIGN From March 1983 to July 1997, eight patients with stage I or II primary pancreatic lymphoma were identified and retrospectively reviewed. All patients received chemotherapy, five patients received radiotherapy, and three patients also underwent surgical resection. A review of the published pancreatic lymphoma experience in the English-language literature was also undertaken. RESULTS Three patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy with successful resection of the lymphoma and are disease free at 64, 62, and 53 months followup. Five patients were treated with nonresectional therapy. Three are disease free at 128, 51, and 24 months. Two patients died of disease at 9 and 37 months. A review of the pancreatic lymphoma experience in the English-language literature identified 122 cases of pancreatic lymphoma. Fifty-eight of these cases represented stage I or II lymphoma, which was treated without surgical resection with a 46% cure rate. Fifteen patients who had surgical resection for localized disease have been reported with a 94% cure rate. CONCLUSIONS Based on both our single institution experience and the literature, it is suggested that surgical resection may play a beneficial role in the treatment of localized pancreatic lymphoma, although selection factors cannot be absolutely excluded.
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- L G Koniaris
- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Williams CO, Palmer B, Larson E, Pitt H, Weinstein S, Bolyard E, Horan E, Russell B. Role of infection control practitioners in human immunodeficiency virus testing. APIC Bloodborne Pathogens Committee. Am J Infect Control 1993; 21:257-62. [PMID: 8267237 DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(93)90418-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND As a result of the HIV epidemic, the role of the ICP has changed; acute care settings have developed a variety of policies regarding patient and health care worker (HCW) HIV testing and issues related to the HIV-infected HCW. APIC conducted a survey to determine the extent to which ICPs were involved in HCW and patient HIV testing and counseling, the prevalence of routine HIV testing for patients, institutional policies on HIV testing of patients and HCWs, and the management of HIV infected HCWs. METHODS In 1990, a questionnaire was sent to ICPs in a simple random sample of 1300 acute care hospitals (approximately 20%) in the United States. RESULTS Response rate was 52.8%. Of the 686 respondents, 54.8% provided counseling to the HCW after an exposure incident. ICPs were involved not only in HIV testing and counseling for patients and HCWs but also in institutional policy development for HIV-related issues. Most facilities (73.8%) obtained written consent for testing from the patient after an employee exposure. When a direct care giver was known to be HIV positive, 61.5% of the respondents evaluated each case individually. CONCLUSIONS The ICP has a significant role in the development and implementation of institutional policies on HIV testing and counseling and on the management of HIV-infected workers. These findings affirm the need for APIC to provide educational opportunities on the issues related to HIV testing and counseling.
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- C O Williams
- Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis 55440
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A 21-year-old white woman, who had ulcerative colitis for 14 years, developed generalized severe bullous pemphigoid. Following the resection of her colon, her skin showed marked clinical improvement, but this was only temporary. Direct immunofluorescence was performed on the surgical specimen and no antibodies (BMZ) to colonic mucosal cells were evident. Anti-basement membrane zone antibodies were found on direct and indirect immunofluorescent studies and have persisted. Sera from 15 patients with ulcerative colitis and 11 patients with Crohn's disease, evaluated for the presence of an anti-basement membrane zone antibody did not contain any demonstrable levels of anti-BMZ antibodies. The co-existence of ulcerative colitis and bullous pemphigoid is more likely incidental rather than etiopathologic.
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