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Sankar J, Prasad CB, Mathew J, Dhir V, Jain S. Erosive hand osteoarthritis. QJM 2023; 116:871-872. [PMID: 37267217 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J Sankar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Unit, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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Hamad Y, Charya A, Kong H, Jang M, Andargie T, Shah P, Mathew J, Orens J, Aryal S, Nathan S, Agbor-Enoh S. Anellovirus: A Novel Marker for Overimmunosuppression and Risk of Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Kaye D, Fraser J, Jansz P, MacDonald P, Marasco S, Doi A, Merry C, Emmanuel S, Leet A, Hare J, Cheshire C, Larbalestier R, Shah A, Wasywich C, Mathew J, Sibal A, Kure C, McGiffin D. Influence of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion (HMP) on Donor Heart Function Following an Ischemic Time of 6-8 Hours. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Schlegel RN, Fitzgerald M, O'Reilly G, Clements W, Goh GS, Groombridge C, Johnny C, Noonan M, Ban J, Mathew J. The injury patterns, management and outcomes of retroperitoneal haemorrhage caused by lumbar arterial bleeding at a Level-1 Trauma Centre: A 10-year retrospective review. Injury 2023; 54:145-149. [PMID: 35948513 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Haemorrhagic shock remains a leading preventable cause of death amongst trauma patients. Failure to identify retroperitoneal haemorrhage (RPH) can lead to irreversible haemorrhagic shock. The arteries of the middle retroperitoneal region (i.e., the 1st to 4th lumbar arteries) are complicit in haemorrhage into the retroperitoneal space. However, predictive injury patterns and subsequent management implications of haemorrhage secondary to bleeding of these arteries is lacking. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with retroperitoneal haemorrhage who presented to our Level-1 Trauma Centre (2009-2019). We described the associated injuries, management and outcomes relating to haemorrhage of lumbar arteries (L1-4) from this cohort to assess risk and management priorities in non-cavitary haemorrhage compared to RPH due to other causes. RESULTS Haemorrhage of the lumbar arteries (LA) is associated with a higher proportion of lumbar transverse process (TP) fractures. Bleeding from branches of these vessels is associated with lower systolic blood pressure, increased incidence of massive transfusion, higher shock index, and a higher Injury Severity Score (ISS). A higher proportion of patients in the LA group underwent angioembolisation when compared to other causes of RPH. CONCLUSION This study highlights the injury patterns, particularly TP fractures, in the prediction, early detection and management of haemorrhage from the lumbar arteries (L1-4). Compared to other causes of RPH, bleeding of the LA responds to early, aggressive haemorrhage control through angioembolisation. These injuries are likely best treated in Level-1 or Level-2 trauma facilities that are equipped with angioembolisation facilities or hybrid theatres to facilitate early identification and management of thoracolumbar bleeds.
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- R N Schlegel
- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Radiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Surgery, Monash University Central Clinical School, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Radiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Surgery, Monash University Central Clinical School, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Bon A, Gerhard E, Mathew J, Kong H, Jang M, Henry L, Lee B, Hsu S, Shah K, Tchoukina I, Sterling S, Rodrigo M, Najjar S, Marboe C, Berry G, Valantine H, Shah P, Agbor-Enoh S. Cell-Free DNA to Distinguish High Risk Donor Specific Antibodies in Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1209] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Charya A, Ponor I, Jang M, Kong H, Shah P, Mathew J, Luikart H, Khush K, Berry G, Orens J, Marboe C, Nathan S, Agbor-Enoh S. Restrictive Allograft Syndrome Patients Have Higher Cell-Free DNA Assessed Allograft Injury Prior to Diagnosis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.043] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Zhang Z, Flores P, Friskop A, Liu Z, Igathinathane C, Han X, Kim HJ, Jahan N, Mathew J, Shreya S. Enhancing Wheat Disease Diagnosis in a Greenhouse Using Image Deep Features and Parallel Feature Fusion. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:834447. [PMID: 35371139 PMCID: PMC8965652 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.834447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Since the assessment of wheat diseases (e.g., leaf rust and tan spot) via visual observation is subjective and inefficient, this study focused on developing an automatic, objective, and efficient diagnosis approach. For each plant, color, and color-infrared (CIR) images were collected in a paired mode. An automatic approach based on the image processing technique was developed to crop the paired images to have the same region, after which a developed semiautomatic webtool was used to expedite the dataset creation. The webtool generated the dataset from either image and automatically built the corresponding dataset from the other image. Each image was manually categorized into one of the three groups: control (disease-free), disease light, and disease severity. After the image segmentation, handcrafted features (HFs) were extracted from each format of images, and disease diagnosis results demonstrated that the parallel feature fusion had higher accuracy over features from either type of image. Performance of deep features (DFs) extracted through different deep learning (DL) models (e.g., AlexNet, VGG16, ResNet101, GoogLeNet, and Xception) on wheat disease detection was compared, and those extracted by ResNet101 resulted in the highest accuracy, perhaps because deep layers extracted finer features. In addition, parallel deep feature fusion generated a higher accuracy over DFs from a single-source image. DFs outperformed HFs in wheat disease detection, and the DFs coupled with parallel feature fusion resulted in diagnosis accuracies of 75, 84, and 71% for leaf rust, tan spot, and leaf rust + tan spot, respectively. The methodology developed directly for greenhouse applications, to be used by plant pathologists, breeders, and other users, can be extended to field applications with future tests on field data and model fine-tuning.
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- Zhao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Precision Agriculture System Integration Research, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Lab of Agricultural Information Acquisition Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
- Department of Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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Zentner D, Wiseman A, Thompson T, Dinatale I, Macciocca I, Connell V, Mathew J, Davis A, James P. Victorian Inherited Cardiac Disorders Family Initiative (VicDFI) – Creating a Shared Cardiac Clinical Database Across the Life Spectrum. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.689] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Mathew DKD, Kannan A, Mathew J, Suraj P, Sunil B, Shyama K, Pathrose B. Characteristics of the leachate produced during nutrient recycling of food and poultry slaughter wastes by fly larvae. Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2022. [DOI: 10.51966/jvas.2022.53.2.235-240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Biowaste management is a pertinent problem and nutrient recycling utilizing fly larvae is an emerging solution. The leachate produced during biowaste management has potential implications for the environment but studies on this issue are scanty. This study was conducted to assess the characteristics of leachate produced during the bioconversion of food (BW-I) and poultry slaughter waste (BW-II) by natural fly larval activity. The results showed that total volumes of 2.2 L and 1.1 L leachate were produced for BW-I and II respectively. The highest pH in BW-I leachate was 7.43 ± 0.01 and the lowest pH in BW-II was 3.30 ± 0.12. The highest levels of BOD in BW-I and II were 36733.33 ± 430.63 mg/l and 2800.000 ± 999.50 mg/l. The highest level of COD in BW-I was 52575.000 ± 1076.86mg/l while in BW-II it was 4316.67 ± 790.45 mg/l. The high BOD and COD values of the leachate indicated that they needed to be pretreated before being released into the environment.
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Zentner D, Wiseman A, Thompson T, Dinatale I, Macciocca I, Connell V, Mathew J, Davis A, James P. Victorian Inherited Cardiac Disorders Family Initiative (VicDFI)—Creating a Shared Cardiac Clinical Database Across the Life Spectrum. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.04.045] [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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Mathew J, Cassese D. Effects of morphology and charge transport of PDIF-CN2 /graphene TFT. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130604] [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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Mathew J, Cherukuri SV, Dihowm F. SARS-CoV-2 with concurrent coccidioidomycosis complicated by refractory pneumothorax in a Hispanic male: A case report and literature review. World J Respirol 2021; 11:1-11. [DOI: 10.5320/wjr.v11.i1.1] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of secondary coinfections particularly fungal infections among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not well described. Little is known of the complications that could be encountered in such conditions.
CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old Hispanic male who was a prior smoker presented with shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. He improved and was discharged with home oxygen. A month later, he presented with sudden onset cough and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray showed development of right-sided tension pneumothorax, right pleural effusion and an air-filled cystic structure. Computed tomography thorax showed findings suggestive of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Coccidioides antigen was positive, and fluconazole was initiated. For pneumothorax, a pigtail catheter was placed. The pigtail chest tube was later switched to water seal, unfortunately, the pneumothorax re-expanded. Another attempt to transition chest tube to water seal was unsuccessful. Pigtail chest tube was then swapped to 32-Fr chest tube and chemical pleurodesis was performed. This was later transitioned successfully to water seal and finally removed. He was discharged on a four-week oral course of fluconazole 400 mg and was to follow up closely as an outpatient for continued monitoring.
CONCLUSION Pneumothorax is associated with a worse prognosis, especially with comorbidities such as diabetes, immunosuppression and malignancy. Suspicion for concomitant fungal infection in such patients should be high and would necessitate further investigation.
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- Joscilin Mathew
- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
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Sawant P, Gurram L, Mathew J, J M, Chopra S, A D, Ghadi Y, Ghosh J, Gupta S, Gulia S, TS S, Maheshwari A, Mahantshetty U. PO-1299 Outcomes of cervical cancer patients treated with hybrid CT-X Ray based intracavitary applications. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07750-1] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Heseltine T, Hughes E, Mathew J, Murray S, Khoo S. The Association Of Ectopic Fat Depots And Cardiovascular Disease In Patients Referred For Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.06.271] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Castro A, Mathew J, Azzouqah O, Diaz J, Reimold A, Shwin K. AB0360 A DECADE OF SUSPECTED GIANT CELL ARTERITIS: CLINICAL FEATURES OF A HIGHLY HETEROGENEOUS DISEASE. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Giant cell arteritis is the most common chronic systemic vasculitis in older adults. Permanent visual loss is the most concerning complication can occur in up to 20% of patients (1). Diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical findings, laboratory evidence of inflammatory markers, and temporal artery biopsy (TAB) confirming histologic evidence of inflammation. There are no definitive markers of the disease when TAB is negative.Objectives:The objective of this study was to illustrate the clinical features of subjects suspected with GCA evaluated at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) and identify those features that would differentiate between TAB positive GCA, TAB negative GCA and non-GCA patients.Methods:This retrospective study searched the Dallas VAMC database for subjects between January of 2010 until December 2019 with ICD-9 and ICD-10 entry code for GCA. Based on the 1990 ACR clinical classification criteria for GCA, suspected patients were classified as TAB positive GCA, TAB negative GCA and non-GCA. Subjects with incomplete data needed for classification were excluded. Group comparisons were performed with Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and the Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables.Results:One-hundred and sixty-nine subjects had ICD-9/10 entry code for GCA. Ophthalmology was the specialty who did the initial evaluation in 46% of the suspected cases. Seventy-one patients were excluded due to incomplete data. Of the remaining 98 patients, 42 (42.9%) were diagnosed with GCA out of which 10 patients had a positive TAB. Seventy-six percent of patients diagnosed with GCA had negative temporal artery biopsies. In 56 (57.1%) patients GCA was ruled out (Figure 1). New-onset headache was the predominant symptom suggestive of GCA affecting 88.9% TAB positive and 100% of TAB negative cases compared to 56.6% of non-GCA patients (p< 0.001), followed by scalp tenderness in 33.3%, 58.1% and 10.9%, respectively (p< 0.001), jaw claudication in 57.1%, 34.5% and 14.9% (p=0.021), and elevated sedimentation rate in 33%, 65.6% and 33% (p=0.013) (Table 1). Polymyalgia rheumatica was present in 28.6% and 21.7% of patients diagnosed with GCA compared to zero percent in non-GCA cases (p=0.017). More than 30% of patients with GCA had normal acute phase reactants in this cohort.Table 1.Comparison of demographics and clinical features of patients with suspected GCAGCA TAB Positive (n=10)GCA - TAB Negative (n=32)non-GCA (n=56)n%n%n%pAge (mean/sd)71.3 (7.8)67.3 (8.1)67.3 (8.9)0.367Male99030/3293.851/5691.10.885Clinical findingsNew onset headache8/988.932/3210030/5356.6<0.001Visual symptoms9/109022/3268.842/5477.80.351Jaw claudication4/757.110/2934.57/4714.90.021PMR2/728.65/2321.70/3000.017Scalp tenderness2/633.318/3158.15/4610.9<0.001Fever0/505/2321.72/355.70.117ESR > 501/333.321/3265.618/5433.30.013CRP > 101/333.35/3016.76/5411.10.473Anemia (hemoglobin < 12 g/ dl)2/728.615/3246.921/5240.40.642Thrombocytosis (platelets >400)2/728.63/329.44/517.80.228Conclusion:There is clinical heterogeneity within the patients diagnosed with GCA regardless of TAB. A high index of clinical suspicion needs to be the cornerstone of diagnosis. There is need for new classification criteria to include patients with negative TAB.References:[1]Soriano A, et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2017 Aug;13(8):476-484.Disclosure of Interests:Adela Castro: None declared, Jiby Mathew: None declared, Ola Azzouqah: None declared, Jesus Diaz: None declared, Andreas Reimold Consultant of: Lilly, Grant/research support from: AbbviePfizerGilead, Kyawt Shwin: None declared
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Paliya BS, Mathew J, Singh BN. Evaluation of Anti-quorum Sensing Potential of Saraca asoca (Family Caesalpiniaceae) against Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01. JPRI 2021. [DOI: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i24b31443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Aim: The present study was performed to evaluate the anti-quorum sensing (QS) potential of traditional medicinal herb Saracaasoca (family Caesalpiniaceae) stem bark extract against Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01.
Study Design: First, the test sample (bark extract) was screened for anti-QS activity. Then systematic in-vitro and biochemical tests were performed to evaluate the effect of the test sample on the QS mediated virulence factors.
Place and Duration of Study: All the experimental works were performed in Lab 311, pharmacology division, CSIR-NBRI Lucknow from June 2019 to October 2019.
Methodology: The samples of Saraca asoca stem bark were washed, dried and extracted using 70% methanol. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the prepared Sarca asoca bark extract was determined using the Alamar blue assay, and the anti-QS activity was screened using standard agar overlay method against CV 12472 at subinhibitory concentrations 100, 200 and 300 µg (< MIC value). SAE effect on biofilms formation was assessed by growing biofilms on glass slides in a static culture of PA01. Anti-virulence effect of SAE on the production of QS-regulated virulence factors such as Pyocyanin, proteases, elastases, rhamnolipid and alginate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa was determined using the supernatant of a 24 hours old broth culture of PA01 supplemented with SAE. Using the agar plate technique, the swimming and swarming motility assays were conducted on 0.3% and 0.5% agar plates respectively. One-way ANOVA was used to analyze the data, presented as mean ± SD (standard deviation) of three independent experiments.
Results: Preliminary screening results showed significant QS inhibition against CV 12472 in an agar overlay disk diffusion assay in a concentration-dependent manner. Data from the biofilm assay showed loose, distorted, irregular PA01 biofilm formation at 200 µg (48%) and 300 µg (65%). SAE caused a significant drop in virulence factor production, with maximum reduction in pyocyanin (58%), proteases (67%), elastases (52%), rhamnolipid (53%), and alginate (44%) observed at 300 µg concentration. At SAE sub-lethal concentrations (200 and 300 µg), both the swimming and swarming motility of PA01 were significantly inhibited.
Conclusions: The present study demonstrates the broad-spectrum anti-QS potential of SAE, reported for the first time, suggesting that SAE could be considered as an alternative herbal source to develop antimicrobial agents which can be either solitary or synergistically with conventional antimicrobial drugs.
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Mutebi C, Ponor L, Cochrane A, Levine D, Jang M, Luikart H, Shah P, Mathew J, Brown A, Kong H, Berry G, Marboe C, Iacono A, Nathan S, Khush K, Orens J, Valantine H, Agbor-Enoh S. Impact of AMR Treatment: Responders vs Non-Responders Characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Keller M, Mutebi C, Shah P, Levine D, Aryal S, Timofte I, Mathew J, Varghese A, Giner C, Ross D, Dale B, Woodward R, Agbor-Enoh S. Performance of Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA in Routine Clinical Care of Lung Transplant Recipients, a Multi-Center Study. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Costa AV, Zhunus A, Storey B, Sait MS, Shah S, Sanei F, Mathew J, Heitor M. 40 Improving Urinary Catheter Documentation and Care in Geriatric Wards. Age Ageing 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab030.01] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
NICE guidelines state that urinary catheter insertion, changes and care should be documented. Duration of catheterization is directly linked to the risk of developing a catheter-associated UTI. Furthermore, Public Health England has announced a national aim to reduce the incidence of Gram-negative bacteraemia by 50% by March 2021, and targeting catheters is one of the first steps.
Local problem
These issues are relevant to the elderly population at Princess Royal University Hospital, where documentation surrounding catheters was found to be inadequate. Despite there being an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) order for catheter insertion and monitoring available, this was not being used. Our primary aim was for all patients to have this order. We also hoped to reduce the weekly rate of catheter days (catheter days per 100 bed days), and improve documentation in clinical notes.
Methods
We focused on two medical wards and sampled all patients admitted over a period of 4 months who had a catheter at the time of data collection. We identified catheterized patients and whether they had an EPR catheter order on a daily basis. Additional parameters such as indication, insertion date, inserter, and documentation standards were extracted from EPR on a weekly basis. Patients were kept “live” and contributing to catheter day calculations until they were no longer on the ward or if the catheter was removed.
Interventions
We implemented changes over 2 PDSA cycles. Interventions included the addition of catheter columns to boards and education sessions for doctors and nurses (cycle 1), as well as catheter posters, alert cards, and circulation of emails with guidance to doctors and nursing staff (cycle 2).
Results
A total of 87 patients were analysed during the project. There was an increase in EPR orders being used, with the 100% target being reached on the final data collection point, and with data showing a significant shift above baseline. Furthermore, there was a decrease in the weekly rate of catheter days, but changes were difficult to sustain. We also saw a general improvement in documentation standards.
Conclusion
By improving documentation and reducing unnecessary catheterization, we hope to have reduced the overall risk of infection whilst improving patient comfort and experience. Lessons may be transferrable to other trusts.
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- A V Costa
- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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- Princess Royal University Hospital (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), London
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Mathew J, Parmar K, Chandna A, Kumar S. Penile fracture associated with complete urethra and bilateral corpora cavernosa transection. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 103:e88-e90. [PMID: 33645282 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7042] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Penile fracture is a rare urological emergency caused by blunt trauma to the erect penis. It occurs due to the forcible bending of the turgid erect penis against resistance leading to tunica albuginea tear. The rupture of tunica albuginea surrounding the corpora cavernosa leads to hematoma formation and classical 'aubergine' deformity. Timely intervention is essential to improve sexual function. Urethral injury may occur concomitantly in case of severe trauma. Blood at the meatus, inability to void and haematuria are distinctive features. We describe a case of 36-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with penile fracture during sexual intercourse associated with blood at the meatus and voiding difficulty. On surgical exploration, complete bilateral corpora cavernosa tear and penile urethral transection was noted. The patient was successfully managed with timely repair. This case highlights the need for suspicion of an associated urethral injury in patients of penile fracture with blood at the meatus.
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- J Mathew
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Nair A, Goel R, Chebbi P, Mathew A, Ganapati A, Rebekah G, Yadav B, Prakash JAJ, Danda D, Mathew J. AB0596 PREDICTORS, LONG TERM CLINICAL AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN SOUTH ASIAN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOSITIS: A SINGLE CENTER STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of immune-mediated disorders with varied presentations and multiple organ involvement. Data on long term outcome among South Asian patients with IIM is sparse.Objectives:To study the long term clinical outcome, treatment responses and factors predicting outcome among adult patients with IIMMethods:Patients diagnosed as ‘Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis’ under the department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at CMC, Vellore, India were screened retrospectively. Patients aged 18 years and above, satisfying Bohan and Peter criteria, having follow up of one year or more with atleast two outpatient or inpatient visits between January 2010 and April 2019 were included in this study. Those patients with connective tissue disease associated myositis were not included. Details on muscle weakness, extramuscular involvement, muscle enzymes and treatment administered were recorded at baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months and yearly thereafter. After assessing their cumulative response, categorization of patients into complete and partial responders was done. Complete responders were defined as patients with persistent muscle power of more than 4/5 and/or MMT 8 more than 76/80, complete resolution of skin, articular and lung involvement (if any) as well as muscle enzymes less than twice the upper limit of normal without any documented flares during the entire follow up period. Patients not satisfying the said criterias were grouped as Partial responders. Disease free survival duration was also analyzed.Results:Out of 310 patients of IIM identified, 187 (60.3%) patients satisfied the inclusion criteria. Women were 2.2 times more than men and mean age at symptom onset was 35.7±12.6 years. Dermatomyositis was the predominant myositis subtype seen. All patients were put on steroids with the mean dose being 45.9 ± 18.6 mg/day. At baseline, the key immunosuppressants used were methotrexate in 44.9% and mycophenolate in 37.6% patients. The median follow up duration was 48 (25-80) months. An associated malignancy was diagnosed in 3.2% after a median duration of 24.5 months. Five patients expired after a median duration of 80 months from diagnosis. Normal muscle power was attained in 76.1% patients and 88.6% were vocational by the last follow up visit. Steroids were discontinued in 56.7% patients after a median duration of 24 months (p=0.0002). Discontinuation of the immunosuppressant was feasible in 10.2% patients after a median duration of 44 months. Assessment of the cumulative responses revealed a relapsing and remitting course in 45.9%. Outcome predictors in univariate analysis were Jo-1 status, presence of arthritis, interstitial lung disease and pericardial effusion at baseline. On multivariate analysis, absence of pericardial effusion (p=0.011) and interstitial lung disease (p=0.067) at baseline were found to be predictors of complete response. Disease free survival probability estimated at 5 years and 10 years was 91.6% and 72.4% respectively. Estimating the probability gender wise, males achieved disease free status earlier than females.Conclusion:A favorable clinical and functional outcome was seen in a significant proportion of these patients with IIM on long term follow up. Pericardial effusion and ILD were identified as predictors of poor clinical outcome.References:[1]Taborda AL, Azevedo P, Isenberg DA. Retrospective analysis of the outcome of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a long-term follow-up study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Apr; 32(2):188–93.Acknowledgments:NilDisclosure of Interests:None declared
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Ganapati A, K J, Nair A, Mathew A, Goel R, Mathew J, Prakash JAJ, Nair SC, Danda D. THU0523 CLINICAL UTILITY OF TESTING CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES IN SUSPECTED OBSTETRIC ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) is an important cause for recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL). Conventional APS antibodies (aPLs) like lupus anti-coagulant (LA), anti-cardiolipin(ACL) and anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I (anti-β2 GP I) are not present in significant number of obstetric APS(OAPS) patients, leading to a state described as “ sero-negative” OAPS (SNOAPS). Recent literature shows non-conventional aPLs like Anti phosphatidylserine-prothrombin complex (Anti-PSPT) and Anti-Annexin V (Anti-Ann V) can be positive in up to 50% of SNOAPS patientsObjectives:Testing the performance of conventional and non-conventional aPLs in suspected OAPS patients (obstetric events as defined in the Sydney classification criteria for APS)Methods:We performed a retrospective chart review of 101 patients who underwent combined testing for non-conventional aPLs for suspected OAPS from May 2016 to November 2019 at our department. Patients were categorized into OAPS cases (n=50, median age 31 years) and controls (n=51, median age 30 years) based on their fulfillment of clinical definition of OAPS events defined by Sydney criteria. Conventional aPLs were tested by methods adapted in Sydney criteria and Anti PSPT /Anti Ann V were tested by commercial ELISA. The sample size(n=101) has 95% confidence interval with a margin of error of 10% for the objective of the study.Results:36 cases (72%) were ‘sero-positive’ & 14 cases (28%) were truly ‘sero-negative’ for conventional aPLs. 5 (35.7%) of the SNOAPS patients were positive for Ant-PSPT and/or Anti AnnV antibodies. Performance of the various aPLs in suspected OAPS is displayed in Table 1 & Figure 1.Table 1showing the performance of the various conventional and non-conventional APLs in suspected obstetric APS casesAntibodySensitivitySpecificityLikelihood Ratio(+)Likelihood Ratio (-)Positive Predictive ValueNegative Predictive ValueAccuracyYouden’s IndexLA50%94.1 %8.50.589.3%65.7%72.3%44.1%ACL32%98%16.30.794.1%59.5 %65.3%30 %anti β2 GP I IgM38.4%91.4 %4.50.783.3%57.1 %63.5%29.8%anti β2 GP I IgG24%96.1 %6.10.885.7%56.3%60.4%20.1%Anti PSPT28%96.1 %7.10.787.5%57.6 %62.4%24.1%Anti AnnV28%98 %14.30.793.3%58.1%63.4%26%Conventional APLs72%88.2%6.10.385.7%76.3 %79.8%60.2%Non-conventional APLS38%94.1%6.40.786.4%60.7 %66.3%32.1%All APLs82%86.3%6.000.2085.4%83 %84.2%68.3%Figure 1showing the comparative diagnostic performance of Conventional aPL testing vs Combined testing along with non-conventional aPLs in suspected obstetric APS scenarioConclusion:In a delicate situation like RPL, performance of non-conventional aPLs on their own, though not as sensitive as conventional aPLs, still demonstrate better specificity. Non-conventional APLs can newly identify 1/3rd of SNOAPS as APS. The real value of testing Anti PSPT & Anti Ann V in RPL, is combined testing with conventional aPLs wherein they improve the sensitivity and accuracy of diagnosis of OAPS by 10% & 4.4 % respectively, with only 1.9% drop in specificity. Non-conventional aPLs should be tested in SNOAPS.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Cochrane A, Levine D, Ponor I, Philogene M, Jang M, Tunc I, Mathew J, Luikart H, Shah P, Khush K, Marboe C, Berry G, Valentine H, Agbor-Enoh S. Outcomes of ISHLT Lung Transplant AMR. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1298] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Ponor I, Levine D, Cochrane A, Philogene M, Shah P, Mathew J, Brown A, Timofte I, Fideli U, Kong H, Marishta A, Yang Y, Tunc I, Luikart H, Berry G, Marboe C, Iacono A, Nathan S, Khush K, Orens J, Jang M, Valentine H, Agbor-Enoh S. Lung Transplantation: DSA to AMR Trajectory. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1299] [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] Open
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Fessler L, Mathew J, Bazemore K, Bush E, Agbor-Enoh S, Shah P. The Impact of Gastroesophageal Reflux and Esophageal Motility on Spirometry Following Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1114] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vinod KV, Bhardwaj A, Swathi T, Mathew J, Vadivelan M, Hamide A. Dumb-bell shaped cervical neurofibroma. QJM 2019; 112:809-810. [PMID: 30907956 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz074] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- K V Vinod
- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, Pondicherry, India
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O'Reilly GM, Mathew J, Roy N, Gupta A, Joshipura M, Sharma N, Mitra B, Cameron PA, Fahey M, Howard T, Kumar V, Jarwani B, Soni KD, Thakor A, Dharap S, Patel P, Jhakal A, Farrow NC, Misra MC, Gruen RL, Fitzgerald MC. A checklist for trauma quality improvement meetings: A process improvement study. Injury 2019; 50:1599-1604. [PMID: 31040028 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.04.003] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Each year approximately five million people die from injuries. In countries where systems of trauma care have been introduced, death and disability have decreased. A major component of developed trauma systems is a trauma quality improvement (TQI) program and trauma quality improvement meeting (TQIM). Effective TQIMs improve trauma care by identifying and fixing problems. But globally, TQIMs are absent or unstructured in most hospitals providing trauma care. The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate a checklist for a structured TQIM. METHODS This project was conducted as a prospective before-and-after study in four major trauma centres in India. The intervention was the introduction of a structured TQIM using a checklist, introduced with a workshop. This workshop was based on the World Health Organization (WHO) TQI Programs short course and resources, plus the developed TQIM checklist. Pre- and post-intervention data collection occurred at all meetings in which cases of trauma death were discussed. The primary outcome was TQIM Checklist compliance, defined by the discussion of, and agreement upon each of the following: preventability of death, identification of opportunities to improve care and corrective actions and a plan for closing the loop. RESULTS There were 34 meetings in each phase, with 99 cases brought to the pre-intervention phase and 125 cases brought to the post-intervention phase. There was an increase in the proportion of cases brought to the meeting for which preventability of death was discussed (from 94% to 100%, p = 0.007) and agreed (from 7 to 19%, OR 3.7; 95% CI:1.4-9.4, p = 0.004) and for which a plan for closing the loop was discussed (from 2% to 18%, OR 10.9; 95% CI:2.5-47.6, p < 0.001) and agreed (from 2% to 18%, OR 10.9; 95% CI:2.5-47.6, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION This study developed, implemented and evaluated a TQIM Checklist for improving TQIM processes. The introduction of a TQIM Checklist, with training, into four Indian trauma centres, led to more structured TQIMs, including increased discussion and agreement on preventability of death and plans for loop closure. A TQIM Checklist should be considered for all centres managing trauma patients.
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Trauma Service, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Surgical Care Delivery in LMICs, BARC Hospital (Govt of India), Mumbai, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Academy of Traumatology (India), Ahmedabad, India
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- Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Tasmanian Health Service, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
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- Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
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- Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
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- Emergency Department, J.P.N.A. Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Safer Care Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur, India
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- College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Trauma Service, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia
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Shah Jahan MY, Shamila MA, Nurul Azlean N, Mohd Amin M, Anandakumar K, Ahmad Ibrahim KB, Ahmad Tajuddin MN, Aik Howe T, Md Saed M, Fatahul Laham M, Ridzuan MI, Mohd Idzwan Z, Mohd Khairizam MY, Mathew J, Fitzgerald M, Sabariah Faizah J, Kiat Kee G. Administration of tranexamic acid for victims of severe trauma within pre-hospital care ambulance services (PHCAS) in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2019; 74:300-306. [PMID: 31424037] [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: 06/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Trauma is a Global threat and the 5th highest cause of all-cause mortality in Malaysia caused predominantly due to road traffic accidents. Majority of trauma victims are young adults aged between 21-40 years old. In Malaysia, 24 out of 100,000 population die annually due to trauma, rating us amongst the highest in South East Asia. These alarming figures justify aggressive preventive and mitigation strategies. The aim of this paper is to promote the implementation of evidence-based interventions that will reduce the rate of preventable death because of trauma. Tranexamic acid is one of the few interventions in the early management of severe trauma with level-one evidence. Tranexamic acid has been proven to reduce all causes of mortality and mortality due to bleeding. Evidence proves that it is most effective when administered early, particularly within the 1st hour of trauma. This proposed guideline is formulated based upon quality evidence from multicentre studies, clinical practices in other countries and consideration of the local demographic factors with the intent of enabling an easy and simple pathway to administer tranexamic acid early in the care of the severely injured. CONCLUSION The guideline highlights select pre-hospital criteria's and the methods for drug administration. The authors recognise that some variants may be present amongst certain institutions necessitating minor adaptations, nevertheless the core principles of advocating tranexamic acid early in the course of pre-hospital trauma should be adhered to.
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- M Y Shah Jahan
- Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Emergency Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Hospital Ampang, Emergency Department, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Sungai Buloh, Emergency Department, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Emergency Department, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Banting, Emergency Department, Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Emergency Department, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Pulau Pinang, Emergency Department, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Emergency Department, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Emergency Department, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
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- Hospital Ampang, Emergency Department, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Services, The Alfred, Melbourne, Australia
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- Hospital Sungai Buloh, Emergency Department, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Emergency Department, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Wacker J, Shipp A, Konstantinov I, Brink J, Weintraub R, Mathew J. Donor Utilization in the Australian National Paediatric Heart Transplant Program: Stretching the Limits. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Bhatti K, Agbor-Enoh S, Tunc I, Marishta A, Yang Y, Fideli U, Mathew J, Iacono A, Zhu J, Pirooznia M, Jang M, Valantine H. Characteristics of Urine Cell-Free DNA in Heart and Lung Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.606] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Mathew J, Mukherji A, Saxena S, Vedasoundaram P, Menon A, Vijayaraghavan N. PO-135 Laryngeal Dose correlation with Voice changes in Head and Neck cancer patients treated by VMAT. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30301-9] [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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Finnegan P, Fitzgerald M, Smit D, Martin K, Mathew J, Varma D, Lim A, Scott S, Williams K, Kim Y, Mitra B. Video-tube thoracostomy in trauma resuscitation: A pilot study. Injury 2019; 50:90-95. [PMID: 30143233 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Complications related to incorrect positioning of tube thoracostomy (TT) have been reported to be as high as 30%. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of flexible videoscope guided placement of a pre-loaded chest tube, permitting direct intrapleural visualization and placement (Video-Tube Thoracostomy [V-TT]). METHODS A prospective, single centre, phase 1 pilot study with a parallel control group was undertaken. The population studied were adult thoracic trauma patients requiring emergency TT who were haemodynamically stable. The intervention performed was VTT. Patients in the control group underwent conventional TT. The primary outcome was tube position as defined by a consultant radiologist's interpretation of chest x-ray (CXR) or CT. The trial was registered with ANZCTR.org.au (ACTRN: 12,615,000,870,550). RESULTS There were 37 patients enrolled in the study - 12 patients allocated to the VTT intervention group and 25 patients allocated to conventional TT. Mean age of participants was 48 years (SD 15) in intervention group and 46 years (SD 15) years in the control group. In the VTT group all patients were male; the indications were pneumothorax (83%), haemothorax (8%) and haemopneumothorax (8%). The median injury severity score was 23 (16-28). There were 1 positional and 1 insertional complications. In the control group 72% of patients were male, the indications were pneumothorax (56%), haemothorax (4%) and haemopneumothorax (40%). The median injury severity score was 24 (14-36). There were 8 (32%) positional complications and no insertional complications. CONCLUSION V-TT was demonstrated to be a feasible alternative to conventional thoracostomy and merits further investigation.
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- P Finnegan
- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Surgical Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Surgical Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Surgical Services, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia; National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Emergency & Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia
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Mathew J, Griffin J, Alamaniotis M, Kanarachos S, Fitzpatrick M. Prediction of welding residual stresses using machine learning: Comparison between neural networks and neuro-fuzzy systems. Appl Soft Comput 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [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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- Cook County Hospital Chicago, Illinois 60612, U.S.A
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Mathew J, Zahavich L, Lafreniere-Roula M, Wilson J, George K, Benson L, Bowdin S, Mital S. Utility of genetics for risk stratification in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Clin Genet 2017; 93:310-319. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- J. Mathew
- Cardiology Department; The Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics; Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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Ouellette A, Mathew J, Manickaraj A, Manase G, Zahavich L, Wilson J, George K, Benson L, Bowdin S, Mital S. Clinical genetic testing in pediatric cardiomyopathy: Is bigger better? Clin Genet 2017; 93:33-40. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- A.C. Ouellette
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Cardiology Department; The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne; Victoria Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
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Zhao M, Chen M, Tan ASC, Cheah FSH, Mathew J, Wong PC, Chong SS. Single-tube tetradecaplex panel of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers < 1 Mb from F8 for simplified preimplantation genetic diagnosis of hemophilia A. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:1473-1483. [PMID: 28345288 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Essentials Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of severe hemophilia A relies on linkage analysis. Simultaneous multi-marker screening can simplify selection of informative markers in a couple. We developed a single-tube tetradecaplex panel of polymorphic markers for hemophilia A PGD use. Informative markers can be used for linkage analysis alone or combined with mutation detection. SUMMARY Background It is currently not possible to perform single-cell preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to directly detect the common inversion mutations of the factor VIII (F8) gene responsible for severe hemophilia A (HEMA). As such, PGD for such inversion carriers relies on indirect analysis of linked polymorphic markers. Objectives To simplify linkage-based PGD of HEMA, we aimed to develop a panel of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers located near the F8 gene that could be simultaneously genotyped in a multiplex-PCR reaction. Methods We assessed the polymorphism of various microsatellite markers located ≤ 1 Mb from F8 in 177 female subjects. Highly polymorphic markers were selected for co-amplification with the AMELX/Y indel dimorphism in a single-tube reaction. Results Thirteen microsatellite markers located within 0.6 Mb of F8 were successfully co-amplified with AMELX/Y in a single-tube reaction. Observed heterozygosities of component markers ranged from 0.43 to 0.84, and ∼70-80% of individuals were heterozygous for ≥ 5 markers. The tetradecaplex panel successfully identified fully informative markers in a couple interested in PGD for HEMA because of an intragenic F8 point mutation, with haplotype phasing established through a carrier daughter. In-vitro fertilization (IVF)-PGD involved single-tube co-amplification of fully informative markers with AMELX/Y and the mutation-containing F8 amplicon, followed by microsatellite analysis and amplicon mutation-site minisequencing analysis. Conclusions The single-tube multiplex-PCR format of this highly polymorphic microsatellite marker panel simplifies identification and selection of informative markers for linkage-based PGD of HEMA. Informative markers can also be easily co-amplified with mutation-containing F8 amplicons for combined mutation detection and linkage analysis.
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- M Zhao
- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Center, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Center, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic for Human Reproduction, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic for Human Reproduction, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Center, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
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Jishma P, Hussain N, Chellappan R, Rajendran R, Mathew J, Radhakrishnan EK. Strain-specific variation in plant growth promoting volatile organic compounds production by five different Pseudomonas spp. as confirmed by response of Vigna radiata seedlings. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 123:204-216. [PMID: 28423218 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Analysis of a blend of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by Pseudomonas spp. with growth-promoting effect in Vigna radiata seedlings. METHODS AND RESULTS Plant growth-promoting activity of VOCs produced by five different Pseudomonas spp. was investigated by I-plate technique. VOCs produced by different organisms were extracted by various solvents (methanol, ethyl acetate, hexane and butanol) and were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis. The major VOCs identified were undecane, nonadecane, hexacosane, tetradecane, heptacosane, pentadecane, dodecane and tetratetracontane. The cultural conditions for the production of VOCs with plant growth enhancement effect were optimized and further confirmed using pure pentadecane as a candidate VOC. CONCLUSIONS The study provides insight into plant beneficial effect of VOCs produced by Pseudomonas spp. Remarkable modulation in the production of VOCs with plant growth-promoting effect by rhizobacteria was found to be dependent on the bacterial strain and its concentration. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study describes the requirement to consider bacterial VOC production also for preparing plant probiotic formulations. As VOCs are least considered for preparation of commercial plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial strain formulation, the results of the study is highly significant.
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- P Jishma
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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Sheridan B, Brink J, Konstantinov I, Eastaugh L, Callea G, Mathew J, Cheung M, Brizard C, d'Udekem Y. Durable Ventricular Assist Devices for Infants Improve Organ Utilization and Survival. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.748] [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: 10/19/2022] Open
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Pastukhova N, Samos LM, Zoppi L, Pavlica E, Mathew J, Bratina G, Siegel JS, Baldridge KK. Evidence of enhanced photocurrent response in corannulene films. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08508g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Experimental optical absorption and photoconductivity spectra of thin films with GW–BSE theoretical predictions provide evidence for diffuse super atomic molecular orbitals (SAMOs) in corannulene, C20H10.
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- N. Pastukhova
- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- University of Nova Gorica
- SI-5000 Nova Gorica
- Slovenia
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- Material Research Laboratory
- University of Nova Gorica
- SI-5000 Nova Gorica
- Slovenia
- CNR-IOM DEMOCRITOS
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Zürich
- Zürich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- University of Nova Gorica
- SI-5000 Nova Gorica
- Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- University of Nova Gorica
- SI-5000 Nova Gorica
- Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- University of Nova Gorica
- SI-5000 Nova Gorica
- Slovenia
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin
- P. R. China
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Mathew J, Karia R, Morgan DAL, Lee AHS, Ellis IO, Robertson JFR, Bello AM. Factors influencing local control in patients undergoing breast conservation surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast 2016; 31:181-185. [PMID: 27871025 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to assess various predictors for local recurrence (LR) in patients undergoing breast conservation surgery (BCS) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS An audit was performed of 582 consecutive patients with DCIS between Jan 1975 to June 2008. In patients undergoing BCS, local guidelines reported a margin of ≥10 mm during the above period. Guideline with regard to margin of excision changes soon after this period. We retrospectively analysed clinical and pathological risk factors for local recurrence in patients undergoing BCS. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 19, and a cox regression model for multivariate analysis of local recurrence was used. RESULTS Overall 239 women had BCS for DCIS during the above period. The actuarial 5-year recurrence rate was 9.6%. The overall LR rate was 17% (40/239. LR was more common in patients ≤50 years: (10/31 patients, 32%) compared to patients > 50 years (30/208, 14%, P = 0.02). Forty three per cent of patients (6/14) with <5 mm margin developed LR which was significantly higher compared to patients with 5-9 mm margin (12%, 3/25) and with ≥10 mm margin (14%, 27/188, P = 0.01). On multivariate analysis age ≤50 years, <5 mm pathological margin were independent prognostic factors for local recurrence. CONCLUSION Our study shows that younger age (≤50 years) and a margin < 5 mm are poor prognostic factors for LR in patients undergoing breast conservation surgery for DCIS.
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- J Mathew
- Division of Breast Surgery, University of Nottingham, UK.
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- Division of Breast Surgery, University of Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Breast Surgery, University of Nottingham, UK
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Jasim B, Mathew J, Radhakrishnan E. Identification of a novel endophytic Bacillus
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with highly efficient and broad spectrum plant probiotic effect. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:1079-94. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- B. Jasim
- School of Biosciences; Mahatma Gandhi University; Kottayam Kerala India
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- School of Biosciences; Mahatma Gandhi University; Kottayam Kerala India
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Mathew J, Villa CR, Morales D, Chin C, Zafar F, Rossano J, Lake M, Lorts A. Favorable Waitlist and Posttransplant Outcomes in Children and Adolescent Patients Supported With Durable Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Devices. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:2352-9. [PMID: 26841727 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Pediatric centers are implanting durable adult continuous-flow ventricular assist devices (CFVADs) in children who are smaller than the industry-recommended size. Waitlist and posttransplant outcomes data in pediatric patients supported with CFVADs as a bridge to transplant are limited. We analyzed the United Network of Organ Sharing and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network registry to identify patients aged ≤18 years with a CFVAD at the time of listing or transplantation. Patients were stratified by body surface area (BSA; >1.5 vs. ≤1.5 m(2) ) at time of listing. We identified 138 patients with a durable CFVAD during the listing period (100 with BSA >1.5 m(2) , 38 with BSA ≤1.5 m(2) ). Patients with BSA ≤1.5 m(2) were more likely to have a noncardiomyopathy diagnosis (18% vs. 4%, p = 0.007) and to be implanted with a centrifugal-flow rather than an axial-flow device (74% vs. 30%, p = 0.001). There was no difference in failure-free waitlist survival between BSA groups (p = 0.99) among patients with a CFVAD at listing. Posttransplantation survival was 100% and 88% at 1 and 5 years, respectively, for the entire cohort and did not differ by BSA group (p = 0.99). Consequently, waitlist and posttransplant outcomes are favorable for pediatric CFVAD recipients. Small patients (≤1.5 m(2) ) had pre- and posttransplant outcomes similar to those of larger patients that met the industry-recommended size for implantation.
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- J Mathew
- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Integrated Solid Organ Transplantation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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Gupta N, Mandal S, Mathew J, Pulukool S, Goel R, Mathew A, Nair A, Sebastian T, Danda D. AB0414 Mycophenolate Mofetil and Deflazacort in Neuropsychiatric Lupus: A Retrospective Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5461] [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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Kurian J, Mathew J, Sowjanya K, Chaitanya KRK, Ramesh M, Sebastian J, Narayanappa D. Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Observational Study. Indian J Pediatr 2016; 83:414-9. [PMID: 26916890 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-015-2002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence, pattern, causality, preventability, severity and predictors of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in pediatric population. METHODS It was a prospective, observational study that included patients of either sex, of any age treated in the pediatric wards of a tertiary care hospital. Study patients were followed throughout their hospital stay. Whenever an ADR was detected, all the required data was collected and analyzed. Data was analyzed for incidence, causality (by using WHO Probability scale and Naranjo's algorithm), preventability (by using Modified Shumock and Thornton scale), severity (by using Modified Hartwig and Siegel scale) and predictors of ADRs. RESULTS Of the 1775 children admitted in the pediatrics ward, 1082 patients met study criteria and were enrolled into the study. A total of 64 ADRs were identified from 54 patients. The incidence of ADRs was 4.99 %. Male patients experienced majority (68.52 %) of ADRs. Drugs most commonly implicated in ADRs were amoxicillin + clavulanate (21.87 %) followed by ceftriaxone (20.31 %). Most (51.56 %) of the ADRs reported belonged to the system organ class, gastrointestinal system disorders. Among the ADRs reported, 82.85 % of ADRs were mild. Majority (87.5 %) of the ADRs were of 'probable' causality category and 96.9 % were not preventable. There was a significant association between occurrence of ADRs and the use of ≥4 number of medications, age (infants) and gender (male). CONCLUSIONS Among the pediatric population, infants, male gender and those receiving ≥4 number of medications are at risk of developing ADRs. Constant monitoring is required to address the safety issue in pediatric population especially in infants and patients receiving ≥4 drugs.
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- J Kurian
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, 570015, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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Smina TP, Mathew J, Janardhanan KK. Ganoderma lucidum total triterpenes attenuate DLA induced ascites and EAC induced solid tumours in Swiss albino mice. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2016; 62:55-59. [PMID: 27188870] [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] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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G. lucidum total triterpenes were assessed for its apoptosis-inducing and anti-tumour activities. The ability of the total triterpenes to induce apoptosis was evaluated in Dalton's lymphoma ascites (DLA) and Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma (EAC) cell lines. Total triterpenes were found to be highly cytotoxic to DLA and EAC cell lines with IC50 values 5 ± 0.32 and 7.9 ± 0.2 µg/ml respectively. Total triterpenes induced apoptosis in both cell lines which is evident from the DNA fragmentation assay. Anti-tumour activity was accessed using DLA induced solid and EAC induced ascites tumour models in Swiss albino mice. Administration of 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg b. wt. total triterpenes showed 11.86, 27.27 and 40.57% increase in life span of animals in ascites tumour model. Treatment with 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg b. wt. total triterpenes exhibited 76.86, 85.01 and 91.03% inhibition in tumour volume and 67.96, 72.38 and 77.90% inhibition in tumour weight respectively in the solid tumour model. The study reveals the significant dose-dependent anti-tumour activity of total triterpenes in both models. Total triterpenes were more active against the solid tumour than the ascites tumour. The anti-oxidant potential and ability to induce cell-specific apoptosis could be contributing to its anti-tumour activities.
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- T P Smina
- Amala Cancer Research Centre Thrissur India
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- Amala Cancer Research Centre Thrissur India
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Mathew J, Nakajima Y, Choe YK, Urabe Y, Ando W, Sato K, Shimada S. Olefin hydrosilylation catalyzed by cationic nickel(ii) allyl complexes: a non-innocent allyl ligand-assisted mechanism. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:6723-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01665k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cationic nickel allyl complexes catalyse selective monohydrosilylation of α-olefins with sec-silanes via a unique mechanism assisted by a non-innocent allyl ligand.
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- J. Mathew
- Department of Chemistry
- St. Joseph's College
- Devagiri
- Calicut
- India
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Catalytic Chemistry
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute
- Research Centre for Computational Design of Functional Materials
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Catalytic Chemistry
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Catalytic Chemistry
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Catalytic Chemistry
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Catalytic Chemistry
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Harding P, Mathew J. A project expanding the scope of practice for physiotherapists in the emergency department: a lead site's report. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3334] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Hauck J, Osho A, Castleberry A, Hartwig M, Reddy L, Phillips-Bute B, Swaminathan M, Mathew J, Stafford-Smith M. Acute kidney injury after ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). Transplant Proc 2014; 46:3598-602. [PMID: 25498096 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) identifies viability for marginal organs but complicates and lengthens lung transplantation surgery. Preliminary evidence supports equivalency for EVLP-assisted versus traditional (non-EVLP) procedures regarding graft function, postoperative course, mortality, and survival. However, acute kidney injury (AKI), a common serious complication of lung transplantation, has not been assessed. We tested the hypothesis that EVLP-assisted and non-EVLP lung transplantations are associated with different AKI rates. METHODS Demographic, procedural, and renal data were gathered for 13 EVLP-viable lung transplantations and a non-EVLP group matched 4:1 for single versus double, pulmonary disease, and age. AKI was defined by AKI Network (AKIN) criteria and peak creatinine rise relative to baseline (Δ%Cr) during the 1st 10 postoperative days. Chi-square was performed for AKIN and 2-tailed t test for %ΔCr. RESULTS Patient and procedural characteristics were similar between the groups. One non-EVLP patient required postoperative dialysis. AKI rates were also similar, as assessed by both AKIN (EVLP 7/13 (54%) vs non-EVLP 32/52 (62%); P = .61) and %ΔCr (EVLP 91 ± 81% vs non-EVLP 72 ± 62%; P = .63). CONCLUSIONS We did not observe different AKI rates between EVLP-assisted and traditional lung transplant procedures. Although 1 non-EVLP patient required dialysis, AKI rates were otherwise similar. These findings further support EVLP as a strategy to expand the organ pool and reduce concerns for high-renal risk recipients. The small sample size and retrospective design are limitations. However, our sample size is similar to other reports, and it is the first to analyze AKI after EVLP-assisted lung transplantation. Larger multicenter prospective studies are needed.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Hauck
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
| | - J Mathew
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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Thomson A, Purvis G, McGrane J, Palmer J, Mathew J. The Molecular Profile of Matched Primary Breast Cancer and Resected or Biopsied Brain Metastases. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu329.6] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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