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Handley K, Nakahara A, Gastanaduy M, Kline R, Gala R, Wade K, Estes J. Postoperative Outcomes in Gynecologic Oncology Patients using a Multimodal Analgesia Regimen with Liposomal Bupivicaine. Gynecol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.07.085] [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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Kline R, Wong E, Haile M, Didehvar S, Farber S, Sacks A, Pirraglia E, de Leon MJ, Bekker A. Peri-Operative Inflammatory Cytokines in Plasma of the Elderly Correlate in Prospective Study with Postoperative Changes in Cognitive Test Scores. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 4:313-321. [PMID: 28317003 DOI: 10.19070/2332-2780-1600065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Increasingly, postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is recognized as a complication after surgery in the elderly; but it's etiology remains unclear. Here we examine changes in cytokine levels during both the pre-operative and postoperative period, comparing them with long term variation in cognitive test scores. Forty-one patients aged 65 and older undergoing major surgery with general anesthesia were recruited after written consent in this IRB approved study. Thirty went on to complete this prospective, non-interven-tional and non-randomized study. Plasma levels of cytokines Il-6, Il-8, Il-10, and TNF were determined using ELISA with MILLIPLEX Multi-Analyte Profiling (Billerica, MA). All subjects had neurocognitive tests pre-operatively and 6 months post-surgery, including Paragraph Recall Immediate and Delayed, Digit Span Forward (DSF) and Backward (DSB), and Trail Making A and B. Spearman's Rho and repeated measure rank analysis were used to examine the dependence of z score changes in cognitive tests (baseline versus 6 months) as a function of 3 cytokine time points (presurgical, post anesthesia care unit (PACU), and post-operative day one (POD1)). A greater increase in PACU inflammatory burden correlated with a greater decline in performance on the DSB (IL6, IL8; r>-0.560; p<= 0.008). DSF changes correlated slightly better with pre-surgical cytokines, declining more with higher cytokines (IL6, r= -0.551, p=0.002; IL8, -0.468, 0.009). TNF, examining all 3 values, changed only slightly postoperatively, but still correlated with a decline in DSB (p=0.014). Thus, cognitive performance, over 6 months post surgery, declines with elevated perioperative inflammation. Specific cytokines at specific perioperative times may impact specific cognitive functions, serving as diagnostics as well as contributing causation.
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- R Kline
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, The New York University School of Medicine, USA.; New York University School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Neurology
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, The New York University School of Medicine, USA.; New York University School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Neurology
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, The New York University School of Medicine, USA.; New York University School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Neurology
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, The New York University School of Medicine, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, The New York University School of Medicine, USA
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- Department Neuropsychology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine1& Psychiatry of The New York University School of Medicine, USA.; New York University School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Neurology and Center for Brain Health
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine1& Psychiatry of The New York University School of Medicine, USA.; New York University School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Neurology and Center for Brain Health
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- Department of Anesthesiology Rutgers NJMS
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Hofmann E, Webster J, Kidd T, Kline R, Jayasinghe M, Paula S. Coumarins with Xanthine Oxidase Inhibiting and Radical Scavenging Properties: Tools to Combat Oxidative Stress in Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.7763/ijbbb.2014.v4.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/01/2022]
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Didehvar S, Viola-Blitz J, Haile M, Franco L, Kline R, Kurian M, Fielding G, Ren C, Bekker A. A Randomized, Double Blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Palonosetron with Dexamethasone Versus Palonosetron Alone for Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting in Subjects Undergoing Bariatric Surgeries with High Emetogenic Risk. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.2174/1874321801307010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Introduction:
Postoperative (PONV) and postdischarge (PDNV) nausea and vomiting are common (60-70%) after bariatric surgery. Palonosetron (Pal), a novel 5-HT3 antagonist, is an effective antiemetic with a prolonged duration of action in the setting of PDNV. We hypothesized that combination therapy with Palonosetron (Pal) and dexamethasone (Dex) would improve treatment in comparison to Palonosetron alone in patients at high risk for PONV.
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In this study, patients undergoing bariatric laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia, a subgroup of a larger Phase IV clinical trial of patients who had laparoscopic surgery, were randomized to 8 mg Dex + 0.075mg Pal or saline + 0.075mg Pal. Data was collected postoperatively at 2, 6, 24 and 72 hrs. A Functional Living Index-Emesis (QOL-FLIE) test was administered at 96 hrs.
Results:
We enrolled 76 ASA 1-2 patients with at least 3 PONV risk factors. Both randomization groups had a low incidence of vomiting in the PACU (Pal, 0.0%; Pal + Dex, 5.4%) as well as at 72 hours (0.0% both groups). Complete response (no vomiting, no rescue medication) was not different between treatment groups at any time intervals. Cumulative success rates over the entire 72 hrs were 60.4% (Pal alone) vs. 60.0% (Pal + Dex). Nausea scores (4 point ordinal scale) were not different between groups for any time intervals. Cumulative success scores for nausea (score = “none”; 0-72 hrs) were 41.9% for the Pal group, and 55.2% for the Pal+ Dex group. The Pal + Dex group showed a trend toward greater satisfaction on the QOL-FLIE scores with the greatest differences in the “nausea domain”.
Discussion:
The combination therapy (Pal + Dex) did not significantly reduce the incidence of PONV or PDNV when compared with Pal alone although a trend was observed indicating the possible increased efficacy of multi-drug therapy. There was no change in comparative efficacy over 72 hrs, possibly due to the low incidence of PDNV in both groups.
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Palucis M, Glowienka T, Van Brunt V, Ervin R, Chastain W, Kline R, Lodal P. Prediction of flammability speciation for the lower alkanes, carboxylic acids, and esters. Proc Safety prog 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/prs.10148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Babkina IN, Babkin IV, Le U, Ropp S, Kline R, Damon I, Esposito J, Sandakhchiev LS, Shchelkunov SN. Phylogenetic comparison of the genomes of different strains of variola virus. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2005; 398:316-9. [PMID: 15584518 DOI: 10.1023/b:dobi.0000046648.51758.9f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- I N Babkina
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, pos. Kol'tsovo, Novosibirsk oblast, 633159, Russia
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Gillin MT, Galvin J, Brezovich IA, Chu J, Das I, Detorie NA, Fontenla D, Hanson W, Harms WB, Huq MS, Kline R, Orton C, Podgorsak EB, Purdy J, Rosen I, Schell M, Suntharalingam N, Winter KA, De Wyngaert JK. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Research Plan 2002-2006. Medical Physics Committee. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002; 51:96-102. [PMID: 11641023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Kline R, Jiang T, Xu X, Rybin VO, Steinberg SF. Abnormal calcium and protein kinase C-epsilon signaling in hypertrophied atrial tumor myocytes (AT-1 cells). Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001; 280:H2761-9. [PMID: 11356634 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.6.h2761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiac hypertrophy leads to contractile dysfunction and altered hormone responsiveness through incompletely understood mechanisms. Atrial tumor (AT-1) myocytes (AT-1 cells) are a cardiomyocyte lineage that proliferates but hypertrophies when proliferation is prevented with mitomycin C. Because both states maintain a highly differentiated phenotype, AT-1 cells were used to explore the signaling pathways that accompany and/or contribute to hypertrophic cardiomyocyte growth. Mitomycin C-induced AT-1 cell enlargement is associated with a pronounced increase in the amplitude and the duration of both electrically stimulated calcium transients and endothelin receptor-dependent calcium responses. Studies with caffeine indicate that the intracellular pool of releasable calcium is similar in control and hypertrophied AT-1 cells. This agrees with the results of Northern analyses that show similar steady-state levels of transcripts encoding the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase (and higher levels of transcripts encoding the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger) in hypertrophied AT-1 cells, relative to proliferating control cultures. However, immunoblot analyses reveal a marked increase in the expression of protein kinase C (PKC)-epsilon (a critical intermediate in the signaling pathway for endothelin receptor-dependent modulation of intracellular calcium) during AT-1 cell hypertrophy; the abundance of other PKC isoforms is not changed. Collectively, these results identify reciprocal regulation between calcium/PKC signaling and hypertrophic growth. The evidence that AT-1 cell hypertrophy leads to abnormalities in calcium regulation and specific changes in PKC-epsilon expression that alter endothelin receptor responsiveness supports the notion that pathophysiological changes in PKC-epsilon abundance lead to functionally important changes in hormonal modulation of cardiomyocyte function.
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- R Kline
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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PURPOSE Management of the carotid artery involved with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma continues to be a topic of much discussion. Early reports, for the most part, focused on the sequel of ligation and the development of various tests to predict patient tolerance for the procedure. More recent alternatives have described resection reconstruction in multistage procedures. By using immediate reconstruction with autogenous arterial grafting, carotid artery resection can be accomplished in patients with radiation failure in a single stage. This technique can be used without the addition of myocutaneous flaps, controlled fistulas, or intracranial surgery advocated for usage with alternative techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS Immediate reconstruction after resection of the carotid artery with superficial femoral arterial graft is described. RESULTS In a series of 18 high-risk patients with radiation failure, the artery was successfully resected and reconstructed in 1 stage without any neurologic or vascular complications. The technique has been associated with prolonged survival in selected patients. CONCLUSION Carotid artery resection and immediate reconstruction can be performed in high-risk radiation failure patients with acceptable complications, and is associated with prolonged survival in selected cases.
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- J R Jacobs
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Quinn TC, Brookmeyer R, Kline R, Shepherd M, Paranjape R, Mehendale S, Gadkari DA, Bollinger R. Feasibility of pooling sera for HIV-1 viral RNA to diagnose acute primary HIV-1 infection and estimate HIV incidence. AIDS 2000; 14:2751-7. [PMID: 11125894 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200012010-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a pooling method for detection of viral RNA for diagnosis of acute HIV infection and estimation of HIV-1 incidence. METHODS Sera from 700 consecutive seronegative patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Pune, India, were screened individually for p24 antigen, and pooled into seven pools of 100 for detection of HIV-1 RNA by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. HIV-1 incidence was calculated by the traditional cohort method, the p24 antigen method, and a multistage pooling method in which RNA-positive pools were re-analyzed in smaller pools. RESULTS Sera from 700 individuals were grouped into seven pools of 100, of which four were positive. These four positive pools were subdivided into eight pools of 50, of which seven were positive. The seven positive pools were subdivided into 35 pools of 10, of which 10 were positive. Based on the 10 RNA-positive pools, the point estimate of HIV-1 incidence was 19.9% per year [95% confidence interval (CI), 7.3-31.8%]. Of the 700 samples analyzed for p24 antigen, eight were positive, resulting in a point estimate of incidence of 18.5%/year (8.0-36.5%). In contrast, the incidence rate based on the traditional cohort method of follow-up was lower at 9.4%/year (4.8-16.4%) due to a low follow-up rate. Testing of individual samples from the 10 RNA-positive pools identified 10 individuals with acute primary HIV-1. CONCLUSION The multistage pooling method for detection of HIV-1 RNA was more sensitive than the p24 antigen method, and was five-fold less expensive than the p24 antigen assays. Pooling samples for RNA detection was effective in estimating current incidence rates with cost savings that would be practical for use in developing countries.
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- T C Quinn
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Shaw E, Scott C, Souhami L, Dinapoli R, Kline R, Loeffler J, Farnan N. Single dose radiosurgical treatment of recurrent previously irradiated primary brain tumors and brain metastases: final report of RTOG protocol 90-05. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000; 47:291-8. [PMID: 10802351 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00507-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1070] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the maximum tolerated dose of single fraction radiosurgery in patients with recurrent previously irradiated primary brain tumors and brain metastases. METHODS AND MATERIALS Adults with cerebral or cerebellar solitary non-brainstem tumors </= 40 mm in maximum diameter were eligible. Initial radiosurgical doses were 18 Gy for tumors </= 20 mm, 15 Gy for those 21-30 mm, and 12 Gy for those 31-40 mm in maximum diameter. Dose was prescribed to the 50-90% isodose line. Doses were escalated in 3 Gy increments providing the incidence of irreversible grade 3 (severe) or any grade 4 (life threatening) or grade 5 (fatal) Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) central nervous system (CNS) toxicity (unacceptable CNS toxicity) was < 20% within 3 months of radiosurgery. Chronic CNS toxicity was also assessed. RESULTS Between 1990-1994, 156 analyzable patients were entered, 36% of whom had recurrent primary brain tumors (median prior dose 60 Gy) and 64% recurrent brain metastases (median prior dose 30 Gy). The maximum tolerated doses were 24 Gy, 18 Gy, and 15 Gy for tumors </= 20 mm, 21-30 mm, and 31-40 mm in maximum diameter, respectively. However, for tumors < 20 mm, investigators' reluctance to escalate to 27 Gy, rather than excessive toxicity, determined the maximum tolerated dose. In a multivariate analysis, maximum tumor diameter was one variable associated with a significantly increased risk of grade 3, 4, or 5 neurotoxicity. Tumors 21-40 mm were 7.3 to 16 times more likely to develop grade 3-5 neurotoxicity compared to tumors < 20 mm. Other variables significantly associated with grade 3-5 neurotoxicity were tumor dose and Karnofsky Performance Status. The actuarial incidence of radionecrosis was 5%, 8%, 9%, and 11% at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months following radiosurgery, respectively. Forty-eight percent of patients developed tumor progression within the radiosurgical target volume. A multivariate analysis revealed two variables that were significantly associated with an increased risk of local progression, i.e. progression in the radiosurgical target volume. Patients with primary brain tumors (versus brain metastases) had a 2.85 greater risk of local progression. Those treated on a linear accelerator (versus the Gamma Knife) had a 2.84 greater risk of local progression. Of note, 61 % of Gamma Knife treated patients had recurrent primary brain tumors compared to 30% of patients treated with a linear accelerator. CONCLUSIONS The maximum tolerated doses of single fraction radiosurgery were defined for this population of patients as 24 Gy, 18 Gy, and 15 Gy for tumors </= 20 mm, 21-30 mm, and 31-40 mm in maximum diameter. Unacceptable CNS toxicity was more likely in patients with larger tumors, whereas local tumor control was most dependent on the type of recurrent tumor and the treatment unit.
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- E Shaw
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27157-1030, USA.
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Meyers MO, Heinrich S, Kline R, Levine EA. Extended hemipelvectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with erythropoietin support. Am Surg 1998; 64:1074-6. [PMID: 9798772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The care of patients refusing blood transfusion who require major ablative surgery for malignancy is a continuing challenge. The use of recombinant human erythropoietin is clearly efficacious in patients with renal disease and may be useful in anemic patients who refuse transfusion. Herein, we report a successful extended hemipelvectomy in a Jehovah's Witness using recombinant human erythropoietin support.
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- M O Meyers
- Section of Surgical Oncology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA
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Kline R. Opportunity knocks. Nurs Times 1998; 94:37. [PMID: 10026509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Kline R. Sex discrimination. Nurs Times 1998; 94:15. [PMID: 9752166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Hancock C, Kline R, Wing M, Davis K. Wishing well. Nursing leaders share their hopes for the future of the NHS. Nurs Stand 1998; 12:16. [PMID: 9776891 DOI: 10.7748/ns.12.41.16.s27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Carnell J, Kline R. Now is the time to harness the future. Nurs Times 1998; 94:19. [PMID: 9687745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kline R. "Take Care of Yourself" project can avoid frivolous office visits. QRC Advis 1998; 14:5-8. [PMID: 10179234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Shaw E, Scott C, Souhami L, Dinapoli R, Kline R, Loeffler J, Farnan N. Update of radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) protocol 9005: Single dose radiosurgical treatment of recurrent brain tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)80244-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Long WP, Kline R, Levine EA. Chest wall resection for extrapulmonary tumor. J La State Med Soc 1997; 149:323-7. [PMID: 9316348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Despite progress in early detection of breast cancer, a minority of women continue to present with extensive disease which may necessitate chest wall resection. Between 1992 and 1996, 14 patients were treated by surgical resection of the chest wall and reconstruction by the LSU Sections of Surgical Oncology and Plastic Surgery. Indications included resection of primary tumor, resection of recurrent tumor, and resection of radiation therapy induced damage to the chest wall. We report chest wall excision and reconstruction with no operative mortality and minor surgical morbidity in 21% of cases. Local control was achieved in 13 of 14 cases. Additionally we report uniform success in the palliation of ulcerating, painful, or infected chest wall lesions. Approximately 25% of patients treated for breast cancer and followed up for more than 6 months have remained free of disease. Chest wall resection is a useful modality in selected patients with extensive disease.
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- W P Long
- LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, USA
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Kazmers A, Meeker C, Nofz K, Kline R, Groehn H, Oust G, Abson K, Cocking K, Despriet S, Krause M. Nonoperative therapy for postcatheterization femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. Am Surg 1997; 63:199-204. [PMID: 9012437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Since November 1992, 160 patients were referred to the Vascular Surgery Laboratory for duplex scanning to assess whether a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm was present. Of these patients, 33 per cent (n = 53) had femoral artery pseudoaneurysms with maximal diameters ranging from 1.5 to 8.1 cm. Most pseudoaneurysms (79%; 42 of 53) followed diagnostic or therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures. Pseudoaneurysms were treated by external compression using an ultrasound probe in 33 of these 53 patients, and thrombosis of the aneurysm was successfully induced in 76 per cent (n = 25) of those in whom nonoperative external compression therapy was attempted. Of the eight patients in whom compression was unsuccessful, three had severe pain that required cessation of compression, and femoral nerve involvement by the pseudoaneurysm was noted at surgery in two of the three. One additional patient refused a second attempt at compression due to discomfort. Of the other four failures of compression, four (50% overall) received anticoagulants during or prior to compression. In 25 patients with successful pseudoaneurysm thrombosis after external compression, none had severe pain from compression, and 40 per cent (n = 10) were on anticoagulants until or during compression. Four of the 53 (7.5%) pseudoaneurysms diagnosed in the vascular laboratory subsequently thrombosed spontaneously, and two patients (3.8%) experienced pseudoaneurysm rupture. Thrombosis of postcatheterization pseudoaneurysms can be achieved by nonoperative compression therapy in most patients. Severe pain during external compression suggests possible femoral nerve involvement by the pseudoaneurysm and is an indication for surgical therapy.
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- A Kazmers
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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PURPOSE Venacavograms are routinely obtained before vena cava filter placement to evaluate cava size, patency, and the presence of thrombus or venous anomalies. The objective of this study was to determine the ability of duplex ultrasonography to adequately evaluate the inferior vena cava (IVC) for size, patency, and the presence of thrombus before Greenfield filter (GF) insertion. METHODS Duplex ultrasonographic scans were performed in 40 patients who had documented lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis diagnosed by duplex scan before GF placement. The infrarenal transverse and anteroposterior diameters of the IVC were measured, and the entire IVC was imaged for patency and the presence of thrombus or anomalies. Preoperative venacavograms were not obtained in any patients who had GFs placed in the operating room, but was performed during surgery during filter insertion. An additional 26 patients who had deep venous thrombosis and did not have caval interruption underwent IVC duplex to determine the patency and proximal extent of venous thrombosis. RESULTS The indications for GF placement were contraindication to anticoagulation in 72.5% (29 patients); five filters were placed prophylactically; three for failure of anticoagulation; two after a complication of anticoagulation; and one before pulmonary embolectomy. The filters were placed in the operating room by surgeons in 82.5% of patients, with the remainder inserted in an angiography suite by an interventional radiologist. The ability of duplex to measure a transverse diameter of 26 mm or less had a sensitivity of 97.5%, positive predictive value of 100%, and overall accuracy of 97.5% using venacavography as the standard. Measurements of IVC diameter by duplex correlated with those based on venacavograms (r = 0.766; p < 0.001). Of the entire group of 66 IVC duplex examinations, one (1.5%) was incomplete because of technical limitations. IVC thrombus was noted by duplex in two patients who underwent GF insertion, which was confirmed with venacavography. No IVC anomalies were noted by duplex scans or venacavograms. CONCLUSION Duplex ultrasonography is a useful and accurate method for assessment of the IVC before vena cava filter placement.
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- M Friedland
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Shaw E, Scott C, Souhami L, Dinapoli R, Bahary JP, Kline R, Wharam M, Schultz C, Davey P, Loeffler J, Del Rowe J, Marks L, Fisher B, Shin K. Radiosurgery for the treatment of previously irradiated recurrent primary brain tumors and brain metastases: initial report of radiation therapy oncology group protocol (90-05). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1996; 34:647-54. [PMID: 8621289 DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02106-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the maximum acutely tolerable dose of single fraction radiosurgery in patients with recurrent previously irradiated primary brain tumors or brain metastases. METHODS AND MATERIALS Between August 1990 and September 1993, 102 analyzable patients were entered on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) protocol 90-05, 38 of whom had recurrent primary brain tumors (median prior dose 60 Gy), and 64 of whom had recurrent brain metastases (median prior dose 30 Gy) < or = 40 mm in maximum diameter. Unacceptable toxicity was defined as irreversible Grade 3, any Grade 4, or Grade 5 central nervous system (CNS) toxicity according to the RTOG CNS criteria, occurring in > 20% of patients per treatment arm within 3 months of radiosurgery. RESULTS Patients were initially entered onto one of three treatment arms according to the maximum diameter of the recurrent lesion. Twelve to 22 patients were entered on each arm. The dose levels were: arm 1, < or = 20 mm, 18 Gy; arm 2, 21-30 mm, 15 Gy; and arm 3, 31-40 mm, 12 Gy. Subsequently, doses were escalated as follows: arm 4, < or = 20mm, 21 Gy; arm 5, 21-30 mm 18 Gy; and arm 6, 31-40 mm, 15 Gy. Unacceptable acute toxicity secondary to cerebral edema occurred in 0, 7 and 5% of patients on Arms 1, 2 and 3, respectively, and in no patients on arms 4, 5, or 6. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor volume > or = 8200 mm(3) and a ratio of maximum dose to prescription dose (MD/PD) > or = 2 were significantly associated unacceptable toxicity. Of 15 patients with both tumor volume > or = 8200 mm(3) and MD/PD > or = 2, unacceptable toxicity occurred in 2 of 4 treated with a single isocenter and 1 of 11 treated with multiple isocenters. Subsequently, operation for symptomatic radionecrosis was required in 6% of patients. CONCLUSION We found that the incidence of acute toxicity was acceptable at 0-7% in patients with recurrent, previously irradiated primary brain tumors or brain metastases < or = 40 mm in maximum diameter treated according to the protocol described.
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- E Shaw
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Pellegrino JE, Schnur RE, Kline R, Zackai EH, Spinner NB. Mosaic loss of 15q11q13 in a patient with hypomelanosis of Ito: is there a role for the P gene? Hum Genet 1995; 96:485-9. [PMID: 7557977 DOI: 10.1007/bf00191813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We report a patient with mental retardation, behavioral disturbances, and pigmentary anomalies, consistent with the phenotype of hypomelanosis of Ito (HMI), and in whom cytogenetic analysis revealed mosaicism for an unbalanced translocation. His karyotype is 45, XY,-7,-15,+der(7)(7:15)t(q34:q13)/46,XY. He is therefore monosomic for 7q34 to qter and 15pter to q13 in the cells containing the translocation. The human homolog (P) of the p gene (the product of the mouse pink-eyed dilution locus) maps to 15q11q13. Loss of this locus is believed to be associated with abnormalities of pigmentation, such as the hypopigmentation seen in patients with deletions of 15q11q13, and the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes. Mutations within the P gene have also been associated with tyrosinase-positive (type II) oculocutaneous albinism. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, we confirmed that our patient is deleted for one copy of a P gene probe in the cells with the unbalanced translocation, and for loci within the region critical for the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndromes. Although hypomelanosis of Ito is a heterogeneous disorder, we postulate that, in our case and potentially in others, this phenotype may result directly from the loss of specific pigmentation genes.
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- J E Pellegrino
- Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kline R. Occupational health. In sickness and in health. Health Visit 1995; 68:205. [PMID: 7751152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Smith BD, Kline R, Lindgren K, Ferro M, Smith DA, Nespor A. The lateralized processing of affect in emotionally labile extraverts and introverts: central and autonomic effects. Biol Psychol 1995; 39:143-57. [PMID: 7734627 DOI: 10.1016/0301-0511(94)00968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to better understand both the lateralized hemispheric processing of emotion and the differential neural processing of arousal in extraverts and introverts. We preselected right-handed male and female extraverts and introverts who were high in emotional lability. Each subject was exposed to two positive and two negative emotional stimuli under each of three counterbalanced conditions, including affective, cognitive, and neutral, while EEG and electrodermal activity (EDA) were recorded. Results showed that introverts are more aroused and that extraversion interacts with gender to produce differentiated patterns of lateralized neural activity. In addition, affective conditions produced higher levels of arousal than did cognitive or neutral conditions, particularly in the left hemisphere and under negative as opposed to positive stimuli. Finally, the hemispherically differentiated processing of positive and negative stimuli was affected by the contextual conditions under which they were experienced.
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- B D Smith
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA
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Kline R. Clients come first. Health Visit 1995; 68:37. [PMID: 7829366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Professional accountability is central to all nursing and health visiting practice. Roger Kline explains how this operates in the context of skill mix and challenging excessive workloads.
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Shaw E, Faxnan N, Souharni L, Dinapoli R, Kline R, Loeffler J, Fisher B. 9 Radiosurgical treatment of previously irradiated primary brain tumors and brain metastasis: Final report of radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) protocol 90-05. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(03)06301-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kline R. Immunisation. At the sharp end. Health Visit 1994; 67:398. [PMID: 7995726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kline R. Asking why and saying no. Health Visit 1994; 67:359. [PMID: 7829336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A change of atmosphere in the NHS has left many staff less prepared to challenge management decisions. This is partly reflected in reports of increased bullying at work and of the risks of being a whistleblower. Yet much grief in the NHS (and elsewhere) would be avoided if staff were a little more assertive when decisions affecting them are being taken. Often simple steps can help avoid more difficult situations later on. Roger Kline looks at some common situations and how to negotiate your way through them.
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Kline R. Knowledge can be power. Health Visit 1994; 67:313. [PMID: 7960850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Despite the erosion of many employment rights during the past 15 years, there has been some improvement in the right to information about individual contracts of employment, or for the purposes of collective bargaining. Roger Kline considers how local representatives may obtain some of the information.
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Kline R. Discrimination. Right on your side. Health Visit 1994; 67:278. [PMID: 7960835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The NHS is Europe's largest employer of women. It is also the largest employer of black and ethnic minority people in the UK. Yet race and sex discrimination are rife. Roger Kline describes how trade union representatives can use official guidance and the law to challenge discriminatory employment practices.
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Kline R. Twice as nice. Health Visit 1994; 67:215. [PMID: 7960807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kline R. GP fundholding. Doctor should know better. Health Visit 1994; 67:210. [PMID: 7960805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The indications, consequences, and value of resection of the carotid artery as part of an extended neck dissection has been discussed for many years. Many of the earlier reports have focused on the sequelae of carotid artery ligation and tests to predict patient tolerance for the procedure. Efforts to reconstruct the carotid artery have been limited primarily to vein grafts. The authors report on 11 cases of reconstruction of the carotid artery using the patient's superficial femoral artery. The femoral artery itself is reconstructed using a Gore-Tex graft. Free autografts of the superficial femoral artery in the carotid location have been found to be an excellent size match, mechanically stronger than a vein graft, and tolerant of bacterial contamination. Arteriography in 1 case with 14 months' follow-up demonstrates long-term patency.
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- J R Jacobs
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich
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Coia L, Wizenberg M, Hanlon A, Gunderson L, Haller D, Hoffman J, Kline R, Mohiuddin M, Russell A, Tepper J. Evaluation and treatment of patients receiving radiation for cancer of the rectum or sigmoid colon in the United States: results of the 1988-1989 Patterns of Care Study process survey. J Clin Oncol 1994; 12:954-9. [PMID: 8164047 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1994.12.5.954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE For the first time, a Patterns of Care Study (PCS) was conducted in 1989 to determine the national practice standards of radiation oncologists in evaluating and treating adenocarcinoma of the rectum and sigmoid colon. MATERIALS AND METHODS A national survey of 73 institutions using two-stage cluster sampling was conducted, and specific information on 408 patients from 69 facilities with adenocarcinoma of the rectum and sigmoid colon who received radiation as part of definitive or adjuvant management was collected. RESULTS Using the modified Astler-Coller (MAC) pathologic staging system, the stage distribution was as follows: A, 0.5%; B1, 4.4%; B2, 23.5%; B3, 5.1%; C1, 8.9%; C2, 30.2%; and C3, 6.6%. Preoperative radiation was used in 29% of patients, but the total dose was greater than 40 Gy in only 20%. Seventy-three percent of patients received postoperative radiation, with approximately 4% receiving combined preoperative and postoperative radiation. Chemotherapy was administered to 44% of patients overall, representing 55% of patients with disease through the bowel wall and/or involving lymph nodes. Only 37% of all patients received chemotherapy concurrent with radiation. An abdominoperineal resection was used in 43%; a low anterior resection was used in 43% as well, while 5% underwent other types of bowel resection. Approximately 8% of patients were treated with a local curative procedure less than bowel resection (eg, local excision, endoscopic resection, fulguration, or contact radiation). At least one third of patients had interruption in their pelvic irradiation of greater than 3 days. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of treatment interruptions by dose per fraction or whether chemotherapy was given concurrent with radiation. There was no significant difference in total dose delivered to patients staged B2 and higher treated without chemotherapy compared with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation. Also, there was no significant difference in total dose delivered to patients with B1 and B2, or C1 and C2 versus B3 or C3 cancer. CONCLUSION This study was conducted on patients treated just before the 1990 National Institutes of Health consensus guidelines issued on the management of colon and rectal cancer. This study indicates that the minority of patients treated with radiation in 1988 and 1989 received concurrent chemoradiation, as currently recommended. Additionally, insofar as present studies are investigating important issues such as the use of sphincter-sparing procedures, preoperative radiation and chemotherapy, and the importance of radiation dose and scheduling with chemotherapy, the information provided by this study will serve as a useful baseline to track future changes in rectal cancer evaluation and management.
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- L Coia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111
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Kline R. Disciplinary procedures. Cautionary tales. Health Visit 1994; 67:139. [PMID: 8194985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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HVA local accredited representatives are reporting an increase in disciplinary cases against field staff. Disciplinary cases can be very stressful for all concerned. They should not be used unless clearly appropriate, as Roger Kline explains.
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Kline R. Fighting for standards. Health Visit 1994; 67:107. [PMID: 8194963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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HVA members have been among the most vocal and effective campaigners against cuts in community nursing services which they believe will damage services to clients. Roger Kline outlines some typical scenarios and the strategies adopted by HVA members to challenge management proposals.
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Kline R. Skillful mixing. Health Visit 1994; 67:69. [PMID: 8169145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Mozes B, Easterling MJ, Sheiner LB, Melmon KL, Kline R, Goldman ES, Brown AN. Case-mix adjustment using objective measures of severity: the case for laboratory data. Health Serv Res 1994; 28:689-712. [PMID: 8113053 PMCID: PMC1069976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We evaluate the use of routinely gathered laboratory data to subclassify surgical and nonsurgical major diagnostic categories into groups homogeneous with respect to length of stay (LOS). DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING The source of data is the Combined Patient Experience database (COPE), created by merging data from computerized sources at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and Stanford University Medical Center for a total sample size of 73,117 patient admissions. STUDY DESIGN The study is cross-sectional and retrospective. All data were extracted from COPE consecutive admissions; the unit of analysis is an admission. The outcome variable LOS proxies hospital resource utilization for an inpatient stay. Nine (candidate) predictor variables were derived from seven lab tests (WBC, Na, K, C02, BUN, ALB, HCT) by recording the whole-stay minimum or maximum test result. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS Patient groups were formed by first assigning to major diagnostic categories (MDCs) all 73,117 admissions. Each MDC was then partitioned into medical and surgical subgroups (sub-MDCs). The 13 sub-MDCs selected for study define a study population of 32,599 patients that represents approximately 45 percent of inpatients. Within each of the 13 sub-MDCs, patients were randomly assigned to one of two data sets in a ratio of 2:1. The first set was used to create, the second to validate, three different LOS predictors. Predictive accuracies of individual DRG classes were compared with those of two alternative classification schemes, one formed by recursive partitioning (the sub-MDC) using only lab test results, the other by partitioning with both lab test results and individual DRGs. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS For the eight largest sub-MDCs (81 percent of study population), individual DRGs explained 23 percent of the within sub-MDC variance in LOS, laboratory data classes explained 31 percent, and classes derived by considering individual DRGs and laboratory data explained 37 percent. (Each result is a weighted average R2. The average number of LOS classes into which the eight largest sub-MDCs were partitioned were 20, 10, and 10, respectively. Within six of the eight, partitioning on the basis of laboratory data alone explained more within sub-MDC variance than did partitioning into individual DRGs. CONCLUSIONS Routine lab test data improve the accuracy of LOS prediction over that possible using DRG classes. We note that the improvements do not result from overfitting the data, since the numbers of LOS classes we use to predict LOS are considerably fewer than the numbers of individual DRGs.
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- B Mozes
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine 94143-0626
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Larson DA, Bova F, Eisert D, Kline R, Loeffler J, Lutz W, Mehta M, Palta J, Schewe K, Schultz C. Current radiosurgery practice: results of an ASTRO survey. Task Force on Stereotactic Radiosurgery, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1994; 28:523-6. [PMID: 8276670 DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90080-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Although there is increasing interest in radiosurgery, little quantitative data regarding current patterns of radiosurgery practice are available. We developed a radiosurgery questionnaire to obtain information on radiosurgery practice. METHODS AND MATERIALS We distributed the questionnaire to the entire membership of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in early 1993. Responses were obtained from 74 facilities that practice radiosurgery, corresponding to over 6000 treatments carried out since 1983 by 135 radiation oncologists and 130 physicists. RESULTS Most respondents were found to work within a multidisciplinary team, consisting of the following specialists (average hours devoted per patient on day of treatment in parentheses): radiation oncologist (3.8), neurosurgeon (3.2), physicist (6.1), radiologist (0.7), nurse (2.7), other (3.0). On average, neurosurgeons and nurses who perform Gamma Knife radiosurgery devote significantly more time-per-patient on the day of treatment than their peers who perform linac radiosurgery. On average, less experienced radiation oncologists and physicists (< or = 24 months experience, or < or = 50 patients treated) devote significantly more time-per-patient on the day of treatment than their more experienced peers. Although there are many more linac radiosurgery facilities than Gamma Knife facilities, on average the number of patients treated per month per facility is significantly larger at the latter. On average, follow-up responsibilities are nearly equally shared by radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons, except at Gamma Knife facilities, where neurosurgeons assume a larger percentage of follow-up responsibility. The percentages of patients treated at linac facilities for metastases or primary CNS malignancy are larger than the corresponding percentages at Gamma Knife facilities; the opposite is true for arteriovenous malformation, acoustic neuroma, and meningioma. CONCLUSION Current radiosurgery practice usually involves a team approach, with participation of specialists from radiation oncology, neurosurgery, physics, radiology, and nursing. The average number of M.D. and Ph.D. hours required per treatment on the day of radiosurgery is high.
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- D A Larson
- Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco 94143
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Kline R. Redundancy. When your number's up. Health Visit 1994; 67:34. [PMID: 8169132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Shaw E, Scott C, Souhami L, Dinapoli R, Bahary JP, Kline R, Wharam M, Schultz C, Davey P, Loeffler J, DelRowe J, Marks L, Fisher B, Shin K. Radiosurgery for the treatment of previously irradiated recurrent primary brain tumors and brain metastases: Initial analysis of radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) protocol 9005. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90648-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shaw E, Kline R, Gillin M, Souhami L, Hirschfeld A, Dinapoli R, Martin L. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group: radiosurgery quality assurance guidelines. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1993; 27:1231-9. [PMID: 8262852 DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90548-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 471] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A multidisciplinary Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) task force has developed quality assurance guidelines for radiosurgery. The purpose of the guidelines are fourfold: (1) To ensure that participating institutions have the proper equipment and appropriate technique(s) to administer radiosurgery; (2) to outline a standard data set for each treated patient to assess protocol compliance; (3) to define minor and major deviations in protocol treatment; and (4) to set forth clinical data necessary to determine treatment efficacy, including failure patterns, and treatment toxicity. These guidelines are being implemented into active and developing radiosurgery protocols.
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- E Shaw
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Kline R. Retiring in style. Health Visit 1993; 66:453. [PMID: 8276631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The NHS pension scheme is widely regarded by pensions experts as one of the best. It offers a more generous deal than other, private sector schemes for the equivalent contributions. However it is not yet open to nurses employed in general practice and there are a number of issues of which health visitors and school nurses working in the NHS should be aware.
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Oz MC, Pinsky DJ, Koga S, Liao H, Marboe CC, Han D, Kline R, Jeevanandam V, Williams M, Morales A. Novel preservation solution permits 24-hour preservation in rat and baboon cardiac transplant models. Circulation 1993; 88:II291-7. [PMID: 8222168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac preservation for transplantation disrupts normal vascular homeostatic mechanisms. Hypoxia and reoxygenation increase endothelial cell permeability, induce procoagulant activity, and alter endothelial cell/leukocyte interactions, with a parallel reduction in endothelial cAMP and nitric oxide levels. Because hypoxia/reoxygenation simulates a significant component of the global ischemia/reperfusion of cardiac transplantation, we hypothesized that preservation failure may be related to these perturbations. This work focuses on repleting the intercellular/intracellular second messengers nitric oxide/cGMP and cAMP in the donor heart to enhance cardiac preservation for transplantation. METHODS AND RESULTS A heterotopic rat heart transplant model was used to compare lactated Ringer's (LR) and University of Wisconsin (UW) solutions to a novel storage solution (Columbia University solution, CU), which contains a cAMP analogue (dibutyryl cAMP) and nitroglycerin (to enhance nitric oxide-related mechanisms). By 24 to 28 hours of preservation, no LR hearts survived (n = 9), 35% of UW hearts survived (n = 20), and 88% of CU-preserved hearts survived (n = 8; P < .05) versus LR or UW). The viability of preserved hearts was explored by determining whether CU preservation enabled myocytes to maintain resting membrane potentials and preserve their ability to generate an action potential in response to a field stimulus. Of 24 sites explored with a microelectrode in UW-preserved hearts, only 4% were able to generate an action potential, compared with 75% of 36 sites in CU-preserved hearts (P < .001), with corresponding preservation of resting membrane potential in the CU-preserved hearts (-13 mV for UW versus -54 mV for CU, P < .001). Orthotopic baboon cardiac transplantation performed after 24-hour simple hypothermic preservation demonstrated that no UW-preserved heart (n = 4) survived the perioperative period; in contrast, four of five hearts stored for 24 hours in CU solution sustained the recipient with minimal inotropic support, and two animals survived long-term. CONCLUSIONS Sustaining higher levels of intercellular/intracellular second messengers cAMP and nitric oxide/cGMP provides a new approach to enhancing cardiac preservation.
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- M C Oz
- Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Kline R. TUPE. Safe transfer. Health Visit 1993; 66:377. [PMID: 8244731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The NHS and Community Care Act protected the pay and conditions of NHS staff transferred from health authority employment to trust. But with the advent of GP fundholding and moves by health care purchasers to 'play' the NHS internal market, HVA members will need the protection of TUPE: the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations 1981, as Roger Kline explains.
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Kline R. Recognition. When the music stops. Health Visit 1993; 66:264. [PMID: 8365899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Trade unions can no longer expect NHS employers automatically to recognise their role in negotiating employment terms and conditions on behalf of their members. NHS self-governing trusts are now free to set their own terms and conditions of employment--and to choose with whom they wish to negotiate. Roger Kline outlines the importance of recognition agreements.
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Kline R. Measuring down: PRP pitfalls. Health Visit 1993; 66:222. [PMID: 8344838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Within the next three years many NHS staff will be on a performance related pay (PRP) scheme, writes ROGER KLINE. PRP, together with job evaluation (see May Health visitor) is likely to become the main means of determining NHS staff pay. Already many senior NHS managers are on PRP and many trusts see it as one of their goals.
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Kline R. Grading--spinal attack. Health Visit 1993; 66:180. [PMID: 8514517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Quinn TC, Kline R, Moss MW, Livingston RA, Hutton N. Acid dissociation of immune complexes improves diagnostic utility of p24 antigen detection in perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Infect Dis 1993; 167:1193-6. [PMID: 8486954 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.5.1193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Since acid treatment of serum is known to disrupt immune complexes, the diagnostic utility of the p24 antigen assay was examined after acid treatment of 345 serum samples from 158 children born to women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although the p24 antigen assay after acid treatment was negative in 9 HIV-1-infected children < 1 week old, antigen was detectable at high levels in all 30 samples obtained from infected children 1-9 months old. Overall, antigen was positive in 145 (sensitivity 89.5%) of 162 samples from 47 HIV-1-infected children > or = 1 month old. In contrast, the sensitivity of the p24 antigen assay without acid dissociation was only 18% (P < .001). Among the 76 uninfected children, 132 (specificity 99.2%) of 133 specimens were p24 antigen-negative after acid dissociation. These results demonstrate that acid treatment of serum markedly improves the sensitivity and predictive value of the p24 antigen assay for diagnosis of perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection in children 1 month of age or older.
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Affiliation(s)
- T C Quinn
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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