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Bott SM, Rachunek K, Medved F, Bott TS, Daigeler A, Wahler T. Functional outcome after digit replantation versus amputation. J Orthop Traumatol 2022; 23:35. [PMID: 35896899 PMCID: PMC9329495 DOI: 10.1186/s10195-022-00654-7] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background The success of digit replantation is mainly based on survival rates. The functional outcome as well as the recovery of sensibility are essential parameters for judging the outcome after digit replantation but have been poorly assessed in previous studies. Patients and methods Forty-eight patients with 56 complete traumatic digit amputations occurring between 2008 and 2013 returned for a follow-up examination, the earliest being 6 months postoperatively. Each patient’s range of motion, fingertip-to-table distance, fingertip-to-palm distance, grip and pinch strengths, static two-point discrimination (2-PD), and Semmes–Weinstein monofilament (SWM) test level were assessed in order to compare functional outcome and recovery of sensibility between successful replantation (n = 19) and primary or secondary amputation (n = 37). Subjective assessments of the pain level and function of the upper extremity were performed using the numerical rating scale and the DASH score, respectively. Results Replanted digits achieved 58% of the median total range of motion of the corresponding uninjured digits. Grip and pinch strength were not significantly different after thumb or finger replantation or amputation. Recovery of sensibility was excellent after replantation, with a median static 2-PD of 5 mm and a reduction of pressure sensibility of two levels of the SWM test compared to the contralateral side. After amputation, the median static 2-PD was also very good, with a median value of 6 mm and a reduction of pressure sensibility of only one level according to the SWM test. There was significantly less pain after replantation at rest (p = 0.012) and under strain (p = 0.012) compared to patients after amputation. No significant differences were observed in the DASH score between the two groups. Conclusion Comparable functional results and sensory recovery but significantly less pain at rest and under strain can be expected after digit replantation when compared to digit amputation. Level of evidence IV.
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- Sarah M Bott
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of General and Visceral Surgery Freiburg, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls University Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 95, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany. .,Department of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Medius Clinic Nürtingen, 72622, Nürtingen, Germany.
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Hoffmann T, Bulla P, Jödicke L, Klein C, Bott SM, Keller R, Malek N, Fröhlich E, Göpel S, Blumenstock G, Fusco S. Can follow up lung ultrasound in Coronavirus Disease-19 patients indicate clinical outcome? PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256359. [PMID: 34432835 PMCID: PMC8386874 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate whether there is a change in findings of coronavirus disease 2019 patients in follow up lung ultrasound and to determine whether these findings can predict the development of severe disease. Materials and methods In this prospective monocentric study COVID-19 patients had standardized lung ultrasound (12 area evaluation) at day 1, 3 and 5. The primary end point was detection of pathologies and their change over time. The secondary end point was relationship between change in sonographic results and clinical outcome. Clinical outcome was assessed on development of severe disease defined as need for intensive care unit. Results Data of 30 patients were analyzed, 26 patients with follow-up lung ultrasound. All of them showed lung pathologies with dynamic patterns. 26,7% developed severe disease tending to have an ubiquitous lung involvement in lung ultrasound. In patients with need for intensive care unit a previously developed increase in B-lines, subpleural consolidations and pleural line irregularities was more common. A statistically significant association between change in B-lines as well as change in pleural line irregularities and development of severe disease was observed (p<0,01). Conclusion The present study demonstrates that follow up lung ultrasound can be a powerful tool to track the evolution of disease and suggests that lung ultrasound is able to indicate an impending development of severe disease in COVID-19 patients.
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- Tatjana Hoffmann
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Geriatry, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Grottenthaler JM, Konzelmann A, Stiegler A, Hinterleitner C, Bott SM, Klag T, Werner CR, Hinterleitner M, Königsrainer A, Batra A, Malek NP, Nadalin S, Berg CP. Significance and clinical impact of routinely tested urinary ethyl glucuronide after liver transplantation - development of a risk score. Transpl Int 2021; 34:2257-2265. [PMID: 34358363 DOI: 10.1111/tri.14007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Alcohol abuse after liver transplantation can seriously impact graft and patient survival. However, to date, there is no defined standard procedure to identify patients consuming alcohol after liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to analyze the diagnostic value and clinical impact of routinely measured urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG) - a metabolite of ethanol - in patients after liver transplantation. METHODS Data of 362 consecutive patients after liver transplantation who visited the University Hospital of Tuebingen for outpatient follow-up were analyzed. RESULTS 48 patients (13%) displayed positive uEtG results. The uEtG positive group contained significantly more patients with pre transplant alcoholic liver disease. However, two thirds of the uEtG positive patients had no history of pre transplant alcoholic liver disease. Several clinical parameters were significantly associated with positive uEtG. In order to enable a more cost-effective application of uEtG in the future, a clinical risk score was developed (specificity 0.95). CONCLUSIONS Routine testing for uEtG reveals a considerable percentage of patients practicing alcohol intake after liver transplantation. Application of our proposed risk score could help focusing uEtG testing on patients at risk.
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- Julia M Grottenthaler
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Section Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Section Addiction Medicine and Addiction Research, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hepatology, Infectiology, and Geriatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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