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Forcher L, Forcher L, Wäsche H, Jekauc D, Woll A, Gross T, Altmann S. Is ball-possession style more physically demanding than counter-attacking? The influence of playing style on match performance in professional soccer. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1197039. [PMID: 37484109 PMCID: PMC10361297 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1197039] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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In soccer, the offensive style of play describes characteristic behavioral features of the players at team level during the offensive phase of matches. This study aimed to investigate the effect of offensive playing style (i.e., while in ball possession) on physical and technical match performance during offensive play as well as success-related factors. The sample consisted of official tracking and event data of 153 matches of the 2020/21 German Bundesliga season. For every team in every match an offensive playing style coefficient was calculated to locate teams on a continuum between ball possession and counter-attacking style. This calculation contains 11 technical and physical performance parameters and has already been validated. In addition, dependent physical (e.g., sprinting distance), technical (e.g., passes), and success-related (e.g., goals) variables were examined. A separate linear mixed model was calculated for each dependent variable. While teams with lower playing style coefficient values (= counter-attacking style) covered more high-intensity (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.13) and sprinting distances per second in possession (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.14), teams with higher playing style coefficient values (= ball possession style) were physically more demanded over a whole match (e.g., more accelerations (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.69), decelerations (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.69), high-intensity (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.36), sprint distance (p = 0.03; R2 = 0.08)). Furthermore, teams with higher playing style coefficient values played more horizontal passes (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.73) and revealed better passing success rates (p ≤ 0.01; R2 = 0.17). In contrast, teams with lower playing style coefficient values played more long passes (p < 0.01; R2 = 0.58). The influence of the playing style coefficient on success-related variables was smaller (p ≤ 0.36; R2 = 0.10-0.13). Concluding, offensive playing style affects physical and technical match performance, but has limited influence on success. Hence, coaches can use the findings to optimize training contents to prepare players for the physical demands of a match.
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- Leon Forcher
- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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Minard-Colin V, Aupérin A, Burke A, Alexander S, Moreno M, Buffardi S, Uyttebroeck A, Bollard C, Zsiros J, Csoka M, Kazanowska B, Chiang A, Verschuur A, Miles R, Wotherspoon A, Barkauskas D, Wheatley K, Vassal G, Adamson P, Gross T, Patte C, Pillon M. INTER-B NHL-RITUX-2010 TRIAL FOR CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS WITH HIGH-RISK MATURE B-NHL: SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH RITUXIMAB AND LMB CHEMOTHERAPY. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00255-7] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Alexander S, Aupérin A, Bomken S, Csoka M, Kazanowska B, Chiang A, Moreno MA, Uyttebroeck A, Burke A, Zsiros J, Pillon M, Bollard C, Barkauskas D, Wheatley K, Patte C, Gross T, Minard-Colin V. IMPACT OF RITUXIMAB ON IMMUNE STATUS FOLLOWING THERAPY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HIGH-RISK MATURE B-CELL NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: RESULTS OF THE INTER-B-NHL RITUX 2010 TRIAL. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00205-3] [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: 11/06/2022]
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Forcher L, Forcher L, Jekauc D, Wäsche H, Woll A, Gross T, Altmann S. How Coaches Can Improve Their Teams' Match Performance-The Influence of In-Game Changes of Tactical Formation in Professional Soccer. Front Psychol 2022; 13:914915. [PMID: 35756243 PMCID: PMC9218789 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.914915] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The tactical formation has been shown to influence the match performance of professional soccer players. This study aimed to examine the effects of in-game changes in tactical formation on match performance and to analyze coach-specific differences. We investigated three consecutive seasons of an elite team in the German Bundesliga which were managed by three different coaches, respectively. For every season, the formation changes that occurred during games were recorded. The match performance was measured on a team level using the variables "goals," "chances," and "scoring zone" entries (≙successful attacking sequence) for the own/opposing team. Non-parametric tests were used to compare the 10 min before with the 10 min after the formation change, as well as games with and without formation change. In the 10 min after the formation change, the team achieved more goals/chances/scoring zone entries than in the 10 min before the formation change (mean ES = 0.52). Similarly, the team conceded fewer opposing goals/chances/scoring zone entries in the 10 min after the formation change (mean ES = 0.35). Furthermore, the results indicate that the success of the respective formation change was dependent on the responsible coach. Depending on the season, the extent of the impacts varied (season 1: mean ES = 0.71; season 2: mean ES = 0.26; and season 3: mean ES = 0.22). Over all three seasons, the formation changes had a positive effect on the match performance of the analyzed team, highlighting their importance in professional soccer. Depending on the season, formation changes had varying impacts on the performance, indicating coach-specific differences. Therefore, the quality of the formation changes of the different coaches varied. The provided information can support coaches in understanding the effects of their in-game decisions.
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- Leon Forcher
- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.,TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.,TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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Forcher L, Forcher L, Härtel S, Jekauc D, Wäsche H, Woll A, Gross T, Altmann S. Does Technical Match Performance in Professional Soccer Depend on the Positional Role or the Individuality of the Player? Front Psychol 2022; 13:813206. [PMID: 35712183 PMCID: PMC9197445 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.813206] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to examine the impact of the positional role and the individuality on the technical match performance in professional soccer players. From official match data of the Bundesliga season 2018/19, technical performance [short (<10 m)/medium (10–30 m)/long (>30 m) passes, dribblings, ball possessions] of all players who played during the season were analyzed (normative data). Five playing positions (center back, full back, central midfielder, wide midfielder and forward) were distinguished. As the contextual factor tactical formation is known to influence match performance, this parameter was controlled for. Further, those players who played at minimum four games in at least two different playing positions were included in the study sample (n = 13). The technical match performance of the players was analyzed in relation to the normative data regarding the extent to which the players either adapted or maintained their performance when changing the playing position. When switching playing positions, positional role could explain 3–6% of the variance in short passes and ball possessions and 27–44% of the variance in dribblings, medium passes, and long passes. Moreover, we observed large interindividual differences in the extent to which a player changed, adapted, or maintained his performance. In detail, five players clearly adapted their technical performance when changing playing positions, while five players maintained their performance. Coaches can use these findings to better understand the technical match performance of single players and further, to estimate the impact of a change in the positional role on the technical performance of the respective player.
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- Leon Forcher
- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Leon Forcher,
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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Forcher L, Forcher L, Jekauc D, Woll A, Gross T, Altmann S. Center backs work hardest when playing in a back three: The influence of tactical formation on physical and technical match performance in professional soccer. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265501. [PMID: 35298531 PMCID: PMC8929644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether tactical formation affects the physical and technical match performance of professional soccer players in the first German Bundesliga. From official match data of the Bundesliga season 2018/19, physical (total distance, high-intensity distance, sprinting distance, accelerations, maximum velocity) and technical performance (short/middle/long passes, dribblings, ball-possessions) of players were analyzed. Players were categorized into five playing positions (center back, full back, central midfielder, wide midfielder, forward) and teams into eight different tactical formations (4-4-2, 4-4-2 diamond, 4-2-2-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 4-2-3-1, 3-4-3, 3-5-2). Results revealed that the degree to which tactical formation affects match performance is position dependent. In terms of physical performance, center backs and full backs showed highest sprinting distances when playing in a formation with only three defenders in the back row (3-4-3, 3-5-2) compared to all other formations (ES range: 0.13≤ES≤1.27). Regarding technical performance, all positions except forwards displayed fewer short passes, middle passes and ball-possessions in the formations 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 compared to all other formations (0.02≤ES≤1.19). In conclusion, physical and technical performance of center backs, full backs and wide midfielders differed markedly between the tactical formations. Conversely, the physical and technical performance of central midfielders and forwards only showed small differences between the different tactical formations. These findings can help coaches scheduling their practice. For example, if a coach wants to change the playing formation, he can anticipate the physical and technical match performance changes depending on the respective playing position.
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- Leon Forcher
- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
- * E-mail:
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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PURPOSE To examine possible differences in physical match performance and the injury occurrence before and after the COVID-19 induced interruption of the 2019/2020 season of the German Bundesliga. Due to the interruption, matches and soccer-specific training were suspended for nine weeks, matches after the resumption of play occurred congested, and the playing situation changed, regarding, e.g., an increase to five substitutions. METHODS For this purpose, the 25 match-days before (pre) and the 9 match-days after (post) the COVID-19 induced interruption were examined regarding total distance, sprinting distance, average peak velocity, high-intensity distance, and injury occurrence. RESULTS Average peak velocity increased slightly for the comparison of pre and post with a small effect size (MD = 0.28 km/h, 95% CI: 0.11-0.45, p < 0.01, ES = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.12-0.48). There were no relevant differences in total distance, sprinting distance, high-intensity distance, and injury occurrence (0.11 ≤ p ≤ 0.82; 0.02≤ ES≤0.15). DISCUSSION In terms of physical match performance and injury occurence results suggest the opportunity to recover and work on individual physical weaknesses during the interruption alongside with an increased number of substitutions was sufficient to compensate for the short soccer-specific preparation phase before the commencement of matches and the congested match schedule after the COVID-19 break.
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- Maximiliane Thron
- Department for Performance Analysis, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department for Performance Analysis, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.,Department for Social and Health Sciences in Sport, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany.,TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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- Department for Performance Analysis, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.,TSG ResearchLab gGmbH, Zuzenhausen, Germany
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Van Den Broeck T, Van Den Bergh R, Arfi N, Gross T, Moris L, Briers E, Markus C, Maria D, Fanti S, Fossati N, Gillessen S, Grummet J, Henry A, Lardas M, Rouvière O, Mason M, Schoots I, Van Der Kwast T, Van Der Poel H, Wiegel T, Willemse P, Lam T, Cornford P, Mottet N, Tilki D. The EAU biochemical recurrence risk stratification after radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33810-6] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Gross T, Lindner D, Ojeda FM, Blankenberg S, Reichenspurner H, Westermann D, Girdauskas E. P6498Linkage analysis of transvalvular flow patterns, histopathology and target gene expression in aortic valve disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.1088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives
Recent studies have shown that shear stress can alter the integrity and gene expression of the aortic wall. We aim to analyze the link between jet dynamic, histological alterations, and gene expression patterns of the proximal aorta in patients with aortic valve disease.
Methods
We prospectively identified a total of 139 consecutive patients who were referred for aortic valve replacement (AVR) from January 2012 through December 2015. All patients underwent pre-operative MRI assessment to determine the maximal shear stress area of the proximal aorta. Depending of the aorta diameter we subdivided our study population in three subgroup (i.e., patients with a diameter ≤40mm, 41–49mm and ≥50mm). Based on the MRI results, two aortic wall tissue samples were collected during surgery. One sample were acquired from an area of low wall shear stress (WSS) and the second from the area of maximal WSS. The samples were graded in seven histopathologic features.
For RNA isolation the tissue was disrupted using a Tissue Lyser II (Qiagen). For the gene expression analysis of h18S, hCCL2, hCOL1A1, hVCAM1, and hELN reverse transcription of RNA was carried out using the High-capacity cDNA kit (life-technologies,USA). Therefore, 125 ng total RNA from tissue samples were reversely transcribed into cDNA.
Results
Regardless of the aortic valve functional lesion (i.e., stenosis or regurgitation), the maximal area of WSS was in the major curvature of the proximal aorta (73%, n=102). We observed that in both tissue samples just the orientation of vascular smooth muscle cell was strongly related to the diameter of the ascending aorta (p=0.004 vs. p=0.0032). In the whole study population any significant correlation was found between maximal cross-sectional aortic diameter and genes expression. However, in the subgroup analysis we identified that the tissue samples who were exposed to higher wall shear stress and presented a diameter ≥50mm, showed a statically significant gene over-expresion of COL1A1 (p=0.041) and ELN (p=0.01). In the tissue samples with a low WSS we also identified a significant over-expression of CCL2 (p=0.005) and COL1A1 (p=0.01).
Conclusions
Tissue samples from the slow WSS area with a proximal aortic diameter ≥50mm presented elevated levels of inflammatory response genes (i.e, CCL2). On the other hand, samples that were exposed to higher WSS demonstrated more relation to changes in the architecture of the connective fibres (i.e., elastin and collagen).
Acknowledgement/Funding
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- T Gross
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Phillips C, McNevin D, Kidd K, Lagacé R, Wootton S, de la Puente M, Freire-Aradas A, Mosquera-Miguel A, Eduardoff M, Gross T, Dagostino L, Power D, Olson S, Hashiyada M, Oz C, Parson W, Schneider P, Lareu M, Daniel R. MAPlex - A massively parallel sequencing ancestry analysis multiplex for Asia-Pacific populations. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2019; 42:213-226. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2019.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Neumann N, Petersen J, Gross T, Naito S, Reichenspurner H, Girdauskas E. Internal versus External Annuloplasty in Aortic Valve Repair: Implications from MS-CT Data. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678833] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- N. Neumann
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Neumann N, Petersen J, Naito S, Gross T, Zeller T, Reichenspurner H, Girdauskas E. Expression Patterns of Circulating microRNAs in Different Valvulo-aortic Phenotypes. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678807] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- N. Neumann
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Onishi M, Connolly EP, Wright JD, Vasan S, Gross T, Tsai WY, Chen L, Neugut AI, Accordino MK, Kalinsky K, Crew KD, Hershman DL. Abstract PD7-03: Cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-pd7-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background
Whole breast radiation therapy (WBRT) following lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is standard of care, however, the risk of local recurrence with and without radiation ranges as low as 0.9% vs. 6.7% over 7 years. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is a potential alternative with advantages of decreased toxicity to adjacent organs, convenience, and improved quality of life. While prospective trials of IORT for DCIS are ongoing, the objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of IORT vs. WBRT vs. no radiation for DCIS.
Methods
We developed a Markov model using TreeAge Pro 2016 to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of WBRT, IORT, and no radiation in patients with DCIS following lumpectomy. Health states included disease free, local recurrence (ipsilateral DCIS or invasive cancer), distant recurrence or death due to breast cancer, and death due to non-breast cancer causes. A 10-year time horizon and societal perspective were used. Model input parameters were derived from the literature. Costs reflected 2016 Medicare rates. The primary endpoint was incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), defined as the difference in cost, divided by the difference in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of two interventions. We performed analyses of subgroups defined according to DCIS risk (histologic grade, Oncotype Dx® DCIS recurrence score, low risk per RTOG 9804 criteria) and endocrine therapy use (none, tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor). Sensitivity analyses explored uncertainty in the model.
Results
IORT was the most cost-effective strategy, with an increase of 0.18 QALYs at an incremental cost of $4,728, corresponding to an ICER of $26,943/QALY when compared with no radiation therapy. WBRT resulted in an increase in 0.18 QALYs at an incremental cost of $6859, corresponding to an ICER of $39,085/QALY. For both strategies, the ICERs did not exceed the willingness to pay (WTP) threshold of $100,000.
IORT remained the most cost-effective strategy across DCIS risk groups, but was more cost-effective in higher risk patients, as demonstrated by lower ICERs. In low risk DCIS defined by RTOG 9804 criteria, no radiation was most cost-effective. The ICERs for IORT and WBRT, $152,753 and $208,204/QALY, respectively, exceeded the WTP threshold. IORT remained cost-effective in the setting of endocrine therapy use.
Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios (ICER) for each radiation strategy for the base case and scenario analyses ICER ($/QALY) No RTIORTWBRTBase Case Analysis 26,94339,085 Scenario Analysis by DCIS Risk GroupHistologic Grade - Low 36,81152,219- High 25,64337,137 Oncotype Dx DCIS Score - Low 92,892126,398- High 32,00345,690 Low Risk DCIS 152,753208,204 Scenario Analysis by Endocrine TherapyNo Tamoxifen 23,38734,373Tamoxifen 47,81166,616 Tamoxifen 31,96146,272Aromatase Inhibitor 41,31658,674
Conclusion
IORT was the most cost-effective radiation strategy for DCIS compared to WBRT and no radiation. This applied to all subgroups with the exception of low-risk DCIS defined by RTOG 9804 criteria for whom no radiation was the most cost-effective strategy. These findings provide support for ongoing studies examining the role of IORT for DCIS with high-risk features, as well as alternative treatment strategies for low-risk DCIS.
Citation Format: Onishi M, Connolly EP, Wright JD, Vasan S, Gross T, Tsai W-Y, Chen L, Neugut AI, Accordino MK, Kalinsky K, Crew KD, Hershman DL. Cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD7-03.
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- M Onishi
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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Gramlich P, Plitzko SJ, Rudolf L, Drossel B, Gross T. The influence of dispersal on a predator-prey system with two habitats. J Theor Biol 2016; 398:150-61. [PMID: 27038668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.03.015] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dispersal between different habitats influences the dynamics and stability of populations considerably. Furthermore, these effects depend on the local interactions of a population with other species. Here, we perform a general and comprehensive study of the simplest possible system that includes dispersal and local interactions, namely a 2-patch 2-species system. We evaluate the impact of dispersal on stability and on the occurrence of bifurcations, including pattern forming bifurcations that lead to spatial heterogeneity, in 19 different classes of models with the help of the generalized modelling approach. We find that dispersal often destabilizes equilibria, but it can stabilize them if it increases population losses. If dispersal is nonrandom, i.e. if emigration or immigration rates depend on population densities, the correlation of stability with dispersal rates is positive in part of the models. We also find that many systems show all four types of bifurcations and that antisynchronous oscillations occur mostly with nonrandom dispersal.
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- P Gramlich
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße, 6 D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße, 6 D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße, 6 D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Llera AS, Podhajcer OL, Breitenbach MM, Santini L, Muller B, Daneri-Navarro A, Velázquez CA, Artagaveytia N, Gómez J, Frech MS, Brown T, Gross T. Translational cancer research comes of age in Latin America. Sci Transl Med 2015; 7:319fs50. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad5859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Arora D, Gross T, Brueggeman R. Allele characterization of genes required for rpg4-mediated wheat stem rust resistance identifies Rpg5 as the R gene. Phytopathology 2013; 103:1153-1161. [PMID: 23841622 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-13-0030-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A highly virulent form of the wheat stem rust pathogen Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici race TTKSK is virulent on both wheat and barley, presenting a major threat to world food security. The recessive and temperature-sensitive rpg4 gene is the only effective source of resistance identified in barley (Hordeum vulgare) against P. graminis f. sp. tritici race TTKSK. Efforts to position clone rpg4 localized resistance to a small interval on barley chromosome 5HL, tightly linked to the rye stem rust (P. graminis f. sp. secalis) resistance (R) gene Rpg5. High-resolution genetic analysis and post-transcriptional gene silencing of the genes at the rpg4/Rpg5 locus determined that three tightly linked genes (Rpg5, HvRga1, and HvAdf3) are required together for rpg4-mediated wheat stem rust resistance. Alleles of the three genes were analyzed from a diverse set of 14 domesticated barley lines (H. vulgare) and 8 wild barley accessions (H. vulgare subsp. spontaneum) to characterize diversity that may determine incompatibility (resistance). The analysis determined that HvAdf3 and HvRga1 code for predicted functional proteins that do not appear to contain polymorphisms determining the compatible (susceptible) interactions with the wheat stem rust pathogen and were expressed at the transcriptional level from both resistant and susceptible barley lines. The HvAdf3 alleles shared 100% amino acid identity among all 22 genotypes examined. The P. graminis f. sp. tritici race QCCJ-susceptible barley lines with HvRga1 alleles containing the limited amino acid substitutions unique to the susceptible varieties also contained predicted nonfunctional rpg5 alleles. Thus, susceptibility in these lines is likely due to the nonfunctional RPG5 proteins. The Rpg5 allele analysis determined that 9 of the 13 P. graminis f. sp. tritici race QCCJ-susceptible barley lines contain alleles that either code for predicted truncated proteins as the result of a single nucleotide substitution, resulting in a stop codon at amino acid 161, a single cytosine indel causing a frame shift, and a stop codon at amino acid 217, or an indel that deleted the entire STPK domain. The three P. graminis f. sp. tritici race QCCJ-susceptible lines (Swiss landraces Hv489, Hv492, and Hv611) and the wild barley accession WBDC160 contain rpg5 alleles predicted to encode full-length proteins containing a nonsynonomous nucleotide substitution that results in the amino acid substitution E1287A. This amino acid substitution present in the uncharacterized C-terminal domain is not found in any resistant line and may be important to elicit the resistance reaction. These data suggest that rpg4-mediated resistance against many wheat stem rust pathogen races, including P. graminis f. sp. tritici race TTKSK, rely on the Rpg5 R gene; thus, rpg4- and Rpg5-mediated resistance rely on a common R gene and should not be considered completely distinct. The data also determined that Rpg5 gene-specific molecular markers could be used to detect rpg4-mediated wheat stem rust resistance for marker-assisted selection.
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A novel in situ cell for Raman diagnostics of working lithium-ion batteries is described. The design closely mimics that of standard battery testing cells and therefore allows to obtain Raman spectra under representative electrochemical conditions. Both cathode and anode materials can be studied. First results on the intercalation of a Li1-xCoO2 cathode material demonstrate the potential of the experimental approach for structural studies and underline the importance of studying lithium-ion batteries at work.
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- T Gross
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstr. 20, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Wang X, Richards J, Gross T, Druka A, Kleinhofs A, Steffenson B, Acevedo M, Brueggeman R. The rpg4-mediated resistance to wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis) in barley (Hordeum vulgare) requires Rpg5, a second NBS-LRR gene, and an actin depolymerization factor. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2013; 26:407-18. [PMID: 23216085 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-12-0146-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The rpg4 gene confers recessive resistance to several races of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) and Rpg5 provides dominant resistance against isolates of the rye stem rust (P. graminis f. sp. secalis) in barley. The rpg4 and Rpg5 genes are tightly linked on chromosome 5H, and positional cloning using high-resolution populations clearly separated the genes, unambiguously identifying Rpg5; however, the identity of rpg4 remained unclear. High-resolution genotyping of critical recombinants at the rpg4/Rpg5 locus, designated here as rpg4-mediated resistance locus (RMRL) delimited two distinct yet tightly linked loci required for resistance, designated as RMRL1 and RMRL2. Utilizing virus-induced gene silencing, each gene at RMRL1, i.e., HvRga1 (a nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat [NBS-LRR] domain gene), Rpg5 (an NBS-LRR-protein kinase domain gene), and HvAdf3 (an actin depolymerizing factor-like gene), was individually silenced followed by inoculation with P. graminis f. sp. tritici race QCCJ. Silencing each gene changed the reaction type from incompatible to compatible, indicating that all three genes are required for rpg4-mediated resistance. This stem rust resistance mechanism in barley follows the emerging theme of unrelated pairs of genetically linked NBS-LRR genes required for specific pathogen recognition and resistance. It also appears that actin cytoskeleton dynamics may play an important role in determining resistance against several races of stem rust in barley.
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- X Wang
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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Costa AS, Friesen P, Soundjock H, Rottschy C, Reich A, Gross T, Eitner F, Schulz JB, Nasreddine Z, Reetz K. Alternate-form reliability of the German Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) screening test. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1301641] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Bilgic A, Sezer S, Ozdemir N, Kurita N, Hosokawa N, Nomura S, Maeda Y, Uchihara H, Fukuhara S, Gascon LD, Karohl C, Smith AL, Wilson RO, Raggi P, Ignace S, Loignon RC, Couture V, Marquis K, Utescu M, Lariviere R, Agharazii M, Zahalkova J, Marsova M, Nikorjakova I, vestak M, amboch K, Bellasi A, Gamboa C, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block G, Muntner P, Raggi P, Makino J, Makino K, Ito T, Kato S, Yuzawa Y, Yasuda Y, Tsuruta Y, Itoh A, Maruyama S, Karasavvidou D, Kalaitzidis R, Spanos G, Pappas K, Pappas E, Kountouris S, Tatsioni A, Siamopoulos K, Staffolani E, Galli D, Nicolais R, Magliano G, Forleo GB, Santini L, Romano V, Sgueglia M, Romeo F, Di Daniele N, Freercks R, Swanepoel C, Carrara H, Raggi P, Rayner B, Freercks R, Swanepoel C, Carrara H, Raggi P, Rayner B, Fedak D, Kuzniewski M, Galicka-Latala D, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Dumnicka P, Pasowicz M, Solnica B, Sulowicz W, Kuzniewski M, Fedak D, Kapusta M, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Janda K, Pasowicz M, Solnica B, Sulowicz W, Ozcan M, Calayoglu R, Sengul S, Ensari A, Hazinedaroglu S, Tuzuner A, Nergizoglu G, Erbay B, Keven K, Gross T, Floege J, Leon S, Markus K, Vincent B, Ulrich G, Zitt E, Koenig M, Vychytil A, Auinger M, Wallner M, Lingenhel G, Schilcher G, Lhotta K, Csiky B, Toth G, Sulyok E, Melegh B, Vas T, Wittmann I, Martens-Lobenhoffer J, Awiszus F, Bode-Boger SM, Staffolani E, Nicolais R, Miani N, Galli D, Borzacchi MS, Cipriani S, Sturniolo A, Di Daniele N, Abouseif K, Bichari W, Elewa U, Buimistriuc LD, Badarau S, Stefan A, Leanca E, Covic A, Kimura H, Mukai H, Miura S, Maeda A, Takeda K, Sikole A, Trajceska L, Selim G, Amitov V, Dzekova P, Gelev S, Severova G, Trajceski T, Abe Y, Watanabe M, Ito K, Ogahara S, Nakashima H, Saito T, Oleniuc M, Secara IF, Nistor I, Onofriescu M, Covic A, Papagianni A, Kasimatis E, Stavrinou E, Pliakos K, Spartalis M, Dimitriadis C, Belechri AM, Giamalis P, Economidou D, Efstratiadis G, Memmos D, Chen R, Xing C, Bi G, Ito S, Oyake N, Tanabe K, Shimada T, Capurro F, De Mauri A, Brustia M, Navino C, David P, De Leo M, Usvyat L, Bayh I, Etter M, Lam M, Levin NW, Marcelli D, Raimann JG, Schuh E, Thijssen S, Kotanko P, Sipahioglu M, Unal A, Kocyigit I, Karakurt M, Oguzhan N, Cilan H, Kavuncu F, Tokgoz B, Oymak O, Utas C, Canas L, Galan A, Ferrer E, Filella A, Fernandez M, Bayes B, Bonet J, Bonal J, Romero R, Amore A, Puccinelli MP, Petrillo G, Albiani R, Bonaudo R, Camilla R, Steckiph D, Grandi F, Bracco G, Coppo R, Chen X, Zhu P, Chen Y, Xu Y, Chen N, Tatar E, Kircelli F, Asci G, Carrero JJ, Gungor O, Demirci MS, Ozkahya M, Toz H, Ok E, Buzdugan E, Condor A, Crisan S, Radulescu D, Lucaciu D, Hakemi MS, Nassiri AA, Asadzadeh R, Faizei AM, Molsted S, Andersen JL, Eidemak I, Harrison AP, Rodriguez Gomez MA, Fernandez-Reyes Luis MJ, Molina Ordas A, Heras Benito M, Sanchez Hernandez R, Mortazavi Najafabadi M, Moinzadeh F, Saadatnia SM, Shahidi S, Davarpanah A, Farajzadegan Z, Rodriguez-Reimundes E, Rognant N, Jolivot A, Abdeljaouad A, Pelletier S, Juillard L, Laville M, Fouque D, Santoro A, Zuccala A, Cagnoli L, Bolasco PG, Panzetta O, Mercadal L, Fessy H, London G, Severi S, Domini R, Grandi F, Corsi C. Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D (2). Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Renzulli P, Gross T, Schnüriger B, Schoepfer AM, Inderbitzin D, Exadaktylos AK, Hoppe H, Candinas D. Management of blunt injuries to the spleen. Br J Surg 2010; 97:1696-703. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background
Non-operative management (NOM) of blunt splenic injuries is nowadays considered the standard treatment. The present study identified selection criteria for primary operative management (OM) and planned NOM.
Methods
All adult patients with blunt splenic injuries treated at Berne University Hospital, Switzerland, between 2000 and 2008 were reviewed.
Results
There were 206 patients (146 men) with a mean(s.d.) age of 38·2(19·1) years and an Injury Severity Score of 30·9(11·6). The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma classification of the splenic injury was grade 1 in 43 patients (20·9 per cent), grade 2 in 52 (25·2 per cent), grade 3 in 60 (29·1 per cent), grade 4 in 42 (20·4 per cent) and grade 5 in nine (4·4 per cent). Forty-seven patients (22·8 per cent) required immediate surgery. Transfusion of at least 5 units of red cells (odds ratio (OR) 13·72, 95 per cent confidence interval 5·08 to 37·01), Glasgow Coma Scale score below 11 (OR 9·88, 1·77 to 55·16) and age 55 years or more (OR 3·29, 1·07 to 10·08) were associated with primary OM. The rate of primary OM decreased from 33·3 to 11·9 per cent after the introduction of transcatheter arterial embolization in 2005. Overall, 159 patients (77·2 per cent) qualified for NOM, which was successful in 143 (89·9 per cent). The splenic salvage rate was 69·4 per cent. In multivariable analysis age at least 40 years was the only factor independently related to failure of NOM (OR 13·58, 2·76 to 66·71).
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NOM of blunt splenic injuries has a low failure rate. Advanced age is independently associated with an increased failure rate.
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- P Renzulli
- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
- Department of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
- Farncombe Family Institute of Digestive Health Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Berne University Hospital, and University of Berne, Switzerland
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Skeens M, Soni S, Pai V, Bajwa R, Pietryga D, Gross T, Termuhlen A. Case Control Study Of Levetiracetam Vs. Fosphenytoin For Seizure Prophylaxis In Children Receiving Busulfan (BU) For Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.135] [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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Skeens M, Pai V, Garee A, Bajwa R, Gross T, Termuhlen A, Soni S. Twice Daily Intravenous Tacrolimus (FK-506) Is A Safe And Effective Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD) Prophylaxis For Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSCT) Recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.518] [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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Gross T, Thomson J, Kutranov S. A review of low template STR analysis in casework using the DNA SenCE post-PCR purification technique. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2009.08.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gross T, Messmer P, Amsler F, Füglistaler-Montali I, Zürcher M, Hügli RW, Regazzoni P, Jacob AL. Impact of a multifunctional image-guided therapy suite on emergency multiple trauma care. Br J Surg 2009; 97:118-27. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background
The multifunctional image-guided therapy suite (MIGTS), a combined diagnostic and operating theatre, is currently the subject of considerable interest. This study investigated the effect of instituting a MIGTS on the emergency treatment of multiply injured patients.
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This prospective controlled intervention study (MIGTS versus conventional treatment) included consecutive multiply injured trauma patients (Injury Severity Score of 16 or more) admitted between February 2003 and April 2005 to a university hospital. Main outcome measures were time to computed tomography (CT) and number of in-hospital transfers.
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A total of 168 patients were enrolled, 87 in the MIGTS and 81 in the control group. On average, CT was started at least 13 min sooner in the MIGTS group (P < 0·001), and these patients underwent fewer within-hospital transfers before arrival in the intensive care unit (median 2 versus 4 for controls; odds ratio −2·92, P < 0·001). Team members indicated increased satisfaction with the quality of the MIGTS procedure over the course of the study (P = 0·009). Thirty-day mortality rate (17 per cent for MIGTS versus 22 per cent for controls; P = 0·420) and long-term outcome did not differ between the two groups.
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Implementation of a MIGTS in the emergency treatment of multiple trauma significantly accelerated the procedure and reduced the number of in-hospital transports. Registration number: NCT0072213 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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- T Gross
- Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery Group Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
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- Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery Group Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
- Ortho Trauma Centre, Rashid Hospital, Department of Health and Medical Services, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Amsler Consulting, Biel-Benken, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Basel, Switzerland
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- Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery Group Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital Bruderholz, Bruderholz, Switzerland
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- Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery Group Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Surgery, Basel, Switzerland
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- Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery Group Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Gross T, Groeneveld P. 93: Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Out-of-Hospital 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Programs. Ann Emerg Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.119] [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]
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DiCarlo BB, Hu JC, Gross T, Vago R, Athanasiou KA. Biomaterial effects in articular cartilage tissue engineering using polyglycolic acid, a novel marine origin biomaterial, IGF-I, and TGF-beta 1. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2009; 223:63-73. [PMID: 19239068 DOI: 10.1243/09544119jeim424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bovine articular chondrocytes were seeded on either polyglycolic acid (PGA) non-woven mesh scaffolds or a biomatrix from the species Porites lutea (POR). These constructs were cultured for 6 weeks in the presence of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I (10 ng/ml or 100 ng/ml) or transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 (5 ng/ml or 30 ng/ml) to determine the in-vitro articular cartilage regeneration capacity of each. Histology, deoxyribonucleic acid content, collagen I and II (immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) contents were measured at 0 weeks, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks to assess the characteristics of chondrogenesis. Both scaffolds supported the maintenance of the chondrocytic phenotype, as evidenced by the predominance of collagen II and the presence of rounded chondrocytes embedded in lacunae. Regardless of growth factor treatment, cells cultured on PGA scaffolds produced more collagen type II than those cultured on POR. Conversely, by 6 weeks, cells cultured on POR scaffolds produced more GAG than those cultured on PGA scaffolds, again regardless of the growth factor used. Across the two groups, 100 ng/ml of IGF-I had the greatest overall effect in GAG content. This work indicates that PGA and the POR scaffolds are both effective growth matrices for articular cartilage, with each scaffold exhibiting different yet desirable profiles of articular cartilage growth.
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- B B DiCarlo
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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van Voorn GAK, Stiefs D, Gross T, Kooi BW, Feudel U, Kooijman SALM. Stabilization due to predator interference: comparison of different analysis approaches. Math Biosci Eng 2008; 5:567-583. [PMID: 18616359 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2008.5.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We study the influence of the particular form of the functional response in two-dimensional predator-prey models with respect to the stability of the nontrivial equilibrium. This equilibrium is stable between its appearance at a transcritical bifurcation and its destabilization at a Hopf bifurcation, giving rise to periodic behavior. Based on local bifurcation analysis, we introduce a classification of stabilizing effects. The classical Rosenzweig-MacArthur model can be classified as weakly stabilizing, undergoing the paradox of enrichment, while the well known Beddington-DeAngelis model can be classified as strongly stabilizing. Under certain conditions we obtain a complete stabilization, resulting in an avoidance of limit cycles. Both models, in their conventional formulation, are compared to a generalized, steady-state independent two-dimensional version of these models, based on a previously developed normalization method. We show explicitly how conventional and generalized models are related and how to interpret the results from the rather abstract stability analysis of generalized models.
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- G A K van Voorn
- Dept. Theor. Biology, Vrije Universiteit, de Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hirschmann MT, Uike KN, Kaufmann M, Huegli R, Regazzoni P, Gross T. [Quality management of interdisciplinary treatment of polytrauma. Possibilities and limits of retrospective routine data collection]. Anaesthesist 2008; 56:673-8. [PMID: 17483913 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-007-1192-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of interdisciplinary multiple trauma management using routinely taken data. METHODS A retrospective analysis of all multiple traumatized patients [Injury Severity Score (ISS)>15] in a university hospital (n=172; time period 01.01.1997-31.12.1999) was carried out concerning epidemiological and clinical variables and hospital outcome (p<0.05). RESULTS The overall mortality was 22% [n=38; expected Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) mortality 29%]. Significant parameters for worse outcome in univariate analysis were age>74 years, hypotension, decreasing hemoglobin level and prothrombin time, decreased Glasgow Coma Scale and the number of erythrocyte or plasma concentrates received in the initial period of treatment. The comparison of our results with the data of the German Association for Trauma Surgery registry demonstrated comparable results with respect to management sequence and outcome. CONCLUSIONS In the quality management of multiple trauma patients retrospective analysis of routinely registered parameters can be a reliable and practical alternative to time-consuming prospective studies when based on prognostic relevant data. Such a procedure allows a preliminary critical comparison with other centers.
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- M T Hirschmann
- Departemente Chirurgie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel.
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Duggirala H, Kandzari D, Gross T. Postmarket Surveillance of Drug-Eluting Stents. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s172-a] [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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Hefflin B, Gross T, Schroeder T. Estimates of Medical Device-Associated Adverse Events. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s171-c] [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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Gross T, Zmora E, Levi-Kalisman Y, Regev O, Berman A. Lung-surfactant-meconium interaction: in vitro study in bulk and at the air-solution interface. Langmuir 2006; 22:3243-50. [PMID: 16548584 DOI: 10.1021/la0521241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Lung surfactants (LSs) form a monolayer at the lung's alveoli air-solution interface and play a crucial role in making normal breathing possible by reducing the surface tension. LS are affected by various agents that hamper their normal functioning. Tobacco smoke [Bringezu, F.; Pinkerton, K. E.; Zasadzinski, J. A. Langmuir 2003, 19, 2900-2907] and meconium, the first excrement of the newborn, are examples for such LS poison. In neonates, intrauterine aspiration of meconium is a known cause for morbidity and mortality. We studied in vitro the interactions between modified porcine LSs (Curosurf), used as LS replacement, and meconium, as well as between their artificial analogues, phospholipids mixture, and taurocholic acid (TA), respectively. The interactions were examined both in the bulk solution and at the air-water interface, representing the pre- and postnatal situations. It was found that the artificial analogues represent the natural system reliably and exhibit similar effects. TA, a principle component of bile, is an amphiphilic sterol compound in which the hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties are presented at different faces of the sterol plane. Here we found that TA affects the structure of both monolayers at the interface and surfactant aggregates in solution. A likely poisoning mechanism is by stereoselective penetration of TA into the lamellar or monolayer structures, thus disrupting the contiguous structure of the intact monolayer or the bilayer vesicle structure.
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- T Gross
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
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Gross T, Amsler F, Ummenhofer W, Zuercher M, Regazzoni P, Jacob AL, Huegli RW, Messmer P. [Interdisciplinary emergency room management of trauma patients from the standpoint of coworkers]. Chirurg 2006; 76:959-66. [PMID: 16021393 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-005-1068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to examine whether staff questionnaire evaluation is useful for quality control in the emergency room (ER) setting. METHODS Consecutive anonymous questionnaires (Likert scale 1-5) were filled out by the involved medical staff in all ER trauma cases in a university hospital from July 2002 to December 2003 (analysis of variance, P<0.05). RESULTS In 171 ER cases, 844 staff members responded. Main criticisms concerned time management or satisfaction with personal ER training (Likert <4). Consultants rated the quality of their training significantly higher than younger doctors, two thirds of consultants vs one third of residents having passed an Advanced Trauma and Life Support course (P<0.001). Depending on responders' professional specialties and whether the situation concerned multiple trauma (Injury Severity Score >15), a significant systematic difference resulted. CONCLUSION Our standardized staff questionnaire evaluation was revealed to be a discriminative instrument for quality management of trauma cases in the ER. To confirm these findings, correlation with clinical outcome data and further validation of the method are needed.
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- T Gross
- Abteilung Traumatologie, Allgemeinchirurgische Klinik, Universitätsspital Basel, Schweiz
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Staff attitude plays a pivotal role in quality management. The objective of the present study was to further define how interdisciplinary emergency hospital staff experience their daily work and the extent to which the professional speciality and training of an individual influences his/her assessment of multiple-trauma team performance. METHODS The clinical staff involved in multiple-trauma emergency management of a university hospital was asked to answer a confidential questionnaire. Factorial analysis was used to identify 8 major dimensions from a total of 53 items. RESULTS The questionnaire was returned by 128 team members. All professional groups were most dissatisfied with the dimensions 'education and training', 'work sequence between specialities' and 'communication between specialities'. Assessment of the quality of in-hospital emergency-trauma management differed significantly between professional specialities (ANOVA, F=5.2; P=0.028); surgeons gave the highest ratings for all but one dimension. Having taken an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course influenced significantly the total rating of multiple-trauma treatments of anaesthetists and surgeons (F=5.5; P=0.024). CONCLUSIONS The perceptions of interdisciplinary trauma team members without the completion of an ATLS training course were that they did not communicate enough with each other and that there were differences between their expectations and reality. The differences and the communication deficits were overcome in team members who had passed an ATLS course.
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- T Gross
- University Hospital, Department of Surgery, Trauma Unit, Basel, Switzerland.
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INTRODUCTION The cost of misdiagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in donors has not been previously described. The purpose of this study was to examine the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry experience with these donors. METHODS All cases where an error in diagnosis was made due to intracranial hemorrhage from undiagnosed CNS tumors and where CNS metastases were misdiagnosed as primary brain tumor were examined. RESULTS Forty-two organ recipients with misdiagnosed primary brain deaths from 29 donors were examined. After transplantation these donors were identified with: melanoma (23%), renal cell carcinoma (19%), choriocarcinoma (12%), sarcoma (10%), Kaposi's sarcoma (7%), and variable tumors (22%). The majority of patients were renal allograft recipients (84%) followed by liver (n = 4) and lung recipients (n = 1). The most commonly diagnostic error was with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) (62%). A donor-related transmission rate of 74% (31/42) was identified among those patients with a misdiagnosed brain death. The majority of donor-transmitted cancers were identified in the recipient allograft (71%). Sixty-four percent of recipients suffered diffuse metastatic disease. Overall survival was poor, with a 5-year survival rate of 32% (10/31). Explantation was performed in 17 patients with confirmed donor-transmitted cancer, and in these patients a survival benefit was noted (10/17, 59%, vs 0/14, 0%; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Error in the diagnosis of donor brain death due to CNS tumors has significant and often fatal consequences. Allograft explantation for kidney recipients or retransplantation for extrarenal recipients may provide a survival benefit. Potential donors with unclear etiologies for brain death, particularly ICH, should be considered for a limited brain autopsy after donation.
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- J F Buell
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
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Huegli RW, Staedele H, Messmer P, Regazzoni P, Steinbrich W, Gross T. Displaced anterior column acetabular fracture: closed reduction and percutaneous CT-navigated fixation. Acta Radiol 2004; 45:618-21. [PMID: 15587418 DOI: 10.1080/02841850410008199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of computer-tomography-navigated closed reduction and percutaneous fixation (CRPF) in a patient with an externally rotated left acetabular fracture. After a follow-up of 18 months the patient was pain-free and had a normal range of motion in both hip joints. Radiologically, the fracture was fully consolidated, remodelled, and there were no signs of osteoarthritis. To our knowledge, CT-navigated CRPF of a rotated acetabular fracture has not been reported before. Further studies regarding the feasibility of the method are warranted.
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- R W Huegli
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Seah MP, Spencer SJ, Bensebaa F, Vickridge I, Danzebrink H, Krumrey M, Gross T, Oesterle W, Wendler E, Rheinländer B, Azuma Y, Kojima I, Suzuki N, Suzuki M, Tanuma S, Moon DW, Lee HJ, Cho HM, Chen HY, Wee ATS, Osipowicz T, Pan JS, Jordaan WA, Hauert R, Klotz U, van der Marel C, Verheijen M, Tamminga Y, Jeynes C, Bailey P, Biswas S, Falke U, Nguyen NV, Chandler-Horowitz D, Ehrstein JR, Muller D, Dura JA. Critical review of the current status of thickness measurements for ultrathin SiO2 on Si Part V: Results of a CCQM pilot study. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.1909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bei instabilen proximalen Tibiafrakturen kommt es infolge ungenügender Abstützung nicht selten zu Sekundärdislokationen mit konsekutiver Gelenksinkongruenz und Achsenfehlstellung. Doppelplattenosteosynthesen erhöhen zwar die Stabilität, sind aber wenig biologisch und führen leicht zu Wundheilungsproblemen. Neue Stabilisierungsverfahren wie das LISS (Less Invasive Stabilization System) und die LCP (Locked Compression Plate) ermöglichen eine winkelstabile und minimal invasive Osteosynthese. Dadurch können die Stabilität verbessert und Wundheilungsprobleme vermindert werden. Somit werden einfache Frakturen weiterhin mit den herkömmlichen Implantaten versorgt, bicondyläre Frakturen mit metaphysärer Trümmerzone und/oder ausgedehntem Weichteilschaden werden aber zunehmend mit minimal invasiven winkelstabilen Osteosyntheseverfahren stabilisiert.
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- P Messmer
- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich.
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Huegli RW, Messmer P, Jacob AL, Regazzoni P, Styger S, Gross T. Delayed Union of a Sacral Fracture: Percutaneous Navigated Autologous Cancellous Bone Grafting and Screw Fixation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2003; 26:502-5. [PMID: 14753316 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-003-0071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Delayed or non-union of a sacral fracture is a serious clinical condition that may include chronic pain, sitting discomfort, gait disturbances, neurological problems, and inability to work. It is also a difficult reconstruction problem. Late correction of the deformity is technically more demanding than the primary treatment of acute pelvic injuries. Open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF), excision of scar tissue, and bone grafting often in a multi-step approach are considered to be the treatment of choice in delayed unions of the pelvic ring. This procedure implies the risk of neurological and vascular injuries, infection, repeated failure of union, incomplete correction of the deformity, and incomplete pain relief as the most important complications. We report a new approach for minimally invasive treatment of a delayed union of the sacrum without vertical displacement. A patient who suffered a Malgaigne fracture (Tile C1.3) was initially treated with closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation (CRPF) of the posterior pelvic ring under CT navigation and plating of the anterior pelvic ring. Three months after surgery he presented with increasing hip pain caused by a delayed union of the sacral fracture. The lesion was successfully treated percutaneously in a single step procedure using CT navigation for drilling of the delayed union, autologous bone grafting, and screw fixation.
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- R W Huegli
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
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The selective synthesis of linear amines from internal olefins or olefin mixtures was achieved through a catalytic one-pot reaction consisting of an initial olefin isomerization followed by hydroformylation and reductive amination. Key to the success is the use of specially designed phosphine ligands in the presence of rhodium catalysts. This reaction constitutes an economically attractive and environmentally favorable synthesis of linear aliphatic amines.
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- A Seayad
- Institut für Organische Katalyseforschung an der Universität Rostock e.V. (IfOK), Buchbinderstrasse 5-6, D-18055 Rostock, Germany
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INTRODUCTION Following guidelines pain levels should not exceed a score of 3 on the visual analog scale (VAS 1-10). We were interested in the actual surgical pain management of the postoperative period and the potential influences of a nurse-controlled intravenous morphine administration (NCA) on its quality. METHODS Interventional study: interview of patients and nursing staff and examination of records concerning pain treatment following surgery. RESULTS The interviews were conducted with 110 patients before and 125 patients after the intervention program. Before the intervention, one-half of the patients noted that they were never asked about their pain intensity within the first 24 h after surgery. Only 42% of the records showed at least one VAS documentation. Every fourth individual experienced a pain intensity > 3 without having received a supplementary pain medication. Following the morphine intervention program, documentation of pain scores increased significantly (72%; p < 0.0001) and more patients were familiar with the VAS (64% vs 46%; p < 0.0004). Median maximum as well as actual pain at the time of the interview decreased by one point (VAS). The percentage of patients whose supplementary pain prescription was totally used showed a significant increase (p = 0.035). Following morphine administration, no single individual complained about an undue waiting time in comparison to 15% of patients previously. Even though the morphine intervention project caused more work for the nursing staff, 75% of the personnel were convinced that the procedure was worth this investment. CONCLUSION This data revealed a relevant deficiency of surgical pain management. Already basic instructions on pain management can significantly improve this treatment. Assigning additional authority to the nursing staff, such as a nurse-based intravenous opioid administration, can significantly raise the motivation of the personnel as well as the satisfaction of the patients involved.
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- T Gross
- Allgemeinchirurgische Klinik, Department Chirurgie, Universität Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Schweiz.
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Buell JF, Husted T, Hanaway MJ, Trofe J, Gross T, Beebe T, First MR, Woodle ES. Gastric cancer in transplant recipients: detection of malignancy [correction of malignacy] by aggressive endoscopy. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:1784-5. [PMID: 12176575 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)03076-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Joseph F Buell
- Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA.
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- Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
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Richert K, Schmidt H, Gross T, Käufer F. The deubiquitinating enzyme Ubp21p of fission yeast stabilizes a mutant form of protein kinase Prp4p. Mol Genet Genomics 2002; 267:88-95. [PMID: 11919719 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-002-0639-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2001] [Accepted: 01/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The protein kinase Prp4p of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is involved in control of the formation of active spliceosomes, phosphorylating the spliceosomal component Prp1p. The kinase domain of Prp4p is closely related to cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and mitogen-activated kinases (MAPKs). A mutational analysis of the highly conserved amino acid sequence ALKHP in subdomain XI of this kinase showed that structural features of this sequence are important for the function of the kinase. We identified ubp21 as a high-copy-number suppressor of a mutation in the ALKHP motif. Characterization of this gene revealed that it encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme belonging to the family of ubiquitin-specific processing proteases (Ubps). The results presented in this report are consistent with the notion that the deubiquitinating activity of Ubp21p may be involved in regulating the steady-state levels of proteins including Prp4p.
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- K Richert
- Institut für Genetik-Biozentrum, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Woodle ES, Hanaway M, Buell J, Gross T, First MR, Trofe J, Beebe T. Kaposi sarcoma: an analysis of the US and international experiences from the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:3660-1. [PMID: 11750556 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02577-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- E S Woodle
- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Messmer P, Jacob AL, Fries E, Gross T, Suhm N, Steinbrich W, Frede KE, Schneider T, Regazzoni P. [Technology integration and process management. Concept and implementation of a new platform for simultaneous diagnosis and therapy of acutely ill and injured patients and for elective computer assisted surgery (CAS)]. Unfallchirurg 2001; 104:1025-30. [PMID: 11699300 DOI: 10.1007/s001130170047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Modern imaging and computer technology gain more and more importance in surgery. This is true for elective and emergency diagnosis and treatment. However integration of technology and optimization of process management is severely behind. A new diagnostic-therapeutic platform should balance this deficit. The platform is composed of a fully equipped operation room environment with integrated high end computer-tomography with navigation, a digital subtraction angiography and an OR- and imaging-table particularly developed for this set-up. The platform may be used for elective diagnosis, for diagnosis and therapy in polytraumatized patients in one and the same location (one stop shop) and for computer assisted surgery (CAS). Bringing the technology to the patient and not the patient to the technology can save time consuming and potentially dangerous transports and expensive personnel can be reduced. Navigation-technology and high quality intra-operative imaging expand the spectrum of minimally invasive surgery.
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- P Messmer
- Departement Chirurgie, Allgemeinchirurgische Klinik, Abteilung Traumatologie, Kantonsspital, Universitätskliniken, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Schweiz.
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Gross T, Chevalier F, Lindsey JS. Investigation of rational syntheses of heteroleptic porphyrinic lanthanide (europium, cerium) triple-decker sandwich complexes. Inorg Chem 2001; 40:4762-74. [PMID: 11511227 DOI: 10.1021/ic0101634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The use of lanthanide triple-decker sandwich molecules containing porphyrins and phthalocyanines in molecular information storage applications requires the ability to attach monomeric triple deckers or arrays of triple deckers to electroactive surfaces. Such applications are limited by existing methods for preparing triple deckers. The reaction of a lanthanide porphyrin half-sandwich complex ((Por)M(acac)) with a dilithium phthalocyanine (PcLi2) in refluxing 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (bp 214 degrees C) affords a mixture of triple deckers of composition (Pc)M(Pc)M(Por), (Por)M(Pc)M(Por), and (Pc)M(Por)M(Pc). We have investigated more directed methods for preparing triple deckers of a given type with distinct metals in each layer. Application of the method of Weiss, which employs reaction of a (Por)M(acac) species with a lanthanide double decker in refluxing 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, afforded the desired triple decker in some cases but a mixture of triple deckers in others. The approach we developed employs in situ formation of the lanthanide reagent EuCl[N(SiMe3)2]2 or CeI[N(SiMe3)2]2, which upon reaction with a porphyrin affords the half-sandwich complex (Por)EuX or (Por)CeX' (X = Cl, N(SiMe3)2; X' = I, N(SiMe3)2). Subsequent reaction with PcLi2 gives the double decker (Por)M(Pc). The (Por(1))EuX half-sandwich complex gave the desired triple decker upon reaction with (Pc)Eu(Pc) but little of the desired product upon reaction with (Por(2))Eu(Pc). The (Por(1))CeX' half-sandwich complex reacted with europium double deckers (e.g., (tBPc)Eu(Por(2)), (tBPc)2Eu) to give the triple deckers (Por(1))Ce(tBPc)Eu(Por(2)) and (Por(1))Ce(tBPc)Eu(tBPc) in a rational manner (tB = tetra-tert-butyl). The reactions yielding the half-sandwich, double-decker, and triple-decker complexes were performed in refluxing bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether (bp 162 degrees C). The porphyrins incorporated in the various triple deckers include meso-tetrapentylporphyrin, meso-tetra-p-tolylporphyrin, octaethylporphyrin, and meso-tetraarylporphyrins bearing iodo, ethynyl, or iodo and ethynyl substituents. The triple deckers bearing iodo and/or ethynyl substituents constitute useful building blocks for information storage applications.
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- T Gross
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA
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Pretto M, Gross T, Aeschbach A, Büttiker J, Zogg K, Marsch S. [Optimizing postoperative pain therapy on acute surgical wards]. Pflege 2001; 14:239-45. [PMID: 12385259 DOI: 10.1024/1012-5302.14.4.239] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of this interdisciplinary project was the improvement of postoperative pain management on surgery wards of an university hospital: Pain medication should be enlarged with the possibility to administer an opium-medication i.v. (non only s.c.) when needed (VAS > 3), which has been tested on two wards. The study shows the resulting changes of the intervention for patients and nurses. For recording, there has been patient questionnaires and document analysis before and after the new possibility to administer medication, and a nurses opinion survey. RESULTS 110 resp. 125 patients and 39 nurses have been interviewed. Although there were only few patients (8%) during the second registration who did get the morphine i.v., there were clear tendencies: More patients have been asked about their pain-intensity and recognized the visual analog scale (VAS) (p = 0.0004) and less patients found, that they had to wait for a pain-medicament too long. There was a significant reduction of maximal pain-scores (p = 0.02) and also a significant improvement of nursing supplementary pain medication (p = 0.035). Actual pain-scores and use of basis-analgesia were slightly reduced resp. improved with the intervention. Overall patient-satisfaction regarding the treatment of their pain was high in both groups (> 95%). Nurses found (88%), that the new possibility to administer the morphine i.v. when needed, was good, even though this intervention and the controls of the vital signs requires more work. They said, that very often, it is worth the extra work, and for 31% of them, the focus on pain became more important through the intervention. CONCLUSIONS The enlargement to administer pain medication and asking/registering pain intensity regularly, created more sensitivity for the patient's pain-experience among nurses, and this lead to better use of the prescribed pain medication and to better pain management overall. Further quality-improvement in post-operative pain relief seems possible by continuing on that way in the future.
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- Universitätskliniken, Bereich Operative Medizin und Anästhesie, Kantonsspital Basel.
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Gross T, Wagner A, Ugurel S, Tilgen W, Reinhold U. Identification of TIA-1+ and granzyme B+ cytotoxic T cells in lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Dermatology 2001; 202:198-202. [PMID: 11385223 DOI: 10.1159/000051636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The onset and persistence of cutaneous lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) are linked to the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of CD3+ T cells that includes CD4+ and CD8+ cells. The functional relevance of the presence of these cells is unknown. OBJECTIVE The study intended to quantify resting and activated cytotoxic T cells in LSA lesions. METHODS Twenty patients with active LSA were studied. Skin-infiltrating T cells were immunohistologically characterized with antibodies against CD3, CD8, T-cell-restricted intracellular antigen (TIA-1) and granzyme B (GrB). TIA-1 labels cytotoxic granules of resting and activated T cells, whereas GrB designates activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). RESULTS In all cases, numerous T cells were consistently found expressing cytotoxic granules. The results indicated a high number of infiltrating CD8+ TIA+ T cells. Furthermore, a notable number of GrB+ activated CTL associated with hydropic degeneration of the basal cell layer were found within the dermal infiltrate and at the dermoepidermal interface. CONCLUSION This study shows that a high proportion of skin-infiltrating T cells in LSA has a potential cytotoxic function. The results indicate that hydropic degeneration of basal keratinocytes may at least partially be mediated by CTL-dependent mechanisms. Our data also indicate that a cell-mediated immune response may play an important role in the pathogenesis of the disease.
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- T Gross
- Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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