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Kim E, Fernando C, McCombie A, Bailey W, Frizelle F, Glyn T, Porter C, Wakeman C, Creagh T. Abdominal and perineal hernia rates following vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap reconstruction - a supraregional experience. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021; 75:1158-1163. [PMID: 34895852 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap has proven to be a robust reconstruction method following radical pelvic surgery. Radical pelvic surgery is associated with high morbidity due to pelvic complications and non-healing perineal wounds, as a result of non-collapsible pelvic dead space and pre-operative adjuvant radiotherapy insult. VRAM flap reconstruction addresses both issues by obliterating the dead space and introducing healthy non-radiated tissue. However, flap reconstruction complications can include donor site hernias (abdominal wall), perineal hernias, and flap-specific complications. This study aimed to evaluate the abdominal and perineal hernia rates as well as radiological evidence of flap vascularity post-operatively. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent a VRAM flap reconstruction following radical pelvic surgery at Christchurch hospital over a 10-year period. We identified the presence of donor site hernias (abdominal wall hernias), perineal hernias, and flap vascularity on post-operative radiological imaging performed within 48 months. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients underwent a VRAM flap reconstruction of which 60 patients met the inclusion requirements for the study (mean age was 60.3 years [range 26-89]; 31 were male and 29 were female). Eighteen patients underwent an APR and 42 underwent a partial or a complete pelvic exenteration and the majority of them (75.0%) were for rectal cancers. Available imaging was on average 21.6 months post-operatively (IQR 11.8-31.3 months). The donor site hernia rate was 16.7%, and the perineal hernia rate was 3.3%. VRAM flap appeared to have DIEA flow in 98.3% of the patients. CONCLUSION VRAM flap reconstruction of complex pelvic defects remains a robust method of choice in complex pelvic reconstruction with little morbidity.
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- Eric Kim
- Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Christchurch hospital.
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- Department of general surgery, Christchurch hospital; Department of general surgery, University of Otago Christchurch
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- Department of general surgery, Christchurch hospital; Department of general surgery, University of Otago Christchurch
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- Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Christchurch hospital
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- Department of general surgery, Christchurch hospital; Department of general surgery, University of Otago Christchurch
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- Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Christchurch hospital
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Sukumar S, Wison D, Yu Y, Wong J, Naravula S, Ermakov G, Bhagwat B, Grein J, Churakova T, Mangadu R, Sriram V, Bailey W, Herzyk D, Mcclanahan T, Willingham A, Beebe A, Sadekova S. Characterization of MK-4166, a clinical agonistic mAb that targets human GITR and inhibits the generation and activity of Tregs. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)32909-4] [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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AIM Assessment of the chest in colorectal cancer (CRC) staging is variable. The aim of this review was to look at different chest staging strategies and determine which has the greatest efficacy. METHOD A review of studies assessing chest staging modalities for patients with CRC was performed. Modalities included chest X-ray (CXR), CT and positron emission tomography (PET). RESULTS The majority of data consisted of case series. Two studies identified a low pick-up rate for CXR as a staging tool. Five studies showed increased detection rates of pulmonary metastases for chest CT vs CXR and abdominal CT. The clinical benefit of the increased detection rates was not clear. The incidence of indeterminate lung lesions (ILL) on staging chest CT varied from 4 to 42%. The majority (≥ 70%) of ILLs did not have any clinical significance. On CT scans, the incidence of pulmonary metastases in patients with rectal cancer ranged from 10 to 18% and in patients with colon cancer the incidence of pulmonary metastases ranged from 5-6%. The incidence of synchronous liver and pulmonary metastases compared with the overall incidence of pulmonary metastases ranged from 45 to 70%. There was no evidence reporting the superiority of PET/CT vs CT for the detection of pulmonary metastases or characterization of ILL. CONCLUSION Studies show that chest CT scanning increases the detection rates for ILL and pulmonary metastases. The clinical benefit of the increased detection rates is not clear. There is a paucity of data assessing the optimal chest staging strategy for patients presenting with CRC.
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- C N Parnaby
- Department of Surgery, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK.
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Huelsen A, Bailey W, Whitehead M, Chalmers-Watson T. Autoimmune pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis in a 16-year-old boy with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin J Gastroenterol 2012; 5:131-5. [PMID: 26182156 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-012-0291-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare systemic fibroinflammatory disorder. The disease usually occurs in elderly men and offers an excellent response to steroid treatment. AIP in childhood is exceedingly rare. We report the first case of AIP in a boy with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He presented with a six-year history of intermittent bloody diarrhoea. Colonoscopy revealed severe pancolitis and ileitis in keeping with IBD. Abnormal liver function tests and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) findings confirmed PSC and subsequent occurrence of renal lesions and pancreatic abnormalities on computed tomography imaging were suspicious for AIP. Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) serum levels were elevated and treatment with steroids led to complete resolution of renal lesions, pancreatic changes and normalization of IgG4 and liver function tests. Follow-up MRCP 6 months later revealed unchanged biliary abnormalities in keeping with PSC. The differentiation between PSC and extrapancreatic AIP affecting the biliary tree and liver is critical given the dramatic response of AIP to steroids. Recent recommendations therefore include IgG4 measurement in every adult with possible PSC. Our case documents for the first time that AIP has to be considered as a differential diagnosis in childhood PSC. IgG4 measurement should be recommended universally in possible PSC.
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- Alexander Huelsen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Christchurch Hospital, Private Bag 4710, Christchurch, 8140, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand.
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- Department of Radiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Christchurch Hospital, Private Bag 4710, Christchurch, 8140, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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Schmidt NP, O'Neal ME, Anderson PF, Lagos D, Voegtlin D, Bailey W, Caragea P, Cullen E, DiFonzo C, Elliott K, Gratton C, Johnson D, Krupke CH, McCornack B, O'Neil R, Ragsdale DW, Tilmon KJ, Whitworth J. Spatial distribution of Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae): a summary of the suction trap network. J Econ Entomol 2012; 105:259-71. [PMID: 22420279 DOI: 10.1603/ec11126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an economically important pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, in the United States. Phenological information of A. glycines is limited; specifically, little is known about factors guiding migrating aphids and potential impacts of long distance flights on local population dynamics. Increasing our understanding of A. glycines population dynamics may improve predictions of A. glycines outbreaks and improve management efforts. In 2005 a suction trap network was established in seven Midwest states to monitor the occurrence of alates. By 2006, this network expanded to 10 states and consisted of 42 traps. The goal of the STN was to monitor movement of A. glycines from their overwintering host Rhamnus spp. to soybean in spring, movement among soybean fields during summer, and emigration from soybean to Rhamnus in fall. The objective of this study was to infer movement patterns of A. glycines on a regional scale based on trap captures, and determine the suitability of certain statistical methods for future analyses. Overall, alates were not commonly collected in suction traps until June. The most alates were collected during a 3-wk period in the summer (late July to mid-August), followed by the fall, with a peak capture period during the last 2 wk of September. Alate captures were positively correlated with latitude, a pattern consistent with the distribution of Rhamnus in the United States, suggesting that more southern regions are infested by immigrants from the north.
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Sabanli M, Balasingam A, Bailey W, Eglinton T, Hider P, Frizelle FA. Computed tomographic colonography in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Br J Surg 2010; 97:1291-4. [PMID: 20602504 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the sensitivity of computed tomographic colonography (CTC) in diagnosing colorectal cancer and to explore the reasons why these cancers are missed on CTC. METHODS Patients who underwent CTC in the 56-month period from 1 January 2004 to 1 September 2008, and all cases of colorectal cancer recorded in the National Cancer Registry database from 1 January 2004 to 1 December 2008, were identified. Cases from the two data sets were then matched to identify all patients in whom CTC had been performed more than 6 weeks before a histological report was available. CTC reports and patients' records were reviewed to determine the cancer site, and images were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 3888 patients underwent CTC over a 56-month interval. After matching with the National Cancer Registry database, colorectal cancer was identified in 131 patients, whereas it had been suspected on CTC in 123 patients. One of the patients with missed cancer was excluded, leaving seven (5.3 per cent) missed cancers, four of which were located in the caecum. Five cancers were missed because of technical limitations of CTC and two were due to perceptive errors. Systems errors and severe patient co-morbidity contributed to three of the cases. The sensitivity of CTC for colorectal cancer was 95 (95 per cent confidence interval 89 to 98) per cent. CONCLUSION The sensitivity of 95 per cent for CTC in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer compares favourably with that of double-contrast barium enema (92 per cent) and colonoscopy (94 per cent).
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- M Sabanli
- Department of Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Tindall KV, Stewart S, Musser F, Lorenz G, Bailey W, House J, Henry R, Hastings D, Wallace M, Fothergill K. Distribution of the long-horned beetle, Dectes texanus, in soybeans of Missouri, Western Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. J Insect Sci 2010; 10:178. [PMID: 21062147 PMCID: PMC3016958 DOI: 10.1673/031.010.14138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The long-horned beetle, Dectes texanus LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is a stem-boring pest of soybeans, Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabales: Fabaceae). Soybean stems and stubble were collected from 131 counties in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee and dissected to determine D. texanus infestation rates. All states sampled had D. texanus present in soybeans. Data from Tennessee and Arkansas showed sample infestations of D. texanus averaging nearly 40%. Samples from Missouri revealed higher infestation in the twelve southeastern counties compared to the rest of the state. Data from Mississippi suggested that D. texanus is not as problematic there as in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. Infestation rates from individual fields varied greatly (0-100%) within states. In Tennessee, second crop soybeans (i.e. soybeans planted following winter wheat) had lower infestations than full season soybeans. A map of pest distribution is presented that documents the extent of the problem, provides a baseline from which changes can be measured, contributes data for emergency registration of pesticides for specific geographic regions, and provides useful information for extension personnel, crop scouts, and growers.
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- Kelly V. Tindall
- University of Missouri Division of Plant Sciences, Delta Research Center P.O. Box 160, Portageville, MO 63873
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- The University of Tennessee, 216 West Tennessee Research and Education Center, 605 Airways Boulevard, Jackson, TN 38301
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- Mississippi State University Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, P.O. Box 9775, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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- University of Arkansas, 2001 Highway 70 E. Box 357, Lonoke, AR 72086
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- University of Missouri Extension, 1-87 Agriculture Building, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211
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- University of Missouri New Madrid County Extension Center, 420 Mott Street, New Madrid, MO 63869
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- Robert Henry Seed Company, P.O. Box 279, New Madrid, MO 63869
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- Robert Henry Seed Company, P.O. Box 279, New Madrid, MO 63869
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- Soybeanscouting.com, 3299 West 520 Road, East Prairie, MO 63845
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- Conservation Seeding and Restoration, Inc., 506 Center Street West, Kimberly, ID 83341
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Wett B, Murthy S, Takács I, Wilson C, Novak J, Panter K, Bailey W. Simulation of Thermal Hydrolysis at the Blue Plains AWT: A New Toolkit Developed for Full-Plant Process Design. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2175/193864709793954745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mokhayeri Y, Riffat R, Murthy S, Bailey W, Takacs I, Bott C. Balancing yield, kinetics and cost for three external carbon sources used for suspended growth post-denitrification. Water Sci Technol 2009; 60:2485-2491. [PMID: 19923753 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Facilities across North America are designing plants to meet stringent limit of technology (LOT) treatment for nitrogen removal. In the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, this is in response to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, which limit effluent total nitrogen discharges from wastewater treatment plants to between 3-5 mg/L. Since denitrification is crucial for the removal of nitrogen, maximizing this process step will result in a decrease in nutrient load to the receiving waters. Of particular interest is the use of an alternate external carbon source to replace the most commonly used carbon, methanol. Three external carbon sources were evaluated in this study including: methanol, ethanol and acetate at 13 degrees C. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative benefits and constraints for using these three carbon types. Laboratory scale Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) were set up to grow and acclimate carbon free biomass to the specified substrate while in-situ Specific Denitrification Rates (SDNRs) were conducted concurrently. The results suggest that the SDNRs for acetate (31.0 + or - 4.6 mgNO(3)-N/gVSS/hr) and ethanol (29.6 + or - 5.6 mgNO(3)-N/gVSS/hr) are higher than that for methanol (10.1 + or - 2.5 mgNO(3)-N/gVSS/hr). The yield coefficients in g COD/g COD were observed to follow a similar trend with values of 0.45 + or - 0.05 for methanol, 0.53 + or - 0.06 for ethanol and 0.66 + or - 0.06 for acetate.
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- Y Mokhayeri
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
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Dold P, Takács I, Mokhayeri Y, Nichols A, Hinojosa J, Riffat R, Bott C, Bailey W, Murthy S. Denitrification with carbon addition--kinetic considerations. Water Environ Res 2008; 80:417-427. [PMID: 18605381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (Washington, D.C.) uses methanol as an external carbon source in a postdenitrification process, to achieve low effluent total nitrogen concentrations. This becomes more difficult in winter, at lower mixed liquor temperatures and higher flows, as a consequence of the kinetic behavior of the methanol-utilizing heterotrophs. The paper reports on an experimental batch test study conducted on Blue Plains postdenitrification sludge to investigate (1) the maximum specific growth rate of methanol-utilizing heterotrophs (Mu(METH)); (2) the temperature dependency of the growth rate; and (3) the efficacy of alternate substrates (ethanol, acetate, and sugar). A limited number of tests were conducted on sludge from two other treatment plants with methanol addition.
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- P Dold
- EnviroSim Associates Ltd., Flamborough, Ontario, Canada.
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Lim L, Gibbs P, Yip D, Shapiro JD, Dowling R, Smith D, Little A, Bailey W, Liechtenstein M. A prospective evaluation of treatment with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIR-spheres) in patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer previously treated with 5-FU based chemotherapy. BMC Cancer 2005; 5:132. [PMID: 16225697 PMCID: PMC1274303 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-5-132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 02/04/2005] [Accepted: 10/15/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of Selective Internal Radiation (SIR) spheres in patients with inoperable liver metastases from colorectal cancer who have failed 5FU based chemotherapy. METHODS Patients were prospectively enrolled at three Australian centres. All patients had previously received 5-FU based chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. Patients were ECOG 0-2 and had liver dominant or liver only disease. Concurrent 5-FU was given at investigator discretion. RESULTS Thirty patients were treated between January 2002 and March 2004. As of July 2004 the median follow-up is 18.3 months. Median patient age was 61.7 years (range 36-77). Twenty-nine patients are evaluable for toxicity and response. There were 10 partial responses (33%), with the median duration of response being 8.3 months (range 2-18) and median time to progression of 5.3 mths. Response rates were lower (21%) and progression free survival shorter (3.9 mths) in patients that had received all standard chemotherapy options (n = 14). No responses were seen in patients with a poor performance status (n = 3) or extrahepatic disease (n = 6). Overall treatment related toxicity was acceptable, however significant late toxicity included 4 cases of gastric ulceration. CONCLUSION In patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that have previously received treatment with 5-FU based chemotherapy, treatment with SIR-spheres has demonstrated encouraging activity. Further studies are required to better define the subsets of patients most likely to respond.
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- L Lim
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Cabrini Hospital Malvern, Victoria, Australia
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- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Cabrini Hospital Malvern, Victoria, Australia
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- Cabrini Hospital Malvern, Victoria, Australia
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- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Lim L, Gibbs P, Yip D, Shapiro JD, Dowling R, Smith D, Little A, Bailey W, Liechtenstein M. Prospective study of treatment with selective internal radiation therapy spheres in patients with unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies. Intern Med J 2005; 35:222-7. [PMID: 15836500 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIM To prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of Selective Internal Radiation (SIR) Spheres (Sirtex Medical, Sydney, NSW, Australia) in patients with unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies. METHODS We report our experience of SIR sphere therapy at three Australian centres. Patients with previously untreated colorectal cancer (CRC) received concurrent 5FU, other patients with CRC received 5-FU at investigator discretion and all other patients received SIR spheres alone. RESULTS Forty-six patients were enrolled between January 2002 and June 2003. The majority (32 patients) had metastatic colorectal cancer and five patients had hepatocellular carcinoma. The median age of patients was 64 years (range 46-78 years). Forty-three patients were evaluable for response. There were 12 partial responses, of which 10 were in patients with CRC. The median duration of response for all patients was 8.6 months (range 2-21 months). Overall treatment related toxicity was acceptable. Significant late toxicity included four cases of severe gastric ulceration, despite standard work-up and treatment by experienced interventional radiologists. CONCLUSION In this series of patients, treatment with SIR-spheres has demonstrated modest activity, mostly observed in patients with CRC. Toxicity was substantial in a small number of patients.
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- L Lim
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
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Alloueche A, Bailey W, Barton S, Bwika J, Chimpeni P, Falade CO, Fehintola FA, Horton J, Jaffar S, Kanyok T, Kremsner PG, Kublin JG, Lang T, Missinou MA, Mkandala C, Oduola AMJ, Premji Z, Robertson L, Sowunmi A, Ward SA, Winstanley PA. Comparison of chlorproguanil-dapsone with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in young African children: double-blind randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2004; 363:1843-8. [PMID: 15183620 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16350-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is leading to a decline in its effectiveness. We aimed to assess the safety profile of chlorproguanil-dapsone (CD), and to compare the safety and efficacy of this drug with that of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. METHODS We undertook a double-blind, randomised trial in 1850 consecutively recruited children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria, pooling data from five African countries. Analyses were based on all randomised patients with available data. FINDINGS CD was significantly more efficacious than SP (odds ratio 3.1 [95% CI 2.0-4.8]); 1313 patients (96%) given CD and 306 (89%) given SP achieved acceptable clinical and parasitological response by day 14. Adverse events were reported in 46% and 50% of patients randomised to CD and SP, respectively (treatment difference -4.4%, [95% CI -10.1 to 1.3]). Haemoglobin in the CD group was significantly lower than in the SP group at day 7, a difference of -4 g/L (95% CI -6 to -2). Mean day 14 haemoglobin (measured only for the small number of patients whose day 7 data caused concern) was 94 g/L (92-96) and 97 g/L (92-102) after CD and SP, respectively. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient patients on CD had greater odds than those on SP of having a fall of 20 g/dL or more in haemoglobin when baseline temperature was high. Methaemoglobinaemia was seen in the CD group (n=320, mean 0.4% [95% CI 0.4-0.4]) before treatment, 4.2% (95% CI 3.8-4.6) (n=301) at day 3, and 0.6% (0.6-0.7) (n=300) at day 7). INTERPRETATION CD had greater efficacy than SP in Africa and was well tolerated. Haematological adverse effects were more common with CD than with SP and were reversible. CD is a useful alternative where SP is failing due to resistance.
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- A Alloueche
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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A 48-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, constipation and irritability one month after starting phenytoin treatment for a generalized seizure. He was hypertensive, tachycardic (BP 174/98, heart rate (HR) 100 bpm supine) and hypovolaemic. Abdominal CT demonstrated transient jejunal intussusception and infarction of the left kidney. Urinary porphobilinogen levels were increased and genetic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of variegate porphyria. Because of ongoing postural hypotension, the patient underwent further autonomic investigations. Levels of blood pressure (MBP), HR and muscle sympathetic activity (MSNA) were increased during the acute attack compared to recovery (131 versus 105 mmHg, 100 versus 60 bpm, 88 versus 26 bursts min(-1)). HR and MSNA did not increase during phase II Valsalva, whereas stroke volume (SV) decays were exaggerated (deltaMBP-56 versus 0-31 mmHg and SV 25% versus 40% baseline). Baroreflex failure causing increased sympathetic activity, decreased sympathetic and parasympathetic rapid responses, loss of splanchnic capacitance and renal salt wasting were the likely mechanisms for postural hypotension. Increased sympathetic activity may also have caused intussusception and focal renal vasoconstriction, both of which may be underdiagnosed causes of abdominal pain in acute porphyria.
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- J C Griffith
- Dept. of General Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Collin E, Bailey W, Fozooni P, Frayne PG, Glasson P, Harrabi K, Lea MJ, Papageorgiou G. Microwave saturation of the Rydberg States of electrons on helium. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:245301. [PMID: 12484952 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.245301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present measurements of the resonant microwave excitation of Rydberg energy levels for surface-state electrons on superfluid helium. The temperature-dependent contribution to the linewidth gamma(T) agrees with theoretical predictions and is very small below 700 mK, in the ripplon scattering regime. Absorption saturation and power broadening were observed as the fraction of electrons in the first excited state was increased to 0.49, close to the thermal excitation limit of 0.5. The Rabi frequency Omega was determined as a function of microwave power. High values of the ratio Omega/gamma confirm this system as an excellent candidate for creating qubits.
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- E Collin
- Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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Waywa D, Kongkriengdaj S, Chaidatch S, Tiengrim S, Kowadisaiburana B, Chaikachonpat S, Suwanagool S, Chaiprasert A, Curry A, Bailey W, Suputtamongkol Y, Beeching NJ. Protozoan enteric infection in AIDS related diarrhea in Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2002; 32 Suppl 2:151-5. [PMID: 12041580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of enteric protozoa and other pathogens in AIDS patients with diarrhea in Bangkok, Thailand. Of 288 consecutive patients screened in the 10 month period between November 1999-August 2000 inclusive, 55 (19.2%) had Cryptosporidium spp, 13 (4.5%) had Isospora oocyst, 11 (3.8%) had Giardia lamblia, 3 (0.9%) had Entamoeba histolytica, and 1 (0.3%) had Iodamoeba butschlii infection. The prevalence of microsporidia was 11% in this study. Of 251 patients for whom stool culture for bacteria was performed, enteric bacterial pathogens isolated were Campylobacter spp in 18 (7.1%), Salmonella spp in 11 (4.3%), and Shigella spp in 1 (0.5%). Other pathogens found in these patients were Clostridium difficile in 16/102 (15.6%). Mycobacterium spp in 18/287 (6.2%), and Strongyloides stercoralis in 23/288 (8.0%). Overall, parasitic and bacterial pathogens were identified in 140 (48.6%) patients. These pathogens were identified by the routine simple wet smear technique in 32, formalin-ether concentration method in 46, culture for S. stercoralis in 5, and culture for bacteria in 30. Additional test, using modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining, identified cryptosporidial oocyst, isospora oocyst, and Mycobacterium spp in 72. The microsporidia, initially identified by modified trichrome blue staining, all were then determined to be Enterocytozoon bieneusi by thin sectioning electron microscopy. Protozoan and bacterial pathogens were confirmed to be important etiologic agents in diarrhea in AIDS in Thailand. They were all associated with increased mortality. Routine stool examination by simple wet smear detected only one-fourth of these pathogens. Therefore all diagnostic techniques for these organisms should be made more widely available in Thailand.
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- D Waywa
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Glasson P, Dotsenko V, Fozooni P, Lea MJ, Bailey W, Papageorgiou G, Andresen SE, Kristensen A. Observation of dynamical ordering in a confined Wigner crystal. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:176802. [PMID: 11690292 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.176802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present measurements of the conduction of nondegenerate free electrons along a low-dimensional channel at low temperatures, using surface-state electrons on liquid helium in novel microelectronic devices. Above 1 K, the electrons form an ideal classical Drude conductor. Below 1 K, Coulomb interactions produce electronic spatial order, leading to strong non-Ohmic effects and negative differential conductivity. Evidence is presented for self-organized current filaments in the channel, created by a nonequilibrium phase transition. Periodic conductance oscillations suggest an anisotropic spatial order with lines of electrons along the channel edges.
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- P Glasson
- Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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Sugiyama T, Cuevas LE, Bailey W, Makunde R, Kawamura K, Kobayashi M, Masuda H, Hommel M. Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in Plasmodium falciparum-infected placenta. Placenta 2001; 22:573-9. [PMID: 11440546 DOI: 10.1053/plac.2001.0692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We investigated the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in malarial placenta and related histological changes. Thirty-two malarial and 40 control term placentae were collected at Tanga, Tanzania and examined histologically and immunohistochemically. Malaria infected placentae were further divided into acute (15) and chronic (17) cases according to the presence of malarial pigment. The expression of ICAM-1 on monocyte, syncytio- and cytotrophoblasts, endothelial and stromal cells was assessed. Birthweight was lower and leukocyte counts higher in placentae with chronic infection. Many monocytes were present within the intervillous spaces, especially in placentae with chronic infection, and aggregated with parasitized erythrocytes. Some monocytes were adhesive to the surface of fibrinoid deposits. ICAM-1 expression on monocytes of malarial placentae was significantly conspicuous and correlated to the degree of intervillous leukocyte infiltration. Syncytiotrophoblasts often did not show ICAM-1, even though ICAM-1 was expressed by endothelium and weakly by cytotrophoblasts and stromal cells in both infected and control placentae. These results suggest that the expression of ICAM-1 on monocytes contributes to sequestration of infected erythrocytes within the intervillous spaces and their adhesion to fibrin masses and that ICAM-1 is unlikely to be associated with the direct adhesion of infected erythrocytes to the syncytiotrophoblasts.
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- T Sugiyama
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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Morrison RC, DiMuzio PJ, Kahn M, Carabasi RA, Bailey W, Edie RN. Clostridial mycotic aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta--a case report. Vasc Surg 2001; 35:303-10. [PMID: 11586456 DOI: 10.1177/153857440103500410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Clostridial infection of the aorta is a rare and life-threatening condition. The management of a mycotic aneurysm involving the thoracoabdominal aorta due to Clostridium septicum infection is presented. Successful surgical management of the aortic infection involved arterial resection, wide debridement of the surrounding tissues, and in situ graft replacement. Sixteen additional cases of clostridial infection of the aortoiliac segment reported in the literature are also summarized. In ten of these 17 cases, an associated colonic adenocarcinoma was documented.
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- R C Morrison
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Tashkin D, Kanner R, Bailey W, Buist S, Anderson P, Nides M, Gonzales D, Dozier G, Patel MK, Jamerson B. Smoking cessation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial. Lancet 2001; 357:1571-5. [PMID: 11377644 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04724-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in more than 80% of cases. Our aim was to investigate the effect of sustained-release bupropion (amfebutamone) (SR) in promoting abstinence from smoking in patients with COPD. METHODS In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial 404 individuals with mild or moderate COPD who smoked 15 or more cigarettes per day, were assigned bupropion SR (150 mg twice daily) or placebo for 12 weeks. All patients received smoking cessation counselling. Study medication was taken for 1 week before patients attempted to stop smoking. The primary efficacy endpoint was the complete and continuous abstinence from smoking from the beginning of week 4 to the end of week 7. Participants were followed up at month 6. Analysis was by intention to treat. FINDINGS All patients were chronic smokers with a smoking history of about 51 pack-years. Continuous smoking abstinence rates from week 4 to 7 were significantly higher in participants receiving bupropion SR than in those receiving placebo (28% [57/204] vs 16% [32/200], p=0.003). Continuous abstinence rates from weeks 4 to 12 (18% [36/204] vs 10% [20/200]) and weeks 4 to 26 (16% [32/204] vs 9% [18/200]) were also higher in participants receiving bupropion SR than in those taking placebo (p<0.05). Furthermore, symptoms of tobacco craving and withdrawal were attenuated in those receiving bupropion SR. Seven individuals discontinued study medication because of adverse events. INTERPRETATION Bupropion SRis a well-tolerated and effective aid to smoking cessation in people with mild to moderate COPD.
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- D Tashkin
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 90095, Los Angeles CA, USA.
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Rennard SI, Anderson W, ZuWallack R, Broughton J, Bailey W, Friedman M, Wisniewski M, Rickard K. Use of a long-acting inhaled beta2-adrenergic agonist, salmeterol xinafoate, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163:1087-92. [PMID: 11316640 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.5.9903053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition in which continuous bronchodilation may have clinical advantages. This study evaluated salmeterol, a beta-agonist bronchodilator with a duration of action substantially longer than that of short-acting beta-agonists, compared with ipratropium, an anticholinergic bronchodilator, and placebo in patients with COPD. Four hundred and five patients with COPD received either salmeterol 42 microg twice daily, ipratropium bromide 36 microg four times daily, or placebo for 12 wk in this randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. Patients were stratified on the basis of bronchodilator response to albuterol (> 12% and > 200-ml improvement) and were randomized within each stratum. Bronchodilator response was measured over 12 h four times during the treatment period. Salmeterol provided similar maximal bronchodilatation to ipratropium but had a longer duration of action and a more constant bronchodilatory effect with no evidence of bronchodilator tolerance. Both active treatments were well tolerated. Salmeterol was an effective bronchodilator with a consistent effect over this 12-wk study in patients with COPD, including those "unresponsive" to albuterol. The long duration of action of salmeterol offers the advantage of twice daily dosing compared with the required four times a day dosing with ipratropium.
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- S I Rennard
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
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Sehapayak S, McNatt M, Carter HG, Bailey W, Baldwin A. Continuous sump-suction drainage of the pelvis after low anterior resection: a reappraisal. Dis Colon Rectum 2001; 16:485-9. [PMID: 4769224 DOI: 10.1007/bf02588875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bailey W, Truong L. Opium and empire: some evidence from colonial-era Asian stock and commodity markets. J Southeast Asian Stud 2001; 32:173-193. [PMID: 19192502 DOI: 10.1017/s002246340100008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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On the basis of a new database of stock and commodity prices, along with measures of government revenues, commodity exports and immigration, the article assesses the impact of the opium trade on the economies of colonial Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and China from 1873 to 1911. Stock returns for a few Malayan industries related to international trade are significantly correlated with opium price changes, as are prices for labour-intensive, Chinese-dominated export commodities such as tin and gambier. However, opium price changes explain, at most, only a small fraction of the behaviour of stock and commodity prices. On balance, stock and commodity markets ascribed only secondary importance to ups and downs in the opium trade as measured by the price of the drug.
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Kim CB, Amemiya C, Bailey W, Kawasaki K, Mezey J, Miller W, Minoshima S, Shimizu N, Wagner G, Ruddle F. Hox cluster genomics in the horn shark, Heterodontus francisci. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:1655-60. [PMID: 10677514 PMCID: PMC26491 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.030539697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/1999] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reconstructing the evolutionary history of Hox cluster origins will lead to insights into the developmental and evolutionary significance of Hox gene clusters in vertebrate phylogeny and to their role in the origins of various vertebrate body plans. We have isolated two Hox clusters from the horn shark, Heterodontus francisci. These have been sequenced and compared with one another and with other chordate Hox clusters. The results show that one of the horn shark clusters (HoxM) is orthologous to the mammalian HoxA cluster and shows a structural similarity to the amphioxus cluster, whereas the other shark cluster (HoxN) is orthologous to the mammalian HoxD cluster based on cluster organization and a comparison with noncoding and Hox gene-coding sequences. The persistence of an identifiable HoxA cluster over an 800-million-year divergence time demonstrates that the Hox gene clusters are highly integrated and structured genetic entities. The data presented herein identify many noncoding sequence motifs conserved over 800 million years that may function as genetic control motifs essential to the developmental process.
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- C B Kim
- Department of Molecular Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- J Bayne
- University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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Yuan J, Amend A, Borkowski J, DeMarco R, Bailey W, Liu Y, Xie G, Blevins R. MULTICLUSTAL: a systematic method for surveying Clustal W alignment parameters. Bioinformatics 1999; 15:862-3. [PMID: 10705440 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/15.10.862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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MULTICLUSTAL is a Perl script designed to automate the process of alignment parameter choice for Clustal W with the goal of generating high quality multiple sequence alignments.
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- J Yuan
- Merck and Co., Inc., Department of Bioinformatics, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Chen F, Zhang Q, McDonald T, Davidoff MJ, Bailey W, Bai C, Liu Q, Caskey CT. Identification of two hERR2-related novel nuclear receptors utilizing bioinformatics and inverse PCR. Gene 1999; 228:101-9. [PMID: 10072763 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(98)00619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Identification of novel nuclear receptors based on the highly conserved DNA-binding domain (DBD) has previously depended mainly on low stringency hybridization of cDNA libraries and degenerate PCR. Establishment of the expressed sequence tag (EST) database in recent years has provided an alternative approach for the discovery of novel members of gene families. The rate-limiting step is the conversion of ESTs to full-length cDNA. This article describes the identification of two novel nuclear receptors (hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2) related to human estrogen-receptor-related receptor 2 (hERR2) by mining the EST database and retrieving of full-length cDNA via inverse PCR on subdivided primary cDNA library pools. The deduced protein sequences of hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2 contain 500 and 458 amino acid (aa) residues respectively. Sequence analysis revealed that hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2 respectively share 95% and 77% overall aa sequence identity with hERR2. However, the extra C-terminal domain in hERRbeta2 and extra N-terminal domain in hERRgamma2 are not present in the closely related hERR2 or mouse ERR2 (mERR2). Extensive sequence verification revealed that hERR2 previously reported as a human gene is actually a rat gene, whereas hERRbeta2 is the true human ortholog of hERR2 and mERR2. Tissue distribution studies showed that hERRgamma2 was expressed in a broader panel of tissues at a higher level than hERRbeta2. hERRbeta2 was mapped to cytogenetic locus 14q24.3 approximately -14q31, a region containing multiple loci involved in genetic diseases, including Alzheimer and diabetes. hERRgamma2 was mapped to 1q32. Given the high sequence homology between hERRbeta2 and mERR2, the two receptors may have similar biological function in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Cloning, Molecular
- Computational Biology
- DNA/chemistry
- DNA/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- Databases, Factual
- Expressed Sequence Tags
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Hybrid Cells
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription, Genetic
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- F Chen
- Department of Human Genetics, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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McDonald T, Wang R, Bailey W, Xie G, Chen F, Caskey CT, Liu Q. Identification and cloning of an orphan G protein-coupled receptor of the glycoprotein hormone receptor subfamily. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 247:266-70. [PMID: 9642114 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Mining of the EST database identified a human EST that was predicted to encode a novel member of the glycoprotein hormone receptor subfamily. Based on the sequence information, the full-length coding region of this gene was isolated and sequenced. This gene, designated HG38, is predicted to encode a polypeptide of 907 amino acid residues with a putative signal peptide sequence at its very N-terminus. HG38 is most closely related to members of the glycoprotein hormone receptor subfamily with approximately 35% overall identity at the protein sequence level. As with the glycoprotein hormone receptors, HG38 contains a long extracellular domain with a total of 16 leucine-rich repeats. Northern blot analysis showed that HG38 was expressed in skeletal muscle, placenta, spinal cord, and various regions of the brain. Radiation hybrid mapping placed HG38 into human chromosome 12q22-23. HG38 is most likely to be a receptor for a novel class of glycoprotein ligands.
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- T McDonald
- Department of Human Genetics, Merck Research Laboratories, WP26A-3000, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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Bailey W. Latest developments in the laboratory diagnosis of malaria. Afr Health 1998; 20:16, 18. [PMID: 12293740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Patient welfare requires routine follow-up procedures of implantable pacemakers. However, the assessment of atrial sensing and pacing functions in implantable pacemakers is often a challenge due to difficult identification of low amplitude P waves on surface electrocardiograms (ECGs). A previous body surface mapping study suggested that a novel P wave lead vector (P lead) had larger root mean square values than other standard leads. However, for pacemaker follow-up procedures, peak-to-peak amplitudes are more relevant than root mean square values. In this study, the peak-to-peak amplitudes of intrinsic and paced P waves recorded from surface ECG standard lead II and the P lead were compared. In addition, intrinsic and paced R waves were also compared. Data recorded from 15 patients undergoing electrophysiological studies indicated that peak-to-peak amplitudes of the P lead were significantly larger than standard lead II: 24% for intrinsic P waves, 30% for paced P waves, and 72% for intrinsic R waves. In addition, the P lead amplitude of paced R waves showed a nonsignificant increase of 24% compared with standard lead II. Therefore, the use of this new lead vector may improve the clinical ease-of-use and reduce the time required for follow-up procedures of implantable pacemakers for atrial sensing and pacing assessments.
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- R M Lu
- Telectronics Pacing Systems, Englewood, Colorado 80112, USA
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Bailey W, Wynter HH, Lee A, Jackson J, Oliver P, Munroe J, Lyew-Ayee A, Smith S, Clyde M. Disparities in access to family planning services in Jamaica. W INDIAN MED J 1996; 45:18-21. [PMID: 8693732] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In order to improve the effectiveness and subtainability of the family planning programme, the National Family Planning Board has devised a strategy to shift users to longer-acting methods and increase the role of the private sector. To design interventions, a better understanding of existing services was thought to be necessary. This study examines the distribution of family planning service delivery points in Jamaica and the services offered by the public and private sectors through an examination of records and questionnaire interviews. The study found that, because of the concentration of private sector providers-the main outlets for longer-acting methods-in urban areas, rural areas had poor access to these methods. Because rural areas are not attractive to private sector providers, the public sector should recognize the need to continue to serve these areas.
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- W Bailey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U.W.I., Jamaica
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Mannion JD, Blood V, Bailey W, Bauer TL, Magno MG, DiMeo F, Epple A, Spinale FG. The effect of basic fibroblast growth factor on the blood flow and morphologic features of a latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 111:19-28. [PMID: 8551765 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70397-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Previous studies designed to determine whether latissimus cardiomyoplasty could be used to revascularize ischemic myocardium showed that after operation the latissimus was ischemic and had severely deteriorated. This study was undertaken to determine whether basic fibroblast growth factor, a potent angiogenic peptide, would improve the vascularity of the latissimus and enhance collateral formation between the muscle of the cardiomyoplasty and ischemic myocardium. In goats, myocardial ischemia was induced with an ameroid constrictor and cardiomyoplasty performed. The latissimus was continuously stimulated electrically at 2 Hz for 6 weeks and given four weekly bolus injections of human recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor (80 micrograms infused into the left subclavian artery). In eight animals, rates of regional blood flow were measured and both the heart and latissimus were evaluated histochemically. The latissimus blood flow rate was 0.114 +/- 0.029 ml/gm per minute, which was three times greater than that of historical controls (chronically stimulated latissimus cardiomyoplasty without basic fibroblast growth factor treatment; 0.042 +/- 0.007 ml/gm per minute, p < 0.05). Associated with the improved blood flow, there was significantly less evidence of skeletal muscle fiber dropout and muscle fibrosis in the animals treated with basic fibroblast growth factor. Latissimus-derived collateral flow to ischemic myocardium developed in five of the eight goats and averaged 0.288 +/- 0.075 ml/gm per minute. This flow was 42.8% +/- 15.7% (n = 5) of the flow required by normal myocardium (which was 0.728 +/- 0.095 ml/gm per minute). This value for latissimus-derived collateral blood flow was almost twice that of the historical controls (24.0% +/- 3.9%), but the increase did not achieve statistical significance (p = 0.08). These results hold the promise that basic fibroblast growth factor treatment might enhance the formation of extramyocardial collaterals to the heart and improve skeletal muscle function.
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- J D Mannion
- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa 19107, USA
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Hardee K, Clyde M, McDonald OP, Bailey W, Villinski MT. Assessing family planning service-delivery practices: the case of private physicians in Jamaica. Stud Fam Plann 1995; 26:338-49. [PMID: 8826073] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This report presents the results of a study of the family planning service-delivery practices of private physicians in Jamaica. All 367 private physicians in Jamaica who offer family planning services, counseling, or referral were included in the survey. The study revealed that a client seeking services might be given a method by one provider and not by another, and that the methods clients use are likely to be influenced by the providers' preferences. Private physicians in Jamaica are in need of access to current international guidance on contraceptive methods and service practices.
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- K Hardee
- Service Delivery Research Division, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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McDonald OP, Hardee K, Bailey W, Clyde M, Villinski MT. Quality of care among Jamaican private physicians offering family planning services. Adv Contracept 1995; 11:245-54. [PMID: 8533627 DOI: 10.1007/bf01978426] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The National Family Planning Board is the agency of Government empowered to prepare, carry out and promote family planning programs in Jamaica. The Board has prioritized the expansion and sustainability of family planning services in large part through encouraging the participation of the private sector. To enhance the availability, acceptability and effectiveness of private physician family planning services, information was collected on the service practices of 90% of physicians, through face to face interviews. Bruce's framework was used to evaluate the findings of the study. The study indicated that: A wide variety of contraceptives are available - Basic equipment and adequate supplies are in place for the provision of services - Provider bias, inappropriate contraindicators and process and scheduling hurdles exist. The major recommendations relate to the: Revision of norms and guidelines for all contraceptives - Continuation of contraceptive technology updates for private physicians - Revision of legal/regulatory barriers which restrict access to some contraceptives for certain target groups.
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- O P McDonald
- National Family Planning Board, Kingston, Jamaica
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Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS) is a pattern of malformation characterized by intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, limb asymmetry, triangular face, and hypospadias. We report on a patient, from a triplet pregnancy, who was one of identical male twins discordant for RSS. R.B. was a 710-g male born at 33 weeks of gestation, with hypospadias, chordee, and undescended testes. He had a normal 46,XY karyotype and no renal abnormalities. Female triplet A weighed 1,843 g, and male triplet B weighed 1,920 g. Both had normal physical findings and neonatal period. R.B. was first seen by us at age 6 7/12 years with short stature, triangular and asymmetric face, lower limb length discrepancy, and surgically repaired genital anomalies. Growth hormone testing results were normal. At age 8 7/12 years the brothers appeared physically identical except for size, with a height differential of 114.25 vs. 121.5 cm. Testing to establish biological zygosity was performed using VNTR (variable number tandem repeat) DNA probes YNH24 (D2S44), CMM101 (D14S13), EFD52 (D17S26), TBQ7 (D10S28), and 3'HVR (D16S85), PCR loci MCT118 (D1S80), and HLA-DQ alpha. These data indicate a > 99.99% probability of triplets B and C being monozygotic twins. While most occurrences of RSS are sporadic, familial cases suggesting autosomal dominance have been reported. Three other cases of probable monozygotic twins with RSS have been described. The significance of this confirmation of discordance in determining the cause of RSS is discussed.
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- W Bailey
- Department of Pediatrics, Naval Hospital Pensacola, Florida, USA
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Worley KC, Lindsay EA, Bailey W, Wise J, McCabe ER, Baldini A. Rapid molecular cytogenetic analysis of X-chromosomal microdeletions: fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for complex glycerol kinase deficiency. Am J Med Genet 1995; 57:615-9. [PMID: 7573140 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320570420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Diagnosis of X-chromosomal microdeletions has relied upon the traditional methods of Southern blotting and DNA amplification, with carrier identification requiring time-consuming and unreliable dosage calculations. In this report, we describe rapid molecular cytogenetic identification of deleted DNA in affected males with the Xp21 contiguous gene syndrome (complex glycerol kinase deficiency, CGKD) and female carriers for this disorder. CGKD deletions involve the genes for glycerol kinase, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and/or adrenal hypoplasia congenita. We report an improved method for diagnosis of deletions in individuals with CGKD and for identification of female carriers within their families, using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a cosmid marker (cosmid 35) within the glycerol kinase gene. When used in combination with an Xq control probe, affected males demonstrate a single signal from the control probe, while female carriers demonstrate a normal chromosome with two signals, as well as a deleted chromosome with a single signal from the control probe. FISH analysis for CGKD provides the advantages of speed and accuracy for evaluation of submicroscopic X-chromosomal deletions, particularly in identification of female carriers. In addition to improving carrier evaluation, FISH will make prenatal diagnosis of CGKD more readily available.
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- K C Worley
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Bailey W, Wynter HH, Lee A, Oliver P, Chevannes B. Show, no show and sterilization. W INDIAN MED J 1994; 43:46-7. [PMID: 7941496] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The study investigates the factors involved in the decision of a sample of women to break appointments for sterilizations at the Fertility Management Unit of the University of the West Indies. A case control study involved 50 women who did not show up (no-shows) and an equal number who did show up (shows) over the same period. The no-shows had spent a shorter time in their current union than the shows, and some had no children for their partners at the time the appointments were made. Marriage was the single most important event that would encourage the no-shows to consider sterilization in the future. As long as poor women see child bearing as a precondition for financial assistance from spouses, they will hesitate to give up this capability.
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- W Bailey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U.W.I
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Bailey W, Wynter HH, Lee A, Oliver P, Jackson J. The effect of user fees on the utilization of family planning services. A clinical study. W INDIAN MED J 1994; 43:43-5. [PMID: 7941495] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A new fee structure was introduced to the Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit in 1992. The study looked at the effect of the new fees on attendance and the choice of contraceptive methods through an examination of clinical records and a questionnaire survey. There was a decline in attendance of roughly 28 per cent between 1992 and 1993. The decline affected mainly new clients and those who accepted injectables. A reduction in the price of injectables is suggested since the fee for this short-term method is more in line with those charged for long-term and permanent methods.
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- W Bailey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U.W.I., Jamaica
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A retrospective review of 25 patients with scoliosis secondary to syringomyelia was conducted. All patients had large syrinxes, but only 10 patients had abnormal neurologic findings, suggesting that subtle neurologic findings in patients with scoliosis should not be underestimated and supporting liberal use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The results of three approaches to the care of these patients were reviewed: passive observation, bracing, and spinal fusion. Curves progressed > or = 5 degrees in patients aged < 10 years who were observed, but in children aged > 10 years, curves progressed > or = 10 degrees. Curves responded well to bracing, but correction was not maintained out of brace for patients with progressive and/or severe curves. Good corrective was achieved safely during operation.
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- O Charry
- Gillette Children's Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Mannion JD, Magno M, Buckman P, Bailey W, Blood V, Heiman-Patterson T, Edie RN, Rosato FE. Techniques to enhance extramyocardial collateral blood flow after a cardiomyoplasty. Ann Surg 1993; 218:544-53; discussion 553-4. [PMID: 8215645 PMCID: PMC1243015 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199310000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic stimulation of a cardiomyoplasty was combined with low-dose infusion of heparin into the arterial supply of the cardiomyoplasty in order to determine if latissimus-derived collateral blood flow could be further enhanced. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Acute and chronic stimulation of a latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty increased extramyocardial collateral blood flow to 35 +/- 9% and 27 +/- 5%, respectively, of normal myocardial blood flow. METHODS A model of coronary artery disease was created with an ameroid constrictor in goats, and a cardiomyoplasty was performed. Heparin (15 to 50 U/h) was delivered into the left subclavian artery for a period of 4 weeks. Simultaneously, the latissimus dorsi was chronically stimulated at 2 Hz. RESULTS Chronic ischemic myocardium received a collateral flow per gram from the skeletal muscle equivalent to 11.8 +/- 5.2% of the blood flow to normal myocardium. The extramyocardial collateral flow correlated with the latissimus muscle flow (r = 0.72). CONCLUSIONS Enhancement of extramyocardial collateral flow was not found with heparin treatment. In view of the correlation of extra-coronary collateral flow with latissimus muscle flow, the lack of a heparin effect may have been due to low latissimus blood flow. These results suggest that extramyocardial collateral blood flow to the myocardium is highest if the blood flow to the latissimus dorsi muscle is maintained.
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- J D Mannion
- Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Lin EM, Aikin JL, Bailey W, Fitzgerald B, Mings D, Mitchell S, Rigby BJ. Improving ambulatory oncology nursing practice. An innovative educational approach. Cancer Nurs 1993; 16:53-62. [PMID: 8457986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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To meet the educational needs of ambulatory oncology nurses, an innovative and flexible program was created at a major cancer institute in Canada. Utilizing adult learning principles, standards of nursing practice, and departmental goals, the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Clinical Teachers creatively approached the need for extensive education. Five site specific educational workshops were provided to the nursing staff utilizing a self-directed learning style to capture the varied experiences, educational background, and motivations of the staff. This paper highlights the necessary program elements, implementation of, and evaluation of the educational program.
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- E M Lin
- Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Bailey W, Wynter H, Lee A. Race, integration and family planning in Trinidad and Tobago. GeoJournal 1992; 26:13-20. [PMID: 12285882 DOI: 10.1007/bf00159433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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"The study considered the effect of the integration of the health services on family planning in Trinidad and Tobago. A drop-out study was based on a sample of six clinics, three representing integrated and three clinics that were non-integrated or vertical. Efforts were also made to solicit the views of a sample of drop outs, current acceptors and health-care providers. The study found that there were characteristics of the population from which acceptors were drawn that were more important in explaining utilization than the question of integration or non-integration of the clinics. Many of the problems were organizational and could, with adequate financing, be met by an even higher level of integration."
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Bailey W. Writing and development--Part IV. Soaking up the passion. Fund Raising Manage 1991; 22:60, 66. [PMID: 10111533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Bailey W. Writing and development--Part III. Write about real people, not cigar-store Indians. Fund Raising Manage 1991; 22:58. [PMID: 10111190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Bailey W. Selling and buying planned gifts. J Natl Assoc Hosp Dev 1991:15-21. [PMID: 10113148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Bailey W. Spotlight on free beds. Fund Raising Manage 1991; 21:45-9. [PMID: 10108793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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What happens in today's hospitals when keeping the faith with donors clashes with fiscal politics? An enterprising assistant attorney general asked that question and turned up some disquieting answers.
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Bailey W, Freidenberg GR, James HE, Hesselink JR, Jones KL. Prenatal diagnosis of a craniopharyngioma using ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Prenat Diagn 1990; 10:623-9. [PMID: 2274487 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970101002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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: 12/31/2022]
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We report an infant with a craniopharyngioma which was detected in utero. Maternal uterine ultrasonography, done at 27 weeks because of polyhydramnios, revealed a 4 cm midline mass near the base of the fetal skull. At 31 weeks, magnetic resonance imaging of the maternal abdomen confirmed the presence of a mass in the region of the third ventricle and revealed hydrocephalus. Two days post-partum a computed tomography (CT)-guided needle biopsy of the mass was performed and recovered tissue which was histologically consistent with a craniopharyngioma. The infant's postnatal period was complicated by seizures, which were treated with phenobarbital, and by progressive hydrocephalus, necessitating placement of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. He also received therapy for central hypothyroidism and diabetes insipidus. The infant's parents refused permission for attempted resection of the tumour and he died at 8 weeks of age. This represents the second reported case of an antenatally detected craniopharyngioma. Four other cases of different intracranial tumours have been detected in utero using ultrasound, with no reported survivors past 3 days of age. There is a uniformly poor prognosis of such infants, but earlier diagnosis and intervention may change this result.
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- W Bailey
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego 92093-0609
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