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Galetti I, Brown E, Kennedy A, Riggs RJ, Roennow A, Sauvé M, Welling J, Finnern H, Gilbert A, Gahlemann M, Sauter W. POS1497-PARE POST-TRIAL SURVEY OF PARTICIPANTS OF A PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL IN SSC-ILD. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:The SENSCIS® trial (2015–18) was a large clinical trial (n=576) investigating the efficacy and safety of nintedanib in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease.1 The clinical research sponsors (CRS) collaborated with the scleroderma patient community advisory board (CAB) regarding the design, implementation and conduct of the trial.2 As part of this collaboration, the CRS and CAB developed a post-trial survey for SENSCIS® participants. The use of the developed patient-centric materials was optional for the sites.Objectives:The objectives of the SENSCIS® post-trial survey were to gain experience in collecting real-world information and trial satisfaction data from patients to inform and improve future patient centric clinical research.Methods:SENSCIS® trial participants who were involved in the extension trial SENSCIS®-ON completed a post-trial survey covering nine multiple-choice questions about three main topics:[1]Recruitment – Where do patients usually search for clinical trials and how did they become aware of SENSCIS®?[2]Motivation & Retention – What motivated patients to start and continue participation in SENSCIS®?[3]Challenges & Wishes – What were the challenges during trial participation and how can future clinical trials be improved regarding patient centricity?Results:A total of 125 participants completed all survey questions. Participants could select more than one option. A total of 51 patients reported that they are usually not actively looking for trials. For those actively searching, the most common sources to learn about trials were specialists/general practitioners (GPs) (46 patients) and internet search engines (20 patients), followed by patient organisations (12 patients). Of note, 78 patients would pay attention to printed materials, such as a card/flyer/poster in a doctor’s office and get in touch with a trial/study site.Back in 2015–2017, during recruitment for the SENSCIS® trial, the majority of the patients who answered the survey were made aware via their specialist/GP (116 patients), whereas 5 were made aware via patient organisations and 4 via the internet.The most frequent motivations to join the trial were ‘hope to receive an improved therapy’ (98 patients), to help other patients (64 patients), and on the recommendation of their specialist/GP (81 patients). Similarly, the most liked aspects of the trial were the ‘opportunity to receive an improved therapy’ (92 patients) and ‘to support the development of an improved therapy for my illness’ (90 patients). More than half of patients reported ‘continuous observation of general health’ (72 patients) and ‘advice from GPs/specialists’ (71 patients) as motivation to stay in the trial (Figure 1).‘Concerns about side effects’ (72 patients) and ‘not knowing whether the trial medication will work for me’ (63 patients) were reported as the least liked aspects of the trial. Travel to the site was reported as a challenge by 21 patients.To improve clinical trials, patients requested more patient-friendly information (50 patients) and multiple formats of information material (46 patients). Finally, 48 patients expressed the desire to communicate with other trial participants.Conclusion:The SENSCIS® post-trial survey is a unique approach to receive real-world feedback from trial participants, and these pilot data will help improve future clinical trials and communication. The results highlight the importance of reaching patients who may not be actively looking for clinical trials.Figure 1.Motivation to stay in the SENSCIS® trial1,21More than one option could be selected.2Data collected on 9th January 2021References:[1]Distler O et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27;380(26):2518-2528. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1903076.[2]Roennow A et al. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 16;10(12):e039473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039473.Acknowledgements:Sue Farrington (Federation of European Scleroderma Associations [FESCA] Belgium), Luke Evnin (Scleroderma Research Foundation, United States), Beatriz Garcia (Asociacion Espanola de Esclerodermia, Spain), Catarina Leite (Associacao Portuguesa de Doentes com Esclerodermia, Portugal), Alison Zheng (Chinese Organisation for Scleroderma), Matea Perković Popović (Hrvatska udruga oboljelih od sklerodermije, Croatia), Tina Ampudia (Asociacion Mexicana de Orientacion Apoyo y Lucha Contra la Esclerodermia, AC, Mexico), Stephanie Munoz (Norsk Revmatikerforbund, Diagnosegruppen for Systemisk Sklerose, Norway), Monica Holmner (Reumatikerförbundet Riksföreningen för systemisk skleros, Sweden).Disclosure of Interests:Ilaria Galetti: None declared, EDITH BROWN: None declared, Ann Kennedy Consultant of: I have been a member of the CAB (Community Patient Advisory Board) described in the accompanying abstract under discussion. My patient organisation has been paid for its participation in the CAB., Grant/research support from: It is not myself personally, but FESCA (Federation of European Scleroderma Associations) aisbl., that has received project grants for awareness raising and education. I was President of this Federation., Robert J Riggs: None declared, Annelise Roennow: None declared, Maureen Sauvé: None declared, Joep Welling Speakers bureau: BI MIDI and BI International, Sanofi, Henrik Finnern Employee of: I am employee of Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Annie Gilbert Consultant of: I am a paid consultant for Bohringer Ingelheim since 2016, Martina Gahlemann Employee of: I am employed by Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Wiebke Sauter Employee of: I am employer of Boehringer-Ingelheim
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Hoekstra J, Sauter W. What Standard for Excessive Pricing in EU law? A Discussion of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s Judgment in the Pfizer/Flynn v CMA Case. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.21552/eplr/2018/4/9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/21/2022]
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Thomas S, Sauter W, Starrost U, Pohl M, Mehrholz J. Regaining water swallowing function in the rehabilitation of critically ill patients with intensive-care-unit acquired muscle weakness. Disabil Rehabil 2017; 40:1494-1500. [PMID: 28325097 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1300341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) often results in swallowing dysfunction. Recent longitudinal studies have described the recovery of critically ill people, but we are not aware of studies of the recovery of swallowing function in patients with ICU-acquired muscle weakness. This paper aims to describe the time course of regaining water swallowing function in patients with ICU-acquired weakness in the post-acute phase and to describe the risks of regaining water swallowing function and the risk factors involved. METHODS This cohort study included patients with ICU-acquired muscle weakness in our post-acute department, who were unable to swallow. We monitored the process of regaining water swallowing function using the 3-ounce water swallowing test. RESULTS We included 108 patients with ICU-acquired muscle weakness. Water swallowing function was regained after a median of 12 days (interquartile range =17) from inclusion in the study and after a median of 59 days (interquartile range= 36) from the onset of the primary illness. Our multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard model yielded two main risk factors for regaining water swallowing function: the number of medical tubes such as catheters at admission to the post-acute department (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.282; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.099-1.495) and the time until weaning from the respirator in days (adjusted HR =1.02 per day; 95%CI: 0.998 to 1.008). CONCLUSION We describe a time course for regaining water swallowing function based on daily tests in the post-acute phase of critically ill patients. Risk factors associated with regaining water swallowing function in rehabilitation are the number of medical tubes and the duration of weaning from the respirator. Implications for rehabilitation Little guidance is available for the management of swallowing dysfunction in the rehabilitation of critically ill patients with intensive-care-units acquired muscle weakness. There is a time dependent pattern of recovery from swallowing dysfunction with daily water swallowing tests in the post-acute phase of critically ill patients. Daily water swallowing tests can be used to test swallowing dysfunction in the post-acute phase of critically ill patients The amount of medical tubes and the duration of weaning from respirator are associated risk factors for recovery of swallowing dysfunction.
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- Simone Thomas
- a Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa , Wissenschaftliches Institut , Kreischa , Germany
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- b Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa , Fach und Privatkrankenhaus , Kreischa , Germany
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- a Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa , Wissenschaftliches Institut , Kreischa , Germany.,e Department of Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät 'Carl Gustav Carus' , Technische Universität Dresden , Kreischa , Germany
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Mehrholz J, Thomas S, Burridge JH, Schmidt A, Scheffler B, Schellin R, Rückriem S, Meißner D, Mehrholz K, Sauter W, Bodechtel U, Elsner B. Fitness and mobility training in patients with Intensive Care Unit-acquired muscle weakness (FITonICU): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2016; 17:559. [PMID: 27881152 PMCID: PMC5121933 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1687-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Critical illness myopathy (CIM) and polyneuropathy (CIP) are a common complication of critical illness. Both cause intensive-care-unit-acquired (ICU-acquired) muscle weakness (ICUAW) which increases morbidity and delays rehabilitation and recovery of activities of daily living such as walking ability. Focused physical rehabilitation of people with ICUAW is, therefore, of great importance at both an individual and a societal level. A recent systematic Cochrane review found no randomised controlled trials (RCT), and thus no supporting evidence, for physical rehabilitation interventions for people with defined CIP and CIM to improve activities of daily living. Therefore, the aim of our study is to compare the effects of an additional physiotherapy programme with systematically augmented levels of mobilisation with additional in-bed cycling (as the parallel group) on walking and other activities of daily living. METHODS/DESIGN We will conduct a prospective, rater-masked RCT of people with ICUAW with a defined diagnosis of CIM and/or CIP in our post-acute hospital. We will randomly assign patients to one of two parallel groups in a 1:1 ratio and will use a concealed allocation. One intervention group will receive, in addition to standard ICU treatment, physiotherapy with systematically augmented levels of mobilisation (five times per week, over 2 weeks; 20 min each session; with a total of 10 additional sessions). The other intervention group will receive, in addition to standard ICU treatment, in-bed cycle sessions (same number, frequency and treatment time as the intervention group). Standard ICU treatment includes sitting balance exercise, stretching, positioning, and sit-to-stand training, and transfer training to get out of bed, strengthening exercise (in and out of bed), and stepping and assistive standing exercises. Primary efficacy endpoints will be walking ability (defined as a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) level of ≥3) and the sum score of the Functional Status Score for the Intensive Care Unit (FSS-ICU) (range 0-22 points) assessed by a blinded tester immediately after 2 weeks of additional therapy. Secondary outcomes will include assessment of sit-to-stand recovery, overall limb strength (Medical Research Council, MRC) and grip strength, the Physical Function for the Intensive Care Unit Test-Scored (PFIT-S), the EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire and the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNL-Index) assessed by a blinded tester. We will measure primary and secondary outcomes with blinded assessors at baseline, immediately after 2 weeks of additional therapy, and at 3 weeks and 6 months and 12 months after the end of the additional therapy intervention. Based on our sample size calculation 108 patients will be recruited from our post-acute ICU in the next 3 to 4 years. DISCUSSION This will be the first RCT comparing the effects of two physical rehabilitation interventions for people with ICUAW due to defined CIP and/or CIM to improve walking and other activities of daily living. The results of this trial will provide robust evidence for physical rehabilitation of people with CIP and/or CIP who often require long-term care. TRIAL REGISTRATION We registered the study on 6 April 2016 before enrolling the first patient in the trial at the German Clinical Trials Register ( www.germanctr.de ) with the identifier DRKS00010269 . This is the first version of the protocol (FITonICU study protocol).
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- Jan Mehrholz
- Wissenschaftliches Institut, Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany. .,Department of Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät, Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany.
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- Wissenschaftliches Institut, Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Neurorehabilitation Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Wissenschaftliches Institut, Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Fach und Privatkrankenhaus, Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa, An der Wolfsschlucht 1-2, Kreischa, 01731, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät, Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany
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Thomas S, Sauter W, Starrost U, Pohl M, Mehrholz J. Time to decannulation and associated risk factors in the postacute rehabilitation of critically ill patients with intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a cohort study. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2016; 53:501-507. [PMID: 27676204 DOI: 10.23736/s1973-9087.16.04400-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of critical illness on intensive-care-units (ICU) results often in persistent invasive endotracheal intubation which might delay rehabilitation and increases the risk of mortality. Recent longitudinal studies have described the recovery of critically ill people, but the detailed time course of decannulation in patients with chronic critical illness with ICU-acquired muscle weakness (ICUAW) is not well known. AIM The aim of our study was to describe the decannulation times and associated risk factors in patients who are chronic critically ill with ICU acquired weakness. DESIGN This is a cohort study. SETTING Postacute and rehabilitation units. POPULATION Chronic critically ill patients with ICUAW and tracheostomy tube. METHODS We calculated the time until decannulation and used possible predictor variables to explain this time course. RESULTS We included 122 patients with ICUAW. Successful decannulation of the tracheostomy tube was achieved after a median of 40.5 days (interquartile range= 44) after study onset and after a median of 89 days (interquartile range= 58) after onset of primary illness. Our final multivariate Cox-Proportional Hazard model included two main risk factors for decannulation: the amount of medical tubes such as catheters at admission to the rehabilitation center (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]=1.572 (95% CI: 1.021 to 2.415) and the duration of weaning from respirator in days (adjusted HR= 1.02 per day (95% CI: 1.006 to 1.03). No adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS We described the detailed time course of decannulation in the rehabilitation of chronic critically ill patients and no adverse events were observed. Taken many single factors into account the quantity of medical tubes and the duration of weaning from respirator were associated risk factors for decannulation in this population. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT Knowing an exact time course of decannulation supports medical decisions in clinical rehabilitation and might help to give a prognosis for decannulation. The amount of medical tubes and the duration of weaning from respirator may highly influence decannulation.
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- Simone Thomas
- Scientific Institute, Private European Medical Academy of the Bavaria Clinic, Kreischa, Germany
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- Scientific Institute, Private European Medical Academy of the Bavaria Clinic, Kreischa, Germany - .,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine "Carl Gustav Carus", Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Sauter W, Spira D, Schulze M, Pfannenberg C, Hetzel J, Reimold M, Klotz E, Claussen C, Horger M. Relation between [18F]-FDG-PET/CT and volume perfusion-CT in primary tumors and mediastinal lymph nodes of non-small cell lung cancer. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346385] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Sauter W, Wehrl HF, Schwab J, Hasenbach K, Tabatabai G, Quintanilla-Martinez L, Chughtai K, Kiss A, Heeren R, Jiru F, Pichler B. Multifunctional characterization of the choline metabolism in a glioma mouse model using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and [11C]-choline Positron Emission Tomography. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346238] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Sauter W, Rosenberger A, Beckmann L, Timofeeva M, Mittelstrass K, Illig T, Chang-Claude J, Wichmann H, Bickeböller H, Risch A. Case-control study of genetic susceptibility in early onset lung cancer: Investigation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1). EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71903-7] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Timofeeva M, Kropp S, Sauter W, Rosenberger A, Illig T, Dienemann H, Bickeböller H, Chang-Claude J, Risch A, Wichmann HE. Genetic polymorphisms of myeloperoxidase (MPO), epoxide hydrolase 1 (EPHX1) and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) as risk factors of early onset lung caner. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71905-0] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Timofeeva M, Kropp S, Sauter W, Rosenberger A, Illig T, Dienemann H, Bickeböller H, Chang-Claude J, Risch A, Wichmann H. Glutathione-S-transferase T1, M1 and P1 polymorphisms as risk factors for early onset lung cancer. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71344-2] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background—
Therapeutic hypothermia can improve survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has shown a protective effect in neurodegenerative disorders. We investigated whether combining mild hypothermia with CoQ10 after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest provides additional benefit.
Methods and Results—
Forty-nine patients were randomly assigned to either hypothermia plus CoQ10 or hypothermia plus placebo after CPR. Hypothermia with a core temperature of 35°C was instituted for 24 hours. Liquid CoQ10 250 mg followed by 150 mg TID for 5 days or placebo was administered through nasogastric tube. Age, sex, premorbidity, cause of arrest, conditions of CPR, and degree of hypoxia were similar in both groups; no side effects of CoQ10 were identified. Three-month survival in the CoQ10 group was 68% (17 of 25) and 29% (7 of 24) in the placebo group (
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Conclusions—
Combining CoQ10 with mild hypothermia immediately after CPR appears to improve survival and may improve neurological outcome in survivors.
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- Maxwell Simon Damian
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
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Sommer PF, Sauter W, Clerc JT, Simon W. Selbstintegrierende Methode zur raschen Bestimmung von Kohlenstoff und Wasserstoff in organischen Verbindungen an Milligramm- und Submilligramm-Mengen unter Verwendung von Katharometern. Vorläufige Mitteilung. Helv Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.19620450223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Clerc JT, Dohner R, Sauter W, Simon W. Vollautomatische Anlage zur gleichzeitigen Bestimmung von Kohlenstoff, Wasserstoff und Stickstoff in organischen Verbindungen an Milligramm- und Submilligramm-Mengen unter Verwendung einer selbstintegrierenden Wärmeleitfähigkeitsmessmethodik. Helv Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.19630460655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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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Lehmann B, Sauter W, Knuschke P, Dressler S, Meurer M. Demonstration of UVB-induced synthesis of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) in human skin by microdialysis. Arch Dermatol Res 2003; 295:24-8. [PMID: 12709817 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-003-0387-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2002] [Accepted: 01/13/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cutaneous vitamin D(3) (VD(3)) is generated by UVB-induced photolysis of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC). VD(3) then undergoes sequential hydroxylation to calcidiol (25-OHD(3)) in the liver and to hormonally active calcitriol (1 alpha,25-(OH)(2)D(3)) in the kidney. Recently, we have described the epidermal VD(3) metabolic pathway by demonstrating the autochthonous formation of calcitriol in cultured keratinocytes. In this study we sought to determine whether photolysis of 7-DHC induced by irradiation of human skin with monochromatic UVB at 300 nm results in epidermal synthesis of calcitriol in vivo. Using a microdialysis technique we demonstrated that UVB irradiation results in a dose- and time-dependent increase in the calcitriol concentration in the extracellular fluid of UVB-irradiated skin. Topical treatment of skin with an ointment containing 2% ketoconazole immediately after irradiation suppressed UVB-induced intraepidermal calcitriol synthesis. This study demonstrates for the first time UVB-triggered synthesis of calcitriol in human skin in vivo. The link between UVB irradiation and synthesis of calcitriol in the skin may be of great importance for regulation of biological processes such as cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and immunological reactions.
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- B Lehmann
- Department of Dermatology, Carl Gustav Carus Medical School, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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We present the results of subcutaneous microdialysis, a new minimally invasive biochemical monitoring technique, in mitochondrial cytopathy. We studied 6 ambulatory patients with mitochondrial cytopathy and 6 controls without mitochondrial disease using a subcutaneous probe for continuous microdialysis, and obtained measurements of lactate, pyruvate, and glucose from samples gathered at 30-60 min intervals during the day and at 3-h intervals at night. The lactate:pyruvate ratio (LPR) was calculated and related to disease severity and metabolic stress. Microdialysis was well tolerated. Controls had stable lactate and pyruvate values in the normal range and a low LPR (average values between 0.0114 and 0.0145). Patients had widely fluctuating lactate and pyruvate values, a higher average LPR between 0.0187 and 0.0724, and marked diurnal variation, especially in the severely affected patients. Increases in the LPR coincided with metabolic stress in individual cases. We conclude that subcutaneous microdialysis is well tolerated and enables continuous metabolic monitoring of patients with mitochondrial cytopathy. It has particular potential for use in the identification of metabolic risk factors and may help to assess the impact of therapeutic regimens.
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- M S Damian
- Department of Neurology, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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The male genitalia of the genus Metaselena Diak. are described and illustrated for the first time, and
as a result of that the genus is transferred to the Olethreutinae. Eight new species of Metaselena -
lepta, rhabdota, symphylos, pemphigodes, pithana, platyptera, diakonoffi and allophlebodes - are described
and illustrated. The systematic position of Metaselena, so far known only from Australia and New
Guinea, is briefly discussed and the close association of the genus with Eucosmomorpha Obr. is pointed
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Horak M, Sauter W. Revision of the genus Beryllophantis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae). AUST J ZOOL 1979. [DOI: 10.1071/zo9790789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The male genitalia of the tortricinid genus Beryllophantis Meyr. are described and figured for the first time for the type-species B. cochlias Meyr. and three other species. Six new species of Beryllophantis - alphophora, microtera, asticta, poicila, allochlora and phaioptera - are described and figured. So far the genus is known only from the mountains of New Guinea, all seven species inhabiting the montane rain- forest region.
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Sauter W. Was ist Grapholita chavanneana de la Harpe 1858 (Lep. Tortricidae)? REV SUISSE ZOOL 1966. [DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.75821] [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: 11/15/2022]
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