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Parlato EH, Ewen JG, McCready M, Gordon F, Parker KA, Armstrong DP. Incorporating data‐based estimates of temporal variation into projections for newly monitored populations. Anim Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- E. H. Parlato
- Wildlife Ecology Group Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand
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- Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London London UK
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- Hihi Conservation Charitable Trust Rotorua New Zealand
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- Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust Taranaki New Zealand
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- Wildlife Ecology Group Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand
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Axelrod D, Schnitzler MA, Alhamad T, Gordon F, Bloom R, Hess G, Xiao H, Nazzal M, Segev D, Dharnidharka V, Naik A, Lam N, Ouseph R, Kasiske B, Durand C, Lentine K. The impact of direct-acting antiviral agents on liver and kidney transplant costs and outcomes. Am J Transplant 2018; 18:2473-2482. [PMID: 29701909 PMCID: PMC6409105 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [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: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Direct-acting antiviral medications (DAAs) have revolutionized care for hepatitis C positive (HCV+) liver (LT) and kidney (KT) transplant recipients. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients registry data were integrated with national pharmaceutical claims (2007-2016) to identify HCV treatments before January 2014 (pre-DAA) and after (post-DAA), stratified by donor (D) and recipient (R) serostatus and payer. Pre-DAA, 18% of HCV+ LT recipients were treated within 3 years and without differences by donor serostatus or payer. Post-DAA, only 6% of D-/R+ recipients, 19.8% of D+/R+ recipients with public insurance, and 11.3% with private insurance were treated within 3 years (P < .0001). LT recipients treated for HCV pre-DAA experienced higher rates of graft loss (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.34 1.852.10 , P < .0001) and death (aHR 1.47 1.681.91 , P < .0001). Post-DAA, HCV treatment was not associated with death (aHR 0.34 0.671.32 , P = .25) or graft failure (aHR 0.32 0.641.26 , P = .20) in D+R+ LT recipients. Treatment increased in D+R+ KT recipients (5.5% pre-DAA vs 12.9% post-DAA), but did not differ by payer status. DAAs reduced the risk of death after D+/R+ KT by 57% (0.19 0.430.95 , P = .04) and graft loss by 46% (0.27 0.541.07 , P = .08). HCV treatment with DAAs appears to improve HCV+ LT and KT outcomes; however, access to these medications appears limited in both LT and KT recipients.
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO
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Tyrer P, Gordon F, Nourmand S, Lawrence M, Curran C, Southgate D, Oruganti B, Tyler M, Tottle S, North B, Kulinskaya E, Kaleekal JT, Morgan J. Controlled comparison of two crisis resolution and home treatment teams. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.108.023077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Aims and methodTo compare an existing crisis resolution service with a new crisis resolution team (CRT) in Wales. The impact of the new team was measured by changes in bed days and admissions. A random sample of patients from each service was assessed for service satisfaction, social functioning and quality of life after first presentation.ResultsThe total number of bed days was reduced following the introduction of the new CRT (27.3%). The frequency and duration of compulsory admissions increased by 31% in the CRT between the first and second years and by 7% in the control service, offset by a greater reduction in informal admissions in the CRT (23.5%) compared with the control group (13.3%); overall bed usage was unchanged. Service satisfaction, social functioning and quality of life showed no important differences between the services.Clinical implicationsCrisis resolution teams may reduce informal admissions in the short term but at the cost of more compulsory admissions later.
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Kemp HI, Bantel C, Gordon F, Brett SJ, Laycock HC. Pain Assessment in INTensive care (PAINT): an observational study of physician-documented pain assessment in 45 intensive care units in the United Kingdom. Anaesthesia 2017; 72:737-748. [PMID: 28832908 PMCID: PMC5434893 DOI: 10.1111/anae.13786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pain is a common and distressing symptom experienced by intensive care patients. Assessing pain in this environment is challenging, and published guidelines have been inconsistently implemented. The Pain Assessment in INTensive care (PAINT) study aimed to evaluate the frequency and type of physician pain assessments with respect to published guidelines. This observational service evaluation considered all pain and analgesia-related entries in patients' records over a 24-h period, in 45 adult intensive care units (ICUs) in London and the South-East of England. Data were collected from 750 patients, reflecting the practice of 362 physicians. Nearly two-thirds of patients (n = 475, 64.5%, 95%CI 60.9-67.8%) received no physician-documented pain assessment during the 24-h study period. Just under one-third (n = 215, 28.6%, 95%CI 25.5-32.0%) received no nursing-documented pain assessment, and over one-fifth (n = 159, 21.2%, 95%CI 19.2-23.4)% received neither a doctor nor a nursing pain assessment. Two of the 45 ICUs used validated behavioural pain assessment tools. The likelihood of receiving a physician pain assessment was affected by the following factors: the number of nursing assessments performed; whether the patient was admitted as a surgical patient; the presence of tracheal tube or tracheostomy; and the length of stay in ICU. Physician-documented pain assessments in the majority of participating ICUs were infrequent and did not utilise recommended behavioural pain assessment tools. Further research to identify factors influencing physician pain assessment behaviour in ICU, such as human factors or cultural attitudes, is urgently needed.
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- Imperial CollegeLondonUK
- Oldenburg UniversityOldenburgGermany
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- Pan‐London Peri‐operative Audit and Research NetworkUK
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- South‐East Anaesthetic Research ChainUK
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Durighel G, Tokarczuk PF, Karsa A, Gordon F, Cook SA, O'Regan DP. Acute myocardial infarction: susceptibility-weighted cardiac MRI for the detection of reperfusion haemorrhage at 1.5 T. Clin Radiol 2016; 71:e150-6. [PMID: 26772533 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIM To assess whether susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) provides better image contrast for the detection of haemorrhagic ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the heart. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients (all men; mean age 53 years) underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 7 days of primary percutaneous intervention for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Multiple gradient-echo T2* sequences with magnitude and phase reconstructions were acquired. A high-pass filtered phase map was used to create a mask for the SWI reconstructions. The difference in image contrast was assessed in those patients with microvascular obstruction. A mixed effects regression model was used to test the effect of echo time and reconstruction method on phase and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) are reported. RESULTS T2* in haemorrhagic infarcts was shorter than in non-haemorrhagic infarcts (33.5 ms [24.9-43] versus 49.9 ms [44.6-67.6]; p=0.0007). The effect of echo time on phase was significant (p<0.0001), as was the effect of haemorrhage on phase (p=0.0016). SWI reconstruction had a significant effect on the CNR at all echo times (echoes 1-5, p<0.0001; echo 6, p=0.01; echo 7, p=0.02). The median echo number at which haemorrhage was first visible was less for SWI compared to source images (echo 2 versus echo 5, p=0.0002). CONCLUSION Cardiac SWI improves the contrast between myocardial haemorrhage and the surrounding tissue following STEMI and has potential as a new tool for identifying patients with ischaemia-reperfusion injury.
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- G Durighel
- Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Statistical Advisory Service, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London W12 1PG, UK
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- Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Department of Cardiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK; Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, 17 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore 168752, Singapore; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, 8 College Road, 169857, Singapore
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- Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.
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Xerri de Caro J, Richardson B, Kirshbaum M, Burton M, Gordon F. The Bologna Process and physiotherapy education across Europe. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Grafton K, Gordon F. Indian physiotherapists’ global journey of professional identity transformation: a grounded theory. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3270] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Martin NK, Foster GR, Vilar J, Ryder S, E Cramp M, Gordon F, Dillon JF, Craine N, Busse H, Clements A, Hutchinson SJ, Ustianowski A, Ramsay M, Goldberg DJ, Irving W, Hope V, De Angelis D, Lyons M, Vickerman P, Hickman M. HCV treatment rates and sustained viral response among people who inject drugs in seven UK sites: real world results and modelling of treatment impact. J Viral Hepat 2015; 22:399-408. [PMID: 25288193 PMCID: PMC4409099 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antiviral treatment for people who inject drugs (PWID) could prevent onwards transmission and reduce chronic prevalence. We assessed current PWID treatment rates in seven UK settings and projected the potential impact of current and scaled-up treatment on HCV chronic prevalence. Data on number of PWID treated and sustained viral response rates (SVR) were collected from seven UK settings: Bristol (37-48% HCV chronic prevalence among PWID), East London (37-48%), Manchester (48-56%), Nottingham (37-44%), Plymouth (30-37%), Dundee (20-27%) and North Wales (27-33%). A model of HCV transmission among PWID projected the 10-year impact of (i) current treatment rates and SVR (ii) scale-up with interferon-free direct acting antivirals (IFN-free DAAs) with 90% SVR. Treatment rates varied from <5 to over 25 per 1000 PWID. Pooled intention-to-treat SVR for PWID were 45% genotypes 1/4 [95%CI 33-57%] and 61% genotypes 2/3 [95%CI 47-76%]. Projections of chronic HCV prevalence among PWID after 10 years of current levels of treatment overlapped substantially with current HCV prevalence estimates. Scaling-up treatment to 26/1000 PWID annually (achieved already in two sites) with IFN-free DAAs could achieve an observable absolute reduction in HCV chronic prevalence of at least 15% among PWID in all sites and greater than a halving in chronic HCV in Plymouth, Dundee and North Wales within a decade. Current treatment rates among PWID are unlikely to achieve observable reductions in HCV chronic prevalence over the next 10 years. Achievable scale-up, however, could lead to substantial reductions in HCV chronic prevalence.
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- N K Martin
- School of Social & Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK,Social and Mathematical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, UK,
Correspondence: Natasha K. Martin, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol, BS8 2PS, UK. E-mail:
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- Blizard Institute, Queen Mary's University of LondonLondon, UK
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- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS TrustGreater Manchester, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham, UK
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- Plymouth Hospital NHS TrustPlymouth, UK
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- University of Bristol Health TrustBristol, UK
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- Health Protection WalesBangor, Wales, UK
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- School of Social & Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK
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- Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, UK,Health Protection ScotlandGlasgow, UK
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- Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS TrustGreater Manchester, UK
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- University of NottinghamNottingham, UK
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- Public Health EnglandLondon, UK
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- Health Protection WalesBangor, Wales, UK
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- School of Social & Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK,Social and Mathematical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon, UK
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- School of Social & Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK
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Hobbs M, Gordon F, Cooper CJ, Eastman S, Hylton-Kong T, Watson-Grant S, Weir S, Figueroa JP. O3-S1.03 Performance of reverse sequence syphilis screening in Jamaica. Br J Vener Dis 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050109.105] [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: 11/04/2022]
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di Mambro AJ, Parker R, McCune A, Gordon F, Dayan CM, Collins P. In vitro steroid resistance correlates with outcome in severe alcoholic hepatitis. Hepatology 2011; 53:1316-22. [PMID: 21400552 DOI: 10.1002/hep.24159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Steroids improve the outcome in alcoholic hepatitis (AH), but up to 40% of patients fail to respond adequately. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) exacerbates steroid resistance in vitro. We performed a prospective study to determine if intrinsic steroid sensitivity correlates with response to steroids in individuals with severe AH and if IL-2 receptor blockade can reverse this. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from 20 patients with AH and a Maddrey's score >32. Patients were treated with oral prednisolone plus full supportive measures. Clinical resistance to oral steroid treatment was defined as a drop in serum bilirubin of <25% within 7 days or death within 6 months. In vitro steroid resistance was measured in PBMC using the dexamethasone suppression of lymphocyte proliferation assay and repeated after the addition of the anti-IL-2 receptor (anti-CD25) monoclonal antibody, basiliximab. Suppression of lymphocyte proliferation <60% was considered to indicate steroid resistance. In all, 82% (9/11) of in vitro steroid-resistant patients were dead at 6 months as compared to 21% (2/9) of steroid-sensitive patients (P = 0.03). Similarly, 91% (10/11) of in vitro steroid-resistant patients failed to show a significant fall in bilirubin at day 7 as compared to 44% (4/9) of steroid-sensitive patients (P < 0.05). Basiliximab improved the maximal proliferation count in 91% (10/11) of in vitro steroid-resistant patients (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION Clinical outcome of steroid therapy in this patient cohort correlated with in vitro steroid resistance. IL-2 blockade improved in vitro steroid sensitivity. This suggests that intrinsic lack of steroid sensitivity may contribute to poor clinical response to steroids in severe AH. IL-2 receptor blockade represents a possible mechanism to overcome this.
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- A J di Mambro
- Henry Wellcome Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Department of Liver Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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Wandrag L, Gordon F, O'Flynn J, Siddiqui B, Hickson M. Identifying the factors that influence energy deficit in the adult intensive care unit: a mixed linear model analysis. J Hum Nutr Diet 2011; 24:215-22. [PMID: 21332838 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2010.01147.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Critically ill patients frequently receive inadequate nutrition support as a result of under- or overfeeding. Malnutrition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to identify the significant factors that influence energy deficit in the ICU. METHODS ICU patients with a length of stay of ≥3 days were studied for 30 days over two consecutive years at a large university teaching hospital. Fifty-six Patients were studied, with a total of 530 records of feeding days. Information was collected for: day when feed initiated, age, gender, length of stay, Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation score (APACHE II), fed within 24 h, speciality, type of ventilation, feeding route, outcome (survived/died), diarrhoea (yes/no), aspirate volume, dietitian observed nutritional status (malnourished/not), sedation, estimated energy requirements and energy received. Mixed linear models for longitudinal data were used with energy deficit (energy received - energy requirements) as the dependent variable. RESULTS Factors that were found to have a significant association with energy deficit were: day feeding was initiated (P<0.001), whether fed within 24 h (P<0.001) and whether sedated (P<0.001). Furthermore, three combined effects were found: ventilation mode and aspirate volume (P<0.007), fed within 24 h and ventilation mode (P<0.001), fed within 24 h and sedation (P<0.017). CONCLUSIONS The number of days after feeding was initiated, initiation of feeding within 24 h and sedation have been identified as factors that predict energy deficit during ICU stay. Efforts to initiate feeding as soon as possible and minimise interruptions to feeding may reduce energy deficits in these vulnerable patients.
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- L Wandrag
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
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Ball M, Magowan E, Beattie V, McCracken K, Henry W, Smyth S, Bradford R, Gordon F, Mayne C. The effect of dietary energy source on performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs. J Anim Feed Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66303/2010] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Crawford MJ, Price K, Gordon F, Josson M, Taylor B, Bateman A, Fonagy P, Tyrer P, Moran P. Engagement and retention in specialist services for people with personality disorder. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2009; 119:304-11. [PMID: 19120048 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify levels of engagement and retention in specialist services for people with personality disorder (PD). METHOD Demographic and clinical data were collected on referrals to 10 specialist services for people with PD. Follow-up data on retention and drop-out from services were collected over the following 30 months. RESULTS Seven hundred and thirteen (60.1%) of 1186 people referred to services were taken by them, of whom 164 (23.0%) subsequently dropped out prior to the completion of an episode of care. Men, younger people and those with higher levels of personality disturbance were less likely to complete a package of care. CONCLUSION Specialist community-based services for adults with PD are able to engage most of those that are referred to them, but further efforts need to be made to find ways to engage younger people and men with PD.
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- M J Crawford
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.
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Wandrag L, Siddiqui B, Gordon F, OFlynn J, Hickson M. Identifying the factors which influence energy deficit in the adult intensive care unit. J Hum Nutr Diet 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2008.00881_42.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Li J, Ran C, Li E, Gordon F, Comstock G, Siddiqui H, Cleghorn W, Chen HZ, Kornacker K, Liu CG, Pandit SK, Khanizadeh M, Weinstein M, Leone G, de Bruin A. Synergistic function of E2F7 and E2F8 is essential for cell survival and embryonic development. Dev Cell 2008; 14:62-75. [PMID: 18194653 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Revised: 10/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The E2f7 and E2f8 family members are thought to function as transcriptional repressors important for the control of cell proliferation. Here, we have analyzed the consequences of inactivating E2f7 and E2f8 in mice and show that their individual loss had no significant effect on development. Their combined ablation, however, resulted in massive apoptosis and dilation of blood vessels, culminating in lethality by embryonic day E11.5. A deficiency in E2f7 and E2f8 led to an increase in E2f1 and p53, as well as in many stress-related genes. Homo- and heterodimers of E2F7 and E2F8 were found on target promoters, including E2f1. Importantly, loss of either E2f1 or p53 suppressed the massive apoptosis in double-mutant embryos. These results identify E2F7 and E2F8 as a unique repressive arm of the E2F transcriptional network that is critical for embryonic development and control of the E2F1-p53 apoptotic axis.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Molecular Virology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Gordon F, Luger K, Hansen JC. The core histone N-terminal tail domains function independently and additively during salt-dependent oligomerization of nucleosomal arrays. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:33701-6. [PMID: 16033758 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507048200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 01/15/2023] Open
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Salt-dependent oligomerization of nucleosomal arrays is related to fiber-fiber interactions and global chromosome structure. Previous studies have shown that the H2A/H2B and H3/H4 N-terminal domain (NTD) pairs are able to mediate array oligomerization. However, because of technical barriers, the function(s) of the individual core histone NTDs have not been investigated. To address this question, all possible combinations of "tailless" nucleosomal arrays were assembled from native and NTD-deleted recombinant Xenopus core histones and tandemly repeated 5 S rDNA. The recombinant arrays were characterized by differential centrifugation over the range of 0-50 mm MgCl2 to determine how each NTD affects salt-dependent oligomerization. Results indicate that all core histone NTDs participate in the oligomerization process and that the NTDs function additively and independently. These observations provide direct biochemical evidence linking all four core histone NTDs to the assembly and maintenance of global chromatin structures.
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- Faye Gordon
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA
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Maiti B, Li J, de Bruin A, Gordon F, Timmers C, Opavsky R, Patil K, Tuttle J, Cleghorn W, Leone G. Cloning and characterization of mouse E2F8, a novel mammalian E2F family member capable of blocking cellular proliferation. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:18211-20. [PMID: 15722552 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501410200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 12/26/2022] Open
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The E2F transcription factor family plays a crucial and well established role in cell cycle progression. Deregulation of E2F activities in vivo leads to developmental defects and cancer. Based on current evidence in the field, mammalian E2Fs can be functionally categorized into either transcriptional activators (E2F1, E2F2, and E2F3a) or repressors (E2F3b, E2F4, E2F5, E2F6, and E2F7). We have identified a novel E2F family member, E2F8, which is conserved in mice and humans and has its counterpart in Arabidopsis thaliana (E2Ls). Interestingly, E2F7 and E2F8 share unique structural features that distinguish them from other mammalian E2F repressor members, including the presence of two distinct DNA-binding domains and the absence of DP-dimerization, retinoblastoma-binding, and transcriptional activation domains. Similar to E2F7, overexpression of E2F8 significantly slows down the proliferation of primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts. These observations, together with the fact that E2F7 and E2F8 can homodimerize and are expressed in the same adult tissues, suggest that they may have overlapping and perhaps synergistic roles in the control of cellular proliferation.
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- Baidehi Maiti
- Human Cancer Genetics Program, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, and Department of Molecular Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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McCoy M, Mayne C, Lennox S, Verner M, Mackey D, McCaughey W, Catney D, Gordon A, Kennedy B, Wylie A, Gordon F. 25. Fertility and milk progesterone profiles in dairy herds in Northern Ireland. Res Vet Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5288(02)90027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fan JY, Gordon F, Luger K, Hansen JC, Tremethick DJ. Errata: The essential histone variant H2A.Z regulates the equilibrium between different chromatin conformational states. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1038/nsb0402-316b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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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Fan JY, Gordon F, Luger K, Hansen JC, Tremethick DJ. The essential histone variant H2A.Z regulates the equilibrium between different chromatin conformational states. Nat Struct Biol 2002; 9:172-6. [PMID: 11850638 DOI: 10.1038/nsb767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Explaining the determinants involved in regulating the equilibrium between different chromatin structural states is fundamental to understanding differential gene expression. Histone variant H2A.Z is essential to chromatin architecture in higher eukaryotes but its role has not yet been explained. We show here that H2A.Z facilitates the intramolecular folding of nucleosomal arrays while simultaneously inhibiting the formation of highly condensed structures that result from intermolecular association. This makes a case for H2A.Z playing a fundamental role in creating unique chromatin domains poised for transcriptional activation. These results provide new insights into understanding how chromatin fiber dynamics can be altered by core histone variants to potentially regulate genomic function.
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- Jun Y Fan
- The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, P.O. Box 334, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601 Australia
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This article reports the preliminary results of a small study into the changing expectations of newly migrated Filipino nurses at a London hospital. The aim was to identify initial expectations and experiences. Focus group interviews were conducted with two groups of nurses shortly after their arrival. Career prospects and salaries were key factors influencing the decision to come to the UK. Differences emerged between the nurses' expectations of the nursing role and their actual experience on the wards. Adjusting to the new system of health care proved stressful but was helped by the provision of support services. Factors that may promote successful adaptation and retention included equal opportunities with respect to training and promotion and the use of culturally sensitive orientation programmes. Strategies to reduce social isolation may also be important. The results will be used to inform the trust's retention strategy and will also be of interest to other NHS trusts recruiting Filipino nurses and nurses from other countries.
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- P Daniel
- Department of Clinical Research Education, Effectiveness and Development, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
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The purpose of this study was to identify the significance and clinical correlation of steatosis in donor and posttransplantation liver biopsies. One hundred twenty-six liver biopsies with fatty change from 86 liver transplant patients were reviewed. Micro- and macro-steatosis were graded semiquantitatively and correlated with clinical and other pathologic parameters. Fifty-one donor biopsy specimens, from 50 patients, had combinations of micro- (predominantly) and macro-steatosis. One of 2 patients with high-grade micro- and macro-steatosis required a retransplantation on the third day. Three early deaths were not related to graft dysfunction. In 36 patients, steatosis developed after transplantation. In 13 of 36, steatosis was seen in the early postoperative period with a background of severe ischemic injury, 6 of whom died within 45 days posttransplantation. Other causes of steatosis developing after liver transplantation included hepatitis C (n = 12), alcoholic steatohepatitis (n = 3), diabetes mellitus or obesity (n = 7) and poor nutrition (n = 2). The presence of steatosis in 1 patient's donor and all posttransplantation biopsy specimens remained unexplained. In conclusion, (1) microsteatosis in donor liver biopsy specimens has no effect on graft function; (2) ischemic injury with development of steatosis in the early posttransplantation period may be associated with poor clinical outcome; and (3) steatosis in the posttransplantation period is uncommon and usually related to recurrent or acquired hepatitis C.
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- H Crowley
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Velasco AL, Velasco M, Velasco F, Menes D, Gordon F, Rocha L, Briones M, Márquez I. Subacute and chronic electrical stimulation of the hippocampus on intractable temporal lobe seizures: preliminary report. Arch Med Res 2000; 31:316-28. [PMID: 11036183 DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00064-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Recent animal experiments show that the application of an electrical stimulus to the amygdala or hippocampus following the kindling stimulus produced a significant and long-lasting suppressive effect on this experimental model of epilepsy. This is a preliminary report on the development of a surgical neuromodulatory procedure by chronic electrical stimulation of the hippocampus (CHCS) for control of intractable temporal lobe seizures in patients in whom anterior temporal lobectomy is not advisable, i.e., patients with bilateral temporal foci or a unilateral focus spreading to surrounding cerebral regions of the dominant hemisphere. This work was divided in two main consecutive stages. In the first stage, we demonstrated that subacute hippocampal stimulation (SAHCS) blocks intractable temporal lobe epileptogenesis with no additional damage to the stimulated tissue, and in a second stage, we attempt to demonstrate that CHCS may produce a sustained, long-lasting antiepileptic condition without additional undesirable effects on language and memory. In addition, taking advantage of this unique and ethically permissible situation, we attempt to determine whether or not the antiepileptic effects of SAHCS and CHCS are due to inhibition of the stimulation of hippocampal tissue by means of a number of electrophysiological, single photon computed tomography (SPECT) perfusion, and autoradiographic techniques.SAHCS during 3-4 weeks prior to anterior temporal lobectomy applied to a critical area located either at the anterior Pes hippocampus close to the amygdala or at the parahippocampal gyrus close to the entorhinal cortex abolished clinical seizures and significantly decreased the number of interictal spikes at focus after 5-6 days. Microscopy analysis of the stimulated tissue showed no evident histopathological differences between stimulated vs. non-stimulated hippocampal tissues. Additionally, CHCS persistently blocked temporal lobe epileptogenesis for 3-4 months with no apparent additional undesirable effects on short memory. Also, inhibition of the stimulated hippocampus seems to be one of the possible mechanisms underlying the beneficial antiepileptic effects of SAHCS and CHCS. This was revealed by increased threshold and decreased duration of the afterdischarges induced by hippocampal stimulation, flattening of the hippocampal-evoked response recovery cycles, SPECT hypoperfusion of the hippocampal region, and increased hippocampal benzodiazepine receptor binding. Future studies increasing the number and time of follow-up of patients under hippocampal stimulation are necessary before considering CHCS a reliable procedure for controlling intractable temporal lobe seizures.
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- A L Velasco
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Neurofisiología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), México, D.F., Mexico
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Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP), a hereditary form of systemic amyloidosis with clinically significant neuropathy and cardiomyopathy, is caused by a genetic defect of the transthyretin gene, which is mostly synthesized in the liver. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is thought to eliminate the amyloidogenic protein and currently is the only definitive treatment for this disorder. The aim of this study was to define the distribution and extent of amyloid deposition in tissues from these patients and evaluate the suitability of the resected FAP livers for transplantation into non-FAP patients. Surgical specimens from 14 patients removed at the time of OLT and autopsy tissues from 3 of the 14 were examined histologically using hematoxylin and eosin and Congo red-stained sections. The extent of amyloid deposits was evaluated, semiquantitatively graded from negative to marked, and correlated with clinical course and patient outcome. Amyloid deposits were consistently seen in hilar and vagus nerves. Liver lobular involvement was minimal in 1 and absent in the other 13 cases, with portal arterial amyloid deposits seen in 7 cases. At autopsy, extensive amyloid deposition in the heart was seen in all 3 cases with involvement of the conduction system. The extent of amyloid deposition at OLT did not correlate with the duration of symptoms before OLT or patient outcome after OLT. In conclusion, liver parenchymal involvement in FAP is minimal, and these explants are suitable for grafting in non-FAP patients. The recipients of such grafts must be carefully observed for the development of any amyloid-related disease, particularly cardiomyopathy. Of the tissues removed at OLT, the histopathologic confirmation of FAP is most consistently made by the examination of hilar and vagus nerves.
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- B H Shaz
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Jenkins RL, Gedaly R, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Gordon F, Lewis WD. Distal splenorenal shunt: role, indications, and utility in the era of liver transplantation. Arch Surg 1999; 134:416-20. [PMID: 10199316 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.134.4.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) continues to play an important role in the management of recurrent variceal bleeding with minimal negative impact on subsequent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation unit in a tertiary referral medical center. PATIENTS From August 1, 1985, through October 31, 1997, a single team of surgeons performed 81 DSRS procedures for recurrent variceal hemorrhage. Eleven patients undergoing OLT subsequent to DSRS were compared with a group of 274 patients undergoing OLT without any previous shunt during the same period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Operative time, use of blood products, length of hospital stay, perioperative complications, and survival rates. RESULTS Operative (30-day) mortality for DSRS was 6% (n = 5). From follow-up information available for 74 patients, the 1- and 5-year survival rates were 86.4% (n = 64) and 74.3% (n = 55), respectively. Recurrent variceal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy occurred in 5 (6.8%) and 11 patients (14.9%), respectively, after DSRS. In 9 patients, DSRS was used as salvage for failed transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. CONCLUSIONS Distal splenorenal shunt is a safe, durable, and effective treatment for controlling recurrent variceal hemorrhage in patients with acceptable operative risk and good liver function. It does not compromise future liver transplantation and can considerably delay the time until transplantation is required. Given the early occlusion rate and need for constant surveillance, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting should be reserved for patients with Child C classification cirrhosis with chronic hemorrhage or intractable ascites or as an emergency procedure for patients with uncontrollable bleeding using endoscopic therapy.
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- R L Jenkins
- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA.
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The causes and pathologic changes leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are not fully defined. The computerized pathology files were searched for cases of fibrosis/cirrhosis after OLT. Of 493 grafts from 435 patients, 35 grafts from 32 patients of posttransplantation liver fibrosis/cirrhosis were identified and retrieved (7%). Detailed histopathologic examinations of all post-OLT liver biopsy specimens were performed in conjunction with clinical, virologic, serologic, and molecular diagnostics information. Two cases with subcapsular septa and fibrous tissue close to hilum were excluded as false positives. Fibrosis/cirrhosis was confirmed in the remaining 33 grafts. In 20, the underlying cause was recurrent viral hepatitis, including eight with hepatitis C, 10 with hepatitis B, and two with combined hepatitis C and B. Another two with pretransplantation chronic hepatitis B developed cirrhosis without detectable virologic markers after OLT; these were biliary type secondary to obstruction in one, and chronic changes due to severe graft ischemia in one. Three patients acquired hepatitis C after OLT, with molecular confirmation available in two. In five patients, the underlying causes were Budd-Chiari syndrome and autoimmune hepatitis, recurrent autoimmune hepatitis, recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis, alcohol-induced liver disease, and recurrent bile duct carcinoma. Three cases had centrilobular fibrosis but without bridging septa or cirrhosis as a result of chronic rejection. It was concluded that (1) Cirrhosis after OLT is uncommon (7%). (2) Chronic rejection does not lead to cirrhosis, but it may result in centrilobular fibrosis. (3) In most (70%) cases, cirrhosis after OLT is attributed to recurrent or acquired viral hepatitis.
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- L Tabatabai
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Morrissey PE, Gordon F, Shaffer D, Madras PN, Silva P, Sahyoun AI, Monaco AP, Hill T, Lewis WD, Jenkins RL. Combined liver-kidney transplantation in patients with cirrhosis and renal failure: effect of a positive cross-match and benefits of combined transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg 1998; 4:363-9. [PMID: 9724473 DOI: 10.1002/lt.500040512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patients with renal failure after liver transplantation have a particularly poor prognosis. Therefore, in the setting of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis or severe renal insufficiency that will not improve after liver replacement, combined liver-kidney transplantation (LKT) is the preferred approach. We have adopted a policy of LKT in patients with end-stage liver disease and renal insufficiency undergoing dialysis or with a creatinine clearance less than 35 mL/min and evidence of chronic renal dysfunction. Since 1991, we have performed 208 orthotopic liver transplantations. Fourteen patients (8%) have undergone combined LKT, including 6 patients undergoing hemodialysis. Cytotoxic cross-matches (modified Amos technique and antihuman globulin method) were performed on 13 of 14 patients and were positive in 3 patients. Two patients died less than 4 months after LKT and 12 patients are alive and well. Graft survival censored for patient death was 100% for liver allografts and 93% for renal allografts, with a mean follow-up of 39 +/- 24 months. The most recent serum creatinine level in the patients with the 11 functioning grafts was 1.1 +/- 0.6 mg/dL. Biopsy-proven acute rejection occurred in 50% of simultaneous liver allografts. By contrast, only a single episode (6%) of renal allograft dysfunction was attributable to acute rejection. All rejection episodes occurred in the first 90 days after transplantation and were steroid sensitive. Three of 14 combined procedures were performed in the setting of a positive cytotoxic cross-match. In 2 recent patients, the results were confirmed by positive cross-matches to the donor's T and B cells by flow cytometry. Flow cytometric cross-matches reverted to negative 1 hour after liver transplantation and several hours before the administration of antithymocyte globulin. The cross-matches remained negative on postoperative days 1 and 7. Presently, all 3 patients with a positive cross-match enjoy normal hepatic and renal function at 631, 706, and 2275 days follow-up. Renal scans were performed in 4 LKT recipients not previously undergoing hemodialysis and indicated varying and unpredictable degrees of function in the native and transplanted kidneys. In conclusion, combined LKT can be performed safely and is associated with a low rate of acute rejection, even in the setting of a positive cross-match. Predicting which patients with renal insufficiency will benefit from LKT remains challenging; however, these results suggest that LKT should be encouraged in patients with evidence of irreversible renal insufficiency who require liver transplantation.
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- P E Morrissey
- Division of Organ Transplantation, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Hulley PA, Gordon F, Hough FS. Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and proliferation of an early osteoblast cell line (MBA 15.4) by dexamethasone: role of protein phosphatases. Endocrinology 1998; 139:2423-31. [PMID: 9564854 DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.5.6020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chronic glucocorticoid therapy causes rapid bone loss and clinical osteoporosis. We found that although the glucocorticoid, dexamethasone, stimulated osteoblast maturation, it also inhibited proliferation of a preosteoblastic cell line, MBA-15.4. The dexamethasone-induced decline in preosteoblast proliferation correlated with a 30-40% reduction in protein kinase C/TPA-stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity. These steroid effects only became evident after 6-24 h treatment, implying that dexamethasone acts on de novo synthesis of proteins. Because MAPK is inactivated by dephosphorylation of tyrosine and threonine residues, cells were treated concomitantly for 24 h with dexamethasone and inhibitors of tyrosine (sodium orthovanadate) and/or serine/threonine phosphatases (sodium fluoride). MAPK activity and cell proliferation were restored when MBA-15.4 cells were treated with vanadate, suggesting that dexamethasone up-regulates tyrosine phosphatase activity. Inactivation of serine/threonine phosphatases with sodium fluoride had no effect. Inhibition of the PKA pathway (which is growth inhibitory in mature osteoblasts) with H-89 did not reverse the effects of dexamethasone. Pretreatment with dexamethasone inhibited both peak- and extended activation plateau-phases of MAPK activity. Both phases were fully restored by pretreatment with vanadate, implicating more than one tyrosine phosphatase. Cycloheximide, alone or in combination with dexamethasone, prevented drop-off from plateau to basal levels, suggesting that an inducible dual-specificity phosphatase regulates the plateau-phase. We conclude that dexamethasone may inhibit preosteoblast growth via a novel tyrosine phosphatase pathway.
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- P A Hulley
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Stellenbosch Medical School, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Nellen Hummel H, Gutiérrez Espíndola G, Talavera J, Gordon F, Halabe J, Flores G. Effect of chemotherapy on thyroid hormone concentration in patients with malignant hematologic diseases. Arch Med Res 1997; 28:215-7. [PMID: 9204611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Malignant hematologic diseases are severe illnesses for which complex forms of treatment are used and to which a great variety of metabolic changes are anticipated. Both lymphomas and leukemias, as well as chemotherapy, can induce abnormalities in thyroid hormone metabolism without overt disease, thus leading to what is known as euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS). In the present report, 25 patients with lymphomas and leukemias were studied to evaluate the effect of chemotherapy on thyroid hormone concentration. After chemotherapy, the most frequent and significant alteration was a decrease in serum triiodothyronine concentration.
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- H Nellen Hummel
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether apparently healthy subjects with a family history of systemic hypertension have a higher risk of presenting the insulin resistance syndrome. SUBJECTS Three hundred and eighty-six subjects aged 20-65 years. SETTING A middle socio-economic class urban community from Mexico City. METHOD All subjects and, when necessary, their first-degree relatives, answered a questionnaire and underwent a physical examination with measurement of height, weight and blood pressure. Serum insulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides were measured during fasting and 2 h after an oral load of 75 g glucose. RESULTS A family history of systemic hypertension was present for 167 (43%) of the subjects, of whom 123 (31%) were obese. Subjects with a family history of hypertension had higher systolic blood pressures than did those without such a history (120 +/- 15 versus 115 +/- 10 mmHg). In the logistic regression model, the body mass index and age showed statistically significant effects on the fasting glucose:insulin ratio and on serum insulin levels after an oral load of glucose. When men and women were analysed separately, only in men were higher systolic and mean blood pressures and lower glucose:insulin ratios observed. In the logistic regression analysis the body mass index was a significant predictor of the glucose:insulin ratio and serum insulin levels after an oral load of glucose, especially in men. CONCLUSION Apparently healthy male offspring of hypertensive parents have higher blood pressure levels and lower insulin sensitivities than do offspring of normotensive parents. Insulin resistance was related to obesity, but not to a family history of hypertension, as had previously been reported by other research groups.
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- D Mino
- Coordinación de Investigación Médica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F., Mexico
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Gómez-Saso M, Mullica DF, Sappenfield E, Gordon F, Stone A. Reaction of nido-7,8-C2B9H13 with pentacarbonyl(methyl)manganese: Crystal structure of the charge-compensated complex [Mn(CO)3{η5-7,8-C2B9H10-10-O(CH2)4}]. Polyhedron 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0277-5387(95)00328-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bosco JJ, Gordon F, Zelig MP, Heiss F, Horst DA, Howell DA. A reliable method for the endoscopic placement of a nasoenteric feeding tube. Gastrointest Endosc 1994; 40:740-3. [PMID: 7859974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- J J Bosco
- Department of Gastroenterology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA 01803
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Goldberg JE, Jeffery JC, Gordon F, Stone A. Studies on the complex [Rh{σ,η5-7,9-C2B9H10[C(H)C6H4Me-4]-10}(CO)(PPh3)]; crystal structure of the compound [Rh(CO)(PPh3){η5-7,9-C2B9H10[C(H)(C6H4Me-4)(PEt3)]-10}]. J Organomet Chem 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-328x(93)83377-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Brew SA, Gordon F, Stone A. The Interplay of Alkylidyne and Carbaborane Ligands at Metal Centers II: Proton-Mediated Reactions1. Advances in Organometallic Chemistry 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3055(08)60490-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hennessey AC, Camak L, Gordon F, Edwards DA. Connections between the pontine central gray and the ventromedial hypothalamus are essential for lordosis in female rats. Behav Neurosci 1990. [PMID: 2354041 DOI: 10.1037//0735-7044.104.3.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lesions and knife cuts were used to study central gray (CG) and ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH) mediation of sexual receptivity in female rats. Lesions of the midbrain-pontine CG eliminated lordosis in female rats. Bilateral sagittal knife cuts that bracketed the rostral pontine CG also eliminated lordosis, and an experiment with the retrograde tracer Fluoro-Gold confirmed the effectiveness of these cuts in severing the lateral connections linking the VMH and the CG. Finally, females with a unilateral hypothalamic cut combined with a contralateral CG transection almost never showed lordosis. Each cut, at a different level for each side of the brain, transected axons linking the VMH and the CG. The demonstration that this combination eliminated lordosis provides new evidence that the lateral connections between the VMH and the CG are essential for the display of sexual receptivity in female rats.
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- A C Hennessey
- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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Hennessey AC, Camak L, Gordon F, Edwards DA. Connections between the pontine central gray and the ventromedial hypothalamus are essential for lordosis in female rats. Behav Neurosci 1990; 104:477-88. [PMID: 2354041 DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.104.3.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lesions and knife cuts were used to study central gray (CG) and ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH) mediation of sexual receptivity in female rats. Lesions of the midbrain-pontine CG eliminated lordosis in female rats. Bilateral sagittal knife cuts that bracketed the rostral pontine CG also eliminated lordosis, and an experiment with the retrograde tracer Fluoro-Gold confirmed the effectiveness of these cuts in severing the lateral connections linking the VMH and the CG. Finally, females with a unilateral hypothalamic cut combined with a contralateral CG transection almost never showed lordosis. Each cut, at a different level for each side of the brain, transected axons linking the VMH and the CG. The demonstration that this combination eliminated lordosis provides new evidence that the lateral connections between the VMH and the CG are essential for the display of sexual receptivity in female rats.
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- A C Hennessey
- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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Medina-Santillán R, Vázquez-Savedra JA, Tanimoto M, Gordon F, García-Manzo NT. [Decrease in the serum concentration of triiodothyronine in patients with acute edematous pancreatitis]. Arch Invest Med (Mex) 1989; 20:243-5. [PMID: 2483815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Serum concentrations of triiodothyronine (T3), Thyroxine (T4) and Thyrotropine (TSH) were measured in ten patients hospitalized in an emergency way due to acute edematose pancreatitis clinically diagnosed and confirmed in the laboratory through the finding of values of amilase higher than 180 I.U. By means of venopunction 5 ml. of blood were taken from each patient in order to determine the thyroidal profile and amilasemia at the moment of internment and after 72 hours of the disease development. Results demonstrated a decrease of the values of T3, 72 hours after the patients entered the hospital, with normal values for T4 and TSH. This decrease reached levels of hypothyroidism with no clinical data of the disease.
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Hill AF, Marken F, Nasir BA, Gordon F, Stone A. Di- and tri-metal compounds prepared from the alkylidyne molybdenum complexes [Mo(CR)(CO)2(η-C5H5)] (R = C6H4OMe-2, C6H4NMe2-4 or C6H3Me2-2,6) and [MoFe(μ-CC6H4Me-4)(CO)6(η-C5H5)]. J Organomet Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-328x(89)87118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Miguel D, Steffan U, Gordon F, Stone A. Synthesis of the compounds [Re(CR)(CO)2(η5-C9H7)][BF4] (R = C6H4Me-4 or C6H3Me2-2,6) and the preparation of complexes with FeRe bonds. Polyhedron 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/s0277-5387(00)81190-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gordon F. [Tomographic studies in nuclear medicine. Positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission tomography (SPECT). Their current status in diagnosis and usage perspectives]. GAC MED MEX 1987; 123:235-7. [PMID: 3502567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Bray AC, Green M, Hankey DR, Howard JA, Johnson O, Gordon F, Stone A. The crystal structure of [Rh3(μ3-CO)2(η-C5Me5)3] and reactions of the unsaturated metal clusters [MM′2(μ3-CO)2(η-C5Me5)3] (M = M′ = Rh; M = Co or Ir, M′ = Rh) with hydrogen. J Organomet Chem 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-328x(85)87097-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gordon F, Juan-Marcos H, Muñoz R. [The treatment of thyroid carcinoma. Results of 19 years' use of I-131]. GAC MED MEX 1983; 119:356-60. [PMID: 6642131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Estañol B, Kleriga E, Loyo M, Mateos H, Lombardo L, Gordon F, Saguchi AF. Mechanisms of hydrocephalus in cerebral cysticercosis: implications for therapy. Neurosurgery 1983; 13:119-23. [PMID: 6888689 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-198308000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Patients with hydrocephalus secondary to cerebral cysticercosis are a highly heterogeneous group. The mechanisms of hydrocephalus in these patients are multiple. Intraventricular cysts may be found in the 3rd and 4th ventricles, the sylvian aqueduct, and the foramen of Monro. Intraventricular cysts can be suspected when the 3rd and 4th ventricles or aqueduct remain enlarged despite shunting. Intraventricular contrast medium demonstrates the presence of the parasites. The intraventricular cysts should be removed surgically. Hydrocephalus due to cisternal cysticercosis can be diagnosed by isotope cisternography. These patients should receive shunts, but the long term prognosis is probably poor. Guidelines for the management of hydrocephalus due to cysticercosis are suggested.
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Gordon F. The extended role and the effects of stress on A&E nurses in US. RCN Nurs Stand 1983:5. [PMID: 6552689] [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: 04/05/2023]
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Farrugia LJ, Freeman MJ, Green M, Orpen A, Gordon F, Stone A, Salter ID. Metal framework arrangements in pentanuclear gold-ruthenium clusters. Crystal structures of [Au2Ru3(μ3-S)(CO)8(PPh3)3] and [Au2Ru3(μ-H)(μ3-COMe)(CO)9(PPh3)2]. J Organomet Chem 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-328x(00)98815-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Castillo-González A, Ize-Lamache L, Gordon F. Gammagraphic detection of venous lesions secondary to total parenteral nutritional catheterization. A prospective study. Arch Invest Med (Mex) 1983; 14:107-16. [PMID: 6416198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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