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Newark RL, Thompson R. Urinary Incontinence in Active Female Young Adults: Healthcare Preferences, Priorities and Experiences. Int Urogynecol J 2024:10.1007/s00192-024-05786-4. [PMID: 38713238 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-024-05786-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS There is a paucity of evidence on the healthcare preferences of active female young adults with urinary incontinence (UI). This research is aimed at examining the population's healthcare preferences and priorities and their characteristics and experiences to improve access to and use of services. METHODS This cross-sectional online survey study used a convenience community sample. Participants resided in Australia, were 18-30 years old, had self-reported engagement in physical activity of any frequency and self-reported urine leakage in the previous 4 weeks and met other eligibility criteria. Data were analysed using descriptive analyses. RESULTS Thirty-nine participants took part in the study. The majority engaged in recreational exercise (74.2%) and experienced UI of slight to moderate severity (82.9%). Participants preferred to access information and support anonymously online (71.4%) from general practitioners (58.8%), medical specialists (50.0%) or physiotherapists (44.1%). All participants wanted to be involved in the UI management decision-making process. Participants prioritised knowing information over cost (38.2%), changes to daily habits (35.3%) and potential risks or side effects (23.5%) when making decisions about management of UI. CONCLUSION The results highlight the diversity among active female young adults with UI. They emphasise the need for shared decision making and highlight key information needs, providing the basis for the development of decision-making tools and protocols specific to this population. They demonstrate the need for anonymous online information and support, and draw attention to the presence of UI among young recreational exercisers, highlighting the importance of ensuring that information and support is available within this demographic.
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- Rebecca L Newark
- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Swofford H, Lund S, Iyer H, Butler J, Soons J, Thompson R, Desiderio V, Jones J, Ramotowski R. Inconclusive decisions and error rates in forensic science. Forensic Sci Int Synerg 2024; 8:100472. [PMID: 38737990 PMCID: PMC11087963 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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In recent years, there has been discussion and controversy relating to the treatment of inconclusive decisions in forensic feature comparison disciplines when considering the reliability of examination methods and results. In this article, we offer a brief review of the various viewpoints and suggestions that have been recently put forth, followed by a solution that we believe addresses the treatment of inconclusive decisions. We consider the issues in the context of method conformance and method performance as two distinct concepts, both of which are necessary for the determination of reliability. Method conformance relates to an assessment of whether the outcome of a method is the result of the analyst's adherence to the procedures that define the method. Method performance reflects the capacity of a method to discriminate between different propositions of interest (e.g., mated and non-mated comparisons). We then discuss implications of these issues for the forensic science community.
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- H. Swofford
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
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Shiffermiller J, Anderson M, Thompson R. Postoperative Length of Stay in Patients With Stress Hyperglycemia Compared to Patients With Diabetic Hyperglycemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2024; 18:556-561. [PMID: 38407141 PMCID: PMC11089853 DOI: 10.1177/19322968241232695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS) is longer in patients with diabetes than in patients without diabetes. Stress hyperglycemia (SH) in patients without a history of diabetes has been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. The effect of SH on postoperative LOS is uncertain. The aim of this study is to compare postoperative LOS in patients with SH to patients with diabetic hyperglycemia (DH) following noncardiac surgery. METHODS We carried out a retrospective cohort study of inpatients with at least two glucose measurements ≥180 mg/dL. Two groups were compared. Patients with SH had no preoperative history of diabetes. Patients were considered to have DH if they had an established preoperative diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or a preoperative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥6.5%. The primary outcome measure was hospital LOS. RESULTS We included 270 patients with postoperative hyperglycemia-82 in the SH group and 188 in the DH group. In a linear regression analysis, hospital LOS was longer in the SH group than in the DH group (10.4 vs 7.3 days; P = .03). Within the SH group, we found no association between LOS and prompt treatment of hyperglycemia within 12 hours (P = .43), insulin dose per day (P = .89), or overall mean glucose (P = .13). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative LOS was even longer in patients with SH than in patients with DH, representing a potential target for quality improvement efforts. We did not, however, find evidence that improved treatment of SH was associated with reduction in LOS.
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- Jason Shiffermiller
- Division of Hospital Medicine,
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- College of Public Health, University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and Health
District, Snoqualmie, WA, USA
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Gamble AR, McKay MJ, Anderson DB, Pappas E, Alvarez Cooper I, Macpherson S, Harris IA, Filbay SR, McCaffery K, Thompson R, Hoffmann TC, Maher CG, Zadro JR. Development of a patient decision aid for children and adolescents following anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an international mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081421. [PMID: 38684251 PMCID: PMC11086191 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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AIM To develop and user test an evidence-based patient decision aid for children and adolescents who are considering anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. DESIGN Mixed-methods study describing the development of a patient decision aid. SETTING A draft decision aid was developed by a multidisciplinary steering group (including various types of health professionals and researchers, and consumers) informed by the best available evidence and existing patient decision aids. PARTICIPANTS People who ruptured their ACL when they were under 18 years old (ie, adolescents), their parents, and health professionals who manage these patients. Participants were recruited through social media and the network outreach of the steering group. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES Semistructured interviews and questionnaires were used to gather feedback on the decision aid. The feedback was used to refine the decision aid and assess acceptability. An iterative cycle of interviews, refining the aid according to feedback and further interviews, was used. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS We conducted 32 interviews; 16 health professionals (12 physiotherapists, 4 orthopaedic surgeons) and 16 people who ruptured their ACL when they were under 18 years old (7 were adolescents and 9 were adults at the time of the interview). Parents participated in 8 interviews. Most health professionals, patients and parents rated the aid's acceptability as good-to-excellent. Health professionals and patients agreed on most aspects of the decision aid, but some health professionals had differing views on non-surgical management, risk of harms, treatment protocols and evidence on benefits and harms. CONCLUSION Our patient decision aid is an acceptable tool to help children and adolescents choose an appropriate management option following ACL rupture with their parents and health professionals. A clinical trial evaluating the potential benefit of this tool for children and adolescents considering ACL reconstruction is warranted.
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- Andrew R Gamble
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health and Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Polavarapu K, O'Neil D, Thompson R, Spendiff S, Nandeesh B, Vengalil S, Huddar A, Baskar D, Arunachal G, Kotambail A, Bhatia S, Tumulu SK, Matalonga L, Töpf A, Laurie S, Zeldin J, Nashi S, Unnikrishnan G, Nalini A, Lochmüller H. Partial loss of desmin expression due to a leaky splice site variant in the human DES gene is associated with neuromuscular transmission defects. Neuromuscul Disord 2024; 39:10-18. [PMID: 38669730 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2024.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Recessive desminopathies are rare and often present as severe early-onset myopathy. Here we report a milder phenotype in three unrelated patients from southern India (2 M, 1F) aged 16, 21, and 22 years, who presented with childhood-onset, gradually progressive, fatigable limb-girdle weakness, ptosis, speech and swallowing difficulties, without cardiac involvement. Serum creatine kinase was elevated, and repetitive nerve stimulation showed decrement in all. Clinical improvement was noted with pyridostigmine and salbutamol in two patients. All three patients had a homozygous substitution in intron 5: DES(NM_001927.4):c.1023+5G>A, predicted to cause a donor splice site defect. Muscle biopsy with ultrastructural analysis suggested myopathy with myofibrillar disarray, and immunohistochemistry showed partial loss of desmin with some residual staining, while western blot analysis showed reduced desmin. RT-PCR of patient muscle RNA revealed two transcripts: a reduced normal desmin transcript and a larger abnormal transcript suggesting leaky splicing at the intron 5 donor site. Sequencing of the PCR products confirmed the inclusion of intron 5 in the longer transcript, predicted to cause a premature stop codon. Thus, we provide evidence for a leaky splice site causing partial loss of desmin associated with a unique phenotypic presentation of a milder form of desmin-related recessive myopathy overlapping with congenital myasthenic syndrome.
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- Kiran Polavarapu
- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Baldiri Reixac 4, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Baldiri Reixac 4, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
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- Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Baldiri Reixac 4, Barcelona 08028, Spain; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada; Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.
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Pugliese A, Della Marina A, de Paula Estephan E, Zanoteli E, Roos A, Schara-Schmidt U, Hentschel A, Azuma Y, Töpf A, Thompson R, Polavarapu K, Lochmüller H. Mutations in PTPN11 could lead to a congenital myasthenic syndrome phenotype: a Noonan syndrome case series. J Neurol 2024; 271:1331-1341. [PMID: 37923938 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12070-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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The RASopathies are a group of genetic rare diseases caused by mutations affecting genes involved in the RAS/MAPK (RAS-mitogen activated protein kinase) pathway. Among them, PTPN11 pathogenic variants are responsible for approximately 50% of Noonan syndrome (NS) cases and, albeit to a lesser extent, of Leopard syndrome (LPRD1), which present a few overlapping clinical features, such as facial dysmorphism, developmental delay, cardiac defects, and skeletal deformities. Motor impairment and decreased muscle strength have been recently reported. The etiology of the muscle involvement in these disorders is still not clear but probably multifactorial, considering the role of the RAS/MAPK pathway in skeletal muscle development and Acetylcholine Receptors (AChR) clustering at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). We report, herein, four unrelated children carrying three different heterozygous mutations in the PTPN11 gene. Intriguingly, their phenotypic features first led to a clinical suspicion of congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS), due to exercise-induced fatigability with a variable degree of muscle weakness, and serum proteomic profiling compatible with a NMJ defect. Moreover, muscle fatigue improved after treatment with CMS-specific medication. Although the link between PTPN11 gene and neuromuscular transmission is unconfirmed, an increasing number of patients with RASopathies are affected by muscle weakness and fatigability. Hence, NS or LPDR1 should be considered in children with suspected CMS but negative genetic workup for known CMS genes or additional symptoms indicative of NS, such as facial dysmorphism or intellectual disability.
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- Alessia Pugliese
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino Pulejo", Messina, Italy
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Psychiatry, and Medical Psychology, Sao Jose do Rio Preto State Medical School, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789, Bochum, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut Für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, 401 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1, Canada.
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada.
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Trikha R, Laubach L, Sharma V, Thompson R, Bernthal N, Williams RJ, Jones KJ. Are our actions matching our words? A review of trainee ethnic and gender diversity in orthopaedic surgery. Surg Open Sci 2024; 18:62-69. [PMID: 38419945 PMCID: PMC10901127 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Background There is a lack of physician ethnic and gender diversity amongst surgical specialties. This study analyzes the literature that promotes diversity amongst surgical trainees. Specifically, this study sought to answer (i) how the number of publications regarding diversity in orthopaedic surgery compares to other surgical specialties, (ii) how the number of publications amongst all surgical subspecialties trends over time and (iii) which specific topics regarding diversity are discussed in the surgical literature. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were used to query articles from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Broad inclusion criteria for both ethnic and gender diversity of any surgical specialty were utilized. Results Our query resulted 1429 publications, of which 408 duplicates were removed, and 701 were excluded on title and abstract screening, leaving 320 to be included. The highest number of related publications was in orthopaedic surgery (n = 73) followed by general surgery (n = 56). Out of 320 total articles, 260 (81.3 %) were published after 2015, and 56 of 73 (76.7 %) orthopaedic-specific articles were published after 2015. Conclusion Orthopaedic surgery published the most about ethnic and gender diversity, however, still remains one of the least diverse surgical specialties. With the recent increase in publications on diversity in surgical training, close attention should be paid to ethnic and gender diversity amongst surgical trainees over the coming years. Should diversity remain stagnant, diversification efforts may need to be restructured to achieve a diverse surgeon workforce. Key message Orthopaedic surgery is the surgical subspecialty that publishes the most about trainee ethnic and gender diversity followed by general surgery. With most of this literature being published over the last eight years, it is imperative to pay close attention to the ethnic and gender landscape of the surgeon workforce over the coming years.
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- Rishi Trikha
- UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 1201 E Marshall St #4-100, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 1201 E Marshall St #4-100, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Hall SM, Kochin D, Carne C, Herterich P, Lewers KL, Abdelhack M, Ramasubramanian A, Michael Alphonse JF, Ung V, El-Gebali S, Currin CB, Plomp E, Thompson R, Sharan M. Ten simple rules for pushing boundaries of inclusion at academic events. PLoS Comput Biol 2024; 20:e1011797. [PMID: 38427633 PMCID: PMC10906823 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Inclusion at academic events is facing increased scrutiny as the communities these events serve raise their expectations for who can practically attend. Active efforts in recent years to bring more diversity to academic events have brought progress and created momentum. However, we must reflect on these efforts and determine which underrepresented groups are being disadvantaged. Inclusion at academic events is important to ensure diversity of discourse and opinion, to help build networks, and to avoid academic siloing. All of these contribute to the development of a robust and resilient academic field. We have developed these Ten Simple Rules both to amplify the voices that have been speaking out and to celebrate the progress of many Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity practices that continue to drive the organisation of academic events. The Rules aim to raise awareness as well as provide actionable suggestions and tools to support these initiatives further. This aims to support academic organisations such as the Deep Learning Indaba, Neuromatch Academy, the IBRO-Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo, Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), Arabs in Neuroscience, FAIRPoints, and OLS (formerly Open Life Science). This article is a call to action for organisers to reevaluate the impact and reach of their inclusive practices.
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- Siobhan Mackenzie Hall
- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Deep Learning Indaba, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Arabs in Neuroscience, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- ISYEB UMR 7205 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, MNHN, SU, EPHE-PSL, UA. Botanique, Paris, France
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- SciLifeLab-Data Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
- FAIRPoints, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Computational Neuroscience Imbizo, Cape Town, South Africa
- Deep Learning Indaba South Africa, Durban, South Africa
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- OLS (formerly Open Life Science), Wimblington, United Kingdom
- The Alan Turing Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Núñez-Carpintero I, Rigau M, Bosio M, O'Connor E, Spendiff S, Azuma Y, Topf A, Thompson R, 't Hoen PAC, Chamova T, Tournev I, Guergueltcheva V, Laurie S, Beltran S, Capella-Gutiérrez S, Cirillo D, Lochmüller H, Valencia A. Rare disease research workflow using multilayer networks elucidates the molecular determinants of severity in Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1227. [PMID: 38418480 PMCID: PMC10902324 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45099-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Exploring the molecular basis of disease severity in rare disease scenarios is a challenging task provided the limitations on data availability. Causative genes have been described for Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes (CMS), a group of diverse minority neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders; yet a molecular explanation for the phenotypic severity differences remains unclear. Here, we present a workflow to explore the functional relationships between CMS causal genes and altered genes from each patient, based on multilayer network community detection analysis of complementary biomedical information provided by relevant data sources, namely protein-protein interactions, pathways and metabolomics. Our results show that CMS severity can be ascribed to the personalized impairment of extracellular matrix components and postsynaptic modulators of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering. This work showcases how coupling multilayer network analysis with personalized -omics information provides molecular explanations to the varying severity of rare diseases; paving the way for sorting out similar cases in other rare diseases.
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- Iker Núñez-Carpintero
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- Coordination Unit Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB/ELIXIR-ES), Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Expert Centre for Hereditary Neurologic and Metabolic Disorders, Alexandrovska University Hospital, Medical University-Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Neurology, Expert Centre for Hereditary Neurologic and Metabolic Disorders, Alexandrovska University Hospital, Medical University-Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, 1618, Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Sofiamed, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- Coordination Unit Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB/ELIXIR-ES), Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Plaça Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
- Coordination Unit Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB/ELIXIR-ES), Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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Atalaia A, Wandrei D, Lalout N, Thompson R, Tassoni A, 't Hoen PAC, Athanasiou D, Baker SA, Sakellariou P, Paliouras G, D'Angelo C, Horvath R, Mancuso M, van der Beek N, Kornblum C, Kirschner J, Pareyson D, Bassez G, Blacas L, Jacoupy M, Eng C, Lamy F, Plançon JP, Haberlova J, Brusse E, Hoeijmakers JGJ, de Visser M, Claeys KG, Paradas C, Toscano A, Silani V, Gyenge M, Reviers E, Hamroun D, Vroom E, Wilkinson MD, Lochmuller H, Evangelista T. EURO-NMD registry: federated FAIR infrastructure, innovative technologies and concepts of a patient-centred registry for rare neuromuscular disorders. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2024; 19:66. [PMID: 38355534 PMCID: PMC10865673 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-024-03059-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The EURO-NMD Registry collects data from all neuromuscular patients seen at EURO-NMD's expert centres. In-kind contributions from three patient organisations have ensured that the registry is patient-centred, meaningful, and impactful. The consenting process covers other uses, such as research, cohort finding and trial readiness. RESULTS The registry has three-layered datasets, with European Commission-mandated data elements (EU-CDEs), a set of cross-neuromuscular data elements (NMD-CDEs) and a dataset of disease-specific data elements that function modularly (DS-DEs). The registry captures clinical, neuromuscular imaging, neuromuscular histopathology, biological and genetic data and patient-reported outcomes in a computer-interpretable format using selected ontologies and classifications. The EURO-NMD registry is connected to the EURO-NMD Registry Hub through an interoperability layer. The Hub provides an entry point to other neuromuscular registries that follow the FAIR data stewardship principles and enable GDPR-compliant information exchange. Four national or disease-specific patient registries are interoperable with the EURO-NMD Registry, allowing for federated analysis across these different resources. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, the Registry Hub brings together data that are currently siloed and fragmented to improve healthcare and advance research for neuromuscular diseases.
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- Antonio Atalaia
- Inserm Center of Research in Myology, Neuro-Myology Service G.H. Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical BioSciences Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Duchenne Parent Project, Veenendaal, The Netherlands
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical BioSciences Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- European Reference Network for Rare Neuromuscular Diseases EURO-NMD, Institute of Myology, University Hospital Pitie-Salpetriere-APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Institute, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neurology/Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Diseases Section, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Unit of Rare Neurological Diseases. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Reference Center, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, APHP Paris, Paris, France
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- Association Institute of Myology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Association Institute of Myology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Association Française Contre Les Myopathies, AFM-Téléthon, Evry, France
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- Association Française Contre Les Myopathies, AFM-Téléthon, Evry, France
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- European Patient Organisation for Dysimmune and Inflammatory Neuropathies, Paris, France
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- Neuromuscular Center, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology/Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, and MHeNS, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, and Laboratory for Muscle Diseases and Neuropathies, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), Louvain, Belgium
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/IBiS, Avda Manuel Siurot S/N, 41013, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, AOU G. Martino Di Messina, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Reference Center, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, APHP Paris, Paris, France
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- CHRU de Montpellier, Direction de la Recherche et de L'Innovation, Hôpital La Colombière, Montpellier, France
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- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas UPM-INIA, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), 28223, Madrid, ES, Spain
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Neuromuscular Pathology Functional Unit; Neuropathology Service, Institute of Myology, University Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière-APHP, Paris, France
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Copp T, Thompson R, Hammarberg K, Lensen S, Augustine L, Doust J, Peate M, Cvejic E, Mol BW, Lieberman D, McCaffery KJ. Attitudes, knowledge and practice regarding the anti-müllerian hormone test among general practitioners and reproductive specialists: A cross-sectional study. BJOG 2024. [PMID: 38196321 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To describe clinicians' attitudes, knowledge and practice relating to the anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) test. DESIGN Cross-sectional nationwide survey. SETTING Australia. POPULATION OR SAMPLE A total of 362 general practitioners (GPs), gynaecologists and reproductive specialists. METHODS Clinicians were recruited through relevant professional organisations, with data collected from May 2021 to April 2022. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinicians' attitudes, knowledge and practice relating to the AMH test, measured using multiple choice, Likert scales and open-ended items. RESULTS Fifteen percent of GPs (n = 27) and 40% of gynaecologists and other specialists (n = 73) order at least one AMH test per month. Specialists reported raising the idea of testing most of the time, whereas GPs reported that patient request was more common. Half of clinicians lacked confidence interpreting (n = 182, 51%) and explaining (n = 173, 48%) an AMH result to their patients. Five percent (n = 19) believed the test was moderately/very useful in predicting natural conception/birth and 22% (n = 82) believed the same for predicting premature menopause, despite evidence that the test cannot reliably predict either. Forty percent (n = 144) had previously ordered the test to help with reproductive planning and 21% (n = 75) to provide reassurance about fertility. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians reported use of AMH testing in clinical circumstances not supported by the evidence. With the proliferation of direct-to-consumer testing, efforts to support clinicians in the judicious use of testing and effectively navigating patient requests are needed.
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- Tessa Copp
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Women and Girls' Health Research Centre, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- City Fertility Centre Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Polavarapu K, Sunitha B, Töpf A, Preethish-Kumar V, Thompson R, Vengalil S, Nashi S, Bardhan M, Sanka SB, Huddar A, Unnikrishnan G, Arunachal G, Girija MS, Porter A, Azuma Y, Lorenzoni PJ, Baskar D, Anjanappa RM, Keertipriya M, Padmanabh H, Harikrishna GV, Laurie S, Matalonga L, Horvath R, Nalini A, Lochmüller H. Clinical and genetic characterisation of a large Indian congenital myasthenic syndrome cohort. Brain 2024; 147:281-296. [PMID: 37721175 PMCID: PMC10766255 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a rare group of inherited disorders caused by gene defects associated with the neuromuscular junction and potentially treatable with commonly available medications such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and β2 adrenergic receptor agonists. In this study, we identified and genetically characterized the largest cohort of CMS patients from India to date. Genetic testing of clinically suspected patients evaluated in a South Indian hospital during the period 2014-19 was carried out by standard diagnostic gene panel testing or using a two-step method that included hotspot screening followed by whole-exome sequencing. In total, 156 genetically diagnosed patients (141 families) were characterized and the mutational spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlation described. Overall, 87 males and 69 females were evaluated, with the age of onset ranging from congenital to fourth decade (mean 6.6 ± 9.8 years). The mean age at diagnosis was 19 ± 12.8 (1-56 years), with a mean diagnostic delay of 12.5 ± 9.9 (0-49 years). Disease-causing variants in 17 CMS-associated genes were identified in 132 families (93.6%), while in nine families (6.4%), variants in genes not associated with CMS were found. Overall, postsynaptic defects were most common (62.4%), followed by glycosylation defects (21.3%), synaptic basal lamina genes (4.3%) and presynaptic defects (2.8%). Other genes found to cause neuromuscular junction defects (DES, TEFM) in our cohort accounted for 2.8%. Among the individual CMS genes, the most commonly affected gene was CHRNE (39.4%), followed by DOK7 (14.4%), DPAGT1 (9.8%), GFPT1 (7.6%), MUSK (6.1%), GMPPB (5.3%) and COLQ (4.5%). We identified 22 recurrent variants in this study, out of which eight were found to be geographically specific to the Indian subcontinent. Apart from the known common CHRNE variants p.E443Kfs*64 (11.4%) and DOK7 p.A378Sfs*30 (9.3%), we identified seven novel recurrent variants specific to this cohort, including DPAGT1 p.T380I and DES c.1023+5G>A, for which founder haplotypes are suspected. This study highlights the geographic differences in the frequencies of various causative CMS genes and underlines the increasing significance of glycosylation genes (DPAGT1, GFPT1 and GMPPB) as a cause of neuromuscular junction defects. Myopathy and muscular dystrophy genes such as GMPPB and DES, presenting as gradually progressive limb girdle CMS, expand the phenotypic spectrum. The novel genes MACF1 and TEFM identified in this cohort add to the expanding list of genes with new mechanisms causing neuromuscular junction defects.
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- Kiran Polavarapu
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
- Department of Neurology, Neurofoundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu 636009, India
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- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
- Department of Neurology, St Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore 560034, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
- Department of Neurology, Amruta Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 682041, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Neuromuscular Disorders Division, Service of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua General Carneiro, Curitiba - PR 80060-900, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia 08028, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia 08028, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
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- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada
- Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Catalonia 08028, Spain
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center–University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg 79110, Germany
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Fusai GK, Raptis DA, Hilal MA, Bassi C, Besselink M, Conlon K, Davidson B, Del Chiaro M, Dervenis C, Frigerio I, Falconi M, Hackert T, Harrison EM, Shrikhande SV, Siriwardena A, Smith M, Wolfgang C, Borakati A, Balci D, Elhadi M, Salinas CH, Machairas N, Marchegiani G, Oba A, Oberkofler C, Passas I, Ravikumar R, Velázquez PS, de Santibañes M, Schnitzbauer AA, Soggiu F, Tamburrino D, Tinguely P, Wei A, Zachiotis M, Bentabak K, Kacimi SE, Nikfarjam M, Shcherba A, Sergeant G, Coelho G, Torres O, Belev N, Tang E, Diaz C, Wei K, Hendi M, Gouvas N, Christophides T, Nikov A, Fathallah D, Saad M, Tammik O, Huhta H, Sulpice L, Lupinacci R, Demetrashvili Z, Stavrou GA, Felekouras GE, Papaziogas V, Misra S, Talib H, Al-Sader MAJ, Satoi S, Obeidat K, Fakhradiyev I, Khalife M, Elhadi M, Dulskas A, Ghani S, Padilla AE, Melchor-Ruan J, Erdene S, Benkabbou A, Nashidengo P, Koea J, Adeyeye NA, Amro S, Alnammourah WM, The C, Pędziwiatr M, Polkowski W, Barbu ST, Galun D, Goh BKP, Trotovšek B, Omoshoro-Jones J, Ielpo B, Abdelmageed A, Sandström P, Cristaudi A, Gloor B, Kuemmerli C, Tishreen AH, Chaaban MK, Wu CH, Jen PCYF, Baraket O, Taylor M, Jamieson N, Iype S, Giorgakis E, Qadan M, Ganai S, Al-Naggar H, Chihaka O, El Behi A, Kouicem AT, Chibane A, Bouzid C, Bentabak K, Bouali I, Samai N, Aya B, Drid B, Tidjane A, Tabeti B, Boudjenan-Serradj N, Larbi MH, Ouahab I, Touabti S, Ilhem O, Bouaoud S, Meriem A, Ouyahia A, Kouicem AT, Abdoun M, Mounira R, Rais M, Riffi O, Kacimi SE, McCormack L, Capitanich P, Goransky J, de Santibanes M, Mazza O, Salazar IP, Ramallo DR, Pablo F, Gondolesi GE, Schelotto PB, Rodriguez J, Apostolou C, Merrett N, Fox A, Hassen S, Joglekar S, Gananadha S, Wake R, Hagen K, Sritharan M, Hall K, Muralidharan V, Brown K, Nikfarjam M, Croagh D, Sritharan M, Berry R, Fayed A, Hodgson R, Kuany T, Loveday B, Banting S, Rowcroft A, Fox A, Knowles B, Taylor L, Chong L, Banting S, Perini M, Nikfarjam M, Lin YJ, Alsoudani A, Burnett D, Shah K, Fuge M, Bull N, Chen 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Plaza G, Duaigües MLG, álvarez PM, Escartín A, Loinaz C, Dziakova J, de la Serna S, Pérez-Aguirre E, Justo I, Saavedra J, Gomez JC, Boñar NL, Martín-Perez E, Di Martino M, de la Hoz Rogriguez Á, Marcacuzco A, Jiménez-Romero C, de la Rúa JFR, Hinojosa-Arco LC, Suárez-Muñoz MÁ, Martinez DF, Sanchez-Bueno F, Vazquez PG, de León AM, Saiz EC, García LS, Gonzalez-Pinto I, Rodríguez-Pino JC, Segura-Sampedro JJ, Morales R, Morales-Soriano R, Rotellar F, Zozaya G, Martí-Cruchaga P, López-Sánchez J, Muñoz-Bellvis L, Cuadrado A, ortega I, Fernández R, Gómez DD, Vera V, Padillo JP, Luque JB, Millan EI, Jorba R, García-Domingot MI, Redondo C, Cantos DM, Artigues E, Pozo CDD, Llorente CP, Martínez SN, Ibáñez CB, Ibáñez JM, Andujar RL, Dorcaratto D, Forner EM, Garces-Albir M, de Heredia JB, Montes-Manrique M, Rodriguez-Lopez M, Serrablo A, Milian D, Ruiz-Quijano P, Paterna-Lopez S, Dharmapala A, Dassanayake BK, Galketiya KB, Ibrahim AM, Hamid H, Alhaboob N, Abdelmageed A, Taha SSO, Vilhav C, Wennerblom JH, Bratlie SO, Bjornsson B, Lundgren L, Sandström P, Tingstedt B, Andersson R, Andersson B, Williamsson C, Sparrelid E, Holmberg M, Ghorbani P, Gkekas I, Kuemmerli C, Bolli M, Andreou A, Wenning AS, Gloor B, Peloso A, Toso C, Oldani G, Moeckli B, Wassmer CH, Cristaudi A, Pietro MH, Majno-Hurst PE, Roesel R, Abbassi F, Tarantino I, Steffen T, Ferrari C, Schmidt J, Meier O, Weber M, Gutknecht S, Jonas JP, Clavien PA, Al-Haj A, Aljaber A, Kayali AA, Kadoura L, Nashed E, Helaly H, Kayali H, Alhashemi M, Aloulou M, Alshaghel M, Mahli N, Al-Abed O, Azizeh O, Torab SS, Alkhaleel W, Aliwy MA, Alannaz O, Ghazal A, Masri R, Douba Z, Saad AS, Abdulmonem A, Shaban M, Alhouri AN, Alhouri A, Soliman A, Houri HNA, Houri HA, Omran S, Abbas A, Chaaban M, Kudmani MAA, Chaaban MK, Alhmaidi R, Yousef A, Youssef A, Nasri M, Alkhateb H, Almjersah A, Hassan N, Moussa A, Hamdan A, Hammed A, Alloush A, Hassan BH, Issa H, Dahhan HT, Souliman M, Hammed S, Tobba TM, Hamdan A, Ayoub S, Yu MC, Yang PC, Wu CH, Bouaziz H, Rahal K, Slim S, Karim A, Baraket O, Kchaou A, Houssem A, Said MA, Mabrouk MB, Hamida KB, Ghalleb M, Mahmoud AB, Maghrebi H, Kacem MJ, Tez M, Eminesariipek N, çetiindağ Ö, Tüzüner A, Karayalçin K, Emral AC, Dikmen K, Kerem M, Bayhan H, Türkoğlu MA, Iflazoğlu N, özet A, Aday U, öfkeli Ö, Gumusoglu A, Kabuli HA, Karabulut M, Peker K, Saglam S, Rahimi FSİ, Hanefa F, Isik A, Goksoy E, Dulundu E, Atici AE, Ozocak AB, Yegen C, Dural AC, Sahbaz NA, Ulgur HS, Aydin H, Ozkan OF, Duzgun O, çelik M, Pekmezci S, çoker A, Uguz A, Unalp OV, Sert I, Ertekin S, Ozbilgin M, Aydoğan S, Tekin E, Calik B, Yesilyurt D, Atici SD, Arıkan TB, Arıkan T, Gonullu E, Dikicier E, Capoglu R, Bayhan Z, Alfurais S, Colak E, Polat S, Çiftci AB, Milburn J, Jones C, Vass D, Taylor M, Dasari BVM, Kausar A, Sultana A, Subar D, Nunes Q, Skipworth J, Nwogwugwu O, van Laarhoven S, Kourdouli A, Awan AA, Bhatti I, Latif J, Hand F, Robertson F, Holroyd D, Holroyd D, Jamieson N, Lim W, Chang D, Frampton A, Lahiri R, Chakravartty S, Siddique H, Bashir M, Mcnally S, Young A, Smith A, Pine J, Garcea G, Haqq J, Malde D, Dunne D, Burridge I, Szatmary P, Hariharan D, Kocher H, Yip V, Khalil A, Nair AM, Liova I, O'Balogun A, Rothnie A, Chikkala B, Salinas CH, Frola C, Tsakiris C, Raptis D, Chasiotis D, Sharma D, Jessa F, Soggiu F, Fusai G, Kostakis I, Kathirvel M, Elnagar M, Dimitrokallis N, Iype S, Pericleous S, Mohamed A, Val ARD, Tinguely P, Likos-Corbett M, Afzal I, Bhogal R, Patel K, Siriwardena AK, de' Liguori Carino N, Sheen PA, Gareb F, Ammar K, Thakkar R, Pandanaboyana S, Leeds J, Gomez D, Gregory G, Ceresa C, Abbas H, Lazzereschi L, Reddy S, Gordon-Weeks A, Aroori S, Russell T, Roberts K, Chatzizacharias N, Sutcliffe R, Al-Sarireh B, Shingler G, Mortimer M, Skoryi D, Ilin I, Pisetska M, Cheverdiuk D, Kostyantyn K, Kopchak K, Kvasivka O, Valeriia S, Sumarokova V, Kryzhevskyi V, Sikachov S, Khomiak A, Malik A, Khomiak I, Bilyak A, Chooklin S, Chuklin S, Mikheiev I, Shylenko O, Klymenko A, Patel S, Cunningham S, Callery M, Kent T, Raut C, Wang J, Fairweather M, Sulciner M, Hirji S, Clancy T, Nebbia M, Qadan M, Musser A, Hogg M, Rodriquez J, Hamner J, Hennessy L, Dinerman A, Gupta A, Kimbrough C, Thompson R, Zeh HJ, Radi I, Polanco PM, Moris D, Lidsky ME, Lee D, Piper J, Gnerlich J, Tuvin D, Sticca R, Ganai S, Gusani N, Krinock D, Giorgakis E, Hardgrave H, Spencer-Cole RT, Klutts G, Hardgrave H, Nigh J, Nigh J, Andrade JCB, Mavros M, Osborn T, Ferrone C, O'Connor V, Boone B, Harris B, Schmidt C, Schrope B, Chabot J, Kluger M, Lasso ET, Nevler A, Yeo C, Ponzini F, Lavu H, Lamm R, Bowne W, Kyser N, Galanopoulos C, Abbasi A, Park J, Sham J, Dickerson L, Pillarisetty V, Sucandy I, Ross S, Winslow E, Hawksworth J, Radkani P, Fishbein T, Munoz AS, Lindberg J, Martins PN, Al-saban RAM, Al-Saban R, Al-Kubati W, Ghallab AAA, Alsanany GM, Almarashi H, Al-Samawi H, Al-Asadi MAMM, Alsayadi R, Hail S, Shream S, Bajjah HM, Al-Ameri S, Bajjah H, Al-Ameri SAAS, Al-Dowsh NA, AlDowsh NA, Al-Khawlani Q, Murshed YAA, Al-Shehari M, Jahaf AAD, Al-sharabi EAE, Aldumaini H, Alattas Z, Almassaudi A, Bajjah HMAH, Albakry R, Al-Naggar H, Shream SAA, Affary AA, Al-Markiz E, Al-Eryani F, Farhat H, Qadasi QA, Alwafy K, Abdualqader MYM, Ali RAAY, Albar A, Bleem HA, Galeb KSA, Ghushaim M, Sabbar M, Esmail M, Ali RAY, Salem RHM, Salem R, Saif W, Al-Faiq S, Alsharabi E, Hameed ATA, Almekhlafi T, Omairan A, Almarkiz E, Abduljawad H, Mansaleh O, Al-Melhani W, Abdualqader M, Al-Abdi R, Alwan HM, Mbanje C, Chihaka O. Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries. Br J Surg 2024; 111:znad330. [PMID: 38743040 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic surgery remains associated with high morbidity rates. Although postoperative mortality appears to have improved with specialization, the outcomes reported in the literature reflect the activity of highly specialized centres. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes following pancreatic surgery worldwide. METHODS This was an international, prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional snapshot study of consecutive patients undergoing pancreatic operations worldwide in a 3-month interval in 2021. The primary outcome was postoperative mortality within 90 days of surgery. Multivariable logistic regression was used to explore relationships with Human Development Index (HDI) and other parameters. RESULTS A total of 4223 patients from 67 countries were analysed. A complication of any severity was detected in 68.7 per cent of patients (2901 of 4223). Major complication rates (Clavien-Dindo grade at least IIIa) were 24, 18, and 27 per cent, and mortality rates were 10, 5, and 5 per cent in low-to-middle-, high-, and very high-HDI countries respectively. The 90-day postoperative mortality rate was 5.4 per cent (229 of 4223) overall, but was significantly higher in the low-to-middle-HDI group (adjusted OR 2.88, 95 per cent c.i. 1.80 to 4.48). The overall failure-to-rescue rate was 21 per cent; however, it was 41 per cent in low-to-middle- compared with 19 per cent in very high-HDI countries. CONCLUSION Excess mortality in low-to-middle-HDI countries could be attributable to failure to rescue of patients from severe complications. The authors call for a collaborative response from international and regional associations of pancreatic surgeons to address management related to death from postoperative complications to tackle the global disparities in the outcomes of pancreatic surgery (NCT04652271; ISRCTN95140761).
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Carmody LC, Gargano MA, Toro S, Vasilevsky NA, Adam MP, Blau H, Chan LE, Gomez-Andres D, Horvath R, Kraus ML, Ladewig MS, Lewis-Smith D, Lochmüller H, Matentzoglu NA, Munoz-Torres MC, Schuetz C, Seitz B, Similuk MN, Sparks TN, Strauss T, Swietlik EM, Thompson R, Zhang XA, Mungall CJ, Haendel MA, Robinson PN. The Medical Action Ontology: A tool for annotating and analyzing treatments and clinical management of human disease. Med 2023; 4:913-927.e3. [PMID: 37963467 PMCID: PMC10842845 DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Navigating the clinical literature to determine the optimal clinical management for rare diseases presents significant challenges. We introduce the Medical Action Ontology (MAxO), an ontology specifically designed to organize medical procedures, therapies, and interventions. METHODS MAxO incorporates logical structures that link MAxO terms to numerous other ontologies within the OBO Foundry. Term development involves a blend of manual and semi-automated processes. Additionally, we have generated annotations detailing diagnostic modalities for specific phenotypic abnormalities defined by the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO). We introduce a web application, POET, that facilitates MAxO annotations for specific medical actions for diseases using the Mondo Disease Ontology. FINDINGS MAxO encompasses 1,757 terms spanning a wide range of biomedical domains, from human anatomy and investigations to the chemical and protein entities involved in biological processes. These terms annotate phenotypic features associated with specific disease (using HPO and Mondo). Presently, there are over 16,000 MAxO diagnostic annotations that target HPO terms. Through POET, we have created 413 MAxO annotations specifying treatments for 189 rare diseases. CONCLUSIONS MAxO offers a computational representation of treatments and other actions taken for the clinical management of patients. Its development is closely coupled to Mondo and HPO, broadening the scope of our computational modeling of diseases and phenotypic features. We invite the community to contribute disease annotations using POET (https://poet.jax.org/). MAxO is available under the open-source CC-BY 4.0 license (https://github.com/monarch-initiative/MAxO). FUNDING NHGRI 1U24HG011449-01A1 and NHGRI 5RM1HG010860-04.
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- Leigh C Carmody
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Pediatric Neurology, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottowa, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada; Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany; Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Heart and Lung Research Institute, Cambridge CB2 0BB, UK
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottowa, Canada
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
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Abdel Shaheed C, Ivers R, Vizza L, McLachlan A, Kelly PJ, Blyth F, Stanaway F, Clare PJ, Thompson R, Lung T, Degenhardt L, Reid S, Martin B, Wright M, Osman R, French S, McCaffery K, Campbell G, Jenkins H, Mathieson S, Boogs M, McMaugh J, Bennett C, Maher C. Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e075286. [PMID: 37989377 PMCID: PMC10668201 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Low back pain (LBP) is commonly treated with opioid analgesics despite evidence that these medicines provide minimal or no benefit for LBP and have an established profile of harms. International guidelines discourage or urge caution with the use of opioids for back pain; however, doctors and patients lack practical strategies to help them implement the guidelines. This trial will evaluate a multifaceted intervention to support general practitioners (GPs) and their patients with LBP implement the recommendations in the latest opioid prescribing guidelines. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a cluster randomised controlled trial that will evaluate the effect of educational outreach visits to GPs promoting opioid stewardship alongside non-pharmacological interventions including heat wrap and patient education about the possible harms and benefits of opioids, on GP prescribing of opioids medicines dispensed. At least 40 general practices will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention or control (no outreach visits; GP provides usual care). A total of 410 patient-participants (205 in each arm) who have been prescribed an opioid for LBP will be enrolled via participating general practices. Follow-up of patient-participants will occur over a 1-year period. The primary outcome will be the cumulative dose of opioid dispensed that was prescribed by study GPs over 1 year from the enrolment visit (in morphine milligram equivalent dose). Secondary outcomes include prescription of opioid medicines, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by study GPs or any GP, health services utilisation and patient-reported outcomes such as pain, quality of life and adverse events. Analysis will be by intention to treat, with a health economics analysis also planned. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial received ethics approval from The University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (2022/511). The results will be disseminated via publications in journals, media and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12622001505796.
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- Christina Abdel Shaheed
- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Prevention Research Collaboration, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
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- Centre for Health Economics Research Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Connect, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Painaustralia Consumer Advisory Group, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Alliance for Gambling Reform, National, Victoria, Australia
- College of Arts and Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration National Medicines Scheduling Advisory Committee, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Faculty of Health Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Grycuk E, Eichenholtz E, Aarsland D, Betzhold S, Daly G, Fitzpatrick R, Folkerts AK, Kalbe E, Kane JPM, Kinchin I, Saldanha IJ, Smith V, Taylor JP, Thompson R, Leroi I. Developing a core outcome set (COS) for Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). HRB Open Res 2023; 5:57. [PMID: 36619176 PMCID: PMC9772580 DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13590.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is an important cause of dementia with a range of clinical manifestations, including motor, neuropsychiatric, and autonomic symptoms. Compared with more common forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, DLB has been the focus of significantly fewer treatment studies, often with diverse outcome measures, making comparison and clinical implementation difficult. A core outcome set (COS) can address this by ensuring that data are comparable, relevant, useful, and usable for making the best healthcare decisions. Methods: Using a multi-stage approach, development of the DLB-COS will include the following stages: (1) A systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines to create an initial long list of outcomes; (2) A two-round online Delphi including clinicians, scientists, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience of DLB and their representatives; (3) An online consensus meeting to agree on the final core list of outcomes (the final DLB-COS) for use in research and clinical practice; (4) A systematic review to identify appropriate measurement instruments for the DLB-COS outcomes; (5) A final consensus meeting of the professional stakeholders who attended the online consensus meeting to agree on the instruments that should be used to measure the outcomes in the DLB-COS; and (6) Global dissemination. Discussion: This is a multi-stage project to develop a COS to be used in treatment trials for DLB. A DLB-COS will ensure the selection of relevant outcomes and will identify the instruments to be used to measure DLB globally. Keywords: Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Core Outcome Set, Delphi, Systematic Review, Ageing, Cognition, Memory.
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- Emilia Grycuk
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Centre for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Centre for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, and Centre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, and Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Tago M, Hirata R, Katsuki NE, Otsuka Y, Shimizu T, Sasaki Y, Shikino K, Watari T, Takahashi H, Une K, Naito T, Otsuka F, Thompson R, Tazuma S. Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2023; 16:1645-1651. [PMID: 37635697 PMCID: PMC10455781 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s422412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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Introduction Hospitalists in Japan have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, contributions of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitalists' awareness of crisis management education remain unclear. Material and Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey to investigate the role of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was conducted using email and Google Forms targeting the chairpersons of facilities certified by the Japanese Society of Hospital General Medicine (JSHGM). Members of the academic committee of the JSHGM and several hospitals conducted a narrative review and determined the questions for the survey in a discussion. Results We conducted descriptive statistics based on the responses of 97 hospitals that agreed to participate in this survey. In total, 91.8% of general medicine departments in the included hospitals were involved in the medical care of COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, in 73.2% of hospitals, hospitalists were involved in infection control for COVID-19 inside or outside the hospital. Our survey revealed that Japanese hospitalists were responsible for COVID-19 treatment in over 60% of hospitals and contributed to hospital management, infection control, and vaccination. In total, 79.4% of hospitals answered that "training of personnel who can provide practical care for emerging infectious diseases is necessary", 78.4% indicated that "the establishment of an infection control system in advance to prepare emerging infectious diseases in the hospital is necessary", and 74.2% stated that "the establishment of an educational system for responding to emerging infectious diseases is necessary.". Conclusion In conclusion, during the pandemic, in addition to inpatient care, Japanese hospitalists provided outpatient care for COVID-19, which is the role of primary care physicians in other countries. Furthermore, Japanese hospitalists who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic expressed the need for personnel development and education to prepare for future emerging infectious disease pandemics.
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- Masaki Tago
- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine and Emergency Care, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- General Medicine Center, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and General Medicine, Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Executive Team, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Snoqualmie, WA, USA
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- Department of Critical Care and General Medicine, Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
- JR Hiroshima Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Smith WJ, Thompson R, Egan PM, Zhang Y, Indrawati L, Skinner JM, Blue JT, Winters MA. Impact of aluminum adjuvants on the stability of pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines. Vaccine 2023; 41:5113-5125. [PMID: 37321893 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Development of a vaccine drug product requires formulation optimization to ensure that the vaccine's effectiveness is preserved upon storage throughout the shelf-life of the product. Although aluminum adjuvants have been widely used in vaccine formulations to safely and effectively potentiate an immune response, careful attention must be directed towards ensuring that the type of aluminum adjuvant does not impact the stability of the antigenic composition. PCV15 is a polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine comprising the pneumococcal polysaccharide (PnPs) serotypes (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F and 33F), each individually conjugated to the protein carrier CRM197. PCV15 was formulated with either amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate adjuvant (AAHS) or aluminum phosphate adjuvant (AP) and examined for both stability and immunogenicity. Using a collection of methods to evaluate vaccine stability, it was discovered that certain PCV15 serotypes (e.g., 6A, 19A, 19F) formulated with AAHS resulted in a reduction of immunogenicity in vivo and a reduction in recoverable dose as tested by an in vitro potency assay. The same polysaccharide-protein conjugates formulated with AP were stable regarding all measures tested. Moreover, the reduction in potency of certain serotypes correlated with chemical degradation of the polysaccharide antigen caused by the aluminum adjuvant as measured by reducing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), High-Pressure Size Exclusion Chromatography coupled with UV detection (HPSEC-UV) and ELISA immunoassay. This study suggests a formulation, which includes AAHS, may negatively impact the stability of a pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine that contains phosphodiester groups. This decrease in stability would likely result in a decrease in the "active" concentration of antigen dose, and herein, it is shown that such instability directly compromised vaccine immunogenicity in an animal model. The results presented in this study help to explain critical degradation mechanisms of pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines.
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- William J Smith
- Vaccine Drug Product Development, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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- Vaccine Analytical Research and Development, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Vaccine Analytical Research and Development, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Vaccine Biometrics Research, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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- Vaccine Drug Product Development, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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Muscat DM, Thompson R, Cvejic E, Smith J, Chang EHF, Tracy M, Zadro J, Lindner R, McCaffery KJ. Randomized Trial of the Choosing Wisely Consumer Questions and a Shared Decision-Making Video Intervention on Decision-Making Outcomes. Med Decis Making 2023; 43:642-655. [PMID: 37403779 PMCID: PMC10422858 DOI: 10.1177/0272989x231184461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite widespread use, there are few studies evaluating the consumer Choosing Wisely questions. METHODS We evaluated the impact of the Choosing Wisely questions on consumers' decision-making outcomes. Adults living in Australia were presented with a hypothetical low-value care scenario. Using a 2×2×2 between-subjects factorial design, they were randomized to either the Choosing Wisely questions ("Questions"), a shared decision-making (SDM) preparation video ("Video"), both interventions, or control (no intervention). Primary outcomes were 1) self-efficacy to ask questions and be involved in decision-making and 2) intention to engage in SDM. RESULTS A total of 1,439 participants (45.6% with "inadequate" health literacy) were eligible and included in the analysis. Intention to engage in SDM was higher in people randomized to the Video (mean difference [MD] = 0.24 [scale 0-6], 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.14, 0.35), Questions (MD = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.22), and both interventions (MD = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.23-0.44, P < 0.001, d = 0.28) compared with control. Combining interventions had a greater impact than presenting the Questions alone (MD = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.11, 0.32; P < 0.001). Those who received the Video or both interventions reported lower intention to follow the low-value treatment plan without further questioning (all P < 0.05) and more positive attitudes toward SDM (all P < 0.05) compared with control. Intervention acceptability was high in all study arms (>80%), but proactive access was low (1.7%-20.8%). Compared with control, participants who received one or both interventions asked more questions that mapped to the Choosing Wisely questions (all P < .001). There were no main effects of either intervention on self-efficacy or knowledge. CONCLUSIONS The Choosing Wisely questions and a video to promote SDM may improve intention to engage in SDM and support patients in identifying questions that align with the Choosing Wisely campaign (with some additional benefits of the video intervention). TRIAL REGISTRATION ANZCTR376477. HIGHLIGHTS We conducted a randomized controlled trial online with adults living in Australia to test the effectiveness of the consumer Choosing Wisely questions and a shared decision-making (SDM) preparation video.Both interventions improved intention to engage in SDM and supported participants to identify questions that align with the Choosing Wisely campaign.There were some additional benefits of the Video intervention in reducing willingness to accept low-value treatment for low-back pain without asking questions; however, neither intervention changed participants' self-efficacy to ask questions and be involved in decision-making nor affected perceptions of preparedness to engage in SDM or knowledge of rights to be involved in health care decision-making.The simple, low-cost nature of the interventions may make them appropriate for implementation within a suite of approaches to address low-value care at a population level.
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- Danielle Marie Muscat
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Wiser Healthcare, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Wiser Healthcare, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Wiser Healthcare, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, Wiser Healthcare, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Johnson A, Thompson R, Nickel B, Shih P, Hammarberg K, Copp T. Websites Selling Direct-to-Consumer Anti-Mullerian Hormone Tests. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2330192. [PMID: 37603332 PMCID: PMC10442712 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Importance The recent provision of direct-to-consumer (DTC) Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) testing in several countries has been contentious, particularly due to concerns about judicious testing and informed consent. Objective To describe and analyze information on websites that sell DTC AMH tests. Design, Setting, and Participants Qualitative study including content analysis of text information from websites in multiple countries that sell AMH tests DTC. The top 50 search results from 4 different internet search strings were captured and reviewed for eligibility. Data were extracted in March 2022 and analyzed from April 2022 to July 2023. Main outcomes and measures Themes and categories were derived from the website content using a conventional inductive approach, with a particular focus on information content, quality and accuracy, as well as the tone and language used. Results Twenty-seven websites across 7 different countries formed the sample for analysis. Information varied considerably across websites and was organized into 6 overarching categories: (1) whether a test description was included (25 websites [93%]); (2) statements about what the test can do, which included indicating ovarian reserve (26 websites [96%]) and indicating likelihood of conceiving (20 websites [74%]); (3) statements about the usefulness of the test result, which included enabling women to adjust their reproductive timeline (11 websites [41%]) and determining whether egg freezing was a viable option (8 websites [30%]); (4) blood collection method (ie, through a laboratory or an at-home sample); (5) promotion tactics, such as stating the convenience of testing (24 websites [89%]) and using language promoting empowerment and control (7 websites [26%]); and (6) statements about limitations of the test, which included polycystic ovary syndrome falsely inflating AMH levels (13 websites [48%]) and that it cannot accurately predict chances of conceiving (9 websites [33%]). Conclusion and relevance In this qualitative study including content analysis, most websites selling DTC AMH tests included false and misleading claims which might lead consumers to purchase an AMH test in the belief that it can reliably predict fertility potential and age of menopause. Depending on the test result, this may in turn lead to misplaced anxiety or reassurance about one's fertility and modifications to subsequent conception or contraceptive plans and behavior.
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- Alexis Johnson
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Health and Society, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Thompson R, Cassidy R, Hill J, Bryce L, Napier R, Beverland D. Are Patients With Morbid Obesity at Increased Risk of Pulmonary Embolism or Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis After Lower Limb Arthroplasty? A Large-database Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2023; 482:00003086-990000000-01254. [PMID: 37404124 PMCID: PMC10723888 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000002742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether increased BMI is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is controversial. Despite this, BMI > 40 kg/m 2 remains a common cutoff for lower limb arthroplasty eligibility. Current United Kingdom national guidelines list obesity as a risk factor for VTE, but these are based on evidence that has largely failed to differentiate between potentially minor (distal deep vein thrombosis [DVT]), and more harmful (pulmonary embolism [PE] and proximal DVT) diagnoses. Determining the association between BMI and the risk of clinically important VTE is needed to improve the utility of national risk stratification tools. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES (1) In patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty, is BMI 40 kg/m 2 or higher (morbid obesity) associated with an increased risk of PE or proximal DVT within 90 days of surgery, compared with patients with BMI less than 40 kg/m 2 ? (2) What proportion of investigations ordered for PE and proximal DVT were positive in patients with morbid obesity who underwent lower limb arthroplasty compared with those with BMI less than 40 kg/m 2 ? METHODS Data were collected retrospectively from the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record, a national database recording patient demographics, diagnoses, encounters, and clinical correspondence. Between January 2016 and December 2020, 10,217 primary joint arthroplasties were performed. Of those, 21% (2184 joints) were excluded; 2183 were in patients with multiple arthroplasties and one had no recorded BMI. All 8033 remaining joints were eligible for inclusion, 52% of which (4184) were THAs, 44% (3494) were TKAs, and 4% (355) were unicompartmental knee arthroplasties; all patients had 90 days of follow-up. The Wells score was used to guide the investigations. Indications for CT pulmonary angiography for suspected PE included pleuritic chest pain, reduced oxygen saturations, dyspnea, or hemoptysis. Indications for ultrasound scans for suspected proximal DVT included leg swelling, pain, warmth, or erythema. Distal DVTs were recorded as negative scans because we do not treat them with modified anticoagulation. The division of categories was set at BMI 40 kg/m 2 , a common clinical cutoff used in surgical eligibility algorithms. Patients were grouped according to WHO BMI categories to assess for the following confounding variables: sex, age, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, joint replaced, VTE prophylaxis, grade of operative surgeon, and implant cement status. RESULTS We found no increase in the odds of PE or proximal DVT in any WHO BMI category. When comparing patients with BMI less than 40 kg/m 2 with those with a BMI of 40 kg/m 2 or higher, there was no difference in the odds of PE (0.8% [58 of 7506] versus 0.8% [four of 527]; OR 1.0 [95% CI 0.4 to 2.8]; p > 0.99) or proximal DVT (0.4% [33 of 7506] versus 0.2% [one of 527]; OR 2.3 [95% CI 0.3 to 17.0]; p = 0.72). Of those who received diagnostic imaging, 21% (59 of 276) of CT pulmonary angiograms and 4% (34 of 718) of ultrasounds were positive for patients with BMI less than 40 kg/m 2 compared with 14% (four of 29; OR 1.6 [95% CI 0.6 to 4.5]; p = 0.47) and 2% (one of 57; OR 2.7 [95% CI 0.4 to 18.6]; p = 0.51) for patients with BMI 40 kg/m 2 or higher. There was no difference in the percentage of CT pulmonary angiograms ordered (4% [276 of 7506] versus 5% [29 of 527]; OR 0.7 [95% CI 0.5 to 1.0]; p = 0.07) or ultrasounds ordered (10% [718 of 7506] versus 11% [57 of 527]; OR 0.9 [95% CI 0.7 to 1.2]; p = 0.49) for BMI less than 40 kg/m 2 and BMI 40 kg/m 2 or higher. CONCLUSION Increased BMI should not preclude individuals from lower limb arthroplasty based on suspected risk of clinically important VTE. National VTE risk stratification tools should be based on evidence assessing clinically relevant VTE (specifically, proximal DVT, PE, or death of thromboembolism) only. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, therapeutic study.
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- Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Carmody LC, Gargano MA, Toro S, Vasilevsky NA, Adam MP, Blau H, Chan LE, Gomez-Andres D, Horvath R, Kraus ML, Ladewig MS, Lewis-Smith D, Lochmüller H, Matentzoglu NA, Munoz-Torres MC, Schuetz C, Seitz B, Similuk MN, Sparks TN, Strauss T, Swietlik EM, Thompson R, Zhang XA, Mungall CJ, Haendel MA, Robinson PN. The Medical Action Ontology: A Tool for Annotating and Analyzing Treatments and Clinical Management of Human Disease. medRxiv 2023:2023.07.13.23292612. [PMID: 37503136 PMCID: PMC10370244 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.13.23292612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
Navigating the vast landscape of clinical literature to find optimal treatments and management strategies can be a challenging task, especially for rare diseases. To address this task, we introduce the Medical Action Ontology (MAxO), the first ontology specifically designed to organize medical procedures, therapies, and interventions in a structured way. Currently, MAxO contains 1757 medical action terms added through a combination of manual and semi-automated processes. MAxO was developed with logical structures that make it compatible with several other ontologies within the Open Biological and Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) Foundry. These cover a wide range of biomedical domains, from human anatomy and investigations to the chemical and protein entities involved in biological processes. We have created a database of over 16000 annotations that describe diagnostic modalities for specific phenotypic abnormalities as defined by the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO). Additionally, 413 annotations are provided for medical actions for 189 rare diseases. We have developed a web application called POET (https://poet.jax.org/) for the community to use to contribute MAxO annotations. MAxO provides a computational representation of treatments and other actions taken for the clinical management of patients. The development of MAxO is closely coupled to the Mondo Disease Ontology (Mondo) and the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) and expands the scope of our computational modeling of diseases and phenotypic features to include diagnostics and therapeutic actions. MAxO is available under the open-source CC-BY 4.0 license (https://github.com/monarch-initiative/MAxO).
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- Leigh C Carmody
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine,Farmington,CT,United States
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine,Farmington,CT,United States
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,Aurora,CO,United States
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine,Farmington,CT,United States
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- Pediatric Neurology, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus., Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way CB2 0PY, Cambridge UK
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,Aurora,CO,United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology,Klinikum Saarbrücken,Saarbrücken,Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology,Saarland University Hospital UKS,Homburg/Saar Germany
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,National Institutes of Health,Bethesda,MD,United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Heart and Lung Research Institute, CB2 0BB, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,Aurora,CO,United States
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- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine,Farmington,CT,United States
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Chorsi MT, Le TT, Lin F, Vinikoor T, Das R, Stevens JF, Mundrane C, Park J, Tran KT, Liu Y, Pfund J, Thompson R, He W, Jain M, Morales-Acosta MD, Bilal OR, Kazerounian K, Ilies H, Nguyen TD. Highly piezoelectric, biodegradable, and flexible amino acid nanofibers for medical applications. Sci Adv 2023; 9:eadg6075. [PMID: 37315129 PMCID: PMC10266740 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg6075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Amino acid crystals are an attractive piezoelectric material as they have an ultrahigh piezoelectric coefficient and have an appealing safety profile for medical implant applications. Unfortunately, solvent-cast films made from glycine crystals are brittle, quickly dissolve in body fluid, and lack crystal orientation control, reducing the overall piezoelectric effect. Here, we present a material processing strategy to create biodegradable, flexible, and piezoelectric nanofibers of glycine crystals embedded inside polycaprolactone (PCL). The glycine-PCL nanofiber film exhibits stable piezoelectric performance with a high ultrasound output of 334 kPa [under 0.15 voltage root-mean-square (Vrms)], which outperforms the state-of-the-art biodegradable transducers. We use this material to fabricate a biodegradable ultrasound transducer for facilitating the delivery of chemotherapeutic drug to the brain. The device remarkably enhances the animal survival time (twofold) in mice-bearing orthotopic glioblastoma models. The piezoelectric glycine-PCL presented here could offer an excellent platform not only for glioblastoma therapy but also for developing medical implantation fields.
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- Meysam T. Chorsi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Flow Cytometry Facility, Center for Open Research Resources and Equipment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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Gan JFL, McKay MJ, Jones CMP, Harris IA, McCaffery K, Thompson R, Hoffmann TC, Adie S, Maher CG, Zadro JR. Developing a patient decision aid for Achilles tendon rupture management: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072553. [PMID: 37316308 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop and user-test a patient decision aid portraying the benefits and harms of non-surgical management and surgery for Achilles tendon ruptures. DESIGN Mixed methods. SETTING A draft decision aid was developed using guidance from a multidisciplinary steering group and existing patient decision aids. Participants were recruited through social media. PARTICIPANTS People who have previously sustained an Achilles tendon rupture and health professionals who manage these patients. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used to gather feedback on the decision aid from health professionals and patients who had previously suffered an Achilles tendon rupture. The feedback was used to redraft the decision aid and assess acceptability. An iterative cycle of interviews, redrafting according to feedback and further interviews was used. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Questionnaire data were analysed descriptively. RESULTS We interviewed 18 health professionals (13 physiotherapists, 3 orthopaedic surgeons, 1 chiropractor, 1 sports medicine physician) and 15 patients who had suffered an Achilles tendon rupture (median time since rupture was 12 months). Most health professionals and patients rated the aid's acceptability as good-excellent. Interviews showcased agreement among health professionals and patients on most aspects of the decision aid: introduction, treatment options, comparing benefits and harms, questions to ask health professionals and formatting. However, health professionals had differing views on details about Achilles tendon retraction distance, factors that modify the risk of harms, treatment protocols and evidence on benefits and harms. CONCLUSION Our patient decision aid is an acceptable tool to both patients and health professionals, and our study highlights the views of key stakeholders on important information to consider when developing a patient decision aid for Achilles tendon rupture management. A randomised controlled trial evaluating the impact of this tool on the decision-making of people considering Achilles tendon surgery is warranted.
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- Jan F L Gan
- Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Discipline of Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- South West Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine and Health, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Copp T, Thompson R, Doust J, Hammarberg K, Peate M, Lensen S, Cvejic E, Lieberman D, Mol BW, McCaffery KJ. Community awareness and use of anti-Müllerian hormone testing in Australia: a population survey of women. Hum Reprod 2023:7193900. [PMID: 37309652 PMCID: PMC10391311 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dead111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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STUDY QUESTION What is the anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) test usage, awareness, and perceived reasons for testing in a representative community sample of women in Australia? SUMMARY ANSWER : Among women aged 18-55 years, 13% had heard about AMH testing and 7% had had an AMH test, with the top three reasons for testing including due to infertility investigations (51%), considering pregnancy and wanting to understand their chances (19%) or to find out if a medical condition had affected fertility (11%). WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The growing availability of direct-to-consumer AMH testing has raised concerns about overuse, however as most AMH tests are paid for privately by consumers, data on test usage is not publicly available. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION National cross-sectional survey of 1773 women, conducted in January 2022. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Females aged 18-55 years were recruited from the representative 'Life in Australia' probability-based population panel and completed the survey online or by telephone. Main outcome measures included if and how participants had heard about AMH testing, whether they had ever had an AMH test, main reason for testing and test access. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Of the 2423 women who were invited 1773 responded (73% response rate). Of these, 229 (13%) had heard about AMH testing and 124 (7%) had had an AMH test. Testing rates were highest among those currently aged 35-39 years (14%) and associated with educational attainment. Almost all accessed the test through their general practitioner or fertility specialist. Reasons for testing were: part of an infertility investigation (51%), considering pregnancy and wanting to understand chances of conceiving (19%), finding out if a medical condition had affected fertility (11%), curiosity (9%), considering egg freezing (5%), and considering delaying pregnancy (2%). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Although the sample was large and mostly representative, it was over-represented by people holding a university degree and under-represented by people aged 18-24, however, we used weighted data where possible to account for this. All data were self-reported so there is a risk of recall bias. The number of survey items was also restricted, so the type of counselling women received prior to testing, reasons for declining an AMH test or test timing were not measured. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Whilst most women reported having an AMH test for appropriate reasons, about one third had it for reasons not supported by evidence. Public and clinician education about the lack of utility of AMH testing for women not undergoing infertility treatment is needed. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This project was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence grant (1104136) and Program grant (1113532). T.C. is supported by an NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellowship (2009419). B.W.M. reports research funding, consultancy and travel support from Merck. D.L. is the Medical Director of City Fertility NSW and reports consultancy for Organon, Ferring, Besins and Merck. The authors have no other competing interests. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.
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- Tessa Copp
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre of Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Perozo MA, Escaño L, Thompson R, Cedeno H. A Rare Case of Diltiazem-Induced Photosensitivity. Cureus 2023; 15:e40376. [PMID: 37456398 PMCID: PMC10343940 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Photosensitivity is a condition of heightened skin sensitivity to sunlight or other forms of ultraviolet light. The case presented here highlights a rare occurrence of diltiazem-induced photosensitivity in an 87-year-old female patient with a history of atrial fibrillation and multiple comorbidities. The patient developed a distinctive erythematous rash limited to the sun-exposed area of the left side of her face during her hospital stay for respiratory failure and pneumonia. The localized distribution of the rash, along with its resolution upon reducing sun exposure, strongly suggested a photosensitivity reaction induced by diltiazem. Prompt discontinuation of the medication and transitioning to verapamil led to the resolution of the cutaneous manifestations. This case emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing photosensitivity reactions as potential adverse effects of medications, such as diltiazem. Further research is needed to better understand the pathophysiology and risk factors associated with photosensitivity reactions to calcium channel blockers. Through this case report, we aim to contribute to the existing knowledge in this field and emphasize the significance of vigilance in clinical practice.
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Konstantinidis S, Poplyk MR, Ma WJ, Reilly D, Zhang Y, Wang J, Thompson R, Stiving A, Winters MA, Wang SC, Kristopeit A. Purification processes of live virus vaccine candidates expressed in adherent Vero cell lines via multimodal chromatography in flowthrough mode. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023. [PMID: 37209394 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Live virus vaccine (LVV) purification, employing chromatography, can be challenged by low binding capacities and elution yields. Alternatively, processes relying solely on enzymatic digestion steps and size-based membrane separations can be limited by suboptimal reduction of process related impurities and poorly scalable unit operations. Here, we demonstrate that the combination of flowthrough mode chromatography and an ultrafiltration/diafiltration (UF/DF) unit operation delivers a purification process for two different LVV candidates, V590 and Measles, expressed in adherent Vero cells. For V590, chromatography with mixed mode cation exchange resins returned final product yields of ∼50% and logarithmic reduction values (LRVs) of 1.7->3.4 and 2.5-3.0 for host cell DNA (hcDNA) and host cell proteins (HCPs), respectively. For Measles, chromatography with mixed mode anion exchange resins returned final product yields of ∼50% and LRVs of 1.6 and 2.2 for hcDNA and HCPs, respectively. For both V590 and Measles processing, the employed resins cleared a key HCP, fibronectin, which could foul the UF/DF unit operation, and thusly enabling it to further reduce HCPs and to formulate the final LVV products. This integrated purification process utilizes the complementary action of the two unit operations and its applicability across LVVs supports its consideration for their processing.
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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Hentschel A, Meyer N, Kohlschmidt N, Groß C, Sickmann A, Schara-Schmidt U, Förster F, Töpf A, Christiansen J, Horvath R, Vorgerd M, Thompson R, Polavarapu K, Lochmüller H, Preusse C, Hannappel L, Schänzer A, Grüneboom A, Gangfuß A, Roos A. A Homozygous PPP1R21 Splice Variant Associated with Severe Developmental Delay, Absence of Speech, and Muscle Weakness Leads to Activated Proteasome Function. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:2602-2618. [PMID: 36692708 PMCID: PMC10039818 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03219-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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PPP1R21 acts as a co-factor for protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), an important serine/threonine phosphatase known to be essential for cell division, control of glycogen metabolism, protein synthesis, and muscle contractility. Bi-allelic pathogenic variants in PPP1R21 were linked to a neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, facial dysmorphism, and brain abnormalities (NEDHFBA) with pediatric onset. Functional studies unraveled impaired vesicular transport as being part of PPP1R21-related pathomechanism. To decipher further the pathophysiological processes leading to the clinical manifestation of NEDHFBA, we investigated the proteomic signature of fibroblasts derived from the first NEDHFBA patient harboring a splice-site mutation in PPP1R21 and presenting with a milder phenotype. Proteomic findings and further functional studies demonstrate a profound activation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system with presence of protein aggregates and impact on cellular fitness and moreover suggest a cross-link between activation of the proteolytic system and cytoskeletal architecture (including filopodia) as exemplified on paradigmatic proteins including actin, thus extending the pathophysiological spectrum of the disease. In addition, the proteomic signature of PPP1R21-mutant fibroblasts displayed a dysregulation of a variety of proteins of neurological relevance. This includes increase proteins which might act toward antagonization of cellular stress burden in terms of pro-survival, a molecular finding which might accord with the presentation of a milder phenotype of our NEDHFBA patient.
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- Andreas Hentschel
- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Genetics and Tumor Genetics, Bonn, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Dawkins YM, Rowe-Gardener S, Guthrie-Dixon N, Thompson R, Thompson T, Lee MG, Cunningham-Myrie C. H. pylori predictors and outcomes among adults undergoing upper endoscopy at a Jamaican teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study. Helicobacter 2023; 28:e12968. [PMID: 37025012 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent data on the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Jamaica are lacking. It is postulated that there has been a decline in the prevalence of H. pylori infection and its associated complications. We determined sociodemographic characteristics, prevalence of H. pylori infection and clinical outcomes among adults undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and histology at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) between May 2018 and December 2020. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study of patients (≥18 years old), who underwent EGD and histological evaluation for H. pylori infection, was conducted. Associations of H. pylori positivity and gastric cancer with sociodemographic/clinical variables and endoscopic findings were determined by stepwise logistic regression using backward selection. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios with related 95% confidence intervals (Cis) were calculated for H. pylori positivity and gastric cancer status. RESULTS There were 323 participants (mean age 58.6 ± 17.8 years, 54.2% females). H. pylori prevalence was 22.2% (n = 70 of 315), 5.6% had gastric neoplasia (GN), 15.5% gastric atrophy, 11.4% intestinal metaplasia and 3.7% dysplasia on histology. Mucositis (64.5%), gastric ulcer (14.9%), and duodenal ulcer (13.9%) were the most common endoscopic findings. Participants with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) (unOR = 4.0; p = .017), gastric cancer (unOR = 9.5; p = .003), gastric atrophy (unOR = 12.8; p < .001), and intestinal metaplasia (unOR = 5.0; p < .001) had a significantly higher odds of being H. pylori positive, but after multivariable analyses only gastric atrophy remained significant (aOR = 27.3; p < .001). Participants with mucositis had a significantly lower odds of gastric cancer (unOR 0.1; p = .035) while participants with dysplasia had significantly higher odds (unOR 8.0; p = .042), but these were no longer significant after multivariable analyses (aOR = 0.2; p = .156 and aOR = 18.9; p = .070, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Histology based prevalence of H. pylori infection is lower than previously reported in Jamaica. Gastric atrophy is a significant predictor of H. pylori positivity.
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- Y M Dawkins
- Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Pathology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Community Health & Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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Khurshid F, O’Connor E, Thompson R, Hegazi I. Twelve tips for adopting the virtual Nominal Group Technique (vNGT) in medical education research. MedEdPublish (2016) 2023; 13:18. [PMID: 37484833 PMCID: PMC10362375 DOI: 10.12688/mep.19603.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Nominal Group Technique (NGT) is a structured approach to consensus development and data collection driven by problem-solving, idea inception and prioritisation. Challenges of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated the development of a virtual (vNGT) model to recruit participants from diverse locations and time zones. Our reflections reveal the opportunities and challenges of using Zoom © for NGT sessions, resulting in more effective engagement and focus with fewer distractions compared to in-person meetings. The 12 tips provide practical suggestions for expanding the versatility of NGT in a virtual environment. These recommendations cover every aspect of the process, including the person, place, and object, from planning the sessions, and utilising technology resources effectively, to ensuring a seamless implementation to desirable outcomes. The paper strives to assist individuals in effectively using the online NGT as a substitute for in-person events, promoting effective management of remote participants even during unprecedented times of quarantine and physical distancing.
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- Faraz Khurshid
- School of Medicine, Medical Education Unit,, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Medical Education Unit,, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2560, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Medical Education Unit,, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2560, Australia
- Institute for Interactive Media & Learning,, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Medical Education Unit,, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2560, Australia
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Hentschel A, Meyer N, Kohlschmidt N, Groß C, Sickmann A, Schara-Schmidt U, Förster F, Töpf A, Christiansen J, Horvath R, Vorgerd M, Thompson R, Polavarapu K, Lochmüller H, Preusse C, Hannappel L, Schänzer A, Grüneboom A, Gangfuß A, Roos A. Correction: A Homozygous PPP1R21 Splice Variant Associated with Severe Developmental Delay, Absence of Speech, and Muscle Weakness Leads to Activated Proteasome Function. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:4164. [PMID: 36941504 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03319-6] [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: 03/23/2023]
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- Andreas Hentschel
- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Genetics and Tumor Genetics, Bonn, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Neuropathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders, Centre for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, Heimer Institute for Muscle Research, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital; and Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Johnston D, Thompson R, Mitchell D, Shum L. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer – the Northern Irish Experience. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.11.032] [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: 01/13/2023]
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Dolan H, Bateson D, Li M, Thompson R, Tam CWM, Bonner C, Trevena L. Acceptability and perceived feasibility of adapted encounter decision aids on contraceptive methods: An interview study with healthcare providers and Chinese migrant women. PEC Innov 2022; 1:100031. [PMID: 37213744 PMCID: PMC10194123 DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Objective This study aimed to explore the perceived acceptability, usefulness, and feasibility of a suite of encounter decision aids (DAs) on contraceptive methods with Chinese migrant women living in Australia and healthcare providers. Methods Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 22 Chinese migrant women and twenty healthcare providers were conducted. Transcribed data were analysed using the qualitative content analysis method. Results Women perceived the DAs to be informative and useful. They suggested making the DAs available outside the clinical settings. Healthcare providers perceived the DAs to be comprehensive and valuable in informing women about contraceptive methods. Some providers had concerns as to the information load and the length of the DAs. Such concerns were eased when provided with an explanation of how to use the DAs. Most women and healthcare providers preferred the numerical format for side-effect probability information presentation. Conclusion Making the encounter DAs available in both the Chinese and English languages can be valuable in assisting Chinese migrant women in making informed decisions about contraceptive methods. Innovation This study is the first to evaluate the acceptability and perceived feasibility of patient decision aids with members of a migrant community in Australia. The findings highlight the need for disseminating the DAs both within and outside the clinical settings.
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- Hankiz Dolan
- Ask, Share, Know: Rapid Evidence for General Practice Decision (ASK-GP), Centre for Research Excellence, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Corresponding author at: Room 125, Edward Ford Building, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Family Planning NSW, Sydney, Australia
- Specialty of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Primary and Integrated Care Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
- School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Ask, Share, Know: Rapid Evidence for General Practice Decision (ASK-GP), Centre for Research Excellence, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ask, Share, Know: Rapid Evidence for General Practice Decision (ASK-GP), Centre for Research Excellence, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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van Cruchten RTP, van As D, Glennon JC, van Engelen BGM, 't Hoen PAC, Wenninger S, Daidj F, Cumming S, Littleford R, Monckton DG, Lochmüller H, Catt M, Faber CG, Hapca A, Donnan PT, Gorman G, Bassez G, Schoser B, Knoop H, Treweek S, Wansink DG, Impens F, Gabriels R, Claeys T, Ravel-Chapuis A, Jasmin BJ, Mahon N, Nieuwenhuis S, Martens L, Novak P, Furling D, Baak A, Gourdon G, MacKenzie A, Martinat C, Neault N, Roos A, Duchesne E, Salz R, Thompson R, Baghdoyan S, Varghese AM, Blom P, Spendiff S, Manta A. Clinical improvement of DM1 patients reflected by reversal of disease-induced gene expression in blood. BMC Med 2022; 20:395. [PMID: 36352383 PMCID: PMC9646470 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02591-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an incurable multisystem disease caused by a CTG-repeat expansion in the DM1 protein kinase (DMPK) gene. The OPTIMISTIC clinical trial demonstrated positive and heterogenous effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the capacity for activity and social participations in DM1 patients. Through a process of reverse engineering, this study aims to identify druggable molecular biomarkers associated with the clinical improvement in the OPTIMISTIC cohort. METHODS Based on full blood samples collected during OPTIMISTIC, we performed paired mRNA sequencing for 27 patients before and after the CBT intervention. Linear mixed effect models were used to identify biomarkers associated with the disease-causing CTG expansion and the mean clinical improvement across all clinical outcome measures. RESULTS We identified 608 genes for which their expression was significantly associated with the CTG-repeat expansion, as well as 1176 genes significantly associated with the average clinical response towards the intervention. Remarkably, all 97 genes associated with both returned to more normal levels in patients who benefited the most from CBT. This main finding has been replicated based on an external dataset of mRNA data of DM1 patients and controls, singling these genes out as candidate biomarkers for therapy response. Among these candidate genes were DNAJB12, HDAC5, and TRIM8, each belonging to a protein family that is being studied in the context of neurological disorders or muscular dystrophies. Across the different gene sets, gene pathway enrichment analysis revealed disease-relevant impaired signaling in, among others, insulin-, metabolism-, and immune-related pathways. Furthermore, evidence for shared dysregulations with another neuromuscular disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was found, suggesting a partial overlap in blood-based gene dysregulation. CONCLUSIONS DM1-relevant disease signatures can be identified on a molecular level in peripheral blood, opening new avenues for drug discovery and therapy efficacy assessments.
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- Remco T P van Cruchten
- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Cooper DJ, Lear S, Watson L, Shaw A, Ferris M, Doffinger R, Bousfield R, Sharrocks K, Weekes MP, Warne B, Sparkes D, Jones NK, Rivett L, Routledge M, Chaudhry A, Dempsey K, Matson M, Lakha A, Gathercole G, O'Connor O, Wilson E, Shahzad O, Toms K, Thompson R, Halsall I, Halsall D, Houghton S, Papadia S, Kingston N, Stirrups KE, Graves B, Townsend P, Walker N, Stark H, De Angelis D, Seaman S, Dougan G, Bradley JR, Török ME, Goodfellow I, Baker S. A prospective study of risk factors associated with seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers at a large UK teaching hospital. J Infect 2022; 85:557-564. [PMID: 36058413 PMCID: PMC9436870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK healthcare workers (HCWs). METHODS We conducted a prospective sero-epidemiological study of HCWs at a major UK teaching hospital using a SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay. Risk factors for seropositivity were analysed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS 410/5,698 (7·2%) staff tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Seroprevalence was higher in those working in designated COVID-19 areas compared with other areas (9·47% versus 6·16%) Healthcare assistants (aOR 2·06 [95%CI 1·14-3·71]; p=0·016) and domestic and portering staff (aOR 3·45 [95% CI 1·07-11·42]; p=0·039) had significantly higher seroprevalence than other staff groups after adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity and COVID-19 working location. Staff working in acute medicine and medical sub-specialities were also at higher risk (aOR 2·07 [95% CI 1·31-3·25]; p<0·002). Staff from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds had an aOR of 1·65 (95% CI 1·32 - 2·07; p<0·001) compared to white staff; this increased risk was independent of COVID-19 area working. The only symptoms significantly associated with seropositivity in a multivariable model were loss of sense of taste or smell, fever, and myalgia; 31% of staff testing positive reported no prior symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection amongst HCWs is highly heterogeneous and influenced by COVID-19 working location, role, age and ethnicity. Increased risk amongst BAME staff cannot be accounted for solely by occupational factors.
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- Daniel J Cooper
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Global and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Heath Research and Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Public Health England, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; NIHR BioResource, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of pathology, Division of virology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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Casas Diaz O, Trieu E, Thompson R, Morozov V. Round Ligament Injection with Vasopressin during Myomectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.09.172] [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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Mitera G, Tsang D, Wright P, Sussman J, Craig T, Thompson R, Tyldesley S, Foxcroft S, Goddard K, Greenland J, Koul R, McCurdy B, Milosevic M, Morneau M, Morrison A, Pan L, Pantarotto J, Rutledge R, Warde P, Patel S. First Pan-Canadian Consensus Recommendations for Proton Beam Therapy Access in Canada. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1439] [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: 10/31/2022]
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Luo D, Thompson R, Katz R, Odland I, Li T, Langer D, Becker L, Duroseau Y, Godbout B. 260 Improving Patient Satisfaction With Mobile-Based Real-Time Results Sharing in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.287] [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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Polavarapu K, Thompson R, Matalonga L, Nandeesh B, Vengalil S, Preethish-Kumar V, Laurie S, Nalini A, Lochmüller H. FP.21 Congenital myasthenic syndrome with Desmin aggregates: A novel association in recessive desminopathies due to a recurrent intronic DES mutation. Neuromuscul Disord 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2022.07.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ali S, Sabounchi N, Thompson R, Heimer R, D’Onofrio G, Heckmann R. 168 Impact of Connecticut’s Good Samaritan Laws in Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths – An Applied System Dynamics Approach. Ann Emerg Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Limbers CA, Thompson R. Maternal Attitudes and Intentions About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11 Years. J Pediatr Health Care 2022; 36:416-429. [PMID: 35690507 PMCID: PMC9130683 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The current study assessed maternal attitudes and intention about the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years since the onset of the Delta variant and examined if the Delta variant changed maternal perceptions about COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 precautions for children. METHOD Participants were 821 mothers (mean age = 40.11 years; 84.3% White) from the United States who had at least one child aged 5-11 years old. They were recruited online and completed questionnaires on Qualtrics (Provo, UT) about their youngest children aged 5-11 years. RESULTS Most mothers (n = 595; 72.6%) reported they were very likely to have their child vaccinated for COVID-19 once a vaccine is available for children. After controlling for maternal and child factors, maternal trust in the COVID-19 vaccine development and approval process (odds ratio [OR] = 35.07; p < .001) was associated with maternal likelihood of having one's child vaccinated for COVID-19. DISCUSSION Our findings highlight that one strategy for increasing maternal intent to have one's child vaccinated for COVID-19 may be bolstering maternal trust in the COVID-19 development and approval process.
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Zadro JR, Karunaratne S, Harris IA, Jones CM, O'Keeffe M, Ferreira GE, Buchbinder R, McCaffery K, Thompson R, Maher CG, Hoffmann T. The impact of a patient decision aid on intention to undergo surgery for subacromial pain syndrome: An online randomised controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns 2022; 105:2951-2961. [PMID: 35589459 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a patient decision aid for people considering shoulder surgery. METHODS Participants with shoulder pain considering shoulder surgery (n = 425) were recruited online and randomised to (i) a decision aid outlining the benefits and harms of shoulder surgery and non-surgical options (then randomised to a side-by-side vs. top-and-bottom display of options); and (ii) general information about shoulder pain from the NHS. Outcomes included treatment intention (primary), knowledge, attitudes, informed choice, and decisional conflict. Linear and logistic regression models were used to evaluate between-groups differences in outcomes. RESULTS 409 participants (96%) had post-intervention data. Mean age was 41.3 years, 44.2% were female. There was no between-group difference in post-intervention treatment intention (MD -0.2, 95% CI: -3.3 to 2.8) and likelihood of intending to have shoulder surgery (OR 0.7, 95% CI: 0.3-1.5). The decision aid slightly improved knowledge (MD 4.4, 95% CI: 0.2-8.6), but not any other secondary outcomes. The display of options did not influence any outcome. CONCLUSIONS In this online trial, a co-designed patient decision aid had no effect on treatment intention, attitudes, informed choice, and decisional conflict, but a small effect on improving knowledge. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Research is needed to understand reasons for the lack of anticipated effects. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12621000992808).
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- Joshua R Zadro
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia; Monash Department of Musculoskeletal Health and Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland, Australia
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Thompson R, Silva M. Musculoskeletal Pathology in Children: It Is a Two-Way Street. Pediatr Ann 2022; 51:e338-e339. [PMID: 36098606 DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20220706-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Armstrong L, Sharif A, Thompson R. 770 Determining the Diagnostic Value of an Abdominal Ultrasound in Women Presenting with Right Iliac Fossa Pain in an Acute Surgical Unit. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac269.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Right iliac fossa (RIF) pain is a common acute surgical presentation, with appendicitis being the main differential diagnosis. In women of childbearing age, abdominal and pelvic ultrasounds (USS) are often the imaging modality of choice and can be particularly useful when the diagnosis is unclear. We aimed to determine the diagnostic value of USS in patients of childbearing age, presenting with RIF pain.
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A single centre retrospective review, of women aged 14 to 45 years old, presenting with RIF pain and undergoing a subsequent USS, over a 6-month period. Investigation results, length of stay, white cell count (WCC) and C-reactive protein on admission, and treatment outcomes were all recorded.
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45 consecutive patients were reviewed, with a median age of 28 years (14–45). 37 USS were reported as normal and 8 illustrated gynaecological pathology. None could confirm appendicitis. 24 patients had a normal WCC and a CRP of <5 on admission, none of which had radiological findings requiring surgical intervention. 3 did progress to laparoscopic appendicectomy, 66.6% of which returned with negative pathology. Conservatively managed patients, with a normal USS and normal inflammatory markers, accrued a combined hospital stay of 53 days.
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Our results illustrate that in patients with RIF pain and normal inflammatory markers, an USS is unlikely to demonstrate pathology requiring surgical intervention and therefore is of limited positive diagnostic value. However, a negative USS may aid patient reassurance and facilitate earlier discharge in this cohort.
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- L Armstrong
- Daisy Hill Hospital , Newry , United Kingdom
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- Daisy Hill Hospital , Newry , United Kingdom
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- Daisy Hill Hospital , Newry , United Kingdom
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Grycuk E, Eichenholtz E, Aarsland D, Betzhold S, Daly G, Fitzpatrick R, Folkerts AK, Kalbe E, Kane JPM, Kinchin I, Saldanha IJ, Smith V, Taylor JP, Thompson R, Leroi I. Developing a core outcome set (COS) for Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). HRB Open Res 2022; 5:57. [PMID: 36619176 PMCID: PMC9772580 DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13590.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is an important cause of dementia with a range of clinical manifestations, including motor, neuropsychiatric, and autonomic symptoms. Compared with more common forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, DLB has been the focus of significantly fewer treatment studies, often with diverse outcome measures, making comparison and clinical implementation difficult. A core outcome set (COS) can address this by ensuring that data are comparable, relevant, useful, and usable for making the best healthcare decisions. Methods: Using a multi-stage approach, development of the DLB-COS will include the following stages: (1) A systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines to create an initial long list of outcomes; (2) A two-round online Delphi including clinicians, scientists, policymakers, and individuals with lived experience of DLB and their representatives; (3) An online consensus meeting to agree on the final core list of outcomes (the final DLB-COS) for use in research and clinical practice; (4) A literature search to identify appropriate measurement instruments for the DLB-COS outcomes; (5) A final consensus meeting of the professional stakeholders who attended the online consensus meeting to agree on the instruments that should be used to measure the outcomes in the DLB-COS; and (6) Global dissemination. Discussion: This is a multi-stage project to develop a COS to be used in treatment trials for DLB. A DLB-COS will ensure the selection of relevant outcomes and will identify the instruments to be used to measure DLB globally.
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- Emilia Grycuk
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Centre for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Medical Psychology | Neuropsychology and Gender Studies & Centre for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Public Health, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, and Centre for Health Policy and Management, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, and Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Waring H, Wu M, Yang T, Ye TTS, Zander A, Zeicu C, Bellam S, Francombe J, Kawamoto N, Rahman MR, Sathyanarayana A, Tang HT, Cheung J, Hollingshead J, Page V, Sugarman J, Wong E, Chiong J, Fung E, Kan SY, Kiang J, Kok J, Krahelski O, Liew MY, Lyell B, Sharif Z, Speake D, Alim L, Amakye NY, Chandrasekaran J, Chandratreya N, Drake J, Owoso T, Thu YM, Abou El Ela Bourquin B, Alberts J, Chapman D, Rehnnuma N, Ainsworth K, Carpenter H, Emmanuel T, Fisher T, Gabrel M, Guan Z, Hollows S, Hotouras A, Ip Fung Chun N, Jaffer S, Kallikas G, Kennedy N, Lewinsohn B, Liu FY, Mohammed S, Rutherfurd A, Situ T, Stammer A, Taylor F, Thin N, Urgesi E, Zhang N, Ahmad MA, Bishop A, Bowes A, Dixit A, Glasson R, Hatta S, Hatt K, Larcombe S, Preece J, Riordan E, Fegredo D, Haq MZ, Li C, McCann G, Stewart D, Baraza W, Bhullar D, Burt G, Coyle J, Deans J, Devine A, Hird R, Ikotun O, Manchip G, Ross C, Storey L, Tan WWL, Tse C, Warner C, Whitehead M, Wu F, Court EL, Crisp E, Huttman M, Mayes F, Robertson H, Rosen H, Sandberg C, Smith H, Al Bakry M, Ashwell W, Bajaj S, Bandyopadhyay D, Browlee O, Burway S, Chand CP, Elsayeh K, Elsharkawi A, Evans E, Ferrin S, Fort-Schaale A, Iacob M, I K, Impelliziere Licastro G, Mankoo AS, Olaniyan T, Otun J, Pereira R, Reddy R, Saeed D, Simmonds O, Singhal G, Tron K, Wickstone C, Williams R, Bradshaw E, De Kock Jewell V, Houlden C, Knight C, Metezai H, Mirza-Davies A, Seymour Z, Spink D, Wischhusen S. Evaluation of prognostic risk models for postoperative pulmonary complications in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and international external validation cohort study. Lancet Digit Health 2022; 4:e520-e531. [PMID: 35750401 DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stratifying risk of postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery allows clinicians to modify risk through targeted interventions and enhanced monitoring. In this study, we aimed to identify and validate prognostic models against a new consensus definition of postoperative pulmonary complications. METHODS We did a systematic review and international external validation cohort study. The systematic review was done in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. We searched MEDLINE and Embase on March 1, 2020, for articles published in English that reported on risk prediction models for postoperative pulmonary complications following abdominal surgery. External validation of existing models was done within a prospective international cohort study of adult patients (≥18 years) undergoing major abdominal surgery. Data were collected between Jan 1, 2019, and April 30, 2019, in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. Discriminative ability and prognostic accuracy summary statistics were compared between models for the 30-day postoperative pulmonary complication rate as defined by the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine Core Outcome Measures in Perioperative and Anaesthetic Care (StEP-COMPAC). Model performance was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC). FINDINGS In total, we identified 2903 records from our literature search; of which, 2514 (86·6%) unique records were screened, 121 (4·8%) of 2514 full texts were assessed for eligibility, and 29 unique prognostic models were identified. Nine (31·0%) of 29 models had score development reported only, 19 (65·5%) had undergone internal validation, and only four (13·8%) had been externally validated. Data to validate six eligible models were collected in the international external validation cohort study. Data from 11 591 patients were available, with an overall postoperative pulmonary complication rate of 7·8% (n=903). None of the six models showed good discrimination (defined as AUROCC ≥0·70) for identifying postoperative pulmonary complications, with the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia score showing the best discrimination (AUROCC 0·700 [95% CI 0·683-0·717]). INTERPRETATION In the pre-COVID-19 pandemic data, variability in the risk of pulmonary complications (StEP-COMPAC definition) following major abdominal surgery was poorly described by existing prognostication tools. To improve surgical safety during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery and beyond, novel risk stratification tools are required. FUNDING British Journal of Surgery Society.
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Konstantinidis S, Reinhart SR, Castagna C, Poplyk MR, Rustandi RR, Flor KL, Acevedo-Skrip J, Thompson R, Wang CJ, Wang SC, Winters MA. Regeneration of Capto™ Core 700 resin through high throughput and laboratory scale studies and impact on production of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate. Biotechnol J 2022; 17:e2200191. [PMID: 35771570 PMCID: PMC9353343 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202200191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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During the development of a SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine candidate, at the height of the COVID‐19 pandemic, raw materials shortages, including chromatography resins, necessitated the determination of a cleaning in place (CIP) strategy for a multimodal core‐shell resin both rapidly and efficiently. Here, the deployment of high throughput (HT) techniques to screen CIP conditions for cleaning Capto Core 700 resin exposed to clarified cell culture harvest (CCCH) of a SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine candidate produced in Vero adherent cell culture are described. The best performing conditions, comprised of 30% n‐propanol and ≥0.75 N NaOH, were deployed in cycling experiments, completed with miniature chromatography columns, to demonstrate their effectiveness. The success of the CIP strategy was ultimately verified at the laboratory scale. Here, its impact was assessed across the entire purification process which also included an ultrafiltration/diafiltration step. It is shown that the implementation of the CIP strategy enabled the re‐use of the Capto Core 700 resin for up to 10 cycles without any negative impact on the purified product. Hence, the strategic combination of HT and laboratory‐scale experiments can lead rapidly to robust CIP procedures, even for a challenging to clean resin, and thus help to overcome supply shortages.
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- Vaccine Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Investigative Pathology, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Analytical Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research & Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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Konstantinidis S, Poplyk MR, Swartz AR, Rustandi RR, Thompson R, Wang SC. Application of cation exchange chromatography in bind and elute and flowthrough mode for the purification of enteroviruses. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1676:463259. [PMID: 35759911 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Members of the enterovirus genus are promising oncolytic agents. Their morphogenesis involves the generation of both genome-packed infectious capsids and empty capsids. The latter are typically considered as an impurity in need of removal from the final product. The separation of empty and full capsids can take place with centrifugation methods, which are of low throughput and poorly scalable, or scalable chromatographic processes, which typically require peak cutting and a significant trade-off between purity and yield. Here we demonstrate the application of packed bed cation exchange (CEX) column chromatography for the separation of empty capsids from infectious virions for a prototype strain of Coxsackievirus A21. This separation was developed using high throughput chromatography techniques and scaled up as a bind and elute polishing step. The separation was robust over a wide range of operating conditions and returned highly resolved empty and full capsids. The CEX step could be operated in bind and elute or flowthrough mode with similar selectivity and returned yields greater than 70% for full mature virus particles. Similar performance was also achieved using a selection of other bead based CEX chromatography media, demonstrating general applicability of this type of chromatography for Coxsackievirus A21 purification. These results highlight the wide applicability and excellent performance of CEX chromatography for the purification of enteroviruses, such as Coxsackievirus A21.
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- Vaccine Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Vaccine Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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Thompson R, Wood JG, Tempia S, Muscatello DJ. Global variation in early epidemic growth rates and reproduction number of seasonal influenza. Int J Infect Dis 2022; 122:382-388. [PMID: 35718299 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about global variation in early epidemic growth rates and effective reproduction numbers (Re) of seasonal influenza. We aimed to estimate global variation in Re of influenza type A and B during a single period. METHODS Country influenza detection time series from September 2017 through January 2019 were obtained from an international database. Type A and B epidemics by country were selected based on Re estimates for a five-week moving window advanced by week. Associations of Re with absolute latitude, Human Development Index, percent of the population aged <15 years and percent living rurally in each country were assessed. RESULTS Time series were included for 119 of 169 available countries. There were 100 countries with influenza A and 79 with B epidemics. Median Re for both influenza A and B epidemics was 1.23 (ranges: A 1.10, 1.60; B 1.06, 1.58). Re of influenza B, but not A, was independently associated with absolute latitude, increasing by 0.022 (95% CI 0.002, 0.043) per 10 degrees. CONCLUSIONS Re of influenza A and B were similar. Only Re of influenza B was associated with country characteristics; increasing with distance from the equator. The approach may be suitable for continuous Re surveillance.
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Australia.
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