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Transperineal repair of rectourethral fistula (RUF) following prostate cancer treatment with gracilis muscle flap interposition (GMFI) leads to favourable outcomes, but published data are still lacking, notably concerning functional aspects.
To assess surgical and functional outcomes of this treatment of RUF.
A retrospective study was conducted in two referral hospitals including 21 patients who underwent RUF transperineal repair with GMFI between 2008 and 2020.
The standard vertical perineal approach is performed for fistula dissection. Bladder and rectal defects are closed separately. After dissection from its facia, the flap is harvested, preserving its pedicle; it is brought to the perineum and placed between the urethra and the rectum to fully cover the sutures.
Fistula closure (clinical data and postoperative cystography), digestive stoma closure, and complications graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification were reviewed. Functional results were assessed using the Urinary Symptom Pro. This surgical technique was found to be safe to perform and provides a high success rate, with patients being satisfied despite poor urinary continence outcomes. TAKE HOME  MESSAGE Transperineal repair of rectourethral fistula with gracilis muscle flap interposition is a safe surgery with a high success rate. Urinary continence is a serious issue, but patients may be reassured as to the impact on digestive continence, lower extremity functionality, and scar aesthetics.In the cochlea, mechano-electrical transduction is preceded by dynamic range compression. Outer hair cells (OHCs) and their voltage dependent length changes, known as electromotility, play a central role in this compression process, but the exact mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we review old and new experimental findings and show that (1) just audible high-frequency tones evoke an ∼1-microvolt AC receptor potential in basal OHCs; (2) any mechanical amplification of soft high-frequency tones by OHC motility would have an adverse effect on their audibility; (3) having a higher basolateral K+ conductance, while increasing the OHC corner frequency, does not boost the magnitude of the high-frequency AC receptor potential; (4) OHC receptor currents display a substantial rectified (DC) component; (5) mechanical DC responses (baseline shifts) to acoustic stimuli, while insignificant on the basilar membrane, can be comparable in magnitude to AC responses when recorded in the organ of Corti, both in the apex and the base. In the basal turn, the DC component may even exceed the AC component, lending support to Dallos' suggestion that both apical and basal OHCs display a significant degree of rectification. We further show that (6) low-intensity cochlear traveling waves, by virtue of their abrupt transition from fast to slow propagation, are well suited to transport high-frequency energy with minimal losses (∼2-dB loss for 16-kHz tones in the gerbil); (7) a 90-dB, 16-kHz tone, if transmitted without loss to its tonotopic place, would evoke a destructive displacement amplitude of 564 nm. We interpret these findings in a framework in which local dissipation is regulated by OHC motility.Markers of autoimmunity, such as autoantibodies, have been found in patients with endometriosis. These include the antinuclear antibodies (ANA). We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of ANA in a sample of patients with endometriosis and its possible clinical associations. Ninety-four patients with endometriosis and 91 controls were studied for ANA and extractable nuclear antigen (ENA; anti-Ro, anti-La, anti-Sm, and anti-RNP) profiles and anti-dsDNA. Epidemiological, clinical, and staging data in endometriosis were obtained. Patients with autoimmune disorders were excluded. Patients with endometriosis had a 21.2% prevalence of positive ANA vs. 5.4% in controls (P = 0.001). The ENA profile and anti-dsDNA were negative. Patients with positive ANA were more asymptomatic (P = 0.03) and had less dysmenorrhea. No associations with disease duration, patient age, or endometriosis stage were found. We found a high prevalence of positive ANA in patients with endometriosis. The presence of this autoantibody may be linked to a milder clinical expression of the disease.
Experimental vignette designs are used to systematically test the effects of medical communication. We tested the impact of two methodological choices -gender congruence and vignette modality- on analogue patient reported outcomes.
In an online experiment using a vignette portraying an oncological bad news consultation, we manipulated (1) gender congruence between the analogue and the vignette patient, and (2) vignette modality, i.e., text, audio, or video. Cancer-naïve students acting as analogue patients (N=209, 22±3 years old, 75%F) were assigned one randomly-selected vignette variant and completed questionnaires. Using 3×2 (repeated-measures) ANOVAs, we tested main and interaction effects of gender congruence and modality on self-reported engagement, recall, trust, satisfaction and anxiety.
We found no main effects of gender congruence or modality on any of the outcomes, nor any interaction effects between modality and congruence.
Our results indicate that researchers may needlessly create gender-congruent vignettes at considerable cost and effort. Also, the currently assumed superiority of videos over other modalities for experimental vignette-based research may be inaccurate.
Although further testing in an offline format and among different populations is warranted, decisions regarding gender congruence and modality for future vignette-based studies should be based primarily on their specific aims.
Although further testing in an offline format and among different populations is warranted, decisions regarding gender congruence and modality for future vignette-based studies should be based primarily on their specific aims.
The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of existing methods used to develop a Question Prompt List (QPL) for an oncology setting.
We conducted a search of the literature published between 1999 and 2019 in five online databases followed by a hand search, and extracted data on the methods used to develop a QPL.
A total of 21 studies were included. The review shows differences in the development of older QPLs (1999-2009) and current QPLs (2010-2019). However, most QPLs were developed using interviews or focus groups with patients and an expert session to review or adapt the QPL. Health professionals, patients, and researchers were included in nearly all the studies.
To develop a QPL, it is important to combine several information sources and at least to involve health professionals, patients, and researchers in the development process. Review or evaluation steps can improve the appropriateness and acceptance of a QPL.
Further research is needed to define the type of target population for new QPLs and to develop a framework for their development.
Further research is needed to define the type of target population for new QPLs and to develop a framework for their development.
A limited number of post-operative opioid reduction strategies have been implemented in the neonatal population. click here Given the potential neurodevelopment effects of prolonged opioid use, we created a quality improvement initiative to reduce opioids in our NICU and evaluated the intervention in our CDH population.
Our opioid reduction intervention was based on standing post-operative IV acetaminophen, standardizing post-surgical sign-out between the surgical, anesthesia and NICU teams and a series of education seminars with NICU providers on post-operative pain control management. A historical control was used to perform a retrospective cohort analysis of opioid prescribing patterns in addition to a utilizing process control charts to investigate time trends in prescribing patterns.
Forty-five children with CDH underwent an operation were included in our investigation- 18 in our pre-intervention cohort, 6 in a roll-out cohort and 21 in our post-intervention cohort. Each cohort was clinically similar. The intervention reduced total post-operative opioid use (morphine equivalents) from 82.2 (mg/kg) to 2.9 (mg/kg) in our post-intervention group (p<0.0001). Our maximum Neonatal Pain and Agitation Sedation Score over the first 48 post-operative hours were equivalent (p=0.827). Safety profiles were statistically equivalent. The opioid reduction intervention reduced post-operative intubation length from 156 to 44 h (p=0.021).
A multi-tiered intervention can decrease opioid use in post-surgical neonates with complex surgical pathology including CDH. The intervention proposed in this investigation is safe and does not increase pain or sedation scores in neonates, while lessening post-operative intubation length.
Level II.
Level II.
We examine the content of physician professional association statements and assess the extent to which these statements kept gun violence-especially against children-on policymakers' agendas.
After constructing a list of U.S. physician professional associations, we located position statements by consulting association websites, conducting a PubMed search, and reviewing the citations of identified statements. Once unique statements were identified (N=32), two reviewers independently coded content such as major events, pediatric focus, firearm type, and policy recommendations.
Recent statements appear to be timed following mass casualty events such as the Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings. Associations have increasingly adopted public health framing over time. Nine statements focused on the pediatric population, while an additional 13 made reference to the pediatric population. The most common recommendations include increased gun violence research or research funding (84%), freedom of physician counseling (75%), mandatory background checks (72%), and safe storage (72%).
Based on this analysis, recent statement volume appears to be tied to current events rather than keeping daily gun violence against children continuously on the agenda. Mentions of "gun control" have receded over time and have been replaced by public health framing that places advocacy for firearm injury prevention in the physician's domain.
III/IV.
III/IV.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we transitioned from an in-person bowel management program (BMP) to a telemedicine BMP. The telemedicine BMP consisted of video and/or phone call visits (remote) or a single initial in-person visit followed by remote visits (hybrid). We hypothesized that patient/family satisfaction of a telemedicine BMP would be comparable to an in-person BMP and that there would be improvement in quality of life and functional outcomes after the telemedicine BMP.
After IRB approval, demographic and outcomes data were obtained for patients who underwent the telemedicine BMP from May-October 2020. Outcomes included a parent/patient satisfaction survey, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), and parent/patient-reported outcome measures (Vancouver, Baylor, and Cleveland scores) at baseline, 1 and 3 month follow-up. Variables were compared using Chi-square or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests and a generalized mixed model was used to evaluate outcomes scores at follow-up compared to baseline.
Sixty-seven patients were included in our analysis with an average age of 8.