High age is associated with increased postoperative mortality, but the factors that predict mortality in older hip and knee replacement recipients are not known. Preoperative clinical and operative data on 1,998 primary total hip and knee replacements performed for osteoarthritis in patients aged ≥ 75 years in a single institution ...

OBJECTIVE: The treatment goals of access-related hand ischemia (ARHI) are to reverse symptoms and salvage the access. Many procedures have been described, but the optimal treatment strategy remains unresolved. In an effort to guide clinical decision making, this study was undertaken to document our outcomes for distal revascularization and interval ...

BACKGROUND:For nerve stimulator-guided regional anesthesia, one has to compromise between a presumed low success rate (using a high-current threshold) and a presumed increased risk of nerve damage (using a low-current threshold). We hypothesized that high-current thresholds in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 mA are not inferior with respect to ...

THE BULK OF 401(K) ASSETS CONTINUED TO BE INVESTED IN STOCKS: On average, at year-end 2011, 61 percent of 401(k) participants' assets was invested in equity securities through equity funds, the equity portion of balanced funds, and company stock. Thirty-four percent was in fixed-income securities such as stable-value investments and ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) became an attractive alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis and high operative risk. The first multicenter randomized trial, conducted in such high risk cohort, showed 20% reduction in mortality in the group treated with TAVI compared to those treated with medical therapy ...

PURPOSE. To examine whether it is safe to continue low-dose (100 mg/day) aspirin perioperatively as a part of standard multimodal venous thromboembolic prophylaxis for total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS. 79 women and 60 men aged 52 to 91 years who underwent THA (n=50) or TKA ...

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of daily consecutive measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the initial 2 days of hospitalization on the 30-day all-cause mortality in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS: We used 4 different thresholds of fractional decrease (FD) in CRP ...

There are little data that quantify the long term costs, mortality, and downstream disease after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study is to compare differences in cost and health outcomes between Medicare patients with OA who undergo TKA and those who avoid the procedure. The Medicare 5% ...

Although inpatient mortality rates following total hip arthroplasty are low, understanding factors that influence inpatient mortality rates are important. Discharge data from the 2007-2008 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample database were used in this study. Patients were identified based on whether they were admitted for a primary total hip arthroplasty and ...

BACKGROUND: Indications for preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in the context of hepatectomy for hilar malignancies are still debated. The aim of this study was to investigate current European practice regarding biliary drainage before hepatectomy for Klatskin tumours. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent formal or ...

To examine socioeconomic and clinical factors that may predict a longer interval between prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy (RP). The Columbia University Urologic Oncology Database was queried for patients who underwent RP from 1990-2010. Time to surgery (TTS) was defined as the period between the most recent positive prostate biopsy ...

Elevations of creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) have an uncertain long-term prognostic value after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We aimed to test the hypothesis that CK-MB and cTnT are predictors of long-term survival after CABG and to assess which of these 2 biomarkers is the ...

: To present the combined 14-year experience of 2 university centers performing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) on 100% of noninfected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAA) over the last 32 months. : Endovascular aneurysm repair for RAAA feasibility is reported to be 20% to 50%, and EVAR for RAAA has been ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is commonly described as a risk factor in cardiac surgery; however, the effect of a low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on PH has not been assessed. Hence, the study aim was to determine whether PH increases operative mortality and survival outcome in patients with a low ...

Robotic total endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB) has been under development for 10 years. With increasing experience and technological improvement, double-vessel TECAB has become feasible. The aim of the present study was to compare the current outcomes of single- and double-vessel TECAB. Between 2001 and 2011, 484 patients underwent ...

To determine the incidence of and temporal trends in surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. A population-based cohort study was conducted to describe the epidemiologic features of SSI in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2008, using the Rochester ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is a primary method of malaria vector control, but its potential impact is constrained by several inherent limitations: spraying must be repeated when insecticide residues decay, householders can tire of the annual imposition and campaign costs are recurrent. Durable lining (DL) can be considered ...

We sought to study whether the better pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) properties of carbapenems and piperacillin/tazobactam, when the duration of infusion is longer, were associated with lower mortality. PubMed and Scopus were searched for studies reporting on patients treated with extended (≥ 3h) or continuous (24h) versus short-term duration (20-60 ...

BACKGROUND: The reinfection rate of Helicobacter pylori has been reported to be low in developed countries but high in developing countries. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term reinfection rate of H. pylori and to investigate its associated risk factors in South Korea. METHODS: During 2003-2010, H. pylori-positive 970 ...

One sixth of US dialysis patients 65 years of age have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF). Little is known, however, about the incidence of AF in this population. We identified 258 605 older patients (≥67 years of age) with fee-for-service Medicare initiating dialysis in 1995 to 2007, who had ...

This study sought to evaluate the short-, intermediate-, and longer-term outcomes after endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), including both AAA-related and all-cause mortality. Endovascular stent graft placement for AAA has gained broad acceptance as an alternative to open surgical repair due to a lower perioperative morbidity ...

Objective-To assess survival-to-discharge rates of mares and foals and postoperative complications and fertility in mares following cesarean section (C-section). Design-Retrospective case series. Animals-95 mares. Procedures-Medical and breeding records of mares that underwent C-section were reviewed; signalment, surgical technique, complications, survival-to-discharge rate, and pregnancy and foaling rates were recorded and evaluated. ...

Background: Medicaid patients bear proportionately greater financial responsibility for the cost of outpatient care and medication than non-Medicaid patients. We hypothesized that this difference in provision of continuing care would be associated with adverse clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery.Materials and Methods: In a retrospective cohort analysis, 5056 consecutive adult patients ...

To evaluate the bioefficacy of α-cypermethrin impregnated into long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLITNs-INTERCEPTOR®) against main malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi). The effectiveness of bed net impregnated with α-cypermethrin (INTERCEPTOR®) with washing was evaluated. The washing procedure and bioassay tests were carried out according to the WHO-recommended methods. Malaria ...

SUMMARY AT A GLANCE: This study identifies factors associated with weaning success and mortality in a cohort of patients admitted to Australia's first specialised ventilation weaning unit. It reports a ward-based model of care that safely achieved a high rate of weaning success for patients who had previously failed to ...

Although several studies have examined factors affecting survival after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT), few have evaluated the impact of reoperative sternotomy. We undertook this study to examine the incidence and impact of repeat sternotomies on OHT outcomes. We conducted a retrospective review of all adult OHT from 2 institutions. Primary ...

To compare the stimulating effect of distraction and 2 different distraction-compression models on maturation of new bone during healing. Thirty adult Sprague-Dawley rats underwent unilateral mandibular osteotomy. The animals were divided into 3 groups. A unidirectional external distraction device was fixed to the mandible. A total of 4 mm of ...

BACKGROUND: Massachusetts (MA) instituted a moratorium on ambulance diversion ("No Diversion") on January 1, 2009. STUDY OBJECTIVES: Determine whether No Diversion was associated with changes in Emergency Department (ED) throughput measures. DESIGN: Comparison of three 3-month periods. Period 1: 1 year prior (January-March 2008); Period 2: 3 months prior (October-December 2008); ...

BACKGROUND: The Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bloodless Center was established in 2000, and more than 2000 bloodless surgeries has been performed there since. This study was carried out to analyze the characteristics of patients who underwent bloodless surgery and the influences of postoperative lowest hemoglobin level (Hb(low) ) along with the ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are widely used tests of inflammation that sometimes show opposite results. We performed a retrospective cohort study to clarify the frequency and causes of CRP/ESR discordance in adults. Between January and December of 2011, the laboratories of Texas Health Presbyterian ...

Toxic or fulminant colitis due to Entamoeba histolytica infrequently presents but is very serious. Unfortunately, there are numerous contradictory factors related to mortality. We analyzed several cases of E. histolytica infection to determine the factors related to mortality. We included patients >15 years of age who were histopathologically diagnosed with ...

PTH therapy improves bone mineral density (BMD) and decreases fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis, but cost and the burden of daily injections limit its use. We evaluated two novel approaches to the use of 6 months of PTH therapy over 2 yr. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND INTERVENTIONS: We conducted a randomized, ...

OBJECTIVES:: Despite substantial variability in individual risk of skeletal complications, patients with metastatic bone disease are treated with bisphosphonates at the same dose and dosing interval. This study assessed the feasibility of conducting a randomized trial of less frequent bisphosphonate administration in women with breast cancer and low-risk bone metastases. ...

A common treatment of low-grade cartilaginous lesions of bone is intralesional curettage with local adjuvant therapy. Because of the wide variety of different diagnoses and treatments, there is still a lack of knowledge about the effectiveness of the use of phenol as local adjuvant therapy in patients with grade-I central ...

This large-scale postmarketing surveillance of raloxifene (60 mg/day) was conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of raloxifene for long-term use in postmenopausal Japanese women with osteoporosis. The baseline examination included 6,967 women (mean age, 70.4 years). Participants completed observation after 6, 12, 24, and 36 months of therapy. Adverse drug reactions (ADR) ...

Conventional treatment for young Class III patients involves extraoral devices designed to either protract the maxilla or restrain mandibular growth. The use of skeletal anchorage offers a promising alternative to obtain orthopedic results with fewer dental compensations. Our aim was to evaluate 3-dimensional changes in the mandibles and the glenoid ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disorder of the joints caused by gradual loss of articular cartilage, which naturally possesses a limited regenerative capacity. In the present study, the potential of intra-articular injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been evaluated in six osteoarthritic patients. Six female volunteers, average age of ...

We retrospectively studied 31 patients with painful bone (15 patients) and soft-tissue (16 patients) hemangiomas treated with 39 embolizations using N-2-butyl cyanoacrylate from 2003 to 2010. The mean tumor size before embolization was 6 cm for bone and 7 cm for soft-tissue hemangiomas. The technique of embolization was the same for bone ...

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of MR guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment for bone metastases. Methods: Six patients with scapula (2), humeral head, sacrum, ilium and pubic ramus bone metastases were treated using ExAblate 2000 under MR guidance. In addition to the monthly and annual quality assurance (QA), ...

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to assess the clinical effect of bone marrow mononuclear cells including mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs) in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS: One hundred patients were divided into a study (n=60) or a control group (n=40). Bone marrow mononuclear cells from the same patient were ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Immunological arguments and historical examples have shown that treatment with cord blood for non-hematopoietic activities, such as growth factor production and stimulation of angiogenesis, may not require matching or immune suppression. METHODS: To study the benefit of blood mononuclear cell therapy, 8 patients with idiopathic osteoporosis were given ...

Neridronate is a third generation bisphosphonate with established efficacy in metabolic bone disease. In this randomized, open-label study, 118 adults with β-thalassaemia and bone mineral density (BMD) Z scores ≤-2·0 were randomized 1:1-500 mg calcium with 400 international unis (iu) vitamin D daily or 500 mg calcium with 400 iu vitamin D daily ...

INTRODUCTION: Core decompression is the standard surgical procedure in the treatment of early stage non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). However, there is still a debate whether decompression in combination with supplementary augmentation by bone grafts, growth factors, or cell implementation is superior to conventional decompression alone. This study ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to define the efficacy of recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) compared to autograft in posterior lumbar spine fusion by comparing complication rates. METHODS: During a 7-year period (2003-2009), all patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion were retrospectively evaluated ...

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is an adverse event reported in patients receiving cancer treatment, especially bisphosphonates and denosumab. A patient with multiple myeloma who underwent up to 22 intravenous zoledronic acid infusions without previous dental examination developed a devastating ONJ lesion in the right horizontal mandibular ramus. He was ...

Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI; Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, OMIM #253200) is a rare disorder involving multiple organs and manifested particularly by severe skeletal abnormalities. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) improves cardiopulmonary function and facial features, but has limited success in ameliorating skeletal abnormalities and short stature. Here, we report the outcome of ...

Vitamin D nonresponsive hypoparathyroidism is uncommonly seen in the clinical practice. The use of new treatment modalities, including teriparatide administration, provides an alternative requiring its validation. We report the first case of hypoparathyroidism refractory to vitamin D that was successfully controlled for 5 years by teriparatide treatment. A 53-year-old woman ...

PURPOSE: The aim of the present immunohistological investigation was to define and compare the osteogenic potential with the vascularization of the provisional matrix in grafted and ungrafted extraction sockets after 4 and 12 weeks of healing. METHODS: A total of 33 Patients (15 women, 18 men) with 65 extraction sites with ...

Osteopenia is described as a relevant sign of bone involvement in Gaucher disease (GD) both in pediatric and adult patients. Furthermore, abnormal bone metabolism is considered to play a role in growth and pubertal delay. To analyze the long-term effect of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) on bone mineral density (BMD), ...

Objective: To assess the safety of intraspinal infusion of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMNC) and, ultimately, to look for histopathological signs of cellular neurotrophism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Methods: We conducted an open single arm phase I trial. After six months observation, autologous BMNC were infused into ...