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Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.) Jun 2019
Topics: Humans; Inventions; Palliative Care
PubMed: 31285659
DOI: 10.3747/co.26.4803 -
Archivio Italiano Di Urologia,... Jun 2020Holmium:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser lithotripsy is used in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery. Fragmentation is made with a certain value of pulse energy (Joule) and... (Comparative Study)
Comparative Study
Comparison of the efficiency, safety and pain scores of holmium laser devices working with 20 watt and 30 watt using in retrograde intrarenal surgery: One center prospective study.
OBJECTIVES
Holmium:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser lithotripsy is used in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery. Fragmentation is made with a certain value of pulse energy (Joule) and frequency (Hertz) in Holmium laser lithotripsy and the multiplication of these values gives us total power (Watt). Devices with maximum power of 20 Watt and 30 Watt are used in clinical practice. We want to compare the efficiency, safety and pain scores of the lithotripsy made below 20 Watt and over 30 Watt with 30 Watt laser device.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
60 patients who had 2-3 cm sized kidney stones and operation planned were prospectively divided into three groups. Groups were random identified. In the first group, fragmentation was performed below 20 Watt power with 20 Watt laser device. In the second group, fragmentation was performed below 20 Watt power with 30 Watt laser device. In the third group, fragmentation was performed over 20 Watt power with 30 Watt laser device. Demographic, stone, intraoperative and postoperative data were recorded. We compared these groups regarding efficiency, safety and pain score.
RESULTS
For demographic and stone data, there was a statistically significant difference only for stone number. For intraoperative and postoperative data, there was a statistically significant difference only for ureteral access sheath usage between the groups. Success was lower than the other groups in Group 1.
CONCLUSIONS
Success was higher in groups using 30 Watt laser device. There was not statistically significantly difference between complications and pain. 30 Watt laser device is safe and efficient in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Female; Fiber Optic Technology; Humans; Kidney Calculi; Lasers, Solid-State; Lithotripsy, Laser; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Pain, Procedural; Prospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Ureteroscopy
PubMed: 32597122
DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2020.2.149 -
Seminars in Plastic Surgery Nov 2022
PubMed: 36544812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1758690 -
Liver Transplantation : Official... Nov 20111. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is common after liver transplantation and has been associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular death,... (Review)
Review
1. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is common after liver transplantation and has been associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular death, liver-related death, and overall mortality. 2. Immunosuppression may increase the frequency of hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension and thus increase the risk and prevalence of MS after transplantation. 3. Corticosteroids are associated with increased rates of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in the short term. These agents are now being used perhaps less frequently and certainly for shorter durations; therefore, the long-term effects on metabolic morbidities may be reduced. 4. Calcineurin inhibitors and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors affect many MS parameters to various degrees and contribute to long-term morbidity after transplantation.
Topics: Comorbidity; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Liver Failure; Liver Transplantation; Metabolic Syndrome; Risk Factors
PubMed: 21761552
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22386 -
Current Biology : CB Apr 2003
Topics: Biology
PubMed: 12725743
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00267-7 -
Lancet (London, England) Jan 2014
Topics: Arabs; Biomedical Research; Cooperative Behavior; Health Status; Health Surveys; Humans; Middle East; Periodicals as Topic
PubMed: 24315726
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62234-5 -
Sports Medicine International Open Mar 2021Workload-indexed blood pressure response (wiBPR) to exercise has been shown to be superior to peak systolic blood pressure (SBP) in predicting mortality in healthy men....
Workload-indexed blood pressure response (wiBPR) to exercise has been shown to be superior to peak systolic blood pressure (SBP) in predicting mortality in healthy men. Thus far, however, markers of wiBPR have not been evaluated for athletes and the association with vascular function is unclear. We examined 95 male professional athletes (26±5 y) and 30 male controls (26±4 y). We assessed vascular functional parameters at rest and wiBPR with a graded bicycle ergometer test and compared values for athletes with those of controls. Athletes had a lower pulse wave velocity (6.4±0.9 vs. 7.2±1.5 m/s, p=0.001) compared to controls. SBP/Watt slope (0.34±0.13 vs. 0.44±0.12 mmHg/W), SBP/MET slope (6.2±1.8 vs. 7.85±1.8 mmHg/MET) and peak SBP/Watt ratio (0.61±0.12 vs. 0.95±0.17 mmHg/W) were lower in athletes than in controls (p<0.001). The SBP/Watt and SBP/MET slope in athletes were comparable to the reference values, whereas the peak SBP/Watt-ratio was lower. All vascular functional parameters measured were not significantly correlated to the wiBPR in either athletes or controls. In conclusion, our findings indicate the potential use of the SBP/Watt and SBP/MET slope in pre-participation screening of athletes. Further, vascular functional parameters, measured at rest, were unrelated to the wiBPR in athletes and controls.
PubMed: 33889714
DOI: 10.1055/a-1400-1897 -
European Journal of Preventive... Oct 2021Guidelines recommend considering workload in interpretation of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) response to exercise, but reference values are lacking.
BACKGROUND
Guidelines recommend considering workload in interpretation of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) response to exercise, but reference values are lacking.
DESIGN
This was a retrospective, consecutive cohort study.
METHODS
From 12,976 subjects aged 18-85 years who performed a bicycle ergometer exercise test at one centre in Sweden during the years 2005-2016, we excluded those with prevalent cardiovascular disease, comorbidities, cardiac risk factors or medications. We extracted SBP, heart rate and workload (watt) from ≥ 3 time points from each test. The SBP/watt-slope and the SBP/watt-ratio at peak exercise were calculated. Age- and sex-specific mean values, standard deviations and 90th and 95th percentiles were determined. Reference equations for workload-indexed and peak SBP were derived using multiple linear regression analysis, including sex, age, workload, SBP at rest and anthropometric variables as predictors.
RESULTS
A final sample of 3839 healthy subjects (n = 1620 female) were included. While females had lower mean peak SBP than males (188 ± 24 vs 202 ± 22 mmHg, p < 0.001), workload-indexed SBP measures were markedly higher in females; SBP/watt-slope: 0.52 ± 0.21 versus 0.41 ± 0.15 mmHg/watt (p < 0.001); peak SBP/watt-ratio: 1.35 ± 0.34 versus 0.90 ± 0.21 mmHg/watt (p < 0.001). Age, sex, exercise capacity, resting SBP and height were significant predictors of the workload-indexed SBP parameters and were included in the reference equations.
CONCLUSIONS
These novel reference values can aid clinicians and exercise physiologists in interpreting the SBP response to exercise and may provide a basis for future research on the prognostic impact of exercise SBP. In females, a markedly higher SBP in relation to workload could imply a greater peripheral vascular resistance during exercise than in males.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bicycling; Blood Pressure; Cohort Studies; Ergometry; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Workload; Young Adult
PubMed: 34647584
DOI: 10.1177/2047487320909667 -
The Linacre Quarterly Feb 2013
PubMed: 24845083
DOI: 10.1179/0024363912z.00000000014 -
The Lancet. Healthy Longevity Nov 2022
Topics: Humans; Oral Health; Mouth Diseases
PubMed: 36356620
DOI: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00246-X