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The percentage of fully compliant procedures significantly increased over time from introduction of the bundled intervention (R

0.799, p-value 0.003). Multivariable analysis found a significant association between full bundle compliance and reduced SSI rate, with a reduction of the odds of infection of 31% (95% CI 0.5-0.96; p 0.026).

Results of this study support bundled interventions as an effective implementation strategy for infection prevention and control practices in hip replacement surgery. This simple bundle protocol could be easily implemented in settings with limited resources.

Results of this study support bundled interventions as an effective implementation strategy for infection prevention and control practices in hip replacement surgery. This simple bundle protocol could be easily implemented in settings with limited resources.

Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) may provide pulmonary and circulatory support for patients with acute heart failure refractory to conventional medical therapy. However, indications and effectiveness of ECLS engagement post-cardiac surgery remains a concern. We sought to analyze indications, modality and outcomes of Post-Cardiac Surgery Extracorporeal Life Support (PS-ECLS), to identify predictors of early and midterm survival after PS-ECLS.

Prospective, multicenter analysis of 209 consecutive PS-ECLS patients between January 2004 and December 2018. Demographic and clinical data before, during and after PS-ECLS were collected and their influence on hospital mortality and outcomes (early and midterm) were analyzed.

Mean PS-ECLS duration was 5.3±9.6 days. Multivariate analysis of pre PS-ECLS implantation factors revealed age >70years, female, insulin-dependent diabetes, severe pulmonary hypertension, STS score >35, type/A aortic dissection, aortic cross-clamp time >150min and pre-ECLS blood lactate >15mmol/L as risk factors of in-hospital mortality. Instead coronary artery disease (CAD), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) implantation, ECLS start in the operating room, and transapical left ventricular venting, were associated with a better outcome. Weaning from ECLS was possible in 56.8% of cases and survival at discharge was 42.6%. Overall, survival was 37.3%, 32.1% and 25.2%, at 6-months, 1-year and 5-years, respectively. Midterm outcome was influenced positively by younger age and CAD, negatively by diabetes, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)<35% and neurological dysfunction.

PS-ECLS is a valuable option when conventional medical therapies are insufficient. The outcome predictors identified in the study could be an operative support for PS-ECLS indication and management.

PS-ECLS is a valuable option when conventional medical therapies are insufficient. The outcome predictors identified in the study could be an operative support for PS-ECLS indication and management.

Health is a basic human right, yet surgery remains a neglected stepchild of global health. Worldwide, five billion people lack access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical and anesthesia care when needed. This disparity results in over 18 million preventable deaths each year and is responsible for one-third of the global burden of disease. Here, we evaluate the role of surgical care in protecting human rights and attempt to make a human rights argument for universal access to safe surgical care.

A scoping review was done using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus databases to identify articles evaluating human rights and disparities in accessing surgical care globally. A conceptual framework is proposed to implement global surgical interventions with a human rights-based approach.

Disparities in accessing surgical care remain prevalent around the world, including but not limited to gender inequality, socioeconomic differentiation, sexual stigmatization, racial and religious disparities, and culturaeveloping and implementing policy interventions to ensure equal and universal access to comprehensive health care services.Myxobacteria conduct complex social traits that requires populations to be highly related and devoid of exploiters. To enrich for clonal cells in populations, they employ kin discrimination mechanisms. One key system involves a polymorphic cell surface receptor, TraA, which recognizes self by homotypic interactions with neighboring myxobacterial cells. Recent studies revealed that TraA and its partner TraB are fluid outer membrane proteins that coalesce into foci upon recognition of kin. The formation of foci leads to transient membrane fusion junctions and the bidirectional exchange of outer membrane components that facilitates cooperative behaviors. Additionally, expansive suites of polymorphic lipoprotein toxins are exchanged, which act as self-identity barcodes that exquisitely discriminate against nonself to assemble homogenous populations.Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global health concern to which nanomedicine approaches provide opportunities to improve the bioavailability of existing drugs used to treat HIV.In this article, lipid polymer hybrid nanoparticles (LPHNs) were developed as a system to provide a combination drug delivery of two leading antiretroviral drugs; darunavir (DRV) and its pharmacokinetic enhancer ritonavir (RTV).The LPHNs were designed with a poly(D, l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) core, and soybean lecithin (SBL) and Brij 78 as the stabilizers. The LPHNs were prepared by modified nanoprecipitation and the effect of synthetic conditions on the particle properties was studied, which included the Z-average diameter and polydispersity index of LPHNs in water and phosphate buffered saline, and the morphology of the particles. This investigation aimed to prepare a formulation that could be stored in its dry and redispersible form, therefore avoiding the challenges associated with storage of dispersions. The optimum ratio of stabilizer to polymer core was established at 20% w/w, and Brij 78 was found to be crucial in providing colloidal stability in physiological solutions; the minimum amount of Brij 78 required to provide stability in phosphate buffered saline was 70% w/w of the total stabilizer mass. SD-208 Viable formulations of LPHNs containing DRV and RTV in the clinically used 81 ratio were prepared containing 20% w/w DRV with respect to the PLGA mass. The use of cryoprotectant, polyethylene glycol, combined with freeze-drying yielded LPHNs with a Z-average diameter of 150 nm when the particles were re-dispersed in water. The oral absorption behavior was assessed using an in vitro triple culture model. Whilst the use of cryoprotectant and freeze-drying led to no improvement of the transcellular permeability compared to the unformulated drugs, the non-freeze-dried samples with the highest soybean lecithin led to increased transcellular permeability, revealing the potential of LPHNs for enhancing HIV treatment.