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This study aimed to investigate the risk factors and prognostic value of anxiety and depression in glioma patients.

A total of 190 glioma patients who underwent resection were consecutively enrolled. Anxiety was assessed using hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and Zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS); depression was assessed with the use of HADS and Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS). All patients were followed up to death or 36 months. Overall survival (OS) was calculated according to the survival data.

The prevalence of anxiety ranged from 36.3 to 37.4%, and the prevalence of depression ranged from 28.4 to 32.6% based on different assessment scales. Female, diabetes, and increased WHO grade were correlated with HADS anxiety and SAS anxiety, while female, single/divorced/widowed status, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and CKD were associated with HADS depression and SDS depression. Further multivariate logistic analyses disclosed the following single/divorced/widowed status and WHO grade were independent risk factors for HADS anxiety; female and hyperlipidemia were independent risk factors for SAS anxiety; whereas education duration (< 12 years), single/divorced/widowed status, and CKD were independent risk factors for HADS depression; female, single/divorced/widowed status, and hyperlipidemia were independent risk factors for SDS depression. Besides, HADS anxiety, SAS anxiety and SDS depression were correlated with shorter OS, while HADS depression was not.

Our findings about the risk factors and prognostic value of anxiety and depression might aid for their early prevention and prognosis improvement in glioma patients.

Our findings about the risk factors and prognostic value of anxiety and depression might aid for their early prevention and prognosis improvement in glioma patients.An energy-restricted diet is often prescribed before bariatric surgery to reduce weight and liver volume. While very-low-calorie diets (VLCDs, 450-800 kcal per day) have shown to be effective, the effectiveness of low-calorie diets (LCDs, 800-1500 kcal per day) is less obvious. The objective of this systematic review was to elucidate the effectiveness of LCD on liver volume reduction in patients awaiting bariatric surgery. Eight studies (n = 251) were included describing nine different diets (800-1200 kcal, 2-8 weeks). An LCD was effective in liver volume reduction (12-27%) and weight loss (4-17%), particularly during the first weeks. The LCD showed an acceptable patients' compliance. Based on these findings, an LCD (800-1200 kcal), instead of a VLCD, for 2 to 4 weeks should be preferred.Previous studies from different countries have shown that ethnic diversity may have an important effect on clinical outcome following bariatric procedures. Israel has an ethnic diverse population but there is limited information about this effect on surgery outcome. We carried out a 3-year institutional, prospective comparative data collection study among Jewish and Arab patients in Israel undergoing primary bariatric surgery. Percent of total weight loss (%TWL) and change in body mass index (BMI) were assessed. The results revealed no difference between Arab and Jewish participants in %TWL nor BMI change. Differences in absolute BMI values were all accounted for by the initial between-group difference in the pre-operative BMI. Comorbidity resolution at 1 year post-surgery was not significantly different between the groups.The aim of this appraisal of the literature is to elucidate the effects of immunosuppressive and immunomodulating agents used to treat atopic dermatitis (AD) on risk factors for fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Negative side effects of the psychological and physical stresses associated to AD flairs and uncontrolled AD are discussed, in order to evaluate the consequences of abstaining from treatment. Research on pregnancies in Danish women suggests a tendency towards an increased use of topical steroids and ultraviolet light therapy during pregnancy, compared to before conception, confirming the need for these patients to receive treatment, as well as decreased use of systemic treatments, suggesting a tendency towards undertreatment in this patient population. It is important that effective treatment be provided to pregnant women with AD. Here we present an appraisal of current knowledge on treatments for AD and the risks of exposure for the fetus and breastfed infant. Since little is known about the association between AD, pregnancy, and systemic treatment, we generalize conclusions based on studies on treatments of pregnant women who have undergone organ transplantation and who have inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatic disease, and autoimmune disease. The majority of recommendations are therefore based on a low or very low quality of evidence according to the GRADE system. The selected studies reflect the authors' assessment regarding originality and importance in the context of this appraisal. It is always the treating doctor's responsibility to stay updated on current literature when treating patients, especially pregnant patients.

To examine the role of individual race/ethnicity and community racial/ethnic mix on the type of opioid-related emergency department (ED) visits in Florida.

The study identifies opioid-related ED visits that involved heroin, non-heroin poisoning, and opioid use disorder (OUD) from the first quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2018 in Florida. The trend is depicted by patients' race/ethnicity and racial/ethnic mix of residential communities. Combined with zip code tabulation area data, the study builds a multilevel model and examines how individual-level and community-level covariates relate to the type of opioid-related ED visits.

While opioid-related ED visit rate was highest among white patients, majority-black communities caught up with the majority-white communities in the visit rate. MRTX849 The multilevel model results suggest that the likelihood of an opioid-related ED visit involving heroin, non-heroin poisoning, or OUD differed by patient race/ethnicity as well as community racial/ethnic mix. Opioid-related ED visits among minority patients were more likely to involve non-heroin poisoning than non-Hispanic white patients, whereas patients from minority-dominant communities were more likely to involve heroin poisoning than from majority-white communities.