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To describe the occurrence and associated factors for "fibrin web" (FW) formation following phacoemulsification in dogs.

A retrospective review of medical records of all dogs undergoing phacoemulsification (MU-Veterinary Health Center, 2014-2018) was conducted to associate FW formation with signalment, systemic co-morbidities, cataract stage, surgeon (resident vs faculty), phacoemulsification time, IOL, and intracameral injections including viscoelastic type. #link# Both univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed to evaluate associations among variables with FW formation.

Data from 398 eyes on 201 dogs were included; 4 left eyes (4 dogs) developed presumptive endophthalmitis and were excluded from further analysis. Forty-eight eyes did not have cataract surgery. Hence, 350 eyes on 201 dogs were included in the analyses. Among these, 84 eyes (59 dogs) developed a FW. Univariate analyses showed that the odds of FW increased with age and phacoemulsification time. Additionally, FW web was assoe complications were not associated with FW formation.Kv1.3 potassium channel is considered as a target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), since Kv1.3 blockade suppresses memory T cell activation including cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. However, the underlying signaling pathway related to autoimmune CD8+ T cell inhibition by Kv1.3 channel in neuroinflammatory diseases remains unclear. We found that ImK, a selective Kv1.3 blocker, reduced auto-reactive CD8+ T cell infiltration in the spinal cords of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) rats, an animal model of MS. ImK suppressed transcriptional factor Blimp-1 expression and reduced the cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells on neuronal cells. Furthermore, ImK upregulated co-inhibitory molecule PD-1 to inhibit B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein (Blimp-1) in an IL-2 independent way. In addition, PD-1 inhibitor impaired the suppression of ImK on CD8+ T cells and accelerated EAE progression. Our study demonstrated a novel regulatory mechanism of Kv1.3 blockade on modulating CD8+ T cell differentiation through PD-1/Blimp-1 signaling. This work expands the understanding of Kv1.3 channel for modulating neuroinflammation.Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea in January 2020, many South Korean employees have been experiencing work stressors, threats of job insecurity, and feelings of isolation, which together lead to emotional exhaustion. The present study aimed to compare the emotional exhaustion of South Korean employees before and after the pandemic, as well as to examine how the demographic characteristics of employees affected their emotional exhaustion. We administered surveys to 276 employees before the COVID-19 pandemic (from July to October 2019) and 301 employees after its onset (from March to April 2020). A series of t-tests demonstrated that both employee samples were similar demographically. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that even when controlling for baseline emotions, the employees assessed after the COVID-19 experienced significantly higher emotional exhaustion than those assessed before. Furthermore, in reaction to COVID-19, female employees felt more emotionally exhausted than their male counterparts. Finally, after the COVID-19 pandemic, younger and short-tenured employees reported higher emotional exhaustion than older and more experienced employees. These findings provide insight into managing the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 crisis. PRACTITIONER POINTS The emotional exhaustion of the South Korean workforce increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pandemic, female employees experienced a higher level of emotional exhaustion than their male counterparts. After the pandemic, younger and short-tenured employees experienced a higher level of emotional exhaustion than older and long-tenured employees.Causal inference is one of the challenges in epidemiologic studies. Gynecologic diseases have been reported to have association with obesity, however the causality remained controversial except for uterine endometrial cancer. We conducted two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis using the large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) results of gynecologic diseases and body mass index (BMI) in the Japanese population to assess causal effect of BMI on gynecologic diseases. We first conducted GWAS of ovarian cancer, uterine endometrial cancer, uterine cervical cancer, endometriosis, and uterine fibroid (n = 647, 909, 538, 5236, and 645 cases, respectively, and 39 556 shared female controls), and BMI (81 610 males and non-overlapping 23 924 females). We then applied two-sample MR using 74 BMI-associated variants as instrumental variables. We observed significant causal effect of increased BMI on uterine endometrial cancer (β = 0.735, P = .0010 in inverse variance-weighted analysis), which is concordant with results of European studies. Causal effect of obesity was not apparent in the other gynecologic diseases tested. Our MR analyses provided strong evidence of the causal role of obesity in gynecologic diseases etiology, and suggested a possible preventive effect of intervention for obesity.

Non-communicable diseases are rapidly becoming one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, little is known about patterns of healthcare seeking among people with chronic conditions in these settings. We aimed to explore determinants of healthcare seeking among people who reported at least one chronic condition in rural Burkina Faso.

Data were drawn from a cross-sectional population-based survey conducted across 24 districts on 52562 individuals from March to June 2017. We used multinomial logistic regression to assess factors associated with seeking care at a formal provider (facility-based care) or at an informal provider (home and traditional treatment) compared to no care.

1124 individuals (2% of all respondents) reported at least one chronic condition. link2 Among those, 22.8% reported formal care use, 10.6% informal care use, and 66.6% no care. The presence of other household members reporting a chronic condition (RRR=0.57, 95%-CI [0.39, 0.82]) was negatively associated with seeking formal care. Wealthier households (RRR=2.14, 95%-CI [1.26, 3.64]), perceived illness severity (RRR=3.23, 95%-CI [2.22, 4.70]) and suffering from major chronic conditions (RRR=1.54, 95%-CI [1.13, 2.11]) were positively associated with seeking formal care.

Only a minority of individuals with chronic conditions sought formal care, with important differences due to socio-economic status. Policies and interventions aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of services for early detection and management in peripheral settings should be prioritised.

Only a minority of individuals with chronic conditions sought formal care, with important differences due to socio-economic status. Policies and interventions aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of services for early detection and management in peripheral settings should be prioritised.A healthy 10-year-old boy presented with plaque-like cutaneous mucinosis (PCM) on his back. Cutaneous biopsy was followed by progressive resolution of the skin lesion. Pediatric PCM could differ clinically from the adult form. However, more cases are necessary to draw conclusions.

Transcatheter Arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the first-line option for the intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Guidelines do not define the number of TACE sessions to be repeated before stopping treatment and switching to sorafenib.

We retrospectively analysed 76 patients aged ≥65years who were treated by multiple TACE sessions (re-TACE group; N=36 patients) or one TACE session followed by sorafenib (TACE/Sorafenib group; N=40 patients). Selleckchem ML 210 was the overall survival (Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test).

Median overall survival was 320days (range 70-420days) in re-TACE subgroup and 285days (range 50-368days) in TACE/Sorafenib subgroup without significant differences between the two groups (log-rank test P=.72; HR=0.87; 95% IC 0.41-1.87). The survival rate at one year was 43.6% and 32% in the re-TACE and in the TACE/sorafenib groups (P=.12), respectively. Subgroup analysis by gender, number of nodules at baseline and etiology of liver cirrhosis was performed but no differences were found. No statistical difference was observed in the frequency of side effects, but sorafenib was associated with severe diarrhoea in most patients requiring dose reduction.

In our study including HCC patients aged ≥65years, no differences in survival rate and side effects were found between patients Retreated with further TACE sessions and patients with treatment stage migration to sorafenib after first TACE failure. We included in our analysis a small study population; therefore, larger prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.

In our study including HCC patients aged ≥65 years, no differences in survival rate and side effects were found between patients Retreated with further TACE sessions and patients with treatment stage migration to sorafenib after first TACE failure. We included in our analysis a small study population; therefore, larger prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.

To characterise health seeking behaviour (HSB) and determine its predictors amongst children in Malawi in 2016.

We used the 2016 Malawi Integrated Household Survey data set. link3 The outcome of interest was HSB, defined as seeking care at a health facility amongst people who reported one or more of a list of possible symptoms given on the questionnaire in the past two weeks. We fitted a multivariate logistic regression model of HSB using a forward step-wise selection method, with age, sex and symptoms entered as a priori variables.

Of 5350 children, 1666 (32%) had symptoms in the past two weeks. Of the 1666, 1008 (61%) sought care at health facility. The children aged 5-14years were less likely to be taken to health facilities for health care than those aged 0-4years. Having fever vs. not having fever and having a skin problem vs. not having skin problem were associated with increased likelihood of HSB. Having a headache vs. not having a headache was associated with lower likelihood of accessing care at health facilities (AOR=0.50, 95% CI 0.26-0.96, P=0.04). Children from urban areas were more likely to be taken to health facilities for health care (AOR=1.81, 95% CI 1.17-2.85, P=0.008), as were children from households with a high wealth status (AOR=1.86, 95% CI 1.25-2.78, P=0.02).

There is a need to understand and address individual, socio-economic and geographical barriers to health seeking to increase access and use of health care and fast-track progress towards Universal Health Coverage.

There is a need to understand and address individual, socio-economic and geographical barriers to health seeking to increase access and use of health care and fast-track progress towards Universal Health Coverage.WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT? The attributes of readiness for hospital discharge (RHD) have been identified to be physical stability, adequate support, psychological ability, and adequate information and knowledge. Patient-reported RHD has been regarded as an outcome indicator, and poor RHD leads to unplanned readmission, emergency department visits and even death. Knowledge regarding patient-reported RHD and its factors among patients with depression is limited. WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE? RHD among patients with depression is at a moderate level. More than a quarter of people with depression had low RHD. The knowledge dimension of the RHDS among patients with depression should be further strengthened. The length of stay, content received and delivery dimensions of the QDTS were significantly associated with RHD. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE? This study encourages nurses to assess patient-reported RHD at discharge in mental health settings. Nurses should pay more attention to patients with hospital stays longer than 20 days.