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Higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE-II) scores on ICU day 1 (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.15; 95% CI, 1.09-1.21) and chronic cardiac disease (aHR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.46-7.83) were each associated with higher ICU mortality.
Until the end of June 2020, mortality among patients with COVID-19 who required invasive ventilation in Australian ICUs was lower and their ICU stay longer than reported overseas. Our findings highlight the importance of ensuring adequate local ICU capacity, particularly as the pandemic has not yet ended.
Until the end of June 2020, mortality among patients with COVID-19 who required invasive ventilation in Australian ICUs was lower and their ICU stay longer than reported overseas. Our findings highlight the importance of ensuring adequate local ICU capacity, particularly as the pandemic has not yet ended.In this study, we report three paediatric cases of Diffuse Glioneuronal Tumours with Oligodendroglioma-like features and Nuclear Clusters (DGONC).
Published reports of associations between β-amyloid (Aβ) and cortical integrity conflict. Tau biomarkers may help elucidate the complex relationship between pathology and neurodegeneration in aging.
We measured cortical thickness using magnetic resonance imaging, Aβ using Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography (PiB-PET), and tau using flortaucipir (FTP)-PET in 125 cognitively normal older adults. We examined relationships among PET measures, cortical thickness, and cognition.
Cortical thickness was reduced in PiB+/FTP+ participants compared to the PiB+/FTP- and PiB-/FTP- groups. Continuous PiB associations with cortical thickness were weak but positive in FTP- participants and negative in FTP+. FTP strongly negatively predicted thickness regardless of PiB status. FTP was associated with memory and cortical thickness, and mediated the association of PiB with memory.
Past findings linking Aβ and cortical thickness are likely weak due to opposing effects of Aβ on cortical thickness relative to tau burden. Tau, in contrast to Aβ, is strongly related to cortical thickness and memory.
Past findings linking Aβ and cortical thickness are likely weak due to opposing effects of Aβ on cortical thickness relative to tau burden. Tau, in contrast to Aβ, is strongly related to cortical thickness and memory.
To synthesise current study findings on the diseases and the corresponding medications that are potentially associated with polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults.
Polypharmacy is receiving increased attention as a potential problem for the older population. Although several scientific investigations have studied polypharmacy, most of them were carried out in long-term care facilities or mixed settings rather than in community settings solely.
This systematic review followed the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Relevant studies published in the English language in peer-reviewed journals were identified from searches of seven electronic databases for the period of January 2000 through December 2019. Epigenetics inhibitor Inclusion criteria were (1) Participants were older adults aged 65years and older; (2) Polypharmacy was defined by medication count; (3) Medication classes associated with polypharmacy were revealed; (4) Studies were conducted in outpatienver time needs to be investigated in longitudinal studies in order to formulate strategies for reducing polypharmacy.
Validated measurements to investigate medications associated with polypharmacy are required. How polypharmacy develops over time needs to be investigated in longitudinal studies in order to formulate strategies for reducing polypharmacy.
This study evaluates the short-term (3months), medium-term (6months) and long-term (12months) effect of family nursing therapeutic conversations added to conventional care versus conventional care on social support, family health and family functioning in outpatients with heart failure and their family members.
It has been emphasised that increased social support from nurses is an important resource to strengthen family health and family functioning and thus improve the psychological well-being of patients with heart failure and their close family members.
A randomised multicentre trial.
A randomised multicentre trial adhering to the CONSORT checklist was performed in three Danish heart failure clinics. Consecutive patients (n=468) with family members (n=322) were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Participants were asked to fill out family functioning, family health and social support questionnaires. Data were measured ahead of first consultation and again after 3, 6 and 12months.
Social support scores increased statistically significant both at short-term (p=0.002) medium-term (p=0.008) and long-term (p=0.018) among patients and their family members (p=<0.001; 0.007 and 0.014 respectively) in the intervention group in comparison with the control group. Both patients and their family members reported increased reinforcement, feedback, decision-making capability and collaboration with the nurse. No significant differences between the intervention and control groups were seen in the family health and family functioning scales among patients and family members.
Family nursing therapeutic conversations were superior to conventional care in providing social support from nurses.
Family nursing therapeutic conversations are suitable to improve the support from nurses among families living with heart failure.
Family nursing therapeutic conversations are suitable to improve the support from nurses among families living with heart failure.
Large changes in height standard deviation score (SDS) have been reported from birth to 3 years of age. We analyzed how early these changes started and whether these changes were affected by nutrition.
The longitudinal growth of 1,849 children born between March 1, 2007 and August 31, 2007 or between March 1, 2009 and August 31, 2009 with five records from birth to 3 years of age was analyzed.
The height SDS at birth was positively correlated with body mass index (BMI) SDS at birth (r = 0.224, p<0.0001). The height SDS at birth decreased among children with positive height SDSs and increased among children with negative height SDSs. The changes occurred immediately after birth and became more modest as children aged. Regarding the change in the height SDS from birth to 3 years of age, 33.4% of children increased more than 0.5 SDs, 39.8% of children decreased more than 0.5 SDs, and 34.4% of children remained within ±0.5 SDs. The change in the height SDS displayed a strong positive correlation with the change in weight during the four periods.