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Chronic pain patients tend to have comorbid depressive symptoms, and empirical data investigating differences related to depressive symptoms classes and opioid misuse are scant.

The aim of this study was to identify heterogeneous depressive symptoms trajectories in elderly individuals with chronic pain who take opioids, and investigate the association between depressive symptoms subgroups and opioid misuse.

Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study.

Twelve communities were selected from a city in Shandong Province, China, using multi-stage cluster sampling.

Individuals aged ≥60 years with self-reported chronic pain lasting more than one year and who took opioids under prescription were screened.

Latent class analysis was used to identify homogeneous depressive symptoms groups within the elderly population with chronic pain. Multinomial logistic regression, and one-way analysis of variance were also performed.

The best-fitted model suggested three depressive symptoms subgroups "Impaired Memory," "Perceived Stress in Life and Work," and "Low Mood." Age, education level, and marital status were depression risk factors. The odds of opioid misuse varied among the depressive symptoms subgroups.

These findings may help improve depressive symptoms and chronic pain management by identifying high-risk elderly individuals for early intervention and personalizing treatment according to the depressive symptoms subgroup and severity of opioid misuse.

These findings may help improve depressive symptoms and chronic pain management by identifying high-risk elderly individuals for early intervention and personalizing treatment according to the depressive symptoms subgroup and severity of opioid misuse.

First-phase left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF1) is an early marker of left ventricular remodeling. Reduced LVEF1 has been associated with adverse prognosis in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). It remains to be determined, whether reduced LVEF1 differentiates clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement.

We investigated the impact of LVEF1 on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for symptomatic severe AS with preserved LVEF (≥ 50%).

In the prospective Bern TAVI registry, we retrospectively categorized patients according to LVEF1 as assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. Clinical outcomes of interest were all-cause mortality and residual heart failure symptoms (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV) at 1 year after TAVI.

A total of 644 patients undergoing TAVI between January 2014 and December 2019 were included in the present analysis. Patients with low LVEF1 had a lower LVEF (62.0 ± 6.89% vs. 64.3 ± 7.82%, P < 0.001) and a higher left ventricular mass index (129.3 ± 39.1 g/m

vs. 121.5 ± 38.0 g/m

 ; P = 0.027) compared to patients with high LVEF1. At 1 year, the incidence of all-cause/cardiovascular death, and NYHA III or IV were comparable between patients with low and high LVEF1 (8.3% vs. 9.2%; P = 0.773, 3.9% vs. 6.0%; P = 0.276, 12.9% vs. 12.2%; P = 0.892, respectively).

Reduced LVEF1 was not associated with adverse clinical outcomes following TAVI in patients with symptomatic severe AS with preserved LVEF.

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gov. NCT01368250.Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are a group of clinical syndromes associated with haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and organ dysfunction, mainly renal or neurological. They are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, so early diagnosis and treatment are essential. In this article we report two cases of TMA; a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and a patient with atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS).

Translation of eHealth research findings and successful implementation into clinical care is limited. We used a multitiered approach (individual, organizational, societal) to assess the implementation potential of MyDiabetesPlan within Ontario's primary care system and applied the normalization process theory (NPT) to explicate our findings.

Data were collected from 15 individuals through interviews with primary care administrative end-users and a focus group discussion with Ministry of Health decision-makers, then qualitatively analyzed using thematic analysis for emergent themes.

We identified 3 themes corresponding to our multitiered approach 1) stakeholder buy-in was critical to engagement and was impacted by perceptions/capacities; 2) clinical integration of MyDiabetesPlan depended on alignment with clinic philosophy of care, pre-existing technologies and workflow; and 3) political climate and trends were important considerations for eHealth implementation. Application of NPT to findings revealed teractions that should be synergistically leveraged to promote MyDiabetesPlan normalization into routine clinical practice. Our findings provide further insight into how researchers can comprehensively assess eHealth implementation potential within Ontario and can be extrapolated to similar single-payer health-care jurisdictions.

Maxillary frenectomy in children is a common procedure, but concerns about scar tissue affecting diastema closure prevent many clinicians from treating prior to orthodontics.

To determine if maxillary frenectomy is safe and if diastema size is affected by early treatment.

Paediatric patients with hypertrophic maxillary frena were treated under local anaesthesia with diode laser and CO

laser. Diastema width was compared by calibrating and digitally measuring initial and postoperative intraoral photographs.

In total, 109 patients were included 95 patients with primary dentition (39% male; mean age 1.9 years±1.5 years) and 14 with mixed dentition (43% male; mean age 8.1±1.3 years) with a mean follow-up of 18.0±13.2 months. No adverse outcomes were noted other than minor pain and swelling. In the primary dentition, a decrease in diastema width was observed in 94.7% with a mean closure of -1.4±1.0mm (range +0.7 to -5.1mm). In the mixed dentition, a decrease in diastema width was observed in 92.9% with a mean closure of -1.8±0.8mm (range 0 to -3.5mm). 74.5% of patients in the primary dentition and 75% of patients in the mixed dentition with preoperative diastema>2mm improved to<2mm width postoperatively.

Frenectomy is associated with cosmetic and oral hygiene benefits and when performed properly, does not impede diastema closure and may aid closure. Technique and case selection are critical to successful outcomes. this website IRB ethics approval was obtained from Solutions IRB protocol #2018/12/8, and this investigation was self-funded.

Frenectomy is associated with cosmetic and oral hygiene benefits and when performed properly, does not impede diastema closure and may aid closure. Technique and case selection are critical to successful outcomes. IRB ethics approval was obtained from Solutions IRB protocol #2018/12/8, and this investigation was self-funded.

Basal interventricular septum (IVS) thinning on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is highly specific to cardiac sarcoidosis. Although basal IVS thinning is listed as one of the five major diagnostic criteria for cardiac sarcoidosis, its association with long-term cardiac function has not been investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology and clinical relevance of basal IVS thinning in a clinic-based cohort of patients with sarcoidosis.

This retrospective observational study was conducted at a general sarcoidosis clinic. The incidence of basal IVS thinning and associations with variables at baseline and a delayed onset of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (LV ejection fraction [LVEF]<50%) were analyzed.

Of the 1009 patients, 23 (2.3%) had basal IVS thinning. Basal IVS thinning was associated with cardiac pacemaker (PM) implantation at baseline (adjusted odds ratio=20.5; 95% confidence interval [CI]=7.9-53.2; P<0.01). Of the 768 patients with an LVEF of ≥50% at baseline who underwent one or more longitudinal TTEs after baseline, 36 (4.7%) developed LV dysfunction over a median observation period of 88.9 months. Basal IVS thinning and PM implantation at baseline were the independent predictors of a delayed onset of LV dysfunction (basal IVS thinning, adjusted hazard ratio [HR]=3.7; 95% CI=1.5-9.6; PM implantation, adjusted HR=15.7; 95% CI=7.4-33.3).

Basal IVS thinning in patients with sarcoidosis can predict a delayed onset of LV dysfunction even when the LV function is preserved at the time of detection.

Basal IVS thinning in patients with sarcoidosis can predict a delayed onset of LV dysfunction even when the LV function is preserved at the time of detection.Before planning improvement strategies, it is crucial to know the degree of implementation of preventative measures for postoperative infection. The aggregated results of 3 surveys carried out by the Observatory of Infection in Surgery to members of 11 associations of surgeons and perioperative nurses are presented. The questions were aimed to determine the knowledge of the scientific evidence, personal beliefs and the actual use of the main measures. Of 2295 respondents, 45.1% did not receive feedback on the infection rate of their unit. Insufficient knowledge of some of the main prevention recommendations and some disturbing rates of use were observed. The preferred strategies to improve compliance with preventive guidelines and their degree of implementation were investigated. A gap between scientific evidence and clinical practice in the prevention of infection in different surgical specialties was confirmed.

Contrary to current guideline recommendations, second-line antibiotics are still frequently used in the ambulatory treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI), which are associated with a high risk of antibiotic resistance development. The REDARES project (REDuction of Antibiotic RESistance in uncomplicated urinary tract infections by treatment according to national guidelines in ambulatory care), funded by the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G-BA)/Innovation Fund is developing a multimodal intervention for primary care physicians to support them in a guideline-based approach. The intervention consists of the following components (1) provision of local resistance data of pathogens of uncomplicated UTI (Robert Koch Institute), (2) concise guideline content on the therapy of uncomplicated UTI for patients (paper and online), and (3) prescription feedback on practice level and benchmarking among the study participants (anonymized). In a participatory approach and as part of ted into the design of the intervention. The method of data extraction from practice software by practice teams seems to be promising.

A research question relating to their daily routine can increase participation of primary care physicians in (intervention) studies. Starting the process evaluation before the intervention seems to be reasonable since the results will be integrated into the design of the intervention. The method of data extraction from practice software by practice teams seems to be promising.