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The average duration of the training courses was 70 (SD 11) min. Trainee characteristics were broadly similar. They performed a total of 180 labour epidural catheter placements with an overall epidural failure rate of 12.2% (22/180). The proportion of supervisor takeover was 6% (11/179). The incidence of complications was 4% (8/180) and difficulty in epidural catheter insertion due to patient factors was 16% (29/180). Patient satisfaction rates were 80% (satisfied or very satisfied), with 20% unsatisfied with their experience of epidural insertion.

In our experience, PbP training in epidural placement is feasible within existing departmental resources in a busy tertiary teaching hospital setting.

In our experience, PbP training in epidural placement is feasible within existing departmental resources in a busy tertiary teaching hospital setting.COVID-19 in pregnancy increases the risk of caesarean section. We present two cases of late gestation pregnant women with severe COVID-19. Both were successfully treated with mechanical ventilation without termination of pregnancy and, following recovery from COVID-19, had vaginal deliveries at term. These two cases demonstrate the possibility of treating pregnant women with severe COVID-19 with mechanical ventilation in the late second and early third trimesters without them having a pre-term delivery. With a multidisciplinary approach, such management could avoid the maternal risks of surgery during a severe infection and, at the same time, enable term birth with a lower risk of neonatal complications.

Recent studies suggested higher rates of early structural valve degeneration or reintervention for the Trifecta valve compared to other valves. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the outcomes of the Trifecta valve and the Perimount valves in patients who underwent a surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

All randomized control trials and observational studies which investigated the outcomes of the Trifecta valve and Perimount valves were identified with PubMed and EMBASE. The endpoints were the rates of reintervention and all-cause mortality. Hazard ratios (HRs) for reintervention and all-cause mortality were combined with the random-effects model.

Our search identified 6 eligible observational studies which enrolled a total of 11,135 patients who underwent SAVR with either the Trifecta valve (n = 4932) or Perimount (n = 6203). Pooled analyses demonstrated that the reintervention rates were significantly higher with the Trifecta valve compared with Perimount valves (HR [95% confidence interval CI] = 3.16 [1.83-5.46]; p < .0001; I

= 40%). In contrast, all-cause mortality was not significantly different between the two groups (HR [95% CI] = 1.09 [0.75-1.58]; p = .32, I

= 12%).

Our analysis showed that AVR with the Trifecta valve was associated with higher rates of reintervention compared for that with the Perimount valve. Although further long-term randomized trials are warranted, surgeons need to be cautious when choosing a bioprosthetic valve for patients undergoing SAVR.

Our analysis showed that AVR with the Trifecta valve was associated with higher rates of reintervention compared for that with the Perimount valve. Although further long-term randomized trials are warranted, surgeons need to be cautious when choosing a bioprosthetic valve for patients undergoing SAVR.Self-assembly of N,N,N ' ,N '-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,4-phenylenediamine with the help of different solvents provides isostructural hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOF-30). Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis reveals HOF-30 possesses 3D ten-fold interpenetrated dia nets connected by two kinds of hydrogen bonds, namely solvent-bridged carboxyl dimers and carboxyl···carboxyl dimers. Degassing treatment for HOF-30 yields HOF-30a still with 3D ten-fold interpenetrated dia nets but linked with sole carboxyl···carboxyl dimers. Reversible hydrogen-bond-to-hydrogen-bond transformation between solvent-bridged·carboxyl dimers in HOF-30 and carboxyl···carboxyl dimers in HOF-30a has been unveiled by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. In addition, HOF-30a enables the selective adsorption of propyne over propylene according to the single component sorption and breakthrough experiments. The preferred propyne location in HOF has also been identified by SCXRD test.Hereditary neuropathies may result from mutations in genes expressed by Schwann cells or neurons that affect selectively the peripheral nervous system, or may represent a minor or major component of complex inherited diseases that involve also the central nervous system and/or other organs and tissues. The chapter is constantly expanding and reworking thanks to advances of molecular genetics; next-generation sequencing is identifying a plethora of new genes and is revolutionizing the diagnostic approach. In the past, diagnostic sural nerve biopsies paved the way to the discovery and elucidation of major genes and molecular pathways associated to most frequent hereditary motor-sensory neuropathies. Nowadays, a sural nerve biopsy may prove useful in selected cases for the differential diagnosis of an acquired neuropathy when clinical examination, nerve conduction studies and molecular tests are not sufficiently informative. Skin biopsy has emerged as a minimally invasive window on the peripheral nervous system which may provide biomarkers of progression and clues to the physiopathology and molecular pathology of inherited neuropathies. The aim of our review is to illustrate the pathological features of more frequent and paradigmatic hereditary neuropathies and to highlight their correlations with the roles of the involved genes and functional consequences of related molecular defects. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

The use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for treating aortic stenosis (AS) has increased exponentially in recent years. Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease, disparities in quality of care (QoC) for TAVI patients remain widespread across Europe. Tailored QoC measures will help to reduce resource utilization and improve patient outcomes without compromising patient safety. Using a clear set of QoC measures, the BENCHMARK registry aims to document the progress that can be achieved if such tailored QoC measures are implemented.

The BENCHMARK registry (BENCHMARK) is a non-interventional, multicenter registry in patients with severe symptomatic AS undergoing TAVI with a 1- and 12-months follow-up. BENCHMARK will be conducted at 30 centers across Europe and will enroll a total of 2400 consecutive TAVI patients. Patients suffering from severe symptomatic AS who undergo TAVI with a balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve will be included. Rapamycin The registry will comprise four phases (1) a retrospective baseline evaluation phase; (2) an education phase; (3) an implementation phase; and (4) a prospective effect documentation phase (prospective phase). The registry's primary objectives are to reduce the length of hospital stay and accelerate the post-procedural patient recovery pathway, but without compromising safety. The study started in April 2021 and has an estimated completion date of May 2023.

BENCHMARK will establish QoC measures to reduce resource utilization, intensive care unit bed occupancy, and overall length of hospitalization with uncompromised patient safety post-TAVI (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04579445).

BENCHMARK will establish QoC measures to reduce resource utilization, intensive care unit bed occupancy, and overall length of hospitalization with uncompromised patient safety post-TAVI (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04579445).Photoresponsive materials have drawn much attention and are widely applied in daily life for their reversible changes in luminous color or appearance color under light irradiation. In this work, a new photoresponsive system based on triarylamine derivatives is developed. With the changed aryl substituents, adjustable photoresponsive properties, including photoactivated phosphorescence and photochromism after being dispersed into the poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix, are demonstrated. According to the theoretical calculations and experimental data, the competition between the formations of triplet excitons and cationic radicals under photoirradiation should be the main reason for their different photoresponsive properties. Excitingly, the applications of rewritable photopatterning, anticounterfeiting, information encryption, and decryption are realized conveniently, in addition to the successful model of sunglasses to protect eyes away from ultraviolet radiation and strong light in the sunlight. These studies present a simple and efficient design strategy for the development of photoresponsive materials on modulating the phosphorescence and photochromic property.Recent development of most organic long persistent luminescence (OLPL) systems employed binary or tertiary doping. However, the design strategies towards OLPL materials with longer afterglow duration are still quite limited. Here, we propose a novel OLPL system through melt-casting method with 0.1 mol% of Cu(I) complexes 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl BINAP-CuX (X=Cl, Br and I) doped into the triphenylphosphine (TPP) host. The charge separation was initiated prior to excitation through host coordination with Cu(I) complexes, resulting in semi-free halogen ions and in-situ generated Cu(I) cations, which forms TPP + BINAP-CuX ionic pairs and subsequently ionic solids. The OLPL lifetime can be readily modulated with different halogen atoms and the afterglow can last up to more than 3 hours perceivable to human eyes. This is a rare example of OLPL with coordinate complexes that could potentially expand the definition of OLPL systems and design strategies.Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture is an infrequent but potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. The 30-day mortality rate with the transcatheter approach when performed in the acute phase ( less then 2 weeks) was 25.3% compared to 50% when surgery is performed in the acute phase (within 3 weeks). There is no correlation between defect size and mortality. New York Heart Association class IV and time to ventricular septal defect closure are risk predictors for transcatheter closure for a 30-day mortality rate of 31.5%.Glomus tumors are rare benign soft tissue lesions, most commonly found on the skin. They are an extremely rare cause of the cardiac tumor. We report a case of right atrial glomus tumor excised using a novel technique utilizing cardiac electroanatomical mapping techniques ordinarily used for arrhythmia surgery.A review with 349 references discussing recent advances in the chemistry of saturated boronic acids, boronates, and trifluoroborates. Applications of the title compounds in design of boron-containing drugs are surveyed, with special emphasis on a-amino boronic derivatives. A general overview of saturated boronic compounds as the modern tools to construct C( sp 3 )-C and C( sp 3 ) - heteroatom bonds is given, including recent developments in the Suzuki - Miyaura and Chan - Lam cross-couplings, single-electron transfer processes including metallo- and organocatalytic photoredox reactions, and transformations of boron 'ate' complexes. Finally, an attempt to summarize the current state-of-art in the synthesis of saturated boronic acids, boronates, and trifluoroborates is made, with brief mentioning of the 'classical' methods (transmetallation of organolithium/magnesium reagents with boron species, anti-Markovnikov hydroboration of alkenes, and modification of alkenyl boron compounds) and special focus on the recent methodologies (boronation of alkyl (pseudo)halides, derivatives of carboxylic acids, alcohols, and primary amines, boronative C-H activation, novel approaches to alkene hydro-boration, and 1,2-metallate-type rearrangements).