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oorly informed dose adjustments and risk for treatment failure. Given implications for therapeutic drug monitoring and unknown impacts on efficacy and toxicity, further investigations into population incidence and risk factors for abnormal protein binding of vancomycin are warranted.

In laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, the location of the tumor is identified mainly with marking methods, such as ink tattooing and intraoperative gastrointestinal endoscopy and marking with a metal clip followed by confirmation with intraoperative x-ray fluoroscopy. Each method has disadvantages, such as complexity, instability of ink sticks, and radiation exposure. Thus, a simple and less-invasive marking method is needed.

We developed a wireless light-emitting marker with a miniature light-emitting diode that uses a magnetic field resonance mechanism. It emits 4 individual colors-red, blue, green, and white. We confirmed the usefulness of this marker system in ex vivo and in vivo animal experiments.

In the ex vivo experiment in porcine intestines, use of the wireless marker was successful, as each color of emitted light was recognized from outside the intestine. In the live animal experiment, it was confirmed that the light emitted by the marker system was visible in the porcine intestinal tract during laparoscopic surgery. The light emitted by the wireless marker in the intestinal tract was confirmed with a laparoscope in a simulated animal surgery.

We have developed an innovative, radiation-free and reliable light-emitting marker system that uses a magnetic field resonance mechanism that emits four colors of light during laparoscopic surgery.

We have developed an innovative, radiation-free and reliable light-emitting marker system that uses a magnetic field resonance mechanism that emits four colors of light during laparoscopic surgery.

Endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach (ETA) has been widely used in thyroidectomy for many years as it can effectively avoid a scar in the neck. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is newly applied and has gained popularity quickly. This study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of TOETVA and ETA.

A total of 95 patients who underwent TOETVA or ETA with unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma were enrolled in this study from March 2019 to February 2020. Tezacaftor cost The basic information (such as gender, age), intraoperative hemorrhage, postoperative drainage volume, hospital durations, intraoperative and postoperative complications, operative time, central lymph node dissection time, total number of central lymph nodes, and number of metastatic central lymph nodes were compared.

The operative time of the TOETVA group was significantly longer than the ETA group (148.11±19.78 vs. 135.90±12.77 min, P<0.05). However, the result was opposite when central lymph node dissection time was compared (10.31±2.93 vs. 12.48±3.55, P<0.05). TOETVA had an advantage on total number of central lymph nodes over ETA (7.82±3.35 vs. 5.26±2.45, P<0.05). No differences were found between the 2 groups on other data.

TOETVA and ETA have the similarity on surgical safety and effectiveness. TOETVA has its advantage on central lymph node dissection and might be a reasonable alternative for ETA and open surgery in the future.

TOETVA and ETA have the similarity on surgical safety and effectiveness. TOETVA has its advantage on central lymph node dissection and might be a reasonable alternative for ETA and open surgery in the future.

For implanted devices, an effective postmarket surveillance system does not exist. For medications, the Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel Initiative plays that role, relying mainly on drug codes in insurance claims. Unique device identifiers (UDIs) could play an analogous role for implants, but there is no mandate for providers to include UDIs in claims or for payers to record them. Objections have been raised to incorporating UDIs into claims based on a potential burden on providers.

To assess this purported barrier, we modified information systems at 2 provider-payer dyads to allow for the transmission of UDI data from provider to payer. In addition, to illustrate the potential benefit of including device data in claims, we used our data to compare rates of 90-day adverse events after implantation using the electronic health record (EHR) alone with the EHR plus claims.

The software system modifications were modest and performed as designed. Moreover, the level of difficulty of their development and implementation was comparable to that associated with a typical new release of an existing system. In addition, our data demonstrated the ability of claims-based data plus EHR data to reveal a larger percentage of postprocedure adverse events than data from EHRs alone.

Modifying information systems to allow for the transmission of UDI data from providers to payers should not impose a substantial burden on either. Implementation of a postmarket surveillance system based on such data in claims will require, however, the development of a system analogous to Sentinel.

Modifying information systems to allow for the transmission of UDI data from providers to payers should not impose a substantial burden on either. Implementation of a postmarket surveillance system based on such data in claims will require, however, the development of a system analogous to Sentinel.

Acute care crowding is a global issue, jeopardizing patient safety. An important cause of crowding is the growing number of older, vulnerable, and complex patients. This group is at higher risk of experiencing (preventable) adverse events (AEs) than younger patients.This study aimed to identify the incidence, preventability, nature, and prevention strategies of AEs in older patients during an acute hospital admission and to assess changes over time.

We analyzed data of 4292 acutely admitted patients (70+) who died in the hospital, using data of a multicenter Dutch AE record review study (2008, 2012, 2016). Multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed to adjust for patient-mix differences and clustering on department/hospital level per year.

The incidence of AEs in this group declined significantly (χ2(1) = 8.78, P = 0.003) from 10.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] =8.2-13.9) in 2008, 7.4% (95% CI = 5.6-9.7) in 2012, to 7.2% (95% CI = 5.5-9.3) in 2016. The relative preventability showed a significant parabolic trend (χ2(1) = 4.