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Menstruation is a physiological event often associated with subjective distress. Is there a tool that assesses and objectively evaluates the global distress experienced by women during their period?
An observational cross-sectional study conducted between June 2019 and May 2020 at Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy. A new questionnaire, The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MEDI-Q), was developed and administered to a group of healthy women (n = 418) of fertile age (18-50 years), without known uterine, psychiatric disorders, or both. The MEDI-Q investigated 25 items, covering the following areas pain, discomfort, psychic or cognitive changes, gastrointestinal symptoms and changes in physiological functions. MEDI-Q Total Score and the three sub-scales, Menstrual Symptoms (MS), Menstrual Symptoms Distress (MSD) and Menstrual Specificity Index (MESI) were evaluated. The validation of MEDI-Q was achieved by testing test-retest reliability and internal consistency, convergent and concurrent validity., promptly.
What is the mechanism by which human follicular fluid inhibits seminal plasma DNase activity?
Human genomic DNA was incubated with human follicular fluid and seminal plasma (reaction mixture) under different experimental conditions; increasing volumes of human follicular fluid; proteinase K digested or heat inactivated human follicular fluid; and the addition of Ca
or Mg
to the reaction mixture.
Increasing volume of human follicular fluid resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of seminal plasma DNase activity. Inhibition was not caused by proteins in the human follicular fluid as digestion with proteinase K or heat inactivation of human follicular fluid failed to abolish its inhibitory effect. Addition of divalent cations resulted in a reversion of the inhibitory effect, providing evidence that human follicular fluid inhibition of seminal plasma DNase activity seems to be mediated by a compound with chelating activity. Furthermore, incubation of genomic DNA with human follicular fluid in the presence of divalent cations served to elicit the existence of DNase activity.
Human follicular fluid seems to contain a molecule or molecules with chelating capacity that inhibits DNase activity of both follicular fluid and seminal plasma. Our findings provide new insight to understanding sperm preservation and the physiology of fertilization biology.
Human follicular fluid seems to contain a molecule or molecules with chelating capacity that inhibits DNase activity of both follicular fluid and seminal plasma. Our findings provide new insight to understanding sperm preservation and the physiology of fertilization biology.Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of some kinds of cancers. Hundreds of companies and academic institutions are collaborating to develop gene-modified cell therapies using novel targets, different cell types, and manufacturing processes of autologous and allogenic cell therapies. The individualized, custom-made autologous CAR-T cell production platform remains a significant limiting factor for its large-scale clinical application. In this respect, the advances in standardization and automation of the process can have considerable impact on cost reduction. Development of off-the-shelf, ready-to-use universal killer cells can enable scaling up. Despite the wide use of this cell therapy in the United States, Europe and China, its development is limited in developing countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. In this review, we focus on good manufacturing practices-compliant manufacturing requirements, operational logistics, and regulatory processes that need to be considered for high-quality gene-modified cell therapies from an Indian perspective. We also list the potential strategies to overcome challenges associated with translation to affordability and scalability.The recent success of the commercialization of CAR-T and other immune effector cells has led to the rapid expansion of clinical trials using cellular therapy products. The expansion of both investigational and commercially available cell therapies has been driven largely by products that are manufactured outside the point-of-care medical center by industry partners or other third parties. The delivery of externally manufactured products to patients requires a coordinated effort with the medical center, as it may be responsible for collection/processing of starting material, shipping, receipt, storage and release for administration of the drug product. As medical centers are grappling with increasing demands for supporting externally manufactured products, they have been forced to modify their processes to handle this demand in reactive rather than proactive fashion. The cell processing facility (CPF) plays a critical role to ensure proper handling and safety of the product as it is transported from the medicahe safety and delivery of externally manufactured products to our patients.
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) following elective distal pancreatectomy (DP) is poorly known. This study aimed to report incidence of DGE following DP, to identify its predisposing factors, and to assess its impact on hospital stay.
Patients who had elective DP without additional organ or vascular resection (2012-2017) in two academic hospitals were included. Factors predisposing to DGE, defined according to the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery, were identified by multivariate analysis. A systematic review was performed to evaluate DGE incidence following elective DP.
311 elective DPs were performed. Three perioperative mortalities (1.0%) were unrelated to DGE. DGE occurred in 31 (10.0%) patients (grade A=21, grade B=7, grade C=3) with a median hospital stay of 16 (13-22) days versus 10 (7-14) without DGE (p<0.001). In multivariate analysis, predisposing factors of DGE were age>75 years (OR=4.32 [1.53-12.19]; p=0.006), open approach (OR=2.97 [1.1-8]; p=0.031) and POPF grade B-C (OR=2.54 [1.05-6.1]; p=0.038). The systematic review identified 7 series including 876 patients with an overall 8.1% DGE incidence.
DGE complicates around 10% of elective DP. Laparoscopic approach and prevention of POPF should be encouraged to reduce DGE incidence.
DGE complicates around 10% of elective DP. Ac-FLTD-CMK Laparoscopic approach and prevention of POPF should be encouraged to reduce DGE incidence.
Insurance-mandated precertification requirements are barriers to bariatric surgery. The value of their prescription, based on insurance type rather that the clinical necessity, is unclear.
To determine whether there is an association between insurance-mandated precertification criteria for bariatric surgery and short-term inpatient healthcare utilization.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council's inpatient care databases for the years 2016-2017.
The study included 2717 adults who underwent bariatric surgery in Southeastern Pennsylvania in 2016. Postoperative length of stay and rehospitalizations for these individuals were followed using clinical and claims data during the first year after bariatric surgery.
The requirements for 3- to 6-month preoperative medical weight management, as well as pulmonology and cardiology examinations, were not associated with the patient length of stay, number of all-cause rehospitalizations, or number of all-cause rehospitalization days after adjusting for postoperative year.To clarify the precise subunit composition of the respiratory supercomplex of Corynebacterium glutamicum, several wash conditions were examined. MEGA (9 + 10) wash-buffer (0.5%) was used for this purpose and two-step column chromatography was performed. Almost equal amounts of cytochrome c, b, and a were observed in the purified fraction, estimated by their different absorption spectra. The 833 kDa and 685 kDa bands were observed in the clear native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (CN-PAGE) of the purified fraction. Both bands were stained using N,N',N',N-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) oxidase dye, and the 833 kDa band was also stained using NADH oxidase dye. The 3D map reconstructed from the 833 kDa band indicated that the bcc complex and aa3 oxidase are heterodimers. Lastly, electron transfer from NADH to the bcc-aa3 supercomplex was observed. The 833 kDa band is the supercomplex, which includes the heterodimer cytochrome bcc complex and cytochrome aa3 oxidase, as well as the monomer NDH-II. Hence, we termed the 833 kDa band the extended supercomplex (ESC).
This study aimed to compare lipid and blood pressure (BP) control before and after implementing a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) protocol that optimized electronic health record (EHR) capabilities and shifted work from clinical pharmacy specialists (CPSs) to CPhT.
Kaiser Permanente Colorado's pharmacist-managed cardiac risk reduction service (which manages dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes for all patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease).
In 2019, a protocol that optimized EHR capabilities and allowed work to be offloaded from CPS to CPhT was implemented. Filtered views within the EHR were created that bucketed patients with specific lipid results criteria. The CPhT protocol provided guidance to CPhT on determining whether patients were at low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) goals, on appropriate statin intensity, adherent to medications, and whether the most recent BP was controlled. The CPhT notified CPS of uncontrolled patieoved clinical outcomes.
A protocol integrating EHR decision support and CPhTs enabled work to shift to from CPS to CPhT and improved clinical outcomes.Physical activity (PA) and exercise have numerous benefits in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) including improved lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life. Despite these benefits, the effectiveness of interventions to promote PA in this population are still largely unknown. The objective of this review was to synthesise existing research and determine whether exercise interventions are effective in promoting PA in people with CF. Using the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive search was conducted. Fifteen studies (463 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Eleven studies demonstrated improvements in PA in both short- and long-term interventions. However, the interventions were variable across the included studies, with a large inconsistency in PA assessment tools used. Aerobic training and activity counselling were the two elements identified in this review which most consistently improved PA. Future research should consider larger sample sizes and the use of accurate instruments to assess and track PA levels longitudinally.
Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices require short-term postprocedural oral antithrombotic therapy (AT) to prevent device-related thrombosis (DRT) until device endothelialization occurs. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the optimal AT strategy for DRT prevention.
The purpose of our case series is to summarize our experience using apixaban at reduced doses for effectively treating DRT.
Among a total of 180 patients, 11 patients (6.1%) presented DRT and 4 were specifically treated with low-dose apixaban (2.5mg/12h). The mean CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores were high [5 (SD ±1.2) and 3.25 (SD ±0.5), respectively] and all patients had history of a major hemorrhagic event (BARC Score ≥3) mostly gastrointestinal (n=3). An Amplazer Amulet device was implanted in 3 patients, and a LAmbre system in one patient. AT strategy at the time of DRT diagnosis was consistently single antiplatelet therapy in all patients. Following DRT diagnosis, reduced dose of apixaban was initiated in all the patients.