2,189 results match your criteria Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England[Journal]
Ann Intern Med 2018 Dec;169(11):ED11
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2018 Dec;121(6):647-648
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Laboratory of Behavioral Immunology Research, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Electronic address:
BMC Nephrol 2018 Dec 4;19(1):347. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Medical Sciences, Scientific Institute "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, v.le Cappuccini, 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy.
Background: Albuminuria has been classically considered a marker of kidney damage progression in diabetic patients and it is routinely assessed to monitor kidney function. However, the role of a mild GFR reduction on the development of stage ≥3 CKD has been less explored in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic role of kidney disease measures, namely albuminuria and reduced GFR, on the development of stage ≥3 CKD in a large cohort of patients affected by T1DM. Read More
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Dec 4:4563218820359. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao).
Objective: Adropin, a newly identified regulatory protein encoded by Enho gene, is correlated with insulin sensitivity and diabetes. The aim of this study is to determine whether serum and vitreous adropin concentrations are correlated with the presence of diabetic retinopathy (DR).
Methods: A population of 165 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [52 without DR, 69 with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), and 44 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)] was enrolled in this study. Read More
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Dec 4:4563218820052. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Bonn Children's Hospital.
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation procedure (ECMO) has been established in the therapy of respiratory insufficient infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). In CDH newborns, a delay in transfer to an ECMO center is associated with a sharp increase in mortality. Predictive factors for ECMO support are urgently needed. Read More
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Dec 4:4563218818197. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
The University of Tokyo.
Background: Invasion of the central nervous system (CNS) by hematological malignancies is diagnosed by cytological analyses of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or diagnostic imaging, while quantitative biomarkers for CNS invasion are not available and needed to be developed. Methods; In this study, we measured the levels of autotaxin (ATX) and soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and evaluated their usefulness as biomarkers for CNS invasion.
Results: We observed that both the ATX and sIL-2R levels in CSF were higher in subjects with CNS invasion than in those without, and the CSF levels were independent from the serum levels of these biomarkers. Read More
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (S.A.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (J.A.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Trillium Health Partners, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (V.S.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (J.W.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and Toronto Grace Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (R.P.R.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (S.A.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (C.W.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.N.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (L.M.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.J.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (U.N.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):SS1
University of Toronto and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (L.W.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):W40-W44
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York (G.E.F.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 12;169(11):OC1
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J.E.).
J Nephrol 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Università degli Studi and IRCCS Policlinico San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
The Associazione Medici Diabetologi (AMD) annals initiative is an ongoing observational survey promoted by AMD. It is based on a public network of about 700 Italian diabetes clinics, run by specialists who provide diagnostic confirmation and prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications. Over the last few years, analysis of the AMD annals dataset has contributed several important insights on the clinical features of type-2 diabetes kidney disease and their prognostic and therapeutic implications. Read More
Pol Przegl Chir 2017 Nov;90(2):1-4
Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
My surgical education began at a time when Poland formed part of the communist bloc and was isolated from the world, or in today's Terms - it remained behind the Iron Curtain. This was true of all areas of life, including medicine. When after 40 years of work, I look back at my professional career; I wonder whether I owe my proficiency in surgery to my experience and dexterity or, like many others, to technological progress. Read More
Sleep Sci 2018 May-Jun;11(3):183-210
Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Department of Speech-Language Pathology - São Paulo - São Paulo - Brazil.
Introduction: Previous diagnosis and intervention in patients with sleep-disordered breathing involves several health professionals. Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) performance has been solidified through scientific production.
Objective: To describe the inclusion of Brazilian Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) in the field of sleep disorders, through the description of studies, scientific publications and participation in scientific events. Read More
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Nov 19:4563218817797. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Background: The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) / alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio(AST/ALT) is an independent predictor of hepatic disease.
Objectives: To evaluate the association between pre-operative AST/ALT and post-operative acute kidney injury(AKI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
Methods: A total of 422 hepatitis B- or C- virus associated HCC patients, who underwent hepatectomy between September 2012 and April 2018, were enrolled this retrospective study. Read More
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Nov 19:4563218817798. Epub 2018 Nov 19.
Imperial College London.
Bile acids have important roles in the regulation of lipid, glucose and energy metabolism. Metabolic diseases linked to obesity, including type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, are associated with dysregulation of bile acid homeostasis. Here basic chemistry and regulation of bile acids will be reviewed, as well as their metabolic effects. Read More
Ann Intern Med 2018 Nov;169(10):ED10
Ann Intern Med 2018 Nov;169(10):HO1
From Michigan Medicine and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ann Intern Med 2018 11;169(10):OC1
University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (D.A.C.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 11;169(10):CG1
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (G.J.M., H.H.W.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 11;169(10):HO2-HO3
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (P.J.G.).
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Nov 17:4563218817571. Epub 2018 Nov 17.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Background: Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzyme analysis is an expensive and time-consuming laboratory test. We evaluated the effect of a locally-derived screening algorithm for ALP isoenzyme requests on the number of ALP isoenzyme analyses performed, laboratory cost, and patient care.
Method: 110 ALP isoenzyme analysis requests from the year 2015 were reviewed and subsequent ALP concentrations were monitored over a 2-year period, to determine if the decision of performing/not performing ALP isoenzyme analysis, based on the algorithm, had an impact on patient care and laboratory cost. Read More
Ann Surg Oncol 2018 Nov 15. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Nov 14:4563218816341. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
PhyMedExp, Université de Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, CHU de Montpellier.
Background: The study was designed to evaluate the analytical performances of two ERM-DA471/IFCC traceable cystatin C (CysC) reagents available on the market for urinary CysC (u-CysC) quantification. In addition, clinical relevance was assessed by measuring u-CysC in healthy controls and in patients with tubular dysfunction.
Methods: CysC in urine was measured by a particle enhanced nephelometric immunoassay (PENIA) using Siemens reagents and by a particle enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay (PENIA) using DiaSys reagents. Read More
Endoscopy 2018 Dec 13;50(12):1186-1204. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and United European Gastroenterology present a list of key performance measures for endoscopy services. We recommend that these performance measures be adopted by all endoscopy services across Europe. The measures include those related to the leadership, organization, and delivery of the service, as well as those associated with the patient journey. Read More
Dyslexia 2018 Nov 8. Epub 2018 Nov 8.
Literacy Studies Program, College of Education, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
This report presents findings from a review of the journals Dyslexia and Annals of Dyslexia over a 10-year period from 2005 to 2014. Three hundred articles were reviewed to examine statistical methodology and reporting practices. Articles were coded according to their reported covariates, effect sizes, and statistical methods. Read More
Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Nov 4. Epub 2018 Nov 4.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Electronic address:
The Thoracic Surgery Social Media Network (TSSMN) was formed as a collaborative effort by leading journals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The primary goals of the initiative are to bring social media attention to key publications from both journals and to highlight major accomplishments in the specialty. The aim of this article is to describe in a step-by-step fashion how to effectively participate in a TSSMN TweetChat, provide an overview of the various tweeting platforms available and best practices on the use of social media. Read More
Ann Intern Med 2018 Nov;169(9):ED9
Ann Intern Med 2018 11;169(9):W33-W39
Pennsylvania State University, Wyncote, Pennsylvania (E.S.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 11;169(9):OC1
University of Michigan and Center for Clinical Management Research at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan (R.A.H.).
Ann Clin Biochem 2018 Oct 29:4563218812500. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Background: Specimen contamination that goes unnoticed can have many adverse consequences for patients including inappropriate investigations or treatment decisions based on erroneous results. Little is known about UK laboratory practices relating to specimen contamination therefore this national survey aimed to gather valuable baseline data.
Methods: An electronic survey consisting of 26 questions was designed to obtain key information relating to specimen contamination including its frequency, how it is indentified by laboratories, and actions taken in event of confirmed contamination. Read More
Ann Emerg Med 2018 Nov;72(5):617-620
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Endoscopy 2018 Nov 19;50(11):1116-1127. Epub 2018 Oct 19.
Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and United European Gastroenterology present a short list of key performance measures for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We recommend that endoscopy services across Europe adopt the following seven key and one minor performance measures for EUS and ERCP, for measurement and evaluation in daily practice at center and endoscopist level: 1: Adequate antibiotic prophylaxis before ERCP (key performance measure, at least 90 %); 2: Antibiotic prophylaxis before EUS-guided puncture of cystic lesions (key performance measure, at least 95 %); 3: Bile duct cannulation rate (key performance measure, at least 90 %); 4: Tissue sampling during EUS (key performance measure, at least 85 %); 5: Appropriate stent placement in patients with biliary obstruction below the hilum (key performance measure, at least 95 %); 6: Bile duct stone extraction (key performance measure, at least 90 %); 7: Post-ERCP pancreatitis (key performance measure, less than 10 %). 8: Adequate documentation of EUS landmarks (minor performance measure, at least 90 %). Read More
J Law Med Ethics 2018 Sep;46(3):691-693
Robert M. Sade, M.D., is Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director of the Institute of Human Values in Health Care, and Director of the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute (Clinical and Translational Science Award) Clinical Research Ethics Core at the Medical University of South Carolina. He currently chairs the Cardiothoracic Ethics Forum and serves as Associate Editor (Ethics) of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a former chair of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Ethics Committee, the Society of Thoracic Surgeon's Standards and Ethics Committee, and the American Medical Association's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
Acad Med 2018 Oct 16. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
M. Lopez is a third-year medical student, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. T.M. Chan is assistant professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Area of Focused Competency Fellowship Director of Clinician Educator Program, and adjunct scientist, McMaster Program for Education Research, Innovation, and Theory, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6104-462X. B. Thoma is assistant professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-5786. V.M. Arora is professor, Department of Medicine, and assistant dean, Scholarship and Discovery, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and deputy editor for social media, Journal of Hospital Medicine; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4745-7599. N.S. Trueger is assistant professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, digital media editor, JAMA Network Open, and former social media editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8797-2192.
Purpose: To determine the responsibilities of journal social media editors (SMEs) and describe their goals and barriers and facilitators to their position.
Method: The authors identified SMEs using an informal listserv and snowball sampling. Participants were interviewed (June-July 2016) about their position, including responsibilities, goals, barriers and facilitators, and attitudes and perceptions about the position. Read More
Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Dec 13;106(6):1603-1611. Epub 2018 Oct 13.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database was established in 1989 as an initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. As of January 1, 2018, the STS National Database has four components, each focusing on a different area of cardiothoracic surgery-adult cardiac surgery, general thoracic surgery, and congenital heart surgery, as well as mechanical circulatory support through the STS Intermacs Database. In December 2015, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery began publishing a monthly series of scholarly articles on outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. Read More
Ann Intern Med 2018 Oct;169(8):HO1
From Michigan Medicine and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ann Intern Med 2018 Oct;169(8):ED8
Ann Intern Med 2018 10;169(8):OC1
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan (J.M.T.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 10;169(8):CG1
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (G.J.M., H.H.W.).
Ann Intern Med 2018 10;169(8):HO2-HO3
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (D.A.G.).