Introduction: Surgery in patients with head and neck cancers is frequently complicated by multiple stages of procedure that includes significant surgical removal of all or part of an organ with cancer, tissue reconstruction, and extensive neck dissection. Postoperative wound infections, termed ‘surgical site infections’ (SSIs) are a significant impediment to head-and-neck cancer surgery and recovery, and need to be addressed.
Areas covered: Approximately 10–45% of patients undergoing head-and-neck cancers surgery develop SSIs. SSIs can lead to delayed wound healing, increased morbidity and mortality as well as costs. Consequently, SSIs need to be avoided where possible, as even the surgery itself impacts on patients’ subsequent activities and their quality of life, which is exacerbated by SSIs. Several risk factors for SSIs need to be considered to reduce future rates, and care is also needed in the selection and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis.
Expert commentary: Head and neck surgeons should give personalized care especially to patients at high risk of SSIs. Such patients include those who have had chemoradiotherapy and need reconstructive surgery, and patients from lower and middle-income countries and from poorer communities in high income countries, who often have high levels of co-morbidity because of resource constraints. 相似文献
Image reconstruction by computerized tomography is a complex mathematical process. This paper describes the practical implementation of a tomographic reconstruction algorithm on different types of computers (micro to mainframe) and in different programming languages (BASIC to OCCAM) and performance studies were made. 相似文献
The purpose of this study was to investigate the intestinal hemodynamics and gut glutamine metabolism during endotoxemia,
and their correlation with altered intestinal absorptive capacity and permeability. Seventeen Sprague-Dawley rats were used
in the study. The endotoxin group (ENDO) recieved endotoxin (10 mg/kg intraperitoneally,n=9), while the control group (CONT,n=8) received saline injection. Twelve hours later, D-xylose (0.5 g/kg) and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-dextran,
750 mg/kg) were given by oral gavage. One hour later abdominal aortic (AA) blood flow, superior mesenteric venous (SMV) flow,
mean arterial pressure (MAP), central venous pressure (CVP), and SMV pressure (SMVP) were also measured. The MAP, AA, and
SMV blood flow decreased (P<0.05), while the CVP and SMVP increased (P<0.05) in the ENDO group as compared with the CONT group. The ENDO group showed significant decreases for both intestinal
glutaminase activity and net intestinal glutamine uptake (P<0.05). The D-xylose concentration in SMV decreased significantly (P<0.05) in the ENDO group as compared with the CONT group. However, the plasma FITC-dextran concentration showed no significant
difference between the groups. Endotoxin produced a hypodynamic effect in rats 12h after intraperitoneal administration in
association with both a decreased intestinal glutamine metabolism and an absorptive capacity. 相似文献
Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In Western series, survival rates vary widely
and are generally lower than those reported from Eastern series. We performed a retrospective analysis of cases operated on
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital over the past 18 years and collected data on demographics, tumor characteristics, pathologic
stage, treatment methods, complications, survival time, and other relevant factors. Survival according to stage of disease,
Lauren tumor type, tumorlocation,time period, andadministration of adjuvant therapy wasanalyzed, andresultswerecompared with
those of other Western series. During this period, 436 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma underwent resection. We have shown
a statistically significant association between survival and margin status, stage of disease, and Lauren tumor type. Overall
5-year survival was 26%, and 5-year survival after R0 resection was 33%. No significant difference was detected between survival
and tumor location, time period of treatment, or administration of adjuvant therapy. Analysis of various Western series reveals
major differences between the cohorts under study, such as stage of disease, extent of resection, tumor type, and tumor location.
Many of the reported differences among Western series may be due to cohort differences, such as stage of disease, extent of
resection, tumor type, and tumor location. 相似文献
The patient was diagnosed in childhood as having severe congenital
neutropenia and had recurrent admissions with severe infections. In 1987,
prior to getting married, she was sterilized. She continued to require i.v.
antibiotics when she contracted a severe infection. On one occasion, she
was treated with growth colony stimulating factor (G- CSF). Her increased
neutrophil count was sustained following this treatment. In June 1993, she
wished to start a family and underwent in- vitro fertilization (IVF)
treatment. G-CSF was given prior to oocyte retrieval. She conceived on her
first cycle and an ultrasound scan revealed a singleton pregnancy.
Throughout the course of the pregnancy, her white cell count was monitored
closely and remained at <1.0x10(9)/l. The pregnancy progressed
uneventfully and at 37 weeks gestation she was admitted for G-CSF
injections. At 38 weeks she was delivered of a boy weighing 3350 g, by
elective Caesarean section. His white cell count was normal. This is the
first case of G-CSF being used before conception and during pregnancy in a
patient with congenital neutropenia. It shows that advances in cytokine
therapy and close interdisciplinary liaison can lead to a successful
outcome and help patients, who would otherwise remain childless, to achieve
a family.
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The aim of the study was to determine whether a prior diagnostic testicle
biopsy can predict success or failure of testicular sperm extraction (TESE)
with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in patients with
non-obstructive azoospermia caused by testicular failure, and what is the
minimum threshold of sperm production in the testis which must be surpassed
for spermatozoa to reach the ejaculate. Forty- five patients with
non-obstructive azoospermia caused by testicular failure underwent
diagnostic testicle biopsy prior to a planned future TESE-ICSI procedure.
The diagnostic testicle biopsy was analysed quantitatively, and correlated
with the quantitative findings of spermatogenesis in patients with normal
spermatogenesis, as well as with the results of subsequent attempts at
TESE-ICSI. Men with non- obstructive azoospermia caused by germinal failure
had a mean of 0-6 mature spermatids/seminiferous tubule seen on a
diagnostic testicle biopsy, compared to 17-35 mature spermatids/tubule in
men with normal spermatogenesis and obstructive azoospermia. These findings
were the same for all types of testicular failure whether Sertoli cell
only, maturation arrest, cryptorchidism, or post-chemotherapy azoospermia.
Twenty-two of 26 men with mature spermatids found in the prior testis
biopsy had successful retrieval of spermatozoa for ICSI, 12 of their
partners became pregnant, and are either ongoing or delivered. The study
suggests that 4-6 mature spermatids/tubule must be present in the testis
biopsy for any spermatozoa to reach the ejaculate. More than half of
azoospermic patients with germinal failure have minute foci of
spermatogenesis which are insufficient to produce spermatozoa in the
ejaculate. Prior diagnostic testicle biopsy analysed quantitatively (for
the presence of mature spermatids) can predict subsequent success or
failure with TESE-ICSI. Incomplete testicular failure may involve a sparse
multi-focal distribution of spermatogenesis throughout the entire testicle,
rather than a regional distribution. Therefore, it is possible that massive
testicular sampling from many different regions of the testes may not be
necessary for successful TESE-ICSI.
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β-Lactoglobulin was isolated from infant formulae that were ultra high temperature (UHT) -treated, sterilized or spray-dried. The effect of the isolated β-lactoglobulin on SfaII-fimbriae-mediated adhesion of Escherichia coli to human ileostomy glycoproteins was studied in vitro. β-Lactoglobulin isolated from sterilized formulae was found to perform significantly less well than preparations from spray-dried formulae (p = 0:05). Great heterogeneity was observed in the adhesion inhibitory capacity of β-lactoglobulin isolated from UHT-treated formulae. Therefore, no significant difference was observed between UHT-treated and sterilized formulae or spray-dried formulae (p < 0:10). It can be hypothesized that β-lactoglobulin from spray-dried and some UHT-treated infant formulae may affect the colonization of mucous membranes by E. coli strains causing neonatal septicaemia and meningitis. 相似文献