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Wang C, Roubenoff R, Lau J, Kalish R, Schmid CH, Tighiouart H, Rones R, Hibberd PL. Effect of Tai Chi in adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005; 44:685-7. [PMID: 15741197 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fok TF, Hon KL, So HK, Wong E, Ng PC, Chang A, Lau J, Chow CB, Lee WH. Fetal growth velocities in Hong Kong Chinese infants. Neonatology 2005; 87:262-8. [PMID: 15722625 DOI: 10.1159/000084030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Few studies have investigated the velocities of fetal growth. The aim of the present study was to determine the pattern of 'fetal' growth velocities in a Chinese population. The gestation-specific measurements of the body weight, body length and head circumference in a representative sample of 5,045 male and 4,484 female newborns delivered between 26 and 42 weeks of gestation at 12 hospitals in Hong Kong were obtained. Peak growth velocity occurred before 30 weeks of gestation for head circumference, at week 30 for length and at week 30 for weight. When compared with data obtained from a French population, a significant difference in the growth velocity for body weight was observed below 32 weeks between French and Chinese infants, suggesting an ethnic difference in fetal growth of this parameter.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Bonis PA, Chung M, Tatsioni A, Sun Y, Kupelnick B, Lichtenstein A, Perrone R, Chew P, DeVine D, Lau J. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on organ transplantation. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2005:1-11. [PMID: 15810864 PMCID: PMC4781309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Danshen, a Chinese herb, has been used as a standard treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in China. This study assesses the quality of all randomized control trials (RCTs) comparing Danshen of any preparation to without Danshen (placebo or other western or herbal medicines), and to evaluate its effectiveness in improving disability. MATERIALS AND METHODS Systematic review through literature search in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, China Biological Medicine Database and others. The main outcome measure is disability improvement on the Chinese National Disability Scale (CNDS) at 2 weeks after intervention. RESULTS Of 33 Danshen control trials for acute ischaemic stroke identified in the literature, none were placebo-controlled. Eleven RCTs comparing Danshen with one of seven Western and two herbal medicines met the inclusion criteria for review, however, these studies were of poor quality. Compared with the nine medicines, the effect of Danshen was inferior in five trials and not significantly different in another six trials. For the two trials comparing Danshen with Buflomedil, the combined odds ratio (OR) was 0.27 (95% CI: 0.12-0.61) favouring Buflomedil, but the test of homogeneity revealed heterogeneity (P = 0.083). For the two trials comparing Danshen with Naloxone, the combined OR was 0.16 (95% CI: 0.07-0.40) favouring Naloxone. However, none of the nine medicines per se has been proven effective in post-stroke disability improvement. CONCLUSIONS The existing Danshen RCTs are not placebo-controlled and are of poor quality, therefore, there is no substantial evidence that Danshen is effective. Systematic review on RCTs comparing Danshen with other medicines does not support the notion that Danshen may be beneficial to disability improvement after acute ischaemic stroke.
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- Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
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Ma E, Lau J, Grattan DR, Lovejoy DA, Wynne-Edwards KE. Male and female prolactin receptor mRNA expression in the brain of a biparental and a uniparental hamster, phodopus, before and after the birth of a litter. J Neuroendocrinol 2005; 17:81-90. [PMID: 15796758 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Prolactin receptor (PRL-R) mRNA transcript level was quantified in the choroid plexus (ChP) of a naturally biparental hamster, Phodopus campbelli, and its otherwise similar, yet nonpaternal, sibling species, Phodopus sungorus. Pair-housed males and females on the day before the birth of their first litter (G17), the day after birth (L1), lactation day 5 (L5), and unpaired animals that were sexually naïve, were tested. PRL-R mRNA transcript level relative to total RNA, was evaluated by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction using primers common to the long- and short-form of the PRL-R in Phodopus. In the ChP, a region implicated in prolactin transport into the central nervous system, females had the expected increase in PRL-R mRNA transcript from dioestrus to L5, consistent with known actions of prolactin. As predicted, males and females of the biparental species were similar, although PRL-R mRNA in naive males was higher than in dioestrus females. Males of the two species also differed as predicted. PRL-R mRNA transcript levels were higher in the biparental males. In addition, P. campbelli males had low PRL-R mRNA at G17 compared to L5. By contrast, non-paternal P. sungorus males had elevated PRL-R mRNA transcript levels on G17 relative to unpaired males. We conclude that PRL-R mRNA in the ChP is differentially regulated before and after birth in a paternal and a nonpaternal male.
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- Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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BACKGROUND Obesity is closely related to type 2 diabetes and long-term weight reduction is an important part of the care delivered to obese persons with diabetes. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes. SEARCH STRATEGY Computerized searches were performed of MEDLINE (January 1966 to May 2004), EMBASE (January 1974 to May 2004, Web of Science (January 1981 to May 2004, and other electronic bibliographic databases, supplemented with hand searches of reference lists and selected journals. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized, controlled trials were included where pharmacotherapy was used as the primary strategy for weight loss among adults with type 2 diabetes. Published and unpublished literature in any language and with any study design was included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two reviewers abstracted data and the quality of included studies was evaluated by assessing potential attrition, as well as selection and measurement bias, and a Jadad score was obtained. Effects were combined using a random effects model. MAIN RESULTS A sufficient number of studies were available for a quantitative synthesis for fluoxetine, orlistat, and sibutramine. Twenty two randomized controlled trials were included in the review, with a total of 296 participants for fluoxitine, 2036 for orlistat, and 1047 for sibutramine. Pharmacotherapy produced modest reductions in weight for fluoxetine (5.1 kg (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3 - 6.9) at 24 to 26 weeks follow up; orlistat 2.0 kg (CI, 1.3 - 2.8) at 12 to 57 weeks follow-up, and sibutramine 5.1 kg (CI, 3.2 - 7.0) at 12 to 52 weeks follow-up. Glycated hemoglobin also modestly and significantly reduced for fluoxetine and orlistat. Gastrointestinal side effects were common with orlistat; tremor, somnolence and sweating with fluoxetine; and palpitations with sibutramine. Some studies, using a variety of study designs, were available on other drugs and a significant decrease in weight was noted in three studies of mazindol, one of phenmetrazine, two of phentermine. No studies were identified that fit inclusion criteria for pseudophedrine, ephedra, sertraline, yohimbine, amphetamine or its derivatives, bupropion, topiramate, benzocaine, threachlorocitric acid, sertraline, and bromocriptine. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Fluoxetine, orlistat, and sibutramine can achieve statistically significant weight loss over 12 to 57 weeks. The magnitude of weight loss is modest, however, and the long-term health benefits remain unclear. The safety of sibutramine is uncertain. There is a paucity of data on other drugs for weight loss or control in persons with type 2 diabetes.
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- Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, Centers for Control and Prevention, 4774 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop K-10, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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BACKGROUND NSAIDs are widely applied to treat cancer pain and are frequently combined with opioids in combination preparations for this purpose. However, it is unclear which agent is most clinically efficacious for relieving cancer-related pain, or even what may be the additional benefit of combining an NSAID with an opioid in this setting. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of NSAIDs, alone or combined with opioids, for the treatment of cancer pain. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Issue 2, 2002), MEDLINE (January 1966 to March 2003), EMBASE (January 1980 to December 2001), LILACS (January 1984 to December 2001) and reference list of articles. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials that compared NSAID versus placebo; NSAID versus NSAID; NSAID versus NSAID plus opioid; opioid versus opioid plus NSAID; or NSAID versus opioid. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two reviewers independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. Study authors were contacted for additional information. Adverse event information was collected from trials. Where there was disagreement between reviewers, the opinion of an additional reviewer was sought to resolve the issue. MAIN RESULTS Forty-two trials involving 3084 patients were included. Clinical heterogeneity of study methods and outcomes precluded meta-analyses and only supported a qualitative systematic review. Seven of eight papers that compared NSAID with placebo demonstrated superior efficacy of NSAID with no difference in side effects. Thirteen papers compared one NSAID with another; four reported increased efficacy of one NSAID over another. Four different studies found that one NSAID had fewer side effects than one or more others. Twenty-three studies compared NSAIDs and opioids in combination or alone with NSAID/opioid combinations. Thirteen out of 14 studies found no difference, or low clinical difference, when combining an NSAID plus an opioid versus either drug alone. Comparisons between various NSAID/opioid combinations were inconclusive. Nine studies assessed the association between dose and efficacy and safety. Four papers demonstrated increased efficacy with increased dose, but no dose-dependent increase in side effects within the dose ranges studied. Study duration ranged from single dose studies performed over six hours to crossover studies lasting six weeks; however the majority of studies were of less than seven days duration. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Based upon limited data, NSAIDs appear to be more effective than placebo for cancer pain; clear evidence to support superior safety or efficacy of one NSAID over another is lacking; and trials of combinations of an NSAID with an opioid have disclosed either no difference (4 out of 14 papers), a statistically insignificant trend towards superiority (1 out of 14 papers), or at most a slight but statistically significant advantage (9 out of 14 papers), compared with either single entity. The short duration of studies undermines generalization of their findings on efficacy and safety of NSAIDs for cancer pain.
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- Department of Pharmacy, New England Medical Center, Box# 420, 750 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
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van Pinxteren B, Numans ME, Bonis PA, Lau J. Short-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists and prokinetics for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease-like symptoms and endoscopy negative reflux disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004:CD002095. [PMID: 15495027 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002095.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heartburn affects 25% of the adult population on a monthly basis and represents the core symptom of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Treatment is readily available and puts a large demand on healthcare budgets. A majority of GORD patients show no endoscopic abnormalities and in daily practice most patients are treated empirically. OBJECTIVES Summarise, quantify and compare the efficacy of the short-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), H2-receptor antagonists (H2RA) and prokinetics in adults with GORD and endoscopy negative reflux disease (ENRD). SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 4, 2003), MEDLINE (January 1966 to December 2003), EMBASE (January 1988 to December 2003). SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials focussing on symptomatic outcome after short-term treatment for GORD using proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists or prokinetic agents. Participants had to be classifiable in the empirical treatment group (no endoscopy used in treatment allocation) or in the endoscopy negative reflux disease group (no endoscopic signs of erosive oesophagitis). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two reviewers independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS Twenty-seven trials (8402 participants) were included: thirteen in the empirical treatment group, ten in the ENRD group and four in both. In empirical treatment of GORD the relative risk (RR) for heartburn remission in placebo-controlled trials for PPI was 0.37 (two trials, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.32 to 0.44), for H2RAs 0.77 (two trials, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.99) and for prokinetics 0.86 (one trial, 95% CI 0.73 to 1.01). In a direct comparison PPIs were significantly (p < 0.05) more effective than H2RAs (five trials, RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.77) and prokinetics (two trials, RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.87). In treatment of ENRD, RR for heartburn remission for PPI versus placebo was 0.68 (six trials, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.78) and for H2RA versus placebo was 0.84 (two trials, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.95). The RR for PPI versus H2RA was 0.74 (three trials, 95% CI 0.53 to 1.03) and for PPI versus prokinetic 0.72 (one trial, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.92). REVIEWERS' CONCLUSIONS The findings in this review suggest that antisecretory drugs are effective in the empirical treatment of complaints likely to originate from GORD and in treatment of ENRD and furthermore that PPIs are superior to H2RAs in empirical treatment of typical GORD symptoms.
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Numans ME, Lau J, de Wit NJ, Bonis PA. [Trial therapy with proton pump inhibitors is not a suitable test for gastroesophageal reflux disease; a meta-analysis of the diagnostic test characteristics]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2004; 148:1924-8. [PMID: 15495992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the value of successful trial therapy with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) as a diagnostic test for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHOD Studies were included in which the clinical response to a short course (1-4 weeks) of PPI therapy could be related to abnormal results of 24-hr pH monitoring, gastroscopy, and/or diagnostic questionnaires. The sensitivity and specificity of the trial therapy were calculated. The ROC method was used to summarize the test characteristics across studies. RESULTS With 24-hr pH monitoring as the reference standard, the positive likelihood ratio of the diagnosis 'reflux disease' ranged from 1.63 to 1.87 and the combined estimates of sensitivity and specificity in the various studies were 0.78 (95% CI: 0.66-0.86) and 0.54 (0.44-0.65), respectively. These values were lower with the other reference standards. CONCLUSION Although there were insufficient data to determine the effect of varying dosages of PPIs and duration of therapy on the test characteristics, successful short-term treatment with PPIs in patients suspected of having GERD provides insufficient certainty as to the diagnosis.
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- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Julius Centrum voor Patiënt-gebonden Onderzoek, Postbus 85060, 3808 AB Utrecht.
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Lee A, Lau W, Tung S, Chua D, Ngan R, Chappell R, Siu L, Xu S, Lau J, Sze W, Leung T, Sham J. Prospective randomized study on therapeutic gain by concurrent chemoradiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with advanced nodal disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.06.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mok T, Zee B, Lau J, Ho WM, Lai P, Chan A, Yeo W, Chan H, Koh J, Johnson P. An intensive screening program detected high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis B virus carriers (HBVC) with abnormal alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) or abdominal ultrasongraphy (AUS). J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.4002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Lee AW, Lau WH, Tung SY, Chua D, Chappell R, Siu L, Lau J, Law SCK, Xu L. Prospective randomized study on therapeutic gain achieved by addition of chemotherapy for T1–4N2–3M0 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC). J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.5506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- A. W. Lee
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Lau J. Abstract: Methods of the Evidence Report. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2004. [DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgh029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chan JCW, Chu RW, Young BWY, Chan F, Chow CC, Pang WC, Chan C, Yeung SH, Chow PK, Lau J, Leung PMK. Use of an electronic barcode system for patient identification during blood transfusion: 3-year experience in a regional hospital. Hong Kong Med J 2004; 10:166-71. [PMID: 15181220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of an electronic barcode system for patient identification during blood transfusion. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS For all patients requiring blood transfusion between May 1999 and April 2002, with the exception of patients in the psychiatric wards and the accident and emergency department, a portable, hand-held scan-and-print electronic device was used to verify and document patients' identity at two critical points of transfusion: blood sampling for the compatibility test and blood administration. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Scope of use of the electronic device, cost, effectiveness, staff compliance, problems and solution for improvement. RESULTS In the first 3 years of hospital-wide use of the new device, no incidents of blood transfusion to wrong patients, or wrong labelling of blood samples, occurred with 41,00 blood sampling procedures and administration of 27 000 units of blood. Blood sampling took 6 minutes to complete with the use of the electronic device-similar to that taken by the conventional second-checker system. Among hospital staff, the compliance rate of using the new device approached 90%. Battery problems occurred in 12% of episodes of use of the device. CONCLUSIONS The electronic barcode system was effective in reducing human error related to bedside transfusion procedures. The future goal is to tailor-make a more efficient device with additional functions.
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- Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) in adults in Hong Kong, as there are currently limited epidemiological data in adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS After a telephone survey, 8534 respondents (3996 males and 4538 females) aged 16-40 years were selected for the study and stratified in age groups. The questionnaire used comprised two parts; the first started with questions mainly about the general demographic background to decrease the sensitivity of the study and to establish rapport. The second part was conducted through an automated telephone interview service, with the questions being asked by recorded messages and the respondents then keying in their responses with no need to converse with an interviewer. This part included questions about enuretic symptoms and a subjective assessment of social and psychological effects of bedwetting, and measurements of the individual's self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale) and depression (The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale). RESULTS Of the 8534 subjects interviewed, 196 had PNE, giving an overall prevalence of 2.3% (2.7% males and 2.0% females); of these 196, 36 (18.4%) also had daytime urinary incontinence. Hence, 1.9% of adults (2.2% males and 1.7% females) had monosymptomatic PNE. Of these, 53% wet >3 nights/week and 26% wet every night. Prevalence rates remained relatively stable among different age groups, with no apparent trend of a reduction with age. Compared with nonenuretic normal controls, significantly fewer enuretics reached tertiary education (33.4% vs 17.8%, P < 0.01). Bedwetters had a significantly higher incidence of depression and lower self-esteem, and a higher incidence of sleep disturbances than the control group. Among bedwetters, 32-40% felt that there was some effect on their choice of job, work performance and social activities, whilst 23% felt the condition affected their family life and in making friends of either sex. However, there was no significant difference in the marital status. Interestingly, only 34.5% of females and half of males used various methods before bedtime to prevent bedwetting. CONCLUSIONS Overall, 2.3% of Hong Kong adults aged 16-40 years have persistent PNE. Unlike PNE in early childhood the prevalence remained relatively unchanged with age, suggesting that enuretic symptoms persisting into adulthood are probably less likely to resolve with time. Also, significantly more patients had more severe enuretic symptoms. These findings therefore highlight the possibility that PNE in adults may represent a more pronounced form of the condition, and with a more serious social and psychological effect on affected individuals. Further work is needed to evaluate the pathogenesis and management strategy.
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- Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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Jordan H, Matthan N, Chung M, Balk E, Chew P, Kupelnick B, DeVine D, Lawrence A, Lichtenstein A, Lau J. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on arrhythmogenic mechanisms in animal and isolated organ/cell culture studies. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004:1-8. [PMID: 15133886 PMCID: PMC4780903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Balk E, Chung M, Lichtenstein A, Chew P, Kupelnick B, Lawrence A, DeVine D, Lau J. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular risk factors and intermediate markers of cardiovascular disease. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004:1-6. [PMID: 15133887 PMCID: PMC4781039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Wang C, Chung M, Lichtenstein A, Balk E, Kupelnick B, DeVine D, Lawrence A, Lau J. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular disease. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004:1-8. [PMID: 15133888 PMCID: PMC4781081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Regentin R, Frykman S, Lau J, Tsuruta H, Licari P. Nutrient regulation of epothilone biosynthesis in heterologous and native production strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2003; 61:451-5. [PMID: 12764559 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1263-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2002] [Revised: 01/06/2003] [Accepted: 01/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fermentation media with different initial concentrations of ammonium and phosphate salts were used to study the inhibitory effects of those ions on growth and production of epothilone in Sorangium cellulosum and Myxococcus xanthus. The native epothilone producer, S. cellulosum was more sensitive to ammonium and phosphate than the heterologous producer, M. xanthus. An ammonium concentration of 12 mM reduced epothilone titers by 90% in S. cellulosum but by only 40% in M. xanthus. When 5 mM phosphate was added to the medium, production in both strains was 60% lower. Higher phosphate concentrations had little additional effect on M. xanthus titers, but epothilone production with 17 mM extra-cellular phosphate in S. cellulosum was 95% lower than in the control condition. The effect of iron supplementation to the fermentation medium was also investigated. Both strains showed best production with 20 microM iron added to the medium.
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- Department of Process Sciences, Kosan Biosciences, 3832 Bay Center Place, Hayward, CA 94545, USA.
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Fok TF, So HK, Wong E, Ng PC, Chang A, Lau J, Chow CB, Lee WH. Updated gestational age specific birth weight, crown-heel length, and head circumference of Chinese newborns. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2003; 88:F229-36. [PMID: 12719398 PMCID: PMC1721552 DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.3.f229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To construct gestation specific standards of birth weight, crown-heel length, and head circumference of Chinese infants. DESIGN A prospective cross sectional population study. METHODS The birth weight, crown-heel length, and head circumference were prospectively measured using standard equipment in newborns delivered at 24-42 weeks gestation in the maternity units of 10 public hospitals and two private hospitals in Hong Kong. The findings were used to construct gestation specific standards of these variables. The LMS method using maximum penalised likelihood was used to perform model fitting. The results were compared with those obtained from a cohort of infants born in the same locality between 1982 and 1986. RESULTS From October 1998 to September 2000, a total of 10 032 infants were measured, representing 9.6% of the total deliveries in Hong Kong during that period. An extra 307 infants with gestation < or = 35 weeks were recruited from October 2000 to June 2001. Each of the three variables showed a normal distribution at each gestational week. Gestation specific reference standards for each variable were constructed for male and female infants separately. Comparison with the 1982-1986 cohort showed a significant secular trend to increased birth weight. The trend was small, but significant, for crown-heel length and head circumference. CONCLUSION These growth standards will provide useful references for the care of newborns of ethnic Chinese origin. These standards, especially that for birth weight, should be updated regularly.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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Perrin EC, Cole CH, Frank DA, Glicken SR, Guerina N, Petit K, Sege R, Volpe MV, Lau J, McFadden CA, Chew P, DeVine D, Miller K. Criteria for determining disability in infants and children: failure to thrive. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2003:1-5. [PMID: 12749118 PMCID: PMC4781624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Wheeler P, Bresnahan K, Shephard B, Lau J, Balk E, DeVine D, Chung M, Miller K. Criteria for determining disability in infants and children: short stature. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2003:1-7. [PMID: 12749119 PMCID: PMC4781540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Norris SL, Gregg E, Avenell A, Zhang X, Lau J, Schmid C. Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. THE COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd004096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cole C, Binney G, Casey P, Fiascone J, Hagadorn J, Kim C, Lau J, Wang C, DeVine D, Miller K. Criteria for determining disability in infants and children: low birth weight. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2002:1-7. [PMID: 15523747 PMCID: PMC4781106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Leung HY, Yip SK, Cheon C, Liu YS, Lau J, Wong HK, Chung KH. A randomized controlled trial of tolterodine and oxybutynin on tolerability and clinical efficacy for treating Chinese women with an overactive bladder. BJU Int 2002; 90:375-80. [PMID: 12175392 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2002.02905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Objective To compare the tolerability and clinical efficacy of tolterodine and oxybutynin in the treatment of Hong Kong Chinese women with an overactive bladder. Patients and methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted at two urogynaecology centres in Hong Kong. In all, 106 women with urodynamically confirmed detrusor instability were recruited. Baseline severity assessments included a visual analogue scale (VAS), urinary diary and urinary pad-test. The women were randomized to receive either oral tolterodine 2 mg or oxybutynin 5 mg twice daily for 10 weeks. Treatment responses were assessed at 4 and 10 weeks using the VAS and urinary diary. Treatment tolerability was assessed at baseline, 4 and 10 weeks using the Xerostomia Questionnaire. A urinary pad-test was repeated at 10 weeks. Results The perceived change from baseline VAS was better in the tolterodine than the oxybutynin group after 10 weeks of treatment (per-protocol analysis, P = 0.043). The two drugs were effective in reducing the symptoms of frequency (P < 0.001). Tolterodine was significantly better than oxybutynin in reducing urinary leakage (urinary pad-test; median change - 5.00 g vs 0 g, P = 0.019). Both drugs caused a significant worsening of dry mouth (overall dryness, P < 0.005; discomfort, P < 0.005; sleep, P = 0.021; speaking, P = 0.045; swallowing, P = 0.004; and liquid consumption, P = 0.017). Conclusions Both oxybutynin and tolterodine were effective in ameliorating the severity of the symptoms of detrusor instability. Tolterodine was better than oxybutynin in both subjective and objective outcome measures, but both drugs caused similar worsening of dry mouth that may limit the tolerability of these medications.
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- H Y Leung
- Department of Obstetrics & Ginaecology, prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Iversen L, Andersen H, Moller K, Olsen O, Brenner S, Mortensen S, Hansen T, Lau J, Jeppesen C, Peters G, Hundahl Moller N. Structure based design of selective PTP1B inhibitors. Acta Crystallogr A 2002. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767302094254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Carr D, Goudas L, Lawrence D, Pirl W, Lau J, DeVine D, Kupelnick B, Miller K. Management of cancer symptoms: pain, depression, and fatigue. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2002:1-5. [PMID: 12187571 PMCID: PMC4781249 DOI: 10.1037/e439612005-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Long A, McFadden C, DeVine D, Chew P, Kupelnick B, Lau J. Management of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2002:1-6. [PMID: 12173440 PMCID: PMC4781385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Jaber BL, Lau J, Schmid CH, Karsou SA, Levey AS, Pereira BJG. Effect of biocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes on mortality in acute renal failure: a meta-analysis. Clin Nephrol 2002; 57:274-82. [PMID: 12005243 DOI: 10.5414/cnp57274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effect of biocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes on mortality in acute renal failure (ARF) has been a subject of intense debate, with some, but not all studies reporting a lower risk of death among patients with ARF dialyzed with biocompatible membranes (BCM) compared to bioincompatible membranes (BICM). OBJECTIVES We performed a meta-analysis of group data extracted from previously published studies of controlled clinical trials to assess the impact of BCM on the mortality among patients with ARF who required intermittent hemodialysis (IHD). METHODS BCM and BICM were defined as synthetic and cellulose-derived membranes (cuprophan and cellulose acetate), respectively. All controlled clinical trials comparing the effect of BCM to BICM on clinical outcomes in the setting of ARF were included. Original articles as well as abstracts were included. Data in Tables, Figures, and text were independently extracted by 2 of the authors. Risk ratios (RR) for mortality were combined using the random-effects model. RESULTS Seven studies with a total of 722 patients met the inclusion criteria. One hundred seventy-two (45%) of 384 patients died in the BCM group, compared with 156 (46%) of 338 patients in the BICM group. The RRs for mortality ranged from 0.56-1.28. Overall, the pooled RR for mortality was 0.92 (95% CI = 0.76-1.13) in favor of the BCM group. However, the test for heterogeneity in RR among studies was significant (chi2 = 8.6, p < 0.05). One study accounted for this significance, and once removed from the model, the RR for mortality was 0.94 (95% CI = 0.79-1.12), and the test for heterogeneity among studies lost its significance. Subgroup analyses comparing BCM to cuprophan membranes revealed that the RR for mortality was 0.82 (95% CI = 0.62 - 1.08) in favor of the BCM group, whereas in the subgroup of studies comparing BCM to cellulose acetate, the RR for mortality was 1.11 (95% CI = 0.87-1.44) in favor of the BCM group. CONCLUSION This metaanalysis demonstrates that the use of BCM does not significantly affect mortality among patients with ARF who require IHD. However, subgroup analyses suggest that cellulose acetate membranes may offer a survival advantage when compared with synthetic membranes, which, in turn, may be more beneficial than cuprophan membranes. Available evidence does not permit a recommendation for or against the use of BCM in ARF. Large trials and pooled analyses of individual patient-level data will be required to assess sources of variability among studies and non-fatal outcomes of ARF.
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- B L Jaber
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Lau J, Balk E, Rothberg M, Ioannidis JPA, DeVine D, Chew P, Kupelnick B, Miller K. Management of clinically inapparent adrenal mass. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2002:1-5. [PMID: 12945556 PMCID: PMC4781357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Frykman S, Tsuruta H, Lau J, Regentin R, Ou S, Reeves C, Carney J, Santi D, Licari P. Modulation of epothilone analog production through media design. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2002; 28:17-20. [PMID: 11938466 DOI: 10.1038/sj/jim/7000209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2001] [Accepted: 09/03/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recently, the epothilone polyketide synthase (PKS) was successfully introduced into a heterologous production host for the large-scale production of epothilone D. We have found that at least three other epothilones can also be produced as the major fermentation product of this recombinant strain by supplementation of specific substrates to the production media. Addition of acetate or propionate to the media results in modulation of the epothilone D:C ratio, whereas addition of L-serine with either acetate or propionate yields epothilone H(1) or H(2) as the major product. This strategy permits production of at least four novel epothilones by culturing a single host with a genetically modified epothilone PKS in various media.
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- Kosan Biosciences, Inc., 3832 Bay Center Place, Hayward, CA 94545, USA
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Frykman S, Tsuruta H, Lau J, Regentin R, Ou S, Reeves C, Carney J, Santi D, Licari P. Modulation of epothilone analog production through media design. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2002. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Iversen LF, Andersen HS, Møller KB, Olsen OH, Peters GH, Branner S, Mortensen SB, Hansen TK, Lau J, Ge Y, Holsworth DD, Newman MJ, Hundahl Møller NP. Steric hindrance as a basis for structure-based design of selective inhibitors of protein-tyrosine phosphatases. Biochemistry 2001; 40:14812-20. [PMID: 11732900 DOI: 10.1021/bi011389l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Utilizing structure-based design, we have previously demonstrated that it is possible to obtain selective inhibitors of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). A basic nitrogen was introduced into a general PTP inhibitor to form a salt bridge to Asp48 in PTP1B and simultaneously cause repulsion in PTPs containing an asparagine in the equivalent position [Iversen, L. F., et al. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 10300-10307]. Further, we have recently demonstrated that Gly259 in PTP1B forms the bottom of a gateway that allows easy access to the active site for a broad range of substrates, while bulky residues in the same position in other PTPs cause steric hindrance and reduced substrate recognition capacity [Peters, G. H., et al. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 18201-18209]. The current study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility of structure-based design, utilizing these differences in accessibility to the active site among various PTPs. We show that a general, low-molecular weight PTP inhibitor can be developed into a highly selective inhibitor for PTP1B and TC-PTP by introducing a substituent, which is designed to address the region around residues 258 and 259. Detailed enzyme kinetic analysis with a set of wild-type and mutant PTPs, X-ray protein crystallography, and molecular modeling studies confirmed that selectivity for PTP1B and TC-PTP was achieved due to steric hindrance imposed by bulky position 259 residues in other PTPs.
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- L F Iversen
- Protein Chemistry and Signal Transduction, Novo Nordisk, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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Andersen KE, Lau J, Lundt BF, Petersen H, Huusfeldt PO, Suzdak PD, Swedberg MD. Synthesis of novel GABA uptake inhibitors. Part 6: preparation and evaluation of N-Omega asymmetrically substituted nipecotic acid derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2001; 9:2773-85. [PMID: 11597457 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00148-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In a previous series of potent GABA uptake inhibitors published from this laboratory, we noticed that asymmetry in the substitution pattern of the bis-aromatic moiety in known GABA uptake inhibitors such as 4 [1-(4,4-diphenyl-3-butenyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid] and 5 [(R)-1-(4,4-bis(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3-butenyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid] was beneficial for high affinity. This led us to investigate asymmetric analogues of known symmetric GABA uptake inhibitors in which one of the aryl groups has been exchanged with an alkyl, alkylene or cycloalkylene moiety as well as other modifications in the lipophilic part. The in vitro values for inhibition of [(3)H]-GABA uptake in rat synaptosomes was determined for each compound, and it was found that several of the novel compounds inhibit GABA uptake as potently as their known symmetrical reference analogues. Several of the novel compounds were also evaluated for their ability to inhibit clonic seizures induced by a 15 mg/kg (ip) dose of methyl 6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (DMCM) in vivo. Some of the compounds, for example 18 [(R)-1-(2-(((1,2-bis(2-fluorophenyl)ethylidene)amino)oxy)ethyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid], show a high in vivo potency and protective index comparable with that of our recently launched anticonvulsant product, 5 [(R)-1-(4,4-bis(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3-butenyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid], and may therefore serve as second-generation drug candidates.
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- K E Andersen
- Health Care Discovery, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, DK 2760, Måløv, Denmark.
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Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Ioannidis JP, Chew P, Lau J. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the comparative efficacy and safety of azithromycin against other antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infections. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 48:691-703. [PMID: 11679558 DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.5.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We carried out a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of azithromycin compared with other antibiotics in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, including acute bronchitis (five comparisons including 1372 patients), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (13 comparisons including 1342 patients) and community-acquired pneumonia (18 comparisons with 1664 patients). For the first two indications, azithromycin did not offer any statistically significant reduction in clinical failures [random effects odds ratios 0.84, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.54-1.31 and 0.64, 95% CI 0.31-1.32, respectively] and absolute risk differences were small. For community-acquired pneumonia, azithromycin significantly reduced clinical failures by about one-third (random effects odds ratio 0.63, 95% CI 0.41-0.95). The absolute incremental benefit was approximately one clinical failure prevented per 50 treated patients with community-acquired pneumonia. There was no significant heterogeneity for different comparators and for bacterial versus atypical pneumonias. Azithromycin was discontinued because of adverse events in only 23 of 3487 patients (0.7%). Although results should be interpreted cautiously as most trials were open-label and susceptible to bias, the meta-analysis indicates that, compared with antibiotics with traditional pharmacokinetics that require more prolonged courses, azithromycin offers no significant advantage for bronchitis, but may be more effective in community-acquired pneumonia.
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- D G Contopoulos-Ioannidis
- Clinical Trials and Evidence-Based Medicine Unit, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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Ioannidis JP, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Chew P, Lau J. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the comparative efficacy and safety of azithromycin against other antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 48:677-89. [PMID: 11679557 DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.5.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We carried out a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing 3-5 days of azithromycin with other antibiotics that are typically given in longer courses for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections. For acute otitis media (19 comparisons including 3421 patients), acute sinusitis (11 comparisons including 1742 patients) and acute pharyngitis (16 comparisons including 2447 patients), azithromycin had similar clinical failure rates to the other antibiotics [random effects odds ratios 1.12, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.81-1.54; 0.91, 95% CI 0.60-1.39; and 1.07, 95% CI 0.59-1.94, respectively]. The difference in clinical failures was <0.5%, and no 95% CIs exceeded 2.0%. There was no heterogeneity between studies. Subtle differences between comparators could have been due to chance. There were no significant differences in bacteriological outcomes. Azithromycin was discontinued because of adverse events in only 37 of 4870 (0.8%) patients. Short courses of azithromycin are as effective as longer courses of other antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections. Convenience of dosing should be balanced against the increased cost of this regimen for the treatment of these common infections, where often no antibiotic may be indicated at all.
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- J P Ioannidis
- Clinical Trials and Evidence-Based Medicine Unit, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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Rosen BS, Eisenberg E, Lau J, Carr DB. Pre-incisional medication for postoperative pain. Hippokratia 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Symptoms suggestive of acute bacterial sinusitis are common. Available diagnostic and treatment options generate substantial costs with uncertain benefits. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of alternative management strategies to identify the optimal approach. DESIGN For such patients, we created a Markov model to examine four strategies: 1) no antibiotic treatment; 2) empirical antibiotic treatment; 3) clinical criteria-guided treatment; and 4) radiography-guided treatment. The model simulated a 14-day course of illness, included sinusitis prevalence, antibiotic side effects, sinusitis complications, direct and indirect costs, and symptom severity. Strategies costing less than 50,000 dollars per quality-adjusted life year gained were considered "cost-effective." MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS For mild or moderate disease, basing antibiotic treatment on clinical criteria was cost-effective in clinical settings where sinusitis prevalence is within the range of 15% to 93% or 3% to 63%, respectively. For severe disease, or to prevent sinusitis or antibiotic side effect symptoms, use of clinical criteria was cost-effective in settings with lower prevalence (below 51% or 44%, respectively); empirical antibiotics was cost-effective with higher prevalence. Sinus radiography-guided treatment was never cost-effective for initial treatment. CONCLUSIONS Use of a simple set of clinical criteria to guide treatment is a cost-effective strategy in most clinical settings. Empirical antibiotics are cost-effective in certain settings; however, their use results in many unnecessary prescriptions. If this resulted in increased antibiotic resistance, costs would substantially rise and efficacy would fall. Newer, expensive antibiotics are of limited value. Additional testing is not cost-effective. Further studies are needed to find an accurate,low-cost diagnostic test for acute bacterial sinusitis.
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- E M Balk
- Evidence-based Practice Center, Division of Clinical Care Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Sung JJ, Lao WC, Lai MS, Li TH, Chan FK, Wu JC, Leung VK, Luk YW, Kung NN, Ching JY, Leung WK, Lau J, Chung SJ. Incidence of gastroesophageal malignancy in patients with dyspepsia in Hong Kong: implications for screening strategies. Gastrointest Endosc 2001; 54:454-8. [PMID: 11577306 DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.118254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND A "test-and-treat" strategy for H pylori infection has been recommended in Europe and North America as safe and cost-effective for management of patients with dyspepsia. The primary aim of this study was to determine the frequency of gastroesophageal cancer in 2 groups of patients with dyspepsia: those 45 years of age or younger without "alarm" symptoms (low-risk group) and patients over 45 years of age or any patient with "alarm" symptoms (high-risk group). A secondary aim was to determine the frequency of gastric cancer among patients in the low-risk group with or without a positive serology for H pylori. METHODS Patients with persistent dyspepsia were recruited from 4 regional hospitals in Hong Kong. Those in the low-risk group were evaluated for H pylori by using a whole blood serology test; they underwent endoscopy within 1 week. Those in the high-risk group and those taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) underwent endoscopy promptly. Alarm symptoms were as follows: weight loss (10 or more pounds over 8 weeks), recurrent vomiting, dysphagia, bleeding, or anemia. RESULTS Of 2627 patients enrolled, 1017 were in the low-risk group and 1610 in the high-risk group. Twenty-three patients (0.9%) had gastroesophageal cancers (20 gastric, 3 esophageal). Four patients with cancer (17.4%) were in the low-risk group (3 gastric, 1 esophageal); all except the patient with esophageal cancer had a positive serology test. In the high-risk group, 19 patients had cancer (17 gastric, 2 esophageal). CONCLUSION Gastric cancer is relatively frequent among young patients with dyspepsia who have no alarm features in Hong Kong. This finding raises concerns as to the safety of the "test-and-treat" strategy for the management of patients with dyspepsia in Asia.
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- J J Sung
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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Ling A, Hong Y, Gonzalez J, Gregor V, Polinsky A, Kuki A, Shi S, Teston K, Murphy D, Porter J, Kiel D, Lakis J, Anderes K, May J, Knudsen LB, Lau J. Identification of alkylidene hydrazides as glucagon receptor antagonists. J Med Chem 2001; 44:3141-9. [PMID: 11543683 DOI: 10.1021/jm000547o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High throughput screening of our small molecule combinatorial library identified a class of benzoylnaphthalenehydrazones with modest affinity for the human glucagon receptor. Optimization of this initial hit through a series of targeted libraries and traditional medicinal chemistry led to ligands with nanomolar affinities. Pharmacological evaluation demonstrated that these ligands were competitive glucagon receptor antagonists. Intravenous administration of a representative benzoylnaphthalenehydrazone into rats attenuated glucagon-stimulated glucose levels.
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- A Ling
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla/Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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McCormack JG, Westergaard N, Kristiansen M, Brand CL, Lau J. Pharmacological approaches to inhibit endogenous glucose production as a means of anti-diabetic therapy. Curr Pharm Des 2001; 7:1451-74. [PMID: 11529255 DOI: 10.2174/1381612013397393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The inappropriate overproduction of glucose by the liver is one of the key contributors to the hyperglycaemia of the diabetic state, and thus is a logical site of intervention for novel anti-diabetic approaches. Metformin is the only currently marketed anti-hyperglycaemic drug whose action is attributed largely to its having inhibitory effects on hepatic glucose production, but its molecular site and mechanism(s) of action remain unknown, whereas the liver acting PPAR alpha agonists have their effects primarily on lipid metabolism. This review therefore rather focuses on candidate molecular targets within the liver for anti-hyperglycaemic therapy, and describes potential rate-controlling receptors and enzymes within the glucose producing pathways (glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis). Most focus is directed towards inhibitors of the enzymes glucose-6-phosphatase, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and glycogen phosphorylase, and towards glucagon receptor antagonists, as these appear to be the most advanced in preclinical and clinical development, although progress with other potential targets is also described. Evidence of the anti-diabetic potential of such agents from animal studies is presented, and the relative merits of each approach are reviewed and compared. It is likely that such agents will become important additions to the therapeutic approaches to combat diabetes.
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- J G McCormack
- Target Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Allé, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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The aim of this study was to compare the metabolic effects of a single equimolar subcutaneous injection of hepatic directed vesicle-insulin (HDV-insulin) and regular insulin on glucose levels and intermediary metabolism during a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Nine Type 1 diabetic patients underwent two experiments separated by 4 weeks. Each experimental protocol consisted of an identical evening meal followed by overnight euglycemic control achieved by a continuous low-dose insulin infusion. The next morning a subcutaneous injection (0.1 U/kg) of HDV-insulin or regular insulin was administered 30 min before a 75-g OGTT. The overnight basal insulin infusion was maintained unaltered throughout the 150-min OGTT. Plasma glucose, glucoregulatory hormones (insulin, glucagon, cortisol), and intermediary metabolites (lactate, alanine, glycerol, NEFA, beta-hydroxybutyrate) were measured to assess the metabolic effects of the two insulin preparations. Compared to regular insulin, an equivalent subcutaneous dose of HDV-insulin significantly lowered glucose levels during OGTT (mean reduction 2.2+/-0.4 mmol/l; P<.005). Plasma levels of insulin and glucagon were equivalent during both series of experiments. Blood lactate, glycerol and plasma NEFA levels were not different during OGTT indicating similar peripheral action of the insulins. beta-Hydroxybutyrate levels were significantly reduced (P<.05) following HDV-insulin supporting a preferential hepatic action of the preparation. We conclude that HDV-insulin can significantly lower plasma glucose excursions compared to an equivalent dose of regular insulin during an OGTT in Type 1 diabetic patients. The metabolic profile of equivalent peripheral insulin, glucagon and glycerol levels but reduced beta-hydroxybutyrate values support a hepatospecific effect of HDV-insulin.
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- S N Davis
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Kent DM, Lau J, Selker HP. Balancing the benefits of primary angioplasty against the benefits of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: the importance of timing. EFFECTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE : ECP 2001; 4:214-20. [PMID: 11685979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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CONTEXT A meta-analysis found that primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was more effective than thrombolytic therapy in reducing mortality from acute myocardial infarction. However, fewer than 20% of U.S. hospitals have facilities to perform PTCA and many clinicians must choose between immediate thrombolytic therapy and delayed PTCA. COUNT The number of minutes of PTCA-related delay that would nullify its benefits. CALCULATION For 10 published randomized trials, we calculated the following: PTCA-related delay = median "door-to-balloon" time--median "door-to-needle" time Survival benefit = 30-day mortality after thrombolytic therapy--30-day mortality after PTCA The relationship between delay and benefit was assessed with linear regression. RESULTS The reported PTCA-related delay ranged from 7 to 59 minutes, while the absolute survival benefit ranged from -2.2% (favoring thrombolytic therapy) to 7.4% (favoring PTCA). Across trials, the survival benefit decreased as the PTCA-related delay increased: For each additional 10-minute delay, the benefit was predicted to decrease 1.7% (P < 0.001). Linear regression showed that at a PTCA-related delay of 50 minutes, PTCA and thrombolytic therapy yielded equivalent reductions in mortality. CONCLUSIONS In clinical trials with short PTCA-related delays, PTCA produced better outcomes, while trials with longer delays favored thrombolytic therapy. A more precise estimate of the time interval to equipoise between the two therapies needs to be modeled with patient-level data. At experienced cardiac centers, PTCA is probably still preferable, even with delays longer than 50 minutes.
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- D M Kent
- New England Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., USA.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and analyze the existing evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of acute uncomplicated sinusitis in children. DESIGN A systematic overview and meta-analysis considered all pertinent studies with at least 10 children younger than 18 years with acute symptoms of <30 days and without serious complications. OUTCOMES Clinical improvement rates for intervention studies of antibiotics or ancillary measures; concordance of diagnostic tests (expressed as likelihood ratios). RESULTS Of 1857 citations originally reviewed, we identified 21 qualifying studies, compared with 450 reports on complications of acute sinusitis and 233 nonsystematic reviews of the subject. The qualifying studies included 5 randomized, controlled trials and 8 case series on antibiotic therapy, 3 randomized, controlled trials on ancillary treatments, and 8 studies with information on diagnostic tests (including 3 therapeutic trials). Definitions and inclusion criteria were heterogeneous across studies. The pooled clinical improvement rate with antibiotics was 88% (177/202) in randomized, controlled trials and 92% (318/345) in nonrandomized studies; the improvement rates on no antibiotics were 60% and 80%, respectively. Improvement rates were significantly higher in nonrandomized studies (Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.05-3.04, stratified for use of antibiotics). Data on ancillary measures were sparse and heterogeneous. In studies comparing clinical findings with plain film radiography, the pooled rate of abnormal radiographic findings against a clinical diagnosis of sinusitis was 73% (596/814; range: 55% to 96% between studies). There was poor concordance between clinical criteria, plain radiographs, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and fluid on aspiration in all available paired assessments (all positive likelihood ratios were </=4 and all negative likelihood ratios were >/=0.2). CONCLUSIONS Good, high-quality evidence for acute uncomplicated sinusitis in children is limited. Diagnostic modalities show poor concordance, and treatment options are based on inadequate data. More evidence is needed for defining the optimal treatment and diagnostic methods for this common condition.
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- J P Ioannidis
- New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ioannidis JP, Haidich AB, Pappa M, Pantazis N, Kokori SI, Tektonidou MG, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Lau J. Comparison of evidence of treatment effects in randomized and nonrandomized studies. JAMA 2001; 286:821-30. [PMID: 11497536 DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.7.821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 599] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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CONTEXT There is substantial debate about whether the results of nonrandomized studies are consistent with the results of randomized controlled trials on the same topic. OBJECTIVES To compare results of randomized and nonrandomized studies that evaluated medical interventions and to examine characteristics that may explain discrepancies between randomized and nonrandomized studies. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1966-March 2000), the Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2000), and major journals were searched. STUDY SELECTION Forty-five diverse topics were identified for which both randomized trials (n = 240) and nonrandomized studies (n = 168) had been performed and had been considered in meta-analyses of binary outcomes. DATA EXTRACTION Data on events per patient in each study arm and design and characteristics of each study considered in each meta-analysis were extracted and synthesized separately for randomized and nonrandomized studies. DATA SYNTHESIS Very good correlation was observed between the summary odds ratios of randomized and nonrandomized studies (r = 0.75; P<.001); however, nonrandomized studies tended to show larger treatment effects (28 vs 11; P =.009). Between-study heterogeneity was frequent among randomized trials alone (23%) and very frequent among nonrandomized studies alone (41%). The summary results of the 2 types of designs differed beyond chance in 7 cases (16%). Discrepancies beyond chance were less common when only prospective studies were considered (8%). Occasional differences in sample size and timing of publication were also noted between discrepant randomized and nonrandomized studies. In 28 cases (62%), the natural logarithm of the odds ratio differed by at least 50%, and in 15 cases (33%), the odds ratio varied at least 2-fold between nonrandomized studies and randomized trials. CONCLUSIONS Despite good correlation between randomized trials and nonrandomized studies-in particular, prospective studies-discrepancies beyond chance do occur and differences in estimated magnitude of treatment effect are very common.
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- J P Ioannidis
- Division of Clinical Care Research, New England Medical Center, Box 63, 750 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Jafar TH, Schmid CH, Landa M, Giatras I, Toto R, Remuzzi G, Maschio G, Brenner BM, Kamper A, Zucchelli P, Becker G, Himmelmann A, Bannister K, Landais P, Shahinfar S, de Jong PE, de Zeeuw D, Lau J, Levey AS. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data. Ann Intern Med 2001; 135:73-87. [PMID: 11453706 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-2-200107170-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 675] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To examine the efficacy of ACE inhibitors for treatment of nondiabetic renal disease. DATA SOURCES 11 randomized, controlled trials comparing the efficacy of antihypertensive regimens including ACE inhibitors to the efficacy of regimens without ACE inhibitors in predominantly nondiabetic renal disease. STUDY SELECTION Studies were identified by searching the MEDLINE database for English-language studies evaluating the effects of ACE inhibitors on renal disease in humans between May 1977 (when ACE inhibitors were approved for trials in humans) and September 1997. DATA EXTRACTION Data on 1860 nondiabetic patients were analyzed. DATA SYNTHESIS Mean duration of follow-up was 2.2 years. Patients in the ACE inhibitor group had a greater mean decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (4.5 mm Hg [95% CI, 3.0 to 6.1 mm Hg]) and 2.3 mm Hg [CI, 1.4 to 3.2 mm Hg], respectively) and urinary protein excretion (0.46 g/d [CI, 0.33 to 0.59 g/d]). After adjustment for patient and study characteristics at baseline and changes in systolic blood pressure and urinary protein excretion during follow-up, relative risks in the ACE inhibitor group were 0.69 (CI, 0.51 to 0.94) for end-stage renal disease and 0.70 (CI, 0.55 to 0.88) for the combined outcome of doubling of the baseline serum creatinine concentration or end-stage renal disease. Patients with greater urinary protein excretion at baseline benefited more from ACE inhibitor therapy (P = 0.03 and P = 0.001, respectively), but the data were inconclusive as to whether the benefit extended to patients with baseline urinary protein excretion less than 0.5 g/d. CONCLUSION Antihypertensive regimens that include ACE inhibitors are more effective than regimens without ACE inhibitors in slowing the progression of nondiabetic renal disease. The beneficial effect of ACE inhibitors is mediated by factors in addition to decreasing blood pressure and urinary protein excretion and is greater in patients with proteinuria. Angiotensin-converting inhibitors are indicated for treatment of nondiabetic patients with chronic renal disease and proteinuria and, possibly, those without proteinuria.
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- T H Jafar
- Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, Pakistan
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Andersen KE, Sørensen JL, Lau J, Lundt BF, Petersen H, Huusfeldt PO, Suzdak PD, Swedberg MD. Synthesis of novel gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake inhibitors. 5.(1) Preparation and structure-activity studies of tricyclic analogues of known GABA uptake inhibitors. J Med Chem 2001; 44:2152-63. [PMID: 11405652 DOI: 10.1021/jm990513k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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On the basis of the SAR of a series of known gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake inhibitors, including 4 (SKF 89976), new tricyclic analogues have been prepared. These novel compounds are derivatives of nipecotic acid, guvacine, and homo-beta-proline, substituted at the nitrogen of these amino acids by various lipophilic moieties such as (10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepin-5-yl)alkoxyalkyl or (10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene)alkoxyalkyl. The in vitro values for inhibition of [(3)H]-GABA uptake in rat synaptosomes was determined for each compound in this new series, and it was found that several of the novel compounds showed a high potency comparable with that of the reference compounds 4, 5 (tiagabine), and 6 (CI-966). Several of the novel compounds were also evaluated for their ability in vivo to inhibit clonic seizures induced by a 15 mg/kg (ip) dose of methyl 6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate (DMCM). One compound, (R)-1-(2-(2-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenz[b,f]azepin-5-yl)ethoxy)ethyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid (23), was selected for further biological investigations and showed a protective index comparable to or slightly better than that of the recently launched anticonvulsant product 5 ((R)-1-(4,4-bis(3-methyl-2-thienyl)-3-butenyl)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid).
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- K E Andersen
- Health Care Discovery, Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Nordisk Park, DK 2760 Måløv, Denmark.
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Lau J, Ioannidis JP, Balk EM, Milch C, Terrin N, Chew PW, Salem D. Diagnosing acute cardiac ischemia in the emergency department: a systematic review of the accuracy and clinical effect of current technologies. Ann Emerg Med 2001; 37:453-60. [PMID: 11326181 DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.114903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Acute cardiac ischemia (ACI) encompasses the diagnoses of unstable angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Accurate diagnosis and triage of patients with ACI in the emergency department should increase survival for these patients and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of the English-language literature published between 1966 and December 1998 on the accuracy and clinical effect of diagnostic technologies for ACI. We evaluated prospective and retrospective studies of adult patients who presented to the ED with symptoms suggesting ACI. Outcomes were diagnostic performance (test sensitivity and specificity) and measures of clinical effect. Meta-analyses were performed when appropriate. A decision and cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted that investigated various diagnostic strategies used in the diagnosis of ACI in the ED. RESULTS We screened 6,667 abstracts, reviewed 407 full articles, and included 106 articles articles in the main analysis. Single measurements of biomarkers at presentation to the ED have low sensitivity for AMI, although they have high specificity. Serial measurements greatly increase the sensitivity for AMI while maintaining their excellent specificity. Diagnostic technologies to evaluate ACI in selected populations, such as electrocardiography, sestamibi perfusion imaging, and stress ECG, may have very good to excellent sensitivity; however, they have not been sufficiently studied. The Goldman Chest Pain Protocol has good sensitivity (about 90%) for AMI but has not been shown to result in any differences in hospitalization rate, length of stay, or estimated costs in the single clinical effect study performed. Its applicability to patients with unstable angina pectoris has not been evaluated. The use of an Acute Cardiac Ischemia-Time-Insensitive Predictive Instrument led to the appropriate triage of 97% of patients with ACI presenting to the ED and reduced unnecessary hospitalizations. CONCLUSION Many of the current technologies remain underevaluated, especially regarding their clinical effect. The extent to which combinations of tests may provide better accuracy than any single test needs further study.
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- J Lau
- Evidence-based Practice Center, Division of Clinical Care Research, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To critically review the existing evidence on interventions aimed at reducing errors in health care delivery. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized trials on behavioral, educational, informational and management interventions relating to medical errors. Pertinent studies were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Clinical Trials Registry, and communications with experts. SETTING Both inpatients and outpatients qualified. No age or disease restrictions were set. MEASUREMENTS Outcomes were medical errors, including medication, prescription, and diagnostic errors, and excluding preventive medicine errors and simple ordering of redundant tests. MAIN RESULTS Thirteen randomized studies qualified for evaluation. The trials varied extensively in their patient populations (mean age, 2 weeks to 83 years), study setting, definition of errors, and interventions. Most studies could not afford masking and rigorous allocation concealment. In 9 of 13 studies, error rates in the control arms were very high (10% to 63%), and large treatment benefits from the studied interventions were demonstrated for the main outcome. Interventions were almost always effective in a sample of 24 nonrandomized studies evaluated for comparison. Actual patient harm from serious errors was rarely recorded. CONCLUSIONS Medical errors were very frequent in the studies we identified, arising sometimes in more than half of the cases where there is an opportunity for error. Relatively simple interventions may achieve large reductions in error rates. Evidence on reduction of medical errors needs to be better categorized, replicated, and tested in study designs maximizing protection from bias. Emphasis should be placed on serious errors.
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- J P Ioannidis
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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Ioannidis JP, Salem D, Chew PW, Lau J. Accuracy and clinical effect of out-of-hospital electrocardiography in the diagnosis of acute cardiac ischemia: a meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med 2001; 37:461-70. [PMID: 11326182 DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.114904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate quantitatively the evidence on the diagnostic performance of out-of-hospital ECG for the diagnosis of acute cardiac ischemia (ACI) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and the clinical effect of out-of-hospital thrombolysis. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the English-language literature published between 1966 and December 1998 on the diagnostic accuracy of out-of-hospital ECG and the clinical effect of out-of-hospital thrombolysis. Both prospective and retrospective studies qualified for the assessment of diagnostic performance. For clinical effect, data from prospective nonrandomized studies were synthesized separately from data from randomized trials. Diagnostic performance was assessed by using estimates of test sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratios and was summarized by using summary receiver-operating characteristic curves. Measures of clinical effect included time savings, early ventricular function, early mortality, and long-term survival. RESULTS Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated in 11 studies with a total of 7,508 patients. Data were available for ACI in 5 studies and for AMI in 8 studies. For ACI, the random-effects pooled sensitivity was 76% (95% CI, 54% to 89%), the specificity was 88% (95% CI, 67% to 96%), and the diagnostic odds ratio was 23 (95% CI, 6.3 to 85). The respective figures for AMI were sensitivity of 68% (95% CI, 59% to 76%), specificity of 97% (95% CI, 89% to 92%), and diagnostic odds ratio of 104 (95% CI, 48 to 224). Both in nonrandomized (n=4, total 1,531 patients) and randomized (n=9, total 6,643 patients) studies, out-of-hospital thrombolysis shortened the time from onset of symptoms to thrombolytic treatment by 40 to 60 minutes. Data on short-term ejection fraction were sparse. Hospital mortality was reduced by 16% (95% CI, 2% to 27%) among randomized trials, and a similar estimate of effect was seen in nonrandomized studies. There was no clear effect on long-term mortality, but data were sparse. CONCLUSION Out-of-hospital ECG has excellent diagnostic performance for AMI and very good performance for ACI. Out-of-hospital thrombolysis achieves time savings and improves short-term mortality, but the effect on long-term mortality is unknown.
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- J P Ioannidis
- Evidence-based Practice Center, Division of Clinical Care Research, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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