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Jagesar AR, Otten M, Dam TA, Biesheuvel LA, Dongelmans DA, Brinkman S, Thoral PJ, François-Lavet V, Girbes ARJ, de Keizer NF, de Grooth HJS, Elbers PWG. Comparative performance of intensive care mortality prediction models based on manually curated versus automatically extracted electronic health record data. Int J Med Inform 2024; 188:105477. [PMID: 38743997 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Benchmarking intensive care units for audit and feedback is frequently based on comparing actual mortality versus predicted mortality. Traditionally, mortality prediction models rely on a limited number of input variables and significant manual data entry and curation. Using automatically extracted electronic health record data may be a promising alternative. However, adequate data on comparative performance between these approaches is currently lacking. METHODS The AmsterdamUMCdb intensive care database was used to construct a baseline APACHE IV in-hospital mortality model based on data typically available through manual data curation. Subsequently, new in-hospital mortality models were systematically developed and evaluated. New models differed with respect to the extent of automatic variable extraction, classification method, recalibration usage and the size of collection window. RESULTS A total of 13 models were developed based on data from 5,077 admissions divided into a train (80%) and test (20%) cohort. Adding variables or extending collection windows only marginally improved discrimination and calibration. An XGBoost model using only automatically extracted variables, and therefore no acute or chronic diagnoses, was the best performing automated model with an AUC of 0.89 and a Brier score of 0.10. DISCUSSION Performance of intensive care mortality prediction models based on manually curated versus automatically extracted electronic health record data is similar. Importantly, our results suggest that variables typically requiring manual curation, such as diagnosis at admission and comorbidities, may not be necessary for accurate mortality prediction. These proof-of-concept results require replication using multi-centre data.
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- A R Jagesar
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Quantitative Data Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Quantitative Data Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Quantitative Data Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Quantitative Data Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute and National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Quantitative Data Analytics Group, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute and National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Intensive Care Center, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Critical Care Computational Intelligence (C4I), Amsterdam Medical Data Science (AMDS), Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science (ACS), Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity (AII), Amsterdam Public Health (APH), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Otten M, Greis C, Reinders P, Fleyder A, Reich K, Augustin M. Patient and physician outcomes of a store-and-forward teledermatology application in Germany. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:e148-e151. [PMID: 37669866 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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- M Otten
- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Buikema JW, Cramer MJ, de Vries Feyens L, Otten M, van Laake LW, Szymanski M. [Cardiogenic shock due to phosphine poisoning]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2023; 167. [PMID: 36928812] [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: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Toxic inhalations form a rare cause of poisoning in the Netherlands. The initial symptoms of toxic inhalations may appear similar to acute viral infections. In the maritime sector aluminum or zinc phosphide is used to overcome rodent infestations during transportation. CASE DESCRIPTION Here we discuss two patients intoxicated with gaseous phosphide used as fumigant in the transport of grains. The exposure to phosphide gas resulted in respiratory and gastrointestinal tract symptoms. Upon admission one of the patients deteriorated resulting in respiratory insufficiency, multi-organ failure and cardiogenic shock. CONCLUSION Phosphide gas poisoning forms a rare cause for transient acute heart and multiorgan failure largely due to mitochondria dysfunction. In the case of unexplained incapacitation of multiple patients and/or pets toxic inhalations should differentially diagnostically be considered.
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- Jan W Buikema
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Cardiologie, Utrecht
- Contact: Jan W. Buikema
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- Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, afd. Cardiologie en Intensive Care, Utrecht
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Shajiei A, Berends MS, Luz CF, van Oers JA, Harmsen HJM, Vos P, Klont R, Loef BG, Reidinga AC, Bormans-Russell L, Linsen K, Dormans T, Otten M, van der Bij A, Beishuizen A, de Lange DW, de Jong E, Nijsten MW. Impact of reduced antibiotic treatment duration on antimicrobial resistance in critically ill patients in the randomized controlled SAPS-trial. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1080007. [PMID: 36817782 PMCID: PMC9932263 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1080007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background In the previously reported SAPS trial (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01139489), procalcitonin-guidance safely reduced the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients. We assessed the impact of shorter antibiotic treatment on antimicrobial resistance development in SAPS patients. Materials and methods Cultures were assessed for the presence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) or highly resistant organisms (HRMO) and compared between PCT-guided and control patients. Baseline isolates from 30 days before to 5 days after randomization were compared with those from 5 to 30 days post-randomization. The primary endpoint was the incidence of new MDR/HRMO positive patients. Results In total, 8,113 cultures with 96,515 antibiotic test results were evaluated for 439 and 482 patients randomized to the PCT and control groups, respectively. Disease severity at admission was similar for both groups. Median (IQR) durations of the first course of antibiotics were 6 days (4-10) and 7 days (5-11), respectively (p = 0.0001). Antibiotic-free days were 7 days (IQR 0-14) and 6 days (0-13; p = 0.05). Of all isolates assessed, 13% were MDR/HRMO positive and at baseline 186 (20%) patients were MDR/HMRO-positive. The incidence of new MDR/HRMO was 39 (8.9%) and 45 (9.3%) in PCT and control patients, respectively (p = 0.82). The time courses for MDR/HRMO development were also similar for both groups (p = 0.33). Conclusions In the 921 randomized patients studied, the small but statistically significant reduction in antibiotic treatment in the PCT-group did not translate into a detectable change in antimicrobial resistance. Studies with larger differences in antibiotic treatment duration, larger study populations or populations with higher MDR/HRMO incidences might detect such differences.
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- Arezoo Shajiei
- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands,Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands,Department of Medical Epidemiology, Certe Foundation, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Laboratorium Microbiologie Twente Achterhoek, Hengelo, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Martini Hospital Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Martini Hospital Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Beverwijk Hospital, Beverwijk, Netherlands,Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands,*Correspondence: Maarten W. Nijsten ✉
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Buss E, Vulpe H, Jacobson J, Save A, Padilla O, Mayeda M, Xu Y, Elliston C, Savacool M, Bruce J, McKhann G, Otten M, Cheng S, Kachnic L, Sisti M, Wang T. Single-fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Outcomes for Brain Metastases with Frameless Gamma Knife ICON Radiosurgery: An Update. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2015] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Andrees V, Klein T, Augustin M, Otten M. Live interactive teledermatology compared to in‐person care – a systematic review. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:733-745. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- V. Andrees
- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf (UKE) Hamburg Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf (UKE) Hamburg Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf (UKE) Hamburg Germany
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf (UKE) Hamburg Germany
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White WC, Allen SI, Otten M, Swarthe E. An Experimental Computer Network for Mcdical Data Processing. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Methods for supplying medical personnel, especially in isolated areas, with the same sophisticated medical information and computational facilities that are available in major medical centers, were investigated. Inexpensive, readily available input/output terminals, including the pushbutton telephone, were tested with several biomedical application programs. An experimental network, consisting of several independent commercial time-sharing computers linked to user terminals through a small communication control computer, was constructed to demonstrate an efficient and flexible approach to remote computer access. The communication control computer, acting as a message handling and translating interface, allowed the use of a uniform terminal control language and common data handling conventions. By linking to the most powerful commercial time-sharing systems available, a reliable medical data processing network was established without a major investment in computer hardware or system software. This experimental work is a major part of the Medical Information Telecommunication Project in the Division of Computer Research and Technology (DCRT) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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MacQuarrie ER, Otten M, Gray SK, Fuchs GD. Cooling a mechanical resonator with nitrogen-vacancy centres using a room temperature excited state spin-strain interaction. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14358. [PMID: 28165477 PMCID: PMC5303879 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cooling a mechanical resonator mode to a sub-thermal state has been a long-standing challenge in physics. This pursuit has recently found traction in the field of optomechanics in which a mechanical mode is coupled to an optical cavity. An alternate method is to couple the resonator to a well-controlled two-level system. Here we propose a protocol to dissipatively cool a room temperature mechanical resonator using a nitrogen-vacancy centre ensemble. The spin ensemble is coupled to the resonator through its orbitally-averaged excited state, which has a spin–strain interaction that has not been previously studied. We experimentally demonstrate that the spin–strain coupling in the excited state is 13.5±0.5 times stronger than the ground state spin–strain coupling. We then theoretically show that this interaction, combined with a high-density spin ensemble, enables the cooling of a mechanical resonator from room temperature to a fraction of its thermal phonon occupancy. An efficient cooling mechanism for nanoscale mechanical resonators would help improve their properties for use in sensing applications. Here, the authors demonstrate a strong interaction between NV centres and a resonator and show how it could be harnessed to achieve a large cooling rate.
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- E R MacQuarrie
- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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A young man had severe septic shock with multiorgan failure due to necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococcus after endoscopic repair of a preperitoneal inguinal hernia. He was treated with surgical exploration and antibiotics and resuscitated with fluids, vasopressors, and inotropic agents. He survived this critical illness, but when he woke up from sedation, his vision was lost in both eyes. Ophthalmological evaluation revealed minimal peripapillary retinal hemorrhages without signs of papillary edema. Visually evoked potentials were negative. Magnetic resonance imaging did not show a cause of the visual damage. The patient had bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosed. Two weeks later, unilateral sudden deafness also developed. The acquired blindness and hearing loss were unchanged after more than 1 year and seem to be permanent, severely disabling this young survivor of septic shock.
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- L. E. M. Haas
- L. E. M. Haas is an internist-intensivist, R. S. van der Ploeg is an ophthalmologist, J. J. Quak is an otorhinolaryngologist, J. P. J. Burgmans is a surgeon, and M. Otten is an anesthesiologist-intensivist at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- L. E. M. Haas is an internist-intensivist, R. S. van der Ploeg is an ophthalmologist, J. J. Quak is an otorhinolaryngologist, J. P. J. Burgmans is a surgeon, and M. Otten is an anesthesiologist-intensivist at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- L. E. M. Haas is an internist-intensivist, R. S. van der Ploeg is an ophthalmologist, J. J. Quak is an otorhinolaryngologist, J. P. J. Burgmans is a surgeon, and M. Otten is an anesthesiologist-intensivist at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- L. E. M. Haas is an internist-intensivist, R. S. van der Ploeg is an ophthalmologist, J. J. Quak is an otorhinolaryngologist, J. P. J. Burgmans is a surgeon, and M. Otten is an anesthesiologist-intensivist at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- L. E. M. Haas is an internist-intensivist, R. S. van der Ploeg is an ophthalmologist, J. J. Quak is an otorhinolaryngologist, J. P. J. Burgmans is a surgeon, and M. Otten is an anesthesiologist-intensivist at Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Arslan F, Mair J, Franz WM, Otten M, van Lelyveld L. Acute pontine infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a very rare but devastating complication. Neth Heart J 2015; 23:366-7. [PMID: 26037684 PMCID: PMC4497994 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-015-0717-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A 64-year-old man suffering from an acute posterior wall myocardial infarction underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention. After several aspiration attempts, tirofiban infusion and pre- and post-dilatation, a bare-metal stent was successfully implanted in the culprit right coronary artery. While the patient did not show any neurological symptoms before or during the procedure, he exhibited hemiplegia and loss of spontaneous speech. Additional magnetic resonance imaging showed an extensive brain stem infarction. This is the first report of a brain stem infarction as a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention.
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- F Arslan
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Garcia H, Pyfer M, Singhal S, Otten M, Iloreta A, Farrell C, Nyquist G, Rosen M, Evans J. Minimizing Septectomy for Endoscopic Transphenoidal Approaches to the Sellar and Suprasellar Regions: A Cadaveric Morphometric Study. Skull Base Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370425] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Garcia H, Pyfer M, Singhal S, Otten M, Iloreta A, Farrell C, Nyquist G, Rosen M, Evans J. Morphometric and Clinical Analysis of the “1.5 Approach” - A Novel Approach to the Sphenoid Sinus with Preservation of Nasoseptal Flap. Skull Base Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370560] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Otten M, Singhal S, Iloreta A, Garcia H, Nyquist G, Farrell C, Casey J, Rosen M, Evans J. Endoscopic Endonasal Management of Sinonasal Hemangiopericytomas – A Role for Aggressive Resection. Skull Base Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370411] [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: 10/25/2022]
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- Martine Otten
- Department of Intensive Care, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Otten M, Diederich A. Criteria for a prioritization in oncology – a quantitative German study. Eur J Public Health 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt123.144] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Roeper J, Otten M, Schreier M, Diederich A. Eigenverantwortung als Priorisierungskriterium: Sollten Personen mit einer ungesunden Lebensweise höhere Krankenkassenbeiträge zahlen? Gesundheitswesen 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354041] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Otten M, Diederich A. Kosten und Nutzen als Kriterien für eine Priorisierung in der Onkologie: eine quantitative Erhebung. Gesundheitswesen 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1354116] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Otten M, Schwarte LA, Oosterhuis JWA, Loer SA, Schober P. Hypercapnic Coma Due to Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Emerg Med 2012; 42:e1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gonzalez JDSR, Eduardo O, Salvador A, de la Mora Alejandra P, Peiffer AM, Leyrer CM, Greene-Schloesser D, Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Tatter SB, Rapp SR, Robbins ME, Shaw EG, Chan MD, de Groot M, Douw L, Sizoo EM, Bosma I, Froklage FE, Heimans JJ, Postma T, Reijneveld JC, Klein M, Froklage FE, Sizoo EM, de Groot M, Postma TJ, Taphoorn MJ, Bosma I, Oosterbaan L, Reijneveld JC, Heimans JJ, Douw L, Klein M, Wefel JS, Armstrong TS, Wang M, Won M, Bottomley A, Mendoza TR, Coens C, Werner-Wasik M, Brachman DG, Choucair AK, Mehta MP, Gilbert MR, Otten M, Mikell CB, Youngerman BE, Small SA, McKhann G, Slavc I, Leiss U, Dressler A, Peyrl A, Dieckmann K, Czech T, Correa DD, Baser R, Beal K, Sasan K, Lisa D, Panageas K, Barradas R, Statucka M, Abrey L, Gutin P, Omuro A, Robben R, Uitdehaag BMJ, Fagel SSAA, Taphoorn MJB, Postma TJ, Heimans JJ, Klein M, Gehring K, Sawyer AM, Etzel CJ, Lang FF, Wefel JS, Gehring K, Sawyer AM, Etzel CJ, Lang FF, Wefel JS. NEURO-COGNITIVE. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor166] [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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Ma J, Otten M, Kamadjeu R, Mir R, Rosencrans L, McLaughlin S, Yoon S. New frontiers for health information systems using Epi Info in developing countries: Structured application framework for Epi Info (SAFE). Int J Med Inform 2008; 77:219-25. [PMID: 17369080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 04/18/2006] [Revised: 01/12/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND For more than two decades, Epi Info software has been used to meet the data management, analysis, and mapping needs of public health professionals in more than 181 countries and 13 languages. Until now, most Epi Info systems have been relatively simple, mainly because of a lack of detailed and structured guidance for developing complex systems. OBJECTIVE AND RESULTS We created the structured application framework for Epi Info (SAFE), which is a set of guidelines that allows developers to create both simple and complex information systems using accepted good programming practices. This has resulted in application code blocks that are re-useable and easy to maintain, modify, and enhance. The flexibility of SAFE allows various aggregate and case-based application modules to be rapidly created, combined, and updated to create health information systems or sub-systems enabling continuous, incremental enhancement as national and local capacity increases. CONCLUSIONS SAFE and Epi Info are both cost-free and have low system requirements--characteristics that render this framework and software beneficial for developing countries.
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- J Ma
- Data Management Team, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Kolb U, Gorelik T, Otten M, Hubert D, Kübel C. Recent achievements in automated electron diffractometry. Acta Crystallogr A 2007. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767307098571] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Otten M, Kezaala R, Fall A, Masresha B, Martin R, Cairns L, Eggers R, Biellik R, Grabowsky M, Strebel P, Okwo-Bele JM, Nshimirimana D. Public-health impact of accelerated measles control in the WHO African Region 2000-03. Lancet 2005; 366:832-9. [PMID: 16139658 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67216-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2000, the WHO African Region adopted a plan to accelerate efforts to lower measles mortality with the goal of decreasing the number of measles deaths to near zero. By June, 2003, 19 African countries had completed measles supplemental immunisation activities (SIA) in children aged 9 months to 14 years as part of a comprehensive measles-control strategy. We assessed the public-health impact of these control measures by use of available surveillance data. METHODS We calculated percentage decline in reported measles cases during 1-2 years after SIA, compared with 6 years before SIA. On the basis of data from 13 of the 19 countries, we assumed that the percentage decline in measles deaths equalled that in measles cases. We also examined data on routine and SIA measles vaccine coverage, measles case-based surveillance, and suspected measles outbreaks. FINDINGS Between 2000 and June, 2003, 82.1 million children were targeted for vaccination during initial SIA in 12 countries and follow-up SIA in seven countries. The average decline in the number of reported measles cases was 91%. In 17 of the 19 countries, measles case-based surveillance confirmed that transmission of measles virus, and therefore measles deaths, had been reduced to low or very low rates. The total estimated number of deaths averted in the year 2003 was 90,043. Between 2000 and 2003 in the African Region as a whole, we estimated that the percentage decline in annual measles deaths was around 20% (90,043 of 454,000). INTERPRETATION The burden of measles in sub-Saharan Africa can be reduced to very low levels by means of appropriate strategies, resources, and personnel.
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- M Otten
- Global Measles Branch, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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Veldink JH, Bär PR, Joosten EAJ, Otten M, Wokke JHJ, van den Berg LH. Sexual differences in onset of disease and response to exercise in a transgenic model of ALS. Neuromuscul Disord 2003; 13:737-43. [PMID: 14561497 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(03)00104-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Transgenic mice that overexpress the mutant human SOD1 gene (hSOD1) serve as an animal model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Age and sex are recognized as risk factors for ALS, but physical activity remains controversial. Therefore, we investigated the effect of exercise on the phenotype of male and female hSOD1 mice. Onset of disease, progression of disease and survival were measured in low-copy and high-copy hSOD1 mice that were randomized to an exercise or sedentary group. We found that onset of disease was different for the two sexes: significantly earlier in male than in female hSOD1 mice. Exercise delayed the onset of disease in female but not in male hSOD1 mice. Also, exercise delayed the total survival time in female high-copy hSOD1 mice. Muscle morphometry and motor neuron counts were similar in all experimental groups at the end of training. Sedentary female hSOD1 mice showed more frequently irregular estrous cycles suggesting a higher estrogen exposure in exercising female mice. These results suggest a possible neuroprotective effect of female sex hormones and support the view that ALS patients should not avoid regular exercise.
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- J H Veldink
- Department of Neurology, G.03.228 University Medical Center Utrecht, P.O. Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Schoub BD, Gumede HN, Besselaar TG, Blackbum NK, Webb EM, Tomori O, Otten M. Progress towards polio eradication: an African perspective. Dev Biol (Basel) 2002; 105:9-19. [PMID: 11763342] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Despite daunting competing health priorities, Africa has made significant progress in polio control. Northern and Southern Africa appear to be polio-free and may shortly be certified as such; however, polio still remains endemic in West and Central Africa and the Horn of Africa. Countries "in difficult circumstancess", wracked by major civil wars, have particularly low routine vaccine coverage, although NIDS have been carried out during negotiated days of tranquillity. AFP surveillance has also improved, although the quality of stool specimens is still far from ideal. There is, nevertheless, an extraordinary political commitment to the eradication campaign. Lessons from the history of polio in the continent need to be heeded in designing end-game strategies. Obstacles on the path to successful eradication are undoubtedly more formidable on the African continent--perhaps the most serious of all are the continuing wars. International political commitment and focussed and empowering developmental aid are urgently needed.
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- B D Schoub
- National Institute for Virology, Sandringham, South Africa
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Valente F, Otten M, Balbina F, Van de Weerdt R, Chezzi C, Eriki P, Van-Dúnnen J, Bele JM. Massive outbreak of poliomyelitis caused by type-3 wild poliovirus in Angola in 1999. Bull World Health Organ 2000; 78:339-46. [PMID: 10812730 PMCID: PMC2560703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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The largest outbreak of poliomyelitis ever recorded in Africa (1093 cases) occurred from 1 March to 28 May 1999 in Luanda, Angola, and in surrounding areas. The outbreak was caused primarily by a type-3 wild poliovirus, although type-1 wild poliovirus was circulating in the outbreak area at the same time. Infected individuals ranged in age from 2 months to 22 years; 788 individuals (72%) were younger than 3 years. Of the 590 individuals whose vaccination status was known, 23% had received no vaccine and 54% had received fewer than three doses of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). The major factors that contributed to this outbreak were as follows: massive displacement of unvaccinated persons to urban settings; low routine OPV coverage; inaccessible populations during the previous three national immunization days (NIDs); and inadequate sanitation. This outbreak indicates the urgent need to improve accessibility to all children during NIDs and the dramatic impact that war can have by displacing persons and impeding access to routine immunizations. The period immediately after an outbreak provides an enhanced opportunity to eradicate poliomyelitis. If continuous access in all districts for acute flaccid paralysis surveillance and supplemental immunizations cannot be assured, the current war in Angola may threaten global poliomyelitis eradication.
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- F Valente
- Ministry of Health, Expanded Programme on Immunization, Luanda, Angola
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BACKGROUND The availability of a commercial test for the breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, has generated interest in both the medical community and the general public. METHODS Patients and family members were approached in the waiting room and asked to fill out an anonymous questionnaire about their awareness of breast cancer genes and breast cancer gene testing, and their desire to be tested. chi2 analysis was used to analyze frequencies between groups. RESULTS A total of 354 women completed a questionnaire concerning the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The very young, the very old, and African-Americans were the least informed in terms of awareness of the genes and the availability of testing for the breast cancer susceptibility genes. Jewish people, people with a college education or beyond, people earning more than $30,000 a year, and Caucasians were more aware of the genes and of testing for these genes. Interest in being tested was similar in all groups, except for participants over 60 and those who had only an elementary-school education. CONCLUSIONS Information concerning the breast cancer susceptibility genes has not reached the general public uniformly. A concerted effort is needed if this information is to be passed on to those people at risk.
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- A Mogilner
- Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Venturi V, Otten M, Korse V, Brouwer B, Leong J, Weisbeek P. Alginate regulatory and biosynthetic gene homologs in Pseudomonas putida WCS358: correlation with the siderophore regulatory gene pfrA. Gene 1995; 155:83-8. [PMID: 7698672 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)00868-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A previous study [Venturi et al., Mol. Microbiol. 10 (1993) 63-73] demonstrated that the siderophore regulatory gene pfrA of Pseudomonas putida (Pp) WCS358 is highly similar and interchangeable with the alginate regulatory gene algQ (algR2) of P. aeruginosa (Pa). The algQ gene is physically linked to two other alginate regulators in the Pa chromosome, namely algR (algR1), a response regulator, and algP (algR3), a histone-like gene. In this study, we have identified the same genes and a similar genetic organization in the Pp chromosome. The two genes linked to pfrA, designated pprA and pprB, are similar to algR and algP, respectively. Chromosomal mutants of pprA and pprB were constructed showing that unlike pfrA, the two newly identified regulators are not involved in siderophore regulation. The pprA gene complemented a Pa algR mutant phenotype, suggesting that it could be involved in alginate gene regulation. The WCS358 strain is not producing alginate, but we demonstrated by Southern analysis that it also possesses, in addition to pprA and pprB, algD and algU (algT) gene homologs, two genes essential for alginate biosynthesis. Using an algD-xylE transcriptional fusion, we observed that the algD promoter is active in strain WCS358 and absolutely requires pfrA. The possibility that all five genes of Pp WCS358 are involved in alginate biosynthesis is discussed.
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- V Venturi
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Boussard P, Devleeschouwer M, Otten M, Dony J. Influence of chloramphenicol on the sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to chloroxylenol and crystal violet. Int J Pharm 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(86)90103-1] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Theophylline kinetics were examined in five patients with hyperthyroidism before and after treatment with carbimazole. Theophylline clearance fell after carbimazole, but the apparent volume of distribution did not change. There was a correlation between reduction in theophylline clearance and decreased thyroxine serum concentration. Data suggest that maximum induction is reached at a specific level of thyroxine beyond which no further increase in drug metabolizing activity takes place. In 15 subjects treated with aminophylline for acute bronchial obstruction, there was a positive correlation between thyroxine concentration and total body theophylline clearance (r = 0.72 for nonsmokers; r = 0.44 for smokers and nonsmokers).
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Rabkin SW, Otten M, Polimeni PI. Increased mortality with cardiotoxic doses of Adriamycin after verapamil pretreatment despite prevention of myocardial calcium accumulation. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1983; 61:1050-6. [PMID: 6640427 DOI: 10.1139/y83-156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the calcium blocking agent, verapamil, could modify Adriamycin cardiotoxicity, and if so, whether or not such modification is mediated by a mechanism involving myocardial electrolyte distribution. The mean survival time of female New Zealand white rabbits administered Adriamycin was reduced by pretreatment with verapamil. Myocardial cellular calcium concentration, [Ca]i, in animals pretreated with verapamil before receiving Adriamycin was lower than in animals receiving Adriamycin alone (1.49 +/- 0.11 vs. 2.22 +/- 0.35 mmol/kg cell water, respectively; P = 0.05). Myocardial [Ca]i in control animals was 1.68 +/- 0.10 mmol/kg cell water. Myocardial [Mg]i in animals receiving Adriamycin alone was lower than that for animals receiving verapamil alone (15.6 +/- 1.4 vs. 19.2 +/- 0.8 mmol/kg cell water, respectively). When these drugs were combined, [Mg]i approached the control value of 17.3 +/- 0.06 mmol/kg cell water. Cellular concentrations of the monovalent electrolytes were little affected by these drugs, except for a reduction of [Cl]i by verapamil. Neither myocardial water distribution nor plasma concentrations of these electrolytes were altered by either drug. The data indicate that verapamil pretreatment increases the mortality associated with Adriamycin in rabbits despite the continued efficacy of verapamil as a Ca-blocking agent after injection of Adriamycin. Particular caution must be exercised if clinical combination of Ca-blocking agents and anthracyclines is contemplated.
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Grindey GB, Winkler M, Otten M, Steinberg JA. Inhibition of calf thymus DNA polymerase-alpha by deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Mol Pharmacol 1980; 17:256-61. [PMID: 7393207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Steinberg JA, Otten M, Grindey GB. Isolation of a DNA polymerase alpha-associated regulatory protein from calf thymus. Cancer Res 1979; 39:4330-5. [PMID: 498066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A regulatory protein for DNA polymerase alpha, responsive to noncomplementary deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates, has been isolated from calf thymus. The regulatory protein was separated from DNA polymerase alpha using Affi-Gel Blue and gel filtration. The regulatory protein had a molecular weight of approximately 70,000 as determined by gel filtration, and its activity was nondialyzable, heat labile, and abolished by pronase treatment. In the presence of regulatory protein, DNA polymerase alpha activity, measured by using polydeoxyadenylate-oligodeoxythymidylate as template primer, was inhibited by 2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate in a parabolic-competitive fashion [Ki = 15 +/- 1 (S.E.) microM] and by 2'-deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate in a linear-competitive manner (Ki = 162 +/- 23 microM). Neither the four natural ribonucleoside triphosphates nor 2'-deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate inhibited the DNA polymerase-regulatory protein system to any significant extent. The regulatory protein by itself had no effect on either DNA polymerase alpha activity or the Km for template primer. These results indicate that deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools may be involved in the regulation of cellular DNA synthesis through a direct effect on DNA polymerization.
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Kinahan JJ, Otten M, Grindey GB. Evaluation of ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools in cultured leukemia cells during exposure to methotrexate or methotrexate plus thymidine. Cancer Res 1979; 39:3531-9. [PMID: 476679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Continuous exposure to inhibitory concentrations of methotrexate produces distinct rates of steady-state growth of murine leukemia L1210 and human leukemia CCRF-CEM cells in culture. Addition of thymidine to the medium produces reversal (6 to 40%) of this steady-state growth rate inhibition. This study utilized combinations of methotrexate and thymidine for an evaluation of the accompanying relationship between steady-state growth rate and changes in the ribo- and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools. In L1210 cells exposed to methotrexate alone, the deoxythymidine 5'-phosphate (dTTP) pools decreased, whereas deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate, deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate, and deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate (dCTP) remained relatively constant up to 70% inhibition of growth rate, with dCTP at a constant 112% of controls. The corresponding ribonucleoside triphosphates decreased only slightly. With the combination of methotrexate and thymidine resulting in up to 40% inhibition of growth rate, there was also a decrease in the dTTP pool while the other deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates remained relatively constant, and the corresponding ribonucleoside triphosphates again decreased only slightly. The dCTP pool was reduced to a constant 42% of control comparable to that produced by thymidine alone. With greater than 40% (with thymidine) or 70% (without thymidine) inhibition of growth rate, all pools decreased, but only dTTP was substantially reduced in proportion to the growth rate inhibition caused by methotrexate. The dTTP pool became depleted in spite of the presence of exogenous thymidine. Evaluation of CCRF-CEM cells indicated that inhibition of growth rate and nucleotide pool perturbations by methotrexate were similar to those observed in L1210 cells. However, in the presence of thymidine, inhibition of growth rate appeared related to decreased pools of dCTP, deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate, and deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate, rather than dTTP as was observed for L1210 cells. Hence, mammalian cells were capable of responding in a differential fashion to pharmacological perturbations, and this capacity may play a role in determining therapeutic selectivity. Since the ribonucleoside triphosphate decreases were slight and relatively uniform during methotrexate-induced perturbations, the deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools appear to be more directly related to inhibition of growth rate. The results are consistent with the concept that slight imbalances in the deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools dramatically inhibit DNA synthesis, as mediated through their interaction with DNA polymerase.
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Hennemann G, Docter R, Krenning EP, Boss G, Otten M, Visser TJ. Euthyroid high total T4, normal T3 syndrome. Lancet 1979; 1:1191-2. [PMID: 86913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hennemann G, Docter R, Krenning EP, Bos G, Otten M, Visser TJ. Raised total thyroxine and free thyroxine index but normal free thyroxine. A serum abnormality due to inherited increased affinity of iodothyronines for serum binding protein. Lancet 1979; 1:639-42. [PMID: 85873 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)91080-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 12/12/2022]
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2 people from different families had high levels of serum-thyroxine (T4) and a high free T4 (FT4) index but a normal serum triiodothyronine (T3) and serum-reverse-T3 (rT3). The abnormal serum thyroid hormone profile appeared to be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Serum-FT4 in affected relatives was normal. The increases in serum-T4 and FT4 index are explained on the basis of an observed increase in affinity of T4 for thyroxine-binding globulin, thyroxine-binding prealbumin, and albumin. The FT4 index did not reflect the true concentration of circulating free T4 in these cases. Thyroid function in the propositi was normal and the results of T4, T3, and rT3 kinetic studies accorded with increased binding of T4 by serum proteins and normal binding of the other iodo-thyronines. This "euthyroid high total T4, normal T3 syndrome" should be kept in mind during diagnostic evaluation of thyroid function.
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Bellward GD, Gontovnick LS, Otten M. Induction of hepatic aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase and epoxide hydrase in Wistar rats pretreated with oral methadone hydrochloride. Drug Metab Dispos 1977; 5:211-8. [PMID: 15816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Methadone-HCl added to the drinking water of adult female Wistar rats for 4 weeks produced an increase in the aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity of the hepatic microsomal fraction to 222% of control levels. No change was seen in epoxide hydrase activity. In contrast, when male rats were treated similarly, there was an increase in epoxide hydrase activity to 212% of controls with no change in aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity. No such changes were observed when the subcutaneous route of administration or chronic, low-dose, intraperitoneal injections were used. There were no differences in hepatic cytochrome P-450 or protein concentrations in treated animals as compared to their respective control groups. Control studies were carried out with quinine sulfate in the drinking water to decrease water intake to the level of the methadone-treated group. No elevation in either enzyme activity occurred in this control group. Similarly, paired-feeding studies showed the elevation of enzyme activity to be due to the methadone, not food deprivation. The effects of concurrent therapy of methadone with phenobarbital sodium or 3-methylcholanthrene were compared.
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Bellward GD, Dawson R, Otten M. The effect of dieldrin-contaminated feed on rat hepatic microsomal epoxide hydrase and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 1975; 12:669-84. [PMID: 1215658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Adult male rats were exposed to dieldrin-contaminated rations. The hydroxylation of benzpyrene (AHH) and hydration of styrene oxide (EH) by the hepatic microsomal fraction were followed. At dieldrin levels of 5 to 25 ppm for one week, the EH activity increased from 19% to 115% above control levels respectively. Animals exposed to 25 ppm developed elevated EH activities after a few days, with a maximum increase of 2.5 times control levels after two weeks. AHH activity was not elevated over control levels at any dose or time studied. Slight but significant increases in levels of cytochrome P-450 were observed. Pentobartibal sleeping time was decreased to 61% of control levels after exposure to 20 ppm dieldrin-contaminated food for 7 days. Two days of intraperitoneal administration of technical grade dieldrin, analytical grade dieldrin and analytical grade aldrin gave similar increases in EH activity within this group. Again, no changes in AHH activity were seen.
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Podlesch I, Ney R, Heitmann H, Otten M, Skowronek PP. [New viewpoints on the treatment of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens)]. Zentralbl Chir 1970; 95:631-41. [PMID: 4327230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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White WC, Allen SI, Otten M, Swarthe E. An experimental computer network for medical data processing. Methods Inf Med 1969; 8:113-20. [PMID: 5804670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Pape HD, Otten M. [Experiences with propanidid anesthesia in oral surgery]. Dtsch Zahnarztl Z 1966; 21:1233-6. [PMID: 5226331] [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: 01/14/2023]
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