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Katangwe-Chigamba T, Flanagan E, Mioshi E. Implementation of the MiNDToolkit intervention for the management of behavioral symptoms in MND by healthcare professionals: a mixed-methods process evaluation. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38745475 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2024.2349924] [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: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE MiNDToolkit is a novel psychoeducational intervention for carers to support management of behavioral symptoms in people living with motor neuron disease (PlwMND). Implementation of MiNDToolkit involves delivery of an online intervention to carers, which is reinforced by trained healthcare professionals (HCPs). METHODS A mixed-methods process evaluation of the MiNDToolkit feasibility trial was conducted, focusing on reinforcement of the intervention by HCPs. Quantitative data, descriptively analyzed, were included from platform analytics, questionnaire, and 10 semi-structured interviews with HCPs. Interviews were transcribed verbatim; data were inductively analyzed using Reflective Thematic Analysis. RESULTS The MiNDToolkit training and platform is a beneficial and acceptable resource for HCPs with potential to increase knowledge and confidence in identifying and managing behavioral symptoms in MND. Implementation barriers included HCPs' perceptions that highlighting behavior changes would be burdensome to carers and assumptions that carers would take the initiative to ask for support from clinicians. Degree of intervention reinforcement varied, with most HCPs delegating intervention delivery solely to the online platform. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of the MiNDToolkit was viewed to be feasible and the platform thought to increase accessibility of support to carers. The flexible approach to delivery (online platform and optional HCP reinforcement) is acceptable as an intervention for supporting carers of PlwMND with behavioral symptoms. However, MiNDToolkit should not negate HCP involvement in providing medical and practical information to PlwMND and families. Future research should explore ways to incorporate support for carers in the management of PlwMND alongside standard care, alongside tools such as the MiNDToolkit.
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- T Katangwe-Chigamba
- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England and
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England and
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
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Mioshi E, Grant K, Flanagan E, Heal S, Copsey H, Gould RL, Hammond M, Shepstone L, Ashford PA. An online intervention for carers to manage behavioral symptoms in motor neuron disease (MiNDToolkit): a randomized parallel multi-center feasibility trial. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38745522 DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2024.2350658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Evidence on management of behavioral symptoms in motor neuron disease (MND) is lacking. The MiNDToolkit, an online psychoeducational platform, supports carers dealing with behavioral symptoms (BehSymp). The study objectives were to ascertain recruitment and retention rates, carer and healthcare professional (HCP) use of the platform, and completion of online assessments, to inform a full-scale trial. Design: Randomized, parallel, multi-center, feasibility trial. SETTING England and Wales, across diverse MND services; recruitment from July/21 to November/22; last participant follow-up in March/23. PARTICIPANTS Carers of people with motor neuron disease (PwMND) with BehSymp, recruited through MND services. After confirming eligibility, participants completed screening and baseline assessments online via the MiNDToolkit platform and were randomized centrally in a 1:1 ratio to MiNDToolkit or control. INTERVENTION MiNDToolkit offered tailored modules to carers for the 3-month study period. Carers in the intervention group could receive additional support from MiNDToolkit trained HCPs. The control group was offered access to the intervention at the end of the study. Data were collected on platform usage and psychosocial variables. MAIN OUTCOMES One hundred and fifty-one carers from 11 sites were invited to join the study (letter, face-to-face); 30 were screened; 29 were randomized. Fifteen people were allocated to the control arm; 14 to intervention. Carers were mostly female; median age for was 62.5 (IQR: 58, 68; intervention) and 57 (IQR: 56, 70; controls). Study retention was high (24/29 = 82.76%); carers engaged with the platform on average 14 times (median (IQR):14.0 (10.0, 18.5)) during the study period. CONCLUSION The MiNDToolkit study was feasible and well accepted by carers and trained HCPs. A definitive trial is warranted.
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- E Mioshi
- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- MND Association Norfolk, Norwich & Waveney Branch, Norwich, UK
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- Norfolk MND Care and Research Network, Norwich and Norfolk University Hospitals, Norwich, UK, and
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- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Prentice R, Flanagan E, Wright EK, Gibson PR, Rosella S, Rosella O, Begun J, An YK, Lawrance IC, Kamm MA, Sparrow M, Goldberg R, Prideaux L, Vogrin S, Kiburg KV, Ross AL, Burns M, Bell SJ. Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab Levels in Pregnant Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Infants Exposed In Utero. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024:S1542-3565(24)00252-0. [PMID: 38492905 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.02.025] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Vedolizumab and ustekinumab pharmacokinetics in pregnancy and the infant after in utero exposure remain incompletely defined. We aim to define the antenatal stability of ustekinumab and vedolizumab levels and the time at which infant drug levels become undetectable. METHODS This multicenter prospective observational cohort study recruited pregnant or preconception women with inflammatory bowel disease receiving vedolizumab or ustekinumab. Trough drug levels, clinical data, and biochemical data were documented preconception, during each trimester of pregnancy, and postpartum. Maternal and cord blood drug levels were measured at delivery and in infants until undetectable. Infant outcomes were assessed until 2 years of age. RESULTS A total of 102 participants (vedolizumab, n = 58) were included. The majority of mothers were, and remained, in clinical and biochemical remission. Maternal vedolizumab levels decreased over the course of pregnancy in association with increasing weight, rather than increasing gestation. Maternal ustekinumab levels remained stable. The median time to drug becoming undetectable in the infant was shorter for vedolizumab (11 wk; range, 5-19 wk; n = 32) than ustekinumab (14 wk; range, 9-36 wk; n = 17) and correlated positively with infant delivery level. Thirty-two of 41 (88%) and 17 of 30 (67%) vedolizumab- and ustekinumab-exposed infants had undetectable drug levels by 15 weeks of age, respectively. Pregnancy and infant outcomes were favorable. Twenty infants with undetectable drug levels received the rotavirus vaccine, with no adverse reactions reported. CONCLUSIONS Maternal vedolizumab levels decreased, whereas ustekinumab levels remained stable over the course of pregnancy. Most vedolizumab- and approximately half of ustekinumab-exposed infants had undetectable drug levels by 15 weeks of age. No concerning maternal or infant safety signals were identified.
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- Ralley Prentice
- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; Centre of Inflammatory Disease, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Central Clinical School, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Centre of Inflammatory Disease, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Centre of Inflammatory Disease, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Tassone D, Basnayake C, Wright E, Lust M, Kamm MA, Niewiadomski O, Schulberg J, Flanagan E, Samyue T, Fry S, Malcolm R, Stanley A, Thompson AJ, Connell WR, Ding NS. Risk factors for malignancy and serious infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective analysis. Intern Med J 2024; 54:446-454. [PMID: 37255273 DOI: 10.1111/imj.16141] [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: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of malignancy and infection compared to the general population. AIMS We aim to identify risk factors for malignancy or serious infection in our IBD cohort. METHODS Patients with IBD from a single tertiary referral centre were included. Demographic and clinical details, including immunosuppressant exposure, were collected and medical records retrospectively screened for adverse events, including malignancy or infection requiring hospitalisation. Logistic regression was used to evaluate risk factors for adverse events. RESULTS Five hundred and forty-nine patients with IBD (340 Crohn disease (CD) and 209 ulcerative colitis (UC)) were studied. Forty-eight malignancies, including 39 (81.3%) non-melanoma skin cancers, 3 (6.3%) haematologic malignancies and 6 (15.4%) solid-organ malignancies, were identified, and 92 cases of serious infection were detected. IBD duration (odds ratio (OR) = 1.08; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.03-1.13) and ileocolonic CD (OR = 4.96; 95% CI = 1.13-21.71) were associated with increased odds of overall cancer. Compared with patients not previously exposed to the given class of immunosuppression assessed, the development of overall malignancy was not higher with thiopurine exposure (OR = 1.00; 95% CI = 0.50-2.24) or anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) exposure (OR = 0.78; 95% CI = 0.37-1.64). Similarly, compared with patients not exposed, infection risk was not affected by thiopurine (OR = 0.74; 95% CI = 0.46-1.20) or anti-TNF exposure (OR = 0.60; 95% CI = 0.38-0.95). CONCLUSIONS Factors including ileocolonic CD and increasing IBD duration were associated with higher malignancy risk in this cohort. Compared with non-exposure, patients exposed to thiopurines were not at increased risk of malignancy or serious infection. Similarly, patients exposed to anti-TNF treatment did not experience increased rates of malignancy or serious infection compared to patients not exposed to this treatment.
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- Daniel Tassone
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Prentice R, Flanagan E, Wright E, Prideaux L, Connell W, Sparrow M, De Cruz P, Lust M, Hardikar W, Goldberg R, Vogrin S, Palmer K, Ross A, Burns M, Greeve T, Bell S. Thiopurine metabolite shunting in late pregnancy increases the risk of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in women with inflammatory bowel disease, and can be managed with split-dosing. J Crohns Colitis 2024:jjae023. [PMID: 38366352 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae023] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The risk of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is increased in thiopurine exposed pregnancies. Thiopurine 'shunting', with a 6-methylmecrcaptopurine (MMP) to 6-thioguanine (TGN) ratio of >11, progresses over pregnancy, and may promote ICP development. We aimed to explore the association between thiopurine exposure and ICP, including the hypothesized impact of thiopurine shunting, and identify risk minimization strategies. METHODS This prospective multi-centre cohort study compared thiopurine and biologic monotherapy exposed pregnant participants. Disease activity and obstetric outcome data, thiopurine metabolites, bile acids and transaminases were obtained preconception, in each trimester, at delivery, and post-partum. Thiopurine dose management was at the discretion of the treating physician. RESULTS 131 thiopurine and 147 biologic monotherapy exposed pregnancies were included. MMP/TGN ratio increased from preconception to third trimester (p<0.01), with approximately 25% of participants shunting in pregnancy. Second trimester split-dosing led to a decrease in the median MMP/TGN ratio from 18 (IQR 6-57) to 3 (IQR 2-3.5) at delivery (p=0.04). The risk of ICP was increased in thiopurine exposed pregnancies (6.7% (7/105) vs 0% (0/112), p<0.001), with all ICP cases occurring in the setting of antenatal thiopurine shunting. Thiopurine dose increases (RR 8.10 [95% CI 1.88-34.85] p=0.005) and shunting in third trimester (6.20 [1.21-30.73] p=0.028) and at delivery (14.18 [1.62-123.9] p=0.016) were associated with an increased risk of ICP. CONCLUSIONS Thiopurine exposure is associated with an increased risk of ICP, particularly following dose increases antenatally and with shunting in late pregnancy. The latter may be effectively managed with split dosing, although further studies are warranted.
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- Ralley Prentice
- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Alfred Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Austin Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Royal Children's Hospital, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash Health, Maternofoetal Medicine Department, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Health, Gastroenterology Department, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Prentice R, Flanagan E, Wright E, Hardikar W, Ross A, Burns M, Prideaux L, Connell W, Sparrow M, De Cruz P, Lust M, Goldberg R, Vogrin S, Greeve T, Bell S. Thrombocytosis and Transaminitis in Infants Born to Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated With Exposure to Maternal Inflammation In Utero. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024:izae008. [PMID: 38330216 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae008] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Despite reassuring clinical safety data, thrombocytosis, anemia, lymphopenia, and liver function derangements have been observed in infants born to women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with thiopurines and biologics. We aimed to define the prevalence, course, associations, and clinical impact of hematological and biochemical abnormalities in such infants. METHODS This multicenter prospective cohort study assessed clinical, hematologic, and biochemical outcomes of infants exposed to thiopurines or biologics in utero for management of maternal IBD. Liver transaminases, full blood examination, and infant thiopurine metabolites (where exposed) were taken at delivery and 6 weeks of age. Abnormal results were repeated until normalization. Infants were followed clinically by a pediatric gastroenterologist up to 2 years of age. RESULTS A total of 130 infants were included. Thrombocytosis and elevated alanine transaminase (ALT) were seen in over half of infants up to 6 months of age with no significant clinical impact. Elevated ALT was associated with increasing maternal C-reactive protein in second trimester, while thrombocytosis was associated with increasing maternal C-reactive protein and fecal calprotectin in third trimester. Preceding infection and vaccination were associated with an increased risk of elevated alkaline phosphatase at 3 months. In those exposed to thiopurines, increasing maternal 6-methylmercaptopurine at delivery was associated with increased ALT to 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Infants born to women with IBD commonly developed thrombocytosis, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and elevated ALT. These findings were associated with exposure to maternal inflammation, elevated 6-methylmercaptopurine at delivery, and infant vaccinations and infections, and had minimal clinical consequence.
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- Ralley Prentice
- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Gastroenterology Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Gastroenterology Department, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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McCarthy L, Rubinsztein J, Lowry E, Flanagan E, Menon V, Vearncombe S, Mioshi E, Hornberger M. Cut-off scores for mild and moderate dementia on the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III and the Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination compared with the Mini-Mental State Examination. BJPsych Bull 2024; 48:12-18. [PMID: 37272617 PMCID: PMC10801363 DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2023.27] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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AIMS AND METHOD We aimed to establish cut-off scores to stage dementia on the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III) and the Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) compared with scores traditionally used with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Our cross-sectional study recruited 80 patients and carers from secondary care services in the UK. RESULTS A score ≤76 on the ACE-III and ≤19 on the M-ACE correlated well with MMSE cut-offs for mild dementia, with a good fit on the receiver operating characteristic analysis for both the ACE-III and M-ACE. The cut-off for moderate dementia had lower sensitivity and specificity. There were low to moderate correlations between the cognitive scales and scales for everyday functioning and behaviour. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Our findings allow an objective interpretation of scores on the ACE-III and the M-ACE relative to the MMSE, which may be helpful for clinical services and research trials.
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Lee TTM, Collett C, Bergford S, Hartnell S, Scott EM, Lindsay RS, Hunt KF, McCance DR, Barnard-Kelly K, Rankin D, Lawton J, Reynolds RM, Flanagan E, Hammond M, Shepstone L, Wilinska ME, Sibayan J, Kollman C, Beck R, Hovorka R, Murphy HR. Automated Insulin Delivery in Women with Pregnancy Complicated by Type 1 Diabetes. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:1566-1578. [PMID: 37796241 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2303911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [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: 10/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy has shown promise for management of type 1 diabetes during pregnancy; however, its efficacy is unclear. METHODS In this multicenter, controlled trial, we randomly assigned pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and a glycated hemoglobin level of at least 6.5% at nine sites in the United Kingdom to receive standard insulin therapy or hybrid closed-loop therapy, with both groups using continuous glucose monitoring. The primary outcome was the percentage of time in the pregnancy-specific target glucose range (63 to 140 mg per deciliter [3.5 to 7.8 mmol per liter]) as measured by continuous glucose monitoring from 16 weeks' gestation until delivery. Analyses were performed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Key secondary outcomes were the percentage of time spent in a hyperglycemic state (glucose level >140 mg per deciliter), overnight time in the target range, the glycated hemoglobin level, and safety events. RESULTS A total of 124 participants with a mean (±SD) age of 31.1±5.3 years and a mean baseline glycated hemoglobin level of 7.7±1.2% underwent randomization. The mean percentage of time that the maternal glucose level was in the target range was 68.2±10.5% in the closed-loop group and 55.6±12.5% in the standard-care group (mean adjusted difference, 10.5 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.0 to 14.0; P<0.001). Results for the secondary outcomes were consistent with those of the primary outcome; participants in the closed-loop group spent less time in a hyperglycemic state than those in the standard-care group (difference, -10.2 percentage points; 95% CI, -13.8 to -6.6); had more overnight time in the target range (difference, 12.3 percentage points; 95% CI, 8.3 to 16.2), and had lower glycated hemoglobin levels (difference, -0.31 percentage points; 95% CI, -0.50 to -0.12). Little time was spent in a hypoglycemic state. No unanticipated safety problems associated with the use of closed-loop therapy during pregnancy occurred (6 instances of severe hypoglycemia, vs. 5 in the standard-care group; 1 instance of diabetic ketoacidosis in each group; and 12 device-related adverse events in the closed-loop group, 7 related to closed-loop therapy). CONCLUSIONS Hybrid closed-loop therapy significantly improved maternal glycemic control during pregnancy complicated by type 1 diabetes. (Funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Program; AiDAPT ISRCTN Registry number, ISRCTN56898625.).
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- Tara T M Lee
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Corinne Collett
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Simon Bergford
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Sara Hartnell
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Eleanor M Scott
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Robert S Lindsay
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Katharine F Hunt
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - David R McCance
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Katharine Barnard-Kelly
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - David Rankin
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Julia Lawton
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Rebecca M Reynolds
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Emma Flanagan
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Matthew Hammond
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Lee Shepstone
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Malgorzata E Wilinska
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Judy Sibayan
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Craig Kollman
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Roy Beck
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Roman Hovorka
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
| | - Helen R Murphy
- From the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.) and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit (C.C., E.F., M.H., L.S.), Norwich Medical School (T.T.M.L., H.R.M.), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.H.), and the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge (M.E.W., R.H.), Cambridge, the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds (E.M.S.), the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (R.S.L.), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London (K.F.H.), the Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (D.R.M.), Barnard Health Research, Southampton (K.B.-K.), and the Usher Institute (D.R., J.L.) and the Centre for Cardiovascular Science (R.M.R.), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - all in the United Kingdom; and the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL (S.B., J.S., C.K., R.B.)
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Sivanathan V, Basnayake C, Connell W, Wright E, Ding JN, Niewadomski O, Stanley A, Wilson-O'Brien A, Fry S, Samyue T, Lust M, Flanagan E, Thompson AJV, Kamm MA. Clinical outcomes amongst elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Intern Med J 2023; 53:1866-1874. [PMID: 36112394 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15928] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects a growing cohort of elderly patients. Our aim was to compare the quality of care received by elderly patients with IBD with a nonelderly adult IBD population using clinical markers including steroid-free clinical remission. METHOD Retrospective audit of all consecutive patients attending a specialist IBD centre over a 1-year period aged >60 (elderly cohort [EC]) and 50 consecutive patients aged 30-45 years (control cohort [CC]). A follow-up survey was completed assessing current symptoms and perceptions of care. RESULTS One hundred thirty-nine patients were evaluated (89 EC, 50 CC). Steroid-free clinical remission was observed less commonly in the EC (58, 64%) compared with the CC (40, 80%) (P < 0.05). Biologics such as infliximab (15% EC vs 36% CC; P < 0.01) and adalimumab (14% EC vs 30% CC; P = 0.02) were used less frequently in the EC, whilst vedolizumab (6% EC vs 6% CC; P = 1) and ustekinumab (3% EC vs 2% CC; P = 1) were used at a similar frequency. Patients in the EC were less likely to have specialist IBD nursing contact (P < 0.01), smoking screening (P < 0.011) or influenza vaccinations (P < 0.006). IBD nurse contact was associated with significantly greater provision of the preventative care measures. CONCLUSION Elderly patients with IBD were less likely to experience steroid-free clinical remission or be prescribed biologics. Elderly patients were less likely to receive education with respect to preventative medicine. The models of care for the elderly need re-evaluation and greater incorporation with the multidisciplinary IBD team.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Tosi N, Favari C, Bresciani L, Flanagan E, Hornberger M, Narbad A, Del Rio D, Vauzour D, Mena P. Unravelling phenolic metabotypes in the frame of the COMBAT study, a randomized, controlled trial with cranberry supplementation. Food Res Int 2023; 172:113187. [PMID: 37689939 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113187] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
Abstract
Cranberry (poly)phenols may have potential health benefits. Circulating (poly)phenol metabolites can act as mediators of these effects, but they are subjected to an extensive inter-individual variability. This study aimed to quantify both plasma and urine (poly)phenol metabolites following a 12-week intake of a cranberry powder in healthy older adults, and to investigate inter-individual differences by considering the existence of urinary metabotypes related to dietary (poly)phenols. Up to 13 and 67 metabolites were quantified in plasma and urine respectively. Cranberry consumption led to changes in plasma metabolites, mainly hydroxycinnamates and hippuric acid. Individual variability in urinary metabolites was assessed using different data sets and a combination of statistical models. Three phenolic metabotypes were identified, colonic metabolism being the main driver for subject clustering. Metabotypes were characterized by quali-quantitative differences in the excretion of some metabolites such as phenyl-γ-valerolactones, hydroxycinnamic acids, and phenylpropanoic acids. Metabotypes were further confirmed when applying a model only focused on flavan-3-ol colonic metabolites. 5-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone derivatives were the most relevant metabolites for metabotyping. Metabotype allocation was well preserved after 12-week intervention. This metabotyping approach for cranberry metabolites represents an innovative step to handle the complexity of (poly)phenol metabolism in free-living conditions, deciphering the existence of metabotypes derived from the simultaneous consumption of different classes of (poly)phenols. These results will help contribute to studying the health effects of cranberries and other (poly)phenol-rich foods, mainly considering gut microbiota-driven individual differences.
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- Nicole Tosi
- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food & Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food & Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food & Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food & Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Microbiome Research Hub, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom.
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food & Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Microbiome Research Hub, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Yu N, Wu K, Samyue T, Fry S, Stanley A, Ross A, Malcolm R, Connell W, Wright E, Ding NS, Niewiadomski O, Lust M, Schulberg J, Flanagan E, Kamm MA, Basnayake C. Outcomes of a Comprehensive Specialist Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nursing Service. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023:izad145. [PMID: 37643766 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad145] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is best managed by a multidisciplinary team within a dedicated IBD service. IBD nurses play an important role within this team. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of our comprehensive outpatient IBD nursing service on patient outcomes, quality of care, and healthcare costs. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of all IBD nurse encounters with patients over a 12-month period from October 2020 to September 2021 at a tertiary IBD referral center. Each nurse encounter was classified with respect to its clinical context, activities, and outcomes. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize these encounters and an economic analysis was performed to estimate the cost savings to the hospital. RESULTS A total of 2537 nurse encounters occurred with 682 patients; 41% of encounters were nurse-initiated contacts with patients and 34% were patient-initiated contacts with the nurse helpline (26% via email, 8% via telephone). Most encounters involved clinical assessments (66%), providing education, counseling or updates (47%), and reviewing investigation results (38%). A gastroenterologist was consulted for advice in 35% of contacts. An estimated 29 emergency department visits, 1925 outpatient clinic visits, and 137 general practitioner visits were avoided. After deducting costs incurred, a net estimated annual saving of up to AUD $570 838 was achieved. Nurses commonly facilitated faster access to investigations (29%), education provision (28%), delivery of biologic services (25%), and medication changes (19%). CONCLUSIONS A comprehensive IBD nursing service is associated with improved patient outcomes and quality of care, and reduced healthcare costs. This study supports the expanding role of IBD nurses in a modern multidisciplinary IBD service and the need for greater funding and integration of IBD nurses into IBD services.
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- Natalie Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Prentice RE, Wright EK, Flanagan E, Kamm MA, Goldberg R, Ross AL, Burns M, Bell SJ. Evaluation and management of ileal pouch-anal anastamosis (IPAA) complications in pregnancy, and the impacts of an IPAA on fertility. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 35:609-612. [PMID: 36966753 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002538] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) remains the preferred surgical option for medically refractory ulcerative colitis. Management of individuals with an IPAA prior to and during pregnancy presents challenges that can have serious consequences. Infertility, mechanical obstructive and inflammatory pouch complications are frequently encountered in pregnant women with an IPAA. Mechanical obstructions occur due to a variety of underlying aetiologies, including stricturing disease, adhesions and pouch twists. Conservative management of such obstructions often results in resolution of symptoms without a need for endoscopic or surgical intervention, although endoscopic decompression may be attempted in isolation or as a bridge to definitive surgical intervention. Parenteral nutrition, and early delivery, may also be necessary. Faecal calprotectin and intestinal ultrasound, both of which are accurate in pregnancy, are useful in the setting of suspected inflammatory pouch complications, in some circumstances allowing for avoidance of pouchoscopy. Penicillin-based antimicrobials can be considered first line in pregnancy for the management of pouchitis and pre-pouch ileitis, and biologics can be safely instituted in the setting of refractory disease or suspected Crohn's disease-like inflammation of the pouch or pre-pouch ileum. Pragmatism, clear patient communication and multidisciplinary discussion are essential in approaching pregnant women with complications of an IPAA, particularly given the lack of definitive evidence to guide therapeutic decisions.
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- Ralley E Prentice
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria
- Monash University, Clayton
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria
- Monash University, Clayton
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria
- Monash University, Clayton
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Prentice RE, Wright EK, Flanagan E, Hunt RW, Moore GT, Nold-Petry CA, Bell SJ, Nold MF, Goldberg R. Review: The effect of in-utero exposure to maternal inflammatory bowel disease and immunomodulators on infant immune system development and function. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023:S2352-345X(23)00042-5. [PMID: 36972763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.03.005] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), commonly affect women of childbearing age, warranting the use of immunomodulatory agents at a time where pregnancy may be desired. In-utero exposure to pro-inflammatory mediators from maternal IBD, IBD-associated intestinal dysbiosis, and immunomodulatory drug use may impact neonatal immune system development during what is considered to be a critical period, with potential long-lasting impacts on susceptibility to disease. Both the innate and adaptative immune systems of the neonatal differ to that of the adult in terms of both cellular composition and sensitivity to antigenic and innate stimulation. The infant immune system gradually develops to more closely resemble that of the adult. Exposure to maternal inflammation in-utero may aberrantly impact this period of infant immune system development, with maternal autoimmune and inflammatory disorders shown to affect the physiologic changes in serum cytokine abundance observed during pregnancy. The maternal and neonatal intestinal microbiome greatly influence infant mucosal and peripheral immune system development, and thereby impact the susceptibility to short term inflammatory diseases, the adequacy of vaccine response and later life risk of atopic and inflammatory disorders. Maternal disease, mode of delivery, method of feeding, time of weaning to include solid foods in the diet and neonatal antibiotic exposure all influence the composition of the infant microbiome, and thereby infant immune system maturation. How exposure to specific immunosuppressive medications in-utero alters infant immune cell phenotype and response to stimulation has been explored, but with existing studies limited by the time at which samples are performed, heterogenicity in methods, and small sample size. Furthermore, the impact of more recently introduced biologic agents have not been explored. Evolving knowledge in this field may influence therapeutic preferences for individuals with IBD planning to conceive, particularly if substantive differences in the risk of infant infection and childhood immune disease are identified.
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- Ralley E Prentice
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, AUS.
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Nguyen KM, Mattoo VY, Vogrin S, Basnayake C, Connell WR, Ding NS, Flanagan E, Kamm MA, Lust M, Niewiadomski O, Schulberg JD, Wright EK. Relationship Between Serum Ustekinumab Trough Concentration and Clinical and Biochemical Disease Activity: A Real-World Study in Adult Patients with Crohn's Disease. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2023; 48:271-279. [PMID: 36952135 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-023-00824-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The role of therapeutic drug monitoring for ustekinumab in the treatment of Crohn's disease has not been defined. This study aimed to explore the relationship of serum ustekinumab trough concentration (UTC) with clinical and biochemical disease outcomes in a real-world setting. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of Crohn's disease patients treated at a single tertiary centre. Ustekinumab was given as a single intravenous induction dose, followed by maintenance subcutaneous injections every 4 to 8 weeks. Rates of clinical remission (Harvey-Bradshaw Index ≤ 4), biochemical remission (C-reactive protein < 5 mg/l and faecal calprotectin < 150 μg/g) and complete remission were assessed at baseline and at the time of UTC testing during maintenance therapy. The association between baseline variables and UTC was tested using linear regression. We also performed an external validation analysis of UTC cut-offs established in four previously published studies. RESULTS This study included 43 patients. Compared to 8-weekly dosing, a 2.49- and 2.65-fold increase in UTC was associated with 6-weekly and 4-weekly dosing respectively. However, there was no significant difference in clinical, biochemical or complete remission among the dosing groups. An external validation of previously published optimal UTC cut-offs found low predictive value for our patient population. CONCLUSIONS In this study, dosing interval was the only determinant significantly associated with a higher UTC for patients on maintenance ustekinumab therapy. While a higher UTC may be achieved with dose escalation, it was not associated with improved rates of clinical or biochemical response in our cohort.
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- Khue M Nguyen
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Laube R, Selinger CP, Seow CH, Christensen B, Flanagan E, Kennedy D, Mountifield R, Seeho S, Shand A, Williams AJ, Leong RW. Australian inflammatory bowel disease consensus statements for preconception, pregnancy and breast feeding. Gut 2023; 72:1040-1053. [PMID: 36944479 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-329304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Because pregnancy outcomes tend to be worse in women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in those without, we aimed to update consensus statements that guide the clinical management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. DESIGN A multidisciplinary working group was established to formulate these consensus statements. A modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method was used, consisting of a literature review, online voting, discussion meeting and a second round of voting. The overall agreement among the delegates and appropriateness of the statement are reported. RESULTS Agreement was reached for 38/39 statements which provide guidance on management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. Most medications can and should be continued throughout pregnancy, except for methotrexate, allopurinol and new small molecules, such as tofacitinib. Due to limited data, no conclusion was reached on the use of tioguanine during pregnancy. Achieving and maintaining IBD remission before conception and throughout pregnancy is crucial to optimise maternofetal outcomes. This requires a multidisciplinary approach to engage patients, allay anxieties and maximise adherence tomedication. Intestinal ultrasound can be used for disease monitoring during pregnancy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy or MRI where clinically necessary. CONCLUSION These consensus statements provide up-to-date, comprehensive recommendations for the management of pregnancy in patients with IBD. This will enable a high standard of care for patients with IBD across all clinical settings.
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- Robyn Laube
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Gastroenterology Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- MotherSafe, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Maternal Foetal Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Gastroenterology and Liver Services, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Torres J, Chaparro M, Julsgaard M, Katsanos K, Zelinkova Z, Agrawal M, Ardizzone S, Campmans-Kuijpers M, Dragoni G, Ferrante M, Fiorino G, Flanagan E, Gomes CF, Hart A, Hedin CR, Juillerat P, Mulders A, Myrelid P, O'Toole A, Rivière P, Scharl M, Selinger CP, Sonnenberg E, Toruner M, Wieringa J, Van der Woude CJ. European Crohn's and Colitis Guidelines on Sexuality, Fertility, Pregnancy, and Lactation. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:1-27. [PMID: 36005814 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Joana Torres
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.,Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, UAM, CIBEREHD, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hepatology & Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PREDICT], Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University and Medical School of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Svet zdravia, Nemocnica Dunajska Streda, Slovakia.,Firstst Department of Internal Medicine of University Hospital and Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Dr Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PREDICT], Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences 'Mario Serio', University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Gastroenterology Department, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.,Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatovenereology and Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.,Crohn's and Colitis Center, Gastroenterology Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Beaumont Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatrics, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands.,Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Liu Z, Julsgaard M, Zhu X, Martin J, Barclay ML, Cranswick N, Gibson PR, Gearry RB, van der Giessen J, Connor SJ, Rosella O, Grosen A, Toong C, Flanagan E, Wieringa JW, Janneke van der Woude C, Bell SJ. Timing of Live Attenuated Vaccination in Infants Exposed to Infliximab or Adalimumab in Utero: A Prospective Cohort Study in 107 Children. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:1835-1844. [PMID: 35779236 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS For infants exposed in utero to anti-tumour necrosis factor-α [TNF] medications, it is advised that live-attenuated vaccinations be postponed until the drug is cleared, but little is known about time to clearance. To minimize delays before live-attenuated vaccination can be given, we aimed to develop a pharmacokinetic model to predict time-to-clearance in infants exposed during pregnancy. METHODS We prospectively followed in utero infliximab/adalimumab-exposed infants of mothers with inflammatory bowel disease across four countries between 2011 and 2018. Infants with a detectable anti-TNF umbilical-cord level and at least one other blood sample during the first year of life were included. RESULTS Overall, 107 infants were enrolled, including 166 blood samples from 71 infliximab-exposed infants and 77 samples from 36 adalimumab-exposed infants. Anti-TNF was detectable in 23% [n = 25] of infants at 6 months. At 12 months, adalimumab was not detected but 4% [n = 3] had detectable infliximab. A Bayesian forecasting method was developed using a one-compartment pharmacokinetic model. Model validation showed that the predicted clearing time was in accordance with the measured observations. A clinician-friendly online calculator was developed for calculating full anti-TNF clearing time: https://xiaozhu.shinyapps.io/antiTNFcalculator2/. CONCLUSIONS Almost one-quarter of infants born to mothers receiving anti-TNF during pregnancy have detectable anti-TNF at 6 months. To limit the time to live-attenuated vaccination in infants of mothers receiving anti-TNF during pregnancy, the results of a cord drug level at birth and a second sample ≥ 1 month thereafter can be used to estimate the time for full anti-TNF clearance in these children.
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- Zheng Liu
- Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Kookaburra Circuit, Australia.,Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, China.,School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Kookaburra Circuit, Australia
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- Departments of Gastroenterology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney.,South Western Sydney Clinical, University of NSW Sydney.,Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- South Western Sydney Clinical, University of NSW Sydney.,Sydney South West Pathology Service, Liverpool Hospital, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haaglanden Medical Center, the Hague, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, and School of Clinical Sciences Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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O'Donovan M, Crowley P, Flanagan E, McManus C, Moloney E, Favier C, McKiernan M, Cornally N, Campbell L, O’Connor K, O’Caoimh R. 280 PERCEIVED NEED FOR A CLINICAL ETHICS SUPPORT SERVICE AT AN IRISH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Age Ageing 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac218.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Ethics are the set of moral principles that guide a person’s behaviour. Ethical issues are a key component of healthcare and frequently arise in the management of hospitalized older patients. To improve decision-making and reduce burden on individual hospital staff, Clinical Ethics Support Services (CESS) have been widely-integrated into care pathways internationally. However, the need for CESS has received little attention in Irish hospitals.
Methods
A cross-sectional analysis of the ethical situation and CESS readiness at a tertiary hospital in Ireland was collected from July-October 2021 and in February 2022 via hard copies and online collection (SurveyMonkey). Both clinical (medicine, nursing other patient care role) and non-clinical (administrative, clerical, ICT, HR, general support staff and management) staff participated. Descriptive statistics were assessed taking the valid percentages, mean 5-item Likert scores and Friedman Test mean rank for ten ranked statements.
Results
In total, 199 people (13% response rate) completed the survey. Staff were largely (76%) clinical and the majority were qualified >10 years (57%). In all, 78% reported that ethical issues arise in the role (83% clinical staff, 59% non-clinical staff). Most (63%) were unsure who to contact about ethical concerns, instead seeking informal advice from colleagues (>90%). The majority of participants were interested in additional ethical training, especially on decision-making capacity (mean interest 4.18 out of 5), strategies for working with challenging patient/family situations (4.07 out of 5) and end-of-life care (4.06 out of 5). Out of ten options assessed, participants preferenced the development of a formal clinical ethics committee over education and training or the provision of educational materials.
Conclusion
Ethical issues commonly arise when caring for older hospitalized patients. This study found a perceived need and widespread interest in additional education as well as formal approaches to develop a hospital-based CESS, centred around a formal committee structure.
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- M O'Donovan
- University College Cork , Cork, Ireland
- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- National University of Ireland , Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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- University College Cork , Cork, Ireland
- Mercy University Hospital , Cork, Ireland
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Prentice R, Wright EK, Flanagan E, Prideaux L, Goldberg R, Bell SJ. Preconception, antenatal and postpartum management of inflammatory bowel disease. Aust J Gen Pract 2022; 51:747-753. [DOI: 10.31128/ajgp-04-22-6400] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Quesque F, Coutrot A, Cox S, de Souza LC, Baez S, Cardona JF, Mulet-Perreault H, Flanagan E, Neely-Prado A, Clarens MF, Cassimiro L, Musa G, Kemp J, Botzung A, Philippi N, Cosseddu M, Trujillo-Llano C, Grisales-Cardenas JS, Fittipaldi S, Magrath Guimet N, Calandri IL, Crivelli L, Sedeno L, Garcia AM, Moreno F, Indakoetxea B, Benussi A, Brandão Moura MV, Santamaria-Garcia H, Matallana D, Pryanishnikova G, Morozova A, Iakovleva O, Veryugina N, Levin O, Zhao L, Liang J, Duning T, Lebouvier T, Pasquier F, Huepe D, Barandiaran M, Johnen A, Lyashenko E, Allegri RF, Borroni B, Blanc F, Wang F, Yassuda MS, Lillo P, Teixeira AL, Caramelli P, Hudon C, Slachevsky A, Ibáñez A, Hornberger M, Bertoux M. Does culture shape our understanding of others' thoughts and emotions? An investigation across 12 countries. Neuropsychology 2022; 36:664-682. [PMID: 35834208 DOI: 10.1037/neu0000817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Measures of social cognition have now become central in neuropsychology, being essential for early and differential diagnoses, follow-up, and rehabilitation in a wide range of conditions. With the scientific world becoming increasingly interconnected, international neuropsychological and medical collaborations are burgeoning to tackle the global challenges that are mental health conditions. These initiatives commonly merge data across a diversity of populations and countries, while ignoring their specificity. OBJECTIVE In this context, we aimed to estimate the influence of participants' nationality on social cognition evaluation. This issue is of particular importance as most cognitive tasks are developed in highly specific contexts, not representative of that encountered by the world's population. METHOD Through a large international study across 18 sites, neuropsychologists assessed core aspects of social cognition in 587 participants from 12 countries using traditional and widely used tasks. RESULTS Age, gender, and education were found to impact measures of mentalizing and emotion recognition. After controlling for these factors, differences between countries accounted for more than 20% of the variance on both measures. Importantly, it was possible to isolate participants' nationality from potential translation issues, which classically constitute a major limitation. CONCLUSIONS Overall, these findings highlight the need for important methodological shifts to better represent social cognition in both fundamental research and clinical practice, especially within emerging international networks and consortia. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health
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- Centre Memoire de Ressources et Recherche (CMRR)
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
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- Central Clinic No 1 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
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- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
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- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
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- Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience
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- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
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- Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders
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Flanagan E, Cameron D, Sobhan R, Wong C, Pontifex MG, Tosi N, Mena P, Del Rio D, Sami S, Narbad A, Müller M, Hornberger M, Vauzour D. Chronic Consumption of Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) for 12 Weeks Improves Episodic Memory and Regional Brain Perfusion in Healthy Older Adults: A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Groups Feasibility Study. Front Nutr 2022; 9:849902. [PMID: 35662954 PMCID: PMC9160193 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.849902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Ageing is highly associated with cognitive decline and modifiable risk factors such as diet are believed to protect against this process. Specific dietary components and in particular, (poly)phenol-rich fruits such as berries have been increasingly recognised for their protection against age-related neurodegeneration. However, the impact of cranberries on cognitive function and neural functioning in older adults remains unclear. Design A 12-week parallel randomised placebo-controlled trial of freeze-dried cranberry powder was conducted in 60 older adults aged between 50 and 80 years. Cognitive assessment, including memory and executive function, neuroimaging and blood sample collection were conducted before and after the intervention to assess the impact of daily cranberry consumption on cognition, brain function and biomarkers of neuronal signalling. Results Cranberry supplementation for 12 weeks was associated with improvements in visual episodic memory in aged participants when compared to placebo. Mechanisms of action may include increased regional perfusion in the right entorhinal cortex, the accumbens area and the caudate in the cranberry group. Significant decrease in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol during the course of the intervention was also observed. No significant differences were, however, detected for BDNF levels between groups. Conclusions The results of this study indicate that daily cranberry supplementation (equivalent to 1 small cup of cranberries) over a 12-week period improves episodic memory performance and neural functioning, providing a basis for future investigations to determine efficacy in the context of neurological disease. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03679533 and at ISRCTN as ISRCTN76069316.
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- Emma Flanagan
- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Department of Radiology, C.J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: David Vauzour,
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MacIsaac MB, Julsgaard M, Flanagan E, Rowe S, Ross AL, Gearry RB, Gibson PR, Bell SJ. Anti-TNFα Induction Therapy for Patients With Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Pregnancy: A Case Series. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:652-655. [PMID: 34536074 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Michael B MacIsaac
- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.,Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Flanagan E, Prentice R, Wright EK, Gibson PR, Ross AL, Begun J, Sparrow MP, Goldberg R, Rosella O, Burns M, Kiburg KV, Bell SJ. Ustekinumab levels in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease and infants exposed in utero. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:700-704. [PMID: 34907546 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ustekinumab is increasingly used in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Existing safety data are reassuring, but the stability of ustekinumab levels in pregnancy, degree of transfer to the infant and time to infant clearance are unknown. METHODS In this prospective observational study, ustekinumab-exposed women with IBD had trough levels measured in each trimester of pregnancy and at delivery. Infant ustekinumab levels were measured at delivery and ongoing until clearance was achieved. Trough ustekinumab level stability in individuals across pregnancy was compared by Skillings-Mack test. Spearman coefficients were used to correlate maternal and infant delivery levels, and median time to infant ustekinumab clearance was defined. RESULTS 19 pregnant women receiving ustekinumab were included. There was no difference in ustekinumab levels across pregnancy in those with two or more representative trough levels (P = 0.83, n = 11). Infant delivery ustekinumab levels were higher than maternal levels, with a median infant:maternal ratio of 1.79 (IQR 1.26-3.1). There was a positive correlation between maternal and infant delivery ustekinumab levels (r = 0.75, P = 0.001) and an inverse correlation between the number of days from final antenatal dose and delivery infant ustekinumab level (r = -0.65, P = 0.006). Median time of infant ustekinumab clearance was 9 (range 6-19) weeks (n = 9). CONCLUSION Ustekinumab drug levels appear stable in pregnancy, with a delivery infant:maternal ratio similar to that of anti-TNFs. Infant ustekinumab clearance was complete by 20 weeks post-partum, however, infants exposed in utero should avoid live vaccination before 12 months of age until further clearance data are obtained.
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- Emma Flanagan
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
- Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Prentice R, Wright EK, Flanagan E, Ross AL, Bell SJ. The Use of Fecal Calprotectin and Intestinal Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Management of Stricturing Crohn's Disease in Pregnancy. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:e13-e16. [PMID: 34751772 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ralley Prentice
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Flanagan E, Wright EK, Sparrow MP, Moore GT, Connell WR, De Cruz P, Christensen B, Shelton E, Kamm MA, Ward MG, Dowling D, Brown S, Kashkooli S, Thompson AJ, Ross AL, Kiburg KV, Bell SJ. A Single Educational Intervention Improves Pregnancy-Related Knowledge and Emotional Health Among Women With IBD Who Are Pregnant or Wish to Conceive. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 27:1909-1918. [PMID: 33704467 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is considerable interest in improving the education and care of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to improve pregnancy outcomes. Despite increased awareness, not all women with IBD have access to pregnancy-related education and the quality of counseling is variable. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a simple educational intervention for improving pregnancy-related knowledge and to evaluate the effect of education on patient outcomes including anxiety, depression, and quality of life in women with IBD. METHODS This prospective study of women with IBD who were pregnant or planning a pregnancy evaluated the effectiveness of a single gastroenterologist-led educational intervention in improving pregnancy-related knowledge, measured using the Crohn's and Colitis Pregnancy Knowledge score 1 month postintervention. Secondary outcomes included the effect on anxiety and depression, quality of life, medication adherence, and patient satisfaction. RESULTS One hundred women with IBD were recruited. Fifty percent were pregnant at the time of the intervention. Baseline knowledge scores were similar independent of the patients' pregnancy status or whether they had previously received counseling from their gastroenterologist. Median Crohn's and Colitis Pregnancy Knowledge scores postintervention (n = 82) were higher than preintervention scores (14/17 vs 10/17; P < 0.001). In addition, 32% of patients had poor knowledge at baseline (score ≤7/17), compared to only 5% after the intervention (P < 0.001). There was a significant improvement in total anxiety and depression and quality of life scores postintervention. Medication adherence and patient satisfaction were excellent. CONCLUSIONS Uptake of this gastroenterologist-led educational intervention has the potential to improve pregnancy knowledge, promote medication adherence, and enhance quality of life for women with IBD globally.
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- Emma Flanagan
- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Prentice RE, Wright EK, Flanagan E, Ross AL, Bell SJ. Vedolizumab safety in pregnancy: Extricating drug from disease-related effects. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 36:3247-3248. [PMID: 34330150 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15636] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- R E Prentice
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Gwinnutt JM, Toyoda T, Jeffs S, Flanagan E, Chipping JR, Dainty JR, Mioshi E, Hornberger M, MacGregor A. Reduced cognitive ability in people with rheumatoid arthritis compared with age-matched healthy controls. Rheumatol Adv Pract 2021; 5:rkab044. [PMID: 34350373 PMCID: PMC8329472 DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkab044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective The aim was to compare the cognitive ability of people with RA with healthy controls (HCs). Methods People with RA were recruited from the Norfolk Arthritis Register (NOAR), a population-based cohort study of people with inflammatory arthritis. Data on aged-matched HCs (people with no cognitive impairment) came from the comparison arm of The Dementia Research and Care Clinic Study (TRACC). People with RA and HCs performed a range of cognitive ability tasks to assess attention, memory, verbal fluency, language, visuospatial skills, emotional recognition, executive function and theory of mind. A score of <88 on the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III was considered cognitive impairment. Scores were compared using linear regression adjusting for age, sex, smoking status, education, BMI, anxiety and depression. Results Thirty-eight people with RA [mean (S.D.) age: 69.1 (8.0) years; 25 (65.8%) women] were matched with 28 HCs [mean (S.D.) age: 68.2 (6.4) years; 15 (53.6%) women]. Twenty-three (60.5%) people with RA were considered to have mild cognitive impairment [mean (S.D.) Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III: RA = 85.2 (7.4), HC = 96.0 (2.5)]. People with RA had impairments in memory, verbal fluency, visuospatial functioning, executive function and emotional recognition in faces compared with HCs, after adjustment for confounders. Conclusion People with RA had cognitive impairments in a range of domains. People with RA might benefit from cognitive impairment screening to allow for early administration of appropriate interventions.
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- James M Gwinnutt
- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia.,Rheumatology Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia.,Rheumatology Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust
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James B, Sykes L, Flanagan E, Sinha S, Kalra P, Green D. Mortality risk by peak serum creatinine in hospital episodes complicated by acute kidney injury. Clin Med (Lond) 2021; 20:s109-s110. [PMID: 32409413 DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.20-2-s109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Wickens O, Chinnadurai R, Mannan F, Svendsen F, Baig MY, Chukwu C, Ali I, Summersgill C, Evans D, Antoine BV, Oxton J, Mairs N, Flanagan E, Oliver R, Kalra PA, Poulikakos D. Investigating the utility of COVID-19 antibody testing in end-stage renal disease patients receiving haemodialysis: a cohort study in the United Kingdom. BMC Nephrol 2021; 22:154. [PMID: 33902482 PMCID: PMC8075608 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-021-02366-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) are a vulnerable group of patients with increased mortality from COVID-19. Despite improved understanding, the duration of host immunity following COVID-19 infection and role of serological testing alone or in addition to real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) testing in the HD population is not fully understood, which this study aimed to investigate. Methods There were two parts to this study. Between 15th March 2020 to 15th July 2020, patients receiving HD who tested positive on rRT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 were recruited into the COVID-19 arm, whilst asymptomatic patients without a previous diagnosis of COVID-19 were recruited to the epidemiological arm of the Salford Kidney Study (SKS). All patients underwent monthly testing for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies as per routine clinical practice since August 2020. The aims were twofold: firstly, to determine seroprevalence and COVID-19 exposure in the epidemiological arm; secondly, to assess duration of the antibody response in the COVID-19 arm. Baseline characteristics were reviewed between groups. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS. Mann-Whitney U and Chi-squared tests were used for testing significance of difference between groups. Results In our total HD population of 411 patients, 32 were PCR-positive for COVID-19. Of the remaining patients, 237 were recruited into the SKS study, of whom 12 (5.1%) had detectable anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Of the 32 PCR-positive patients, 27 (84.4%) were symptomatic and 25 patients admitted to hospital due to their symptoms. Of the 22 patients in COVID-19 arm that underwent testing for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies beyond 7 months, all had detectable antibodies. A higher proportion of the patients with COVID-19 were frail compared to patients without a diagnosis of COVID-19 (64.3% vs 34.1%, p = 0.003). Other characteristics were similar between the groups. Over a median follow up of 7 months, a higher number of deaths were recorded in patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 compared to those without (18.7% vs 5.9%, p = 0.003). Conclusions Serological testing in the HD population is a valuable tool to determine seroprevalence, monitor exposure, and guide improvements for infection prevention and control (IPC) measures to help prevent local outbreaks. This study revealed HD patients mount a humoral response detectable until at least 7 months after COVID-19 infection and provides hope of similar protection with the vaccines recently approved. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12882-021-02366-2.
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- Olivia Wickens
- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK. .,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Research and Innovation, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Research and Innovation, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
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- Research and Innovation, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Flanagan E, Wright EK, Hardikar W, Sparrow MP, Connell WR, Kamm MA, De Cruz P, Brown SJ, Thompson A, Greenway A, Westley I, Barclay M, Ross AL, Kiburg KV, Bell SJ. Maternal thiopurine metabolism during pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease and clearance of thiopurine metabolites and outcomes in exposed neonates. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 53:810-820. [PMID: 33608894 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Azathioprine and mercaptopurine are considered safe during pregnancy. However, the pharmacokinetic effects of pregnancy on thiopurine metabolism are undefined. AIMS To characterise thiopurine metabolism in pregnancy and measure infant metabolite levels and outcomes. METHODS Women with IBD who were taking a thiopurine and pregnant or trying to conceive were recruited. Maternal thiopurine metabolites were measured pre-conception, in each trimester, at delivery and post-partum. Infant metabolite levels, full blood examination and liver function testing were performed at birth, and repeated until levels undetectable and haematological and biochemical abnormalities resolved. RESULTS Forty patients were included with measurements on at least two occasions, and two with only mother-baby levels at delivery. The median maternal 6-TGN level dropped in the second trimester compared with post-partum (179.0 vs 323.5 pmol/8 × 108 RBCs, P < 0.001) and the median 6-MMP level increased in the second trimester compared with post-partum (1103.0 vs 329.5 pmol/8 × 108 RBCs, P < 0.01). At delivery, the median 6-TGN level was lower in infants (n = 20) than mothers (78.5 vs 217 pmol/8 × 108 RBCs) (P < 0.001). Metabolites were not detected at 6 weeks in any infants. Anaemia was not seen, but thrombocytosis and abnormal liver biochemistry were detected in 80% of infants from 6 weeks, which gradually improved. CONCLUSIONS 6-TGN levels decrease and 6-MMP levels increase in the second trimester of pregnancy. Infants are exposed to thiopurine metabolites at low levels with clearance by 6 weeks and no anaemia. The cause of infant thrombocytosis and abnormal liver biochemistry in the absence of metabolites is unclear.
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Lodge MDS, Abeygunaratne T, Alderson H, Ali I, Brown N, Chrysochou C, Donne R, Erekosima I, Evans P, Flanagan E, Gray S, Green D, Hegarty J, Hyde A, Kalra PA, Lamerton E, Lewis D, Middleton R, New D, Nipah R, O'Donoghue D, O'Riordan E, Poulikakos D, Rainone F, Raman M, Ritchie J, Sinha S, Wood G, Tollitt J. Safely reducing haemodialysis frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Nephrol 2020; 21:532. [PMID: 33287730 PMCID: PMC7720264 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02172-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD) are at higher risk of developing worse outcomes if they contract COVID-19. In our renal service we reduced HD frequency from thrice to twice-weekly in selected patients with the primary aim of reducing COVID 19 exposure and transmission between HD patients. METHODS Dialysis unit nephrologists identified 166 suitable patients (38.4% of our HD population) to temporarily convert to twice-weekly haemodialysis immediately prior to the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in our area. Changes in pre-dialysis weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and biochemistry were recorded weekly throughout the 4-week project. Hyperkalaemic patients (serum potassium > 6.0 mmol/L) were treated with a potassium binder, sodium bicarbonate and received responsive dietary advice. RESULTS There were 12 deaths (5 due to COVID-19) in the HD population, 6 of which were in the twice weekly HD group; no deaths were definitively associated with change of dialysis protocol. A further 19 patients were either hospitalised and/or developed COVID-19 and thus transferred back to thrice weekly dialysis as per protocol. 113 (68.1%) were still receiving twice-weekly HD by the end of the 4-week project. Indications for transfer back to thrice weekly were; fluid overload (19), persistent hyperkalaemia (4), patient request (4) and compliance (1). There were statistically significant increases in SBP and pre-dialysis potassium during the project. CONCLUSIONS Short term conversion of a large but selected HD population to twice-weekly dialysis sessions was possible and safe. This approach could help mitigate COVID-19 transmission amongst dialysis patients in centres with similar organisational pressures.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M68HD, UK.
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Quesque F, Coutrot A, Cox S, de Souza LC, Baez S, Mulet‐Perreault H, Flanagan E, Neely‐Prado A, Clarens MF, Cassimiro L, Kemp J, Botzung A, Cosseddu M, Cardona JF, Trujillo C, Grisales JS, Crivelli L, Musa G, Delgado C, Magrath N, Calandri IL, Sedeno L, Fittipaldi S, Garcia AM, Moreno F, Indakoetxea B, Benussi A, Moura MMVB, Morozova A, Prianishnikova G, Iakovlena O, Veryugina N, Philippi N, Zhao L, Liang J, Duning T, Barandiaran M, Huepe D, Johnen A, Lyashenko E, Allegri RF, Wang F, Borroni B, Yassuda MS, Lillo P, Hudon C, Teixeira AL, Caramelli P, Slachevsky A, Blanc F, Lebouvier T, Pasquier F, Ibanez A, Hornberger M, Bertoux M. The impact of culture on neuropsychological performance: A global social cognition study across 12 countries. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.039675] [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: 11/10/2022]
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- London South Bank University London United Kingdom
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit ‐ University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- University Hospital of Strasbourg Geriatrics, Neurology & CMRR Strasbourg France
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- University Hospital of Strasbourg Geriatrics, Neurology & CMRR Strasbourg France
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- Capredena, Health and Rehabilitation Center Santiago Chile
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- Department of Neurology Hospital Universitario Donostia San Sebastian Spain
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- Central Clinic No 1 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Moscow Russia
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- University Hospital of Strasbourg Geriatrics, Neurology & CMRR Strasbourg France
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- Xuan Wu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Xuan Wu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Organización Sanitaria Integrada Donostialdea Donostia‐San Sebastian Spain
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- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Santiago de Chile Chile
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- Xuan Wu Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China
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- Departamento de Neurociencia Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN) Neurology Department‐Hospital del Salvador and University of Chile Santiago Chile
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- Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche Strasbourg France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU‐Lille, Lille Neuroscience & Cognition F‐59000 Lille France
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- Univ Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR 1172. Degenerative and Vascular Cognitive Disorders Lille France
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Flanagan E, Gibson PR, Wright EK, Moore GT, Sparrow MP, Connell W, Kamm MA, Begun J, Christensen B, De Cruz P, Shelton E, Dowling D, Andrews JM, Brown SJ, Niewiadomski O, Ward MG, Rosella O, Rosella G, Kiburg KV, Ross AL, Bell SJ. Infliximab, adalimumab and vedolizumab concentrations across pregnancy and vedolizumab concentrations in infants following intrauterine exposure. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 52:1551-1562. [PMID: 32981127 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of pregnancy on levels of biologic agents in patients with IBD is undefined and time to elimination in vedolizumab-exposed infants is unknown. AIMS To determine the effect of pregnancy on infliximab, adalimumab and vedolizumab levels and to study infant vedolizumab clearance METHODS: In a prospective observational study, maternal drug levels were measured pre-conception, in each trimester, at delivery and postpartum. The association between drug levels and gestation in weeks was assessed using generalised estimating equation modelling. Infant vedolizumab levels were performed at birth (cord blood), 6 weeks and 3 months or until undetectable. RESULTS We included 50 IBD patients (23 on infliximab, 15 on adalimumab and 12 on vedolizumab) with at least two intrapartum observations, plus 5 patients on vedolizumab with only mother and baby samples at delivery. Modelling showed no change in adalimumab levels, an increase in infliximab levels of 0.16 (95% CI 0.08-0.24) µg/L/week (P < 0.001) and a decrease of 0.18 (95% CI: -0.33 to -0.02) µg/L/week (P = 0.03) for vedolizumab. In 17 mother-baby pairs, median infant vedolizumab levels at birth were lower than maternal levels (P < 0.05) with an infant:maternal ratio of 0.7 (IQR 0.5-0.9). Vedolizumab was undetectable between 15 and 16 weeks of age in all 12 infants completing follow-up testing. CONCLUSIONS During pregnancy, adalimumab levels remain stable, while infliximab levels increase and vedolizumab levels decrease. However, the increments were small suggesting that intrapartum therapeutic drug monitoring and dose adjustment are not indicated. Unlike infliximab and adalimumab, infant vedolizumab levels are lower in cord blood than in mothers and appear to clear rapidly.
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- Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Flanagan E, Wright EK, Begun J, Bryant RV, An YK, Ross AL, Kiburg KV, Bell SJ. Monitoring Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Using Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:1405-1412. [PMID: 32343768 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] affects women during their childbearing years. Gastrointestinal ultrasonography [GIUS] accurately identifies disease activity in non-pregnant patients with IBD. The utility of GIUS in pregnancy has not been established. We aimed to determine the feasibility and accuracy of GIUS in the assessment of IBD during pregnancy progression. METHODS A multicentre observational study of women with IBD undergoing GIUS during pregnancy. Clinicians assessed the adequacy of bowel views and disease activity in four colonic segments and the terminal ileum. Location[s] in which views were impeded by the uterus were documented. GIUS disease activity [bowel wall thickness >3 mm] was compared with biochemical disease activity [faecal calprotectin >100 μg/g]. RESULTS Ninety patients and 127 GIUS examinations were included [median gestation 19 weeks, range 4-33]. Adequate colonic views were obtained in 116/127 [91%] scans. Adequate ileal views were obtained in 62/67 [93%] scans <20 weeks and 30/51 [59%] scans at 20-26 weeks. There was a positive correlation between bowel wall thickness and calprotectin [r = 0.26, p = 0.03]. GIUS delivered a specificity of 83%, sensitivity of 74%, and negative predictive value of 90% compared with calprotectin. CONCLUSIONS GIUS is a feasible and accurate modality for monitoring IBD in pregnancy. Adequate GIUS views of the colon and terminal ileum can be obtained in the majority of patients up to 20 weeks of gestation. Beyond 20 weeks, GIUS provides good views of the colon but the terminal ileum becomes difficult to assess.
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- Emma Flanagan
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Mater Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Mater Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Flanagan E, Lamport D, Brennan L, Burnet P, Calabrese V, Cunnane SC, de Wilde MC, Dye L, Farrimond JA, Emerson Lombardo N, Hartmann T, Hartung T, Kalliomäki M, Kuhnle GG, La Fata G, Sala-Vila A, Samieri C, Smith AD, Spencer JP, Thuret S, Tuohy K, Turroni S, Vanden Berghe W, Verkuijl M, Verzijden K, Yannakoulia M, Geurts L, Vauzour D. Nutrition and the ageing brain: Moving towards clinical applications. Ageing Res Rev 2020; 62:101079. [PMID: 32461136 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The global increases in life expectancy and population have resulted in a growing ageing population and with it a growing number of people living with age-related neurodegenerative conditions and dementia, shifting focus towards methods of prevention, with lifestyle approaches such as nutrition representing a promising avenue for further development. This overview summarises the main themes discussed during the 3rd Symposium on "Nutrition for the Ageing Brain: Moving Towards Clinical Applications" held in Madrid in August 2018, enlarged with the current state of knowledge on how nutrition influences healthy ageing and gives recommendations regarding how the critical field of nutrition and neurodegeneration research should move forward into the future. Specific nutrients are discussed as well as the impact of multi-nutrient and whole diet approaches, showing particular promise to combatting the growing burden of age-related cognitive decline. The emergence of new avenues for exploring the role of diet in healthy ageing, such as the impact of the gut microbiome and development of new techniques (imaging measures of brain metabolism, metabolomics, biomarkers) are enabling researchers to approach finding answers to these questions. But the translation of these findings into clinical and public health contexts remains an obstacle due to significant shortcomings in nutrition research or pressure on the scientific community to communicate recommendations to the general public in a convincing and accessible way. Some promising programs exist but further investigation to improve our understanding of the mechanisms by which nutrition can improve brain health across the human lifespan is still required.
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Pulusu SSR, Srinivasan A, Krishnaprasad K, Cheng D, Begun J, Keung C, Van Langenberg D, Thin L, Mogilevski T, De Cruz P, Radford-Smith G, Flanagan E, Bell S, Kashkooli S, Sparrow M, Ghaly S, Bampton P, Sawyer E, Connor S, Rizvi QUA, Andrews JM, Mahy G, Chivers P, Travis S, Lawrance IC. Vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis: Real world outcomes from a multicenter observational cohort of Australia and Oxford. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:4428-4441. [PMID: 32874055 PMCID: PMC7438197 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i30.4428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vedolizumab (VDZ), a humanised monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits alpha4-beta7 integrins is approved for use in adult moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) patients.
AIM To assess the efficacy and safety of VDZ in the real-world management of UC in a large multicenter cohort involving two countries and to identify predictors of achieving remission.
METHODS A retrospective review of Australian and Oxford, United Kingdom data for UC patients. Clinical response at 3 mo, endoscopic remission at 6 mo and clinical remission at 3, 6 and 12 mo were assessed. Cox regression models and Kaplan Meier curves were performed to assess the time to remission, time to failure and the covariates influencing them. Safety outcomes were recorded.
RESULTS Three hundred and three UC patients from 14 centres in Australia and United Kingdom, [60% n = 182, anti-TNF naïve] were included. The clinical response was 79% at 3 mo with more Australian patients achieving clinical response compared to Oxford (83% vs 70% P = 0.01). Clinical remission for all patients was 56%, 62% and 60% at 3, 6 and 12 mo respectively. Anti-TNF naive patients were more likely to achieve remission than exposed patients at all the time points (3 mo 66% vs 40% P < 0.001, 6 mo 73% vs 46% P < 0.001, 12 mo 66% vs 51% P = 0.03). More Australian patients achieved endoscopic remission at 6 mo compared to Oxford (69% vs 43% P = 0.01). On multi-variate analysis, anti-TNF naïve patients were 1.8 (95%CI: 1.3-2.3) times more likely to achieve remission than anti-TNF exposed (P < 0.001). 32 patients (11%) had colectomy by 12 mo.
CONCLUSION VDZ was safe and effective with 60% of UC patients achieving clinical remission at 12 mo and prior anti-TNF exposure influenced this outcome.
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- Samba Siva Reddy Pulusu
- Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, St John of God Hospital, Subiaco 6008, Western Australia, Australia
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Group, Queensland institute of Medical Research, Herston 4006, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, Brisbane 4101, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane 4101, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Box Hill 3128, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Heidelberg 3084, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Heidelberg 3084, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane 4101, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Health, Epping 3076, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5042, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney 2170, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney 2170, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital & University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Adelaide Hospital & University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Townsville Hospital, Douglas 4814, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle 6160, Western Australia, Australia
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, St John of God Hospital, Subiaco 6008, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia
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Imaging studies are useful in the diagnostic evaluation of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, concern often exists about the safety of imaging for pregnant and lactating women and their infants, leading to unwarranted avoidance of beneficial diagnostic tests or disruption of breastfeeding. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are not associated with ionizing radiation and are the imaging techniques of choice for pregnant patients. Safety of MRI contrast agent gadolinium in pregnancy is uncertain, therefore MRI without gadolinium should be performed. Intestinal ultrasound where available and MRI without gadolinium can be used to characterise disease complications such as bowel obstruction or intra-abdominal collections. Ionising radiation exposure through computed tomography (CT) is usually at much lower doses than those associated with foetal harm, however CT should be reserved for the rare clinical situations in which ultrasound and MRI are either unavailable or unable to provide the required diagnostic information.
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- Emma Flanagan
- St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, PO Box 2900, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Director of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Rd., Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
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Little RD, Chu IE, van der Zanden EP, Flanagan E, Bell SJ, Gibson PR, Sparrow MP, Shelton E, Connor SJ, Roblin X, Ward MG. Comparison of Adalimumab Serum Drug Levels When Delivered by Pen Versus Syringe in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. An International, Multicentre Cohort Analysis. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:1527-1536. [PMID: 31094417 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adalimumab is administered via a pre-filled syringe or spring-loaded pen. In a previous study in Crohn's disease, higher drug levels were observed in syringe users. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of delivery device on adalimumab drug levels in patients with Crohn's disease. METHODS Consecutive Crohn's disease patients treated with maintenance adalimumab [40 mg fortnightly] were recruited from five centres. The first recorded drug level with matched clinical and biochemical markers of disease activity was compared between pen and syringe users. RESULTS Of 218 patients, 64% used pen, with a median faecal calprotectin 110 μg/g and serum C-reactive protein 4 mg/L. In comparison to pen, syringe users had higher albumin [39 vs 42 g/L; p = 0.016], lower Harvey-Bradshaw Index [2 vs 1; p = 0.017], and higher rates of concomitant immunomodulation [54% vs 71%; p = 0.014]. Drug levels were equivalent between pen and syringe users [median 5.3 vs 5.2 μg/ml; p = 0.584], even after controlling for disease activity and immunomodulation. Syringe users at Alfred Health had higher drug levels than pen [6.1 vs 4.5 μg/ml; p = 0.039]; a greater proportion achieved therapeutic levels [75% vs 44%; p = 0.045]. A higher proportion of pen users from Saint-Étienne had therapeutic levels [79% vs 42%; p = 0.027], yet no significant difference in drug levels [7.9 vs 4.5 μg/ml; p = 0.119]. CONCLUSIONS Delivery device does not appear to significantly affect adalimumab drug levels. Given differences between study sites, studies evaluating administration education and technique are warranted.
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- Robert D Little
- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Gastro-entérologie et Hépatologie, CHU Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Tollitt J, Odudu A, Flanagan E, Chinnadurai R, Smith C, Kalra PA. Impact of prior stroke on major clinical outcome in chronic kidney disease: the Salford kidney cohort study. BMC Nephrol 2019; 20:432. [PMID: 31771527 PMCID: PMC6880597 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1614-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for stroke in the general population. The impact of prior stroke on major clinical outcomes in CKD populations is poorly characterised. Methods The Salford Kidney Study is a UK prospective cohort of more than 3000 patients recruited since 2002 and followed until March 2018. Multivariable Cox regression examined associations of stroke at two time points; cohort inception, and at dialysis initiation, with risks of death, non-fatal cardiovascular events (NFCVE) and end stage renal disease (ESRD). Results 277 (9.1%) of 3060 patients suffered a prior stroke and this was associated with mortality, ESRD and future NFCVE after cardiovascular risk factor adjustments. Median survival for prior stroke patients was 40 months vs 77 months in patients without a stroke. Prior stroke was independently associated with mortality (HR 1.20 95%CI 1.0–1.43, p = 0.05). Of 579 patients who reached ESRD and commenced dialysis, a prior stroke (N = 48) was independently associated with mortality. Median survival for the prior stroke group was 29 months compared with 50 months for the non-stroke group. Only 70 and 75% of patients who had suffered an ischaemic stroke were prescribed antiplatelets or statins respectively. Conclusions A diagnosis of stroke is strongly and independently associated with several adverse clinical outcomes for patients with CKD. Prior stroke profoundly alters cardiovascular risk in CKD patients. Greater attention to primary and secondary preventive strategies is warranted which may improve these outcomes.
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- James Tollitt
- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK. .,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Informatics Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK.,Stroke department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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Chinnadurai R, Flanagan E, Jayson GC, Kalra PA. Cancer patterns and association with mortality and renal outcomes in non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease: a matched cohort study. BMC Nephrol 2019; 20:380. [PMID: 31640599 PMCID: PMC6805476 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-019-1578-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Cancer in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an added burden to their overall morbidity and mortality. Cancer can be a cause or an effect of CKD. In CKD patients, a better understanding of cancer distribution and associations can aid in the proper planning of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and in the choice of chemotherapeutic agents, many of which are precluded in more advanced CKD. This study aims to investigate the distribution and the association of cancer with mortality, renal progression and RRT assignment in a non-dialysis dependent CKD cohort, few studies have investigated this in the past. Methods The study was carried out on 2952 patients registered in the Salford Kidney Study (SKS) between October 2002 and December 2016. A comparative analysis was performed between 339 patients with a history of cancer (previous and current) and 2613 patients without cancer at recruitment. A propensity score matched cohort of 337 patients was derived from each group and used for analysis. Cox-regression models and Kaplan-Meier estimates were used to compare the association of cancer with mortality and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) outcomes. Linear regression analysis was applied to generate the annual rate of decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (delta eGFR). Results Of our cohort, 13.3% had a history of cancer at recruitment and the annual rate of de novo cancers in the non-cancer patients was 1.6%. Urogenital cancers including kidney and bladder, and prostate and testicle in males, ovary and uterus in females, were the most prevalent cancers (46%), as expected from the anatomical or physiological roles of these organs and relationship to nephrology. Over a median follow-up of 48 months, 1084 (36.7%) of patients died. All-cause mortality was higher in the previous and current cancer group (49.6% vs 35%, p < 0.001), primarily because of cancer-specific mortality. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed a strong association of cancer with all-cause mortality (HR:1.41; 95%CI: 1.12–1.78; p = 0.004). There was no difference between the groups regarding reaching end-stage renal disease (26% in both groups) or the rate of decline in eGFR (− 0.97 for cancer vs − 0.93 mL/min/year for non-cancer, p = 0.93). RRT uptake was similar between the groups (17.2% vs 19.3%, p = 0.49). Conclusions Cancer status proved to be an added burden and an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality but not for renal progression. CKD patients with a previous or current history of cancer should be assessed on a case by case basis in planning for renal replacement therapy options, and the presence of cancer should not be a limitation for RRT provision including transplantation.
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- Rajkumar Chinnadurai
- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, M6 8HD, Salford, UK. .,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Information Management and Technology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Manchester Cancer Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, M6 8HD, Salford, UK.,Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Frazer JS, Barnes GE, Woodcock V, Flanagan E, Littlewood T, Stevens RJ, Fleming S, Ashdown HF. Variability in body temperature in healthy adults and in patients receiving chemotherapy: prospective observational cohort study. J Med Eng Technol 2019; 43:323-333. [PMID: 31578101 DOI: 10.1080/03091902.2019.1667446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Between-individual variability of body temperature has been little investigated, but is of clinical importance: for example, in detection of neutropenic sepsis during chemotherapy. We studied within-person and between-person variability in temperature in healthy adults and those receiving chemotherapy using a prospective observational design involving 29 healthy participants and 23 patients undergoing chemotherapy. Primary outcome was oral temperature. We calculated each patient's mean temperature, standard deviation within each patient (within-person variability), and between patients (between-person variability). Secondary analysis explored temperature changes in the three days before admission for neutropenic sepsis. 1,755 temperature readings were returned by healthy participants and 1,765 by chemotherapy patients. Mean participant temperature was 36.16 C (95% CI 36.07-36.26) in healthy participants and 36.32 C (95% CI 36.18-36.46) in chemotherapy patients. Healthy participant within-person variability was 0.40 C (95% CI 0.36-0.44) and between-person variability was 0.26 C (95% CI 0.16-0.35). Chemotherapy patient within-person variability was 0.39 C (95% CI 0.34-0.44) and between-person variability was 0.34 C (95% CI 0.26-0.48). Thus, use of a population mean rather than personalised baselines is probably sufficient for most clinical purposes as between-person variability is not large compared to within-person variability. Standardised guidance and provision of thermometers to patients might help to improve recording and guide management.
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- J S Frazer
- Medical School, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Medical School, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust , Oxford , UK
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- Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust , Oxford , UK
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- Medical School, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.,Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust , Oxford , UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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Chinnadurai R, Flanagan E, Kalra PA. Distribution and association of cancer with mortality in end-stage renal disease patients receiving dialysis. J Nephrol 2019; 32:1003-1009. [PMID: 31555974 PMCID: PMC6821669 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-019-00649-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cancer in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is an important comorbidity to be taken into consideration while planning for renal replacement therapy (RRT) options due to its associated increased mortality. This study aims to investigate the natural history and association of cancer with all-cause mortality in an ESRD population receiving dialysis. METHOD The study was conducted on 1271 ESRD patients receiving dialysis between January 2012 and December 2017. A comparative analysis was carried out between 119 patients with and 1152 without cancer history at entry into this study (baseline). A 1:2 (119 cancer: 238 no cancer) propensity score matched sample of 357 patients was also used for analysis. Cox-regression analysis was used to study the strength of the association between cancer and all-cause mortality. Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis was used to demonstrate the difference in cumulative survival between the groups. A competing risk analysis was also carried out to calculate the probability of competing events (death, transplant and incident cancer). RESULTS At baseline, 10.1% of the cohort had a history of cancer (current and past) with the annual incident rate being 1.3%. Urological cancers were the leading site of cancer. The median age of our cohort was 63 years with a predominance of males (63%) and Caucasians (79%). The majority (69%) of the cohort were receiving haemodialysis. 47% had a history of diabetes with 88% being hypertensive. During a median follow-up of 28 months, the proportion of deaths observed was similar between the groups in the matched sample (cancer 49.6 versus no-cancer 52.1%, p value 0.77). In a univariable Cox-regression model, there was no significant association between cancer and all-cause mortality (HR 1.28; 95% CI 0.97-1.67; p = 0.07). The KM estimates showed similar observations in the cumulative survival between the groups (matched sample log-rank, p value 0.85). In competing risk analysis, the cumulative probability of death at 5 years was non-significantly higher in the cancer group (cancer group 64% vs no cancer group 51%, p value 0.16). CONCLUSIONS In our real-world multi-morbid dialysis cohort of 119 cancer patients, baseline cancer history did not prove to be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality in the first 5 years of follow-up, suggesting the need for a case-by-case approach in provision of RRT options, including transplantation.
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- Rajkumar Chinnadurai
- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK.
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Information Management and Technology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, M6 8HD, UK
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Purpose of Review This review summarises the most recent evidence regarding the effects of dietary flavonoids on age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent Findings Recent evidence indicates that plant-derived flavonoids may exert powerful actions on mammalian cognition and protect against the development of age-related cognitive decline and pathological neurodegeneration. The neuroprotective effects of flavonoids have been suggested to be due to interactions with the cellular and molecular architecture of brain regions responsible for memory. Summary Mechanisms for the beneficial effects of flavonoids on age-related cognitive decline and dementia are discussed, including modulating signalling pathways critical in controlling synaptic plasticity, reducing neuroinflammation, promoting vascular effects capable of stimulating new nerve cell growth in the hippocampus, bidirectional interactions with gut microbiota and attenuating the extracellular accumulation of pathological proteins. These processes are known to be important in maintaining optimal neuronal function and preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegeneration.
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- Emma Flanagan
- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, UK.
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Chinnadurai R, Flanagan E, Kalra P. FP713ASSOCIATION OF CANCER HISTORY WITH MORTALITY IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS ON DIALYSIS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp713] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Rajkumar Chinnadurai
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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Chinnadurai R, Flanagan E, Jayson G, Kalra P. FP395CANCER HISTORY IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORTALITY BUT NOT WITH RENAL PROGRESSION IN NON-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp395] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Rajkumar Chinnadurai
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Christie Hospital and University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
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Arooj P, Morrissy D, Ronan N, McCarthy Y, Daly M, Flanagan E, Shortt C, McCarthy M, Flemming C, Eustace J, Murphy D, Plant B. P264 Real-world Orkambi cohort CorK study (ROCK) - a prospective twelve months' analysis addressing the effectiveness of CFTR modulation in patients with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del CFTR. J Cyst Fibros 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(19)30557-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tollitt J, Bennett N, Darby D, Flanagan E, Chadwick P, Sinha S, Kalra PA, Ritchie J, Poulikakos D. The importance of acute kidney injury in suspected community acquired infection. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216412. [PMID: 31063508 PMCID: PMC6504101 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Most sepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI) cases are community acquired (CA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of suspected community acquired infection (sCA-I) and CA-AKI and their impact upon patient outcomes. Methods All adult creatinine blood tests from non-elective, non-dialysis attendances to a single centre over a 29-month period were analysed retrospectively. We defined sCA-I and CA-AKI cases as antibiotic prescription and AKI alert within 48 hours of attendance respectively. Binary logistic regression models were created to determine associations with 30-day mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and length of stay (LOS) dichotomised at median. Results Of 61,471 attendances 28.1% and 5.7% suffered sCA-I or CA-AKI in isolation respectively, 3.4% suffered both. sCA-I was present in 58.8% of CA-AKI cases and CA-AKI was present in 11.9% of CA-I cases. The combination of sCA-I and CA-AKI was associated with a higher risk for all outcomes compared to sCA-I or CA-AKI in isolation. The 30-day mortality was 8.1%, 11.8% and 26.2% in patients with sCA-I, CA-AKI and when sCA-I and CA-AKI occurred in combination respectively. The adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for 30-day mortality, ICU admission and LOS for sCA-I combined with CA-AKI stage 1 were OR 6.09:CI: 5.21–7.12, OR 12.52 CI: 10.54–14.88 and OR 8.97 CI: 7.62–10.56, respectively, and for combined sCA-I and CA-AKI stage 3 were OR 9.23 CI: 6.91–12.33, OR 29.26 CI: 22.46–38.18 and OR 9.48 CI: 6.82–13.18 respectively. Conclusion The combination of sCA-I and CA-AKI is associated with worse outcomes.
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- James Tollitt
- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Pathology Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Informatics Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Pathology Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
- University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
- AKI Lead for Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire Strategic Clinical Networks, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Tollitt J, Flanagan E, McCorkindale S, Glynn-Atkins S, Emmett L, Darby D, Ritchie J, Bennett B, Sinha S, Poulikakos D. Improved management of acute kidney injury in primary care using e-alerts and an educational outreach programme. Fam Pract 2018; 35:684-689. [PMID: 29718171 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmy030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] Open
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PURPOSE Acute kidney injury (AKI) detected in primary care is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. AKI electronic alerts (e-alerts) and educational programmes have recently been implemented but their contribution to improve AKI care is unknown. This project aimed to improve response to AKI detected in primary care and used a factorial design to evaluate the impact of the UK National Health Service (NHS) AKI e-alert and AKI educational outreach sessions on time to response to primary care AKI stages 2 and 3 between April and August 2016. METHODS A total of 46 primary care practices were randomized into four groups. A 2 × 2 factorial design exposed each group to different combinations of two interventions. The primary outcome was 'time to repeat test' or hospitalization following AKI e-alert for stages 2 and 3. Yates algorithm was used to evaluate the impact of each intervention. Time to response and mortality pre- and post-intervention were analysed using Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test respectively. The factorial design included two interventions: an AKI educational outreach programme and the NHS AKI e-alerts. RESULTS 1807 (0.8%) primary care blood tests demonstrated AKI 1-3 (78.3% stage 1, 14.8% stage 2, 6.9% stage 3). There were 391 stage 2 and 3 events from 251 patients. E-alerts demonstrated a reduction in mean response time (-29 hours). Educational outreach had a smaller effect (-3 hours). Median response time to AKI 2 and 3 pre- and post-interventions was 27 hours versus 16 hours respectively (P = 0.037). Stage 2 and 3 event-related 30-day all-cause mortality decreased following the interventions (15.6% versus 3.9% P = 0.036). CONCLUSION AKI e-alerts in primary care hasten response to AKI 2 and 3 and reduce all-cause mortality. Educational outreach sessions further improve response time.
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- James Tollitt
- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Pathology Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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- Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Trust, Salford, UK
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Cronin O, Flanagan E, Dowling D. Coeliac disease in the modern era: Severity of small bowel mucosal injury at diagnosis with analysis of clinical correlates and rate of improvement on a gluten free diet. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2018; 9:55-62. [PMID: 30568843 PMCID: PMC6288493 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v9.i6.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM To analyze the relationships between pre-diagnosis coeliac serology, duodenal histopathology, primary presenting symptoms, coeliac-related comorbidity and response to treatment in a modern cohort with new diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD).
METHODS A retrospective cohort study including 99 participants diagnosed with CD between 1999 and 2013. All patients had the following data recorded: baseline characteristics, coeliac serology, small bowel histopathology. A subset of this cohort underwent a repeat small bowel biopsy. Independent associations were assessed with logistic regression.
RESULTS The mean age at diagnosis was 43 years (Interquartile range 30-53 years) and 68% of the cohort was female. At diagnosis 49 (49%) patients had total villous blunting (MS 3c), 12 (12%) had subtotal villous blunting (MS 3b), and 29 (29%) had partial villous blunting (MS 3a). The prevalence of symptoms pre diagnosis was not related to the severity of villous blunting (P = 0.490). 87 (88%) of the cohort underwent repeat small bowel biopsy after a median of 7 mo (IQR 6-11 mo). 34 (39%) patients had biopsy results ≥ MS 3a which compared to 90 (90%) at the initial biopsy. 24 (71%) of this group reported adherence to a gluten free diet (GFD). Persistent MS ≥ 3a at repeat biopsy was not associated with symptoms (P = 0.358) or persistent positive coeliac serology (P = 0.485).
CONCLUSION Neither symptoms nor serology predict the severity of the small bowel mucosal lesion at CD diagnosis. Whilst a GFD was associated with histological improvement many patients with newly diagnosed CD had persistent mucosal damage despite many months of gluten restriction. Negative CD serology did not exclude ongoing mucosal injury.
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- Oliver Cronin
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong 3220, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy 3065, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong 3220, Australia
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Radakovic R, Puthusseryppady V, Flanagan E, Kiernan MC, Mioshi E, Hornberger M. Frontostriatal grey matter atrophy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis A visual rating study. Dement Neuropsychol 2018; 12:388-393. [PMID: 30546849 PMCID: PMC6289478 DOI: 10.1590/1980-57642018dn12-040008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterised by frontostriatal grey matter changes similar to those in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). However, these changes are usually detected at a group level, and simple visual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cortical atrophy scales may further elucidate frontostriatal changes in ALS.
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- Ratko Radakovic
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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