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Befikadu A, Timerga S, Mihretu F, Wonte MM. Negative pressure plmonary oedema after adenotonsillectom: a case report and litrature review. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2024; 86:2236-2241. [PMID: 38576921 PMCID: PMC10990353 DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000001790] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Background Negative pressure pulmonary is a non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema that can occur after reliving of upper airway obstruction. It is life threatening clinical scenario developed due to increase intrathoracic pressure during marked inspiratory effort against a closed glottis. Case presentation A successful adenotonsillectomy was done for a healthy 12-year-old, 33 kg male patient and transferred to post-anaesthesia care unit. In the unit the patient developed signs and symptoms of negative pressure pulmonary oedema so he was treated with diuretics and oxygen while restricting fluid. However, the dyspnoea was persisted so he was transferred to ICU. Clinical discussion This case report shows the development of negative pressure pulmonary oedema after adenotonsillectomy. In this report the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and prognosis of negative pressure pulmonary oedema after adenotonsillectomy was discussed in detail with citing updated evidences. Conclusions Post-extubation pulmonary oedema can occur after reliving of chronic air obstruction. Usually it occur within 5 min after reliving the obstruction but it can occur at any time. All healthcare professionals must be knowledgeable about clinical presentation and managements of negative pressure pulmonary oedema.
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- Aynalem Befikadu
- Wollo University, College of Health Science and Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Wollo, Dessie
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- Wollo University, College of Health Science and Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Wollo, Dessie
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- Wollo University, College of Health Science and Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Wollo, Dessie
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- Dilla University, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Dilla, Ethiopia
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Neto Gonçalves T, Galaz Tavares J, Marto N, Diogo C, Messias A. Operative Hysteroscopy Intravascular Absorption Syndrome - A Life-Threatening Complication. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med 2023; 10:004132. [PMID: 37920226 PMCID: PMC10619527 DOI: 10.12890/2023_004132] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Operative hysteroscopy intravascular absorption (OHIA) syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication related to irrigation fluid systemic absorption during hysteroscopy. It can lead to severe electrolyte disturbances, cerebral and pulmonary oedema, dysrhythmias and coagulopathy. We present the case of a 30-year-old woman who underwent a hysteroscopic myomectomy. After absorbing 2.5 l of normal saline, she experienced haemodynamic instability, respiratory distress and severe metabolic acidosis, initially mistaken for an anaphylactic or haemorrhagic shock. Insufficient monitoring of fluid deficit and irrigation fluid pressures contributed to the condition. This case underscores the importance of recognising OHIA and its risk factors to enable timely intervention and prevent adverse outcomes. Close fluid balance monitoring is vital in hysteroscopic surgeries to mitigate OHIA development. LEARNING POINTS OHIA syndrome occurs due to the systemic absorption of the irrigation fluid used during hysteroscopic procedures.The presentation is diverse with encephalopathy, pulmonary oedema, dysrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances and coagulopathy.Fluid balance and irrigation fluid pressures should be monitored during hysteroscopic procedures to mitigate OHIA development.
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- Tiago Neto Gonçalves
- Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Serviço de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Heitkamp A, Sandberg E, Moodley A, Burke J, van Roosmalen J, Gebhardt S, Vollmer L, de Vries JI, van den Akker T, Theron G. Pulmonary oedema in the course of severe maternal outcome in South Africa: A cohort study combined with clinical audit. Trop Med Int Health 2023; 28:677-687. [PMID: 37340987 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13905] [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] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence and outcomes of pulmonary oedema in women with severe maternal outcome during childbirth and identify possible modifiable factors through audit. METHODS All women with severe maternal outcome (maternal deaths or near misses) who were referred to Tygerberg referral hospital from health facilities in Metro East district, South Africa, during 2014-2015 were included. Women with severe maternal outcome and pulmonary oedema during pregnancy or childbirth were evaluated using three types of critical incident audit: criterion-based case review by one consultant gynaecologist, monodisciplinary critical incident audit by a team of gynaecologists, multidisciplinary audit with expert review from anaesthesiologists and cardiologists. RESULTS Of 32,161 pregnant women who gave birth in the study period, 399 (1.2%) women had severe maternal outcome and 72/399 (18.1%) had pulmonary oedema with a case fatality rate of 5.6% (4/72). Critical incident audit demonstrated that pre-eclampsia/HELLP-syndrome and chronic hypertension were the main conditions underlying pulmonary oedema (44/72, 61.1%). Administration of volumes of intravenous fluids in already sick women, undiagnosed underlying cardiac illness, administration of magnesium sulphate as part of pre-eclampsia management and oxytocin for augmentation of labour were identified as possible contributors to the pathophysiology of pulmonary oedema. Women-related factors (improved antenatal care attendance) and health care-related factors (earlier diagnosis and management) would potentially have improved maternal outcome. CONCLUSIONS Although pulmonary oedema in pregnancy is rare, among women with severe maternal outcome a considerable proportion had pulmonary oedema (18.1%). Audit identified options for prevention of pulmonary oedema and improved outcome. These included early detection and management of preeclampsia with close monitoring of fluid intake and cardiac evaluation in case of suspected pulmonary oedema. Therefore, a multidisciplinary clinical approach is recommended.
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- Anke Heitkamp
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Research Institute Amsterdam Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Research Institute Amsterdam Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Basumatary K, Dey S, Neema PK, Mujahid OM, Arora P, Kalbande J. Incidence of postoperative pulmonary congestion as diagnosed by lung ultrasound in surgeries performed under general anaesthesia: A prospective, observational study. Indian J Anaesth 2023; 67:628-632. [PMID: 37601941 PMCID: PMC10436713 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_598_22] [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: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Background and Aims Administering liberal fluid raises concerns about pulmonary congestion postoperatively. Bedside ultrasonography is a valuable tool for the early detection of pulmonary congestion. In this study, we have used it to ascertain the impact of the duration of surgery and intraoperative fluid volume on the causation of pulmonary congestion. Our objective was to determine the incidence of pulmonary congestion as diagnosed by lung ultrasound in patients undergoing general anaesthesia with varied fluid administration. Methods Seventy participants of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, aged between 18 and 60 years, undergoing elective extrathoracic surgeries of over 3 h under general anaesthesia were included. Preoperative lung ultrasound was carried out in all patients, and a postoperative lung ultrasound was carried out at 1 h after extubation. The appearance of three or more "B"-lines was considered positive for lung congestion. Results Significant differences (P < 0.001) were found in the duration of surgery and the appearance of B-lines in the postoperative period. Participants who developed B lines received, on average, 150% more fluid (1148.16 ± 291.79 ml) than those who did not (591.29 ± 398.42 ml) (P = 0.0240). Net fluid balance was also significantly different in patients who developed B lines (P = 0.0014). None of the patients developed symptoms of lung congestion postoperatively. Conclusion Long duration of surgery under general anaesthesia (>3 h) with the administration of large volumes of intraoperative fluid and a large net fluid balance are associated with lung congestion as diagnosed by lung ultrasound.
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- Kartik Basumatary
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Michimata H, Sumi T, Nagayama D, Koshino Y, Watanabe H, Yamada Y, Chiba H. Severe heart failure due to peripartum cardiomyopathy. Respirol Case Rep 2023; 11:e01137. [PMID: 37051303 PMCID: PMC10083544 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.1137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Perinatal cardiomyopathy presents similarly to dilated cardiomyopathy and should be suspected in perinatal women presenting with dyspnoea, even with no previous history of heart disease.
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- Haruhiko Michimata
- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and AllergologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and AllergologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and AllergologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and AllergologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory MedicineHakodate Goryoukaku HospitalHakodateHokkaidoJapan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and AllergologySapporo Medical University School of MedicineSapporoJapan
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Bulle EB, Klanderman RB, de Wissel MB, Roelofs JJTH, Veelo DP, van den Brom CE, Kapur R, Vlaar APJ. Can volume-reduced plasma products prevent transfusion-associated circulatory overload in a two-hit animal model? Vox Sang 2023; 118:185-192. [PMID: 36599701 DOI: 10.1111/vox.13395] [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: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) is a pulmonary transfusion complication and a leading cause of transfusion-related morbidity and mortality. Volume overload and rising hydrostatic pressure as a consequence of transfusion are seen as the central pathway leading to TACO. A possible preventative measure for TACO could be the use of low-volume blood products like volume-reduced lyophilized plasma. We hypothesize that volume-reduced lyophilized plasma decreases circulatory overload leading to a reduced pulmonary capillary pressure and can therefore be an effective strategy to prevent TACO. MATERIALS AND METHODS A validated two-hit animal model in rats with heart failure was used. Animals were randomized to receive 4 units of either solvent-detergent pooled plasma (SDP) as control, standard volume lyophilized plasma (LP-S) or hyperoncotic volume-reduced lyophilized plasma (LP-VR). The primary outcome was the difference between pre-transfusion and post-transfusion left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (ΔLVEDP). Secondary outcomes included markers for acute lung injury. RESULTS LVEDP increased in all randomization groups following transfusion. The greatest elevation was seen in the group receiving LP-VR (+11.9 mmHg [5.9-15.6]), but there were no significant differences when compared to groups receiving either LP-S (+6.3 mmHg [2.9-13.4], p = 0.29) or SDP (+7.7 mmHg [4.5-10.5], p = 0.55). There were no significant differences in markers for acute lung injury, such as pulmonary wet/dry weight ratios, lung histopathology scores or PaO2 /FiO2 ratio between the three groups. CONCLUSION Transfusion with hyperoncotic volume-reduced plasma did not attenuate circulatory overload compared to standard volume plasma and was therefore not an effective preventative strategy for TACO in this rat model.
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- Esther B Bulle
- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Microcirculation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research, Department of Experimental Immunohematology, Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Filippini DFL, Hagens LA, Heijnen NFL, Zimatore C, Atmowihardjo LN, Schnabel RM, Schultz MJ, Bergmans DCJJ, Bos LDJ, Smit MR. Prognostic Value of the Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema Score in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041252. [PMID: 36835791 PMCID: PMC9960783 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) score provides a semi-quantitative measure of pulmonary edema. In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the RALE score is associated with mortality. In mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with respiratory failure not due to ARDS, a variable degree of lung edema is observed as well. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of RALE in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. METHODS Secondary analysis of patients enrolled in the 'Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome' (DARTS) project with an available chest X-ray (CXR) at baseline. Where present, additional CXRs at day 1 were analysed. The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality. Outcomes were also stratified for ARDS subgroups (no ARDS, non-COVID-ARDS and COVID-ARDS). RESULTS 422 patients were included, of which 84 had an additional CXR the following day. Baseline RALE scores were not associated with 30-day mortality in the entire cohort (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 0.98-1.03, p = 0.66), nor in subgroups of ARDS patients. Early changes in RALE score (baseline to day 1) were only associated with mortality in a subgroup of ARDS patients (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.02-1.51, p = 0.04), after correcting for other known prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS The prognostic value of the RALE score cannot be extended to mechanically ventilated ICU patients in general. Only in ARDS patients, early changes in RALE score were associated with mortality.
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- Daan F. L. Filippini
- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht University, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht University, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Department of Research and Development, Hamilton Medical AG, 7402 Bonaduz, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht University, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pulmonology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (L.E.I.C.A.), University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Muacevic A, Adler JR. Bilateral Upper Lobe Pulmonary Oedema and Primary Mitral Regurgitation. Cureus 2022; 14:e32347. [PMID: 36628016 PMCID: PMC9826619 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pulmonary oedema of uncertain aetiology is a diagnostic challenge to clinicians worldwide. Many indicators are proposed to differentiate between cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. Mixed pulmonary oedema is an overlap between high hydrostatic pressure and increased permeability at the microvascular level. In our case, a 77-year-old patient presented with a nine-day history of shortness of breath. He was hypoxemic in the emergency department, had a pan-systolic murmur on auscultation, and blood results showed raised inflammatory markers without any fever. His chest X-ray and computed tomography pulmonary angiogram showed asymmetric pulmonary oedema in bilateral superior lobes and bilateral pleural effusions. Point-of-care echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation. Trans-oesophageal echocardiography confirmed mitral valve prolapse with the chordae rupture and systolic vein reversal flow seen in the right superior pulmonary vein. He was treated with antibiotics and diuretics. After starting intravenous diuretics, there was a rapid symptomatic improvement, and a repeat chest X-ray showed significant improvements. We concluded that it was a case of mixed pulmonary oedema with predominant cardiac aetiology, and he was referred to cardiothoracic surgery for mitral valve replacement. The case showed that mixed pulmonary oedema with atypical chest radiography appearances would be a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. In such presentations, both cardiogenic and non-cariogenic causes of pulmonary oedema should be considered.
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Huwer H, Hadizamani Y, Moehrlen U, Stammberger U, Gebhard F, Bally L, Wendel A, Liener UC, Lucas R, Hamacher J. Ex Vivo Pulmonary Oedema after In Vivo Blast-Induced Rat Lung Injury: Time Dependency, Blast Intensity and Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Role. Biomedicines 2022; 10. [PMID: 36428498 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: Current treatments for blast-induced lung injury are limited to supportive procedures including mechanical ventilation. The study aimed to investigate the role of post-trauma-induced oedema generation in the function of time and trauma intensity and the probable role of beta 2-adrenergic receptors (β2-ARs) agonists on pulmonary oedema. The study is conducted using an ex vivo model after an experimental in vivo blast-induced thorax trauma in rats. Methods: Rats were randomised and divided into two groups, blast and sham. The blast group were anaesthetised and exposed to the blast wave (3.16 ± 0.43 bar) at a distance of 3.5 cm from the thorax level. The rats were sacrificed 10 min after the blast, the lungs explanted and treated with terbutaline, formoterol, propranolol or amiloride to assess the involvement of sodium transport. Other groups of rats were exposed to distances of 5 and 7 cm from the thorax to reduce the intensity of the injury. Further, one group of rats was studied after 180 min and one after 360 min after a 3.5 cm blast injury. Sham controls were exposed to identical procedures except for receiving blast overpressure. Results: Lung injury and oedema generation depended on time after injury and injury intensity. Perfusion with amiloride resulted in a further increase in oedema formation as indicated by weight gain (p < 0.001), diminished tidal volume (Tv) (p < 0.001), and increased airway resistance (p < 0.001). Formoterol caused a significant increase in the Tv (p < 0.001) and a significant decrease in the airway resistance (p < 0.01), while the lung weight was not influenced. Trauma-related oedema was significantly reduced by terbutaline in terms of lung weight gain (p < 0.01), Tv (p < 0.001), and airway resistance (p < 0.01) compared to control blast-injured lungs. Terbutaline-induced effects were completely blocked by the β-receptor antagonist propranolol (p < 0.05). Similarly, amiloride, which was added to terbutaline perfusion, reversed terbutaline-induced weight gain reduction (p < 0.05). Conclusions: β2-adrenoceptor stimulation had a beneficial impact by amiloride-dependent sodium and therefore, fluid transport mechanisms on the short-term ex vivo oedema generation in a trauma-induced in vivo lung injury of rats.
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Koraćević G, Stojković M, Stojanović M, Zdravković M, Simić D, Šalinger-Martinović S, Đorđević D, Damjanović M, Đorđević-Radojković D, Koraćević M. Less Known but Clinically Relevant Comorbidities of Atrial Fibrillation: A Narrative Review. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2022; 20:429-438. [PMID: 35986547 DOI: 10.2174/1570161120666220819095215] [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: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND The important risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the general population are not always equally important in specific and relatively prevalent diseases. OBJECTIVE The main goal of this narrative review is to focus attention on the presence and the relationship of AF with several important diseases, such as cancer or sepsis, in order to: 1) stimulate further research in the field, and 2) draw attention to this relationship and search for AF in clinical practice. METHODS We searched PubMed, SCOPUS, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Oxford Journals, Cambridge, SAGE, and Google Scholar for less-known comorbidities of AF. The search was limited to publications in English. No time limits were applied. RESULTS AF is widely represented in cardiovascular and other important diseases, even in those in which AF is rarely mentioned. In some specific clinical subsets of AF patients (e.g., patients with sepsis or cancer), the general risk factors for AF may not be so important. Patients with new-onset AF have a several-fold increase in relative risk of cancer, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) during the follow-up. CONCLUSION AF presence, prognosis, and optimal therapeutic approach are insufficiently recognised in several prevalent diseases, including life-threatening ones. There is a need for a better search for AF in PTE, pulmonary oedema, aortic dissection, sepsis, cancer and several gastrointestinal diseases. Improved AF detection would influence treatment and improve outcomes.
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- Goran Koraćević
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, Niš University, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Bethel Clinic (EvKB), Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska kosa and Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia.,Faculty of Medicine, Niš University, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Bethel Clinic (EvKB), Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia
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Ngene NC, Moodley J. Fatal pulmonary oedema associated with severe pre-eclampsia: challenges and lessons. Cardiovasc J Afr 2022; 33:273-276. [PMID: 35175275 PMCID: PMC9887441 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2021-064] [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: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Pre-eclampsia complicated by pulmonary oedema, severe hypertension, tachycardia and desaturation is a devastating condition. A comprehensive understanding of the aetiopathogenesis during such an emergency is challenging in the absence of functional and responsive point-of-care imaging, and laboratory and other critical-care services. An unbooked 26-year-old gravida 3 para 1+1 presented to a primary healthcare clinic with features of pre-eclampsia, severe hypertension and pulmonary oedema. The only available antihypertensive drug, methyldopa, was administered. The patient was transferred to a district hospital and subsequently referred to a tertiary hospital. On arrival, she was booked for caesarean delivery and in the maternity ward a central venous pressure (CVP) line was inserted. The patient developed pneumothorax and died in the intensive care unit undelivered. This case highlights many lessons, which are discussed. If CVP monitoring is indicated before caesarean delivery, consideration must be given to line insertion in the operating room to facilitate rapid delivery should the patient's condition deteriorate.
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- Nnabuike Chibuoke Ngene
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leratong Hospital, Krugersdorp, South Africa.
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- Women's Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Lo CY, Le SN, Nguyen CH, Seshachellam V, Kim E. Use of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary oedema in an infant. Anaesth Intensive Care 2022; 50:476-479. [PMID: 35676834 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x221082675] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This case demonstrates the value of perioperative point-of-care ultrasound for rapid bedside evaluation and treatment of pulmonary oedema in an infant. A nine-week-old male infant undergoing cleft lip repair received significant intravenous fluid resuscitation for intraoperative hypotension. After uneventful extubation, he developed increased work of breathing and a gradual decline in oxygen saturation despite supplemental oxygen by way of a facemask. Lung point-of-care ultrasound revealed confluent B-lines in multiple lung fields, consistent with pulmonary oedema, likely from fluid overload. He was treated with furosemide resulting in clinical improvement within 30 minutes.
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- Carl Y Lo
- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Jazdarehee A, Huget-Penner S, Pawlowska M. Pseudo-pheochromocytoma due to obstructive sleep apnea: a case report. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2022; 2022:21-0100. [PMID: 35212265 PMCID: PMC8897593 DOI: 10.1530/edm-21-0100] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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SUMMARY Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition of intermittent nocturnal upper airway obstruction. OSA increases sympathetic drive which may result in clinical and biochemical features suggestive of pheochromocytoma. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with a 2.9-cm left adrenal incidentaloma on CT, hypertension, symptoms of headache, anxiety and diaphoresis, and persistently elevated 24-h urine norepinephrine (initially 818 nmol/day (89-470)) and normetanephrine (initially 11.2 µmol/day (0.6-2.7)). He was started on prazosin and underwent left adrenalectomy. Pathology revealed an adrenal corticoadenoma with no evidence of pheochromocytoma. Over the next 2 years, urine norepinephrine and normetanephrine remained significantly elevated with no MIBG avid disease. Years later, he was diagnosed with severe OSA and treated with continuous positive airway pressure. Urine testing done once OSA was well controlled revealed complete normalization of urine norepinephrine and normetanephrine with substantial symptom improvement. It was concluded that the patient never had a pheochromocytoma but rather an adrenal adenoma with biochemistry and symptoms suggestive of pheochromocytoma due to untreated severe OSA. Pseudo-pheochromocytoma is a rare presentation of OSA and should be considered on the differential of elevated urine catecholamines and metanephrines in the right clinical setting. LEARNING POINTS Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition among adults. OSA may rarely present as pseudo-pheochromocytoma with symptoms of pallor, palpitations, perspiration, headache, or anxiety. OSA should be considered on the differential of elevated urine catecholamines and metanephrines, especially in patients with negative metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan results.
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- ataxia
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- avulsion
- babinski's sign
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- behavioural problems
- belching
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- biliary colic
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- bloating
- bloody show
- boil(s)
- bone cyst
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- bone lesions
- bone pain
- bony metastases
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- bowel movements - bleeding
- bowel movements - increased frequency
- bowel movements - pain
- bowel obstruction
- bowel perforation
- brachycephaly
- brachydactyly
- bradycardia
- bradykinesia
- bradyphrenia
- bradypnea
- breast contour change
- breast enlargement
- breast lump
- breast reduction
- breast tenderness
- breastfeeding difficulties
- breathing difficulties
- bronchospasms
- brushfield spots
- bruxism
- buffalo hump
- cachexia
- calcification
- cardiac fibrosis
- cardiac malformations
- cardiac tamponade
- cardiogenic shock
- cardiomegaly
- cardiomyopathy
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- caruncle - inflammation
- cataplexy
- cataract(s)
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- central obesity
- cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
- cervical pain
- cheeks - full
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- chest pain (pleuritic)
- chest pain (precordial)
- cheyne-stokes respiration
- chills
- cholecystitis
- cholestasis
- chondrocalcinosis
- chordee
- chorea
- choroidal atrophy
- chronic pain
- circulatory collapse
- cirrhosis
- citraturia
- claudication
- clitoromegaly
- cloacal exstrophy
- clonus
- club foot
- clumsiness
- coagulopathy
- coarctation
- coeliac disease
- cognitive problems
- cold intolerance
- collapse
- colour blindness
- coma
- concentration difficulties
- confusion
- congenital heart defect
- conjunctivitis
- constipation
- convulsions
- coordination difficulties
- coughing
- crackles
- cramps
- craniofacial abnormalities
- craniotabes
- cutaneous ischaemia
- cutaneous myxoma
- cutaneous pigmentation
- cyanosis
- dalrymple's sign
- deafness
- deep vein thrombosis
- dehydration
- delayed puberty
- delirium
- dementia
- dental abscess(es)
- dental problems
- depression
- diabetes insipidus
- diabetic neuropathy
- diabetic foot infection
- diabetic foot neuropathy
- diabetic foot ulceration
- diarrhoea
- diplopia
- dizziness
- duodenal atresia
- duplex kidney(s)
- dysarthria
- dysdiadochokinesia
- dysgraphia
- dyslexia
- dyslipidaemia
- dysmenorrhoea
- dyspareunia
- dyspepsia
- dysphagia
- dysphonia
- dysphoria
- dyspnoea
- dystonia
- dysuria
- ear, nose and/or throat infection
- early menarche
- ears - low set
- ears - pinna abnormalities
- ears - small
- ecchymoses
- ectopic ureter
- emotional immaturity
- encopresis
- endometrial hyperplasia
- enlarged bladder
- enlarged prostate
- eosinophilia
- epicanthic fold
- epilepsy
- epistaxis
- erectile dysfunction
- erythema
- euphoria
- eyebrows - bushy
- eyelid retraction
- eyelid swelling
- eyelids - redness
- eyes - almond-shaped
- eyes - dry
- eyes - feeling of grittiness
- eyes - inflammation
- eyes - irritation
- eyes - itching
- eyes - pain (gazing down)
- eyes - pain (gazing up)
- eyes - redness
- eyes - watering
- face - change in appearance
- face - coarse features
- face - numbness
- facial fullness
- facial palsy
- facial plethora
- facial weakness
- facies - abnormal
- facies - hippocratic
- facies - moon
- faecal incontinence
- failure to thrive
- fallopian tube hyperplasia
- fasciculation
- fatigue
- fatigue (post-exertional)
- feet - cold
- feet - increased size
- feet - large
- feet - pain
- feet - small
- fingers - thick
- flaccid paralysis
- flatulence
- flushing
- fontanelles - enlarged
- frontal bossing
- fungating lesion
- fungating mass
- funny turns
- gait abnormality
- gait unsteadiness
- gallbladder calculi
- gallstones
- gangrene
- gastro-oesophageal reflux
- genital oedema
- genu valgum
- genu varum
- gestational diabetes
- glaucoma
- glucose intolerance
- glucosuria
- growth hormone deficiency
- growth retardation
- haematemesis
- haematochezia
- haematoma
- haematuria
- haemoglobinuria
- haemoptysis
- hair - coarse
- hair - dry
- hair - temporal balding
- hairline - low
- hallucination
- hands - enlargement
- hands - large
- hands - single palmar crease
- hands - small
- head - large
- headache
- hearing loss
- heart failure
- heart murmur
- heat intolerance
- height loss
- hemiballismus
- hemianopia
- hemiparesis
- hemispatial neglect
- hepatic cysts
- hepatic metastases
- hepatomegaly
- hidradenitis suppurativa
- high-arched palate
- hip dislocation
- hippocampal dysgenesis
- hirschsprung's disease
- hot flushes
- hydronephrosis
- hypolipidaemia
- hyperactivity
- hyperacusis
- hyperandrogenaemia
- hypercalciuria
- hypercapnea
- hypercholesterolaemia
- hypercortisolaemia
- hyperflexibility
- hyperglucagonaemia
- hyperhidrosis
- hyperhomocysteinaemia
- hypernasal speech
- hyperopia
- hyperoxaluria
- hyperpigmentation
- hyperplasia
- hyperpnoea
- hypersalivation
- hyperseborrhea
- hypersomnia
- hyperthermia
- hypertrichosis
- hypertrophy
- hyperuricaemia
- hyperventilation
- hypoadrenalism
- hypoalbuminaemia
- hypocalciuria
- hypocitraturia
- hypomagnesaemia
- hypopigmentation
- hypoplastic scrotum
- hypopotassaemia
- hypoprolactinaemia
- hyporeflexia
- hyposmia
- hypospadias
- hypotension
- hypothermia
- hypotonia
- hypoventilation
- hypovitaminosis d
- hypovolaemia
- hypovolaemic shock
- hypoxia
- immunodeficiency
- impulsivity
- inattention
- infections
- inflexibility
- insomnia
- instability
- intussusception
- irritability
- ischaemia
- ischuria
- itching
- jaundice
- keratoconus
- ketonuria
- ketotic odour
- kidney dysplasia
- kidney stones
- kyphoscoliosis
- kyphosis
- labioscrotal fold abnormalities
- laceration
- late dentition
- learning difficulties
- leg pain
- legs - increased length
- leukaemia
- leukocytosis
- libido increase
- libido reduction/loss
- lichen sclerosus
- lips - dry
- lips - thin
- little finger - in-curved
- little finger - short
- liver masses
- lordosis
- lordosis (loss of)
- lymphadenectomy
- lymphadenitis
- lymphocytosis
- lymphoedema
- macroglossia
- malaise
- malaise (post-exertional)
- malodorous perspiration
- mania
- marcus gunn pupil
- mastalgia
- meckel's diverticulum
- melena
- menorrhagia
- menstrual disorder
- mesenteric ischaemia
- metabolic alkalosis
- microalbuminuria
- microcephaly
- micrognathia
- micropenis
- milk-alkali syndrome
- miscarriage
- mood changes/swings
- mouth - down-turned
- mouth - small
- movement - limited range of
- mucosal pigmentation
- muscle atrophy
- muscle freezing
- muscle hypertrophy
- muscle rigidity
- myalgia
- myasthaenia
- mydriasis
- myelodysplasia
- myeloma
- myoclonus
- myodesopsia
- myokymia
- myopathy
- myopia
- myosis
- nail clubbing
- nail dystrophy
- nasal obstruction
- nausea
- neck - loose skin (nape)
- neck - short
- neck mass
- neck pain/discomfort
- necrolytic migratory erythema
- necrosis
- nephrocalcinosis
- nephropathy
- neurofibromas
- night terrors
- nipple change
- nipple discharge
- nipple inversion
- nipple retraction
- nipples widely spaced
- nocturia
- normochromic normocytic anaemia
- nose - depressed bridge
- nose - flat bridge
- nose - thickening
- nystagmus
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- obstetrical haemorrhage
- obstructive sleep apnoea
- odynophagia
- oedema
- oesophageal atresia
- oesophagitis
- oligomenorrhoea
- oliguria
- onychauxis
- oophoritis
- ophthalmoplegia
- optic atrophy
- orbital fat prolapse
- orbital hypertelorism
- orthostatic hypotension
- osteoarthritis
- osteopenia
- otitis media
- ovarian cysts
- ovarian hyperplasia
- palatoschisis
- pallor
- palmar erythema
- palpebral fissure (downslanted)
- palpebral fissure (extended)
- palpebral fissure (reduced)
- palpebral fissure (upslanted)
- palpitations
- pancreatic fibrosis
- pancytopaenia
- panic attacks
- papilloedema
- paraesthesia
- paralysis
- paranoia
- patellar dislocation
- patellar subluxation
- pedal ulceration
- pellagra
- pelvic mass
- pelvic pain
- penile agenesis
- peptic ulcer
- pericardial effusion
- periodontitis
- periosteal bone reactions
- peripheral oedema
- personality change
- pes cavus
- petechiae
- peyronie's disease
- pharyngitis
- philtrum - long
- philtrum - short
- phosphaturia
- photophobia
- photosensitivity
- pleurisy
- poikiloderma
- polydactyly
- polydipsia
- polyphagia
- polyuria
- poor wound healing
- postmenopausal bleeding
- post-nasal drip
- postprandial fullness
- postural instability
- prehypertension
- premature birth
- premature labour
- prenatal growth retardation
- presbyopia
- pretibial myxoedema
- proctalgia fugax
- prognathism
- proptosis
- prosopagnosia
- proteinuria
- pruritus
- pruritus scroti
- pruritus vulvae
- pseudarthrosis
- psoriatic arthritis
- psychiatric problems
- psychomotor retardation
- psychosis
- pterygium colli
- ptosis
- puberty (delayed/absent)
- puberty (early/precocious)
- puffiness
- pulmonary embolism
- purpura
- pyelonephritis
- pyloric stenosis
- pyrexia
- pyrosis
- pyuria
- rash
- rectal pain
- rectorrhagia
- refractory anemia
- reluctance to weight-bear
- renal agenesis
- renal clubbing
- renal colic
- renal cyst
- renal failure
- renal insufficiency
- renal phosphate wasting (isolated)
- renal tubular acidosis
- respiratory failure
- reticulocytosis
- retinitis pigmentosa
- retinopathy
- retrobulbar pain
- retrograde ejaculation
- retroperitoneal fibrosis
- salivary gland swelling
- salpingitis
- salt craving
- salt wasting
- sarcoidosis
- schizophrenia
- scoliosis
- scotoma
- seborrhoeic dermatitis
- seizures
- sensory loss
- sepsis
- septic arthritis
- septic shock
- shivering
- singultus
- sinusitis
- sixth nerve palsy
- skeletal deformity
- skeletal dysplasia
- skin - texture change
- skin infections
- skin necrosis
- skin pigmentation - spotty
- skin thickening
- skin thinning
- sleep apnoea
- sleep difficulties
- sleep disturbance
- sleep hyperhidrosis
- slow growth
- slurred speech
- social difficulties
- soft tissue swelling
- somnambulism
- somniloquy
- somnolence
- sore throat
- spasms
- spastic paraplegia
- spasticity
- speech delay
- spider naevi
- splenomegaly
- sputum production
- steatorrhoea
- stomatitis
- strabismus
- strangury
- striae
- stridor
- stroke
- subfertility
- suicidal ideation
- supraclavicular fat pads
- supranuclear gaze palsy
- sweating
- syncope
- syndactyly
- tachycardia
- tachypnoea
- teeth gapping
- telangiectasias
- telecanthus
- tetraparesis
- t-reflex (absent)
- t-reflex (depressed)
- tetany
- thermodysregulation
- thrombocytopenia
- thrombocytosis
- thrombophilia
- thrush
- tics
- tinnitus
- toe clubbing
- toe deformities
- toes - thick
- toes - widely spaced
- tongue - protruding
- tracheo-oesophageal compression
- tracheo-oesophageal fistula
- tremulousness
- tricuspid insufficiency
- umbilical hernia
- uraemia
- ureter duplex
- uricaemia
- urinary frequency
- urinary incontinence
- urogenital sinus
- urticaria
- uterine hyperplasia
- uterus duplex
- vagina duplex
- vaginal bleeding
- vaginal discharge
- vaginal dryness
- vaginal pain/tenderness
- vaginism
- ventricular fibrillation
- ventricular hypertrophy
- vertigo
- viraemia
- virilisation (abnormal)
- vision - acuity reduction
- vision - blurred
- visual disturbance
- visual field defect
- visual impairment
- visual loss
- vitiligo
- vocal cord paresis
- vomiting
- von graefe's sign
- weight gain
- weight loss
- wheezing
- widened joint space(s)
- xeroderma
- xerostomia
- 3-methoxy 4-hydroxy mandelic acid
- 17-hydroxypregnenolone (urine)
- 17-ketosteroids
- 25-hydroxyvitamin-d3
- 5hiaa
- aberrant adrenal receptors
- acid-base balance
- acth stimulation
- activated partial thromboplastin time
- acyl-ghrelin
- adrenal antibodies
- adrenal function
- adrenal scintigraphy
- adrenal venous sampling
- afp tumour marker
- alanine aminotransferase
- albumin
- albumin to creatinine ratio
- aldosterone (24-hour urine)
- aldosterone (blood)
- aldosterone (plasma)
- aldosterone (serum)
- aldosterone to renin ratio
- alkaline phosphatase
- alkaline phosphatase (bone-specific)
- alpha-fetoprotein
- ammonia
- amniocentesis
- amylase
- angiography
- anion gap
- anti-acetylcholine antibodies
- anticardiolipin antibody
- anti-insulin antibodies
- anti-islet cell antibody
- anti-gh antibodies
- antinuclear antibody
- anti-tyrosine phosphatase antibodies
- asvs
- barium studies
- basal insulin
- base excess
- apolipoprotein h
- beta-hydroxybutyrate
- bicarbonate
- bilirubin
- biopsy
- blood film
- blood pressure
- bmi
- body fat mass
- bone age
- bone biopsy
- bone mineral content
- bone mineral density
- bone mineral density test
- bone scintigraphy
- bone sialoprotein
- bound insulin
- brca1/brca2
- c1np
- c3 complement
- c4 complement
- ca125
- calcifediol
- calcium (serum)
- calcium (urine)
- calcium to creatinine clearance ratio
- carcinoembryonic antigen
- cardiac index
- catecholamines (24-hour urine)
- catecholamines (plasma)
- cd-56
- chemokines
- chest auscultation
- chloride
- chorionic villus sampling
- chromatography
- chromogranin a
- chromosomal analysis
- clomid challenge
- clonidine suppression
- collagen
- colonoscopy
- colposcopy
- continuous glucose monitoring
- core needle biopsy
- corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test
- cortisol (9am)
- cortisol (plasma)
- cortisol (midnight)
- cortisol (salivary)
- cortisol (serum)
- cortisol day curve
- cortisol, free (24-hour urine)
- c-peptide (24-hour urine)
- c-peptide (blood)
- c-reactive protein
- creatinine
- creatine kinase
- creatinine (24-hour urine)
- creatinine (serum)
- creatinine clearance
- crh stimulation
- ctpa scan
- ct scan
- c-telopeptide
- cytokines
- deoxypyridinoline
- dexa scan
- dexamethasone suppression
- dexamethasone suppression (high dose)
- dexamethasone suppression (low dose)
- dhea sulphate
- discectomy
- dldl cholesterol
- dmsa scan
- dna sequencing
- domperidone
- down syndrome screening
- ductal lavage
- echocardiogram
- eeg
- electrocardiogram
- electrolytes
- electromyography
- endoscopic ultrasound
- endoscopy
- endosonography
- enzyme immunoassay
- epinephrine (plasma)
- epinephrine (urine)
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- estimated glomerular filtration rate
- ethanol ablation
- ewing and clarke autonomic function
- exercise tolerance
- fbc
- ferritin
- fine needle aspiration biopsy
- flow cytometry
- fludrocortisone suppression
- fluticasone-propionate-17-beta carboxylic acid
- fmri
- folate
- ft3
- ft4
- gada
- gallium nitrate
- gallium scan
- gastric biopsy
- genetic analysis
- genitography
- gh day curve
- gh stimulation
- gh suppression
- glp-1
- glp-2
- glucose suppression test
- glucose (blood)
- glucose (blood, fasting)
- glucose (blood, postprandial)
- glucose (urine)
- glucose tolerance
- glucose tolerance (intravenous)
- glucose tolerance (oral)
- glucose tolerance (prolonged)
- gluten sensitivity
- gnrh stimulation
- gonadotrophins
- growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 test
- gut hormones (fasting)
- haematoxylin and eosin staining
- haemoglobin
- haemoglobin a1c
- hcg (serum)
- hcg (urine)
- hcg stimulation
- hdl cholesterol
- hearing test
- heart rate
- hepatic venous sampling with arterial stimulation
- high-sensitivity c-reactive protein
- histopathology
- hla genotyping
- holter monitoring
- homa
- homocysteine
- hyaluronic acid
- hydrocortisone day curve
- hydroxyproline
- hydroxyprogesterone
- hysteroscopy
- igfbp2
- igfbp3
- igg4/igg ratio
- immunocytochemistry
- immunohistochemistry
- immunoglobulins
- immunoglobulin g2
- immunoglobulin g4
- immunoglobulin a
- immunoglobulin m
- immunostaining
- inferior petrosal sinus sampling
- inhibin b
- insulin (fasting)
- insulin suppression
- insulin tissue resistance tests
- insulin tolerance
- intracranial pressure
- irm imaging
- ketones (plasma)
- ketones (urine)
- kidney function
- lactate
- lactate dehydrogenase
- laparoscopy
- laparoscopy and dye
- laparotomy
- ldl cholesterol
- leuprolide acetate stimulation
- leukocyte esterase (urine)
- levothyroxine absorption
- lipase (serum)
- lipid profile
- liquid-based cytology
- liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- liver biopsy
- liver function
- lumbar puncture
- lung function testing
- luteinising hormone releasing hormone test
- macroprolactin
- magnesium
- mag3 scan
- mammogram
- mantoux test
- metanephrines (plasma)
- metanephrines (urinary)
- methoxytyramine
- metoclopramide
- metyrapone cortisol day curve
- metyrapone suppression
- metyrapone test dose
- mibg scan
- microarray analysis
- molecular genetic analysis
- mri
- myocardial biopsy
- nerve conduction study
- neuroendocrine markers
- neuron-specific enolase
- norepinephrine
- ntx
- oct
- octreotide scan
- octreotide suppression test
- osmolality
- ovarian venous sampling
- p1np
- palpation
- pap test
- parathyroid scintigraphy
- pentagastrin
- perchlorate discharge
- percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
- peripheral blood film
- pet scan
- ph (blood)
- phosphate (serum)
- phosphate (urine)
- pituitary function
- plasma osmolality
- plasma viscosity
- platelet count
- pneumococcal antigen
- pneumococcal pcr
- polymerase chain reaction
- polysomnography
- porter-silber chromogens
- potassium
- pregnancy test
- proinsulin
- prostate-specific antigen
- protein electrophoresis
- protein fingerprinting
- protein folding analysis
- psychiatric assessment
- psychometric assessment
- pulse oximetry
- pyelography
- pyridinium crosslinks
- quicki
- plasma renin activity
- radioimmunoassay
- radionuclide imaging
- raiu test
- red blood cell count
- renal biopsy
- renin (24-hour urine)
- respiratory status
- renin (blood)
- renin plasma activity
- rheumatoid factor
- salt loading
- sdldl cholesterol
- secretin stimulation
- selective parathyroid venous sampling
- selective transhepatic portal venous sampling
- semen analysis
- serotonin
- serum osmolality
- serum free insulin
- sestamibi scan
- sex hormone binding globulin
- shbg
- skeletal muscle mass
- skin biopsy
- sleep diary
- sodium
- spect scan
- supervised 72-hour fast
- surgical biopsy
- sweat test
- synaptophysin
- systemic vascular resistance index
- tanner scale
- thoracocentesis
- thyroid transcription factor-1
- thyroglobulin
- thyroid antibodies
- thyroid function
- thyroid scintigraphy
- thyroid ultrasonography
- total cholesterol
- total ghrelin
- total t3
- total t4
- trabecular thickness
- transaminase
- transvaginal ultrasound
- trap 5b
- trh stimulation
- triglycerides
- triiodothyronine (t3) suppression
- troponin
- tsh receptor antibodies
- type 3 precollagen
- type 4 collagen
- ultrasound-guided biopsy
- ultrasound scan
- urea and electrolytes
- uric acid (blood)
- uric acid (urine)
- urinalysis
- urinary free cortisol
- urine 24-hour volume
- urine osmolality
- vaginal examination
- vanillylmandelic acid (24-hour urine)
- visual field assessment
- vitamin b12
- vitamin e
- waist circumference
- water deprivation
- water load
- weight
- western blotting
- white blood cell count
- white blood cell differential count
- x-ray
- zinc
- abscess drainage
- acetic acid injection
- adhesiolysis
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- analgesics
- angioplasty
- arthrodesis
- assisted reproduction techniques
- bariatric surgery
- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- blood transfusion
- bone grafting
- caesarean section
- cardiac transplantation
- cardiac pacemaker
- cataract extraction
- chemoembolisation
- chemotherapy
- chemoradiotherapy
- clitoroplasty
- continuous renal replacement therapy
- contraception
- cordotomy
- counselling
- craniotomy
- cryopreservation
- cryosurgical ablation
- debridement
- dialysis
- diazoxide
- diet
- duodenotomy
- endonasal endoscopic surgery
- exercise
- external fixation
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- extraocular muscle surgery
- eye surgery
- eyelid surgery
- fasciotomy
- fluid repletion
- fluid restriction
- gamma knife radiosurgery
- gastrectomy
- gastrostomy
- gender reassignment surgery
- gonadectomy
- heart transplantation
- hormone replacement
- hormone suppression
- hypophysectomy
- hysterectomy
- inguinal orchiectomy
- internal fixation
- intra-cardiac defibrillator
- islet transplantation
- ivf
- kidney transplantation
- laparoscopic adrenalectomy
- laryngoplasty
- laryngoscopy
- laser lithotripsy
- light treatment
- liver transplantation
- lumpectomy
- lymph node dissection
- mastectomy
- molecularly targeted therapy
- neuroendoscopic surgery
- oophorectomy
- orbital decompression
- orbital radiation
- orchidectomy
- orthopaedic surgery
- osteotomy
- ovarian cystectomy
- ovarian diathermy
- oxygen therapy
- pancreas transplantation
- pancreatectomy
- pancreaticoduodenectomy
- parathyroidectomy
- percutaneous adrenal ablation
- percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- pericardiocentesis
- pericardiotomy
- physiotherapy
- pituitary adenomectomy
- plasma exchange
- plasmapheresis
- psychotherapy
- radiofrequency ablation
- radionuclide therapy
- radiotherapy
- reconstruction of genitalia
- resection of tumour
- right-sided hemicolectomy
- salpingo-oophorectomy
- small bowel resection
- speech and language therapy
- spinal surgery
- splenectomy
- stereotactic radiosurgery
- termination of pregnancy
- thymic transplantation
- thyroidectomy
- tracheostomy
- transcranial surgery
- transsphenoidal surgery
- transtentorial surgery
- vaginoplasty
- vagotomy
- 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
- 17?-estradiol
- abiraterone
- acarbose
- acetazolamide
- acetohexamide
- adalimumab
- albiglutide
- alendronate
- alogliptin
- alpha-blockers
- alphacalcidol
- alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
- amiloride
- amlodipine
- amoxicillin
- anastrozole
- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- angiotensin receptor antagonists
- anthracyclines
- antiandrogens
- antibiotics
- antiemetics
- antiepileptics
- antipsychotics
- antithyroid drugs
- antiseptic
- antivirals
- aripiprazole
- aromatase inhibitors
- aspirin
- astragalus membranaceus
- ativan
- atenolol
- atorvastatin
- avp receptor antagonists
- axitinib
- azathioprine
- bendroflumethiazide
- benzodiazepines
- beta-blockers
- betamethasone
- bexlosteride
- bicalutamide
- bisphosphonates
- bleomycin
- botulinum toxin
- bromocriptine
- cabergoline
- cabozantinib
- calcimimetics
- calcitonin (salmon)
- calcium
- calcium carbonate
- calcium chloride
- calcium dobesilate
- calcium edta
- calcium gluconate
- calcium-l-aspartate
- calcium polystyrene sulphonate
- canagliflozin
- capecitabine
- captopril
- carbimazole
- carboplatin
- carbutamide
- carvedilol
- ceftriaxone
- chlorothiazide
- chlorpropamide
- cholecalciferol
- cholinesterase inhibitors
- ciclosporin
- cinacalcet
- cisplatin
- clodronate
- clomifene
- clomiphene citrate
- clopidogrel
- co-cyprindiol
- codeine
- colonic polyps
- combined oral contraceptive pill
- conivaptan
- cortisone acetate
- continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion
- continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
- coumadin
- corticosteroids
- cortisol
- cyproterone acetate
- dacarbazine
- danazol
- dapagliflozin
- daunorubicin
- deferiprone
- demeclocycline
- denosumab
- desmopressin
- dexamethasone
- diazepam
- diethylstilbestrol
- digoxin
- diltiazem
- diphenhydramine
- diuretics
- docetaxel
- dopamine agonists
- dopamine antagonists
- dopamine receptor agonists
- doxazosin
- doxepin
- doxorubicin
- dpp4 inhibitors
- dutasteride
- dutogliptin
- eflornithine
- enoxaparin
- empagliflozin
- epinephrine
- epirubicin
- eplerenone
- epristeride
- equilenin
- equilin
- erlotinib
- ethinylestradiol
- etidronate
- etomidate
- etoposide
- everolimus
- exenatide
- fenofibrate
- finasteride
- fluconazole
- fluticasone
- fludrocortisone
- fluorouracil
- fluoxetine
- flutamide
- furosemide
- gaba receptor antagonists
- gefitinib
- gemcitabine
- gemigliptin
- ginkgo biloba
- glibenclamide
- glibornuride
- gliclazide
- glimepiride
- glipizide
- gliquidone
- glisoxepide
- glp1 agonists
- glucose
- glyclopyramide
- gnrh analogue
- gnrh antagonists
- heparin
- hrt (menopause)
- hydrochlorothiazide
- hydrocortisone
- ibandronate
- ibuprofen
- idarubicin
- idebenone
- imatinib
- immunoglobulin therapy
- implanon
- indapamide
- infliximab
- iron supplements
- isoniazid
- insulin aspart
- insulin glargine
- insulin glulisine
- insulin lispro
- interferon
- intrauterine system
- iopanoic acid
- ipilimumab
- ipragliflozin
- irbesartan
- izonsteride
- ketoconazole
- labetalol
- lactulose
- lanreotide
- leuprolide acetate
- levatinib
- levodopa
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- mecasermin
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- menotropin
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- naproxen
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- phenobarbital
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- phytohaemagglutinin induced interferon gamma
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- romidepsin
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- saline
- salmeterol
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- sodium polystyrene sulfonate (kayexalate)
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- sucralfate
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- tetrabenazine
- thalidomide
- thiazolidinediones
- thyrotropin alpha
- tibolone
- tiludronate
- tiratricol (triac)
- tofogliflozin
- tolazamide
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- tolvaptan
- tramadol
- trastuzumab
- trazodone
- triamcinolone
- triamterene
- trimipramine
- troglitazone
- tryptophan
- turosteride
- tyrosine-kinase inhibitors
- valproic acid
- valrubicin
- vandetanib
- vaptans
- vildagliptin
- vinorelbine
- voglibose
- vorinostat
- warfarin
- zaleplon
- z-drugs
- zoledronic acid
- zolpidem
- zopiclone
- cardiology
- dermatology
- gastroenterology
- general practice
- genetics
- geriatrics
- gynaecology
- nephrology
- neurology
- nursing
- obstetrics
- oncology
- otolaryngology
- paediatrics
- pathology
- podiatry
- psychology/psychiatry
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- rehabilitation
- surgery
- urology
- insight into disease pathogenesis or mechanism of therapy
- novel diagnostic procedure
- novel treatment
- unique/unexpected symptoms or presentations of a disease
- new disease or syndrome: presentations/diagnosis/management
- unusual effects of medical treatment
- error in diagnosis/pitfalls and caveats
- february
- 2022
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- Aria Jazdarehee
- Department of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fraser Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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Witharana TN, Baral R, Vassiliou VS. Impact of morphine use in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema on mortality outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 2022; 16:17539447221087587. [PMID: 35343809 PMCID: PMC8966112 DOI: 10.1177/17539447221087587] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Morphine is commonly used in the management of acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) do not recommend the routine use of opioids in acute heart failure (AHF) due to dose-dependent side effects. However, the effect of morphine remains unclear. Our study aims to investigate the link between morphine use in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and mortality. Methods: PubMed and Embase databases were searched from inception to October 2021. All studies were included (randomized, non-randomized, observational, prospective and retrospective). The references for all the articles were reviewed for potential articles of interest with no language restrictions. Studies looking at in-hospital mortality along with other outcomes were chosen. The Newcastle–Ottawa scale was used to appraise the studies. Heterogeneity was assessed using I2. Meta-analysis was conducted using the Review Manager Software version 5.3 (The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2014), by computing odds ratios (ORs) for pooled in-hospital mortality and clinical outcomes. Results: Six observational studies out of the 73 publications identified were eligible for the meta-analysis giving a total sample size of 152,859 (mean age 75, males 48%). Of these, four were retrospective analyses. The use of morphine in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema was associated with an increased rate of in-hospital mortality [OR = 2.39, confidence interval (CI) = 1.13 to 5.08, p = 0.02], increased need for invasive ventilation (OR = 6.14, CI = 5.84 to 6.46, p < 0.00001), increased need for non-invasive ventilation (OR = 1.85, CI = 1.45 to 2.36, p < 0.00001) and increased need for vasopressors/inotropes (OR = 2.93, CI = 2.20 to 3.89, p < 0.00001). Conclusion: Based on the observational studies, morphine use in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is associated with worse outcomes. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm any causative effect of morphine on mortality rates in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema.
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- Thivanka N Witharana
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.,Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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Bajwa SJS, Kurdi MS, Sutagatti JG, Bajwa SK, Theerth KA. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the assessment of volume status and fluid management in patients with severe pre-eclampsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian J Anaesth 2021; 65:716-730. [PMID: 34898698 PMCID: PMC8607863 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_820_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Appropriate volume assessment and fluid management can prevent maternal deaths in the severely pre-eclamptic (SPE) parturients. We planned a systematic review and meta-analysis (MA) to evaluate the role and ability of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the assessment of volume status and early detection of lung oedema in an SPE parturient. METHODS An e-literature search was done from several databases. Data were extracted under five domains including POCUS-derived parameters like echo comet score (ECS), lung ultrasound (LUS) scores, B-patterns, optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), E/e' ratio, presence of pleural effusion, pulmonary interstitial syndrome and pulmonary congestion. The risk of bias was assessed. Extracted data were analysed using MetaXL and Revman 5.3. Heterogeneity in the studies was evaluated using the Cochrane Q test and I2 statistics. Funnel plots were used for the assessment of publication bias. RESULTS Seven prospective studies including 574 parturients (including 396 pre-eclamptics) were selected. POCUS included lung, optic nerve, cardiac and thoracic US. In two studies, the ECS and LUS scores pre-delivery were higher in pre-eclamptics. Two studies found a mean ONSD of 5-5.84 mm before delivery. MA revealed a significantly lower mean ECS score at post-delivery than pre-delivery, and the summary prevalence of B-pattern and pleural effusion among SPE parturients was found to be 0.28 (0.03-0.84) and 0.1 (0-0.2), respectively. A good correlation was observed between B-line patterns and diastolic dysfunction (increased E/e' ratio), LUS score and thoracic fluid content, ONSD and ECS in individual studies. CONCLUSION POCUS parameters can be useful as early markers of fluid status and serve as useful tools in the precise clinical management of pre-eclampsia.
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- Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bajwa Maternity and Nursing Home, Patiala, Punjab, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulum, Kerala, India
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Intravenous fluid therapy is a vital and life-saving therapeutic in veterinary medicine. In the absence of heart or lung disease, trauma or sepsis there is limited evidence that fluid therapy will have a detrimental effect on lung function. In healthy dogs there is a reasonable level of experimental evidence that supraphysiologic rates of fluid are required before signs of fluid overload are made evident. In cats, however, this may not be the case. There are higher rates of asymptomatic myocardial disease, but even in the absence of that it seems that some cats may be susceptible to fluid overload. Where systemic inflammation already exists the careful homeostatic and protective mechanisms within the lung are deranged and increases in hydrostatic pressure are more likely to result in fluid movement into the lung tissues. Strategies including restricting the use of intravenous crystalloid fluid administration and using blood products for management of severe hemorrhage are of increasing importance in human trauma and seem to be associated with fewer pulmonary complications, and lower mortality. Managing dogs and cats with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome is already challenging, but ensuring adequate vascular expansion needs to be balanced with avoiding excessive volume administration which may negatively impact pulmonary function. While fluids remain crucial to management of these conditions, there will be an ongoing requirement to balance need without providing excess. The use of point of care ultrasound may provide clinicians with a non-invasive and accessible way to do this.
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Gaartman AE, Sayedi AK, Gerritsma JJ, de Back TR, van Tuijn CF, Tang MW, Heijboer H, de Heer K, Biemond BJ, Nur E. Fluid overload due to intravenous fluid therapy for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease: incidence and risk factors. Br J Haematol 2021; 194:899-907. [PMID: 34263922 PMCID: PMC8456906 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Intravenous fluid therapy (IV‐FT) is routinely used in the treatment of vaso‐occlusive crises (VOCs), as dehydration possibly promotes and sustains erythrocyte sickling. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk of developing diastolic dysfunction and fluid overload due to IV‐FT. However, data on the adverse effects of IV‐FT for VOC is sparse. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of fluid overload due to IV‐FT in patients with SCD. Consecutive hospitalisations for VOC treated with IV‐FT between September 2016 and September 2018 were retrospectively analysed. The median (interquartile range) age was 25·0 (18·3–33·8) years and 65% had a severe genotype (HbSS/HbSβ0‐thal). Fluid overload occurred in 21% of 100 patients. Hospital stay was longer in patients with fluid overload (6·0 vs. 4·0 days, P = 0·037). A positive history of fluid overload (P = 0·017), lactate dehydrogenase level (P = 0·011), and top‐up transfusion during admission (P = 0·005) were independently associated with fluid overload occurrence. IV‐FT was not reduced in 86% of patients despite a previous history of fluid overload. Fluid overload is frequently encountered during IV‐FT for VOC. IV‐FT is often not adjusted despite a positive history of fluid overload or when top‐up transfusion is indicated, emphasising the need for more awareness of this complication and a personalised approach.
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- Aafke E Gaartman
- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, Flevo Hospital, Almere, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mittal AK, Jaipuria J, Patel A, Bhatnagar V, Chawla R, Singh S. Utility of lung ultrasound for extravascular lung water volume estimation during cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Indian J Anaesth 2021; 65:458-464. [PMID: 34248189 PMCID: PMC8253007 DOI: 10.4103/ija.ija_1513_20] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: Rising extravascular lung-water index (ELWI) following cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS + HIPEC), if not timely intervened, can progress to pulmonary oedema. Transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTDL) is a standard technique to estimate ELWI (T-ELWI score), and track ongoing changes. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is another technique for ELWI (L-ELWI score) estimation. However, reproducibility and reliability of LUS for tracking serial L-ELWI changes during CRS + HIPEC remains to be validated. Methods: This prospective observational study included 360 L-ELWI and T-ELWI measurements at 12 peri-operative time-points. Cohen's Kappa test was used to assess reproducibility, Inter-rater agreement (between the anaesthetist and radiologist), and agreement between LUS and TPTDL for classifying the severity of pulmonary oedema. Reliability of LUS for 'tracking serial changes' in ELWI over time in individual patients was assessed by determining the repeated measures correlation (z-rrm) between weighted L-ELWI and T-ELWI scores. The ability of both techniques to discriminate pulmonary oedema was compared by analysing the area under ROC curves. Results: Excellent inter-rater agreement for assigned L-ELWI scores was observed (linear weighted κ = 0.95 for both). Both techniques had a good agreement in classifying the severity of pulmonary oedema (linear weighted κ = 0.63, 95% CI 0.51–0.79). T-ELWI and weighted L-ELWI scores correlated strongly (z-rrm = 0.88, 95% CI 0.80–0.92, P < 0.0001). Both techniques had comparable ability to discriminate pulmonary oedema (difference in area under ROC curve = 0.0014, 95%CI –0.0027 to 0.0055, P = 0.5043). Conclusion: We found the utility of LUS as a reliable and reproducible technique for ELWI estimation and tracking its changes over time in CRS + HIPEC.
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- Amit Kumar Mittal
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Senior Consultant and Chief GI and HPB Oncosurgery, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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Del Prete T, Scarabelli S. A Suspected Anaphylactoid Reaction to Propofol in a Dog. Top Companion Anim Med 2021; 44:100536. [PMID: 33957306 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcam.2021.100536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Anaphylactoid reactions to anaesthetic drugs are rarely reported in veterinary medicine. The aim of this report is to describe a suspected anaphylactic reaction to propofol in a 14 years old Shih-Tzu undergoing general anaesthesia for ovariohysterectomy due to a pyometra. The anesthetic protocol included intramuscular methadone for premedication and fentanyl, midazolam and propofol intravenously for co-induction. At endotracheal intubation, the glottis appeared subjectively thickened. Shortly after induction and endotracheal intubation, desaturation, hypercapnia and bradycardia occurred; chest compliance at manual ventilation was poor and peripheral pulses were weak. The procedure was aborted. Pulmonary oedema was diagnosed at thoracic radiography and a cardiogenic origin was excluded via echocardiography. Fluid therapy and glucocorticoids were administered, and mechanical ventilation was started in the intensive care unit. Two hours later, the owner opted for euthanasia due to financial constraints.
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Mac Sweeney R, Reddy K, Davies JC, Parker M, Kelly B, Elborn JS, Conlon J, Verghis RM, Calfee CS, Matthay MA, Alton EWFW, McAuley DF. Transepithelial nasal potential difference in patients with, and at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Thorax 2021; 76:1099-1107. [PMID: 33888572 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215587] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impaired alveolar fluid clearance, determined in part by alveolar sodium transport, is associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Nasal sodium transport may reflect alveolar transport. The primary objective of this prospective, observational study was to determine if reduced nasal sodium transport, as measured by nasal potential difference (NPD), was predictive of the development of and outcome from ARDS. METHODS NPD was measured in 15 healthy controls and in 88 patients: 40 mechanically ventilated patients defined as 'at-risk' for ARDS, 61 mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS (13 who were previously included in the 'at-risk' group) and 8 ARDS survivors on the ward. RESULTS In at-risk subjects, maximum NPD (mNPD) was greater in those who developed ARDS (difference -8.4 mV; 95% CI -13.8 to -3.7; p=0.005) and increased mNPD predicted the development of ARDS before its onset (area under the curve (AUC) 0.75; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.89). In the ARDS group, mNPD was not significantly different for survivors and non-survivors (p=0.076), and mNPD was a modest predictor of death (AUC 0.60; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.75). mNPD was greater in subjects with ARDS (-30.8 mV) than in at-risk subjects (-24.2 mV) and controls (-19.9 mV) (p<0.001). NPD values were not significantly different for survivors and controls (p=0.18). CONCLUSIONS Increased NPD predicts the development of ARDS in at-risk subjects but does not predict mortality. NPD increases before ARDS develops, is greater during ARDS, but is not significantly different for controls and survivors. These results may reflect the upregulated sodium transport necessary for alveolar fluid clearance in ARDS. NPD may be useful as a biomarker of endogenous mechanisms to stimulate sodium transport. Larger studies are now needed to confirm these associations and predictive performance.
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- Rob Mac Sweeney
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.,Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK .,Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Bergman L, Bergman K, Langenegger E, Moodley A, Griffith-Richards S, Wikström J, Hall D, Joubert L, Herbst P, Schell S, van Veen T, Belfort M, Tong SYC, Walker S, Hastie R, Cluver C. PROVE-Pre-Eclampsia Obstetric Adverse Events: Establishment of a Biobank and Database for Pre-Eclampsia. Cells 2021; 10:cells10040959. [PMID: 33924230 PMCID: PMC8074755 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The burden of disease lies mainly in low-middle income countries. The aim of this project is to establish a pre-eclampsia biobank in South Africa to facilitate research in the field of pre-eclampsia with a focus on phenotyping severe disease.The approach of our biobank is to collect biological specimens, detailed clinical data, tests, and biophysical examinations, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, MRI of the heart, transcranial Doppler, echocardiography, and cognitive function tests.Women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and normotensive controls are enrolled in the biobank at admission to Tygerberg University Hospital (Cape Town, South Africa). Biological samples and clinical data are collected at inclusion/delivery and during the hospital stay. Special investigations as per above are performed in a subset of women. After two months, women are followed up by telephonic interviews. This project aims to establish a biobank and database for severe organ complications of pre-eclampsia in a low-middle income country where the incidence of pre-eclampsia with organ complications is high. The study integrates different methods to investigate pre-eclampsia, focusing on improved understanding of pathophysiology, prediction of organ complications, and potentially future drug evaluation and discovery.
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- Lina Bergman
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, 75309 Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 41650 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institution of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 41650 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Division of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, 75309 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 Groningen, The Netherlands; (T.v.V.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 Groningen, The Netherlands; (T.v.V.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77004, USA;
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
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Albeit still rare, hypercalcaemia has been linked to pulmonary oedema in solid organ malignancy and chronic renal failure. However to date, there is only one case report linking pulmonary oedema to hypercalcaemia secondary to primary hyperparathyroidism. Case presentation A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a history of confusion and collapse. Investigations revealed initial serum calcium of over 5 mmol/L. He subsequently developed widespread bilateral chest infiltrates with increasing oxygen requirements and an acute kidney injury. On day 9, continuous haemodiafiltration was commenced; however, hypercalcaemia proved resistant to maximal therapy. His initial parathyroid hormone (PTH) level measured 371 ng/L, and an ultrasound of his neck revealed a 2 × 2.5 cm parathyroid mass in the inferior neck. An acute parathyroidectomy was performed following which his chest infiltrates resolved and serum calcium levels returned to within normal range. Conclusions This case highlights primary hyperparathyroidism and the resulting hypercalcaemia as a sole cause for multi-organ failure in an otherwise well patient.
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Nguyen C, Pham T. Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema Following the use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Medium: A Case Report. J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures) 2020; 6:181-185. [PMID: 32864464 PMCID: PMC7430356 DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2020-0019] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema can be life threatening and requires prompt treatment. While gadolinium-based contrast is generally considered safe with a low risk of severe side effects, non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema has become increasingly recognised as a rare, but possibly life-threatening complication. We present a case of a usually well, young 23-year-old female who developed non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with a moderate oxygenation impairment and no mucosal or cutaneous features of anaphylaxis following the administration of gadolinium-based contrast. She did not respond to treatment of anaphylaxis but made a rapid recovery following the commencement of positive pressure ventilation. Our case highlights the importance of recognising the rare complication of non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema following gadolinium-based contrast administration in order to promptly implement the appropriate treatment.
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- Alfred Health, VIC, MelbourneAustralia
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Gojkovic M, Darmasaputra GS, Veliça P, Rundqvist H, Johnson RS. Deregulated hypoxic response in myeloid cells: A model for high-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE). Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 229:e13461. [PMID: 32129933 PMCID: PMC8638671 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM High-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) is a non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema that can occur during rapid ascent to a high-altitude environment. Classically, HAPE has been described as a condition resulting from a combination of pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypertension. Inflammation has been described as important in HAPE, although as a side effect of pulmonary oedema rather than as a causative factor. In this study, we aim to understand the role of hypoxic response in myeloid cells and its involvement in pathogenesis of HAPE. METHODS We have generated a conditional deletion in mice of the von Hippel-Lindau factor (VHL) in myeloid cells to determine the effect of a deregulated hypoxic response in pulmonary oedema. RESULTS The deletion of VHL in pulmonary myeloid cells gave rise to pulmonary oedema, increased pulmonary vascular permeability and reduced performance during exertion. These changes were accompanied by reduced stroke volume in the left ventricle. CONCLUSION In this model, we show that a deregulated myeloid cell hypoxic response can trigger some of the most important symptoms of HAPE, and thus mice with a deletion of VHL in the myeloid lineage can function as a model of HAPE.
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- Milos Gojkovic
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience University of Cambridge Cambridge UK
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Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory condition with pulmonary capillary leakage and lung oedema formation. There is currently no pharmacologic treatment for the condition. The antisecretory peptide AF-16 reduces oedema in experimental traumatic brain injury. In this study, we tested AF-16 in an experimental porcine model of ARDS.Methods: Under surgical anaesthesia 12 piglets were subjected to lung lavage followed by 2 hours of injurious ventilation. Every hour for 4 hours, measurements of extravascular lung water (EVLW), mechanics of the respiratory system, and hemodynamics were obtained.Results: There was a statistically significant (p = 0.006, two-way ANOVA) reduction of EVLW in the AF-16 group compared with controls. However, this was not mirrored in any improvement in the wet-to-dry ratio of lung tissue samples, histology, inflammatory markers, lung mechanics, or gas exchange.Conclusions: This pilot study suggests that AF-16 might improve oedema resolution as indicated by a reduction in EVLW in experimental ARDS.
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- Annelie Barrueta Tenhunen
- Hedenstierna Laboratory, Department of
Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- CONTACT Annelie Barrueta Tenhunen
Hedenstierna Laboratory, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala
University, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Hedenstierna Laboratory, Department of
Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Anthea
Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of
Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases,
National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala
University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Hedenstierna Laboratory, Department of
Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Hedenstierna Laboratory, Department of
Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Liu G, Gu C, Liu M, Liu H, Wang D, Liu X, Wang Y. Protective role of p120-catenin on mitochondria by inhibiting NLRP3 in ventilator-induced lung injury. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:7360-7371. [PMID: 31507096 PMCID: PMC6815848 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mitochondria supply energy to maintain the integrity of cell junctions. NLRP3, as the core component of the inflammatory response, is crucial in mechanical stretching. Mechanical stretching could activate NLRP3 and induce mitochondrial dysfunction. The relationship between p120 and mitochondria in ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) has not been elucidated. MLE-12 cells and wild-type male C57BL/6 mice were pre-treated with MCC950 (specific and highly efficient inhibitor of NLRP3) or a p120 siRNA-liposome complex. Then, the cells were subjected to 20% cyclic stretching, and the mice were subjected to mechanical ventilation at a high tidal volume. Cell lysates and lung tissues were obtained to detect the expression of NLRP3, p120, TLR4 pathway components, IL-6 and IL-1β, to determine the functions and structures of mitochondria, and the wet/dry ratio of the lung, and to perform pathological staining and an Evans blue dye assay. Mechanical stretching could increase the levels of NLRP3, ROS and damaged mitochondria, while these changes could be reversed by MCC950. Moreover, p120 prevented the activation of NLRP3 and regulated NLRP3 by inhibiting the TLR4 pathway and ROS production. Additionally, p120 played a vital role in protecting mitochondrial structures and functions after mechanical stretching. Taken together, these findings suggest that p120 depletion during mechanical stretching aggravates mitochondrial dysfunction by activating NLRP3, which indicates that p120 has a protective role on mitochondria in VILI by inhibiting NLRP3 activation.
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- Ge Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Oakley C, Koh M, Baldi R, Soni S, O'Dea K, Takata M, Wilson M. Ventilation following established ARDS: a preclinical model framework to improve predictive power. Thorax 2019; 74:1120-1129. [PMID: 31278170 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome, effective pharmacological interventions have proven elusive. We believe this is a consequence of existing preclinical models being designed primarily to explore biological pathways, rather than predict treatment effects. Here, we describe a mouse model in which both therapeutic intervention and ventilation were superimposed onto existing injury and explored the impact of β-agonist treatment, which is effective in simple models but not clinically. METHODS Mice had lung injury induced by intranasal lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which peaked at 48 hours post-LPS based on clinically relevant parameters including hypoxaemia and impaired mechanics. At this peak of injury, mice were treated intratracheally with either terbutaline or tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor 1-targeting domain antibody, and ventilated with moderate tidal volume (20 mL/kg) to induce secondary ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). RESULTS Ventilation of LPS-injured mice at 20 mL/kg exacerbated injury compared with low tidal volume (8 mL/kg). While terbutaline attenuated VILI within non-LPS-treated animals, it was ineffective to reduce VILI in pre-injured mice, mimicking its lack of clinical efficacy. In contrast, anti-TNF receptor 1 antibody attenuated secondary VILI within pre-injured lungs, indicating that the model was treatable. CONCLUSIONS We propose adoption of a practical framework like that described here to reduce the number of ultimately ineffective drugs reaching clinical trials. Novel targets should be evaluated alongside interventions which have been previously tested clinically, using models that recapitulate the (lack of) clinical efficacy. Within such a framework, outperforming a failed pharmacologic should be a prerequisite for drugs entering trials.
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- Charlotte Oakley
- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Henriques C, Andrade H, Pires A. Rare cause of cardiac failure in an infant. Cardiol Young 2019; 29:711-3. [PMID: 31044690 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119000428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Congenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins.
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Herrero R, Prados L, Ferruelo A, Puig F, Pandolfi R, Guillamat-Prats R, Moreno L, Matute-Bello G, Artigas A, Esteban A, Lorente JÁ. Fas activation alters tight junction proteins in acute lung injury. Thorax 2018; 74:69-82. [PMID: 30385692 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background:The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by protein-rich oedema in the alveolar spaces, a feature in which Fas-mediated apoptosis of the alveolar epithelium has been involved. Objective:To determine whether Fas activation increases protein permeability by mechanisms involving disruption of the paracellular tight junction (TJ) proteins in the pulmonary alveoli. Methods: Protein permeability and the expression of TJ proteins were assessed in vivo in wild-type and Fas-deficient lpr mice 16 hours after the intratracheal instillation of recombinant human soluble Fas ligand (rh-sFasL), and at different time points in vitro in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiC) exposed to rh-sFasL Results:Activation of the Fas pathway increased protein permeability in mouse lungs and altered the expression of the TJ proteins occludin and zonula occludens-1 in the alveolar-capillary membrane in vivo and in human alveolar epithelial cell monolayers in vitro. Blockade of caspase-3, but not inhibition of tyrosine kinase dependent pathways, prevented the alterations in TJ protein expression and permeability induced by the Fas/FasL system in human alveolar cell monolayers in vitro. We also observed that both the Fas-induced increase of protein permeability and disruption of TJ proteins occurred before cell death could be detected in the cell monolayers in vitro. Conclusion:Targeting caspase pathways could prevent the disruption of TJs and reduce the formation of lung oedema in the early stages of ARDS.
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- Raquel Herrero
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Critical Care Center, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taul, Institut d' Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Critical Care Center, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taul, Institut d' Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Lung Biology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Medical Research Service of the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Critical Care Center, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taul, Institut d' Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
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Warren MA, Zhao Z, Koyama T, Bastarache JA, Shaver CM, Semler MW, Rice TW, Matthay MA, Calfee CS, Ware LB. Severity scoring of lung oedema on the chest radiograph is associated with clinical outcomes in ARDS. Thorax 2018; 73:840-846. [PMID: 29903755 PMCID: PMC6410734 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.2] [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: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no accurate, non-invasive measurement to estimate the degree of pulmonary oedema in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We developed the Radiographic Assessment of Lung Oedema (RALE) score to evaluate the extent and density of alveolar opacities on chest radiographs. After first comparing the RALE score to gravimetric assessment of pulmonary oedema in organ donors, we then evaluated the RALE score in patients with ARDS for its relationship to oxygenation and clinical outcomes. METHODS We compared radiographs with excised lung weights from 72 organ donors (derivation cohort) and radiographs with clinical data from 174 patients with ARDS in the ARDSNet Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial (validation cohort). To calculate RALE, each radiographic quadrant was scored for extent of consolidation (0-4) and density of opacification (1-3). The product of the consolidation and density scores for each of the four quadrants was summed (maximum score=48). RESULTS Agreement between two independent reviewers for RALE score was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.93, 95% CI 0.91 to 0.95). In donors, pre-procurement RALE score correlated with height-adjusted total lung weight (ρ=0.59, p<0.001). In patients with ARDS, higher RALE scores were independently associated with lower PaO2/fractional inspired oxygen and worse survival. Conservative fluid management significantly decreased RALE score over 3 days compared with liberal fluid management. CONCLUSIONS The RALE score can be used to assess both the extent of pulmonary oedema and the severity of ARDS, by utilising information that is already obtained routinely, safely and inexpensively in every patient with ARDS. This novel non-invasive measure should be useful for assessing ARDS severity and monitoring response to therapy.
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- Melissa A. Warren
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, T1218 MCN, 1161 21 Avenue S, Nashville, TN, USA,Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Park J, Kim S, Lim H, Liu A, Hu S, Lee J, Zhuo H, Hao Q, Matthay MA, Lee JW. Therapeutic effects of human mesenchymal stem cell microvesicles in an ex vivo perfused human lung injured with severe E. coli pneumonia. Thorax 2018; 74:43-50. [PMID: 30076187 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [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: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND We previously reported that microvesicles (MVs) released by human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) were as effective as the cells themselves in both Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide and live bacteria-induced acute lung injury (ALI) mice models. However, it remained unclear whether the biological effect of MSC MV can be applied to human ALI. METHODS In the current study, we tested the therapeutic effects of MSC MVs in a well-established ex vivo perfused human model of bacterial pneumonia. Using human donor lungs not used for transplantation, we instilled E. coli bacteria intrabronchially and, 1 hour later, administered MSC MVs into the perfusate as therapy. RESULTS After 6 hours, instillation of E. coli bacteria caused influx of inflammatory cells, which resulted in significant inflammation, lung protein permeability and pulmonary oedema formation. Administration of MSC MV significantly increased alveolar fluid clearance and reduced protein permeability and numerically lowered the bacterial load in the injured alveolus. The beneficial effect on bacterial killing was more pronounced with pretreatment of MSCs with a Toll-like receptor 3 agonist, polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (Poly (I:C)), prior to the isolation of MVs. Isolated human alveolar macrophages had increased antimicrobial activity with MSC MV treatment in vitro as well. Although oxygenation and lung compliance levels were similar between injury and treatment groups, administration of MSC MVs numerically decreased median pulmonary artery pressure at 6 hours. CONCLUSIONS In summary, MSC MVs increased alveolar fluid clearance and reduced lung protein permeability, and pretreatment with Poly (I:C) enhanced the antimicrobial activity of MVs in an ex vivo perfused human lung with severe bacteria pneumonia.
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- Jeonghyun Park
- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, The Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Bahloul M, Turki O, Chaari A, Bouaziz M. Incidence, mechanisms and impact outcome of hyperglycaemia in severe scorpion-envenomed patients. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab 2018; 9:199-208. [PMID: 29977498 PMCID: PMC6022972 DOI: 10.1177/2042018818772779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hyperglycaemia is often observed in severe scorpion-envenomed patients. It is due to a severe autonomic storm with a massive release of catecholamines, increased glucagon levels, cortisol levels, and either decreased insulin levels or insulin resistance. The presence of hyperglycaemia is an indicator of severity in this specific condition. Indeed, hyperglycaemia was associated with the severity of clinical manifestations of severe scorpion envenomation requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. In fact, the presence of hyperglycaemia was associated with the presence of respiratory failure, pulmonary oedema, haemodynamic instability, neurological failure, multisystem organ failure, and an increased mortality and ICU length of stay. As a consequence, we think the presence of hyperglycaemia in scorpion-envenomed patients at the emergency department prompts searching for presence of systemic manifestations or cardiorespiratory manifestations. As a consequence, the presence of hyperglycaemia can help screen severe patients at the emergency department. The current management of severe scorpion envenomation involves the admission and close surveillance in the ICU, where vital signs and continuous monitoring enable early initiation of therapy for life-threatening complications. The use of antivenom for scorpion stings remains controversial. All patients with pulmonary oedema should receive prazosin and possibly dobutamine, according the scorpion's species. Mechanical ventilation is usually used in severe cases. Insulin should be reserved for severe cases with confirmed excessive hyperglycaemia (>10 mmol/l).
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- Service de Réanimation médicale, Hôpital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de Réanimation médicale, Hôpital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de Réanimation médicale, Hôpital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie
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Truong T, Le TV, Smith DL, Kantrow SP, Tran VN. Low-voltage electricity-induced lung injury. Respirol Case Rep 2017; 6:e00292. [PMID: 29321936 PMCID: PMC5756716 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We report a case of bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and haemoptysis following low-voltage electricity exposure in an agricultural worker. A 58-year-old man standing in water reached for an electric watering machine and sustained an exposure to 220 V circuit for an uncertain duration. The electricity was turned off by another worker, and the patient was asymptomatic for the next 10 h until he developed haemoptysis. A chest radiograph demonstrated bilateral infiltrates, and chest computed tomography (CT) revealed ground-glass opacities with interstitial thickening. Evaluations, including electrocardiogram, serum troponin, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP), coagulation studies, and echocardiogram, found no abnormality. The patient was treated for suspected electricity-induced lung injury and bleeding with tranexamic acid and for rhabdomyolysis with volume resuscitation. He recovered with complete resolution of chest radiograph abnormalities by Day 7. This is the first reported case of bilateral lung oedema and/or injury after electricity exposure without cardiac arrest.
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- Thai Truong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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- Department of Radiology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine New Orleans LA USA
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- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine New Orleans LA USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
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Toledo C, Nácul FE, Knibel MF, Silva NB, Rezende E, Grion CMC, Assunção M, Gutierrez F, Gandolfi JV, Lobo SM. Pulmonary complications after non-cardiac surgeries: temporal patterns and risk factors. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2017; 49:245-251. [PMID: 29027656 DOI: 10.5603/ait.a2017.0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Postoperative complications are the primary determinants of survival following major surgery. We aimed to characterize the early perioperative risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications (POPCs) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgeries. METHODS This study utilized a multicenter prospective observational cohort design. Adult patients undergoing non-cardiac surgeries and admitted to 21 Brazilian ICUs were screened for inclusion in the study. POPCs were defined as the presence of acute pulmonary oedema, nosocomial pneumonia, and extubation failure in the postoperative period. RESULTS Of the 581 patients enrolled, 110 (19%) had at least one POPC, of whom 5% had acute pulmonary oedema, 10% extubation failure while 10% had pneumonia. Most cases of pulmonary oedema occurred in the first week after surgery, while pneumonia was more frequently a later occurrence. The mortality rate was significantly higher in the group with POPCs compared to the group of patients without POPCs (62% vs. 11%, RR: 5.1, 95% CI: 4.23-7.69; P < 0.001). A low functional capacity (RR: 4.6, 95% CI: 2.1-10.0), major surgery (RR: 3.6, 95% CI: 1.2-10.7), preoperative hemodynamic instability (RR: 3.4, 95% CI: 1.1-10.6), alcoholism (RR: 3.3, 95% CI: 1.0-10.7), unplanned surgery (RR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.0-5.2), the SOFA score (RR: 1.1, 95% CI: 1.0-1.2), and increased central venous pressure (RR: 1.1, 95% CI: 1.0-1.1) were independent predictors of POPCs. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary complications are common in intensive care units after major non-cardiac surgeries. Awareness of the risk factors for POPCs may help multidisciplinary teams develop strategies to prevent these complications.
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Raekallio MR, Virtanen M, Happonen I, Vainio OM. Adverse reactions of α 2-adrenoceptor agonists in cats reported in 2003-2013 in Finland. Vet Anaesth Analg 2017; 44:803-810. [PMID: 28733105 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2016.07.008] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe suspected adverse drug reactions in cats associated with use of α2-adrenoceptor agonists. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. ANIMALS A total of 90 cats. METHODS Data were collected from reports on adverse reactions to veterinary medicines sent to the Finnish Medicines Agency during 2003-2013. All reports of suspected adverse reactions associated with use of α2-adrenoceptor agonists in cats were included. Probable pulmonary oedema was diagnosed based on post mortem or radiological examination, or presence of frothy or excess fluid from the nostrils or trachea. If only dyspnoea and crackles on auscultation were reported, possible pulmonary oedema was presumed. RESULTS Pulmonary oedema was suspected in 61 cases. Of these cats, 37 were categorised as probable and 24 as possible pulmonary oedema. The first clinical signs had been noted between 1 minute and 2 days (median, 15 minutes) after α2-adrenoceptor agonist administration. Many cats probably had no intravenous overhydration when the first clinical signs were detected, as either they presumably had no intravenous cannula or the signs appeared before, during or immediately after cannulation. Of the 61 cats, 43 survived, 14 died and for four the outcome was not clearly stated. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Pulmonary oedema is a perilous condition that may appear within minutes of an intramuscular administration of sedative or anaesthetic agent in cats. The symptoms were not caused by intravenous overhydration, at least in cats having no venous cannula when the first clinical signs were detected.
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- Marja R Raekallio
- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Wallbridge PD, Joosten SA, Hannan LM, Steinfort DP, Irving L, Goldin J, Hew M. A prospective cohort study of thoracic ultrasound in acute respiratory failure: the C3PO protocol. JRSM Open 2017; 8:2054270417695055. [PMID: 28515954 PMCID: PMC5418912 DOI: 10.1177/2054270417695055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study was performed to assess the clinical utility of a standardised thoracic ultrasound examination when added to standard care in patients with acute respiratory failure admitted to an intermediate care unit. This study aimed to assess the impact on clinical diagnosis, clinician confidence and management. Ultrasound has been shown to have utility in patients admitted to intensive care and emergency; however, utility in a ward setting is unknown. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 50 patients with acute respiratory failure requiring admission to an intermediate care unit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES (1) Change in clinical diagnosis or additional clinical diagnosis following thoracic ultrasound. (2) Change in diagnostic confidence following thoracic ultrasound. (3) Change to management following thoracic ultrasound. RESULTS In 34% of patients, ultrasound detected unexpected findings that changed or added to the clinical diagnosis. Diagnostic confidence was increased in 44%, and the treating clinician altered the management plan in 30% as a result of the ultrasound. Ultrasound was particularly useful in clarifying the diagnosis in patients with multiple initial diagnoses, reducing to a single diagnosis in 69%. CONCLUSIONS Thoracic ultrasound has clinical utility in non-intubated adults with acute respiratory failure managed outside intensive care settings. It changed aetiological diagnosis, increases diagnostic confidence and altered clinical management in one out of three patients scanned. Our results suggest extended utility of thoracic ultrasound in acute respiratory failure to a broader context outside the intensive care unit population.
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- Peter D Wallbridge
- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Crabol Y, Pean P, Mey C, Duong V, Richner B, Laurent D, Santy K, Sothy H, Dussart P, Tarantola A, Buchy P, Horwood PF. A prospective, comparative study of severe neurological and uncomplicated hand, foot and mouth forms of paediatric enterovirus 71 infections. Int J Infect Dis 2017; 59:69-76. [PMID: 28438677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we document the clinical characteristics and investigated risk factors for uncomplicated and severe forms of EV-A71 disease in Cambodian children. METHODS From March to July 2014 inclusive, all patients with suspicion of EV-A71 infection presenting to Kantha Bopha Hospitals in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and confirmed by the Virology Unit at the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge were prospectively enrolled in this study. Throat swabs, rectal swabs and serum samples were collected from all consecutive patients with suspected EV-A71 infection. In addition, CSF was also collected from patients with suspected EV-A71 associated encephalitis. A total of 122 patients (29 with uncomplicated disease and 93 with severe disease) with confirmed EV-A71 infection with all available demographic and clinical data for clinical classification and further analysis were included in the study. RESULTS In this prospective EV-A71 study in Cambodia, we confirmed the previously reported association of male gender and absence of mouth or skin lesions with severe disease. We also highlighted the strong association of neutrophils in blood, but also in CSF in patients with pulmonary oedema. More importantly, we identified new putative nutrition-related risk factors for severe disease. CONCLUSIONS EV-A71 is an important cause of encephalitis in the Asia-Pacific region. Further studies to determine the risk factors associated with severe EV-A71 disease are needed.
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- Yoann Crabol
- Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Immunology Platform, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kantha Bopha Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kantha Bopha Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines Asia-Pacific, Singapore.
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Baruteau AE, Barnetche T, Morin L, Jalal Z, Boscamp NS, Le Bret E, Thambo JB, Vincent JA, Fraisse A, Torres AJ. Percutaneous balloon atrial septostomy on top of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation results in safe and effective left heart decompression. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2016; 7:70-79. [PMID: 27742755 DOI: 10.1177/2048872616675485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transcatheter techniques are emerging for left atrial (LA) decompression under venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). We aimed to assess whether balloon atrioseptostomy (BAS) is a safe and efficient strategy. METHODS All patients who underwent percutaneous static BAS under VA-ECMO at four tertiary institutions were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS From 2000 to 2014, BAS was performed in 64 patients (32 adults and 32 children). Indications for ECMO support included acute myocarditis (31.3%) and non-myocarditis cardiac disease, mostly end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy (32.8%). BAS was required because of pulmonary oedema/haemorrhage and left ventricular (LV) distension. The mean balloon diameter was 21.8 ± 8.4mm. Adequate LA decompression was achieved in all patients. Mean LA pressure fell from 24.2 ± 6.9 mmHg to 7.8 ± 2.6 mmHg ( p < 0.001). The left-to-right atrial pressure gradient fell from 17.2 ± 7.1 mmHg to 0.09 ± 0.5 mmHg ( p < 0.001). Echocardiography showed an unrestrictive left-to-right atrial shunting in all patients. Improvement of day 1 chest X-ray was observed in 76.6% of patients, clinical status in 98.4% of patients and pulmonary haemorrhage in 14 out of 14 patients. Complications occurred in 9.4% of patients, representing pericardial effusion, fast atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation requiring defibrillation, transient complete heart block and femoral venous dissection requiring covered stent placement. In the 37 (57.8%) patients who were successfully decannulated, the median ECMO duration was 9 (range: 4-24) days. After a median follow-up of 12.3 (range: 0.1-142) months, 35.9% patients died, 17.2% received a LV assist device as a bridge to transplantation, 31.2% were transplanted and 56.2% were home discharged and alive. CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous BAS may be a safe and efficient strategy for discharging the LA in both adults and children supported by VA-ECMO.
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- Alban-Elouen Baruteau
- 1 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK.,2 Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.,3 IHU LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, INSERM U1045, Bordeaux, France
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- 4 Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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- 5 Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Paris South University Hospitals, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- 3 IHU LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, INSERM U1045, Bordeaux, France.,6 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Haut-Lévèque Hospital, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- 7 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- 8 Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Paris, France
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- 3 IHU LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, INSERM U1045, Bordeaux, France.,6 Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Haut-Lévèque Hospital, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux, France
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- 7 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- 1 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- 7 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Kruavit A, Jain M, Fielding D, Heraganahally S. Exercise-induced endobronchial hemorrhage: a rare clinical presentation. Respirol Case Rep 2016; 4:e00163. [PMID: 27512564 PMCID: PMC4969849 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The phenomenon of exercise‐induced hemoptysis is still relatively underrecognised in humans. We report a case of recurrent hemoptysis brought on by vigorous exercise. A 33‐year‐old male presented with several episodes of intermittent fresh small‐volume hemoptysis reproducible on vigorous exercise. There was no other significant medical history other than a past history of testicular tumor, treated with orchidectomy and adjuvant Bleomycin‐based chemotherapy 1 year prior to onset of symptoms. Computed tomography scan showed no major abnormalities other than few small bilateral non‐specific nodules. Computed tomography aortogram and pulmonary angiogram, ventilation/perfusion scan, and echocardiography yielded no significant abnormalities. Infectious, autoimmune disease, coagulopathy, vasculitis, and malignant causes were excluded. Bronchoscopy showed possible endobronchial bleeding. This phenomenon is thought to be due to vulnerability of pulmonary capillaries to stress or mechanical failure during strenuous exercise at high cardiorespiratory workload.
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- Anuk Kruavit
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Unit Royal Darwin Hospital and Darwin private hospital Darwin Northern Territory Australia
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- Larrakeyah Barracks Medical Centre Darwin Northern Territory Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Royal Brisbane Hospital Brisbane Australia
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- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Unit Royal Darwin Hospital and Darwin private hospital Darwin Northern Territory Australia
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Sato T, Paquet-Fifield S, Harris NC, Roufail S, Turner DJ, Yuan Y, Zhang YF, Fox SB, Hibbs ML, Wilkinson-Berka JL, Williams RA, Stacker SA, Sly PD, Achen MG. VEGF-D promotes pulmonary oedema in hyperoxic acute lung injury. J Pathol 2016; 239:152-61. [PMID: 26924464 PMCID: PMC5071654 DOI: 10.1002/path.4708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Leakage of fluid from blood vessels, leading to oedema, is a key feature of many diseases including hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI), which can occur when patients are ventilated with high concentrations of oxygen (hyperoxia). The molecular mechanisms driving vascular leak and oedema in HALI are poorly understood. VEGF‐D is a protein that promotes blood vessel leak and oedema when overexpressed in tissues, but the role of endogenous VEGF‐D in pathological oedema was unknown. To address these issues, we exposed Vegfd‐deficient mice to hyperoxia. The resulting pulmonary oedema in Vegfd‐deficient mice was substantially reduced compared to wild‐type, as was the protein content of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, consistent with reduced vascular leak. Vegf‐d and its receptor Vegfr‐3 were more highly expressed in lungs of hyperoxic, versus normoxic, wild‐type mice, indicating that components of the Vegf‐d signalling pathway are up‐regulated in hyperoxia. Importantly, VEGF‐D and its receptors were co‐localized on blood vessels in clinical samples of human lungs exposed to hyperoxia; hence, VEGF‐D may act directly on blood vessels to promote fluid leak. Our studies show that Vegf‐d promotes oedema in response to hyperoxia in mice and support the hypothesis that VEGF‐D signalling promotes vascular leak in human HALI. © 2016 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Teruhiko Sato
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Immunology and Pathology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Acute heart failure (AHF) is a leading cause of hospital admission in the UK and is associated with significant mortality. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( 2014 ) has published guidelines for the management of AHF but, after a clinical event in which a patient's management differed from that recommended in the guidelines occurred in the author's emergency department, he conducted a critical analysis of them. This article provides a case study of the clinical event, reviews the treatment methods adopted and explores the rationale for taking a different approach from that recommended in the guidelines. The evidence base for the use of diuretics, nitrates and non-invasive ventilation in the management of patients with AHF is also appraised.
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- Rob Fenwick
- Emergency department, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
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The purpose of this article is to review the clinical efficacy and safety of nitrates in acute heart failure (AHF) by examining various trials on nitrates in AHF. Management of AHF can be challenging due to the lack of objective clinical evidence guiding optimal management. There have been many articles suggesting that, despite a benefit, nitrates are underused in clinical practice. Nitrates, when appropriately dosed, have a favourable effect on symptoms, blood pressure, intubation rates, mortality and other parameters.
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- Mohammad S Alzahri
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Ng A, Edmonds C. Immersion pulmonary oedema and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Diving Hyperb Med 2015; 45:255-257. [PMID: 26687314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A 67-year-old female scuba diver developed a typical immersion pulmonary oedema (IPE), but investigations strongly indicated Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). The cardiac abnormalities included increased cardiac enzymes, electrocardiographic anomalies and echocardiographic changes, all reverting to normal within days. This case demonstrates a similarity and association between IPE and TC, and the importance of prompt cardiac investigations both in the investigation of IPE and in making the diagnosis of TC.
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- Andrew Ng
- The Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Lumut Armed Forces Hospital RMN Naval Base, Lumut, 32100 Perak, Malaysia, E-mail:
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- Consultant in Diving Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Suicide by injecting insulin is not uncommon both in diabetic and non-diabetic people. The victim usually uses an insulin syringe or a traditional syringe attached to a needle for the injection of insulin, of either animal or synthetic origin. We report a case of suicide by a non-diabetic physician by injecting lispro insulin through an intravenous cannula. To the best of our knowledge, the use of an intravenous cannula for the injection of insulin for suicide is unusual and is rarely reported in the medico-legal literature.
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- C Behera
- Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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We report a case of maternal pulmonary oedema necessitating intubation and ventilation with associated hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis during foetoscopic laser surgery for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), believed to be secondary to absorption of normal saline irrigation fluid. TTTS complicates 10% to 20% of monochorionic twin pregnancies and develops due to imbalanced vascular anastomoses and consequent unidirectional transfusion between the twins. The recipient is at risk of cardiac failure due to circulatory overload and the donor twin becomes hypoperfused. The recipient is polyhydramniotic and the donor is oligohydramniotic. Untreated severe TTTS has a mortality rate of up to 90%. Treatment options include delivery if viable, serial amnioreduction or foetoscopic laser ablation of the communicating vessels. Since the Eurofoetus study, laser ablation has been the mainstay of treatment for pre-viable TTTS, involving insertion of endoscopes transabdominally into the polyhydramniotic sac to allow visualisation and ablation of the anastosmotic vessels. Amnioreduction does not correct the underlying pathology and offers very little in advanced disease. Foetoscopic laser ablation leads to an improved survival past 28 days and a lower incidence of neurological complications compared to serial amnioreduction.
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- S G Katz
- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women; School of Women's and Children's Health and Australian Centre for Perinatal Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
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Baker K, Mitchell G, Thompson AG, Stieler G, Rippey J. Lung ultrasound in heart failure: Lessons from re-analysis of Lung Ultrasound 2011 database. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2015; 18:10-18. [PMID: 28191236 PMCID: PMC5024952 DOI: 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2015.tb00018.x] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: In the setting of patients presenting with shortness of breath to an Emergency Department a simple lung ultrasound protocol aimed at detecting pulmonary oedema has been shown to have diagnostic accuracy of 85%. This article reviews data from the original study, in an attempt to determine whether adjusting the protocol and/or interpretive criteria would improve results. Method: A large lung ultrasound project provided the dataset. Inter-rater and intertest discrepancies were reviewed. Then original stored images and comments were retrospectively analysed using alternate interpretive criteria. Specific variations included changing the number of B-lines required to define 'wet lung' and assessing other pleural line abnormalities. Where they had been acquired cardiac loops were reviewed in addition to the lung images. Results: The 204 original studies available were reviewed. Some disagreement could be attributed to inexperience and unclear definitions. Adjusting the number of B-lines did not improve diagnostic accuracy. All positive scans, with numerous B-lines were reviewed using more advanced diagnostic criteria (pleural line abnormalities) and the number of false positives was decreased. In cases where cardiac views were available, their inclusion was beneficial. Conclusion: A simple lung ultrasound protocol to assess for 'wet lung' in patients presenting to Emergency Departments provides diagnostic accuracy of around 85% in the hands of relative novices. More advanced interpretation of the same_ultrasound images, and the addition of cardiac views, is likely to further improve diagnostic accuracy.
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- Kylie Baker
- Ipswich General HospitalEmergency DepartmentIpswichQueenslandAustralia; University of QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia
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- University of QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia; Cardiac Imaging FellowRadiology, St Paul's HospitalRadiology DepartmentVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of Medical Imaging Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Herston Queensland Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands Western Australia Australia
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Sai Tin S, Wiwanikit V. Immersion pulmonary oedema and diving fatalities. Diving Hyperb Med 2014; 44:175. [PMID: 25311331] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Smart DR, Sage M, Davis FM. Two fatal cases of immersion pulmonary oedema - using dive accident investigation to assist the forensic pathologist. Diving Hyperb Med 2014; 44:97-100. [PMID: 24986728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Immersion pulmonary oedema (IPE) is being increasingly recognized in swimmers, snorkellers and scuba divers presenting with acute symptoms of respiratory distress following immersion, but fatal case reports are uncommon. We report two fatal cases of probable IPE in middle-aged women, one whilst snorkelling and the other associated with a scuba dive. In the snorkeller's case, an episode of exercise-related chest tightness and shortness of breath that occurred 10 months previously was investigated but this proved negative, and she was on no medications. However, at autopsy, moderate left ventricular hypertrophy was noted. The scuba diver had suffered several previous episodes of severe shortness of breath following dives, one being so severe it led to cyanosis and impaired consciousness. At inquest, the pathologist's diagnosis was given as drowning and IPE was not mentioned. Expert input from doctors trained in diving medicine should be compulsory in the investigation of diving deaths, and forensic pathologists should be properly trained in and have guidelines for the conduct of post-immersion and post-diving autopsies.
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- David R Smart
- Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Medical Co-director, Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia, Phone: +61-(0)3-6222-8193, Fax: +61-(0)3-6222-7268, E-mail:
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- Consultant Forensic Pathologist with the New Zealand National Forensic Pathology Service, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Formerly Medical Director (now retired), Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Goebel U, Haberstroh J, Foerster K, Dassow C, Priebe HJ, Guttmann J, Schumann S. Flow-controlled expiration: a novel ventilation mode to attenuate experimental porcine lung injury. Br J Anaesth 2014; 113:474-83. [PMID: 24694683 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whereas the effects of various inspiratory ventilatory modifications in lung injury have extensively been studied, those of expiratory ventilatory modifications are less well known. We hypothesized that the newly developed flow-controlled expiration (FLEX) mode provides a means of attenuating experimental lung injury. METHODS Experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome was induced by i.v. injection of oleic acid in 15 anaesthetized and mechanically ventilated pigs. After established lung injury ([Formula: see text]ratio <27 kPa), animals were randomized to either a control group receiving volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) or a treatment group receiving VCV with additional FLEX (VCV+FLEX). At predefined times, lung mechanics and oxygenation were assessed. At the end of the experiment, the pigs were killed, and bronchoalveolar fluid and lung biopsies were taken. Expression of inflammatory cytokines was analysed in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar fluid. Lung injury score was determined on the basis of stained tissue samples. RESULTS Compared with the control group (VCV; n=8), the VCV+FLEX group (n=7) demonstrated greater dynamic lung compliance and required less PEEP at comparable [Formula: see text] (both P<0.05), had lower regional lung wet-to-dry ratios and lung injury scores (both P<0.001), and showed less thickening of alveolar walls (an indicator of interstitial oedema) and de novo migration of macrophages into lung tissue (both P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The newly developed FLEX mode is able to attenuate experimental lung injury. FLEX could provide a novel means of lung-protective ventilation.
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- U Goebel
- Division for Experimental Anaesthesiology, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery, CEMT-FR, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Anaesthesiology, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Anaesthesiology, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Anaesthesiology, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Anaesthesiology, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Baker K, Mitchell G, Thompson AG, Stieler G. Comparison of a basic lung scanning protocol against formally reported chest x-ray in the diagnosis of pulmonary oedema. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2013; 16:183-189. [PMID: 28191195 PMCID: PMC5030057 DOI: 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2013.tb00245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Introduction: Brief lung scan protocols have been recommended as a useful adjunct to identify pulmonary oedema in the breathless elderly patient. Some papers quote diagnostic accuracies above that of chest x-ray. Method: We recruited a prospective convenience sample of patients over sixty years of age reporting any breathlessness on presentation to the emergency department. Those who received both bedside lung scan and chest x-ray later had their case notes audited by an expert cardiologist for the cause of their breathlessness at presentation. Admission diagnosis was also extracted. Results: 204 comparative data sets were collected. Compared with cardiologist chart review, delayed expert radiology report had a diagnostic accuracy of 92.2% (95%CI 87.6 to 95.1). Bedside interpretation of lung scan protocol had a diagnostic accuracy of 85.3% (95%CI 79.8 to 89.5). The difference of 6.9% between the two accuracy measures was significant (95%CI 0.69 to 13.1). Admission diagnosis accuracy, which encompasses inexpert x-ray interpretation was 70.2%(95%CI 62.9 to 76.6), significantly less than either lung scan or expert chest x-ray report. Conclusion: For identifying heart failure in breathless patients, urgent chest x-ray with delayed formal report has not been shown to be redundant. Basic lung scan protocols should not yet replace chest x-ray, but may be more reliable in the interim than inexpert clinician interpretation of chest x-rays.
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- Kylie Baker
- Ipswich General Hospital Emergency DepartmentIpswichQueenslandAustralia; University of QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia
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- University of QueenslandIpswichQueenslandAustralia; St Paul's Hospital Radiology DepartmentVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of Medical Imaging Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Herston Brisbane Australia
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