Articles: function.
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The classification of most chronic pain disorders gives emphasis to anatomical location of the pain to distinguish one disorder from the other (eg, back pain vs temporomandibular disorder [TMD]) or to define subtypes (eg, TMD myalgia vs arthralgia). However, anatomical criteria overlook etiology, potentially hampering treatment decisions. This study identified clusters of individuals using a comprehensive array of biopsychosocial measures. ⋯ Similar results were obtained when the same methodology was applied to a smaller case-control study consisting of 199 chronic TMD cases and 201 TMD-free controls. During a median 3-year follow-up period of TMD-free individuals, participants in the global symptoms cluster had greater risk of developing first-onset TMD (hazard ratio = 2.8) compared with participants in the other 2 clusters. Cross-cohort predictive modeling was used to demonstrate the reliability of the clusters.
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In recent years, the treatment options for patients with severe cardiorespiratory failure have been extended by the implementation of mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Identification of patients that benefit most from this cost-intensive treatment modality is of central importance, but is also challenging. Previous studies unravelled certain patient characteristics that should be taken into account, such as age, weight, and underlying pathology, and also the delay until MCS implementation as well as tissue hypoxia as prognostic factors. ⋯ Of note, baseline liver function tests predicted outcome in patients on extracorporeal life support (ECLS), including short-term and long-term mortality. Most strikingly, increased levels of alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin indicated unfavourable short-term and long-term survival even after adjustment for age, gender, left ventricular function, and relevant known comorbidities such as impaired renal function and diabetes. Therefore, the assessment of liver function tests may be regarded as another piece in the complex puzzle of our efforts perceiving the ideal ECLS candidate with positive long-term outcome.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 2016
Hyperbaric Oxygen Preconditioning Attenuates Hemorrhagic Transformation Through Reactive Oxygen Species/Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein/Nod-Like Receptor Protein 3 Pathway in Hyperglycemic Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rats.
To clarify whether hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning can attenuate hyperglycemia-enhanced hemorrhagic transformation and to establish a role for Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome in the pathophysiology of hemorrhagic transformation. ⋯ Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome played an important role in hyperglycemia-enhanced hemorrhagic transformation. Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning attenuated hemorrhagic transformation through reactive oxygen species/thioredoxin-interacting protein/Nod-like receptor protein 3 pathway.
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Critical care medicine · Jun 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA Binational Multicenter Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Goal-Directed Mobilization in ICU.
To determine if the early goal-directed mobilization intervention could be delivered to patients receiving mechanical ventilation with increased maximal levels of activity compared with standard care. ⋯ Key Practice Points: Delivery of early goal-directed mobilization within a randomized controlled trial was feasible, safe and resulted in increased duration and level of active exercises.