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2. A Critical Comparison on Six Static Analysis Tools: Detection Agreement and Precision
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Lenarduzzi, V. (Valentina), Pecorelli, F. (Fabiano), Saarimaki, N. (Nyyti), Lujan, S. (Savanna), and Palomba, F. (Fabio)
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Software quality ,Static analysis tools ,Empirical study - Abstract
Background: Developers use Static Analysis Tools (SATs) to control for potential quality issues in source code, including defects and technical debt. Tool vendors have devised quite a number of tools, which makes it harder for practitioners to select the most suitable one for their needs. To better support developers, researchers have been conducting several studies on SATs to favor the understanding of their actual capabilities. Aims: Despite the work done so far, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding (1) what is their agreement, and (2) what is the precision of their recommendations. We aim at bridging this gap by proposing a large-scale comparison of six popular SATs for Java projects: Better Code Hub, CheckStyle, Coverity Scan, FindBugs, PMD, and SonarQube. Methods: We analyze 47 Java projects applying 6 SATs. To assess their agreement, we compared them by manually analyzing – at line – and class-level — whether they identify the same issues. Finally, we evaluate the precision of the tools against a manually-defined ground truth. Results: The key results show little to no agreement among the tools and a low degree of precision. Conclusion: Our study provides the first overview on the agreement among different tools as well as an extensive analysis of their precision that can be used by researchers, practitioners, and tool vendors to map the current capabilities of the tools and envision possible improvements.
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- 2022
3. Resultados de la participación de Paraguay en el estudio nutritionDay 2021
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Maria Elena Goiburu Martinetti, Belinda Celeste Figueredo, Annette Sauer, Ines Gavilan, Diana Duarte, Cinthia Figueredo, Nathalia Noemi Dick Caceres, Zulma Ojeda, Gina Maria Bataglia Meyer, Marcos Chaparro, Lujan Serra, Marcelo Pederzani, Marta Vera, Federico Fretes, Romina Aguilera, Cinthya Campuzano, Pamela Irala, Diana Acuña, Elena Escurra, Larisa Aranda, Fernando Paolo Barreto Mello, Maria Liz Mora, and Cinthya Adorno
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Malnutrición ,Atención nutricional ,Auditoría ,Control de calidad ,Evaluación comparativa ,Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology ,RC648-665 - Abstract
El nutritionDay (nDay) ayuda a analizar cada año la intención de optimizar el soporte nutricional y metabólico, y comparar los resultados con los obtenidos en la región y en el mundo. El objetivo de este estudio es presentar los resultados más relevantes del nDay en las salas de internación de hospitales y unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en 2021.
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4. Evolving Trends in the Management of Acute Appendicitis During COVID-19 Waves: The ACIE Appy II Study
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Pata, Francesco, Di Martino, Marcello, Podda, Mauro, Di Saverio, Salomone, Ielpo, Benedetto, Pellino, Gianluca, Julio, Abba, Alshamrani, Abdullah, Alturkistani, Abdullah, Alghamdi, Abdulrahman, Almalki, Abdulrahman, Orengia, Adam, Kuvvetli, Adnan, Pisanu, Adolfo, Smith, Adrian, Treviño Figueroa, Adriana Michelle, Nacion, Aeris Jane, Alhazmi, Ahmad, Bouhuwaish, Ahmad, Khalid, Ahmad, Alsufyani, Ahmed, Rubio, Ainhoa Valle, Bavikatte, Akshay, Kumar, Akshay, Jamiri, Al-Radjid, de San Ildefonso Pereira, Alberto, Porcu, Alberto, Sartori, Alberto, Rocca, Aldo, Sretenovic, Aleksandar, Anselmo, Alessandro, De Luca, Alessandro, Charalabopoulos, Alexandros, Tzivanakis, Alexios, Bandin, Alfonso, Nájar, Alfonso, Frontali, Alice, Faisal, Alsulaimani, Roldan, Amaia Martínez, Hamid, Amal, André, Ana, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Das, Andre, Bondurri, Andrea, Costanzi, Andrea, Lucchi, Andrea, Mihailescu, Andrei, Police, Andrea, Zuchini, Andres Mendoza, Romano, Angela, Iossa, Angelo, Chessa, Antonella, Tromba, Antonella, Castaldi, Antonio, Brillantino, Antonio, Ferronetti, Antonio, Giuliani, Antonio, Ramos-De la Medina, Antonio, Tarasconi, Antonio, Picciariello, Arcangelo, Ioannidis, Argyrios, Leppäniemi, Ari, Rashid, Arshad, Mitul, Ashrarur Rahman, Mehraj, Asif, Laharwal, Asim, Iqbal, Atif, Liarakos, Athanasios, Marinis, Athanasios, de Andrés-Asenjo, Beatriz, Matías-García, Belén, De Simone, Belinda, Creavin, Ben, Stubbs, Ben, Goh, Brian, Jovanovic, Branislav, Sensi, Bruno, Gazia, Carlo, Cerdán, Carlos, Díaz, Carlos Javier Gómez, Chacón, Carlos Petrola, Yánez, Carlos, Faro, Carmelo Lo, Reinke, Caroline, Dominguez, Casandra, Paranjape, Charudutt, Thomas, Charlotte, Fung, Chia Chi, De Lucia, Chiara, Jennifer, Chiu Hiu Fung, Ovalle-Chao, Christian, Guerci, Claudio, Kenington, Cleo, Gica, Corina, Folliero, Cristina, Varela, Cristopher, Popowich, Daniel, Delogu, Daniele, Zigiotto, Daniele, Vinci, Danilo, D’Antonio, Dario, Merlini, David Alessio, Merlini, David, Moro-Valdezate, David, Keller, Deborah, Nicolaescu, Diana Cristiana, Sasia, Diego, Rodas, Edgar, Linardoutsos, Dimitrios, Russello, Domenico, Nájar-Castañeda, Pedro Alfonso, Stavrou, Habil Gregor, Rosso, Edoardo, Saladino, Edoardo, Ricciardi, Edoardo, Smith-Singares, Eduardo, Baili, Efstratia, Douka, Eleftheria, Guaitoli, Eleonora, Francone, Elisa, Vaterlini, Elisa Maria, Pierobon, Elisa Sefora, Morales, Emilio, Ros, Emilio Peña, Benzoni, Enrico, Erdas, Enrico, Pinotti, Enrico, Colás-Ruiz, Enrique, Laterza, Ernesto, Foianini, Esteban, Cardamone, Eugenia, Licardie, Eugenio, Marino, Fabio, Alsofyani, Fahad, Qahtani, Fahad, Khan, Farhan, Maraska, Fatlum, Saliu, Fatmir, Madrid, Fausto, Rosa, Fausto, Luvisetto, Federico, Alconchel, Felipe, Pareja-Ciuro, Felipe, Neves, Fernanda, Agresta, Ferdinando, Cordera, Fernando, Pardo, Fernando, Mendoza-Moreno, Fernando, Munoz-Flores, Fernando, Silvestri, Francesca Maria, Tropeano, Francesca Paola, Pecchini, Francesca, Serio, Francesca, Colombo, Francesco, Di Marzo, Francesco, 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Gianluca, Luglio, Gaetano, Pata, F, Di Martino, M, Podda, M, Di Saverio, S, Ielpo, B, Pellino, G, Julio, A, Alshamrani, A, Alturkistani, A, Alghamdi, A, Almalki, A, Orengia, A, Kuvvetli, A, Pisanu, A, Smith, A, Trevino Figueroa, A, Nacion, A, Alhazmi, A, Bouhuwaish, A, Khalid, A, Alsufyani, A, Rubio, A, Bavikatte, A, Kumar, A, Jamiri, A, de San Ildefonso Pereira, A, Porcu, A, Sartori, A, Rocca, A, Sretenovic, A, Anselmo, A, De Luca, A, Charalabopoulos, A, Tzivanakis, A, Bandin, A, Najar, A, Frontali, A, Faisal, A, Roldan, A, Hamid, A, Andre, A, Minaya-Bravo, A, Das, A, Bondurri, A, Costanzi, A, Lucchi, A, Mihailescu, A, Police, A, Zuchini, A, Romano, A, Iossa, A, Chessa, A, Tromba, A, Castaldi, A, Brillantino, A, Ferronetti, A, Giuliani, A, Ramos-De la Medina, A, Tarasconi, A, Picciariello, A, Ioannidis, A, Leppaniemi, A, Rashid, A, Mitul, A, Mehraj, A, Laharwal, A, Iqbal, A, Liarakos, A, Marinis, A, de Andres-Asenjo, B, Matias-Garcia, B, De Simone, B, Creavin, B, Stubbs, B, Goh, B, Jovanovic, B, Sensi, B, Gazia, C, Cerdan, C, Diaz, C, Chacon, C, Yanez, C, Faro, C, Reinke, C, Dominguez, C, Paranjape, C, Thomas, C, Fung, C, De Lucia, C, Jennifer, C, Ovalle-Chao, C, Guerci, C, Kenington, C, Gica, C, Folliero, C, Varela, C, Popowich, D, Delogu, D, Zigiotto, D, Vinci, D, D'Antonio, D, Merlini, D, Moro-Valdezate, D, Keller, D, Nicolaescu, D, Sasia, D, Rodas, E, Linardoutsos, D, Russello, D, Najar-Castaneda, P, Stavrou, H, Rosso, E, Saladino, E, Ricciardi, E, Smith-Singares, E, Baili, E, Douka, E, Guaitoli, E, Francone, E, Vaterlini, E, Pierobon, E, Morales, E, Ros, E, Benzoni, E, Erdas, E, Pinotti, E, Colas-Ruiz, E, Laterza, E, Foianini, E, Cardamone, E, Licardie, E, Marino, F, Alsofyani, F, Qahtani, F, Khan, F, Maraska, F, Saliu, F, Madrid, F, Rosa, F, Luvisetto, F, Alconchel, F, Pareja-Ciuro, F, Neves, F, Agresta, F, Cordera, F, Pardo, F, Mendoza-Moreno, F, Munoz-Flores, F, Silvestri, F, Tropeano, F, Pecchini, F, Serio, F, Colombo, F, Di Marzo, F, Ferrara, F, 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Gica, N, Pecorelli, N, Tamini, N, Machairas, N, Feituri, N, Ortega Torrecilla, N, Avila Mercado, O, Alaamer, O, Irkorucu, O, Alsherif, O, Buonomi, O, Valles-Guerra, O, Ioannidis, O, Hernandez Palmas, O, Sanz Guadarrama, O, Bozbiyik, O, Rodrigues, P, Milito, P, Panaccio, P, Dorovinis, P, Prieto, P, Baroffio, P, Marsanic, P, Ajawin, P, Koh, P, Anoldo, P, Major, P, Alharthi, Q, Lui, R, Caruso, R, Brady, R, Rattan, R, Singhal, R, Angelico, R, Isernia, R, Tutino, R, Peltrini, R, Tejos, R, Fajardo, R, Elia, R, Morales-Conde, S, Benli, S, Fuentes, S, de las Casas, S, de Guzman Aragon, S, Vertaldi, S, Awad, S, Gentilli, S, Weckmann Lujan, S, Tayar, S, Althobaiti, S, Di Giovanni, S, Ghedan, S, Perez-Bertolez, S, Chiappetta, S, Delis, S, Scaringi, S, Cetinkunar, S, Kykalos, S, Muhammad Ali, S, Krivan, S, Fung, T, Delko, T, Nicolas Lopez, T, De Campos, T, Calderon Duque, T, Perra, T, Liakakos, T, Daskalakis, T, Koeter, T, Zalla, T, Gonzalez, T, Campagnaro, T, Oumar, T, Grossi, U, Sosa, V, Testa, V, Tomajer, V, Andriola, V, Tonini, V, Celentano, V, Voglino, V, Katta, V, Garcia Orozco, V, Turrado-Rodriguez, V, Visag-Castillo, V, Graham, V, Rachkov, V, Papagni, V, Vigorita, V, Jimenez Carneros, V, Bellato, V, Bechstein, W, Altinel, Y, Balciscueta, Z, Institut Català de la Salut, [Pata F] General Surgery Unit, UOC di Chirurgia, Nicola Giannettasio Hospital, CS, Italy. La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. [Di Martino M] Division of Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Surgery, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy. [Podda M] Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. [Di Saverio S] Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso General Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. [Ielpo B] Hepatobiliary division, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. [Pellino G] Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universitá degli Studi della Campania ‘‘Luigi Vanvitelli’’, Policlinico CS, Naples, Italy. Unitat de Cirurgia de Còlon i Recte, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain, and Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
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Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Surveys and Questionnaires [ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT] ,covid-19, surgery ,coronavirus ,sars-cov-2 ,appendicectomy ,laparoscopy ,nom ,management ,Enquestes ,Apendicectomia ,COVID-19 (Malaltia) ,surgery ,Surgical Procedures, Operative::Digestive System Surgical Procedures::Appendectomy [ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT] ,Apendicitis ,Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020 ,Appendectomy ,Humans ,Appendiciti ,Pandemics ,Cirurgia ,Pandemic ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,Digestive System Diseases::Gastrointestinal Diseases::Gastroenteritis::Digestive System Diseases::Gastrointestinal Diseases::Appendicitis [DISEASES] ,Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/cirugía [Otros calificadores] ,técnicas de investigación::métodos epidemiológicos::recopilación de datos::encuestas y cuestionarios [TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS] ,Appendicitis ,Apendicitis - Cirurgia ,Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/surgery [Other subheadings] ,Settore MED/18 ,Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale ,Acute Disease ,enfermedades del sistema digestivo::enfermedades gastrointestinales::gastroenteritis::enfermedades del sistema digestivo::enfermedades gastrointestinales::apendicitis [ENFERMEDADES] ,intervenciones quirúrgicas::procedimientos quirúrgicos del sistema digestivo::apendicectomía [TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS] ,Human - Abstract
Background In 2020, ACIE Appy study showed that COVID-19 pandemic heavily affected the management of patients with acute appendicitis (AA) worldwide, with an increased rate of non-operative management (NOM) strategies and a trend toward open surgery due to concern of virus transmission by laparoscopy and controversial recommendations on this issue. The aim of this study was to survey again the same group of surgeons to assess if any difference in management attitudes of AA had occurred in the later stages of the outbreak. Methods From August 15 to September 30, 2021, an online questionnaire was sent to all 709 participants of the ACIE Appy study. The questionnaire included questions on personal protective equipment (PPE), local policies and screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection, NOM, surgical approach and disease presentations in 2021. The results were compared with the results from the previous study. Results A total of 476 answers were collected (response rate 67.1%). Screening policies were significatively improved with most patients screened regardless of symptoms (89.5% vs. 37.4%) with PCR and antigenic test as the preferred test (74.1% vs. 26.3%). More patients tested positive before surgery and commercial systems were the preferred ones to filter smoke plumes during laparoscopy. Laparoscopic appendicectomy was the first option in the treatment of AA, with a declined use of NOM. Conclusion Management of AA has improved in the last waves of pandemic. Increased evidence regarding SARS-COV-2 infection along with a timely healthcare systems response has been translated into tailored attitudes and a better care for patients with AA worldwide.
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5. Extracranial Complications in Monitored and Nonmonitored Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in the BEST TRIP Trial and a Companion Observational Cohort.
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Greil ME, Pan J, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bonow RH, Videtta W, Vega MJ, Lujan S, Petroni G, and Chesnut RM
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Introduction: Extracranial complications occur commonly in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can have implications for patient outcome. Patient-specific risk factors for developing these complications are not well studied, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The study objective was to determine patient-specific risk factors for development of extracranial complications in TBI., Methods: We assessed the relationship between patient demographic and injury factors and incidence of extracranial complications using data collected September 2008-October 2011 from the BEST TRIP trial, a randomized controlled trial assessing TBI management protocolized on intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring versus imaging and clinical exam, and a companion observational patient cohort., Results: Extracranial infections (55%), respiratory complications (19%), hyponatremia (27%), hypernatremia (27%), hospital acquired pressure ulcers (6%), coagulopathy (9%), cardiac arrest (10%), and shock (5%) occurred at a rate of ≥5% in our study population; overall combined rate of these complications was 82.3%. Tracheostomy in the intensive care unit (P < 0.001), tracheostomy timing (P = 0.025), mannitol and hypertonic saline doses (P < 0.001), brain-specific therapy days and brain-specific therapy intensity (P < 0.001), extracranial surgery (P < 0.001), and neuroworsening with pupil asymmetry (P = 0.038) were all significantly related to the development of one of these complications by univariable analysis. Multivariable analysis revealed ICP monitor use and brain-specific therapy intensity to be the most common factors associated with individual complications., Conclusions: Extracranial complications are common following TBI. ICP monitoring and treatment are related to extra-cranial complications. This supports the need for reassessing the risk-benefit balance of our current management approaches in the interest of improving outcome., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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6. In Reply: Development of a Randomized Trial Comparing ICP-Monitor-Based Management of Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury to Management Based on Imaging and Clinical Examination Without ICP Monitoring-Study Protocol.
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Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Videtta W, Pridgeon J, Sulzbacher S, Lujan S, Moya-Barquín L, Chaddock K, Bonow RH, Petroni G, Guadagnoli N, and Hendrickson P
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- Humans, Child, Intracranial Pressure, Monitoring, Physiologic methods, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Brain Injuries
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7. Clinical Epidemiology of Extracranial Injuries in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury in South America.
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Castro M, Agoubi LL, Velonjara J, Lutkevicius C, Guadagnoli N, Lujan S, Petroni G, Bell MJ, Vavilala MS, and Mock C
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- Humans, Child, Patient Discharge, Glasgow Coma Scale, Hospitals, Chile, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy
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Background: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of pediatric mortality, with a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries. The impact of concomitant extracranial injury (ECI) on these patients remains unclear. This study is the first to characterize the epidemiology and clinical course of severe pediatric TBI with extracranial injuries in any South American country., Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data collected prior to implementation of a clinical trial on TBI care in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile from September 2019 to July 2020. Patients ≤18 years with CT evidence of TBI, and a Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score ≤8 were recruited. Patients were initially stratified by highest non-head abbreviated injury scale (AIS): isolated TBI (AIS=0), minor extracranial injury (MEI; AIS=1-2), and serious extracranial injury (SEI; AIS≥3). Patients were subsequently stratified by mechanism of injury. Intergroup differences were compared using ANOVA, two-tailed unpaired t-tests, and chi-square tests., Results: Among the 116 children included, 33 % (n = 38) had an isolated TBI, 34 % (n = 39) had MEI, and 34 % (n = 39) had SEI. Facial (n = 53), thoracic (n = 44), and abdominal (n = 31) injuries were the most common ECIs. At discharge, there were no significant differences in median GCS, GOS, or GOS-extended between groups. Patients with SEI had a longer hospital LOS than those with isolated TBI (median 28.0 (IQR 10.6-40.1) vs 11.9 (IQR 8.7-20.7) days, p = 0.013). The most common mechanisms of injury were road traffic injuries (RTIs) (n = 50, 43 %) and falls (n = 35, 30 %). Patients with RTI-associated TBIs were more likely to be older (median 11.0 (IQR 3.0-14.0) vs 2.0 (IQR 0.8-7.0) years, p<0.001) and more likely to have an ECI (86% vs 54 %, respectively; p = 0.003). ICU and Hospital LOS for RTI patients (median 10.5 (IQR 6.1-21.1) and 24.1 (IQR 11.5-40.4) days) were longer than those of fall patients (median 6.1 (IQR 2.6-8.9) and 13.7 (IQR 7.7-24.5) days)., Conclusions: Extracranial injuries are common in South American patients with severe TBI. Severe ECI is more frequently associated with RTIs and can result in a higher rate of surgical procedures and LOS. Further strategies are needed to characterize the prevention and treatment of severe pediatric TBI in the South American context., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest No authors have any conflicting interests., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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8. Development of a Randomized Trial Comparing ICP-Monitor-Based Management of Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury to Management Based on Imaging and Clinical Examination Without ICP Monitoring-Study Protocol.
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Chesnut R, Temkin N, Pridgeon J, Sulzbacher S, Lujan S, Videtta W, Moya-Barquín L, Chaddock K, Bonow R, Petroni G, Guadagnoli N, Hendrickson P, Ramírez Cortez G, Carreazo NY, Vargas Aymituma A, Anchante D, Caqui P, Ramírez A, Munaico Abanto M, Ortiz Chicchon M, Cenzano Ramos J, Mazate-Mazariegos A, Castro Darce MDC, Sierra Morales R, Brol Lopez P, Menendez W, Posadas Gutierrez S, Kevin V, Mazariegos A, de Leon E, Rodas Barrios RE, Rodríguez S, Flores S, Alvarado O, Guzman Flores LJ, Moisa Martinez M, and Gonzalez P
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- Adolescent, Humans, Child, Intracranial Pressure, Quality of Life, Glasgow Coma Scale, Monitoring, Physiologic methods, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Brain Injuries, Intracranial Hypertension diagnostic imaging, Intracranial Hypertension etiology
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Background and Objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major global public health problem. It is a leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents worldwide. Although increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is common and associated with death and poor outcome after pediatric TBI, the efficacy of current ICP-based management remains controversial. We intend to provide Class I evidence testing the efficacy of a protocol based on current ICP monitor-based management vs care based on imaging and clinical examination without ICP monitoring in pediatric severe TBI., Methods: A phase III, multicenter, parallel-group, randomized superiority trial performed in intensive care units in Central and South America to determine the impact on 6-month outcome of children aged 1-12 years with severe TBI (age-appropriate Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤8) randomized to ICP-based or non-ICP-based management., Expected Outcomes: Primary outcome is 6-month Pediatric Quality of Life. Secondary outcomes are 3-month Pediatric Quality of Life, mortality, 3-month and 6-month Pediatric extended Glasgow Outcome Score, intensive care unit length of stay, and number of interventions focused on treating measured or suspected intracranial hypertension., Discussion: This is not a study of the value of knowing the ICP in sTBI. This research question is protocol-based. We are investigating the added value of protocolized ICP management to treatment based on imaging and clinical examination in the global population of severe pediatric TBI. Demonstrating efficacy should standardize ICP monitoring in severe pediatric TBI. Alternate results should prompt reassessment of how and in which patients ICP data should be applied in neurotrauma care., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved.)
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9. Contraceptive use in patients with gender dysphoria who were assigned female at birth receiving care at a specialty gender-affirming clinic.
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Kasten Z, Lujan S, Jakeman B, Herman A, McClain M, Winters A, Bos AJ, and Aragon KG
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- Pregnancy, Infant, Newborn, Humans, Female, Male, Adult, Adolescent, Young Adult, Retrospective Studies, Gender Identity, Contraception, Testosterone, Contraceptive Agents, Gender Dysphoria
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Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all patients, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, should be offered family planning and contraceptive options without assumptions of sexual behaviors and pregnancy risk. Current research on family planning services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning patients is limited, but patients who are sexual or gender minorities are at increased risk for unintended pregnancy., Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe contraceptive use in patients assigned female at birth with gender dysphoria at a gender-affirming primary care clinic., Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted. Patients were included if they were 18 to 44 years old, received care at University of New Mexico Truman Health Services in 2019, were diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and were assigned female at birth. Patients were excluded if they had never developed female reproductive organs. Data were collected from the electronic medical records. Potential differences in contraceptive use based on demographic characteristics, having a family planning discussion, and having a contraceptive use discussion were analyzed using chi-square analyses. Potential predictors of contraceptive use were identified using exploratory forward conditional logistic regression and univariate logistic regression analyses., Results: A total of 163 patients were included; average age was 26.6 years; 71% identified as male, 5% identified as masculine, and 25% identified as nonbinary. Most patients (92%) were prescribed masculinizing therapy (testosterone). Forty-five (28%) patients had documented contraception use; the most common form was permanent contraception (76%). Most patients (68%) did not have any documented contraindications to contraception based on CDC US Medical Eligibility Criteria for contraceptive use. Of 113 patients with a documented sexual orientation, 45 patients (40%) reported having sex with persons who have a penis; only 13 (29%) of those patients had a documented form of contraception. Family planning discussions were documented for 82% of patients. Family planning discussions that specifically addressed contraception were documented in only 49% of patients. However, the odds of a patient having a documented use of contraception was 9.26 times higher when family planning discussions specifically addressed contraception., Conclusion: Documented contraception use was low in people assigned female at birth of childbearing age receiving care at a gender-affirming clinic. Due to increased risks of unintended pregnancy in this population and the teratogenic nature of testosterone, family planning discussion should also include discussions related to contraception, as this was associated with increased contraception use. Additional research is needed to address potential barriers to contraception use in this population., Competing Interests: Disclosures The authors declare no relevant conflicts of interest or financial relationships., (Copyright © 2023 American Pharmacists Association®. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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10. Development of a Randomized Trial Comparing ICP-Monitor-Based Management of Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury to Management Based on Imaging and Clinical Examination Without ICP Monitoring-Research Algorithms.
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Chesnut R, Temkin N, Pridgeon J, Sulzbacher S, Lujan S, Videtta W, Moya-Barquín L, Chaddock K, Bonow RH, Petroni G, Guadagnoli N, Hendrickson P, Ramírez Cortez G, Carreazo NY, Vargas Aymituma A, Anchante D, Caqui P, Ramírez A, Munaico Abanto M, Ortiz Chicchon M, Cenzano Ramos J, Castro Darce MDC, Sierra Morales R, Brol Lopez P, Menendez W, Posadas Gutierrez S, Kevin V, Mazariegos A, de Leon E, Rodas Barrios RE, Rodríguez S, Flores S, Alvarado O, Guzman Flores LJ, Moisa Martinez M, and Gonzalez P
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- Child, Humans, Algorithms, Intracranial Pressure, Monitoring, Physiologic methods, Prospective Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Brain Injuries diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Brain Injuries, Traumatic complications, Intracranial Hypertension diagnostic imaging, Intracranial Hypertension etiology
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Background and Objectives: The efficacy of our current approach to incorporating intracranial pressure (ICP) data into pediatric severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) management is incompletely understood, lacking data from multicenter, prospective, randomized studies. The National Institutes of Health-supported Benchmark Evidence from Latin America-Treatment of Raised Intracranial Pressure-Pediatrics trial will compare outcomes from pediatric sTBI of a management protocol based on ICP monitoring vs 1 based on imaging and clinical examination without monitoring. Because no applicable comprehensive management algorithms for either cohort are available, it was necessary to develop them., Methods: A consensus conference involving the 21 intensivists and neurosurgeons from the 8 trial sites used Delphi-based methodology to formulate management algorithms for both study cohorts. We included recommendations from the latest Brain Trauma Foundation pediatric sTBI guidelines and the consensus-based adult algorithms (Seattle International Brain Injury Consensus Conference/Consensus Revised Imaging and Clinical Examination) wherever relevant. We used a consensus threshold of 80%., Results: We developed comprehensive management algorithms for monitored and nonmonitored cohort children with sTBI. We defined suspected intracranial hypertension for the nonmonitored group, set minimum number and timing of computed tomography scans, specified minimal age-adjusted mean arterial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure targets, defined clinical neuroworsening, described minimal requisites for intensive care unit management, produced tiered management algorithms for both groups, and listed treatments not routinely used., Conclusion: We will study these protocols in the Benchmark Evidence from Latin America-Treatment of Raised Intracranial Pressure-Pediatrics trial in low- and middle-income countries. Second, we present them here for consideration as prototype pediatric sTBI management algorithms in the absence of published alternatives, acknowledging their limited evidentiary status. Therefore, herein, we describe our study design only, not recommended treatment protocols., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved.)
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11. The Roles of Protocols and Protocolization in Improving Outcome From Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Videtta W, Lujan S, Petroni G, Pridgeon J, Dikmen S, Chaddock K, Hendrix T, Barber J, Machamer J, Guadagnoli N, Hendrickson P, Alanis V, La Fuente G, Lavadenz A, Merida R, Sandi Lora F, Romero R, Pinillos O, Urbina Z, Figueroa J, Ochoa M, Davila R, Mora J, Bustamante L, Perez C, Leiva J, Carricondo C, Mazzola AM, and Guerra J
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Background and Objectives: Our Phase-I parallel-cohort study suggested that managing severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) in the absence of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring using an ad hoc Imaging and Clinical Examination (ICE) treatment protocol was associated with superior outcome vs nonprotocolized management but could not differentiate the influence of protocolization from that of the specific protocol. Phase II investigates whether adopting the Consensus REVised Imaging and Clinical Examination (CREVICE) protocol improved outcome directly or indirectly via protocolization., Methods: We performed a Phase-II sequential parallel-cohort study examining adoption of the CREVICE protocol from no protocol vs a previous protocol in patients with sTBI older than 13 years presenting ≤24 hours after injury. Primary outcome was prespecified 6-month recovery. The study was done mostly at public South American centers managing sTBI without ICP monitoring. Fourteen Phase-I nonprotocol centers and 5 Phase-I protocol centers adopted CREVICE. Data were analyzed using generalized estimating equation regression adjusting for demographic imbalances., Results: A total of 501 patients (86% male, mean age 35.4 years) enrolled; 81% had 6 months of follow-up. Adopting CREVICE from no protocol was associated with significantly superior results for overall 6-month extended Glasgow Outcome Score (GOSE) (protocol effect = 0.53 [0.11, 0.95], P = .013), mortality (36% vs 21%, HR = 0.59 [0.46, 0.76], P < .001), and orientation (Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test discharge protocol effect = 10.9 [6.0, 15.8], P < .001, 6-month protocol effect = 11.4 [4.1, 18.6], P < .005). Adopting CREVICE from ICE was associated with significant benefits to GOSE (protocol effect = 0.51 [0.04, 0.98], P = .033), 6-month mortality (25% vs 18%, HR = 0.55 [0.39, 0.77], P < .001), and orientation (Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test 6-month protocol effect = 9.2 [3.6, 14.7], P = .004). Comparing both groups using CREVICE, those who had used ICE previously had significantly better GOSE (protocol effect = 1.15 [0.09, 2.20], P = .033)., Conclusion: Centers managing adult sTBI without ICP monitoring should strongly consider protocolization through adopting/adapting the CREVICE protocol. Protocolization is indirectly supported at sTBI centers regardless of resource availability., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved.)
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12. [Impact of the Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Programme in patients with and without sleep disorders].
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Salvat F, Berrozpe EC, Pueyrredón H, Amuchastegui C, López V, Castrillo R, Alza F, Rivas R, Madrazo J, Mazzola ME, Lujan S, Farez M, and Parada M
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- Humans, Quality of Life, Cross-Sectional Studies, Retrospective Studies, Chronic Pain, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders etiology, Sleep Wake Disorders etiology, Sleep Wake Disorders therapy
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Introduction: Sleep disorders and chronic pain are linked to each other bidirectionally. Both are related to affective disorders, fatigue, depression, anxiety and drug abuse, and have a significant effect on quality of life. The Interdisciplinary Pain Programme (IDP) aims to relieve the patients' pain and improve their functionality by incorporating healthy postural, sleep and nutritional habits, relaxation techniques, physical exercise and cognitive-behavioural mechanisms., Patients and Methods: A retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 323 patients with chronic pain who completed the IDP were examined. They were assessed at the beginning and at the end of the programme with pain, depression, quality of life and insomnia scales, and were then compared between groups with and without insomnia, that is, with an insomnia severity index (ISI) less than 15 versus greater than or equal to 15. Fifty-eight patients were studied by means of polysomnography., Results: A significant improvement (p < 0.0001) in pain, depression and quality of life, as assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS), the Beck inventory and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire was observed in chronic pain patients with an ISI below 15 and in those with an ISI greater than or equal to 15. The results were superior in the group of patients with insomnia. The presence of a high apnoea and hypopnoea index and periodic lower limb movements in patients was not related to improvements on the Beck, SF-36, ISI and VAS scales., Conclusions: In conclusion, IDP benefits patients with chronic non-cancer-induced pain in several affected areas, in addition to pain, due to a comprehensive treatment. Polysomnography can help diagnose specific pathologies and individualise pharmacological treatment.
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13. Piglet cardiopulmonary bypass induces intestinal dysbiosis and barrier dysfunction associated with systemic inflammation.
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Salomon JD, Qiu H, Feng D, Owens J, Khailova L, Osorio Lujan S, Iguidbashian J, Chhonker YS, Murry DJ, Riethoven JJ, Lindsey ML, Singh AB, and Davidson JA
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- Animals, Humans, Swine, Dysbiosis, Cytokines, Models, Animal, Cardiopulmonary Bypass adverse effects, Heart Defects, Congenital
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The intestinal microbiome is essential to human health and homeostasis, and is implicated in the pathophysiology of disease, including congenital heart disease and cardiac surgery. Improving the microbiome and reducing inflammatory metabolites may reduce systemic inflammation following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to expedite recovery post-operatively. Limited research exists in this area and identifying animal models that can replicate changes in the human intestinal microbiome after CPB is necessary. We used a piglet model of CPB with two groups, CPB (n=5) and a control group with mechanical ventilation (n=7), to evaluate changes to the microbiome, intestinal barrier dysfunction and intestinal metabolites with inflammation after CPB. We identified significant changes to the microbiome, barrier dysfunction, intestinal short-chain fatty acids and eicosanoids, and elevated cytokines in the CPB/deep hypothermic circulatory arrest group compared to the control group at just 4 h after intervention. This piglet model of CPB replicates known human changes to intestinal flora and metabolite profiles, and can be used to evaluate gut interventions aimed at reducing downstream inflammation after cardiac surgery with CPB., Competing Interests: Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests., (© 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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14. Testing the Impact of Protocolized Care of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Without Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: The Imaging and Clinical Examination Protocol.
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Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Videtta W, Lujan S, Petroni G, Pridgeon J, Dikmen S, Chaddock K, Hendrix T, Barber J, Machamer J, Guadagnoli N, Hendrickson P, Alanis V, La Fuente G, Lavadenz A, Merida R, Lora FS, Romero R, Pinillos O, Urbina Z, Figueroa J, Ochoa M, Davila R, Mora J, Bustamante L, Perez C, Leiva J, Carricondo C, Mazzola AM, and Guerra J
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- Humans, Male, Adult, Female, Intracranial Pressure, Prospective Studies, Monitoring, Physiologic methods, Brain Injuries, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnostic imaging, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy
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Background: Most patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) in low- or-middle-income countries and surprisingly many in high-income countries are managed without intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. The impact of the first published protocol (Imaging and Clinical Examination [ICE] protocol) is untested against nonprotocol management., Objective: To determine whether patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) using the ICE protocol have lower mortality and better neurobehavioral functioning than those treated in ICUs using no protocol., Methods: This study involved nineteen mostly public South American hospitals. This is a prospective cohort study, enrolling patients older than 13 years with sTBI presenting within 24 h of injury (January 2014-July 2015) with 6-mo postinjury follow-up. Five hospitals treated all sTBI cases using the ICE protocol; 14 used no protocol. Primary outcome was prespecified composite of mortality, orientation, functional outcome, and neuropsychological measures., Results: A total of 414 patients (89% male, mean age 34.8 years) enrolled; 81% had 6 months of follow-up. All participants included in composite outcome analysis: average percentile (SD) = 46.8 (24.0) nonprotocol, 56.9 (24.5) protocol. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) used to account for center effects (confounder-adjusted difference [95% CI] = 12.2 [4.6, 19.8], P = .002). Kaplan-Meier 6-month mortality (95% CI) = 36% (30%, 43%) nonprotocol, 25% (19%, 31%) protocol (GEE and confounder-adjusted hazard ratio [95% CI] = .69 [.43, 1.10], P = .118). Six-month Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale for 332 participants: average Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale score (SD) = 3.6 (2.6) nonprotocol, 4.7 (2.8) protocol (GEE and confounder-adjusted and lost to follow-up-adjusted difference [95% CI] = 1.36 [.55, 2.17], P = .001)., Conclusion: ICUs managing patients with sTBI using the ICE protocol had better functional outcome than those not using a protocol. ICUs treating patients with sTBI without ICP monitoring should consider protocolization. The ICE protocol, tested here and previously, is 1 option., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2022. All rights reserved.)
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15. The Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS Argentina) program in severe traumatic brain injury: study protocol adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic for a multisite implementation-effectiveness cluster randomized controlled trial.
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Velonjara J, Mills B, Lujan S, Petroni G, Bell MJ, Guadagnoli N, Mock C, Hughes JP, Vavilala MS, and Rowhani-Rahbar A
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- Child, Humans, Guideline Adherence, Argentina epidemiology, Implementation Science, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, COVID-19, Brain Injuries, Traumatic diagnosis, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy
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Background: The aim of this protocol is to describe the study protocol changes made and subsequently implemented to the Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS) Argentina randomized controlled trial (RCT) for care of children with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The PEGASUS study group met in spring 2020 to evaluate available literature review guidance and the study design change or pausing options due to the potential interruption of research., Methods: As a parallel cluster RCT, pediatric patients with severe TBIs are admitted to 8 control (usual care) and 8 intervention (PEGASUS program) hospitals in Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. PEGASUS is an intervention that aims to increase guideline adherence and best practice care for improving patient outcomes using multi-level implementation science-based approaches. Strengths and weaknesses of proposed options were assessed and resulted in a decision to revert from a stepped wedge to a parallel cluster RCT but to not delay planned implementation., Discussion: The parallel cluster design was considered more robust and flexible to secular interruptions and acceptable and feasible to the local study sites in this situation. Due to the early stage of the study, the team had flexibility to redesign and implement a design more compatible with the conditions of the research landscape in 2020 while balancing analytical methods and power, logistical and implementation feasibility, and acceptability. As of fall 2022, the PEGASUS RCT has been active for nearly 2 years of implementation and data collection, scheduled to be completed in in fall 2023. The experience of navigating research during this period will influence decisions about future research design, strategies, and contingencies., Trial Registration: Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes-Argentina. Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03896789 on April 1, 2019., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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16. Immune and spermatogenesis-related loci are involved in the development of extreme patterns of male infertility.
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Cerván-Martín M, Tüttelmann F, Lopes AM, Bossini-Castillo L, Rivera-Egea R, Garrido N, Lujan S, Romeu G, Santos-Ribeiro S, Castilla JA, Carmen Gonzalvo M, Clavero A, Maldonado V, Vicente FJ, González-Muñoz S, Guzmán-Jiménez A, Burgos M, Jiménez R, Pacheco A, González C, Gómez S, Amorós D, Aguilar J, Quintana F, Calhaz-Jorge C, Aguiar A, Nunes J, Sousa S, Pereira I, Pinto MG, Correia S, Sánchez-Curbelo J, López-Rodrigo O, Martín J, Pereira-Caetano I, Marques PI, Carvalho F, Barros A, Gromoll J, Bassas L, Seixas S, Gonçalves J, Larriba S, Kliesch S, Palomino-Morales RJ, and Carmona FD
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- Humans, Male, Spermatogenesis genetics, Sertoli Cells metabolism, Alleles, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins metabolism, Genome-Wide Association Study, Infertility, Male genetics
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We conducted a genome-wide association study in a large population of infertile men due to unexplained spermatogenic failure (SPGF). More than seven million genetic variants were analysed in 1,274 SPGF cases and 1,951 unaffected controls from two independent European cohorts. Two genomic regions were associated with the most severe histological pattern of SPGF, defined by Sertoli cell-only (SCO) phenotype, namely the MHC class II gene HLA-DRB1 (rs1136759, P = 1.32E-08, OR = 1.80) and an upstream locus of VRK1 (rs115054029, P = 4.24E-08, OR = 3.14), which encodes a protein kinase involved in the regulation of spermatogenesis. The SCO-associated rs1136759 allele (G) determines a serine in the position 13 of the HLA-DRβ1 molecule located in the antigen-binding pocket. Overall, our data support the notion of unexplained SPGF as a complex trait influenced by common variation in the genome, with the SCO phenotype likely representing an immune-mediated condition., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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17. Common genetic variation in KATNAL1 non-coding regions is involved in the susceptibility to severe phenotypes of male infertility.
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Cerván-Martín M, Bossini-Castillo L, Guzmán-Jiménez A, Rivera-Egea R, Garrido N, Lujan S, Romeu G, Santos-Ribeiro S, Castilla JA, Gonzalvo MDC, Clavero A, Maldonado V, Vicente FJ, Burgos M, Jiménez R, González-Muñoz S, Sánchez-Curbelo J, López-Rodrigo O, Pereira-Caetano I, Marques PI, Carvalho F, Barros A, Bassas L, Seixas S, Gonçalves J, Larriba S, Lopes AM, Palomino-Morales RJ, and Carmona FD
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- Animals, Humans, Male, Phenotype, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Protein Isoforms genetics, Semen, Spermatogenesis genetics, Azoospermia genetics, Infertility, Male genetics, Katanin genetics, Oligospermia genetics
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Background: Previous studies in animal models evidenced that genetic mutations of KATNAL1, resulting in dysfunction of its encoded protein, lead to male infertility through disruption of microtubule remodelling and premature germ cell exfoliation. Subsequent studies in humans also suggested a possible role of KATNAL1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the development of male infertility as a consequence of severe spermatogenic failure., Objectives: The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the effect of the common genetic variation of KATNAL1 in a large and phenotypically well-characterised cohort of infertile men because of severe spermatogenic failure., Materials and Methods: A total of 715 infertile men because of severe spermatogenic failure, including 210 severe oligospermia and 505 non-obstructive azoospermia patients, as well as 1058 unaffected controls were genotyped for three KATNAL1 single-nucleotide polymorphism taggers (rs2077011, rs7338931 and rs2149971). Case-control association analyses by logistic regression assuming different models and in silico functional characterisation of risk variants were conducted., Results: Genetic associations were observed between the three analysed taggers and different severe spermatogenic failure groups. However, in all cases, the haplotype model (rs2077011*C | rs7338931*T | rs2149971*A) better explained the observed associations than the three risk alleles independently. This haplotype was associated with non-obstructive azoospermia (adjusted p = 4.96E-02, odds ratio = 2.97), Sertoli-cell only syndrome (adjusted p = 2.83E-02, odds ratio = 5.16) and testicular sperm extraction unsuccessful outcomes (adjusted p = 8.99E-04, odds ratio = 6.13). The in silico analyses indicated that the effect on severe spermatogenic failure predisposition could be because of an alteration of the KATNAL1 splicing pattern., Conclusions: Specific allelic combinations of KATNAL1 genetic polymorphisms may confer a risk of developing severe male infertility phenotypes by favouring the overrepresentation of a short non-functional transcript isoform in the testis., (© 2022 The Authors. Andrology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society of Andrology and European Academy of Andrology.)
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18. [Postmortem sperm retrieval: Two cases report and review of technical and legislative aspects in Spain].
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García Rojo E, Lujan S, Alonso Isa M, García Gómez B, Medina Polo J, and Romero Otero J
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- Autopsy, Humans, Male, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Spain, Semen, Sperm Retrieval
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Introduction and Objectives: Advances in assisted reproductive techniques (ART) have caused an increase in requests for postmortem sperm retrieval (PMER). The use of these techniques is usually tied to legal, ethical and medical/casuistic problems. The objective of this work is to analyze technical and legal aspects of PMER in Spain using two real cases and to establish guidelines to help in decision-making after a PMER request., Material and Methods: Two real cases in which a PMER was requested and others published in Spain in recent years are presented. We proceed to an exposition of the techniques used in postmortem ART cases and specifically in PMER, and a detailed study of the current legal framework is carried out., Results: In Spain we have a complete law on ART. Article 9 expressly requires an authorization from the deceased male partner for the use of his reproductive material in the following 12 months. Regarding the PMER, technical and logistical considerations require a quick and organized decision-making. The time until extraction should not exceed 24-36hours from death and a good choice of biological material is essential., Conclusions: Medical-scientific advances now allow PMER and the use of postmortem ART. A good knowledge of the technical, logistical and legal aspects is necessary for a fast and coordinated action., (Copyright © 2022 Asociación Española de Andrología, Medicina Sexual y Reproductiva. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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19. Provider perceptions of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury care priorities across hospitals in South America before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deshpande SJ, Velonjara J, Lujan S, Petroni G, Wang J, Patel KV, Boyle LN, Bell MJ, and Vavilala MS
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- Child, Hospitals, Humans, Pandemics, South America epidemiology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic epidemiology, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, COVID-19 epidemiology
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Background: To understand provider perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic on priorities of severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) care across hospitals in South America., Methods: Site principal investigators (PIs) from 17 hospitals in South America enrolled in the PEGASUS-Argentina randomized controlled trial completed questionnaires regarding order of tasks performed in the care of a typical pediatric patient with severe TBI before (2019) and during (2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. Acute care processes were examined by quintiles to identify early, mid, and late actions and were categorized and compared. Associations of hospital volume and subspecialty resource availability with prioritization of key process actions were examined., Finding: Site PIs from 15 and 16 hospitals completed the surveys in 2019 and 2021, respectively, including 14 who completed both. Action category order was stable between 2019 and 2021 and were ranked in priorities as: initial encounter, primary survey, interventions and invasive monitors, diagnostics, medications, staff communication, then disposition (in 2019) or nutrition (in 2021). There was variation in specific action order between hospitals at both timepoints, with only a few initial encounter and disposition actions limited to a single quintile. There was no reported association between hospital volume or subspecialty resource availability with prioritization of key process actions., Interpretation: Despite novel healthcare challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, providers in South America perceived maintaining standard severe pediatric TBI care consistent with BTF guidelines. There was large variability in specific action order between individual hospitals reported., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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20. Metabolomic profiling demonstrates evidence for kidney and urine metabolic dysregulation in a piglet model of cardiac surgery-induced acute kidney injury.
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Davidson JA, Robison J, Khailova L, Frank BS, Jaggers J, Ing RJ, Lawson S, Iguidbashian J, Ali E, Treece A, Soranno DE, Osorio-Lujan S, and Klawitter J
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- Animals, Cardiopulmonary Bypass adverse effects, Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced adverse effects, Humans, Kidney, Purines, Swine, Tryptophan, Acute Kidney Injury diagnosis, Acute Kidney Injury etiology, Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common cause of morbidity after congenital heart disease surgery. Progress on diagnosis and therapy remains limited, however, in part due to poor mechanistic understanding and a lack of relevant translational models. Metabolomic approaches could help identify novel mechanisms of injury and potential therapeutic targets. In the present study, we used a piglet model of cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (CPB/DHCA) and targeted metabolic profiling of kidney tissue, urine, and serum to evaluate metabolic changes specific to animals with histological acute kidney injury. CPB/DHCA animals with acute kidney injury were compared with those without acute kidney injury and mechanically ventilated controls. Acute kidney injury occurred in 10 of 20 CPB/DHCA animals 4 h after CPB/DHCA and 0 of 7 control animals. Injured kidneys showed a distinct tissue metabolic profile compared with uninjured kidneys ( R
2 = 0.93, Q2 = 0.53), with evidence of dysregulated tryptophan and purine metabolism. Nine urine metabolites differed significantly in animals with acute kidney injury with a pattern suggestive of increased aerobic glycolysis. Dysregulated metabolites in kidney tissue and urine did not overlap. CPB/DHCA strongly affected the serum metabolic profile, with only one metabolite that differed significantly with acute kidney injury (pyroglutamic acid, a marker of oxidative stress). In conclusion, based on these findings, kidney tryptophan and purine metabolism are candidates for further mechanistic and therapeutic investigation. Urine biomarkers of aerobic glycolysis could help diagnose early acute kidney injury after CPB/DHCA and warrant further evaluation. The serum metabolites measured at this early time point did not strongly differentiate based on acute kidney injury. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This project explored the metabolic underpinnings of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) following pediatric cardiac surgery in a translationally relevant large animal model of cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Here, we present novel evidence for dysregulated tryptophan catabolism and purine catabolism in kidney tissue and increased urinary glycolysis intermediates in animals who developed histological AKI. These pathways represent potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for postoperative AKI in this high-risk population.- Published
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21. On the adequacy of static analysis warnings with respect to code smell prediction.
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Pecorelli F, Lujan S, Lenarduzzi V, Palomba F, and De Lucia A
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Code smells are poor implementation choices that developers apply while evolving source code and that affect program maintainability. Multiple automated code smell detectors have been proposed: while most of them relied on heuristics applied over software metrics, a recent trend concerns the definition of machine learning techniques. However, machine learning-based code smell detectors still suffer from low accuracy: one of the causes is the lack of adequate features to feed machine learners. In this paper, we face this issue by investigating the role of static analysis warnings generated by three state-of-the-art tools to be used as features of machine learning models for the detection of seven code smell types. We conduct a three-step study in which we (1) verify the relation between static analysis warnings and code smells and the potential predictive power of these warnings; (2) build code smell prediction models exploiting and combining the most relevant features coming from the first analysis; (3) compare and combine the performance of the best code smell prediction model with the one achieved by a state of the art approach. The results reveal the low performance of the models exploiting static analysis warnings alone, while we observe significant improvements when combining the warnings with additional code metrics. Nonetheless, we still find that the best model does not perform better than a random model, hence leaving open the challenges related to the definition of ad-hoc features for code smell prediction., Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestsThe authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© The Author(s) 2022.)
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22. The Status of Quality Improvement Programs for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Care in Argentina.
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Lujan S, Petroni G, Castellani P, Bollada S, Bell MJ, Velonjara J, Vavilala MS, and Mock C
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- Argentina, Child, Humans, Brain Injuries, Traumatic therapy, Hospitals statistics & numerical data, Pediatrics standards, Quality Improvement organization & administration
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Introduction: Trauma quality improvement (QI) programs improve care and outcomes for injured patients. Information about QI programs for pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is sparse in Latin America., Methods: We gathered data on the status of QI programs and activities that encompass pediatric TBI at 15 Argentine hospitals. Data were gathered during 2019 and included hospital characteristics, QI practices, presence of a queryable registry, and use of protocols for TBI care. Level of QI activities was compared between hospital types using Fisher's exact test., Results: Most hospitals had guidelines for pediatric TBI care, including management and/or prevention of intracranial pressure (100%) and central-line-associated infections (87%). Morbidity and mortality meetings or other types of case discussions in which quality of pediatric TBI care was discussed were held by all hospitals, with most (53%) having weekly-monthly meetings, but 27% having rare or annual meetings. Sixty percent of hospitals had adequate data for case reviews (fewer than 25% of cases with essential information missing). Fifty-three percent documented discussions that occurred at these meetings and 53% utilized computerized trauma registries. Larger hospitals (> 200 beds) more frequently had adequate data (88%) for case reviews than smaller hospitals (29%, P = 0.046). Hospital size did not affect other QI activities., Conclusions: Most hospitals had guidelines for pediatric TBI care. Adequacy of care was discussed at reasonably frequent case conferences. Opportunities for improvement include increasing documentation of case reviews and improving adequacy of data for case reviews, especially at smaller hospitals. Greater use of computerized trauma registries could provide such data., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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