BACKGROUND & AIMS: :Previous studies have shown that drugs which block the reuptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters improve impulse control in diseases such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) lack efficacy in ADHD and have been linked to increased suicide risk. The present study investigated drugs with affinity for one or more of the monoamine reuptake transporters using the 5-choice serial reaction time task, a model of attention and impulsivity in rodents. We also tested the effects of the alpha(2)-adreoceptor antagonist, idazoxan and novel antidepressant, agomelatine, which both increase cortical noradrenaline concentrations through non-reuptake mechanisms. Improvements in impulse control were observed with venlafaxine, a serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor (SNRI) but not bupropion (dopamine and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor). Sibutramine (SNRI) reduced premature responses by ~50% at the highest dose tested but this was not significant. All three of the SSRIs tested reduced premature responding in a dose-dependent manner, although also slowed response and collection latencies. Neither idazoxan nor agomelatine significantly reduced premature responding, suggesting a lack of efficacy at the doses tested. None of the drugs tested improved attention in this task but sibutramine (SNRI), fluoxetine (SSRI) and paroxetine (SSRI) all increased omissions at the highest dose tested. These data suggest that the SNRIs and SSRIs reduce premature responding but tend to be less specific than noradrenaline specific reuptake inhibitors in this model. SSRIs did not induce any specific impairment in impulse control in this model.

背景与目标： : 先前的研究表明，阻断儿茶酚胺神经递质再摄取的药物可改善注意力缺陷多动障碍 (ADHD) 等疾病的冲动控制。血清素特异性再摄取抑制剂 (SSRI) 在ADHD中缺乏疗效，并与自杀风险增加有关。本研究使用5选择系列反应时间任务 (啮齿动物的注意力和冲动性模型) 研究了对一种或多种单胺再摄取转运蛋白具有亲和力的药物。我们还测试了 α (2)-受体拮抗剂咪唑嗪和新型抗抑郁药阿戈米拉汀的作用，它们均通过非再摄取机制增加皮质去甲肾上腺素浓度。使用文拉法辛 (一种5-羟色胺和去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制剂 (SNRI)) 但未使用安非他酮 (多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制剂) 观察到冲动控制的改善。在测试的最高剂量下，西布曲明 (SNRI) 将过早反应降低约50%，但这并不显著。测试的所有三个ssri均以剂量依赖性方式减少了过早反应，尽管也减慢了反应和收集延迟。依达唑烷和阿戈米拉汀均未显着降低过早反应，表明在测试剂量下缺乏疗效。测试的药物均未提高此任务中的注意力，但西布曲明 (SNRI)，氟西汀 (SSRI) 和帕罗西汀 (SSRI) 在测试的最高剂量下均增加了遗漏。这些数据表明，在该模型中，snri和SSRIs减少了过早反应，但特异性不如去甲肾上腺素特异性再摄取抑制剂。在该模型中，SSRIs不会在冲动控制中引起任何特定的损害。

BACKGROUND & AIMS: AIMS:To assess the relationship between ambulance attendances, emergency department (ED) presentations and hospital admissions for acute alcohol intoxication and the timing of public holidays, sporting and social events. DESIGN:Time-series analysis was used to explore trends in intoxication in the context of major events. SETTING:Population of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 2000 and 2009. PARTICIPANTS:All patients attended by ambulance, presenting to hospital EDs, or admitted to hospital who were classified as acutely alcohol intoxicated. MEASUREMENT:Analysis of daily numbers of presentations for acute alcohol intoxication associated with major events were undertaken, including lead and lag effects. Analyses controlled for day of week and month of year to address temporal and seasonal variations. FINDINGS:Alcohol intoxication presentations were significantly elevated the day before all public holidays, with intoxication cases on the day of public holidays only higher on New Year's Day (ambulance 6.57, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 3.4-9.74; ED 3.34, 95% CI: 1.28-5.4) and ANZAC Day (ambulance 3.71, 95% CI: 0.68-6.75). The Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final (ED 2.37, 95% CI: 0.55-4.19), Commonwealth Games (ED 2.45, 95% CI: 0.6-4.3) and Melbourne Cup Day (ambulance 6.14, 95% CI: 2.42-9.85) represented the sporting events with significant elevations in acute intoxication requiring medical attention. The last working day before Christmas was the only social event where a significant increase in acute intoxication occurred (ambulance 8.98, 95% CI: 6.8-11.15). CONCLUSIONS:Acute alcohol intoxication cases requiring ambulance, emergency department and hospital in-patient treatment increase substantially on the day preceding public holidays and other major social events.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: OBJECT:Quality and safety are basic concerns in any medical practice. Especially in daily surgical practice, with increasing turnover and shortened procedure times, attention to these topics needs to be assured. Starting in 2007, the authors used a perioperative checklist in all elective procedures and extended the checklist in January 2011 according to the so-called team time-out principles, with additional assessment of patient identity and the planned surgical procedure performed immediately before skin incision, including the emergency cases. METHODS:The advanced perioperative checklist includes parts for patient identification, preoperative assessments, team time-out, postoperative treatment, and imaging controls. All parts are signed by the responsible physician except for the team time-out, which is performed and signed by the theater nurse on behalf of the surgeon immediately before skin incision. RESULTS:Between January 2007 and December 2010, 1 wrong-sided bur hole in an emergency case and 1 wrong-sided lumbar approach in an elective case (of 8795 surgical procedures) occurred in the authors' department. Using the advanced perioperative checklist including the team time-out principles, no error occurred in 3595 surgical procedures (January 2011-June 2012). In the authors' department all team members appreciate the chance to focus on the patient, the surgical procedure, and expected difficulties. The number of incomplete checklists and of patients not being transferred into the operating room was lowered significantly (p = 0.002) after implementing the advanced perioperative checklist. CONCLUSIONS:In the authors' daily experience, the advanced perioperative checklist developed according to the team time-out principles improves preoperative workup and the focus of the entire team. The focus is drawn to the procedure, expected difficulties of the surgery, and special needs in the treatment of the particular patient. Especially in emergency situations, the team time-out synchronizes the involved team members and helps to improve patient safety.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Characterization of radiotherapy activity and its trend over time. Gathering of parameters for future planning of our resources, applicable to similar population areas. Performing a clinical audit of appropriate use of radiotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Analysis of 9782 patients treated between 1998 and 2008. Descriptive statistics of pathologies and social/demographic characteristics. Intention of treatment. The rate of radiotherapy utilization was estimated and compared with those considered optimal. Rate of reirradiation. RESULTS:The average global rate of radiotherapy utilization for the period was 32.7%. It increased by 23% between 1998 and 2008, while the population of the area rose by 1.04%, equaling an average 1.13 irradiations/1000 inhabitants/year. Radiation treatment has increased by 13.6, 2.3, 1.6 and 1.06 times in patients with prostate, breast, rectal and lung cancer, respectively. Eight percent of radiotherapy treatments involve concurrent chemotherapy. The proportion of treatments with palliative intent was 18.2%. The overall underutilization of radiation therapy in our environment was an estimated 13.4%. CONCLUSIONS:The grade of adequacy of radiation rates in relation with scientific evidence was globally considered suboptimal, especially in lung cancer. There was an upward trend of irradiation in breast and prostate cancer, tending toward rates considered optimal.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: :Novel treatment strategies for tuberculosis are urgently needed. Many different preclinical models assessing anti-tuberculosis drug activity are available, but it is yet unclear which combination of models is most predictive of clinical treatment efficacy. The aim of this study was to determine the role of our in vitro time kill-kinetics assay as an asset to a predictive preclinical modeling framework assessing anti-tuberculosis drug activity. The concentration- and time-dependent mycobacterial killing capacities of six anti-tuberculosis drugs were determined during exposure as single drugs or in dual, triple and quadruple combinations towards a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype strain and drug resistance was assessed. Streptomycin, rifampicin and isoniazid were most active against fast-growing M. tuberculosis. Isoniazid with rifampicin or high dose ethambutol were the only synergistic drug combinations. The addition of rifampicin or streptomycin to isoniazid prevented isoniazid resistance. In vitro ranking showed agreement with early bactericidal activity in tuberculosis patients for some but not all anti-tuberculosis drugs. The time-kill kinetics assay provides important information on the mycobacterial killing dynamics of anti-tuberculosis drugs during the early phase of drug exposure. As such, this assay is a valuable component of the preclinical modeling framework.

背景与目标： 迫切需要新的结核病治疗策略。有许多不同的评估抗结核药物活性的临床前模型，但尚不清楚哪种模型组合最能预测临床治疗效果。这项研究的目的是确定我们的体外时间杀伤动力学测定法作为评估抗结核药物活性的预测性临床前建模框架的资产的作用。在暴露于结核分枝杆菌北京基因型菌株的过程中，确定了六种抗结核药物的浓度和时间依赖性的分枝杆菌杀伤能力，并评估了耐药性。链霉素，利福平和异烟肼对快速生长的结核分枝杆菌最有效。异烟肼与利福平或高剂量乙胺丁醇是唯一的协同药物组合。在异烟肼中添加利福平或链霉素可防止异烟肼耐药性。体外排名显示，对于某些 (但不是所有) 抗结核药物，结核病患者的早期杀菌活性一致。时间杀伤动力学测定法提供了有关药物暴露早期抗结核药物的分枝杆菌杀伤动力学的重要信息。因此，该测定是临床前建模框架的有价值的组成部分。

BACKGROUND & AIMS: BACKGROUND:Pre-injury disability must be determined when assessing whether treatment programs return people to pre-injury status, however there is little empirical evidence to support recommendations that this be done as soon as possible after injury to prevent recall bias. OBJECTIVES:To determine disagreement between recall of pre-injury disability at different time points post-injury and bias towards under- or overestimating pre-injury disability. METHODS:Self-reported pre-injury global disability was assessed within days, 6 months and 12 months post-injury in patients admitted to two level 1 adult trauma centres. Kappa statistics and multiple logistic regression models identified predictors of disagreement between time-points. RESULTS:Pre-injury disability was measured at all time-points in 801 patients. Pre-injury disability at baseline was rated as none, mild, moderate, marked and severe in 80%, 12%, 5.1%, 1.9% and 1.0% respectively. Absolute agreement between baseline and 6 and 12 months respectively, was 79% and 80%. Corresponding kappa values (95% confidence intervals) were 0.33 (0.26-0.40) and 0.32 (0-25-0.38). Patients over 65 years or not completing high school were more likely to report less pre-injury disability at 6 and 12 months than at baseline with adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for these groups being 8.24 (4.32-15.72) and 1.93 (1.03-3.64) respectively. CONCLUSIONS:There was little evidence of recall bias in an adult trauma population if self-reported global pre-injury disability was assessed 6 months post-injury. The recall of pre-injury disability up to 6 months post-injury can be used to determine return to pre-injury status, if assessment is not feasible shortly after injury.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: BACKGROUND:Inconsistent evidence of a higher risk of adverse perinatal outcomes during off-hours compared to office hours necessitated a search for clear evidence of an association between time of birth and adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS:A cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary referral hospital compared perinatal outcomes across three working shifts over 24 h. A checklist and a questionnaire were used to record parturients' socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, mode of delivery and perinatal outcomes, including 5th minute Apgar score, and early neonatal mortality. Risks of adverse outcomes included maternal age, parity, referral status and mode of delivery, and were assessed for their association with time of delivery and prevalence of fresh stillbirth as a proxy for poor perinatal outcome at a significance level of p = 0.05. RESULTS:Off-hour deliveries were nearly twice as likely to occur during the night shift (odds ratio (OR), 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.50-1.72), but were unlikely during the evening shift (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.45-0.71) (all p < 0.001). Neonatal distress (O.R, 1.48, 95% CI; 1.07-2.04, p = 0.02), early neonatal deaths (OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.07-2.72, p = 0.03) and fresh stillbirths (OR, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.31-2.90, p = 0.001) were more significantly associated with deliveries occurring during night shifts compared to evening and morning shifts. However, fresh stillbirths occurring during the night shift were independently associated with antenatal admission from clinics or wards, referral from another hospital, and abnormal breech delivery (OR 1.9; 95% CI, 1.3-2.9, p = 0.001, for fresh stillbirths; OR, 5.0; 95% CI 1.7-8.3, p < 0.001, for antenatal admission; OR, 95% CI, 1.1-2.9, p < 0.001, for referral form another hospital; and OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.02-2.6, p = 0.004, for abnormal breech deliveries). CONCLUSION:Off-hours deliveries, particularly during the night shift, were significantly associated with higher proportions of adverse perinatal outcomes, including low Apgar score, early neonatal death and fresh stillbirth, compared to morning and evening shifts. Labour room admissions from antenatal wards, referrals from another hospital and abnormal breech delivery were independent risk factors for poor perinatal outcome, particularly fresh stillbirths.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: INTRODUCTION:Abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, whether the decrease in ABI over time carries the prognostic value is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess whether the decrease in ABI over time was a good predictor of poor cardiovascular (CV) prognosis in hemodialysis patients. METHODS:This study enrolled 234 routine hemodialysis patients and 173 patients completed the follow-up. The ABI was measured by an ABI-form device at baseline and at the first year follow-up. The ΔABI was defined as ABI measured at the first year follow-up minus ABI measured at baseline. Progressors of ABI were defined as patients with ΔABI < -0.3. CV events were defined as CV death, hospitalization for unstable angina, nonfatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization for arrhythmia, hospitalization for congestive heart failure and stroke. RESULTS:The follow-up period was 37.8 ± 11.1 months. In the multivariate analysis, progressors of ABI (hazard ratio, 2.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-6.68, P = 0.03), decreased albumin and increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were associated with increased CV events. CONCLUSIONS:This longitudinal study showed ΔABI < -0.3 was independently associated with an increase in CV events. Hence, a great decrease in ABI over time might be a useful indicator of poor CV prognosis in hemodialysis patients.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: BACKGROUND:Outcome in stroke trials is often based on a 3-month modified Rankin scale (mRS). How 3-month mRS relates to longer-term outcomes will depend on late recovery, delayed stroke-related deaths, recurrent strokes, and nonstroke deaths. We evaluated 3-month mRS and death/disability at 1 and 5 years in a population-based cohort study. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 3-month survivors of ischemic stroke (Oxford Vascular Study; 2002-2014), we related 3-month mRS to disability (defined as mRS >2) at 1 and 5 years and/or death rates (age/sex adjusted). Accrual of disability and index-stroke-related and nonstroke deaths in each poststroke year was categorized according to 3-month mRS. Among 1606 patients with acute ischemic stroke, 181 died within 3 months, but 126 index-stroke-related deaths and 320 other deaths occurred during the subsequent 4866 patient-years of follow-up up to 5 years. Although 69/126 (54.8%) post-3-month index-stroke-related deaths occurred after 1 year, mRS>2 at 1 year strongly predicted these deaths (adjusted hazard ratio=21.94, 95%CI 7.88-61.09, P<0.0001). Consequently, a 3-month mRS >2 was a strong independent predictor of death at both 1 year (adjusted hazard ratio=6.67, 95%CI 4.16-10.69, P<0.0001) and 5 years (adjusted hazard ratio=2.93, 95%CI 2.38-3.60, P<0.0001). Although mRS improved by ≥1 point from 3 months to 1 year in 317/1266 (25.0%) patients with 3-month mRS ≥1, improvement in mRS after 1 year was limited (improvement by ≥1 point: 91/858 [10.6%]; improvement to mRS ≤2: 13/353 [3.7%]). CONCLUSIONS:Our results reaffirm use of the 3-month mRS outcome in stroke trials. Although later recovery does occur, extending follow-up to 1 year would capture most long-term stroke-related disability. However, administrative mortality follow-up beyond 1 year has the potential to demonstrate translation of early disability gains into additional reductions in long-term mortality without much erosion by non-stroke-related deaths.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 5 seconds of mitomycin-C (MMC) application during photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for low myopia. SETTING:Basir Eye Clinic, Tehran, Iran. DESIGN:Prospective randomized sham-controlled double-masked clinical trial. METHODS:Patients with low myopia and an ablation depth of less than 65 μm were recruited. One eye of each patient was included in the study and was randomly assigned to receive intraoperative topical MMC 0.02% for 5 seconds or a balanced salt solution in the same manner (control group). Corneal haze development during the 6 months after the PRK was the main outcome measure. RESULTS:Of the 184 eligible patients (MMC = 93; control = 91), 152 (78 and 74, respectively) completed the follow-up. The postoperative haze grade was significantly lower in the MMC group (P=.01). The mean endothelial cell density was not significantly different between the MMC group and the control group preoperatively (2879.97 cells/mm(2) ± 298.04 [SD] versus 2819.69 ± 303.89 cells/mm(2); P=.22) or 6 months postoperatively (2878.79 ± 283.04 cells/mm(2) versus 2878.79 ± 283.04 cells/mm(2); P=.25). No notable ocular complication occurred throughout the study. CONCLUSION:Short-time application of MMC 0.02% was safe and effective in preventing haze formation in eyes having PRK with an ablation depth of less than 65 μm compared with matched controls up to 6 months. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: :A novel approach to DNase I-sensitivity analysis was applied to examining genes of the spermatogenic pathway, reflective of the substantial morphological and genomic changes that occur during this program of differentiation. A new real-time PCR-based strategy that considers the nuances of response to nuclease treatment was used to assess the nuclease susceptibility through differentiation. Data analysis was automated with the K-Lab PCR algorithm, facilitating the rapid analysis of multiple samples while eliminating the subjectivity usually associated with C(t) analyses. The utility of this assay and analytical paradigm as applied to nuclease-sensitivity mapping is presented.

背景与目标： : DNase I敏感性分析的新方法被用于检查生精途径的基因，反映了在此分化程序中发生的实质性形态和基因组变化。一种新的基于实时PCR的策略，该策略考虑了对核酸酶处理的细微差别，用于通过分化评估核酸酶的敏感性。使用K-Lab PCR算法自动进行数据分析，从而促进了对多个样品的快速分析，同时消除了通常与C(t) 分析相关的主观性。介绍了该分析方法和分析范例应用于核酸酶敏感性映射的实用性。

BACKGROUND & AIMS: OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the micro-shear bond strength to enamel and dentin, pH and hardness of two self-etching adhesives over a period of 60 weeks storage at different temperatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two self-etching systems, an all-in-one adhesive, Clearfil Tri-S Bond (TS) and a two-step adhesive, Clearfil SE Bond (SE) were used in this study (both by Kuraray Medical, Osaka, Japan). Their micro-shear bond strengths to enamel and dentin were measured. The materials were then stored at 4, 23 or 37 degrees C. Their bond strengths were measured again after 1, 4, 16 and 60 weeks and compared to the base line. The nano-indentation hardness of the polymerized bonding, pH of SE primer and TS were also measured at the baseline and after 60 weeks of storage at three different temperatures. Bond-strength and hardness data were analyzed using ANOVA and post hoc tests at the significance level of 0.05. RESULTS:Two-way ANOVA analysis showed that both storage conditions and material type had significant effects on bond strength to enamel or dentin but the interactions of these factors were not significant for any of the substrates. One-way ANOVA post hoc tests revealed that the bond strength of adhesives stored at 37 degrees C significantly decreased during the storage period; with the earliest significant decreases observed at 4 weeks for TS and at 16 weeks for SE. After 60 weeks of storage, the hardness obtained for SE bonding resin was not significantly different with that at the baseline for 4, 23 and 37 degrees C groups, but there was a significant decrease observed in hardness for TS stored at 37 degrees C, compared to that at the baseline. The pH of both self-etching materials decreased when they were stored at 37 degrees C. CONCLUSION:Storage time and temperature significantly affected the bond strength of both materials through the time dependent hydrolysis and other changes that are likely to occur in the water-containing self-etching agents at high temperatures.

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are found in numerous Enterobacteriaceae, mainly in Klebsiella pneumoniae. We investigated the pharmacodynamics of two new extended-spectrum cephalosporins, cefepime and cefpirome, alone and combined with either amikacin or gentamicin or ciprofloxacin by means of time-kill curves against ESBL-producing, aminoglycoside-resistant K. pneumoniae. When used alone, cefepime (8 and 16 mg/l) resulted in a 2 and 3 log decrease at 6 h, respectively, but at 24 h regrowth occurred. The combination of cefepime (8 mg/l) with amikacin (4 mg/l) resulted in a 4 log decrease at 6 h, but there were no surviving bacteria at 6 h when combined with amikacin (8 mg/l). The combination of cefepime (16 mg/l) with gentamicin (4 mg/l) resulted in a 4 log decrease in 24 h. The antimicrobial combination of cefepime (32 mg/l) with ciprofloxacin (2 mg/l) resulted in a 4 log decrease in 24 h. Cefpirome (8 mg/l) induced a 2 log decrease at 4 h; 32 mg/l cefpirome resulted in a 3 log decrease followed by regrowth at 24 h. The regrowth observed in the late phase with cefpirome alone disappeared when combined with aminoglycoside. When cefpirome (32 mg/l) was used in combination with ciprofloxacin (1 mg/l), it resulted in a 4 log decrease in 24 h.

背景与目标： 广谱 β-内酰胺酶 (ESBLs) 存在于许多肠杆菌科中，主要存在于肺炎克雷伯菌中。我们研究了两种新的广谱头孢菌素头孢吡肟和头孢匹罗单独使用的药效学，并通过对产生ESBL的氨基糖苷类耐药肺炎克雷伯菌的时间杀伤曲线与阿米卡星，庆大霉素或环丙沙星联合使用。单独使用时，头孢吡肟 (8和16 mg/l) 分别在6小时导致2和3 log降低，但在24小时发生再生。头孢吡肟 (8 mg/l) 与丁胺卡那霉素 (4 mg/l) 的组合在6 h时导致4对数下降，但与丁胺卡那霉素 (8 mg/l) 组合在6 h时没有存活细菌。头孢吡肟 (16 mg/l) 与庆大霉素 (4 mg/l) 的组合在24小时内导致4 log下降。头孢吡肟 (32 mg/l) 与环丙沙星 (2 mg/l) 的抗菌组合在24小时内导致4对数下降。头孢匹罗 (8 mg/l) 在4 h诱导2 log降低; 32 mg/l头孢匹罗导致3 log降低，然后在24 h再生长。与氨基糖苷类合用头孢匹罗在晚期观察到的再生消失。头孢匹罗 (32 mg/l) 与环丙沙星 (1 mg/l) 联合使用时，在24小时内导致4 log下降。

BACKGROUND & AIMS: :Factor V(Leiden) is the most common abnormality detected in patients examined because of hereditary thrombophilia. The most widely used clot-based screening test is based on the activated partial thromboplastin (aPTT) time. This test has a low sensitivity. A comparison of the aPTT-based test with a Russell viper venom time test (RVVT) was performed in matched samples. All samples were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the factor V(Leiden) defect. We studied 139 samples, of which 109 were PCR-negative; 30 were PCR-positive. Using the manufacturer's suggested threshold ratio of 2, the aPTT test showed a sensitivity of 0.43, a specificity of 0.86, and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 0.97. The RVVT test had a sensitivity of 1.0, a specificity of 0.95, and a PPV of 0.91. Segregation of a subpopulation of this study population into ABO group O vs non-group O showed an effect of ABO group on the aPTT test but not on the RVVT test, consistent with an influence of factor VIII clotting (factor VIII:C) on the aPTT test. The RVVT test seems superior to the unmodified aPTT test as a screening test for factor V(Leiden).

背景与目标： : 因子V(Leiden) 是由于遗传性血栓形成而在检查的患者中最常见的异常。最广泛使用的基于凝块的筛查测试是基于活化的部分凝血活酶 (aPTT) 时间。该测试灵敏度低。在匹配的样品中进行了基于aPTT的测试与Russell viper毒液时间测试 (RVVT) 的比较。所有样品均通过聚合酶链反应 (PCR) 分析因子V (莱顿) 缺陷。我们研究了139份样品，其中109份为PCR阴性; 30份为PCR阳性。使用制造商建议的阈值比率2，aPTT测试显示出0.43的敏感性，0.86的特异性和0.97的阳性预测值 (PPV)。RVVT测试的敏感性为1.0，特异性为0.95，PPV为0.91。将该研究人群的亚群分为ABO组O和非O组，显示ABO组对aPTT测试有影响，但对RVVT测试没有影响，这与因子VIII凝血 (因子VIII:C) 的影响一致aPTT测试。作为因子V(Leiden) 的筛选测试，RVVT测试似乎优于未修改的aPTT测试。

BACKGROUND & AIMS: BACKGROUND:Because inguinal hernia repair is difficult for third-year students to comprehend, a 2-dimensional paper-cut was developed to teach the concepts of inguinal hernia in a time-effective manner before students' observation of herniorrhaphy in the operating room. METHODS:Using Adobe Illustrator 5.5 for MacIntosh, a 2-dimensional inexpensively printed paper-cut was created to allow students to perform their own simulated hernia repair before observing surgery. The exercise was performed using a no.15 scalpel or an iris scissors and was evaluated by comparing 10-question pre-tests and post-tests. RESULTS:Seventy-five students performed the exercise, most completing it within 15 minutes. The mean pre-test score was 7.4/10 and the mean post-test score was 9.1/10. Students performing the paper-cut reported better understanding when observing actual herniorrhaphy. CONCLUSIONS:A 2-dimensional paper-cut ("surgical origami") may be a time-effective method to prepare students for the observation of hernia repair.

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