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- Petersson, M., et al.
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Natural history and surgical outcome of Rathke's cleft cysts-A study from the Swedish Pituitary Registry
- 2022
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Ingår i: Clinical Endocrinology. - : Wiley. - 0300-0664 .- 1365-2265. ; 96:1, s. 54-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective Rathke's cleft cysts are benign, embryological remnants in the pituitary gland. The majority of them are small and asymptomatic but a few may become large, and cause mass effects, pituitary hormone deficiencies and visual impairment. Recommendations for the follow-up of Rathke's cleft cysts vary since data on the natural history are sparse. Patients and Design Data at diagnosis and at 1, 5 and 10 years for patients with a Rathke's cleft cyst (434 at diagnosis, 317 females) were retrieved from the Swedish Pituitary Registry. Cysts <= 3 mm in diameter were excluded from the study. Measurements Data included demographics, cyst size, pituitary function, visual defects and surgery. Results The mean age at diagnosis was 45 years. In patients with cysts <10 mm in diameter (n = 204) 2.9% had pituitary hormone deficiencies and 2% had visual field impairments. Cyst size did not progress during the 5 years. Cysts with a diameter of >= 10 mm that were not operated (n = 174) decreased in size over the years (p < .01). Pituitary hormone deficiencies and visual impairments were more frequent (18% and 5.7%, respectively) but were stable over time. Transphenoidal surgery was performed in 56 patients of whom 51 underwent surgery before the 1-year follow-up. The mean cyst diameter at diagnosis was 18 mm (range: 930 mm), 36% had pituitary hormone deficiency, 45% had visual field defects and 20% had impaired visual acuity. One year after surgery 60% had no cyst remnants, 50% had a pituitary deficiency, 26% had visual field defects and 12% had impaired visual acuity. No major changes were observed after 5 years. Twelve of the operated patients had a follow-up at 10 years, in eight the cyst remnants or recurrences increased in size over time (p < .05). Conclusions Rathke's cleft cysts with a size less than 10 mm rarely grow and our results indicate that radiological follow-up can be restricted to 5 years. In contrast, progression of postoperative remnants or recurrent cysts is more likely and require long-term follow-up.
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- Burman, Pia, et al.
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Deaths Among Adult Patients With Hypopituitarism: Hypocortisolism During Acute Stress, and De Novo Malignant Brain Tumors Contribute to an Increased Mortality
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0021-972X .- 1945-7197. ; 98:4, s. 1466-1475
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Context: Patients with hypopituitarism have an increased standardized mortality rate. The basis for Objective: To investigate in detail the cause of death in a large cohort of patients with hypopituitarism Design and Methods: All-cause and cause-specific mortality in 1286 Swedish patients with Main Outcome Measures: Standardized mortality ratios (SMR) were calculated, with stratification for Results: An excess mortality was found, 120 deaths vs 84.3 expected, SMR 1.42 (95% confidence Conclusion: Two important causes of excess mortality were identified: first, adrenal crisis in response
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- Johannsson, Gudmundur, 1960, et al.
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Improved cortisol exposure-time profile and outcome in patients with adrenal insufficiency : a prospective randomised trial of a novel hydrocortisone dual-release formulation
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0021-972X .- 1945-7197. ; 97:2, s. 473-481
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Context: Patients with treated adrenal insufficiency (AI) have increased morbidity and mortality rate. Our goal was to improve outcome by developing a once-daily (OD) oral hydrocortisone dual-release tablet with a more physiological exposure-time cortisol profile.Objective: The aim was to compare pharmacokinetics and metabolic outcome between OD and the same daily dose of thrice-daily (TID) dose of conventional hydrocortisone tablets.Design and Setting: We conducted an open, randomized, two-period, 12-wk crossover multicenter trial with a 24-wk extension at five university hospital centers.Patients: The trial enrolled 64 adults with primary AI; 11 had concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM).Intervention: The same daily dose of hydrocortisone was administered as OD dual-release or TID.Main Outcome Measure: We evaluated cortisol pharmacokinetics.Results: Compared with conventional TID, OD provided a sustained serum cortisol profile 0-4 h after the morning intake and reduced the late afternoon and the 24-h cortisol exposure. The mean weight (difference = -0.7 kg, P = 0.005), systolic blood pressure (difference = -5.5 mm Hg, P = 0.0001) and diastolic blood pressure (difference: -2.3 mm Hg; P = 0.03), and glycated hemoglobin (absolute difference = -0.1%, P = 0.0006) were all reduced after OD compared with TID at 12 wk. Compared with TID, a reduction in glycated hemoglobin by 0.6% was observed in patients with concomitant DM during OD (P = 0.004).Conclusion: The OD dual-release tablet provided a more circadian-based serum cortisol profile. Reduced body weight, reduced blood pressure, and improved glucose metabolism were observed during OD treatment. In particular, glucose metabolism improved in patients with concomitant DM.
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- Papakokkinou, Eleni, et al.
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Prevalence of Nelson's syndrome after bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- 2021
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Ingår i: Pituitary. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1386-341X .- 1573-7403.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose Bilateral adrenalectomy (BA) still plays an important role in the management of Cushing's disease (CD). Nelson's syndrome (NS) is a severe complication of BA, but conflicting data on its prevalence and predicting factors have been reported. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of NS, and identify factors associated with its development. Data sources Systematic literature search in four databases. Study Selection Observational studies reporting the prevalence of NS after BA in adult patients with CD. Data extraction Data extraction and risk of bias assessment were performed by three independent investigators. Data synthesis Thirty-six studies, with a total of 1316 CD patients treated with BA, were included for the primary outcome. Pooled prevalence of NS was 26% (95% CI 22-31%), with moderate to high heterogeneity (I-2 67%, P < 0.01). The time from BA to NS varied from 2 months to 39 years. The prevalence of NS in the most recently published studies, where magnet resonance imaging was used, was 38% (95% CI 27-50%). The prevalence of treatment for NS was 21% (95% CI 18-26%). Relative risk for NS was not significantly affected by prior pituitary radiotherapy [0.9 (95% CI 0.5-1.6)] or pituitary surgery [0.6 (95% CI 0.4-1.0)]. Conclusions Every fourth patient with CD treated with BA develops NS, and every fifth patient requires pituitary-specific treatment. The risk of NS may persist for up to four decades after BA. Life-long follow-up is essential for early detection and adequate treatment of NS.
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- Ahmad, I., et al.
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Validity of diagnoses, treatment dates, and rating scales in the Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy
- 2022
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Ingår i: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0803-9488 .- 1502-4725. ; 76:2, s. 96-103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background The Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy (Q-ECT) contains data on patients receiving treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in Sweden. Aim This study determined the validity of diagnoses, treatment dates, and rating scales in the Q-ECT by investigating the degree of accordance between data from the Q-ECT and patient records. Materials and methods From January 2016 to December 2017, 200 treatment series were randomly selected from the Q-ECT. The corresponding patient records were requested from the treating hospitals. Data on the indicative diagnosis, dates for the first and the last ECT session, and rating scales were compared between the Q-ECT and patient records using (i) a strict and (ii) a liberal method of assessment. Using the liberal method, each variable was assessed as accordant if it belonged to the same diagnosis group, or if the dates differed by less than 1 week, or ratings differed by only 1 point on the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI- S), or no more than 3 points on the Montgomery angstrom sberg Depression Rating Scale between the Q-ECT and the patient record. Results A total of 179 patient records were received. The strict method of assessment showed an accordance of 89% or higher for all studied variables. The liberal method showed an accordance of 95% or higher. Conclusions We conclude that data on the studied variables in the Q-ECT have high validity. However, limited use of some rating scales makes the results uncertain. Measures can be taken to further improve the data quality.
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- Andersson, Mari, et al.
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Fungerar konkurrensen på marknaden för slaktdjur?
- 2015
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Beror de minskade marknadsandelarna för svenskt gris-, kyckling- och nötkött till någon del på att den svenska marknaden för slaktdjur inte fungerar så bra som den kunde göra? I den här utredningen undersöker vi hur prisbildningen fungerar och hur affärsförhållandet mellan lantbrukare och slakteri ser ut. Vi kartlägger vi också strukturen i primärproduktionen och i slakterinäringen samt granskar slakteriföretagens lönsamhet. För att bättre kunna bedöma hur väl den svenska slaktdjursmarknaden fungerar görs även en internationell utblick.
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- Espiard, Stéphanie, et al.
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Improved Urinary Cortisol Metabolome in Addison's disease: a Prospective Trial of Dual-Release Hydrocortisone.
- 2021
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Ingår i: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7197 .- 0021-972X. ; 106:3, s. 814-825
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Oral once-daily dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC) replacement therapy has demonstrated an improved metabolic profile compared to conventional 3-times-daily (TID-HC) therapy among patients with primary adrenal insufficiency. This effect might be related to a more physiological cortisol profile, but also to a modified pattern of cortisol metabolism.To study cortisol metabolism during DR-HC and TID-HC.Randomized, 12-week, crossover study.DC-HC and same daily dose of TID-HC in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (n=50) versus healthy subjects (n=124) as control.Urinary corticosteroid metabolites measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry on 24-hour urinary collections.Total cortisol metabolites decreased during DR-HC compared to TID-HC (P < 0.001) and reached control values (P = 0.089). During DR-HC, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) activity measured by tetrahydrocortisol+5α-tetrahydrocortisol/tetrahydrocortisone ratio was reduced compared to TID-HC (P < 0.05), but remained increased versus controls (P < 0.001). 11β-HSD2 activity measured by urinary free cortisone/free cortisol ratio was decreased with TID-HC versus controls (P < 0.01) but normalized with DR-HC (P = 0.358). 5α- and 5β-reduced metabolites were decreased with DR-HC compared to TID-HC. Tetrahydrocortisol/5α-tetrahydrocortisol ratio was increased during both treatments, suggesting increased 5β-reductase activity.The urinary cortisol metabolome shows striking abnormalities in patients receiving conventional TID-HC replacement therapy with increased 11β-HSD1 activity that may account for the unfavorable metabolic phenotype in primary adrenal insufficiency. Its change towards normalization with DR-HC may mediate beneficial metabolic effects. The urinary cortisol metabolome may serve as a tool to assess optimal cortisol replacement therapy.
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- Jendle, Johan, 1963-, et al.
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Real-world cost-effectiveness of insulin degludec in type 1 and type 2 diabetes in a Swedish setting
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background and aims: Randomised controlled trials and observational studies have shown lower risk of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1-diabetes (T1D) and type 2-diabetes (T2D) on treatment with insulinde gludec (IDeg) vs insulin glargine 100 units/mL (IGlar). This study assessed cost-effectiveness (C/E) of IDeg vs insulin treatment before switch to IDeg in a Swedish real-world setting in people with T1D and T2D.Materials and methods: ReFLeCT is a prospective, observational study in T1D (n=566) and T2D (n=611) in seven European countries and comprised a four-week baseline period (pre-switch basal insulin) and a 12-month follow-up period (IDeg). Data from ReFLeCT was used to assess C/E of IDeg compared with basal insulin treatment prior to switching to IDeg. Basal insulin unit costs were weighted to represent the basal insulin present at baseline (T1D: IGlar 63.8%, Insulin detemir (IDet) 22.7%, other/missing 13.5%. T2D: IGlar 59.1%, IDet 20.8%, other/missing 20.1%). The Swedish original IGlar price was used as base case. IGlar biosimilar price was used in a sensitivity analysis. Where information on basal insulin at baseline was missing, the lowest basal insulin price (insulin NPH) was used as a conservative approach. C/E was analysed over a 1-year time horizon from a Swedish societal perspective (price level 2019). Only differences with p<0.05 were included in the analysis.Results: Basal and bolus insulin doses at baseline were 25.0 IU and 27.3 IU (T1D) and 37.5 IU and 24.4 IU (T2D). At 12 months estimated basal and bolus insulin dose ratios were 0.91 (95% C.I. 0.83-0.91) and 0.87 (0.83-0.91) for T1D and 0.98 (0.95-1.01) and 0.96 (0.94-1.01) for T2D. For T1D riskratios (RR) for non-severe daytime hypoglycaemia was 0.85 (0.78-0.93), non-severe nocturnal hypoglycaemia 0.63 (0.52-0.76) and severe hypoglycaemia 0.28 (0.14-0.56). Corresponding RR for T2D were 0.56 (0.46-0.69), 0.38 (0.22-0.64) and 2.87 (0.33-24.65). In T1D IDeg was cost-saving compared to previous basal therapy (Table 1). In T2D, IDeg was highly cost-effective, with a cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) of SEK 15,000-24,000 (Table 1). A treatment is considered cost-effective in Sweden if cost/QALY is below SEK 500,000. Sensitivity analyses showed that the results were robust to changes in efficacy and cost parameters in both T1D and T2D.Conclusion: In this C/E-analysis, treatment with IDeg was cost-saving (T1D) or highly cost-effective (T2D) relative to the treatment used before switch in a Swedish setting after one year. C/E of IDeg in clinical practice is driven by lower insulin doses (T1D) and reduced risk of hypoglycaemia (T1D and T2D).
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- Jendle, Johan, 1963-, et al.
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Switching to insulin degludec is a cost-saving therapy for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the Swedish setting based on real world data
- 2019
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Ingår i: Value in Health. - : Elsevier. - 1098-3015 .- 1524-4733. ; 22:Suppl. 3, s. 575-576
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objectives: The Europe-based, prospective, observational ReFLeCT study recently showed that switching to the ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue degludec (IDeg) was associated with improved glycemic control and reductions in hypoglycemic events versus previous basal insulin therapies in patients with type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). The present analysis aimed to assess the impact of thesefindings on long-term cost-effectiveness outcomes in the Swedish setting.Methods: Cost-effectiveness was evaluated separately in patients with T1D and T2D over a 50-year time horizon using the IQVIA CORE Diabetes Model (version 9.0). Patients were assumed to receive IDeg or continue previous insulin therapy (with or without bolus insulin) for 5 years, before all patients intensified to insulin degludec plus bolus insulin for the remainder of their lifetimes. Baseline cohort characteristics were sourced from ReFLeCT where possible. Treatment effects on initiation of IDeg were based on data from ReFLeCT. Costs were estimated from a Swedish societal perspective and expressed in 2018 Swedish krona (SEK).Results: IDeg was associated with improvements in quality-adjusted life expectancy of 0.14 and 0.07 quality-adjusted life years versus continuation of previous insulin therapy in patients with T1D and T2D, respectively, resulting from improved glycemic control and fewer hypoglycemic events. Combined direct and indirect costs were estimated to be SEK 137,020 and SEK 2,009 lower for insulin degludec versus previous insulin therapy in patients with T1D and T2D, respectively, with higher treatment costs offset by cos tsavings from avoidance of diabetes-related complications. IDeg was therefore considered dominant versus continuation of previous insulin therapies for the treatment of both T1D and T2D.Conclusions: Based on real-world evidence, IDeg represents an effective and cost-saving treatment option versus other basal insulin therapies for patients with T1D and T2D in Sweden.
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