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- Thomas, HS, et al.
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- Bravo, L, et al.
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- Tabiri, S, et al.
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- Glasbey, JC, et al.
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- Drake, TM, et al.
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Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in children: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study
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Ingår i: BMJ global health. - : BMJ. - 2059-7908. ; 5:12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). However, there is a lack of data available about SSI in children worldwide, especially from low-income and middle-income countries. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of SSI in children and associations between SSI and morbidity across human development settings.MethodsA multicentre, international, prospective, validated cohort study of children aged under 16 years undergoing clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty gastrointestinal surgery. Any hospital in the world providing paediatric surgery was eligible to contribute data between January and July 2016. The primary outcome was the incidence of SSI by 30 days. Relationships between explanatory variables and SSI were examined using multilevel logistic regression. Countries were stratified into high development, middle development and low development groups using the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI).ResultsOf 1159 children across 181 hospitals in 51 countries, 523 (45·1%) children were from high HDI, 397 (34·2%) from middle HDI and 239 (20·6%) from low HDI countries. The 30-day SSI rate was 6.3% (33/523) in high HDI, 12·8% (51/397) in middle HDI and 24·7% (59/239) in low HDI countries. SSI was associated with higher incidence of 30-day mortality, intervention, organ-space infection and other HAIs, with the highest rates seen in low HDI countries. Median length of stay in patients who had an SSI was longer (7.0 days), compared with 3.0 days in patients who did not have an SSI. Use of laparoscopy was associated with significantly lower SSI rates, even after accounting for HDI.ConclusionThe odds of SSI in children is nearly four times greater in low HDI compared with high HDI countries. Policies to reduce SSI should be prioritised as part of the wider global agenda.
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- Alvestrand, A, et al.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy in incident dialysis patients randomized to treatment with hemofiltration or hemodialysis: results from the ProFil study
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Ingår i: Blood purification. - : S. Karger AG. - 1421-9735 .- 0253-5068. ; 32:1, s. 21-29
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- <i>Introduction:</i> Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is present in a majority of hemodialysis (HD) patients and is among the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular events and mortality. Hemofiltration (HF), a purely convective dialysis treatment, has been associated with enhanced hemodynamic stability compared with HD, possibly as a result of a more physiologic removal of fluid and solutes. <i>Methods:</i> In a randomized controlled study conducted at ten dialysis centers in Sweden and Denmark, incident patients (HD <3 months) without clinical signs or history of cardiovascular disease were randomized to treatment with either online, predilution HF or low-flux HD. The primary endpoint was change in left ventricular mass index (LVMI), as measured by two-dimensional M-mode and Doppler echocardiography. <i>Results:</i> The analyses included 34 patients (18 HF, 16 HD) followed for up to 2 years. At baseline, 65% of the patients had LVH, but LVMI did not differ between the study groups. In the HF group, LVMI decreased by 22 ± 48 g/m<sup>2</sup> during a mean treatment time of 19 ± 7 months, while in the HD group the decrease was 15 ± 57 g/m<sup>2</sup> during 16 ± 7 months. As analyzed by MANOVA (mixed model), the difference in LVMI over the whole period was statistically significant (p = 0.03) with a more favorable outcome in HF. Blood pressure and other study variables did not differ between the groups, but at baseline and throughout the study, HF patients required heavier antihypertensive treatment. <i>Conclusions:</i> In incident dialysis patients, long-term predilution HF, a purely convective dialysis treatment, is associated with a significantly more favorable development of LVMI compared with regular low-flux HD. Considering the predictive strength of LVMI as a risk factor, the quantitative difference between the treatments is of clinical importance.
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- Axelsson, J, et al.
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Is fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein associated with the metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease?
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Ingår i: American journal of nephrology. - : S. Karger AG. - 1421-9670 .- 0250-8095. ; 28:4, s. 669-676
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- <i>Introduction:</i> Components of the metabolic syndrome are highly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients – some of which paradoxically appear to predict an improved outcome in this population. We hypothesized that the circulating calcification inhibitor fetuin-A/AHSG, which is also a natural inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase insulin receptor, could be one factor explaining the association between increased fat mass and a survival advantage in CKD and thus conducted an explorational study to provide preliminary data to support further research into this hypothesis. <i>Patients and Methods:</i> In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated 198 CKD stage 5 patients (GFR 6.8 ± 0.2 ml/min; 62% males, mean age 52 ± 1 years) close to the start of renal replacement therapy. We studied circulating AHSG (ELISA) and two common functional <i>AHSG</i> gene polymorphisms (at amino acids Thr248Met (C-T) and Thr256Ser (C-G) using Pyrosequencing®) and related these to multiple components of the metabolic syndrome. <i>Results:</i> Median circulating AHSG was lower (p < 0.01) in type-2 (0.22 g/l) and type-1 (0.16 g/l) diabetics as compared to non-diabetic CKD-5 patients (0.24 g/l). AHSG correlated with both total and truncal fat mass in type-2 diabetics (rho 0.37 and 0.39; p < 0.001, respectively), but not in type-1 diabetics or non-diabetics. Both SNPs significantly influenced circulating levels of AHSG, and were also associated with significant differences in serum triglycerides and HDL cholesterol. Furthermore, there were significant differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome criteria between the <i>AHSG</i> Thr256Ser (C-G) genotype groups, with a more atherogenic lipid profile in AHSG high producers (Thr/Thr homozygotes). In multivariate analysis, the association between circulating AHSG and fat mass remained significant also after adjustment for age, gender, inflammation (CRP >10 mg/l), and <i>AHSG</i> genotype. <i>Conclusions:</i> The present, explorational, study supports further, mechanistic, studies into a physiological link between AHSG and body fat mass in patients with CKD. As we observed an association between higher fat mass and elevated AHSG levels, these preliminary results may form the basis of further study to establish if the observed associations may be one reason why obesity has been reported to constitute a survival advantage in CKD.
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- Axelsson, J, et al.
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Serum leptin and epoetin sensitivity - Reply
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Ingår i: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. - : Elsevier BV. - 0272-6386. ; 47:2, s. 372-372
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- Axelsson, J, et al.
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Uraemic sera stimulate lipolysis in human adipocytes: role of perilipin
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Ingår i: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1460-2385. ; 26:8, s. 2485-U80
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Macrophage MIF in ANCA-AAV
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Ingår i: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. - 0009-9104. ; 164, s. 143-143
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