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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ; 44(8): 959-966, 2023 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37442593

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Due to its high sensitivity, somatostatin receptor-PET may detect smaller lesions and more extensive disease than contrast-enhanced MR imaging, while the superior spatial resolution of MR imaging enables lesions to be accurately localized. We compared results of somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI with those of MR imaging alone and assessed the added value of vertex-to-thigh imaging for head and neck neuroendocrine tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Somatostatin receptor-PET/CT was acquired as limited brain or head and neck imaging, with optional vertex-to-thigh imaging, following administration of 64CU/68GA DOTATATE. Somatostatin receptor-PET was fused with separately acquired contrast-enhanced MR imaging. DOTATATE activity was classified as comparable, more extensive, and/or showing additional lesions compared with MR imaging. Vertex-to-thigh findings were classified as positive or negative for metastatic disease or incidental. RESULTS: Thirty patients (with 13 meningiomas, 11 paragangliomas, 1 metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma, 1 middle ear neuroendocrine adenoma, 1 external auditory canal mass, 1 pituitary carcinoma, 1 olfactory neuroblastoma, 1 orbital mass) were imaged. Five had no evidence of somatostatin receptor-positive lesions and were excluded. In 11/25, somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI and MR imaging were comparable. In 7/25, somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI showed more extensive disease, while in 9/25, somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI identified additional lesions. On vertex-to-thigh imaging, 1 of 17 patients was positive for metastatic disease, 8 of 17 were negative, and 8 of 17 demonstrated incidental findings. CONCLUSIONS: Somatostatin receptor-PET detected additional lesions and more extensive disease than contrast-enhanced MR imaging alone, while vertex-to-thigh imaging showed a low incidence of metastatic disease. Somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI enabled superior anatomic delineation of tumor burden, while any discrepancies were readily addressed. Somatostatin receptor-PET/MRI has the potential to play an important role in presurgical and radiation therapy planning of head and neck neuroendocrine tumors.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Meníngeas , Tumores Neuroendócrinos , Neoplasias Nasais , Compostos Organometálicos , Humanos , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons combinada à Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Receptores de Somatostatina , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/diagnóstico por imagem , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Cavidade Nasal/patologia
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J Hosp Infect ; 105(4): 736-740, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32454075

RESUMO

A survey was conducted in UK regional children's hospitals with paediatric intensive care and paediatric infectious disease (PID) departments to describe the characteristics of paediatric antimicrobial stewardship (PAS) programmes. A structured questionnaire was sent to PAS coordinators. 'Audit and feedback' was implemented in 13 out of 17 centres. Microbiology-led services were more likely to implement antimicrobial restriction (75% vs 33% in PID-led services), to focus on broad-spectrum antibiotics, and to review patients with positive blood cultures. PID-led services were more likely to identify patients from e-prescribing or drug charts and review all antimicrobials. A PAS network has been established.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Gestão de Antimicrobianos , Implementação de Plano de Saúde , Hospitais Pediátricos , Padrões de Prática Médica , Criança , Doenças Transmissíveis/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl ; 87(6): 454-7, 2005 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16263017

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: Quality assurance of medical record keeping in general surgery is facilitated by use of the CRABEL Score. Critical appraisal and constant feedback to staff plays an important part in improving case-note quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For each case-note audit, a house officer reviewed two sets of case notes for each of six consultant surgeons. Scores were awarded according to initial clerking, subsequent entries, consent, and discharge summary. Overall scores were derived by subtracting deductions for omissions in each category from a starting score of 100. A larger number of points deducted due to absent data leads to a lower overall score and indicates poorer quality case notes. After four audits, a clerking proforma specifically designed to address some of the common areas of weakness identified in our record keeping was introduced and a further audit was performed in March 2004 to assess its impact. RESULTS: The mean score was lowest in the September 2001 audit and improved over the next two audits. However, there was a small reduction in September 2003 compared to September 2002. When the individual sections of the score were looked at separately, the greatest contribution to a poor score comes from the 'subsequent entries' section since there are five entries scored individually leading to a cumulative effect on the overall score. Within both the 'initial clerking' and 'subsequent entries' sections, early audits showed poor performance across a range of areas but consistent poor implementation of the guidelines was seen in a small number of specific areas as record keeping improved. The quality of medical notes improved over the first three cycles but the improvement was not maintained subsequently. DISCUSSION: The CRABEL score has been shown to be a useful, reproducible and easy-to-perform objective assessment of the quality of medical record keeping. Repeated audit cycles have ensured that case-note quality remains a high priority and have also led to the development of standardised admission documentation. Introduction of the latter has led to a measurable improvement in medical record keeping.


Assuntos
Auditoria Médica/métodos , Prontuários Médicos/normas , Inglaterra , Humanos , Controle de Qualidade , Centro Cirúrgico Hospitalar/normas
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Biochem Soc Trans ; 33(Pt 1): 59-60, 2005 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15667264

RESUMO

A mutant of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough lacking a gene for [NiFe] hydrogenase was generated. Growth studies, performed for the mutant in comparison with the wild-type, showed no strong differences during the exponential growth phase. However, the mutant cells died more rapidly in the stationary growth phase.


Assuntos
Desulfovibrio vulgaris/enzimologia , Hidrogenase/genética , Sequência de Bases , Southern Blotting , Western Blotting , Primers do DNA , Desulfovibrio vulgaris/genética
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J Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 8(1): 44-51, 1993.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8439662

RESUMO

The safety, effectiveness and capabilities of therapeutic upper fibreoptic endoscopy in children undergoing therapeutic endoscopic procedures (n = 443) was studied. Therapy for gastrointestinal bleeding formed the major group (injection sclerotherapy for varices, n = 197 procedures; thermocoagulation for haemorrhagic gastritis, n = 1; and photocoagulation for Dieulafoy's disease, n = 1). Sclerotherapy was 97% effective in controlling acute bleeding and 84% effective in obliterating varices with no serious complications or deaths. Oesophageal dilatations for surgical, caustic, congenital and peptic strictures and achalasia (n = 193) were performed with no oesophageal perforations or deaths. Foreign bodies were retrieved (n = 34) with no failures or complications. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was performed (n = 11) with one failure, proceeding to an unsuccessful surgical gastrostomy. Miscellaneous procedures included endoscopic transpyloric tube placement (n = 5) and endoscopic diathermy of pyloric web (n = 1). Therapeutic fibreoptic endoscopy is therefore concluded to be safe and effective in children, replacing rigid oesophagoscopy and some traditional surgical approaches.


Assuntos
Endoscopia Gastrointestinal , Pré-Escolar , Dilatação , Endoscopia Gastrointestinal/estatística & dados numéricos , Estenose Esofágica/terapia , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/terapia , Feminino , Corpos Estranhos/terapia , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/terapia , Gastrostomia , Humanos , Intubação Gastrointestinal , Masculino , Auditoria Médica , Escleroterapia
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