Kurz titanium prosthesis ossiculoplasty—Follow-up statistical analysis of factors affecting one year hearing results

Background Coronary endarterectomy aims to improve completeness of revascularization in patients with occluded coronary vessels. The benefits of coronary endarterectomy remain uncertain. The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term surgical outcomes and factors affecting graft patency post-coronary endarterectomy. Methods Between 2009 and 2019, 81 consecutive patients who had coronary endarterectomy done were evaluated for their perioperative and early results. A total of 36 patients with follow-up coronary studies were included in patency analysis. Mortality rates, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, and graft patency were outcomes of interest. Survival and risk factor analysis were performed with Kaplan–Meier and logistic regression analysis. Results The average age of the cohort was 61.9 ± 9.29 years. Complete revascularization rate was 95.4% post-coronary endarterectomy. The 30-day and 1-year mortality was 2.5 and 6.2%, respectively. One-year major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events rate was 11.1%. Periprocedural myocardial infarction rate was 7.4%. Three patients required repeat revascularization within a mean follow-up duration of 49.6 ± 36.5 months. Overall graft patency was 89.2% at 20.2 months and graft patency post-coronary endarterectomy was 85.4%. Arterial grafts showed 100% patency. Vein grafts to endarterectomized obtuse marginal branch had patency rates of 33.3%. Multiple endarterectomies were associated with worse one-year major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (OR: 28.6 ± 1.16; P = 0.003). Conclusions Coronary endarterectomy facilitates completeness of revascularization and does not increase early mortality. Graft patency post-coronary endarterectomy on obtuse marginal artery was suboptimal. Judicious use of coronary endarterectomy should be practiced to balance the need of completeness of revascularization against the risk of myocardial infarction.

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Factors affecting success and abstinence within a smoking cessation clinic: A one-year follow-up study in Turkey

Tobacco Prevention & Cessation ◽

10.18332/tpc/130471 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (December) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Ayse Esen ◽

Yuksel Soylem ◽

Secil Arica ◽

Gulten Belgin ◽

Nadire Gonultas

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

One Year ◽

Cessation Clinic ◽

Smoking Cessation Clinic

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Regional dementia care networks in Germany: changes in caregiver burden at one-year follow-up and associated factors

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610217000126 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 991-1004 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Franziska Laporte Uribe ◽

Johannes Gräske ◽

Susann Grill ◽

Steffen Heinrich ◽

Susanne Schäfer-Walkmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Caregiver Burden ◽

Economic Status ◽

Informal Caregivers ◽

Governance Structure ◽

Dementia Care ◽

Support Network ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Caregiver Relationship ◽

One Year

ABSTRACTBackground:Recently, regional dementia care networks (DCNs) have been established in Germany to provide timely support for persons with dementia (PwDs) and their families. There is a lack of research in this setting. This study was conducted to describe the burden experienced by informal caregivers over the course of one year when utilizing a DCN and the factors affecting potential changes in caregiver burden during that time.Methods:The study was part of the DemNet-D project, a multi-center observational study of DCNs in Germany. Standardized questionnaires were administered during face-to-face interviews at baseline and at a one-year follow-up with PwDs and their informal caregivers who used a DCN. Based on qualitative data, four DCN governance types were identified and used in a multivariate analysis of burden categories.Results:A total of 389 PwD-informal caregiver dyads completed the follow-up assessment. At follow-up, the dyads reported significantly lower scores for burden in relation to practical care tasks, conflicts of need, and role conflicts. This change was associated with the PwD–caregiver relationship, the caregiver's gender and health status, and the PwD's socio-economic status. The governance structure of the DCNs was associated with change in one of the four burden categories.Conclusions:Our data provide the first indications that different governance structures of DCNs seem to be similarly well suited to support network users and might contribute to reducing caregiver burden. However, further studies set in DCNs examining factors that mediate changes in burden are needed to draw strong conclusions regarding the effectiveness of DCNs. Gender differences and the PwD–caregiver relationship should be considered by DCN stakeholders when developing support structures.

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One-Year Follow-up Results of Smoking Cessation Outpatient Clinic: Factors Affecting the Cessation of Smoking

Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology ◽

10.5152/ejp.2014.48295 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 99-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zehra Yasar ◽

Ozlem Kar Kurt ◽

Fahrettin Talay ◽

Aysel Kargi

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Outpatient Clinic ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

One Year

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Factors affecting outcome of extensor tendon lacerations in the distal limb of horses

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.3415/vcot-07-07-0069 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 21 (04) ◽

pp. 358-364 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

A. Martens ◽

L. Bogaert ◽

H. Wilderjans ◽

C. Mespoulhès-Rivière

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Medical Records ◽

Surgical Complication ◽

Extensor Tendon ◽

Distal Limb ◽

Multivariate Statistical ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Functional Consequences

SummaryDistal limb lacerations are common injuries in horses, with a better prognosis reported for extensor tendons lacerations compared to flexor tendons lacerations. The objective of the present study was to determine the influence of type and location of injury, modalities of treatment and post surgical complications on the outcome of extensor tendon lacerations. The medical records of 156 horses surgically treated for extensor tendon lacerations over a 10-year period were analysed retrospectively. Information was obtained for 124 horses with a minimum of 18 months follow-up. Statistical analysis was performed on 129 horses (five horses were euthanatized during hospitalization) in order to determine factors affecting outcome. Seventy-four percent of the horses returned to soundness, 17% had moderate gait impairment and 9% remained lame. Approximately 60% of the sports horses returned to an equal or higher level of performance, and 17.5% returned to a lower level. In the multivariate statistical analysis, the only significant factor that favourably influenced outcome was complete suture of the wound. A significant association could not be detected between outcome and absence of a functional extensor tendon, The most important post-surgical complication was extensive scarring of the wound. The present results report outcome of extensor tendon lacerations in a large number of horses and outline the importance of primary wound healing in order to avoid major scarring with potential functional consequences.

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Factors Affecting Self-Eruption of Displaced Permanent Maxillary Canines

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina47030022 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 22

Author(s):

Dalia Smailienė ◽

Antanas Šidlauskas ◽

Kristina Lopatienė ◽

Vesta Guzevičienė ◽

Gintaras Juodžbalys

Keyword(s):

Characteristic Curve ◽

Treatment Success ◽

Vertical Position ◽

Dental Arch ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Significant Difference ◽

One Year ◽

Unerupted Teeth ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of the spontaneous eruption of displaced unerupted maxillary canines after the extraction of the deciduous canine and dental arch expansion and to determine the impact of initial canine position on treatment success rate. Materials and Methods. The study sample included 50 patients (mean age, 13.5 years [SD, 2.2]) with unilaterally displaced unerupted maxillary canines. Deciduous canines were extracted, and the space for displaced canine was created at the beginning of the study. The follow-up period for the spontaneous eruption was 12 months. The initial vertical, horizontal, labio-palatal position and angle of inclination to the midline of the displaced canine were assessed on panoramic radiographs. Results. Only 42% of displaced canines erupted spontaneously within one-year period (52.9% of labially displaced canines and 36.4% of palatally displaced canines). A significant difference of inclination was determined between spontaneously erupted and unerupted teeth in the labially displaced canine group (P<0.01), with no difference in the palatally displaced canine group. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the critical angle of inclination for the spontaneous eruption of the retained canine was 20º (sensitivity 0.759; specificity 0.571; P<0.05). The majority of unerupted canines (75.9%) were inclined more than 20º. The initial height of canine was crucial for spontaneous eruption (sensitivity 0.966; specificity 0.81; P<0.001). This was true for both palatal and labial cases. Conclusions. The initial vertical position of the labially and palatally displaced canines and the inclination of the labially displaced canines were the most important predictors for spontaneous eruption of the cuspid.

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A five year follow up of incus transposition in relation to the first stage tympanoplasty technique

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100120316 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 106 (7) ◽

pp. 607-609 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

I. Donaldson ◽

D. G. Snow

Keyword(s):

Hearing Level ◽

Hearing Results ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Ossicular Reconstruction ◽

Second Stage ◽

Cortical Mastoidectomy ◽

Primary Procedure ◽

Set Up

AbstractThis study was set up, prospectively, to determine factors affecting the long-term hearing results of patients undergoing incus transposition as a second stage in ossicular reconstruction, following a successful drumhead repair in non-cholesteatoma ears. Seventy-one patients were entered into the study over five years from 1980–1985, 66 were available to be studied throughout the five year follow-up period.Nine weeks post-operatively, 74 per cent of all patients has an air-bone gap of less than 15 dB (48/66). The type of first stage procedure had a significant effect on the hearing levels in the final five year assessment. The most successful sub-group were those patients who had a cortical mastoidectomy and silastic sheeting inserted in the first staging procedure. The air-bone gap, of less than 15 dB, was maintained in 71 per cent of this group (17/24). The sub-group who had a simple myringoplasty as the primary procedure had a good initial hearing level. By five years, however, only 30 per cent of the patients had maintained the air-bone gap of less than 30 dB (3/11).

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