scholarly journals Long-term Survival Analysis of Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Patient Risk Factor for Failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 2473011420S0029
Author(s):  
Sung-Jae Kim ◽  
Hwa-Jun Kang ◽  
Ki Chun Kim

Category: Ankle; Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: The aim of current study is to perform long-term survival analysis for TAA of 5619 cases, and identify patient risk for failure of TAA. Methods: Total of 7516 cases of TAA were identified from national insurance claim data of South Korea during 2007 to 2018. After exclusion of bilateral cases and cases performed on 2018, total 5619 cases of primary TAA cases were included. TAA failure was defined as case with revision arthroplasty or case with TAA implant removal and arthrodesis after primary TAA. Patient age, hospital size, comorbidities were included for survival analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed during study period, and Multivariable Cox regression analysis were performed. Results: During study period, five-year survival rate was 95.4%, and 10-year survival rate was 91.1%, and mean survival duration was 9.6 years. Regression analysis revealed that younger age (< 65, adjusted hazard ration (AHR), 1.812; p< 0.001), chronic pulmonary disease (AHR, 1.476; p= 0.013), diabetes (AHR, 1.443; p= 0.014), alcohol consumption (AHR, 1.524; p= 0.032) showed significant high odds ratio for TAA failure. Conclusion: Current study was performed with largest cohort with TAA procedures in literature. 10-year survival rate was 91.4%, young age and some comorbidities revealed as significant predictor for TAA failure.

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Chuan Mu ◽  
Yuan Huang ◽  
Zhi-Ming Liu ◽  
Xiang-Hua Wu ◽  
Xin-Gan Qin ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore the prognostic factors and establish a nomogram to predict the long-term survival of gastric cancer patients. Methods The clinicopathological data of 421 gastric cancer patients, who were treated with radical D2 lymphadenectomy by the same surgical team between January 2009 and March 2017, were collected. The analysis of long-term survival was performed using Cox regression analysis. Based on the multivariate analysis results, a prognostic nomogram was formulated to predict the 5-year survival rate probability. Results In the present study, the total overall 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 58.7 and 45.8%, respectively. The results of the univariate Cox regression analysis revealed that tumor staging, tumor location, Borrmann type, the number of lymph nodes dissected, the number of lymph node metastases, positive lymph nodes ratio, lymphocyte count, serum albumin, CEA, CA153, CA199, BMI, tumor size, nerve invasion, and vascular invasion were prognostic factors for gastric cancer (all, P < 0.05). However, merely tumor staging, tumor location, positive lymph node ratio, CA199, BMI, tumor size, nerve invasion, and vascular invasion were independent risk factors, based on the results of the multivariate Cox regression analysis (all, P < 0.05). The nomogram based on eight independent prognostic factors revealed a well-degree of differentiation with a concordance index of 0.76 (95% CI: 0.72–0.79, P < 0.001), which was better than the AJCC-7 staging system (concordance index = 0.68). Conclusion The present study established a nomogram based on eight independent prognostic factors to predict long-term survival in gastric cancer patients. The nomogram would be beneficial for more accurately predicting the prognosis of gastric cancer, and provide important basis for making individualized treatment plans following surgery.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxing Cui ◽  
Shunnan Ge ◽  
Yingwu Shi ◽  
Xun Wu ◽  
Jianing Luo ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between coagulopathy during the perioperative period (before the operation and on the first day after the operation) and the long-term survival of TBI patients undergoing surgery, as well as to explore the predisposing risk factors that may cause perioperative coagulopathy.Methods: This retrospective study included 447 TBI patients who underwent surgery from January 1, 2015 to April 25, 2019. Clinical parameters, including patient demographic characteristics, biochemical tests, perioperative coagulation function tests (before the operation and on the first day after the operation) and intraoperative factors were collected. Log-rank univariate analysis and Cox regression models were conducted to assess the relationship between perioperative coagulopathy and the long-term survival of TBI patients. Furthermore, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the underlying risk factors for perioperative coagulopathy.Results: Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified age, AIS(head) = 5, GCS ≤ 8, systolic pressure at admission < 90 mmHg and postoperative coagulopathy (all P < 0.05) as independent risk factors for survival following TBI; we were the first to identify postoperative coagulopathy as an independent risk factor. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, for the first time, abnormal ALT and RBC at admission, preoperative coagulopathy, infusion of colloidal solution > 1100 mL and intraoperative bleeding > 950 mL (all P < 0.005) were identified as independent risk factors for postoperative coagulation following surgery after TBI.Conclusions: Those who suffered from postoperative coagulopathy due to TBI had a higher hazard for poor prognosis than those who did not. Closer attention should be paid to postoperative coagulopathy and more emphasis should be placed on managing the underlying risk factors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Schmeisser ◽  
T Rauwolf ◽  
A Ghanem ◽  
J Handerer ◽  
K Fischbach ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) coupling (C), quantified by pressure volume (PV) loop analysis, predicts RV function, and is independently associated with long term survival in systolic heart failure (HFrEF). However, the PV loop technique is invasive and complex to carry out, especially when used to do RV functional analyses. Different echo-surrogate parameters are proposed to measure RV-PA-C, such as the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TAPSE/PAsystolic pressure (SP) and FAC (fractional area change)/PASP as the most promising parameters. However, up to now, no validation of these non-invasive coupling indices with the invasive gold standard method of RV-PV-loops has been done. Methods In 111 patients with advanced HFrEF (Post-hoc analysis of Magdeburger CRT Responder Trial, DRKS00011133), echo-derived TAPSE and FAC, and their relationship to PASP were related to the RV PV-loop-derived parameters of intrinsic RV contractility (Ees), pulmonary load (Ea), and the RV-PA-C efficiency (Ees/Ea) by linear regression analysis. Within a MRI substudy (n=49 patients) we examined the relationship of pure longitudinal contraction (MRI-TAPSE) and radial free wall to septum contraction (area change of 5 RV segments from tricuspid valve to apex in the short axis view) to the invasive RV-PA-C. Results The MRI analysis demonstrated that radial RV contraction (R2=0.77, p<0.001) correlated better to invasive RV-PA-C than pure longitudinal shortening (R2=0.37, p<0.001) (radial vs. longitudinal: p<0.00). Echo data for the entire patient cohort confirmed the MRI data. The FAC (R2=0.8, p<0.001) was significantly better associated with RV-PA-C than TAPSE (R2=0.57, p<0.001) (TAPSE vs FAC, p<0.001). Placing TAPSE or FAC into a quotient with PASP did not at all (TAPSE vs. TAPSE/PASP, p=0.1) or significantly attenuated (FAC vs. FAC/PASP R2=0.8 vs 0.58, p<0.001) their association to RV-PA-C. However, FAC/PASP and TAPSE/PASP correlated significantly better with global afterload (Eea), PA compliance, and pressure volume area (PVA), (p<0.001). In ROC analysis for all-cause mortality, all 4 tested parameters were prognostic relevant, however, with higher AUC values for FAC/PASP (AUC=0.74, p<0.001) and TAPSE/PASP (AUC=0.74, p<0.001) than for single TAPSE (AUC= 0.71, p=0.001) or FAC (AUC=0.7, p=0.001). Within a multivariate Cox regression analysis, only the FAC/PASP remained an independent predictor for long term survival. Conclusion FAC, an echo parameter that includes a predominant radial with a smaller part of longitudinal contraction, correlated significantly better to the invasively derived RV-PA-C-ratio than pure longitudinal RV shortening (TAPSE). Combining FAC or TAPSE with PASP did not improve the non-invasive RV-PA coupling information. However, it provided more comprehensive information on pulmonary vascular load and RV oxygen consumption, which seems to be translated into a higher prognostic power. Acknowledgement/Funding scientific grant from Boston Scientific


1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1726-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Yuen ◽  
O W Kamel ◽  
J Halpern ◽  
S J Horning

PURPOSE To describe the course of patients following histologic transformation (HT) from low-grade follicular lymphoma to intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were identified from data bases in the Division of Oncology and the Department of Surgical Pathology. HT was defined as the conversion of a follicular small cleaved-cell or follicular mixed small cleaved-cell and large-cell lymphoma to a diffuse large-cell, diffuse mixed small cleaved-cell and large-cell or any high-grade lymphoma. RESULTS We analyzed the clinical course of 74 low-grade lymphoma patients with histologically proven transformation occurring from 1965 to 1988. The median time from diagnosis to HT was 66 months, and the median age at HT was 58 years. The median duration of survival after transformation was 22 months. Anatomic extent of disease at HT (limited v extensive, P = .01), prior chemotherapy (none v any, P = .01), and response to therapy (complete v partial or none, P = .005) at time of HT were identified as significant predictors of survival after HT in backward-selection Cox regression analysis. Thirty patients attained a complete response to therapy at HT. They had a median survival duration of 81 months after HT. CONCLUSION A subset of patients with HT from low-grade follicular lymphoma to intermediate- or high-grade lymphoma enjoys relatively long-term survival. Patients with limited disease and no previous exposure to chemotherapy have the most favorable prognosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 107327482199743
Author(s):  
Ke Chen ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Liu Yang ◽  
Zheling Chen

Background: Treatment options for advanced gastric esophageal cancer are quite limited. Chemotherapy is unavoidable at certain stages, and research on targeted therapies has mostly failed. The advent of immunotherapy has brought hope for the treatment of advanced gastric esophageal cancer. The aim of the study was to analyze the safety of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy and the long-term survival of patients who were diagnosed as gastric esophageal cancer and received anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy. Method: Studies on anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy of advanced gastric esophageal cancer published before February 1, 2020 were searched online. The survival (e.g. 6-month overall survival, 12-month overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rates (ORR)) and adverse effects of immunotherapy were compared to that of control therapy (physician’s choice of therapy). Results: After screening 185 studies, 4 comparative cohort studies which reported the long-term survival of patients receiving immunotherapy were included. Compared to control group, the 12-month survival (OR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.31 to 2.12, P < 0.0001) and 18-month survival (OR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.39 to 2.81, P = 0.0001) were significantly longer in immunotherapy group. The 3-month survival rate (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 0.36 to 3.06, P = 0.92) and 18-month survival rate (OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 0.98 to 2.12, P = 0.07) were not significantly different between immunotherapy group and control group. The ORR were not significantly different between immunotherapy group and control group (OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 0.65 to 3.66, P = 0.01). Meta-analysis pointed out that in the PD-L1 CPS ≥10 sub group population, the immunotherapy could obviously benefit the patients in tumor response rates (OR = 3.80, 95% CI: 1.89 to 7.61, P = 0.0002). Conclusion: For the treatment of advanced gastric esophageal cancer, the therapeutic efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy was superior to that of chemotherapy or palliative care.


2013 ◽  
Vol 257 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan To Cheung ◽  
Ronnie T. P. Poon ◽  
Wai Key Yuen ◽  
Kenneth S. H. Chok ◽  
Caroline R. Jenkins ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio F. Feo ◽  
Giulia Deiana ◽  
Chiara Ninniri ◽  
Giuseppe Cherchi ◽  
Paola Crivelli ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. Radical surgery is the best option for cure and, nowadays, it is performed by many surgeons also in cases of vascular infiltration. Whether this aggressive approach to a locally advanced PDAC produces a survival benefit is under debate. Most data in the literature come from retrospective comparative studies; therefore, it is still unclear if such an extensive surgery for an advanced cancer is justified. Methods A retrospective review of patients with PDAC treated at our institution over a 12-year period was performed. Data concerning patients’ characteristics, operative details, postoperative course, and long-term survival were retrieved from prospective databases and analysed. Factors associated with poor survival were assessed via Cox regression analysis. Results A total of 173 patients with PDAC were included in the analysis, 41 subjects underwent pancreatectomy with vascular resection for locally advanced disease, and in 132 patients, only a pancreatic resection was undertaken. Demographics, major comorbidities, and tumour characteristics were similar between the two groups. Length of surgery (P=0.0006), intraoperative blood transfusions (P<0.0001), and overall complications (P<0.0001) were significantly higher in the vascular resection group. Length of hospital stay (P=0.684) and 90-day mortality (P=0.575) were comparable between groups. Overall median survival (P= 0.717) and survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years (P=0.964, P=0.500, and P=0.445, respectively) did not differ significantly between groups. Age ≥70 years and postoperative complications were independent predictors of lower survival. Conclusions Our study confirms that pancreatectomy with vascular resection for a locally advanced PDAC is a complex operation associated with a significant longer operating time that may increase morbidity; however, in selected patients, R0 margins can be obtained with an acceptable long-term survival rate. Older patients are less likely to benefit from surgery.


2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Moghaddam ◽  
G. Radafshar ◽  
M. Taramsari ◽  
F. Darabi

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