Clinical Features and Treatment Response to Differentiate Idiopathic Peritonitis From Non-strangulating Intestinal Infarction Associated With Strongylus Vulgaris Infection in the Horse

Abstract Background: Peritonitis in horses secondary to non-strangulating infarction (NSII) has a grave prognosis, even after intestinal resection. In contrast, horses with idiopathic peritonitis respond well to medical treatment. Affected horses in both cases often show signs of both colic and systemic inflammation, but early diagnosis is crucial for optimal treatment and an accurate prognosis. One cause of NSII is thrombus formation secondary to Strongylus vulgaris larval migration. There has been a documented increase in S. vulgaris prevalence in Sweden since the implementation of selective anthelmintic treatment in 2007, which subsequently could result in a rise in NSII cases. In a retrospective clinical study, medical records from cases diagnosed with NSII or idiopathic peritonitis from three equine referral hospitals in Sweden during 2017-2020 were reviewed. Information including demographic data, relevant medical history, and clinical- and laboratory parameters were obtained from patient records. To facilitate the differentiation between cases of idiopathic peritonitis and cases with confirmed NSII, the aim of the study was to compare clinical and laboratory parameters, clinical progression and initial response to antimicrobial treatment as well as survival-rates.Results: Horses with NSII (n = 20) were significantly more likely to present during the winter months with a poorer response to medical treatment within 48 hours. Cases of idiopathic peritonitis (n = 115) had a 99.1 % survival rate with medical treatment. In comparison, all confirmed NSII cases were non-responsive to antimicrobial treatment and had a low survival rate (25%) with surgical treatment. Specific rectal findings and peripheral blood neutropenia were strongly associated with NSII. Conclusions: In Sweden, idiopathic peritonitis cases still predominate over S. vulgaris associated NSII cases and have an excellent survival rate with antimicrobial treatment. However, horses presenting with septic peritonitis during the winter months with a palpable rectal mass and continuing fever and colic signs beyond 48 hours of medical treatment are likely to suffer from NSII and should be considered for abdominal surgery.

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Survival Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Hemodialysis in West Java. Indonesia, Year 2007 - 2018

Majalah Kedokteran Bandung ◽

10.15395/mkb.v52n3.2124 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 172-179

Author(s):

Afiatin ◽

Dwi Agustian ◽

Kurnia Wahyudi ◽

Pandu Riono ◽

Rully M. A. Roesli

Keyword(s):

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Survival Analysis ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Treatment Quality ◽

West Java ◽

Dialysis Treatment ◽

The Impact

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease on dialysis or CKD5D is increasing with a significant impact on disease burden in many countries. Patients are usually listed in the national renal registries, which report demographic data, incidence, prevalence, and outcome. The survival rate is an important outcome measure to characterize the impact of treatment in the CKD5 patient population in the national and international renal registries. Indonesian Society of Nephrology (InaSN) has the Indonesian Renal Registry program to collect data that was endorsed to monitor dialysis treatment quality in Indonesia. IRR releases an annual report, but there is no survival analysis yet. This study aimed to discover the five-year survival rate of CKD5D patients in West Java between 2007–2018 and its factor based on the IRR database. A retrospective cohort study was performed by gaining all patients' data from the IRR database, then data on all of the patients from West Java province who completed a 5-year follow-up on December 31, 2018. Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazard's model were used to analyze the risk factors. There were 3,199 data included in this study. In total, the 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 year survival rates are 82%, 70%, 62%, 58%, and 55 %, respectively. Patients whose age is above 55 years and with unknown underlying kidney disease have a worse survival rate with a hazard ratio of 1.28 and 1.50, respectively. Further exploration of IRR data will provide better information on dialysis treatment in Indonesia.

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Prognostic Analysis and Influencing Serum Biomarkers of Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Adenosquamous Cancer

Frontiers in Oncology ◽

10.3389/fonc.2020.611809 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Yusheng Shi ◽

Xinjing Wang ◽

Weize Wu ◽

Junjie Xie ◽

Jiabin Jin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prognostic Factors ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Disease Free Survival ◽

Serum Levels ◽

Pancreatic Disease ◽

Normal Serum ◽

Adenosquamous Cancer

ObjectivesThere are few reports about the survival rate of patients with pancreatic adenosquamous cancer (PASC). This study evaluated and analyzed prognostic factors of patients with resectable pancreatic adenosquamous cancer (rPASC), which might fulfill the blank in the research of PASC.MethodsIn this study, we identified and analyzed 55 patients who were diagnosed with rPASC from January 2013 to May 2019 at the Pancreatic Disease Center of the Shanghai Ruijin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. Age, sex, BMI, tumor position, and other important demographic data were collected and analyzed. The follow-up was updated by December 31th, 2019 with a median follow-up of nine months.ResultsAmong the 55 patients, 23 (41.8%) patients were female, and the mean age was 62.0 ± 10.3 years. The median overall survival (OS) time was 10 ± 2.1 months, and the median disease-free survival (DFS) time was 4 ± 0.9 months. The 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival rates were 40.9, 17.5, and 11.6%, respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that normal serum level of Ca199 (HR = 0.464, 95% CI = 0.222–0.970, P = 0.041) and Ca125 (HR = 0.441, 95% CI = 0.233–0.835, P = 0.012) were independent favorable prognostic factors.ConclusionPatients with rPASC had poor survival. The 5-year survival rate was only 11.6%. Normal serum levels of Ca199 and Ca125 were independent favorable prognostic factors that predicted prognosis.

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Demographic responses of Virginia opossums to limitation at their northern boundary

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z04-089 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 82 (7) ◽

pp. 1126-1134 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

L Leann Kanda ◽

Todd K Fuller

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Life History Strategy ◽

Didelphis Virginiana ◽

Winter Survival ◽

Life History Strategies ◽

Physiological Limit ◽

Virginia Opossum

The precise response of a population at its distributional edge to the limiting extrinsic factor should be mediated by the demography of the species. We applied this principle to understanding the northern distributional potential of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792). We reviewed the literature for demographic data that we then used to build model populations. Juvenile over-winter survival was adjusted to determine the survival necessary for a stable population. To put the results in the context of life-history strategy and ecological niche, we built models for two other medium-sized mammals with similar distributions, the raccoon (Procyon lotor (L., 1758)) and the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus (L., 1766)). Northern raccoon populations may sustain juvenile winter survival rates of <0.50 because adult females live to reproduce in multiple years. Muskrat juveniles may need a winter survival rate of only 0.40 in average years because reproduction is very high. In contrast, young northern opossums need a survival rate of 0.81 over winter to compensate for low prewinter survival. Raccoons and muskrats, through different life-history strategies, should be able to expand their northern distribution to the winter-induced physiological limit. However, opossum populations should fail before the average individual physiological limit is reached.

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THE PRINTING OF PACIOLI'S SUMMA IN 1494: HOW MANY COPIES WERE PRINTED?

Accounting Historians Journal ◽

10.2308/0148-4184.34.1.125 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 125-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Alan Sangster

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Printing Process

This paper considers the printing of Pacioli's Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita (Summa) in 1494. In particular, it attempts to answer the question, how many copies of Summa were printed in 1494? It does so through consideration of the printing process, the printer of Summa, the size of the book, survival rates of other “serious” books of the period, and the dates it contains revealing when parts of it were completed. It finds that more copies were published than was previously suggested, and that the survival rate of copies has probably as much to do with the manner in which it was treated once acquired as in the number of copies printed.

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Survival after surgery among patients with cholangiocarcinoma in Northeast Thailand according to anatomical and morphological classification

BMC Cancer ◽

10.1186/s12885-021-08247-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chaiwat Tawarungruang ◽

Narong Khuntikeo ◽

Nittaya Chamadol ◽

Vallop Laopaiboon ◽

Jaruwan Thuanman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Survival Time ◽

Median Survival ◽

Median Survival Time ◽

Cox Regression ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Care Program ◽

Tumor Location ◽

Northeast Thailand ◽

Curative Surgery

Abstract Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has been categorized based on tumor location as intrahepatic (ICCA), perihilar (PCCA) or distal (DCCA), and based on the morphology of the tumor of the bile duct as mass forming (MF), periductal infiltrating (PI) or intraductal (ID). To date, there is limited evidence available regarding the survival of CCA among these different anatomical and morphological classifications. This study aimed to evaluate the survival rate and median survival time after curative surgery among CCA patients according to their anatomical and morphological classifications, and to determine the association between these classifications and survival. Methods This study included CCA patients who underwent curative surgery from the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP), Northeast Thailand. The anatomical and morphological classifications were based on pathological findings after surgery. Survival rates of CCA and median survival time since the date of CCA surgery and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Multiple cox regression was performed to evaluate factors associated with survival which were quantified by hazard ratios (HR) and their 95% CIs. Results Of the 746 CCA patients, 514 had died at the completion of the study which constituted 15,643.6 person-months of data recordings. The incidence rate was 3.3 per 100 patients per month (95% CI: 3.0–3.6), with median survival time of 17.8 months (95% CI: 15.4–20.2), and 5-year survival rate of 24.6% (95% CI: 20.7–28.6). The longest median survival time was 21.8 months (95% CI: 16.3–27.3) while the highest 5-year survival rate of 34.8% (95% CI: 23.8–46.0) occurred in the DCCA group. A combination of anatomical and morphological classifications, PCCA+ID, was associated with the longest median survival time of 40.5 months (95% CI: 17.9–63.0) and the highest 5-year survival rate of 42.6% (95% CI: 25.4–58.9). The ICCA+MF combination was associated with survival (adjusted HR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.01–2.09; P = 0.013) compared to ICCA+ID patients. Conclusions Among patients receiving surgical treatment, those with PCCA+ID had the highest 5-year survival rate, which was higher than in groups classified by only anatomical characteristics. Additionally, the patients with ICCA+MF tended to have unfavorable surgical outcomes. Showed the highest survival association. Therefore, further investigations into CCA imaging should focus on patients with a combination of anatomical and morphological classifications.

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The survival rates and risk factors of implants in the early stage: a retrospective study

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-021-01651-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yong Yang ◽

Huiting Hu ◽

Mianyan Zeng ◽

Hongxing Chu ◽

Zekun Gan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Dental Implants ◽

Bone Quality ◽

Early Stage ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Bone Augmentation ◽

Early Survival ◽

Immediate Implantation ◽

Implant Length

Abstract Background Few large-sample studies in China have focused on the early survival of dental implants. The present study aimed to report the early survival rates of implants and determine the related influencing factors. Methods All patients receiving dental implants at our institution between 2006 and 2017 were included. The endpoint of the study was early survival rates of implants, according to gender, age, maxilla/mandible, dental position, bone augmentation, bone augmentation category, immediate implant, submerged implant category, implant diameter, implant length, implant torque, and other related factors. Initially, SPSS22.0 was used for statistical analysis. The Chi-square test was used to screen all factors, and those with p < 0.05 were further introduced into a multiple logistic regression model to illustrate the risk factors for early survival rates of implants. Results In this study, we included 1078 cases (601 males and 477 females) with 2053 implants. After implantation, 1974 implants were retained, and the early survival rate was 96.15%. Patients aged 30–60 years (OR 2.392), with Class I bone quality (OR 3.689), bone augmentation (OR 1.742), immediate implantation (OR 3.509), and implant length < 10 mm (OR 2.972), were said to possess risk factors conducive to early survival rates. Conclusions The early survival rate of implants in our cohort exceeded 96%, with risk factors including age, tooth position, bone quality, implant length, bone augmentation surgery, and immediate implantation. When the above factors coexist, implant placement should be treated carefully.

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Association between Mode of Transportation and Survival in Adult Trauma Patients with Blunt Injuries: Matched Cohort Study between Police and Ground Ambulance Transport

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x21000510 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Fouad A. Sakr ◽

Rana H. Bachir ◽

Mazen J. El Sayed

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Blunt Trauma ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Trauma Patients ◽

Matched Cohort ◽

Matched Cohort Study ◽

Blunt Injuries ◽

Ground Ambulance ◽

Mode Of Transportation

Abstract Introduction: Early police transport (PT) of penetrating trauma patients has the potential to improve survival rates for trauma patients. There are no well-established guidelines for the transport of blunt trauma patients by PT currently. Study Objective: This study examines the association between the survival rate of blunt trauma patients and the transport modality (police versus ground ambulance). Methods: A retrospective, matched cohort study was conducted using the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). All blunt trauma patients transported by police to trauma centers were identified and matched (one-to-four) to patients transported by ground Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for analysis. Descriptive analysis was carried out. This was followed by comparing all patients’ characteristics and their survival rates in terms of the mode of transportation. Results: Out of the 2,469 patients with blunt injuries, EMS transported 1,846 patients and police transported 623 patients. Most patients were 16-64 years of age (86.2%) with a male predominance (82.5%). Fall (38.4%) was the most common mechanism of injury with majority of injuries involving the head and neck body part (64.8%). Fractures were the most common nature of injury (62.1%). The overall survival rate of adult blunt trauma patients was similar for both methods of transportation (99.2%; P = 1.000). Conclusion: In this study, adult blunt trauma patients transported by police had similar outcomes to those transported by EMS. As such, PT in trauma should be encouraged and protocolized to improve resource utilization and outcomes further.

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Survival Rate of 1008 Short Dental Implants with 21 Months of Average Follow-Up: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm9123943 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 3943

Author(s):

João Caramês ◽

Ana Catarina Pinto ◽

Gonçalo Caramês ◽

Helena Francisco ◽

Joana Fialho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Dental Implants ◽

Cox Regression ◽

Survival Rates ◽

High Survival ◽

Implant Survival ◽

Posterior Maxilla ◽

Clinical Records

This retrospective study evaluated the survival rate of short, sandblasted acid-etched surfaced implants with 6 and 8 mm lengths with at least 120 days of follow-up. Data concerning patient, implant and surgery characteristics were retrieved from clinical records. Sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA)-surfaced tissue-level 6 mm (TL6) or 8 mm (TL8) implants or bone-level tapered 8 mm (BLT8) implants were used. Absolute and relative frequency distributions were calculated for qualitative variables and mean values and standard deviations for quantitative variables. A Cox regression model was performed to verify whether type, length and/or width influence the implant survival. The cumulative implant survival rate was assessed by time-to-event analyses (Kaplan–Meier estimator). In all, 513 patients with a mean age of 58.00 ± 12.44 years received 1008 dental implants with a mean follow-up of 21.57 ± 10.77 months. Most implants (78.17%) presented a 4.1 mm diameter, and the most frequent indication was a partially edentulous arch (44.15%). The most frequent locations were the posterior mandible (53.97%) and the posterior maxilla (31.55%). No significant differences were found in survival rates between groups of type, length and width of implant with the cumulative rate being 97.7% ± 0.5%. Within the limitations of this study, the evaluated short implants are a predictable option with high survival rates during the follow-up without statistical differences between the appraised types, lengths and widths.

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Influence of human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Infection on laboratory parameters of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46652009000600003 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 51 (6) ◽

pp. 325-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Daniela Fernandes Cardoso ◽

Fernando Vieira de Souza ◽

Luiz Augusto M. Fonseca ◽

Alberto José da Silva Duarte ◽

Jorge Casseb

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis C Virus ◽

Hepatitis C ◽

T Cell ◽

Virus Type ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Laboratory Parameters ◽

Hcv Genotype ◽

Cell Counts ◽

Human T Cell

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) share routes of transmission and some individuals have dual infection. Although some studies point to a worse prognosis of hepatitis C virus in patients co-infected with HTLV-1, the interaction between these two infections is poorly understood. This study evaluated the influence of HTLV-1 infection on laboratory parameters in chronic HCV patients. Twelve HTLV-1/HCV-coinfected patients were compared to 23 patients infected only with HCV, in regard to demographic data, risk factors for viral acquisition, HCV genotype, presence of cirrhosis, T CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts and liver function tests. There was no difference in regard to age, gender, alcohol consumption, smoking habits, HCV genotype or presence of cirrhosis between the groups. Intravenous drug use was the most common risk factor among individuals co-infected with HTLV-1. These patients showed higher TCD8+ counts (p = 0.0159) and significantly lower median values of AST and ALT (p = 0.0437 and 0.0159, respectively). In conclusion, we have shown that HCV/HTLV-1 co-infected patients differs in laboratorial parameters involving both liver and immunological patterns. The meaning of these interactions in the natural history of these infections is a matter that deserves further studies.

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Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behaviour in post-communist democracies

Party Politics ◽

10.1177/1354068817710221 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 233-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fernando Casal Bértoa ◽

Maria Spirova

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Political Parties ◽

Party System ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Empirical Support ◽

State Funding ◽

Publicly Funded ◽

State Financing ◽

State Subsidies ◽

Almost All

Much has been written about what makes political parties form, persist, change and die. One factor often brought into this discussion is the availability of resources in general and of state financing of political parties in particular. However, an empirical link at the aggregate level is difficult to establish because of various issues of conceptualization, operationalization and measurement. Working at the party level and taking into consideration that state funding provides important resources that make running in elections and achieving a party’s electoral target more likely, this article provides empirical support for the claim that parties who (anticipate to be or) are being funded by the state have a higher chance of forming and surviving in an independent format in the party system. Based on a comparison of 14 post-communist party systems, the main conclusion of the article is that the survival rate for such parties exceeds the survival rate for the non-publicly funded ones in almost all cases. A second, novel and more particular, finding is that parties who find themselves outside parliament, but above the payout threshold, display higher survival rates than parties who are below it.

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