TABLE 1 Baseline Demographic Characteristics for Wife and Daughter Caregivers (Means ± Standard Deviations, Percentages)

2002 ◽  
pp. 14-34
Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
pp. e24670
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Zhang ◽  
Yajun Yang ◽  
Song Zhang ◽  
Han Zhang ◽  
Litong Yao ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17536-e17536
Author(s):  
Andrew M Howe ◽  
Stephen Stemkowski ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Sari Hopson ◽  
Joseph Dye ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 187-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Choti ◽  
Margaret A. Mayorga ◽  
Sarah Bobiak ◽  
Matthew Kulke ◽  
James C. Yao ◽  
...  

187 Background: Diagnostic strategies, management paradigms, and clinical outcomes of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are diverse and poorly characterized. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) created a comprehensive longitudinal database to characterize patients treated for NETs at seven participating institutions. Preliminary results from the database are reported. Methods: Member IRB approval was obtained to identify patients at least 18 years of age presenting to each of seven NCCN institutions between 2004 and 2007 with pathologically confirmed newly or previously diagnosed NETs via hospital medical records. Eligible patients included those with carcinoid (any site); goblet cell or adenocarcinoid; composite carcinoid; poorly differentiated gastrointestinal small cell tumor; pancreatic NET; NET of unknown primary site; pheochromocytoma; and paraganglioma. Baseline demographic characteristics were summarized for this analysis. Results: Among the 2,542 patients identified with a NET diagnosis, patients most frequently presented with carcinoid tumor (51%), pancreatic NET (27%) and NET of unknown primary site (8%). Median age at diagnosis was 55 (SD=13) and median age at first presentation to the NCCN was 57 (SD=13). Fifty-three percent of patients were female. Most (88%) were Caucasian and 8% were African American. Forty percent of patients were diagnosed with NET before presenting to the NCCN. Among these, the median time between initial NET diagnosis and presentation to the NCCN was 2 years (SD=6). Significant differences in provider specialty referral patterns were observed between institutions. Conclusions: The baseline demographic characteristics of NET patients in this new database are consistent with those previously reported in population-based registries. The NCCN database will provide a valuable resource for further exploration of patterns of diagnosis, treatment, consistency with established guidelines, as well as clinical outcomes in patients with this condition. Existing differences among institutions in referral patterns will be further explored.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (11_suppl3) ◽  
pp. 2325967114S0016
Author(s):  
Murat Tomruk ◽  
Melda Soysal Tomruk ◽  
Nihal Gelecek

Objectives: By the increase in physically inactive and sedentary lifestyles habits, hamstring tightness has currently become a more common situation. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of dynamic extension exercise and Mulligan stretching applications on hamstring flexibility in people with hamstring tightness. Methods: This study involved 12 young adults and 24 knees (4 females, 8 males) with bilateral hamstring tightness (active knee extension test angle < 25 degrees). Mean age and mean Body Mass Index (BMI) of the participants were 22.75±2.73 years and 21.52±2.51 kg/m2, respectively. Before the first measurements, all participants were separated into a Dynamic Extension Exercise Group (DEEG, n = 7) and Mulligan Stretching group (MSG, n = 5) according to the simple random table. DEEG received terminal extension exercises consisting of three sets of 10 repetitions, with 30 seconds of rest between each set, performed at predetermined 10 repetition maximum for each subject. MSG received traction straight leg raise technique and bent-leg-raise technique of Mulligan for 1 set each session applied by the physiotherapist. Applications were done 3 sessions a week for 4 weeks. Hamstring flexibility was measured with Active Knee Extension Test (AKET) and Sit and Reach Test (SRT). All measurements were performed four times: before treatment (BT), immediately after 1st session and 24th hour, and after 4-week treatment period (AT). Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups in the baseline demographic characteristics, BMI, and AKET and SRT results (p>0.05). While MSG group experienced a significant increase in the AKET and SRT at measurements of 1st session, 24th hour and AT (p<0.05), there were no significant alterations in values of AKET and SRT in DEEG (p>0.05). Conclusion: The results of our study showed that applying Mulligan stretching three sessions per week for 4 weeks can increase active knee extension angle in people with hamstring tightness. Applying Mulligan stretching instead of dynamic extension exercises can be more effective on hamstring flexibility. However, further data and studies are needed to determine long-term outcomes.


1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
W.A. Hargreaves ◽  
J.M. Kane ◽  
R. Mance ◽  
M. Woerner ◽  
A. Manevitz ◽  
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1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 172-175
Author(s):  
H.J. Burton ◽  
P. Heidenheim ◽  
S.A. Kline ◽  
R.M. Lindsay ◽  
H. Bolley

This investigation has sought to determine reasons for the disproportionately higher number of females entering CAPD as opposed to home hemodialysis. A sample of 295 home dialysis patients, 97 women and 198 men, were compared in terms of modality of choice, baseline demographic characteristics, treatment outcome, and quality of life. The results indicate that there is no apparent rationale for the current selection basis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T N Jones ◽  
M D Kelham ◽  
K S Rathod ◽  
O Guttmann ◽  
A Proudfoot ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of death in Europe and the United States. There has been recent literature to suggest that the centralisation of OHCA services may benefit patient outcomes. In 2015, two major tertiary cardiac centres in the UK agglomerated to form a large dedicated tertiary cardiac centre. The previous centre had strict criteria on which OHCA patients could be admitted, with the vast majority of cases being STEMI-related. After the agglomeration, admission criteria were relaxed to include all OHCA cases within geographic range with a suspected cardiac cause. Purpose This study aimed to compare the short-term mortality of patients admitted with an OHCA to a tertiary cardiac centre before-and-after a major agglomeration of services had taken place and admission criteria had been relaxed. Methods We retrospectively analysed the data of patients admitted before and after agglomeration (2015) with OHCA who were resuscitated via conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Baseline demographic characteristics were recorded, along with factors relating to the cardiac arrest. Primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality. Results A total of 650 patients (189 before and 461 after the agglomeration) with an OHCA between 2013 and 2018 were analysed. Patients admitted pre merger were older (67.7 vs 62.4 years, p=0.022), otherwise there were similar baseline demographic characteristics between patients admitted before and after the agglomeration (pre vs post) in terms of gender (74.4% vs 75.9% male, p=0.827), ethnicity (66.7% vs 58.9% Caucasian, p=0.588) and existing coronary artery disease (22.8% vs 22.7%, p=0.432). There were also similar peri-arrest characteristics, with a comparable number of patients having a non-shockable rhythm (15.4% vs 25.4%, p=0.164) and similar total downtimes between the groups (33 vs 32.3 mins, p=0.883). Interestingly there was a decrease in those with cardiogenic shock on arrival (92.3% vs 57.0%, p=0.0001) and fewer patients with an ejection fraction <30% (63.2 vs 38.7%, p=0.0003) post-agglomeration. There was a greater proportion of non-ACS-related OHCA admission after the agglomeration (16.9% vs 24.1%, p=0.047) and a corresponding decrease in those admitted with a STEMI (81.5% vs 62.3%, p=0.032) and those treated with PCI (77.8% vs 54.0%, p=0.034). Despite this, in-hospital mortality was lower after the agglomeration (69.7% vs 47.1%, p=0.019), which persisted after adjustment for the previously described demographic and arrest-related characteristics using stepwise logistic regression (p=0.036) between the two groups. Conclusion Despite an increase in non-ACS-related-OHCA cases, the formation of a centralised invasive heart centre was associated with improved survival in OHCA patients. This suggests there may be a benefit for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-centre model of care, supporting a centralised strategy for immediate post-resuscitation care in OHCA patients. Acknowledgement/Funding None


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