Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has become the standard procedure to procure kidney graft. Transplantation using multiple arteries allograft is technically more challenging and still controversial with respect to renal transplantation outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the transplantation outcome in both donor and recipient outcome of multiple arteries allograft kidney compared with single renal artery kidney. Eligible studies were identified from electronic databases: PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, Science Direct, and CINAHL as of October 2016. Relevant parameters explored using Review Manager V5.2 included donor and recipient outcomes. Twenty-four studies were included in this meta-analysis. Compared with SA, MA kidneys were associated with a longer donor operative time. There was no difference between donor length of stay, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, first warm ischemic time (WIT-I), and donor surgical complications in donors with multiple arteries compared with single. There was an increased risk of one-year graft loss (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.09 to 2.26, p = 0.016), recipient vascular complications and recipient ureteral complications in multiple arteries compared with single artery allografts. Kidney transplantation with multiple arteries is relatively as safe as single artery in terms of donor outcomes. However, transplantation with multiple arteries allograft had several potential negative impacts on the recipient outcomes.
PurposeTo evaluate the effect of education and literacy status on completion of the Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) in males aged over 40 years in a rural Indonesian area.MethodsWe enrolled 103 men who had visited Tc-Hillers Maumere Hospital. Four questions related to frequency, nocturia, weak stream, and quality of life (QoL) were presented by pictogram in the VPSS. Data on age, educational level, and literacy status were analyzed to determine associations with the capability to complete the IPSS and the VPSS questionnaires. Correlation test was used to identify correlation between the VPSS and the IPSS.ResultsThe median age of the 103 respondents was 60 years. A total of 69 patients (67.0%) were able to read, 99 patients (96.1%) understood the Indonesian language, and 52 patients (50.5%) had an education grade>9. The IPSS was completed without assistance by 55 patients (53.4%) and the VPSS by 82 patients (79.6%). None of the patients who could not read could complete the IPSS without assistance, whereas 15 patients (44.1%) who could not read could complete the VPSS without assistance (P<0.001). In the analysis of education level, 40 of 51 patients (78.4%) with an education grade≤9 required assistance to complete the IPSS compared with 8 of 52 patients (15.4%) with an education grade>9 (P>0.001). In the same groups, 19 of 51 patients (37.3%) compared with 2 of 52 patients (3.8%) required assistance to complete the VPSS (P<0.001). Total VPSS, VPSS obstructive symptoms, VPSS irritative symptoms, and VPSS QoL scores significantly correlated with the total IPSS, IPSS obstructive symptoms, IPSS irritative symptoms, and IPSS QoL, respectively (correlation coefficient, P-value: 0.675, <0.001; 0.503, <0.001; 0.731, <0.001; and 0.823, <0.001, respectively).ConclusionsThe VPSS correlated significantly with the IPSS and could be completed without assistance by a greater proportion of men with low levels of education. The VPSS might be useful in evaluating men with lower urinary tract symptoms in rural Indonesian areas with a high level of illiteracy and low level of education.
BackgroundSixty percent of the 10.9 million under-5 deaths every year are related to malnutrition. More than two thirds of malnutrition is caused by inappropriate infant feeding practice. Only 35 % of mothers worldwide provide 4 months of exclusive breast-feeding, while complementary feeding is often untimely, nutritionally inadequate, hygienically poor, and improperly delivered. The existing pediatric nutrition module in our institution does not include proper delivery of food that involves oral–motor skills and feeding behavior. To scale up the knowledge and skill of medical students regarding evidence-based infant feeding practice, we designed a new module composed of comprehensive and integrated lectures with additional multidisciplinary lectures on oral–motor skill development and feeding behavior.MethodsA quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the new module compared to the previous module. Fifth year medical students of Universitas Indonesia were divided into intervention and control groups. The control group received lectures and a paper-based workshop. The intervention group received comprehensive and integrated interactive lectures with additional multidisciplinary lectures on oral–motor skill development and behavioral approaches to feeding problems. A hands-on workshop using real cases shown on recorded video and role-play sessions was also presented to the intervention group. A pre-/post-test, 3-month retention test, and Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) were performed to evaluate understanding, knowledge retention, and counseling skills.ResultsA linear mixed effect model with a random intercept analysis for pre-test, post-test, and retention test scores showed significant higher result for intervention group compared to control group (p < 0.001). Comprehensive knowledge and counselling skills were better in the intervention group than in the control group as shown by the OSCE score (68.6 vs 59.3, p < 0.001).ConclusionsOur comprehensive integrated infant feeding practice module, which incorporates multidisciplinary learning processes and an interactive hands-on workshop with a role-play session yields better knowledge understanding and counseling skills compared with the existing module. Comprehensive knowledge and good counseling skills of medical students as future doctors are a pre-requisite to provide effective education to parents to support successful infant feeding practices.
Aim: Metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) has a poor outcome with median survival of two to five years. The use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a gold standard in management of this stage. Aim of this study is to analyze the prognostic value of PSA kinetics of patient treated with hormonal therapy related to survival from several published studies Method: Systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using literature searching in the electronic databases of MEDLINE, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library. Inclusion criteria were mPCa receiving ADT, a study analyzing Progression Free Survival (PFS), Overall Survival (OS), or Cancer Specific Survival (CSS) and prognostic factor of survival related to PSA kinetics (initial PSA, PSA nadir, and time to achieve nadir (TTN)). The exclusion criteria were metastatic castration resistant of prostate cancer (mCRPC) and non-metastatic disease. Generic inverse variance method was used to combine hazard ratio (HR) within the studies. Meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.2 and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: We found 873 citations throughout database searching with 17 studies were consistent with inclusion criteria. However, just 10 studies were analyzed in the quantitative analysis. Most of the studies had a good methodological quality based on Ottawa Scale. No significant association between initial PSA and PFS. In addition, there was no association between initial PSA and CSS/ OS. We found association of reduced PFS (HR 2.22; 95% CI 1.82 to 2.70) and OS/ CSS (HR 3.31; 95% CI 2.01-5.43) of patient with high PSA nadir. Shorter TTN was correlated with poor result of survival either PFS (HR 2.41; 95% CI 1.19 – 4.86) or CSS/ OS (HR 1.80; 95%CI 1.42 – 2.30) Conclusion: Initial PSA before starting ADT do not associated with survival in mPCa. There is association of PSA nadir and TTN with survival
Objectives To analyze predictive clinical factors of survival in bone‐metastatic prostate cancer, and to develop a prognostic nomogram for patients with this condition. Methods The present study included 392 patients with bone‐metastatic prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy. Pretreatment parameters were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards model to identify the predictors of overall survival. Covariates – which showed statistical significance on multivariate analysis – were used to develop a nomogram. A linear predictor model was utilized to develop the nomogram. Results The median overall survival was 40.3 months (95% confidence interval 32.2–48.5). Univariate analysis showed that clinical T stage, Gleason score, initial prostate‐specific antigen value and the number of metastatic lesions were independent prognostic factors for overall survival. These predictors remained significant as independent prognostic factors for overall survival after analysis using the multivariate Cox regression model. The nomogram constructed from those prognostic factors showed good discrimination for predicting the 5‐year overall survival, with an area under the curve of 0.69. Acceptable agreement of the observed and predicted probabilities was observed in the calibration plot. Conclusions The present prognostic nomogram might be a useful tool for predicting overall survival in pretreatment bone‐metastatic prostate cancer, specifically among Indonesian patients. Further studies are required to provide external validation to support the utilization of this nomogram.
Objective This meta‐analysis aims to compare biofeedback‐assisted pelvic muscle floor training (PFMT) and pelvic electrical stimulation (ES) as an intervention group, with PFMT or bladder training (BT) as the control group, in women with an overactive bladder (OAB). Method PubMed, Cochrane, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Scopus were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to November 2021. The RCTs were screened for our eligibility criteria and quality was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk Index of Bias tools. The outcomes were changes in quality of life (QoL), episodes of incontinence, and the number of participants cured/improved. Results Eight studies involving 562 patients (comprising 204 patients with biofeedback‐assisted PFMT, 108 patients with pelvic ES, and 250 patients who received PFMT alone or BT and lifestyle recommendations only, as the control group) were included. The ES group showed significant differences in terms of changes to QoL (mean difference [MD]: 7.41, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.90−12.92, p = 0.008), episodes of incontinence (MD: −1.33, 95% CI: −2.50 to −0.17, p = 0.02), and the number of participants cured or improved (risk ratio [RR]: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.14−1.87, p = 0.003), while the biofeedback group resulted in nonsignificant changes in QoL (MD: 0.13, 95% CI: 7.87−8.12, p = 0.98), episodes of incontinence (MD: 0.01, 95% CI: −0.89 to 0.90, p = 0.99), and the number of participants cured or improved (RR: 1.15, 95% CI: 0.99−1.33, p = 0.08), both compared to the control group respectively. Conclusion This meta‐analysis shows that low‐frequency pelvic ES appears to be sufficient and effective as an additional intervention for women with OAB in clinical practice according to improvements in the subjects' QoL and reduction of symptoms. Meanwhile, biofeedback‐assisted PFMT does not appear to be a significant adjuvant for conservative OAB therapy.
Ischemic priapism (IP) is a urological emergency that requires early intervention in order to prevent irreversible structural and functional changes. The purpose of penile shunt surgery is to passage out ischemic blood in the corpus cavernosum (CC), restoring the normal circulation within these structures. Here, we present our first experience using modification of Al-Ghorab shunt procedure to treat severe and prolonged IP. The Al-Ghorab shunt procedure was modified by the retrograde insertion of a 7/8 Hegar dilator into the opening of the distal cavernous tissue via the original Al-Ghorab incision. Priapism was successfully relieved, and no recurrent IP was reported.
Background Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is commonly found in the aging male. Treatment of BPH can be in form of conservative or surgical intervention. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the gold-standard treatment for BPH according to the guideline. However, there is no evidence that there is a benefit for TURP in patients with detrusor underactivity (DUA). Holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) is theorized to have a better outcome due to its property of complete prostate enucleation. Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to determine the benefit of HoLEP for BPH patients with DUA. Main body We performed systematic literature searching from five databases including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct, and Web of Science for articles up to 31 December 2020 for relevant studies. A total of five articles are eligible for this meta-analysis. A total of 2.180 subjects participated in all of the studies included. Two studies comparing patients with and without DUA that was treated with HoLEP, two studies comparing HoLEP with other surgical approaches for BPH, and one study comparing both parameters. IPSS score reduction is significantly higher in the patients with DUA (Mean Difference = 3.28, 95% CI 1.91 to 4.64, p < 0.01). Qmax and PVR are not significantly different between both groups. HoLEP also showed better improvement in IPSS and Qmax compared to TURP (IPSS: Mean Difference = -4.80, 95% CI − 7.83 to − 1.77, p = 0.002; Qmax: Mean Difference = 4.20, 95% CI 0.58 to 7.82, p = 0.02) and PVP (IPSS: Mean Difference = − 2.47, 95% CI − 4.47 to − 0.47, p = 0.02; Qmax: Mean Difference = 2.31, 95% CI 0.34 to 4.28, p = 0.02). Conclusion HoLEP showed better improvement in IPSS scores in patients with DUA. HoLEP can be considered to be performed in the BPH patients with DUA for better outcomes for the patients.
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