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2. Response to: Relationship between hospital size, remoteness and stroke outcome
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Harbison, J, primary, Collins, R, additional, McCormack, J, additional, Brych, O, additional, Fallon, C, additional, and Cassidy, T, additional
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- 2023
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3. Hospital size, remoteness and stroke outcome
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Harbison, J, primary, Collins, R, additional, McCormack, Joan, additional, Brych, O, additional, Fallon, C, additional, and Cassidy, T, additional
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- 2022
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4. Hospital size, remoteness and stroke outcome.
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Harbison, J, Collins, R, McCormack, Joan, Brych, O, Fallon, C, and Cassidy, T
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HOSPITAL size ,STROKE ,STROKE units ,ISCHEMIC stroke ,HOSPITAL closures ,STROKE patients - Abstract
Introduction Previous studies have shown an association between number of stroke admissions and outcomes. Small hospitals often support more remote areas and we studied national data to determine if an association exists between hospital remoteness and stroke care. Methods Data from the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) on average stroke admissions, adjusted mortality for ischaemic stroke, thrombolysis rate and proportion with door to needle (DTN) ≤45 min were analysed. Hospital remoteness was quantified by distance to the next hospital, nearest neurointerventional centre and location within 10 km of the national motorway network. Results Data for 23 of 24 stroke services were evaluated. Median number of strokes admitted per year was 186 (range 84–497). Nine hospitals (39%) admitted ≥200 stroke patients per year (mean 332). Average adjusted mortality (7.0 vs. 7.3, P = 0.67 t -test), mean thrombolysis rate (12.1% vs. 9.2%, P = 0.09) and mean proportion of patients treated ≤45 min (40.4% vs. 31.3%, P = 0.2) did not differ significantly between higher and lower volume hospitals. Hospitals close to the motorway network (n = 15) had a higher mean thrombolysis rate (11.9% vs. 7.5%, P = 0.01 t -test) and proportion DTN ≤45 min (43.7–18.4%, P < 0.001). Number of stroke admissions did not correlate with mortality (r = 0.06, P = 0.78), DTN (r = 0.12, P = 0.95) or thrombolysis rate (r = 0.35, P = 0.20). Distance to next hospital correlated strongly negatively with DTN (r = −0.47, P = 0.02) and thrombolysis rate (−0.43, P = 0.04). Conclusion Remoteness of hospitals is associated with worse measures of stroke outcome and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. The dynamics of biofilm overgrowth of Enterococcus faecalis
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Synetar, E. A., primary and Brych, O. I., additional
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- 2015
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6. The impact of hospital presentation time on stroke outcomes: A nationally representative Irish cohort study.
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Loughlin E, Gabr A, Galvin R, McCormack J, Brych O, O'Donnell MJ, Collins R, Thornton J, Harbison J, and O'Connor M
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- Humans, Male, Aged, Female, Ireland epidemiology, Middle Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Time-to-Treatment statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Stroke therapy, Stroke mortality, Stroke epidemiology, Hospital Mortality
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Objectives: There is conflicting evidence regarding the outcomes of acute stroke patients who present to hospital within normal working hours ('in-hours') compared with the 'out-of-hours' period. This study aimed to assess the effect of time of stroke presentation on outcomes within the Irish context, to inform national stroke service delivery., Materials and Methods: A secondary analysis of data from the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) from Jan 2016 to Dec 2019 was carried out. Patient and process outcomes were assessed for patients presenting 'in-hours' (8:00-17:00 Monday-Friday) compared with 'out-of-hours' (all other times)., Results: Data on arrival time were available for 13,996 patients (male 56.2%; mean age 72.5 years), of which 55.7% presented 'out-of-hours'. In hospital mortality was significantly lower among those admitted 'in-hours' (11.3%, n = 534) compared with 'out-of-hours' (12.8%, n = 749); (adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) 0.82; 95% Confidence Interval CI [95% CI] 0.72-0.89). Poor functional outcome at discharge (Modified Rankin Scale ≥ 3) was also significantly lower in those presenting 'in-hours' (adjusted OR 0.79; 95% CI 0.68-0.91). In patients receiving thrombolysis, mean door to needle time was shorter for 'in-hours' presentation at 55.8 mins (n = 562; SD 35.43 mins), compared with 'out-of-hours' presentation at 80.5 mins (n = 736; SD 38.55 mins, p < .001)., Conclusion: More than half of stroke patients in Ireland present 'out-of-hours' and these presentations are associated with a higher mortality and a lower odds of functional independence at discharge. It is imperative that stroke pathways consider the 24 hour period to ensure the delivery of effective stroke care, and modification of 'out-of-hours' stroke care is required to improve overall outcomes., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2024 Loughlin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2024
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7. Changes in anticoagulation practice in subjects admitted with stroke associated with atrial fibrillation, following introduction of direct oral anticoagulants over 2013-2021.
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Harbison J, McCormack J, Brych O, Collins R, O'Connell N, Randles M, Kennedy C, Kelly PJ, and Cassidy T
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- Humans, Male, Aged, Female, Warfarin therapeutic use, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Cerebral Hemorrhage complications, Administration, Oral, Stroke drug therapy, Stroke epidemiology, Stroke complications, Atrial Fibrillation complications, Atrial Fibrillation drug therapy, Atrial Fibrillation epidemiology, Ischemic Stroke drug therapy, Arsenicals, Indium
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Background: The adoption of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has changed practice in prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF). We used Irish data national data on stroke and anticoagulation therapy over 9 years to investigate changes in anticoagulation practice and potential consequences on stroke prevalence and thrombolysis., Methods: AF, anticoagulation, thrombolysis, and stroke data from the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) 2013-2021 were reviewed. The proportion of patients with ischemic stroke (IS) and intracerebral hemorrhage (IH) with known AF admitted on anticoagulation was determined. Effects on age distribution in the population and thrombolysis practice were assessed., Results: AF data were available on 34,630 of 35,241 individuals (98.3%) included in INAS; median age was 74 years and 56% were male. AF was found in 10,016 (28.9%, 9059 IS, 957 IH). 6313 had known AF prior to stroke (63.1%). The proportion all total IS due to AF decreased by 15.3% (31.3%-26.5%, chi-square = 24.6, p < 0.0001). The proportion of IH did not change significantly (21.6%-20.2%, chi-square = 1.8, p = 0.18). Over the 9 years, 3875 (38.6%) of the subjects with AF were recorded as receiving anticoagulants at admission. In 2013, 4.4% of AF-associated strokes were admitted on a DOAC and 21.4% on warfarin; by 2021, 44.1% were receiving a DOAC and 6.2% warfarin. There was a strong inverse correlation between the proportion of anticoagulated stroke patients and the total proportion of AF-associated strokes over time (r = -0.82, p = 0.006). In contrast, no correlation was found between increasing DOAC usage and IH (r = 0.14, p = 0.71). Increased anticoagulation usage correlated with a reduction in patients ⩾ 80 years (r = -0.83, p = 0.006) and also correlated with a relative reduction of 30.1% in subjects thrombolysed <4 h from onset (r = -0.89, p = 0.001)., Conclusion: DOACs have led to increased use of anticoagulation, but warfarin use fell by two-thirds. There has been a reduction in the proportion of AF-associated IS without a noticeable increase in IH. Increased anticoagulation correlated with reduced numbers of strokes in those >80 years and in the proportion of patients thrombolysed., Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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- 2024
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8. Preoperative and postoperative staging in endometrial cancer - a prospective study.
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Brych O, Drozenová J, Pichlík T, Hruda M, Rob L, Robová H, Waldauf P, Themistocleous P, and Halaška MJ
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- Female, Humans, Lymph Node Excision methods, Prospective Studies, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy methods, Neoplasm Staging, Lymph Nodes pathology, Sentinel Lymph Node pathology, Endometrial Neoplasms surgery, Endometrial Neoplasms pathology
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine how often changes the stage of the tumour in definitive histology against preoperative clinical stage in patient cohort with diagnosed endometrial cancer., Methods: We evaluated prospectively a cohort of 166 patients with endometrial cancer. They all underwent abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy. Patients with high-risk tumours also pelvic lymfadenectomy. We collected data of preoperative diagnostic biopsy and postoperative definitive histology. The data were statistically processed., Results: Detection of sentinel lymph node was successful in 71.1%, bilateral successful detection was in 40.6%. Discrepancy of tumour grade between preoperative biopsy and definitive histology was generally 31.4%. Upgrading of the tumour was in 22 (14.4%) cases, downgrading in 26 (17%) cases. Upgrade from low-risk to high-risk group of tumours was noticed in eight cases. Histopathological tumour type changed in 6.6%, 4.6% moved to histopathologic high-risk group. The tumour stage changed in definite histology in 57.3%, in 19.2% of cases moved from stage low/intermediate-risk group to intermediate-high/high-risk disease group., Conclusion: Correct assessment of preoperative clinical stage and histological grade of endometrial cancer is burdened with a high inaccuracy rate. A lot of cases is up-staged after surgical staging and moved to intermediate-high/high-risk disease group. Results confirm the importance of oncogynaecologic centre II. evaluation of histopathology findings from diagnostic biopsies made in referring hospitals. Sentinel lymph node biopsy should be performed even in clinically low/intermediate-risk disease group.
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- 2024
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9. Hospital size, remoteness and stroke outcome.
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Harbison J, Collins R, McCormack J, Brych O, Fallon C, and Cassidy T
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- Humans, Fibrinolytic Agents therapeutic use, Thrombolytic Therapy, Health Facility Size, Time-to-Treatment, Treatment Outcome, Stroke drug therapy, Brain Ischemia complications
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Introduction: Previous studies have shown an association between number of stroke admissions and outcomes. Small hospitals often support more remote areas and we studied national data to determine if an association exists between hospital remoteness and stroke care., Methods: Data from the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) on average stroke admissions, adjusted mortality for ischaemic stroke, thrombolysis rate and proportion with door to needle (DTN) ≤45 min were analysed. Hospital remoteness was quantified by distance to the next hospital, nearest neurointerventional centre and location within 10 km of the national motorway network., Results: Data for 23 of 24 stroke services were evaluated. Median number of strokes admitted per year was 186 (range 84-497). Nine hospitals (39%) admitted ≥200 stroke patients per year (mean 332). Average adjusted mortality (7.0 vs. 7.3, P = 0.67 t-test), mean thrombolysis rate (12.1% vs. 9.2%, P = 0.09) and mean proportion of patients treated ≤45 min (40.4% vs. 31.3%, P = 0.2) did not differ significantly between higher and lower volume hospitals.Hospitals close to the motorway network (n = 15) had a higher mean thrombolysis rate (11.9% vs. 7.5%, P = 0.01 t-test) and proportion DTN ≤45 min (43.7-18.4%, P < 0.001).Number of stroke admissions did not correlate with mortality (r = 0.06, P = 0.78), DTN (r = 0.12, P = 0.95) or thrombolysis rate (r = 0.35, P = 0.20). Distance to next hospital correlated strongly negatively with DTN (r = -0.47, P = 0.02) and thrombolysis rate (-0.43, P = 0.04)., Conclusion: Remoteness of hospitals is associated with worse measures of stroke outcome and management., (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Physicians. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2023
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10. [Antibiotic resistance and adhesive properties of agents of catheter-associated infections of urinary tract].
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Synetar EO, Brych OI, Loskutova MM, and Tkachyk IP
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- Bacterial Adhesion, Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests, Enterococcus growth & development, Enterococcus isolation & purification, Enterococcus faecalis growth & development, Enterococcus faecalis isolation & purification, Enterococcus faecium growth & development, Enterococcus faecium isolation & purification, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Teicoplanin therapeutic use, Ukraine, Urinary Tract microbiology, Vancomycin therapeutic use, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Catheter-Related Infections microbiology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Enterococcus drug effects, Enterococcus faecalis drug effects, Enterococcus faecium drug effects
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The authors have investigated etiological structure, antibiotic resistance and adhesive properties of the agents of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) isolated from patients kept in the Department of Resuscitation and Intensive Care. It has been found that bacteria pathogens of CAUTI genus Enterococcus and their associations with other microorganisms dominated in species composition. Strains of enterococci had a high level of resistance to antimicrobial drugs studied except vancomycin and teicoplanin, which proved to be 100% sensitive strains. The vast majority of the investigated strains were characterized by medium to high adhesiveness.
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- 2014
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