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    Introduction The ADVANCE and NAMSAL trials evaluating antiretroviral drugs have both reported substantial levels of clinical obesity in participants. As one of the main risk factors for metabolic syndrome, growing rates of obesity may drive metabolic syndrome development. This study aims to evaluate the risk of metabolic syndrome in the ADVANCE and NAMSAL trials. Methods The number of participants with metabolic syndrome was calculated at baseline and week 192 as central obesity and any of the following two factors: raised triglycerides, reduced HDL-cholesterol, raised blood pressure and raised fasting glucose. Differences between the treatment arms were calculated using the χ 2 test. Results Across all visits to week 192, treatment-emergent metabolic syndrome was 15% (TAF/FTC + DTG), 10% (TDF/FTC + DTG) and 7% (TDF/FTC/EFV) in ADVANCE. The results were significantly higher in the TAF/FTC + DTG arm compared to the TDF/FTC/EFV arm ( p < 0.001), and the TDF/FTC + DTG vs. the TDF/FTC/EFV arms ( p < 0.05) in all patients, and in females. In NAMSAL, the incidence of treatment-emergent metabolic syndrome at any time point was 14% (TDF/3TC + DTG) and 5% (TDF/3TC + EFV) ( p < 0.001). This incidence was significantly greater in the TDF/3TC/DTG arm compared to the TDF/3TC/EFV arm in all patients ( p < 0.001), and in males ( p < 0.001) Conclusion In this analysis, we highlight treatment-emergent metabolic syndrome associated with dolutegravir, likely driven by obesity. Clinicians initiating or monitoring patients on INSTI-based ART must counsel for lifestyle optimisation to prevent these effects.
    Objective To summarize the elderly patient's clinical manifestations of appendicitis,and to explore perioperative issues.Methods Retrospective analysis of age≥70 years old,received surgical treatment of 72 cases of clinical data of patients with appendicitis.Results The results of 72 cases of elderly patients,73.6%with preoperative hypertension, coronary heart disease,diabetes and other chronic lung disease and old age diseases;lines are 72 cases of small incision appendectomy,the incidence of postoperative complications was 12.5%,preoperative persons with other diseases the incidence of complications(20.8%) was significantly higher than those without other diseases(9.7%),P 0.01.Conclusion Elderly patients with appendicitis associated with many diseases,the high incidence of postoperative complications,we should strengthen the treatment of peri - operative,small - incision surgery to improve the safety of laparoscopic appendectomy is superior to,the elderly find it easier to accept.
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    Background: Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed operations in otolaryngology, especially in children.Basically, bleeding within 24 h has been classified as primary bleeding whereas bleeding occurring from the next day after surgery has been classified as secondary bleeding. Aim of the Work: Was to review the possibility of decreasing the incidence of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage along with the associated complications.Methods: This is a prospective study enrolling one thousand and two hundred patients undergoing tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy in Al-Azhar University Hospitals (El-Hussien -Sayed Jalal -AL Zahraa) from April 2018 till December 2018.We restricted the study to full time participants and resident staff so that complete records would be available.Results: The mean age of patients was 13.53 years, 47.62% of patients were male while 52.38% of patients were female.Primary bleeding occurred in 16 cases while secondary bleeding occurred in 32 cases.There are significant differences among studied groups as regard to control methods of post-tonsillectomy bleeding which could be conservative or operative. Conclusion:We concluded that patients with post-tonsillectomy bleeding should return for clinical evaluation as they may need conservative management or possible operation interference either for ligation or cautery of bloody tonsil, that trigger a need for external carotid artery ligation.
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    Abstract INTRODUCTION: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) contributes to the risk for cardiovascular disease and infection, reducing graft and patient survival. This study was conducted to identify incidence and risk factors for development of PTDM. METHODS: We studied 50 non-diabetic adult dialyzed patients awaiting renal transplantation prospectively. Oral glucose tolerance test () was performed pre- and post-transplantation. The relation of age, weight (BMI), dialysis modality, family history of diabetes, duration of dialysis was assessed with occurring PTDM. RESULTS: Based on 1 , 13 patients had unknown Diabetes Mellitus; however after transplantation only 9 of them had same results. Based on 2 6(16.22%) patients had actually PTDM. Age of patients with PTDM were significantly higher than those with normal test (43± 17 versus 31± 11 year old) (P 0.05). CONCLUSION: Risk factors for diabetes in our study were age and duration of dialysis before transplantation. Then identifying them might allow modification of post transplant immunosuppressant with nondibetogenic agents in high risk patients. Keywords: post-transplant diabetes mellitus, oral glucose tolerance test, renal transplantation.
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