The design and synthesis of photoactive metal-free 2D materials for selective heterogeneous photoredox catalysis continue to be challenging due to issues related to nonrecyclability, and limited photo- and chemical stability. Herein, we report the photocatalytic properties of a triazine-based porous COF, , which is found to be capable of facilitating both SET (single electron transfer) for photocatalytic reductive debromination of phenacyl bromide in absence of oxygen and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for benzylamine photo-oxidation in the presence of oxygen, respectively, under visible light irradiation. Inspired by the latter results, we further systematically investigated different-sized benzylamine substrates in this single-component reaction and compared the results with an analogous COF () exhibiting a larger pore size.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The traumatic dislocation of the shoulder in a toddler is rare and is typically observed in children with neuromuscular issues. The treatment approach for this condition is extrapolated from that of shoulder dislocations in adults and teenagers. The primary complication is recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Transgend Health
September 2022
Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support and gender-affirming medical treatment in parallel with a significant rise in the scientific literature in this area. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Rev Psychiatry
September 2022
Sexual orientation is a key determinant of the identity of human beings. It has also been seen as a social determinant of health. People whose sexual orientation is non-heterosexual or sexual minorities or sexually diverse are included in the broad umbrella term LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) which is a commonly used acronym in activism, social policy, and subsequently cultural literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Patients are often provided with medicine information sheets (MIS). However, up to 60% of patients have low health literacy. The recommended readability level for health-related information is ≤grade 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) have been used in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis (IA) for many years. More recently, biologic (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic (tsDMARDs) DMARDs have further improved treatment. Due to increased patient longevity and effective oncology treatment, rheumatologists often encounter patients with IA and previous malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To understand urethral secondary malignancies among patients treated with brachytherapy (BRT) for primary prostate cancer.
Patients And Methods: Institutional retrospective review identified 13 patients evaluated from 2003 to 2014 with urethral cancer and history of BRT monotherapy for prostate cancer. All patients were biochemically free of their primary disease and radiation-associated secondary malignancies (RASMs) were confirmed pathologically to be histologically distinct from primary tumor.
Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD), such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are often complicated by infection, which results in significant morbidity and mortality. The increased risk of infection is probably due to a combination of immunosuppressive effects of the AIIRD, comorbidities and the use of immunosuppressive conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and more recently, targeted synthetic DMARDs and biologic DMARDs that block specific pro-inflammatory enzymes, cytokines or cell types. The use of these various DMARDs has revolutionised the treatment of AIIRD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransl Androl Urol
October 2016
Background: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a severe infection of the kidney associated with formation of gas in the renal parenchyma and/or collecting system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis in a contemporary cohort and to evaluate the impact of urolithiasis on disease severity.
Methods: A search of all imaging reports at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) for the term "emphysematous pyelonephritis" was undertaken from 2003-2014.
Purpose: Improved bladder and renal management benefit patients with congenital uropathy and congenital pediatric kidney disease. This may translate to delayed initial renal transplantation in these patients, and improved graft and patient survival. Our primary study purpose was to determine whether patients with congenital uropathy and congenital pediatric kidney disease have demonstrated later time to first transplantation and/or graft survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe standard of care after a pelvic fracture urethral injury is a repair via a one-stage anastomotic posterior urethroplasty using a step-wise perineal approach. The initial injury, immediate postoperative management, and surgical repair can all affect urinary continence in these patients. Proximal continence mechanisms, particularly the bladder neck, are particularly important in maintaining urinary continence in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAustralas Psychiatry
April 2015
Objectives: The Gender Dysphoria Clinic in Melbourne, Australia, assessed patient outcome by focusing on patients' subjective evaluation of the healthcare services they received through the clinic.
Methods: A satisfaction survey, which was previously used in two established gender clinics in the US and UK, was adapted and then administered to consecutive patients who attended the Gender Dysphoria Clinic during a 1-month period.
Results: A total of 127 surveys were available for analysis: 88% of patients reported being satisfied with the services they received.
Objective: To describe epidemiologic features of sports-related genitourinary (GU) injuries and determine patient cohorts and particular sporting activities associated with increased GU injury risk.
Materials And Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a data set validated to provide a probability sample of injury-related US emergency department (ED) presentations, was analyzed to characterize GU injuries between 2002 and 2010. A total of 13,851 observations were analyzed to derive national estimates.
The aim of this study was to assess health literacy (word recognition and comprehension) in patients at a rural rheumatology practice and to compare this to health literacy levels in patients from an urban rheumatology practice.Inclusion criteria for this cross-sectional study were as follows: ≥18-year-old patients at a rural rheumatology practice (Mid-North Coast Arthritis Clinic, Coffs Harbour, Australia) and an urban Sydney rheumatology practice (Combined Rheumatology Practice, Kogarah, Australia). Exclusion criteria were as follows: ill-health precluding participation; poor vision/hearing, non-English primary language.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmong children, the incidence of bicycle-related genitourinary (GU) injuries was 448 per 100 000 (95% CI 383 to 514) and, among adults, was 53 per 100 000 (95% CI 36 to 71). Although children sustained more injuries, adults were more likely to being admitted to the hospital for the GU injury (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of a 24-year-old immunocompromised man with an intratesticular abscess. The patient presented with one week of left scrotal pain and swelling. Workup included scrotal ultrasonography which revealed a large fluid collection within the tunica albuginea of the left testis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: A variety of clinical and imaging findings are used by clinicians to determine utility of renal angioembolization (AE) in managing renal trauma. Our purpose was to investigate specific criteria that clinicians who manage high-grade renal trauma (HGRT) utilize in decision-making for primary or delayed AE.
Methods: A total of 413 urologists and interventional radiologists (IRs) who practice at level 1 or 2 trauma centers within the United States were provided an original survey via email on experience and opinions regarding the utility of AE for HGRT.
Objective: To describe the epidemiology of genitourinary (GU) injury from toilets that present to USA Emergency rooms (ERs).
Materials And Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a stratified probability sample of hospital ER visits for USA consumer product-related injuries. NEISS was used to estimate total toilet- and toilet seat-related GU injury for the years 2002-2010, as well as to describe demographics and injury characteristics.
Objective: To describe the epidemiology of genital injuries caused by trouser zips and to educate both consumers and the caregivers of patients who sustain such injuries.
Patients And Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a dataset validated to provide a probability sample of patients who present to emergency departments (EDs) in the USA with injuries, was analysed to characterize zip-related genital injuries occurring between 2002 and 2010. A total of 523 cases were analysed to obtain national estimates.
Objective. Multiple extramedullary plasmacytoma lesions involving subcutaneous tissue, breast, mediastinal tissue, spleen, and soft tissue of pelvic region along with multiple bones plasmacytomas without marrow plasmacytosis are a very rare presentation. Design.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Trauma Acute Care Surg
March 2013
Background: This study aimed to analyze characteristics and outcomes of gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract at our Level I trauma center. Our hypothesis is that gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract have characteristic bullet trajectories, injury patterns, and associated injuries.
Methods: Our prospective trauma database was composed of reviewed gunshot wounds to the lower urinary tract including the pelvic ureter, bladder, or urethra from 1989 through 2011.