Knockout rates across the states as a way of predicting injury and knockout based on fighter sex, weight, or experience.

Combat sports, such as boxing and mixed martial arts [MMA], have the unique objective to finish a bout by way of knockout [KO] or technical knockout [TKO]. There are potentially both short- and long-term neurological injuries that can happen as a result of the repeated head trauma sustained in bouts, and thus it is imperative to identify the athletes that are at increased risk. Using an online database of professional boxing bouts [boxrec.

Neuroimaging in professional combat sports: consensus statement from the association of ringside physicians.

Professional boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts (MMA) are popular sports with substantial risk for both acute and chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although rare, combat sports athletes have died in the ring or soon after the completion of a bout. Deaths in these instances are usually the result of an acute catastrophic neurological event such as an acute subdural hematoma (SDH).

Epidemiology of professional bare-knuckle fighting injuries.

Background: Professional bare-knuckle fighting (BKF) is a variation of boxing which held its first modern legal event in 2018 in Wyoming. Since then, the sport has expanded with state-sanctioned events held in Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, and Alabama. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of injuries in bare-knuckle fighting bouts and to discern any trends which may distinguish it from traditional boxing with padded gloves.

First-time sports-related concussion recovery revisited: management changes and impact on recovery.

Context: Concussion is among the most common injuries in athletes. Over the past 10 years, concussion knowledge has expanded, and guidelines for management have changed. Recent changes include recommendations against strict mental and physical rest after sustaining a concussion, a better recognition of preexisting conditions predisposing protracted concussion recovery, and the addition of preliminary patient counseling and education about the expected course of concussion recovery.

Berlin Heart EXCOR Paediatric Ventricular Assist Device: Does Weight Matter?

Background: Berlin Heart EXCOR (BH) ventricular assist devices provide mechanical long-term circulatory support in children with end-stage heart failure, as a bridge to transplantation or to recovery. Most studies are from large-volume paediatric cardiac centres.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the experiences of three French centres and to compare these with available published data.

Concussion management in combat sports: consensus statement from the Association of Ringside Physicians.

Various organisations and experts have published numerous statements and recommendations regarding different aspects of sports-related concussion including definition, presentation, treatment, management and return to play guidelines. To date, there have been no written consensus statements specific for combat sports regarding management of combatants who have suffered a concussion or for return to competition after a concussion. In combat sports, head contact is an objective of the sport itself.

First-Time Sports-Related Concussion Recovery: The Role of Sex, Age, and Sport.

Background: Concussion is one of the most common injuries in athletes. Current concussion consensus statements propose that female sex may be a modifying factor in concussion management and recovery.

Objective: To determine whether female athletes in middle school and high school with a first-time, sports-related concussion remained symptomatic longer than their male counterparts.

Extracorporeal life support for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Should we still fight for? A single-centre, 5-year experience.

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation displays low survival rate after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) could be suggested as a rescue therapeutic option in refractory OHCA. The aim of this report is to analyze our experience of ECLS implantation for refractory OHCA.

Patient Mortality Is Associated With Staff Resources and Workload in the ICU: A Multicenter Observational Study.

Objective: Matching healthcare staff resources to patient needs in the ICU is a key factor for quality of care. We aimed to assess the impact of the staffing-to-patient ratio and workload on ICU mortality.

Design: We performed a multicenter longitudinal study using routinely collected hospital data.

[Indications of lung transplantation: Patients selection, timing of listing, and choice of procedure].

Lung transplantation (LT) is now considered as an excellent treatment option for selected patients with end-stage pulmonary diseases, such as COPD, cystic fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The 2 goals of LT are to provide a survival benefit and to improve quality of life. The 3-step decision process leading to LT is discussed in this review.

[Anaesthetic approach of paediatric pulmonary hypertension].

Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a challenge for the paediatric anaesthetist. Due to its high morbidity and mortality, support should be provided by a dedicated team. Understanding the pathophysiology of PAH allows performing an appropriate therapeutic approach.

[Venous air emboli in a 4 year old child].

A 4 year old girl is referred to our institution for resection of a nephroblastoma with an extension of the tumor into the lumen of the inferior vena cava. To perform a correct resection of the tumor, the operation was conducted under cardiopulmonary bypass. At the end of the procedure, a bilateral mydriasis was noticed.

[Streamlining of medical orders in an intensive care unit].

Objectives: To We assessed whether intensivists ICU physician acceptance of a system designed to would accept to optimise e their orders for ings of biological samplesings, X-rays and target drugs, and to assess the consequences of this rationalization for on patient's outcome.

Study Design: Monocentric evaluation of medical economic procedure. The medical ordering process started to be assessed in our ICU in late 2006,

Methods: Mat meetings of consultants, registrars and residents, held started on Dec.

[How can we optimize medical orderings in intensive care unit (ICU)?].

Objectives: To evaluate whether intensivists would accept to optimize their orderings of biological samplings, x-rays and target drugs and to assess the consequence on patient's outcome.

Study Design: Monocentric evaluation of medical economic procedure.

Methods: Meetings of consultants, registrars and residents started on Dec 21, 2006 with two to three sessions a year in order to evaluate the process of medical ordering.

[Clinical usefulness of new-generation pulse oximetry in the paediatric cardiac surgery setting].

Objectives: Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO(2)) monitoring using pulse oximeter (SpO(2)) is mandatory in the intensive care unit. The aim was to assess bias and precision of new (SpO(2)ng) and old (SpO(2)og) pulse oximeter technologies in the postoperative period following pediatric cardiac surgery in cyanotic children.

Study Design: Prospective, monocentric.

[Anaesthesia for non cardiac surgery in patients with grown-up congenital heart disease].

Objectives: To be aware of the different grown-up congenital heart diseases. To know their physiopathology, adverse events and the way to manage patients presenting with these pathologies in the anaesthesia for non cardiac surgery setting.

Data Source: References were obtained from Pubmed data bank (http://www.

Anesthesia management in a child with PHACE syndrome and agenesis of bilateral internal carotid arteries.

This is the first case report of successful anesthesia management in a high-risk neurological procedure in a patient with PHACE syndrome. PHACE syndrome is rare but an important clinical entity. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the neurological, otolaryngogical, and vascular risk associated with this syndrome.

Time course and prognostic value of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide concentration in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation.

Background: Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) can predict postoperative complications after cardiac surgery in adults. Our aim was to investigate BNP kinetics and prognostic value in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries (TGA).

Methods: We measured BNP concentrations in 30 neonates before, immediately after, and 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after ASO for TGA.

[To understand blood pressure and heart rate variability].

Objectives: To review current data on the heart rate and blood pressure variability.

Data Sources: Search through Medline databases of articles in french or english.

Data Selection: Original articles and case reports were selected according to their quality and main advances.

Antibiotic prophylaxis with cefazolin and gentamicin in cardiac surgery for children less than ten kilograms.

Objective: Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended in pediatric cardiac surgery, but no data concerning the current antibiotic regimen were available.

Design: Prospective study from April to June 2000.

Setting: University hospital operating room and postoperative intensive care unit.

[Pulmonary hypertension: the role of nitric oxide in adults].

The human body releases endogenous nitric oxide (NO) from three main sources: neurons, inflammatory processes (induced NO) and endothelium. The chemical industry produces NO by reacting sulfur dioxide and nitric acid, or sodium nitrite and sulfuric acid, or by oxidation of ammonia. Inhaled NO acts on smooth muscle cells of the pulmonary endothelium, causing relaxation by stimulation of guanylate-cyclase.

Glucose versus lactated Ringer's solution during pediatric cardiac surgery.

Objective: Whether intraoperative fluid infusion should contain glucose during pediatric cardiac surgery remains controversial. This study was performed to compare the effects of glucose and glucose-free solutions on blood glucose and blood insulin levels during total repair of congenital heart diseases.

Design: Prospective randomized and blinded study.

Effects of hypothermia on cochlear micromechanical properties in humans.

The aim of the present experiment was to investigate the influence of hypothermia on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in humans. Hypothermic alterations were brought about directly by cooling the cardiovascular system of young children during open heart bypass surgery. This condition caused TEOAE levels to decrease with a significant positive correlation between total and frequency band TEOAE amplitudes during cooling.