Ventricular tachycardia triggered by electroconvulsive therapy: Case report and review of the literature.

We report a case of a 71-year-old male with severe depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the operating room complicated by monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MMVT). The clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes of this catecholamine-mediated cardiac event are reported with a brief review of the literature.

Factors Associated With Social Participation in Persons Living With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) imposes a significant burden on health-related quality of life, particularly in social domains. We sought to investigate the factors that limit social participation in patients with IBD.

Methods: We assessed a cohort of 239 Manitobans with IBD.

Evaluating accuracy and reliability of active stereophotogrammetry using MAVIS III Wound Camera for three-dimensional assessment of hypertrophic scars.

Objective: Current strategies for estimating positive scar volume following burns is limited to employing subjective scar scales. This study assesses the accuracy and reliability of Measurement of Area and Volume Instrument System (MAVIS) III, a portable 3D active stereophotogrammetric imaging system, for non-invasive assessment of hypertrophic scar volume and elucidates factors that leads to inaccurate volume determination.

Methods: To determine accuracy, hypertrophic scars arising in various skin and wound types were modeled using moldable putty substance.

Comparison between high-frequency ultrasonography and histological assessment reveals weak correlation for measurements of scar tissue thickness.

Objective: Current methods for evaluating scar tissue volume following burns have shortcomings. The Vancouver Burn Scar scale is subjective, leading to a high variability in assessment. Although histological assessment via punch biopsy can discriminate between the different layers of skin, such an approach is invasive, inefficient, and detrimental to patient experience and wound healing.

Transcriptional Analysis Reveals Evidence of Chronically Impeded ECM Turnover and Epithelium-to-Mesenchyme Transition in Scar Tissue Giving Rise to Marjolin's Ulcer.

Marjolin's ulcer (MU) is an aggressive malignancy arising within chronic wounds. A major cause is unhealed burn injuries. This results in well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).