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Defect width as a percentage of transverse abdominal diameter: An index to predict the requirement for component separation in incisional hernia repair.
Heliyon
January 2025
Department of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China.
Purpose: Preoperative decision making prior to incisional hernia repair brings benefits but also presents challenges. Defect width (DW) is the key index in hernia staging but does not precisely indicate the requirement for component separation (CS). DW as a percentage of transverse abdominal diameter (TAD) determined by CT imaging was investigated for its capacity to indicate the necessity of CS for successful defect closure under physiological tension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn assessment of the content of antenatal care provided by obstetricians in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study.
PLOS Glob Public Health
November 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences, Center for Research on Population and Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Quality and timely antenatal care is a vital component of pregnancy care for the well-being of mothers and babies. The aim of this study of to assess self-reported obstetricians' adherence to national and international antenatal care guidelines in Lebanon. This cross-sectional study approached all obstetricians registered with the Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Lebanese Order of Physicians to participate in an online and telephone-based survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRegular Physical Activity Seems to Eliminate Lower Limb Perfusion Asymmetries in Sedentary Non-Healthy Older Individuals.
Life (Basel)
October 2024
CBIOS-Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies, Universidade Lusófona, Av. Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.
Article Synopsis
- Perfusion asymmetries in the lower limbs can indicate vascular issues, and this study explores how a 30-day home-based physical activity program affects older individuals with multiple health problems.
- The study found that significant differences in blood flow between the feet diminished after regular physical activity, but some superficial perfusion asymmetries remained even after the program.
- Overall, the results suggest that consistent physical activity improves lower limb blood flow and reduces blood pressure, highlighting the importance of exploring vascular symmetry in medical treatments.
Pharmacological inhibition of ENT1 enhances the impact of specific dietary fats on energy metabolism gene expression.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
September 2024
Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Life Sciences and the Environment, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham TW20 OEX, United Kingdom.
Medium chain fatty acids are commonly consumed as part of diets for endurance sports and as medical treatment in ketogenic diets where these diets regulate energy metabolism and increase adenosine levels. However, the role of the equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (ENT1), which is responsible for adenosine transport across membranes in this process, is not well understood. Here, we investigate ENT1 activity in controlling the effects of two dietary medium chain fatty acids (decanoic and octanoic acid), employing the tractable model system We show that genetic ablation of three ENT1 orthologues unexpectedly improves cell proliferation specifically following decanoic acid treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring Injury Prevention Strategies for Futsal Players: A Systematic Review.
Healthcare (Basel)
July 2024
Department of Sport Sciences, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
Futsal carries a high risk of injury for players. This systematic review aimed to assess the existing literature on injury prevention strategies for futsal players. The literature was searched using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases from inception to 20 March 2024.
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