TY - JOUR A1 - Jayaraman, Chandrasekaran A1 - Mummidisetty, Chaitanya Krishna A1 - Loesch, Alexandra A1 - Kaur, Sandi A1 - Hoppe-Ludwig, Shenan A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Jayaraman, Arun T1 - Postural and metabolic benefits of using a forearm support walker in older adults with impairments JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.10.001 SN - 0003-9993 VL - Volume 100 IS - Issue 4 SP - 638 EP - 647 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balakirski, Galina A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Pauly, Karolin J. A1 - Krings, Laura K. A1 - Rübben, Albert A1 - Baron, Jens M. A1 - Schmitt, Laurenz T1 - Surgical Site Infections After Dermatologic Surgery in Immunocompromised Patients: A Single-Center Experience JF - Dermatologic Surgery N2 - BACKGROUND Immunosuppression is often considered as an indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) while performing skin surgery. However, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, who underwent hospitalization for a dermatologic surgery between June 2016 and January 2017 (6 months), were followed up after surgery until completion of the wound healing process. The follow-up addressed the occurrence of SSI and the need for systemic antibiotics after the operative procedure. Immunocompromised patients were compared with immunocompetent patients. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patient records. RESULTS The authors performed 284 dermatologic surgeries in 177 patients. Nineteen percent (54/284) of the skin surgery was performed on immunocompromised patients. The most common indications for surgical treatment were nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Surgical site infections occurred in 6.7% (19/284) of the cases. In 95% (18/19), systemic antibiotic treatment was needed. Twenty-one percent of all SSI (4/19) were seen in immunosuppressed patients. CONCLUSION According to the authors' data, immunosuppression does not represent a significant risk factor for SSI after dermatologic surgery. However, larger prospective studies are needed to make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis while performing skin surgery in these patients. The available data on complications after dermatologic surgery have improved over the past years. Particularly, additional risk factors have been identified for surgical site infections (SSI). Purulent surgical sites, older age, involvement of head, neck, and acral regions, and also the involvement of less experienced surgeons have been reported to increase the risk of the SSI after dermatologic surgeries.1 In general, the incidence of SSI after skin surgery is considered to be low.1,2 However, antibiotics in dermatologic surgeries, especially in the perioperative setting, seem to be overused,3,4 particularly regarding developing antibiotic resistances and side effects. Immunosuppression has been recommended to be taken into consideration as an additional indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent SSI after skin surgery in special cases.5,6 However, these recommendations do not specify the exact dermatologic surgeries, and were not specifically developed for dermatologic surgery patients and treatments, but adopted from other surgical fields.6 According to the survey conducted on American College of Mohs Surgery members in 2012, 13% to 29% of the surgeons administered antibiotic prophylaxis to immunocompromised patients to prevent SSI while performing dermatologic surgery on noninfected skin,3 although this was not recommended by Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Statement. Indeed, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. However, it is possible that due to the insufficient evidence on the risk of SSI occurrence in this patient group, dermatologic surgeons tend to overuse perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. To make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients in the field of skin surgery, more information about the incidence of SSI after dermatologic surgery in these patients is needed. The aim of this study was to fill this data gap by investigating whether there is an increased risk of SSI after skin surgery in immunocompromised patients compared with immunocompetent patients. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000001615 IS - 44 (12) SP - 1525 EP - 1536 PB - Wolters Kluwer ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rittweger, Jörn A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Flück, Martin A1 - Ruoss, Severin A1 - Brocca, Lorenza A1 - Longa, Emanuela A1 - Moriggi, Manuela A1 - Seynnes, Olivier A1 - Di Giulio, Irene A1 - Tenori, Leonardo A1 - Vignoli, Alessia A1 - Capri, Miriam A1 - Gelfi, Cecilia A1 - Luchinat, Claudio A1 - Franceschi, Claudio A1 - Bottinelli, Roberto A1 - Cerretelli, Paolo A1 - Narici, Marco T1 - Sarcolab pilot study into skeletal muscle’s adaptation to longterm spaceflight JF - npj Microgravity Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-018-0052-1 SN - 2373-8065 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Nature Portfolio ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Werkhausen, Amelie A1 - Cronin, Neil J. A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Bojsen-Møller, Jens A1 - Seynnes, Olivier R. T1 - Distinct muscle-tendon interaction during running at different speeds and in different loading conditions JF - Journal of Applied Physiology Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00710.2018 SN - 1522-1601 VL - 127 IS - 1 SP - 246 EP - 253 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Turlybekuly, Amanzhol A1 - Pogrebnjak, Alexander A1 - Sukhodub, L. F. A1 - Sukhodub, Liudmyla B. A1 - Kistaubayeva, A. S. A1 - Savitskaya, Irina A1 - Shokatayeva, D. H. A1 - Bondar, Oleksandr V. A1 - Shaimardanov, Z. K. A1 - Plotnikov, Sergey V. A1 - Shaimardanova, B. H. A1 - Digel, Ilya T1 - Synthesis, characterization, in vitro biocompatibility and antibacterial properties study of nanocomposite materials based on hydroxyapatite-biphasic ZnO micro- and nanoparticles embedded in Alginate matrix JF - Materials Science and Engineering C Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.109965 VL - 104 IS - Article number 109965 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ermolaev, AP A1 - Erichev, VP A1 - Antonov, AA A1 - Grigoryan, GL A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Levitsky, YV A1 - Hderi, K A1 - Mazurova, YV T1 - Assessing retinal photosensitivity in patients with central vision impairment using a portable perimeter (a preliminary report) JF - Vestnik oftalmologii Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma201913503146 N1 - Abstract in Englisch VL - 135 IS - 3 SP - 46 EP - 54 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ermolaev, A.P. A1 - Nivokov, I.A. A1 - Melnikova, L.I. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - Сравнительная характеристика химического состава витреального содержимого кадаверных глаз и глаз с рефрактерной терминальной глаукомой T1 - Comparative characteristics of the chemical composition of vitreal contents of cadaver eyes and eyes with terminal refractory glaucoma JF - Vestnik oftalmologii N2 - Purpose — to compare the chemical elemental composition of vitreous cavity content taken from cadaveric eyes compared to samples taken from the eyes with terminal stage refractory glaucoma with decompensated intraocular pressure (IOP). Material and methods. The vitreous contents of the eyes from 2 groups were studied. The 1st group included 15 cadaveric eyes; the 2nd group included 15 eyes with refractory glaucoma in the terminal stage of the disease with decompensated IOP in patients with hypertension pain. The vitreal content samples were taken in the course of antiglaucoma surgery aimed at preserving the eye as an organ and involving employment of drainage in the vitreous cavity. The study of virtual contents was carried out on energy dispersive spectrometer Oxford X-Max 50 integrated into scanning electron microscope Zeiss EVO LS10. Results. Increased concentrations of Kalium and Phosphorus were detected in the vitreous content of cadaveric eyes compared with the vitreal content from the eyes with terminal glaucoma with decompensated IOP taken in vivo (K — 0.172/0.093; P — 0.045/0.025 mmol/L). In the vitreous cavity in the eyes with end-stage glaucoma with decompensated IOP, the concentration of Nitrogen was higher in comparison with human cadaver eyes (2.030/1.424 mmol/L). Conclusion. The increased concentrations of Kalium and Phosphorus in the vitreous content of cadaveric eyes is associated with postmortem autolytic processes and with the release of intracellular content in the destruction of cell membranes. The increased Nitrogen concentration in the vitreal contents of the eyes with terminal stage glaucoma with decompensated IOP may be associated with the presence of osmotically active nitrogen-containing compounds in the eyes with increased IOP. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma2018134051195 VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 195 EP - 201 PB - Media Sfera CY - Moskau ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Capri, Miriam A1 - Morsiani, Cristina A1 - Santoro, Aurelia A1 - Moriggi, Manuela A1 - Conte, Maria A1 - Martucci, Morena A1 - Bellavista, Elena A1 - Fabbri, Cristina A1 - Giampieri, Enrico A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Flück, Martin A1 - Ruoss, Severin A1 - Brocca, Lorenza A1 - Canepari, Monica A1 - Longa, Emanuela A1 - Giulio, Irene Di A1 - Bottinelli, Roberto A1 - Cerretelli, Paolo A1 - Salvioli, Stefano A1 - Gelfi, Cecilia A1 - Franceschi, Claudio A1 - Narici, Marco A1 - Rittweger, Jörn T1 - Recovery from 6-month spaceflight at the International Space Station: muscle-related stress into a proinflammatory setting JF - The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201801625R VL - 33 IS - 4 SP - 5168 EP - 5180 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Quittmann, Oliver J. A1 - Abel, Thomas A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Strüder, Heiko K. T1 - Reliability of muscular activation patterns and their alterations during incremental handcycling in able-bodied participants JF - Sports Biomechanics Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2019.1593496 SN - 1752-6116 IS - Article in press PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kopp, Alexander A1 - Schmeets, Ralf A1 - Gosau, Martin A1 - Friedrich, Reinhard E. A1 - Fuest, Sandra A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Barbeck, Mike A1 - Rutkowski, Rico A1 - Burg, Simon A1 - Kluwe, Lan A1 - Henningsen, Anders T1 - Production and Characterization of Porous Fibroin Scaffolds for Regenerative Medical Application JF - In Vivo Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.11536 SN - 1791-7549 VL - 33 IS - 3 SP - 757 EP - 762 ER -