2 ± 1.4; stage IA, 2.8 ± 2.2; stage IB, 5.4 ± 3.6; stage IIA, 6.3 ± 3.1; stage IIB, 9.2 ± 7.5, and stage III + IV, 6.2 ± 5.2. There were significant differences in mean SUVmax between clinical prognostic stage 0 and ≥II (p less then 0.001) and I and ≥II (p less then 0.001). There were also significant differences in mean SUVmax between pathological prognostic stage 0 and ≥II (p less then 0.001) and I and ≥II (p less then 0.001). In conclusion, mean SUVmax increased with all stages up to prognostic stage IIB, and there were significant differences between several stages. The SUVmax of 18F-FDG PET/CT may contribute to prognostic stage stratification, particularly in early cases of breast cancers.Cardiac output monitoring is a common practice in critically ill patients. The PiCCO (pulse index continuous cardiac output) method requires artery cannulation. According to the manufacturer, the cannula in the radial artery should be removed after three days. However, longer monitoring is sometimes necessary. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of radial artery occlusion (RAO) after three days of cannulation and to check whether five-day cannulation is related to a higher occlusion rate. An additional assessment was made to verify the presence of occlusion three, fourteen and thirty days after decannulation. The PiCCO cannula was inserted into the radial artery after the Barbeau test and Doppler assessment of blood flow. It was left for three or five days. Doppler was performed immediately after its removal and at three, fourteen and thirty days following decannulation. Ko143 mw Thirty-seven patients were randomly assigned for three or five days of cannulation, and twenty-three of them were eligible for further analysis. RAO was found in thirteen (56.5%) patients. No statistical difference was found between the RAO rate for three and five day cannulations (p = 0.402). The incidence of RAO was lower when the right radial artery was cannulated (p = 0.022; OR 0.129). Radial artery cannulation with a PiCCO catheter poses a risk of RAO. However, the incidence of prolonged cannulation appeared to not increase the risk of artery occlusion. ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT02695407. Risk factors for non-contact lower-limb injury in pediatric-age athletes and the effects of lateral dominance in sport (laterally vs. non-laterally dominant sports) on injury have not been investigated. To identify risk factors for non-contact lower-limb injury in pediatric-age athletes. Parents and/or legal guardians of 2269 athletes aged between 6-17 years were recruited. Each participant completed an online questionnaire that contained 10 questions about the athlete's training and non-contact lower-limb injury in the preceding 12 months. The multivariate logistic regression model determined that lateral dominance in sport (adjusted OR (laterally vs. non-laterally dominant sports), 1.38; 95% CI, 1.10-1.75; = 0.006), leg preference (adjusted OR (right vs. left-leg preference), 0.71; 95% CI, 0.53-0.95; = 0.023), increased age (adjusted OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.16-1.26; = 0.000), training intensity (adjusted OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.43-2.19; = 0.000), and training frequency (adjusted OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.25-1.48; = 0.000) were significantly associated with non-contact lower-limb injury in pediatric-age athletes. Length of training ( = 0.396) and sex ( = 0.310) were not associated with a non-contact lower-limb injury. Specializing in laterally dominant sports, left-leg preference, increase in age, training intensity, and training frequency indicated an increased risk of non-contact lower-limb injury in pediatric-age athletes. Future research should take into account exposure time and previous injury.Specializing in laterally dominant sports, left-leg preference, increase in age, training intensity, and training frequency indicated an increased risk of non-contact lower-limb injury in pediatric-age athletes. Future research should take into account exposure time and previous injury. During atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, it is generally considered that atrial tachycardia (AT) episodes are a consequence of ablation. Objective To investigate the spatial relationship between localized AT episodes and dispersion/ablation regions during persistent AF ablation procedures. Methods We analyzed 72 consecutive patients who presented for an index persistent AF ablation procedure guided by the presence of spatiotemporal dispersion of multipolar electrograms. We characterized spontaneous or post-ablation ATs' mechanism and location in regard to dispersion regions and ablation lesions. In 72 consecutive patients admitted for persistent AF ablation, 128 ATs occurred in 62 patients (1.9 ± 1.1/patient). Seventeen ATs were recorded before any ablation. In a total of 100 ATs with elucidated mechanism, there were 58 localized sources and 42 macro-reentries. A large number of localized ATs arose from regions exhibiting dispersion during AF ( = 49, 84%). Importantly, these ATs' locations were generally remote from the closest ablation lesion ( = 42, 72%). In patients undergoing a persistent AF ablation procedure guided by the presence of spatiotemporal dispersion of multipolar electrograms, localized ATs originate within dispersion regions but remotely from the closest ablation lesion. These results suggest that ATs represent a stabilized manifestation of co-existing AF drivers rather than ablation-induced arrhythmias.In patients undergoing a persistent AF ablation procedure guided by the presence of spatiotemporal dispersion of multipolar electrograms, localized ATs originate within dispersion regions but remotely from the closest ablation lesion. These results suggest that ATs represent a stabilized manifestation of co-existing AF drivers rather than ablation-induced arrhythmias. Successful surgery outcomes are limited to moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. Multilevel collapse at retropalatal and retroglossal areas is often found during the drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE). Therefore, multilevel surgery is considered for these patients. The aim of our study was to survey surgical outcomes by modified uvulopalatoplasty (UPPP) plus transoral robotic surgery tongue base reduction (TORSTBR) versus barbed repositioning pharyngoplasty (BRP) plus TORSTBR. The retrospective cohort study was performed at a tertiary referral center. We collected moderate to severe OSA patients who were not tolerant to positive pressure assistant PAP from September 2016 to September 2019; pre-operative-operative Muller tests all showed retropalatal and retroglossal collapse; pre-operative Friedman Tongue Position (FTP) > III, with the tonsils grade at grade II minimum, with simultaneous velum (V > 1) and tongue base (T > 1), collapsed by drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) under the VOTE grading system.