Background: Traumatic brain injury is a major health problem that frequently leads to deficits in executive function. Self-regulation processes, such as goal-setting, may become disordered after traumatic brain injury...Background: Traumatic brain injury is a major health problem that frequently leads to deficits in executive function. Self-regulation processes, such as goal-setting, may become disordered after traumatic brain injury, particularly when the frontal regions of the brain and their connections are involved. Such impairments reduce injured veterans' ability to return to work or school and to regain satisfactory personal lives. Understanding the neurologically disabling effects of brain injury on executive function is necessary for both the accurate diagnosis of impairment and the individual tailoring of rehabilitation processes to help returning service members recover independent function.Methods/design: The COMPASSgoal(Community Participation through Self-Efficacy Skills Development) program develops and tests a novel patient-centered intervention framework for community reintegration psychosocial research in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. COMPASSgoal integrates the principles and best practices of goal self-management. Goal setting is a core skill in self-management training by which persons with chronic health conditions learn to improve their status and decrease symptom effects. Over a three-year period, COMPASSgoal will recruit 110 participants with residual executive dysfunction three months or more post-injury. Inclusion criteria combine both clinical diagnosis and standardized scores that are >1 SD from the normative score on the Frontal Systems Rating Scale. Participants are randomized into two groups: goal-management(intervention) and supported discharge(control). The intervention is administered in eight consecutive, weekly sessions. Assessments occur at enrollment, post-intervention/supported discharge, and three months post-treatment follow-up.Discussion: Goal management is part of the "natural language" of rehabilitation. However, collaborative goal-setting between clinicians/case managers and clients can be hindered by the cognitive deficits that follow brain injury. Re-training returning veterans with brain injury in goal management, with appropriate help and support, would essentially treat deficits in executive function. A structured approach to goal self-management may foster greater independence and self-efficacy, help veterans gain insight into goals that are realistic for them at a given time, and help clinicians and veterans to work more effectively as true collaborators.展开更多
Background: Non-invasive goal directed fluid therapy during deceased donor renal transplant (CRT) may reduce the incidence of delayed graft function. Plethysmograph Variability Index (PVI) has been shown to predict fl...Background: Non-invasive goal directed fluid therapy during deceased donor renal transplant (CRT) may reduce the incidence of delayed graft function. Plethysmograph Variability Index (PVI) has been shown to predict fluid responsiveness during surgery. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of goal directed fluid administration protocol based upon PVI studying the incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) in renal transplant recipients. Methods: Twenty patients underwent primary CRT. The Control group received intravenous fluid (IVF) at a calculated constant rate. The Treatment group received a baseline IVF infusion throughout the surgery. PVI values greater than 13% were treated with 250 ml boluses of IVF. Primary end point was DGF;total IVF administration and urinary biomarker NGAL levels were secondary endpoints. Results: Treatment group at every time point received significantly less IVF. There was no significant difference in incidence of DGF between the groups. 2 patients in the Control group and 6 in the Treatment group developed DGF. NGAL was not associated with the group assignment or total IVF given (p < 0.2). Conclusions: The effectiveness of goal directed fluid therapy with non-invasive dynamic parameters has not been validated in renal transplant surgery and larger prospective studies are needed to determine its utility in renal transplantation.展开更多
<strong>Objective:</strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To explore the effects of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) o...<strong>Objective:</strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To explore the effects of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) on lung function, cognitive function and inflammatory response in patients undergoing radical esophageal cancer surgery under one-lung ventilation. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Sixty-seven patients undergoing radical esophageal cancer surgery were divided into GDFT group</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(GDFT therapy) and control group</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(conventional liquid therapy). The changes in patients</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> pulmonary function,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cognitive function and inflammatory response were evaluated. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Both alveolar-arterial oxygen partial pressure difference</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">[P(A-a)O</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">] and respiratory index</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(RI) increased at one-lung ventilation for 30 minutes (T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) and decreased at one-lung ventilation for 60 minutes</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), and after surgery (T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) in the two groups, and the GDFT group </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> lower than the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05);theoxygenation index (OI) of the two groups decreased at T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, and T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> compared with</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that at T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (before one-lung ventilation), and the GDFT group was higher than the control group (P</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05). At T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">5</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, the tumor necrosis factor </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (TNF-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), interleukin 6 (IL-6), central nervous system specific protein (S100</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">β</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), and neuron specific enolase (NSE) in the GDFT group were lower compared to the control group (P</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05), while interleukin-10 (IL-10) was higher compared to the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05);the incidence of perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) in the GDFT group was lower than that in the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> GDFT can help prevent lung injury during radical esophageal cancer surgery under one-lung ventilation, reduce the body</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s inflammatory response, and reduce the incidence of perioperative cognitive disorder to a certain extent.</span>展开更多
Requirements elicitation step is of paramount importance in the requirements engineering process. In the distributed environment of so-called inter-company cooperative information system, this step is a thorny issue. ...Requirements elicitation step is of paramount importance in the requirements engineering process. In the distributed environment of so-called inter-company cooperative information system, this step is a thorny issue. To elicit require-ments for an inter-company cooperative information system, we early proposed a methodology called MAMIE (from MAcro to MIcro level requirements Elicitation) with an accompanied tool. In MAMIE methodology, requirements are the result of composing functional and non-functional concerns. Before non-functional concerns composition, it’s primary to identify relationships between them. According to the most existing approaches, a non-functional concern may have a negative, positive or null contribution on the other non-functional concerns. In this paper, we argue that using only these three contributions types is not sufficient to express relationships which may exist between non-functional concerns. Thus, we propose a process which aims to identify non-functional concerns’ relationships and model them using a fuzzy cognitive map. The resulting model is composed of non-functional concerns, relationships between them and the weight of these relationships expressed with linguistics fuzzy values. Using fuzzy cognitive maps to model non-functional concerns relationships allows moving from the conventional modelling toward developing a computer based model. An example from the textile industry is used to illustrate the applicability of our process.展开更多
基金supported by Merit Review Award#I 01 RX000637-01A3 from the United States Department of Veterans Af airs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Programsupport for the preparatory phase of the project was provided through the Med Star Health Research Institute,a component of the Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Sciencesupported by Grant U54 RR026076-01 from the National Center for Research Resources,a component of the National Institutes of Health
文摘Background: Traumatic brain injury is a major health problem that frequently leads to deficits in executive function. Self-regulation processes, such as goal-setting, may become disordered after traumatic brain injury, particularly when the frontal regions of the brain and their connections are involved. Such impairments reduce injured veterans' ability to return to work or school and to regain satisfactory personal lives. Understanding the neurologically disabling effects of brain injury on executive function is necessary for both the accurate diagnosis of impairment and the individual tailoring of rehabilitation processes to help returning service members recover independent function.Methods/design: The COMPASSgoal(Community Participation through Self-Efficacy Skills Development) program develops and tests a novel patient-centered intervention framework for community reintegration psychosocial research in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. COMPASSgoal integrates the principles and best practices of goal self-management. Goal setting is a core skill in self-management training by which persons with chronic health conditions learn to improve their status and decrease symptom effects. Over a three-year period, COMPASSgoal will recruit 110 participants with residual executive dysfunction three months or more post-injury. Inclusion criteria combine both clinical diagnosis and standardized scores that are >1 SD from the normative score on the Frontal Systems Rating Scale. Participants are randomized into two groups: goal-management(intervention) and supported discharge(control). The intervention is administered in eight consecutive, weekly sessions. Assessments occur at enrollment, post-intervention/supported discharge, and three months post-treatment follow-up.Discussion: Goal management is part of the "natural language" of rehabilitation. However, collaborative goal-setting between clinicians/case managers and clients can be hindered by the cognitive deficits that follow brain injury. Re-training returning veterans with brain injury in goal management, with appropriate help and support, would essentially treat deficits in executive function. A structured approach to goal self-management may foster greater independence and self-efficacy, help veterans gain insight into goals that are realistic for them at a given time, and help clinicians and veterans to work more effectively as true collaborators.
文摘Background: Non-invasive goal directed fluid therapy during deceased donor renal transplant (CRT) may reduce the incidence of delayed graft function. Plethysmograph Variability Index (PVI) has been shown to predict fluid responsiveness during surgery. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of goal directed fluid administration protocol based upon PVI studying the incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) in renal transplant recipients. Methods: Twenty patients underwent primary CRT. The Control group received intravenous fluid (IVF) at a calculated constant rate. The Treatment group received a baseline IVF infusion throughout the surgery. PVI values greater than 13% were treated with 250 ml boluses of IVF. Primary end point was DGF;total IVF administration and urinary biomarker NGAL levels were secondary endpoints. Results: Treatment group at every time point received significantly less IVF. There was no significant difference in incidence of DGF between the groups. 2 patients in the Control group and 6 in the Treatment group developed DGF. NGAL was not associated with the group assignment or total IVF given (p < 0.2). Conclusions: The effectiveness of goal directed fluid therapy with non-invasive dynamic parameters has not been validated in renal transplant surgery and larger prospective studies are needed to determine its utility in renal transplantation.
文摘<strong>Objective:</strong><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To explore the effects of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) on lung function, cognitive function and inflammatory response in patients undergoing radical esophageal cancer surgery under one-lung ventilation. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Sixty-seven patients undergoing radical esophageal cancer surgery were divided into GDFT group</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(GDFT therapy) and control group</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(conventional liquid therapy). The changes in patients</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> pulmonary function,</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cognitive function and inflammatory response were evaluated. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Both alveolar-arterial oxygen partial pressure difference</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">[P(A-a)O</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">] and respiratory index</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(RI) increased at one-lung ventilation for 30 minutes (T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) and decreased at one-lung ventilation for 60 minutes</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), and after surgery (T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">) in the two groups, and the GDFT group </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> lower than the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05);theoxygenation index (OI) of the two groups decreased at T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, and T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> compared with</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">that at T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (before one-lung ventilation), and the GDFT group was higher than the control group (P</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05). At T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and T</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">5</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, the tumor necrosis factor </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (TNF-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), interleukin 6 (IL-6), central nervous system specific protein (S100</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">β</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), and neuron specific enolase (NSE) in the GDFT group were lower compared to the control group (P</span></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05), while interleukin-10 (IL-10) was higher compared to the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05);the incidence of perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) in the GDFT group was lower than that in the control group (P</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> GDFT can help prevent lung injury during radical esophageal cancer surgery under one-lung ventilation, reduce the body</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">’</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s inflammatory response, and reduce the incidence of perioperative cognitive disorder to a certain extent.</span>
文摘Requirements elicitation step is of paramount importance in the requirements engineering process. In the distributed environment of so-called inter-company cooperative information system, this step is a thorny issue. To elicit require-ments for an inter-company cooperative information system, we early proposed a methodology called MAMIE (from MAcro to MIcro level requirements Elicitation) with an accompanied tool. In MAMIE methodology, requirements are the result of composing functional and non-functional concerns. Before non-functional concerns composition, it’s primary to identify relationships between them. According to the most existing approaches, a non-functional concern may have a negative, positive or null contribution on the other non-functional concerns. In this paper, we argue that using only these three contributions types is not sufficient to express relationships which may exist between non-functional concerns. Thus, we propose a process which aims to identify non-functional concerns’ relationships and model them using a fuzzy cognitive map. The resulting model is composed of non-functional concerns, relationships between them and the weight of these relationships expressed with linguistics fuzzy values. Using fuzzy cognitive maps to model non-functional concerns relationships allows moving from the conventional modelling toward developing a computer based model. An example from the textile industry is used to illustrate the applicability of our process.
