The most common cause of neoplastic thrombotic infiltration of the inferior vena cava is renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In the present report we described a case of a patient with massive RCC and extensive neoplastic thrombosis reaching the retrohepatic tract of the inferior vena cava. After a discussion in a multidisciplinary team meeting we decided to perform a radical nephrectomy with vena cava thrombectomy along with the support of a novel removable vena cava filter in order to avoid thromboembolism during the surgical procedure. Furthermore, a preoperative renal artery embolization with a non-adhesive liquid embolic agent was performed ahead of the surgical procedure in order to reduce the risk of intraoperative bleeding. The surgical procedure performed the day after was based on a hybrid endovascular-surgical approach consisting in nephrectomy, liver derotation, cavotomy with the additional use of a novel temporary caval filter, thus reducing the risk of intraoperative thromboembolic dissemination.
  Uncertainty remains regarding the association between the risk of stroke and plasma copper levels in population with copper mostly in normal range due to limited data. We examined the association between baseline plasma copper and risk of first stroke in Chinese community-dwelling population.
 
  We conducted a nested case control study from 'H-type Hypertension and Stroke Prevention and Control Project'. A total of 1255 first stroke cases and 1255 controls matched for age, sex and study site were included in the analysis.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/deutenzalutamide.html  Conditional logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between plasma copper and first stroke.
 
  The overall mean of copper was 15.90 (2.66) μmol/L. In total, 94.26% participants' copper concentration was in the normal range by Mayo Clinic laboratory reference values. Smoothing curve showed that the associations of plasma copper with first stroke and its subtypes were linear. Each standard deviation (SD) increment of plasma copper was independently and positivelonal investigation.
  As mass participation events continue to increase in popularity, the need for medical care continues to increase. Our objective was to evaluate the course medical tent usage throughout the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course. Our second objective was to evaluate emergency medical services (EMS) utilization during the event.
 
  We hypothesize that as the race progresses, medical tents will see more participants and EMS will have an increase in utilization.
 
  Level 4.
 
  This study was a retrospective analysis of data collected by the medical staff from 2015 to 2017. Documented patient encounters were analyzed from each course medical tent. Twenty medical tents were spaced roughly 1.2 miles apart depending on location and ease of EMS access to the medical tent location.
 
  From 2015 to 2017, the course medical tents saw 2973 patients, with a 96.3% discharge rate. The data showed a linear increase of 5.69 patients seen per mile until mile 20 (linear regression 
  < 0.01). After mile 20, the number of patients seen per mile was about the same. The data also showed an increase in EMS utilization every 5 miles as the race progressed (
  = 0.04) and an increase in ratio of patients transported to the hospital compared with patients transferred to the main medical tents up to mile 20 (
  = 0.02).
 
  Course medical tents saw a statistically significant linear increase in patients per mile until mile 20. Total EMS utilization showed a statistically significant increase in usage as the race progressed and a statistically significant increase in ratio of transports to transfers as the race progressed until mile 20.
 
  This study has the potential to influence medical tent and EMS placement for endurance events with increasing patient encounters and hospital transports as the mileage of the endurance event increases.
 This study has the potential to influence medical tent and EMS placement for endurance events with increasing patient encounters and hospital transports as the mileage of the endurance event increases.
  The Raised Pelvic Position, also known as Trendelenburg position, consists of the elevation of the pelvis above the horizontal plane in the supine position with the head lowered. The position is named after Friedrich Trendelenburg, a German surgeon, who flourished in Berlin at the end of the nineteenth century. Although modern studies trace the position's principle back to the first century BC, we herein present even earlier descriptions, dating back to the fifth century BC.
 
  The whole ancient Greek literature was digitally searched. All relevant references were analyzed from the original sources.
 
  We found at least nine references to the Raised Pelvic Position in the ancient Greek literature from the following physicians Hippocrates (fifth century BC), Soranus of Ephesus (first century AD), Aetius of Amida (fifth century AD) and Paulus Aegineta (seventh century AD).
 
  All references presented, describe clearly the Raised Pelvic Position, as part of a strategy to repair uterine pathologies, mainly prolapsed uterus, but also instability, bleeding, tumors and infertility. We conclude that ancient Greek writers were aware of the usefulness of the head-down position, as reflected from the numerous existing descriptions dating back to the fifth century BC.
 All references presented, describe clearly the Raised Pelvic Position, as part of a strategy to repair uterine pathologies, mainly prolapsed uterus, but also instability, bleeding, tumors and infertility. We conclude that ancient Greek writers were aware of the usefulness of the head-down position, as reflected from the numerous existing descriptions dating back to the fifth century BC.Background and Objectives. In testing a comprehensive decision support system for Adult Protective Services (APS), this study addressed two problems common in APS research and practice the psychometric quality of the measures and measurement burden. Research Design and Methods. Data were generated on 1,472 APS cases over six months in two California counties using the Identification, Services and Outcomes (ISO) Matrix, a comprehensive decision support system for APS. The ISO Matrix uses Short-Forms developed from the Elder Abuse Decision Support System (EADSS). Mini-Forms were developed from the Short-Forms and tested in order to reduce measurement burden. Mini-Forms were developed on each measure using sensitivity and specificity of the items in predicting the criterion of substantiation (yes/no). Psychometric quality was addressed by estimating predictive validity and Cronbach's alpha of Short-Forms. Predictive validity and reliability were also estimated on the Mini-Forms as was their correlation with the Short-Forms.