Hyperbaric Oxygen and Radiation Therapy of Cancer. Proceedings, First Annual San Francisco Cancer Symposium, November 12–13, 1965Hyperbaric Oxygen and Radiation Therapy of Cancer. Proceedings, First Annual San Francisco Cancer Symposium, November 12–13, 1965. Edited by VaethJerome M., M.D., Director, Claire Zellerbach Saroni Memorial Tumor Institute of San Francisco, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California. A volume of 284 pages, with numerous figures and tables. Published by McCutchan Publishing Corporation, 2526 Grove Street, Berkeley, California 94704, 1966.

Radiology ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1126-1126
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Mount Zion

Preliminary Observations on the Behavior of Children Present at the Birth of a Sibling

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 949-951
Author(s):  
Carol H. Leonard ◽  
Nancy Irvin ◽  
Roberta A. Ballard ◽  
Carolyn Ferris ◽  
Ronald Clyman
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Birth Center ◽  
Hospital Birth ◽  
Mount Zion ◽  
Family Centered

In an effort to shift the focus of hospital birth toward a more family-centered, natural process, an Alternative Birth Center (ABC) was opened in May 1976, at Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco. Its purpose is to provide a safe, comfortable environment in which women can labor and deliver their infants.1 In order to also bring in families who would have had home births, the setting has been made as much like home as possible. Pregnant women may choose whom to have present at birth. In the ABC, as in other alternative birth settings, many parents are insisting on having their other children present at the birth of a sibling (New York Times, July 12, 1977, p 34; March 17, 1978, section 2, p 4).

scholarly journals Physical Therapist–Established Intensive Care Unit Early Mobilization Program: Quality Improvement Project for Critical Care at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 975-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi J. Engel ◽  
Shintaro Tatebe ◽  
Philip B. Alonzo ◽  
Rebecca L. Mustille ◽  
Monica J. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Early Mobilization ◽  
Quality Improvement Project ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Icu Admission ◽  
Number Of Patients

Background Long-term weakness and disability are common after an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Usual care in the ICU prevents most patients from receiving preventative early mobilization. Objective The study objective was to describe a quality improvement project established by a physical therapist at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center from 2009 to 2011. The goal of the program was to reduce patients' ICU length of stay by increasing the number of patients in the ICU receiving physical therapy and decreasing the time from ICU admission to physical therapy initiation. Design This study was a 9-month retrospective analysis of a quality improvement project. Methods An interprofessional ICU Early Mobilization Group established and promoted guidelines for mobilizing patients in the ICU. A physical therapist was dedicated to a 16-bed medical-surgical ICU to provide physical therapy to selected patients within 48 hours of ICU admission. Patients receiving early physical therapy intervention in the ICU in 2010 were compared with patients receiving physical therapy under usual care practice in the same ICU in 2009. Results From 2009 to 2010, the number of patients receiving physical therapy in the ICU increased from 179 to 294. The median times (interquartile ranges) from ICU admission to physical therapy evaluation were 3 days (9 days) in 2009 and 1 day (2 days) in 2010. The ICU length of stay decreased by 2 days, on average, and the percentage of ambulatory patients discharged to home increased from 55% to 77%. Limitations This study relied upon the retrospective analysis of data from 6 collectors, and the intervention lacked physical therapy coverage for 7 days per week. Conclusions The improvements in outcomes demonstrated the value and feasibility of a physical therapist–led early mobilization program.

scholarly journals SUMMIT (Serially Unified Multicenter Multiple Sclerosis Investigation): creating a repository of deeply phenotyped contemporary multiple sclerosis cohorts

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1485-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riley Bove ◽  
Tanuja Chitnis ◽  
Bruce AC Cree ◽  
Mar Tintoré ◽  
Yvonne Naegelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Clinically Isolated Syndrome ◽  
American University ◽  
American University Of Beirut ◽  
Longitudinal Investigation ◽  
American Academic

Background: There is a pressing need for robust longitudinal cohort studies in the modern treatment era of multiple sclerosis. Objective: Build a multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort repository to capture the variability of disability accumulation, as well as provide the depth of characterization (clinical, radiologic, genetic, biospecimens) required to adequately model and ultimately predict a patient’s course. Methods: Serially Unified Multicenter Multiple Sclerosis Investigation (SUMMIT) is an international multi-center, prospectively enrolled cohort with over a decade of comprehensive follow-up on more than 1000 patients from two large North American academic MS Centers (Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Comprehensive Longitudinal Investigation of Multiple Sclerosis at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (CLIMB; BWH)) and University of California, San Francisco (Expression/genomics, Proteomics, Imaging, and Clinical (EPIC))). It is bringing online more than 2500 patients from additional international MS Centers (Basel (Universitätsspital Basel (UHB)), VU University Medical Center MS Center Amsterdam (MSCA), Multiple Sclerosis Center of Catalonia-Vall d’Hebron Hospital (Barcelona clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) cohort), and American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC-Multiple Sclerosis Interdisciplinary Research (AMIR)). Results and conclusion: We provide evidence for harmonization of two of the initial cohorts in terms of the characterization of demographics, disease, and treatment-related variables; demonstrate several proof-of-principle analyses examining genetic and radiologic predictors of disease progression; and discuss the steps involved in expanding SUMMIT into a repository accessible to the broader scientific community.

PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT OF OSTEORADIONECROSIS

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lee ◽  
Lone Forner ◽  
Erik C. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Patient’S Perspective ◽  
Oxygen Treatment

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a known complication to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer with a prevalence of 5–7% among radiated patients. Treatment might include dental surgery and reconstruction of the jawbone as well as hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT). HBOT takes place in a closed compartment where patients are breathing 100% oxygen under pressure for 90 minutes once a day every weekday for 6 weeks. In Denmark, HBOT is available at two facilities with very different organizational set-ups.

Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Partially Resected Meningiomas

Neurosurgery ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Barbaro ◽  
Philip H. Gutin ◽  
Charles B. Wilson ◽  
Glenn E. Sheline ◽  
Edwin B. Boldrey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Tumor Location ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Subtotal Resection ◽  
Intracranial Meningioma ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Time To Recurrence ◽  
Male Female Ratio

Abstract To address the question of whether radiation therapy is beneficial in the management of partially resected meningiomas, we reviewed the records of all patients admitted to the University of California, San Francisco, between 1968 and 1978 who had a diagnosis of intracranial meningioma. The patients were divided into three groups: 51 patients had gross total resection and did not receive radiation therapy, 30 patients had subtotal resection and no radiation therapy, and 54 patients had subtotal resection followed by radiation therapy. The subtotal resection groups were similar in average age, male: female ratio, and tumor location, which allowed a valid comparison of the effects of irradiation. The recurrence rate in the total resection group was 4% (2 of 51 patients). Among patients in the subtotal resection groups, 60% of nonirradiated patients had a recurrence, compared with only 32% of the irradiated patients. The median time to recurrence was significantly longer in the irradiated group than in the nonirradiated group (125 vs. 66 months, P < 0.05). There was no complication related to irradiation. These results provide convincing evidence that radiation therapy is beneficial in the treatment of partially resected meningiomas.

scholarly journals Managing the Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Methamphetamine Use: A Practical Perspective for the Clinician

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimaljeet Tarango ◽  
Andrea Gergay Baird
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Methamphetamine Abuse ◽  
Methamphetamine Use ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious, chronic, progressive cardiopulmonary disease. PAH is associated with several concomitant conditions, as well as drugs and toxins.12 Methamphetamine abuse is likely associated with the development of PAH.3 Methamphetamine abuse is epidemic in the United States and abroad, with rates of new users escalating since 2012. There are over 100,000 new users annually as young as 12 years old. Treating a patient with a history of methamphetamine abuse poses many challenges for a clinician, including nonadherence, therapeutic treatment selection, complex psychosocial issues, and relapse or continued drug abuse. Patients with methamphetamine-associated PAH (Meth-APAH) have higher mortality rates when compared to idiopathic PAH.3 Having a better understanding of the complexities of addiction and working with a multidisciplinary team that includes a social worker to provide care and counseling to these patients can improve their trajectory. In this article, we will offer insight and background into methamphetamine abuse and addiction, as well as discuss a practical approach for clinicians in treating a patient with Meth-APAH, based on the literature, as well as our personal experiences at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy as a Salvage Treatment for Single Viable Hepatocellular Carcinoma at the Site of Incomplete Transarterial Chemoembolization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumin Lee ◽  
Jinhong Jung ◽  
Jin-hong Park ◽  
So Yeon Kim ◽  
Jonggi Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Transarterial Chemoembolization ◽  
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Salvage Treatment ◽  
Iodized Oil ◽  
Stereotactic Body Radiation

Abstract Background: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients who received stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for single viable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the site of incomplete transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Methods: Incomplete TACE was defined as (1) evidence of viable HCC at the site of TACE on follow-up images following one or more consecutive TACEs, (2) no definite tumor staining on celiac angiogram, or (3) no definite iodized oil uptake on post-embolization angiogram or computed tomography. A total of 302 patients were treated between 2012 and 2017 at Asan Medical Center (Seoul, South Korea). Doses of 10–15 Gy per fraction were given over 3–4 consecutive days. Treatment-related adverse events were evaluated according to the common terminology criteria for adverse events, version 4.03.Results: The median follow-up duration was 32.9 months (interquartile range [IQR], 23.6–41.7) and the median tumor size was 2.0 cm (range, 0.7–6.9). The local control (LC) and overall survival rates at 3 years were 91.2% and 72.7%, respectively. 95.4% of the tumors reached complete response (CR) during the entire follow-up period (anyCR). The median interval from SBRT to anyCR was 3.4 months (IQR, 1.9–4.7), and 39.9% and 83.3% of the lesions reached CR at 3- and 6-months after SBRT, respectively. Radiation-induced liver disease was observed in 8 (2.6%) patients. No patients experienced gastroduodenal bleeding within the radiation field.Conclusion: SBRT should be considered a feasible salvage treatment option for HCC after incomplete TACE.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Reading Disabilities ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Guest Speaker ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Good Samaritan ◽  
Good Samaritan Hospital ◽  
Hilton Hotel

Symposium on Reading Disabilities in Children: The Eye Section of the California Medical Association will sponsor an interdisciplinary symposium on "Reading Disabilities in Children," at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel, on Sunday, February 13, 1972. Dr. Arthur Keeney of Philadelphia is the invited guest speaker. The panel will comprise representatives of ophthalmology, pediatrics, child psychiatry, and education. For information contact Rush M. Blodget, Jr., M.D., Redding Ophthalmology Group, 1950 Court Street, Redding, California 96001. Obstetrics-Pediatrics Symposium : The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Good Samaritan Hospital, in cooperation with the same Department of Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, both of Phoenix, will present a symposium, "Newer Concepts in Delivery of Obstetrical and Perinatal Care," February 25-26, 1972.

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