Markedly reduced blood pressure responsiveness in endotoxemic rats; reversal by neuropeptide Y.

This study in conscious normotensive rats was performed to assess the effect of the vasoconstrictor peptide, neuropeptide Y (NPY), on blood pressure responsiveness to exogenous norepinephrine in endotoxaemia. NPY and endotoxin were infused at doses which had no effect on blood pressure, whether given alone or in combination. Endotoxin markedly reduced the pressor responses to bolus injections of norepinephrine. However, blood pressure responsiveness could be enhanced by infusing NPY simultaneously with the endotoxin. It is suggested that low dose NPY infusions may be clinically useful in reversing the reduced vascular responsiveness to pressor amines in shock.

Comparability of health care responsiveness in Europe

The aim of this paper is to measure and to correct for the potential incomparability of responses to the SHARE survey on health care responsiveness. A parametric approach based on the use of anchoring vignettes is applied to cross-sectional data (2006-2007) in eleven European countries. More than 7,000 respondents aged 50 years old and over were asked to assess the quality of health care responsiveness in three domains: waiting time for medical treatment, quality of the conditions in visited health facilities, and communication and involvement in decisions about the treatment. Our results suggest that there is reporting heterogeneity across countries and across individuals within countries, and the degree of heterogeneity varies with the health care domain. Although leading countries in terms of health care responsiveness remain among the most successful even after correction for reporting heterogeneity, one may acknowledge many shifts in the ranking of the other countries.

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