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Glycaemic penalty index as an independent predictor of healthcare‐associated infection in surgical inpatients: A nested cohort study from the STOIC‐D surgery trial

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Higher glycaemic burden, measured by the Glycaemic Penalty Index (GPI), was independently associated with increased risk of healthcare‐associated infection in surgical inpatients. GPI provides a single, clinically interpretable summary of both hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia. Abstract Aims To evaluate the utility of the Glycemic Penalty Index (GPI), a
Gabrielle Blomson, Rahul D. Barmanray, Mervyn Kyi, Peter G. Colman, Leon J. Worth, Minh V. Le, Emily Sun, Spiros Fourlanos   +7 more
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Promoting a culture of respect in cardiothoracic surgery: navigating challenges in understanding unethical behaviour

Medičnì Perspektivi
Unprofessional behaviour in the workplace, such as bullying, harassment, and discrimination, remains common in the cardiothoracic surgery unit. Despite its prevalence, there is little consensus on what constitutes unprofessional behaviour in the ...
A.Yu. Sydorenko , H. Spindler
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Open-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting in Western Africa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011
We read with concern the paper of Budzee and colleagues in a recent issue of the Pan African Medical Journal. We wish to draw the attention of the authors and the readership of the journal to gross inaccuracies in the report. The first open-heart surgery
Frank Edwin, Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
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Safety of Lowering the Platelet Transfusion Threshold Before Central Venous Catheterisation in Patients With Haematological Diseases

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion is frequently required in patients with haematological diseases. Despite limited evidence, thrombocytopenia often prompts prophylactic platelet transfusion before catheterisation. Methods We conducted an observational before‐and‐after study including the first non‐tunnelled CVC insertion ...
Mathias Lazarevic Lindblad, Elin Pålsson, Vladimir Lazarevic, Leila Naddi, Ola Borgquist, Lars Nilsson, Maria Adrian, Björn P. Bark, Thomas Kander   +8 more
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Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2009.

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: : This purpose of this consensus conference was to determine whether surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation during cardiac surgery improves clinical and resource outcomes compared with cardiac surgery alone in adults undergoing cardiac ...
장병철
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Improving timeliness of lung cancer care through a rapid assessment clinic

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer improve survival. Guidelines from Australia and worldwide stipulate timeframes of care from referral. The Rapid Lung Assessment Clinic (RLAC) was established to fast‐track the diagnostic and treatment pathway, with a subsequent quality improvement initiative based on the initial analysis ...
Shakti V. Dabholkar, Shalini Vinod, Zinta Harrington, Benjamin Kolevski, Beth Ivimey, Joseph Descallar, Jonathan P. Williamson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of Pulsed Field Ablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias: Insights From a Large Health System Registry in the United States

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is an emerging non‐thermal ablation modality with proven safety in atrial arrhythmia ablation. However, data on its performance for ventricular arrhythmias (VA) remain limited. Objective To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of PFA for complex VA in a multicenter real‐world US registry ...
Narut Prasitlumkum, Juan F. Rodriguez‐Riascos, Hema Vemulapalli, Aakash Somappa, Camilo A. Estrada‐Vargas, Olubadewa A. Fatunde, Carlos A. Rojas, Poojan Prajapati, Keerthika Vijayakumar, Suraj Kapa, Duy Nguyen, Samuel Asirvatham, Malini Madhavan, Christopher McLeod, Hicham Z. El Masry, Abhishek J. Deshmukh, Danesh K. Kella, Ammar M. Killu, Siva K. Mulpuru, Mayank Sardana, Luis R. Scott, Alan M. Sugrue, Komandoor Srivathsan   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Perspectives on the Barriers to Timely Palliative Care Access: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify the barriers to timely access to palliative care from the perspective of Australian inpatients and their families. Design A co‐designed mixed methods study with an equal status explanatory design (QUAN ➔ QUAL). Methods Quantitative data were collected in Phase 1 via surveys to assess participants' knowledge and experience of ...
Alannah L. Cooper, Dipna Martin‐Robins, Rosemary Dillon, John Clements, Huaqiong Zhou, Janie A. Brown   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Logics and Relational Inequality in UK Surgery: Demographic Dominance and the Uneven Governance of Careers

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Persistent gender and racial inequalities within elite professions remain inadequately explained by accounts focusing exclusively on either intra‐organizational processes or field‐level institutional dynamics. Relational inequality theory (RIT) provides a powerful account of closure within organizations but offers limited specification of how ...
Carol Woodhams, Ira Parnerkar
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Catheter‐Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Children: An Evidence‐Informed Narrative Review of Diagnosis, Management and Prevention

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Catheter‐associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common healthcare‐associated infection in children and a major contributor to increased morbidity, prolonged hospital stays and higher healthcare costs. This narrative review uses an evidence‐informed approach highlighting recent paediatric literature (2000–2025) to provide an overview
Simon P. Paget, Robert McCusker, Suzanne Simpson, Melissa Short, Angela Berkhout   +4 more
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