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Bioinspired Smart Nanogels for Rapid Blue Laser‐Activated Hemostasis in Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Waxberry‐inspired branched‐silica nanogel can swiftly stop bleeding upon blue laser endoscopy for gastrointestinal hemostasis in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum of mini‐pigs. Abstract Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a critical condition that requires rapid and effective intervention.
Ruijue Dan, Yu Huang, Shali Tan, Kaige Xu, Yuchen Zhang, Zhaohui Luan, Paipai Qi, Xingyue Zhang, Donghui Zhu, Wen Zhong, Chaoqiang Fan, Malcolm Xing, Shiming Yang   +12 more
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Multifunctional Infrared Polarizer Based on Aligned Growth of High‐Density Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This paper presents a novel method for the high‐density, aligned growth synthesis and purification of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The polarization sensitivity and linear dichroism characteristics of BNNTs in the near‐infrared and mid‐infrared bands are comprehensively verified.
Ningqiang Shi, Xiaofei Xiao, Mingyu Zhang, Zhijun Li, Chuncheng Ban, Jinchang Meng, Nannan Shi, Mingyang Wu, Zebo Zheng, Ling Li   +9 more
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Quality improvement in emergency service delivery: Assessment of knowledge and skills amongst emergency nurses at Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The ability to deliver quality emergency care services is reliant on a well-trained workforce. Since Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free in December 2015, the country has now moved into the post-Ebola reconstructive phase focusing on ...
Hedda Bøe Nyhus, Michael M. Kamara
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Bowel preparation and surgical site infections in laparoscopic and robot‐assisted right‐sided colon cancer surgery with intracorporeal anastomosis: A retrospective study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study investigated risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) in right‐sided colon cancer surgeries using intracorporeal anastomosis (IA). The results demonstrated that preoperative oral antibiotics (OA) significantly reduced SSI rates, with OA identified as an independent protective factor, suggesting its beneficial role in ...
Naoya Ozawa, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takumi Kozu, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Shimpei Matsui, Toshiki Mukai, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga   +8 more
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Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low‐resource settings: a prospective quality improvement study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester, N. Starr, T. Negussie, D. Schaps, M. Adem, S. Alemu, D. Amenu, N. Gebeyehu, T. Habteyohannes, F. Jiru, A. Tesfaye, E. Wayessa, R. Chen, A. Trickey, S. Bitew, A. Bekele, T. G. Weiser   +16 more
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THE MOST USED NURSING DIAGNOSES AT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2015
The objective was to identify the main nursing diagnoses used by experts in the emergency area. A descriptive study was undertaken at an emergency service between June and November 2011.
Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Natalha da Costa, Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Cássia Regina Vancini Campanharo, Ruth Ester Assayag Batista   +4 more
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Regional and patient characteristic disparities in the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to clarify whether differences in minimally invasive surgery outcomes are associated with regional and patient characteristics. This study found regional and patient characteristic disparities in minimally invasive surgical outcomes; national policies should be implemented to address these inequities.
Atsushi Hamabe, Arata Takahashi, Hiraku Kumamaru, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Koki Otsuka, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Ken Shirabe, Masafumi Inomata, Yuko Kitagawa, Ichiro Takemasa   +9 more
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Effectiveness of combining manual external defibrillator and automated external defibrillator training for third-year nurse students

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of automated external defibrillator (AED) and manual external defibrillator (MED) training for third-year nurse students.
Jing-Jing Liu, Li Gui, Zhuo-Min Chen, Kai-Yun Xu, Ying Li, Jing Zhang, Ling-Jun Zhou   +6 more
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International Comparison of Geriatric‐Associated Variables in Major Gastroenterological Surgery Between National Clinical Database and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Geriatric surgical risk factors and outcomes were compared between the US and Japanese databases. Geriatric‐associated preoperative variables and outcomes similarly increased with age. Mobility and functional domains differed between the two databases. ABSTRACT Backgrounds Incidence of malignant disease in older patients has been increasing.
Yasuhide Kofunato, Xane Peters, Arata Takahashi, Mark E. Cohen, Hiraku Kumamaru, Mitsukazu Gotoh, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yasuyuki Seto, Yuko Kitagawa, Ken Shirabe, Hideki Ueno, Hiroaki Miyata, Clifford Y. Ko, Shigeru Marubashi   +13 more
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Emergency nursing approach to trauma cases in Türkiye [PDF]

Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery
Background: Defining the emergency nursing approach to trauma patients and identifying deficiencies is crucial for providing effective, fast, safe, and high-quality emergency nursing care in the future. This study aimed to describe the nursing activities
Azize Aydemir, Mustafa Ayyildiz
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