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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concordance between humans and GPT-4 in appraising the methodological quality of case reports and case series using the Murad tool

BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background Assessing the methodological quality of case reports and case series is challenging due to human judgment variability and time constraints.
Zin Tarakji, Adel Kanaan, Samer Saadi, Mohammed Firwana, Adel Kabbara Allababidi, Mohamed F. Abusalih, Rami Basmaci, Tamim I. Rajjo, Zhen Wang, M. Hassan Murad, Bashar Hasan   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

An analysis of reporting quality of prospective studies examining community antibiotic use and resistance

Trials, 2018
Background Antibiotic resistance is a global problem, but the relationship between antibiotic use and resistance development and decay is not well understood.
Mina Bakhit, Chris Del Mar, Anna Mae Scott, Tammy Hoffmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solid organ transplantation and the probability of transmitting HIV, HBV, or HCV: a systematic review to support an evidence-based guideline [PDF]

This systematic review addressed 10 Questions (middle column of Table 1) pertaining to solid organ transplantation and three bloodborne pathogens (HIV, HBV, and HCV).
ECRI Evidence-based Practice Center
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Evidence-based practice: a practice manual. [PDF]

, 2014
The Practice Manual is set out in five colour-coded chapters with each chapter corresponding to one of the five basic steps of EBP. Use the colour-coded tabs to quickly refer to the section of the Practice Manual you need. We hope that you find the guide
Bell, Miriam, Leen, Brendan, McQuillian, Patricia   +2 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational interventions to improve people’s understanding of key concepts in assessing the effects of health interventions: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2018
Background Health information is readily accessible but is of variable quality. General knowledge about how to assess whether claims about health interventions are trustworthy is not common, so people’s health decisions can be ill-informed, unnecessarily
Leila Cusack, Chris B. Del Mar, Iain Chalmers, Elizabeth Gibson, Tammy C. Hoffmann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Lacan’s discourse theory in the age of evidence-based practice [PDF]

, 2006
Deze lezing vergelijkt de hedendaagse empirisch-kwantitatieve benadering omtrent effectiviteit van psychotherapieën met een bestudering van de effecten van psychotherapie aan de hand van de Lacaniaanse discourstheorie.
Desmet, Mattias
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Palliative home-based technology from a practitioner's perspective: benefits and disadvantages [PDF]

, 2014
This critical review paper explores the concept of palliative home-based technology from a practitioner's perspective. The aim of the critical review was to scope information available from published and unpublished research on the current state of ...
Johnston, Bridget
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