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Perioperative Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiac Assistance in Thoracic Surgery: A Scoping Review

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
High‐risk cardiac patients may benefit from timely temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) implantation to provide perioperative hemodynamic stabilization and circulatory support, thus enabling them to undergo life‐saving thoracic surgery. CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass; IABP: intra‐aortic balloon pump; tMCS: temporary mechanical circulatory ...
Viviana Teresa Agosta, Jacopo D’Andria Ursoleo, Alice Bottussi, Samuele Bugo, Fabrizio Monaco   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of foot reflexology massage on feeling of comfort in open heart surgery patients: A clinical trial study

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2018
Background and Objective: Patients experience full stress condition after open heart surgery. Foot reflexology massage has a potential impact on the comfort of patients with special care.
Fatemeh Sheikhy, Shahnaz Tabiee, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin, Gholam Ali Riyahiinokandeh   +3 more
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Injury to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation provider by sternal wire

Acute Medicine & Surgery
Background Median sternotomy is a common surgical procedure during cardiac and pulmonary surgeries. There are many reports of patient injury associated with wire breakage.
Mayo Ohkawa, Asuka Tsuchiya, Seiji Morita, Yoshihide Nakagawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does therapeutic massage support mental well-being? [PDF]

, 2012
Massage was once a traditional medical practice of many ancient cultures. Today, the practice of modern therapeutic massage is embedded within the field of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM).
Cavaye, Joyce
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From talking to silence: a confessional journey [PDF]

, 2011
This article provides an account of work created by Adrian Howells over the duration of his AHRC Creative Fellowship. Howells provides a creator's perspective; Heddon, a spectator's perspective.
Heddon, D., Howells, A.
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Urination Stimulation Techniques for Collecting Clean Urine Samples in Infants Under One Year: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the efficacy of spontaneous urination stimulation techniques in infants under 1 year to obtain a clean and valid urine sample for analysis. Methods Systematic review of randomised clinical trials. The databases consulted were PUBMED, SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, CINALH and the Virtual Health Library.
Francisco Javier Gómez‐Manzano, Esperanza Barroso‐Corroto, José Alberto Laredo‐Aguilera, Rosa María Molina‐Madueño, Sergio Rodríguez‐Cañamero, Juan Manuel Carmona‐Torres   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compassion Fatigue Among Australian Oncology Nurses Caring for Adult Cancer Patients: Antecedents, Impact and Mediators

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To explore how Australian oncology nurses perceive and experience compassion fatigue when caring for adult cancer patients, how they mitigate compassion fatigue and identify potential interventions to address compassion fatigue. Design A qualitative, descriptive study.
Janneka Banks, Violeta Lopez, Deependra Kaji Thapa, Ashlyn Sahay, Michelle Cleary   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immediate effects of a five minutes back massage on patients’ physiological parameters in critical care unit

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2001
Recent publications have questioned the efficacy of massage. It is acknowledged that critical care environment are stressful for patients in term of invasive medical, and nursing procedures.
H.Rahmani . Anaraki (M.Sc), A.A.Abdollahi (M.Sc), H.Nasiri (M.Sc), M.A.Vakili(M.Sc)   +3 more
doaj  

The effect of reflexotherapy and massage therapy on vital signs and stress before coronary angiography: An open-label clinical trial [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Complementary medicine interventions are now successfully used to reduce stress as well as to stabilize hemodynamic indices within different procedures.
Khaledifar, A., Khaledifar, A., Khaledifar, B., Mokhtari, A., Nasiri, M.   +4 more
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Evaluating the Safety, Feasibility and Acceptability of Weighted Blankets in Acute Care for People With Dementia: A Randomised Control Trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of weighted blankets for patients with dementia who experience agitation in acute care. Design Randomised controlled trial. Methods Patients with dementia experiencing agitation at a single hospital were recruited between May 2023 and January 2024. Participants were randomly assigned to
A. Fox, E. Tomkins, M. Valcovich, E. Ballard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source