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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in children with leukemia/lymphoma: A retrospective case series

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
ObjectiveThe cancer patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) benefit from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains unanswered. We analyzed clinical characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients with leukemia/lymphoma
Yucai Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Yiping Zhou, Jingyi Shi, Yijun Shan, Ting Sun, Chunxia Wang, Chunxia Wang, Chunxia Wang, Jingbo Shao, Yun Cui, Yun Cui, Yun Cui   +13 more
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Managing \u27shades of grey\u27: a focus group study exploring community-dwellers’ views on advance care planning in older people [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Community-dwelling consumers of healthcare are increasing, many aging with life-limiting conditions and deteriorating cognition. However, few have had advance care planning discussions or completed documentation to ensure future care ...
Michael, N, O\u27Callaghan, C, Sayers, E
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Nasogastric and Endotracheal Tubes as Risk Factors for Sinusitis in Critically Ill Children: A Retrospective Case-control Study

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Introduction: Unknown fever in critically ill patients could be caused by occult sinusitis, which may also be related to healthcare interventions. The aim of this study was to uncover the correlation between a tube in the upper airways and children’s ...
Özlem Sarıtaş Nakip, Ekim Gümeler, Selman Kesici, Kıvanç Terzi, Merve Erdem, Benan Bayrakci   +5 more
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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge of the systematic ABCDE approach: a cross-sectional study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background The Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure (ABCDE) approach is a universal, priority-based approach for the assessment and treatment of critically ill patients.
Nino H. C. Schoeber, Marjolein Linders, Mathijs Binkhorst, Willem-Pieter De Boode, Jos M. T. Draaisma, Marlies Morsink, Anneliese Nusmeier, Martijn Pas, Christine van Riessen, Nigel M. Turner, Rutger Verhage, Cornelia R. M. G. Fluit, Marije Hogeveen   +12 more
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Preventative tele-health supported services for early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial pilot [PDF]

, 2011
Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a prevalent debilitating long term condition. It is the second most common cause of emergency admission to hospital in the UK and remains one of the most costly conditions to treat through ...
D Altman, Deborah A Fitzsimmons, Gail A Mountain, H Florence Sueng Kim, H Pinnock, Jill Thompson, Mark Hawley, R Meldrum   +7 more
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Awareness of Nursing Students’ Biomedical Ethics and Attitudes toward Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2017
Purpose: This study was done to analyze nursing students’ attitudes to life-sustaining treatment by measuring their awareness of biomedical ethics and resulting attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Geun Myun Kim, Kyung Suk Sung, Eun Joo Kim   +2 more
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The impact of patients' chronic disease on family quality of life : an experience from 26 specialties [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have assessed family quality of life in individual disease areas and specialties. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of disease on family members of patients over a wide range of specialties and identify key ...
Basra, Mohammad Khurshid Azam, Finlay, Andrew Yule, Golics, Catherine Jane, Salek, M Sam   +3 more
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An extra honey polyphenols-rich diet ameliorates the high-fat diet induced chronic kidney disease via modulating gut microbiota in C57BL/6 mice

Renal Failure
Honey is not equivalent to sugar and possess a worldwide health promoting effects such as antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective activities. Nevertheless, the potential impacts of honey on high-fat diet induced chronic kidney
Xirong Cao, Fangrui Xu, Haoan Zhao, Jingyao Zhang, Chang Liu   +4 more
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A clinical procedures curriculum for undergraduate medical students: the eight-year history of a third-year immersive experience

Medical Education Online, 2016
Background: Procedural skills training is a critical component of medical education, but is often lacking in standard clinical curricula. We describe a unique immersive procedural skills curriculum for medical students, designed and taught primarily by ...
Laura Thompson, Matthew Exline, Cynthia G. Leung, David P. Way, Daniel Clinchot, David P. Bahner, Sorabh Khandelwal   +6 more
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“I can’t make all this work.” End of life care provision in natural disasters: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe and profoundly impact the end-of-life care experience, including service provision. There is a paucity of research examining healthcare workers’ experiences in responding to care demands ...
Marguerite Kelly, Imogen Mitchell, Iain Walker, Jane Mears, Brett Scholz   +4 more
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