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Real‐World Effectiveness of Switching to Oral or Infusion Versus Injectable Disease‐Modifying Therapy in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective To assess real‐world effectiveness of switching disease‐modifying therapy (DMT) in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) initially treated with platform injectables on disease activity. Methods Of 2615 pediatric‐onset demyelinating disease patients at 12 clinics in the United States (US) Network of Pediatric
Aaron W. Abrams, Michael Waltz, T. Charles Casper, Gregory Aaen, Leslie A. Benson, Eva‐Chava M. Bernfeld, Leigh E. Charvet, Tanuja Chitnis, Carla Francisco, Mark P. Gorman, Jennifer S. Graves, Lauren Krupp, Kimberly O'Neill, Timothy E. Lotze, Soe Mar, Jayne Ness, Mary Rensel, Moses Rodriguez, John Rose, Alice Rutatangwa, Teri Schreiner, Nikita Shukla, Jan‐Mendelt Tillema, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Yolanda Wheeler, Emmanuelle Waubant, Kristen M. Krysko, on behalf of the US Network of Pediatric MS Centers   +27 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
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Improvement on the Long-term Care Ventilator Unit: Interventions to Increase Patient Safety and Prevent Patient Harm [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy patients are susceptible to life-threatening emergencies when their airways are compromised. Epidemiologic data suggests that 3.2% to 30% of tracheostomy patents have a complication. The long-term care ventilator unit (LTCVU) is
Anderson, Billie, Samuels, Joanne
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The Relationship Between Missed Nursing Care and Teamwork: A Literature Review

National Journal of Community Medicine
Background: The prevalence of missed nursing care and its impact on patient safety and healthcare costs is a growing concern, particularly in the context of the shortage of nursing staff.
Muna Salahat, Ali Saleh
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Severe, Non‐apneic Respiratory Dysfunction and Hypoxia following Generalized Convulsive Seizures

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a devastating consequence of some generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Recent work has focused on seizure related apnea as a biomarker of SUDEP risk, frequently without characterizing the adequacy of non‐apneic ventilation or identifying other dysfunctional breathing patterns.
Haley E. Pysick, Rup K. Sainju, Roshni Nair, Deidre N. Dragon, Eduardo Bravo, Laura Vilella, Xiaojin Li, Samden D. Lhatoo, George B. Richerson, Brian K. Gehlbach   +9 more
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Inter-rater reliability of post-arrest cerebral performance category (CPC) scores. [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE: Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) scores are often an outcome measure for post-arrest neurologic function, collected worldwide to compare performance, evaluate therapies, and formulate recommendations.
Abella, Benjamin S., Cinousis, Marisa J., Gaieski, David F., Grossestreuer, Anne V., Leary, Marion, Perman, Sarah M., Sheak, Kelsey R., Wiebe, Douglas J.   +7 more
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Genomic Structural Variations Provide Insights Into Litter Size and Teat Number Traits in Hu Sheep

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Here, we conducted whole genome sequencing on 300 Hu sheep with an average depth of 16.51X. Two candidate genes associated with litter size and teat number traits were identified, namely MAST2 and AFDN. ABSTRACT Litter size and the teat number are important economic indicators in sheep production.
Xin Xiang, Wei Dai, Jiqiang Liu, Zhengguang Wang   +3 more
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Prognostic Value of Lupus Anticoagulant and Anti–β2 Glycoprotein I Antibody in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective International criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL) IgG and IgM, and anti–β2‐glycoprotein I (β2GPI) IgG and IgM. However, evidence supporting their prognostic value or treatment efficacy in improving live birth rates is limited.
Megumi Nonobe, Takahiro Otani, Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Shinobu Goto, Tamao Kitaori, Naomi Nishikawa, Yuichiro Fujieda, Tatsuya Atsumi, Mayumi Sugiura‐Ogasawara   +8 more
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Long‐Term Outcomes of Reduced Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective High intensity conditioning autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is standard of care for patients with advanced SSc. The role of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) prior to AHSCT in this population remains unclear. We conducted this study to determine the long‐term outcomes of RIC AHSCT in SSc patients with cardiac ...
Yonatan Lean, Carrie Richardson, Anthony Esposito, Katy Bedjeti, George E. Georges   +4 more
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Why Not the Best? Results From the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
Assesses the U.S. healthcare system's average performance as measured by thirty-seven indicators of health outcomes, quality, access, efficiency, and equity.

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