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Real-world hepatitis C treatment outcomes and reinfections among people who inject drugs at a needle and syringe program in Stockholm, Sweden

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) represent a population with an increased prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) infections. HCV treatment among PWID is essential to reach the WHO goal of eliminating HCV as a major public health threat by 2030. Despite
K. Lindqvist, Z. Thorin, M. Kåberg
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Health literacy and changes in pattern of drug use among participants at the Stockholm Needle Exchange Program during the COVID-19 pandemic

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background and aims People who inject drugs may be particularly vulnerable to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to underlying health problems, stigma and social vulnerabilities. Harm reduction services, including needle
K. Lindqvist, C. Wallmofeldt, E. Holmén, A. Hammarberg, M. Kåberg   +4 more
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Prevalence, risk factors, treatment uptake and treatment outcome of hepatitis C virus in people who inject drugs at the needle and syringe program in Uppsala, Sweden

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization has set a goal to reach world elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. Needle and syringe programs (NSP) for people who inject drugs (PWID) are crucial to achieve this goal.
E. Kågström, A. Lannergård, J. El Khosht, P. Lörelius, J. Månflod, S. Strömdahl   +5 more
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Needle visualization during ultrasound-guided puncture: image optimization [PDF]

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2023
Background Obtaining an adequate image of the needle by ultrasound reduces complications resulting from punctures, increasing patient safety and reducing hospitalization costs. Objectives To verify human perception in relation to number of pixels, while
Augusto Cézar Lacerda Brasileiro, Aeudson Víctor Cunha Guedes e Silva, Ariana Lacerda Garcia, Beatriz Ribeiro Coutinho de Mendonça Furtado, Frederico Augusto Polaro Araújo Filho, Laís Nóbrega Diniz, Leonardo César Maia e Silva, Lorena Agra da Cunha Lima   +7 more
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Increasing access to screening for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program’s ‘cascade of care’ across nine sites in New South Wales, Australia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are disproportionately impacted by blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
Elena Cama, Kim Beadman, Mitch Beadman, Kerri-Anne Smith, Jade Christian, Aunty Clair Jackson, Beverley Tyson, Clayton Anderson, Larissa Smyth, Jennifer Heslop, Gary Gahan, Victor Tawil, Felicity Sheaves, Louise Maher, Julie Page, Donna Tilley, Ann Ryan, Kim Grant, Basil Donovan, Annabelle Stevens, Trevor Slattery, Kate Pearce, Franklin John-Leader, Andrew Walden, Jo Lenton, Margaret Crowley, Carla Treloar   +26 more
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A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to participate in a needle exchange program for women who inject drugs

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background Women who inject drugs (WWID) show higher levels of injecting risk behaviour compared to men, putting them at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis C (HCV).
Malin Värmå Falk, Susanne Strömdahl, Anna Mia Ekström, Martin Kåberg, Niklas Karlsson, Helena Dahlborn, Anders Hammarberg   +6 more
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Sweden’s first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023
Background Opioid overdoses are a growing concern, particularly among people who inject drugs. Sweden, with a comparatively high proportion of drug-related mortality, introduced its first Take-Home Naloxone (THN) program in 2018, at the Stockholm needle ...
Elin Holmén, Anna Warnqvist, Martin Kåberg   +2 more
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Evaluating a complex health promotion program to reduce hepatitis C among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in New South Wales, Australia: the Deadly Liver Mob

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
The Deadly Liver Mob (DLM) is a peer-delivered incentivised health promotion program by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and was introduced in response to the disproportionate number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
Carla Treloar, Kim Beadman, Mitch Beadman, Kerri-Anne Smith, Jade Christian, Aunty Clair Jackson, Beverley Tyson, Clayton Anderson, Larissa Smyth, Melinda Walker, Jennifer Heslop, Gary Gahan, Victor Tawil, Felicity Sheaves, Louise Maher, Julie Page, Donna Tilley, Ann Ryan, Kim Grant, Basil Donovan, Annabelle Stevens, Trevor Slattery, Kate Pearce, Franklin John-Leader, Andrew Walden, Jo Lenton, Margaret Crowley, Elena Cama   +27 more
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Evaluation of novel 23-gauge winged blood collection set for venipuncture: Impact on patient pain perception

Apollo Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Venipuncture is a starting point of most diagnostic processes and a common source of pain and anxiety in many patients. The study aimed to evaluate and report the pain perception upon needle insertion during phlebotomy using the novel ...
Mamta Soni
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Foreign Body of the Heart

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2023
Foreign bodies in the heart is rare and can be life threatening. Early diagnosis and removal are very important. X-ray, computed tomography and echocardiography are the main diagnostic methods.
Gülşen Yalçın, Engin Gerçeker, Elif Akın, Ümit Dede, Muhammed Bahaeddin Başer, Murat Anıl   +5 more
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