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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Best Practices Guidelines for the Engagement of People With Lived Experience and Family Members in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study

Health Expectations
Introduction People with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use conditions and their families (PWLE) are increasingly engaged in research, yet rigorous guidelines for engagement are lacking.
Lisa D. Hawke, Wuraola Dada‐Phillips, Hajar Seiyad, Josh Orson, Lianne Goldsmith, Susan Conway, Adam Jordan, Natasha Y. Sheikhan, Melissa Hiebert, Sean Kidd, Kerry Kuluski   +10 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Student Understanding of Team Function Through the use of the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG) [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Several early IOM reports identified the need to educate medical and health professions students in delivering patient-centered care as members of interprofessional teams (IOM, 2001; IOM, 2003).
Bermudez, BS, Diway, Collins, MD, Lauren, Horowitz, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, June, Lyons, PhD, Kevin J, Sicks, MEd, Shoshana, Speakman, EdD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, Elizabeth T, Tarkiainen, Ashley   +6 more
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Teaching the Emergency Department Patient Experience: Needs Assessment from the CORD-EM Task Force. [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Since the creation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) patient satisfaction (PS) scores, patient experience (PE) has become a metric that can profoundly affect the fiscal balance of hospital systems,
Druck, Jeffrey, Finefrock, Douglas, London, Kory S., Silver, Matthew   +3 more
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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

RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANAGEMENT OF CONSTIPATIONS IN CHILDREN

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2014
Among various disorders of gastrointestinal tract deserving special attention of pediatricians constipations play one of the main roles. In Russian pediatrics there are no unified criteria to assessment of the normal frequency of defecation in children ...
I. N. Zakharova, N. G. Sugyan, I. K. Moskvich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaborative Models Improve Some Aspects of Quality for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure [PDF]

, 2006
Summarizes a study of how collaborative interventions in which healthcare providers share lessons learned affect the quality of care for chronic heart failure patients.
Melanie Napier, Steven Asch
core  

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postmarketing safety surveillance of dexamethasone intravitreal implant in the treatment of visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema in India

BMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Background Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss in diabetic patients. As India has the second largest population of diabetic patients worldwide, availability of various treatment options for DME is essential.
Unnikrishnan Nair, Vishali Gupta, Mohita Sharma, Shrinivas Joshi, Aditya Sudhalkar, Undraa Altangerel, Yan Bai, for the India Ozurdex Postmarketing Surveillance Study Group   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source