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Patient Characteristics, Healthcare Contacts and Drug Use in Polycythaemia Vera in Denmark

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with polycythaemia vera (PV) may experience symptoms and cardiovascular complications before receiving a diagnosis. Understanding the associated patterns of healthcare and drug utilisation may help detect patients who need diagnostic workup.
Karoline Mathilde Lundgaard, Dustin Andersen Patel, Mette Brabrand, Christen Lykkegaard Andersen, Anton Pottegård   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective neuroimaging and neuropsychological evaluation in adults with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Few prospective studies exist on newly diagnosed focal epilepsy (NDFE), a critical period for understanding epilepsy's biology and identifying biomarkers and potential interventions. We report a prospective cohort study in patients with NDFE and age‐, sex‐, and education‐matched healthy controls.
Christophe E. de Bezenac, Nicola Leek, Guleed Adan, Ahmad M. S. Ali, Rajiv Mohanraj, Shubhabrata Biswas, Ronan N. Mcginty, Kieran Murphy, Helen Malone, Gus Baker, Perry Moore, Anthony G. Marson, Simon S. Keller   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of safety-engineered devices by healthcare workers for intravenous and/or phlebotomy procedures in healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2016
BackgroundThe acquisition of needle-stick injuries (NSI) in a healthcare setting poses an occupational hazard of transmitting blood-borne pathogens from patients to healthcare workers (HCWs).
Rami A Ballout, Batoul Diab, Alain C. Harb, Rami Tarabay, S. Khamassi, E. Akl   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Peripheral intravenous catheter clinical care standard adherence in emergency departments: A qualitative study underpinned by the behaviour change wheel

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To explore the barriers and facilitators influencing emergency department clinicians' adherence to the Australian Peripheral Intravenous Catheter (PIVC) Clinical Care Standard, using the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW). Background Suboptimal PIVC practices are frequently linked to a range of patient‐important adverse outcomes.
Hui Xu, Julie Bowdery, Yeng To, Jed Duff, Bronwyn Griffin, Amanda J. Ullman, Claire M. Rickard, Karin Plummer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nine treatments of 1000 mL therapeutic phlebotomy in a subject with polycythemia: A case report

Physiological Reports
Large‐volume therapeutic phlebotomy is the mainstay of hemochromatosis treatment and offers an opportunity to investigate the hemodynamic changes during acute hypovolemia. An otherwise healthy 64‐year‐old male with hemochromatosis participated.
William J. Morton, Anton Hauge, Helge Opdahl, Erling Bekkestad Rein, Signe Søvik, Jonny Hisdal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To verify the efficacy of virtual reality compared to tablet games for pain and anxiety management in children undergoing percutaneous bone pin and/or suture removal procedures. Design Randomised clinical trial using two parallel groups: (1) virtual reality or (2) tablet game.
Estelle Guingo, Mathilde Hupin Debeurme, Raissa Passos dos Santos, Sofia Addab, Pierre Rainville, Stéphane Bouchard, Khadidja Chougui, Argerie Tsimicalis, Marie‐Lyne Nault, Thierry Ducruet, Omar Ledjiar, Melanie Noel, Kate St‐Arneault, Casey Cotes‐Turpin, Nicole Hung, Pascale Ouimet, Stefan Parent, Julien Gardner, Mitchell Bernstein, Sylvie Le May   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of heart failure and polycythemia: Treated with phlebotomy

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2020
Polycythemia in heart failure (HF) is known but rarely encountered. A 76-year-old male presented with New York Heart Association Class III HF symptoms leading to secondary polycythemia.
Ashwin Kodliwadmath, Dibbendhu Khanra
doaj   +1 more source

The FDA Has Ended Required Blood Monitoring for Clozapine Use—Will This Impact the Management of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis?

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Daniel Weintraub, Izabelle Schoen
wiley   +1 more source

Mixed Reality in Nursing Practice: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To review the current evidence on mixed reality (MR) applications in nursing practice, focusing on efficiency, ergonomics, satisfaction, competency, and team effectiveness. Design Mixed methods systematic review of empirical studies evaluating MR interventions in nursing practice.
Chandler H. Moser, Changhwan Kim, Bindu Charles, Renilda Tijones, Elsa Sanchez, Jedry G. Davila, Hemilla R. Matta, Michael J. Brenner, Vinciya Pandian, CILDI‐CLABSI Study Team, Lauren E. Allison, Erin Barker, Diane E. Berish, Jason E. Farley, Mariah Frederick, Christopher Garrison, David Goldenberg, Ayse P. Gurses, David N. Hager, Udeme Isang, Axel Krieger, Jessica Ockimey, MiKaela Olsen, John C. Madara, Yury Malachevsky, Lisa L. Maragakis, Alphonsa Rahman, Amanda Rohde, Andrew Sanabria, Rahn Snyder, Sandra M. Swoboda, Nancy Sullivan, Polly Trexler, Mathias Unberath   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of phlebotomy training on blood sample rejection and phlebotomy knowledge of primary health care providers in Cape Town: A quasi-experimental study

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2017
Background There is an increasing amount of blood sample rejection at primary health care facilities (PHCFs), impacting negatively the staff, facility, patient and laboratory costs.
Mumtaz Abbas, F. Mukinda, M. Namane
semanticscholar   +1 more source