Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundLiquid discharges from hospitals (effluents) threaten the environment and are now a central concern of all stakeholders in the health system and those in the protection of the environment. The management of effluents is a major problem in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of effluent management at...
Published in Current Atherosclerosis Reports
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to provide an overview of diagnostic and treatment considerations in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).Recent FindingsThe prevalence of obstructive CAD in unselected patient populations referred for evaluation of angina is...
Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are the leading cause of maternal mortality in Indonesia. Focused HDP management pathways for Indonesian primary care practice have been developed from a consensus development process. However, the acceptability and feasibility of the pathways in practice have not been explored. This study reports...
From a practical perspective, the UK, like so many other countries, is struggling to have a complete HTM implementation. The sources suggest that British health care managers face financial and personnel availability pressures, and this makes it difficult to follow the instructions provided by the various organizations for the implementation of HTM...
Published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundThe diagnostic odyssey for people with a rare disease is well known, but difficulties do not stop at diagnosis. Here we investigate the experience of people, or parents of children with a diagnosed mitochondrial respiratory chain disorder (MRCD) in the management of their disease. The work complements ongoing projects around implementatio...
Published in Patient Safety in Surgery
BackgroundA retained surgical item (RSI) is defined as a never-event and can have drastic consequences on patient, provider, and hospital. However, despite increased efforts, RSI events remain the number one sentinel event each year. Hard foreign bodies (e.g. surgical sharps) have experienced a relative increase in total RSI events over the past de...
Published in BMC Nephrology
BackgroundFew studies have evaluated the clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting with acute aortic dissection (AAD) in real-world clinical practice. Thus, this study investigated the clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of AAD patients with ESRD.MethodsA total of 217 p...
Published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundNo curative therapy for mitochondrial disease (MD) exists, prioritizing supportive treatment for symptom relief. In animal and cell models ketones decrease oxidative stress, increase antioxidants and scavenge free radicals, putting ketogenic diets (KDs) on the list of management options for MD. Furthermore, KDs are well-known, safe and ef...
Published in Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
This study aimed to investigate the effect of double-lumen irrigation-suction tube (DLIST) in the management of surgical site infections (SSIs) after enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) excisions. From January 2016 to December 2017 medical records of patients with ECF excisions were reviewed. Patients with primary superficial SSI were divided into group ...
Published in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Evidence-based guidelines on how to prevent or treat cetuximab-related skin reactions are lacking and multiple care and management strategies are used. The main purpose of the present study is to gain information about the different skincare products being used against skin reactions in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and recurrent/metastatic (...
