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Medicine, General & Internal
Wing Yee Tong, Sek Wan Tan, Shu-Ling Chong
Summary: This study provides a detailed description of the pattern of head injuries among school-going children in Singapore. Older age, involvement in road traffic accidents, and presenting complaint of headache were significantly associated with symptoms of concussion. High risk patients may require closer monitoring to detect post-concussion syndrome early.
ANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ali Beryani, Alisha Goldstein, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Rubaei, Maria Viklander, William F. Hunt, Godecke-Tobias Blecken
Summary: This study evaluated the operational status of twenty-six biofilter facilities across nine cities in Sweden, revealing issues such as consistent soil media composition, low hydraulic conductivity, and insufficient ponding volume in some facilities. Poor pre-treatment stages and sediment accumulation were identified as primary causes for operational problems. Suggestions for addressing these design and maintenance issues were also provided.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maritta Vaelimaeki, Joyce Lam, Daniel Bressington, Teris Cheung, Wai Kit Wong, Po Yee Ivy Cheng, Chi Fai Ng, Tony Ng, Chun Pong Yam, Glendy Ip, Lee Paul, Tella Lantta
Summary: This study examines and compares attitudes toward patient aggression in psychiatric hospitals from the perspectives of nurses, patients, and informal caregivers, and identifies factors associated with these attitudes. Nurses have more negative and less tolerant perceptions toward aggression compared to patients and informal caregivers. The study suggests the need for targeted training for nursing staff, aggression management rehabilitation programs for patients, and peer-support programs for informal caregivers focused on patient aggression.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Mingyuan Cai, Liang Zhou, Daihui Gao, Dan Mei, Bo Zhang, Wei Zuo, Qing Yan
Summary: This study aims to explore the current status of individualized pharmaceutical care in China, find out the existing problems, and provide references for its further development. The results show that the development of individualized pharmaceutical care in China is still in the early stage, and efforts are needed from various sectors to promote its implementation.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sophie Maria Coffeng, Bram Jacobs, Laura Jane Kim, Jan Cornelis ter Maaten, Joukje van der Naalt
Summary: This study investigated the frequency of post-traumatic complaints and recovery rate in non-hospitalised patients with minor head injury and their relationship with demographic and injury characteristics. The results showed that half of the patients experienced incomplete recovery after 3 months, with no significant differences between head injury only and mild traumatic brain injury patients.
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Surgery
Elspeth J. R. Hill, William Padovano, Emily M. Krauss, J. Megan M. Patterson, Andrew Yee, Lara W. Crock, Susan E. Mackinnon
Summary: Decompression of the sensory branch of the radial nerve with complete brachioradialis tenotomy improves pain and quality-of-life scores in patients with both simple compression neuropathy syndrome and complex nerve compression syndrome.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Koji Hosokawa, Hiroki Kamada, Kohei Ota, Satoshi Yamaga, Junki Ishii, Nobuaki Shime
Summary: The prevalence of rapid response systems in smaller hospitals is low, indicating a need for more education and medical staff to support these systems in smaller hospitals.
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Nursing
Jill Cox, Laura E. Edsberg, Kimberly Koloms, Catherine A. VanGilder
Summary: This secondary analysis examines PI prevalence, risk factors, and prevention practices among adult critically ill patients in the US using the IPUP survey database from 2018 to 2019. The overall PI prevalence for critical care patients was 14.3%, and the most common risk factors for severe HAPIs were diabetes mellitus, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor agents. There were significant differences in prevention practices between patients with no PIs, superficial PIs, and severe PIs.
JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Aaron M. Yengo-Kahn, Oluwatoyin Akinnusotu, Alyssa L. Wiseman, Muhammad Owais Abdul Ghani, Chevis N. Shannon, Michael S. Golinko, Christopher M. Bonfield
Summary: The majority of craniosynostosis patients start participating in sports around the age of 5, with contact/collision sports being the most common category. Only a small number of head injuries, mostly concussions, were reported in relation to sports participation.
NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Takashi Hiyama, Hirofumi Kuno, Kotaro Sekiya, Shioto Oda, Tatsushi Kobayashi
Summary: This article discusses the imaging evaluation and treatment strategies for minor salivary gland carcinomas, emphasizing the characteristics and examination methods of invasive tumors, as well as the pathways and patterns of tumor invasion into adjacent structures.
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Nursing
Aysel Kulbay, Eva Joelsson-Alm, Ann Tammelin
Summary: A study investigated nurses' self-reported sterility precautions during indwelling urinary catheterization in two acute-care hospitals with different local guidelines. The findings showed that only 55-74% of nurses practiced measures to ensure sterility of the catheter, with adherence to guidelines associated with using sterile equipment and drapes. Healthcare-settings should focus on education and training to ensure proper sterile insertion of urinary catheters.
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Pediatrics
Alessandro Gambacorta, Marianna Moro, Antonietta Curatola, Federica Brancato, Marcello Covino, Antonio Chiaretti, Antonio Gatto
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the PECARN Rule in reducing radiological investigations in children with mild traumatic head injury. The results show that the application of the PECARN Rule could help avoid unnecessary CT scans and accurately diagnose all patients with clinically important traumatic brain injury.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Medical Informatics
Jacob K. Greenberg, Ayodamola Otun, Azzah Nasraddin, Ross C. Brownson, Nathan Kuppermann, David D. Limbrick, Po-Yin Yen, Randi E. Foraker
Summary: The study evaluated the sociotechnical environment impacting the implementation of electronic clinical decision support for children with minor head trauma and intracranial injuries. Qualitative focus group interviews identified five primary themes, with participants generally supporting the use of CDS for determining appropriate care levels for these children. Feedback from the interviews helped refine tool content and highlighted potential technical and workflow barriers to address prior to implementation.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Chen-Hua Lin, Xiao Chun Ling, Wei-Chi Wu, Kuan-Jen Chen, Chi-Hsun Hsieh, Chien-Hung Liao, Chih-Yuan Fu
Summary: The study found that ocular injuries are common in trauma patients, especially penetrating injuries. CT scans serve as a rapid and essential tool for evaluating ocular injuries, providing important references for referral, and ophthalmologists should be consulted first for patients with penetrating injuries or specific ocular presentations.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Rebecca Weiss, Catherine H. He, Sabine Khan, Afshin Parsikia, Joyce N. Mbekeani
Summary: Ocular injuries in pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT) are variably associated with nonocular injuries, with contusion of eye/adnexa and retinal edema being the most common ocular injuries, and subdural hemorrhage being the most common head injury. Children aged one year or less are most frequently affected, while the two-to three-year-old group is most likely to succumb to injuries.
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
(2022)
