Publications by authors named "A B Hughey"
Background: Blood transfusion is critical in modern trauma care. However, unreliable access to robust blood banking in austere military and disaster medicine settings remains challenging. Stored whole blood and components have strict refrigeration guidelines; any cold-chain storage liability that results in blood products deviating from their target temperatures affects patient safety.
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- Okinawa is a popular tourist spot known for its stunning beaches and reefs, which attract many visitors for marine activities.
- The reefs are home to a variety of dangerous venomous species, including cone snails, box jellyfish, and lionfish, putting tourists at risk of envenomation.
- Effective treatment for marine stings or bites includes first aid, hot water immersion, and possibly antivenom, highlighting the need for prehospital care providers to be well-informed about these venomous animals and their treatments.
Community leaders play an important role in the acceptance of public health services, but little is known about their willingness to facilitate HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out in Eswatini. We conducted in-depth interviews ( = 25) with purposefully selected male and female community leaders in Eswatini. We analysed our data inductively using a thematic analysis approach.
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- Transseptal puncture (TSP) is essential for left atrial ablation procedures, and this study compares the safety and efficacy of TSP using a 3D mapping system versus intracardiac echocardiography (ICE).
- The study involved 65 patients with 3D-guided TSP and 151 matched patients with ICE-guided TSP, finding a 100% success rate for both methods.
- The results showed that 3D-guided TSP had significantly lower fluoroscopy time compared to ICE-guided TSP, while both techniques had no complications, making 3D mapping a safe and effective option without extra cost.
Introduction: Universal access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a cornerstone of Eswatini's national HIV strategy, and the number of people on ART in the country more than tripled between 2010 and 2019. Building on these achievements, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is scaling up differentiated service delivery, including less-intensive differentiated ART (DART) models for people doing well on treatment. We conducted a mixed-methods study to explore client and health care worker (HCW) perceptions of DART in Eswatini.
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