A holistic perspective on continuing care for substance use and dependence: Results and implications from an in-depth study of a Norwegian continuing care establishment.

This article explores, systematically and in depth, users' perceptions of participating in a Norwegian non-profit establishment that provides a continuing care programme for substance use and dependence. Identified results are linked to a holistic system perspective, where human, technology, and organisation (HTO), as well as external environment, are viewed as intertwined. At the establishment level, i.

[Indications for loop recorder implantation for syncope].

Implantable loop recorder with discontinuous ECG recording enables monitoring of heart rhythm over several years. Consequently, in patients with recurrent syncope it is possible to record an ECG during the next syncopal event to obtain symptom-ECG correlations. In patients with recurrent syncope of unknown origin, the implantation of a loop recorder leads to an earlier diagnosis and an asystole is more often detected as the cause of the recurrent syncope.

[Advanced classification for cardiovascular devices].

Increasing complexity and many technical solutions for cardiovascular devices make it reasonable to introduce an advanced classification. The proposed classification has three levels. The first level distinguishes between implantable and wearable devices and the second level between therapeutic and diagnostic devices.

Prevalence of renal insufficiency in hospitalised patients with venous thromboembolic events: a retrospective analysis based on 6,725 VTE patients.

Renal impairment (RI) is an important factor in the selection of anticoagulant therapy in venous thromboembolic event (VTE) patients. In particular, the risk of bleeding events is higher for VTE patients with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) below 30 mL/min. The aim of this study was to collect data on the prevalence of RI in hospitalised VTE patients in Germany.