Consensus statements on end-of-life care in ICU - A Scandinavian multidisciplinary Delphi study.

Background: End-of-life care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is complex, requiring a balance of ethical, cultural and medical considerations while ensuring comfort and dignity for critically ill patients and their families.

Aim: We aimed to develop a set of core domains for end-of-life care at Scandinavian ICUs along with corresponding consensus statements from patients, families and multidisciplinary experts.

Methods: In a three-round Delphi study, a multidisciplinary advisory board from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark, including ICU physicians, ICU nurses, palliative care specialists and a former ICU patient and family, developed potential end-of-life care domains of interest.

Calcaneal Ultrasound Attenuation: Does the Region of Interest and Loading Influence the Repeatability of Measurement?

Current calcaneal quantitative ultrasound systems assess different regions of interest (ROI), under different levels of lower limb loading, yield different parameter values, and are likely prone to different levels of error. This study evaluated the repeatability of measures of frequency-dependent attenuation (FDA, 0.3-0.

Network Localization of Pediatric Lesion-Induced Dystonia.

Objective: Dystonia is a movement disorder defined by involuntary muscle contractions leading to abnormal postures or twisting and repetitive movements. Classically dystonia has been thought of as a disorder of the basal ganglia, but newer results in idiopathic dystonia and lesion-induced dystonia in adults point to broader motor network dysfunction spanning the basal ganglia, cerebellum, premotor cortex, sensorimotor, and frontoparietal regions. It is unclear whether a similar network is shared between different etiologies of pediatric lesion-induced dystonia.

The Association between Bariatric Surgery Outcomes and Socioeconomic Deprivation.

Background: Obesity is a multifaceted problem for global healthcare, influenced by socioeconomic factors. Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment where less invasive management has been unsuccessful. The impact of socioeconomic deprivation on surgical outcomes is a novel area of research.