Iatrogenic transmesenteric defect mimicking a Petersen's space hernia after open pancreatic necrosectomy.

Complications of acute pancreatitis can be disastrous if appropriate treatment is not initiated. Pancreatic necrosis can occur without the presence of symptoms; however, in some cases, it can be accompanied by organic failure, abscess, pseudocyst, fistulas, and pancreatic exocrine disfunction. The surgical treatment of pancreatic necrosis can be managed with open surgical debridement of necrotic tissue.

Individual placement and support: A qualitative investigation of carers' experiences supporting someone experiencing mental illness into employment.

Background: Unemployment rates for people living with mental illness remain persistently high. Individual Placement Support (IPS) is an evidence-based employment model that supports people with severe mental illness to gain employment. Although carers provide emotional and instrumental support for people with mental illness, there is limited research exploring carers' perspectives of IPS.

A hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor delays the progression of diabetic kidney disease in a mouse experimental model.

Background: The role of hyaluronan (HA) in the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), as well as the precise mechanisms and consequences of HA involvement in this pathology are still to be clarified.

Methods: In this study, we assayed the effects of the HA synthesis inhibitor 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU) on the development of DKD. Diabetic type 2 model mice (eNOS C57BLKS/J) were fed artificial diets containing 5% 4-MU or not for 9 weeks.

A low-cost educational intervention to reduce unplanned extubation in low-resourced pediatric intensive care units.

Introduction: Unplanned extubation (UE) is orders of magnitude worse in low-income Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) than their high-income counterparts. Furthermore, a significant percent (20 %) of UEs result in a destabilizing event or cardiac collapse that negatively contributes to morbidity and mortality. As the principles of safe airway management are universal, we hypothesize that a multi-disciplinary educational intervention bundle which included provision of low-cost cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETT) and ETT tape will decrease the rate of unplanned extubation (UE) in a low-resourced PICU.

Consumer involvement in university education programs in the nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions: a systematic scoping review.

Background: Incorporating consumers' voices in tertiary education curricula is an ongoing initiative of educators of health professions in order to facilitate students' readiness for consumer-based practice and to meet accreditation standards. Consequently, educators within these professions use a range of different strategies to involve, recruit and retain consumers. To date, no study has attempted to consolidate the different strategies used by nursing, midwifery and allied health educators to involve, recruit and retain consumers.

Impact of ABVD chemotherapy on ovarian reserve after fertility preservation in reproductive-aged women with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Research Question: How is ovarian reserve affected by chemotherapy in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) who undergo fertility preservation (FP)?

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by reviewing medical records of 105 HL patients referred to the FP unit before starting adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy. Ovarian reserve was evaluated before chemotherapy and at the last follow-up using anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count (AFC) measurements. The decrease in AMH was compared with that expected from normograms.

A multidisciplinary, video-based, curriculum for management of the intubated and surgical airway patient for a pediatric hospital in El Salvador.

Objective: Primary objective is to determine the rate of intubation with inappropriately sized endotracheal tubes (ETTs) in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in El Salvador. Secondary objective is to determine effectiveness of a video-based curriculum to teach local providers on pediatric advanced airway management and surgical approach to patients requiring airway reconstruction.

Methods: Data for 296 intubated pediatric patients was collected over a six month period in a 16-bed PICU in El Salvador.

The meanings attributed to community gardening: A qualitative study.

Whilst the geographical, sociological, and ecological roles of community gardens have been explored previously, the meanings associated with community gardening are unclear. This narrative inquiry study aimed to understand the meanings attributed to community gardening from an occupational science perspective. Photo elicitation was used alongside narrative interviewing with eight metropolitan South Australian community gardeners.

Single-cell RNA sequencing of oocytes from ovarian endometriosis patients reveals a differential transcriptomic profile associated with lower quality.

Study Question: Do oocytes from women with ovarian endometriosis (OE) have a different transcriptomic profile than those from healthy women?

Summary Answer: Oocytes from endometriosis patients, independently of whether they came from the affected ovary, exhibited a differential transcriptomic profile compared to oocytes from healthy egg donors.

What Is Known Already: Studies of endometriosis have sought to determine whether OE affects oocyte quality. While many reports indicate that oocytes recovered from endometriotic ovaries may be affected by the disease, other studies have found no significant differences among oocyte/embryo quality and fertilization, implantation and pregnancy rates in women with endometriosis.

Inhibition of tumor cell proliferation in human uterine leiomyomas by vitamin D via Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

Objective: To assess the effect of vitamin D (VitD) on human uterine leiomyomas through Wnt/β-catenin pathway inhibition, apoptosis induction, and cell growth arrest.

Design: A prospective study comparing leiomyoma vs. myometrium tissues.

-nitrosylation of VASP at cysteine 64 mediates the inflammation-stimulated increase in microvascular permeability.

We tested the hypothesis that platelet-activating factor (PAF) induces -nitrosylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) as a mechanism to reduce microvascular endothelial barrier integrity and stimulate hyperpermeability. PAF elevated -nitrosylation of VASP above baseline levels in different endothelial cells and caused hyperpermeability. To ascertain the importance of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) subcellular location in this process, we used ECV-304 cells transfected with cytosolic eNOS (GFPeNOSG2A) and plasma membrane eNOS (GFPeNOSCAAX).

Internal Structure and Clinical Utility of the Anxiety Control Questionnaire-Revised (ACQ-R) Spanish Version.

Perceived control has shown predictive value for anxiety severity symptoms as well as cognitive-behavior therapy outcomes. The most commonly used measure of perceived control is the Anxiety Control Questionnaire (ACQ), and more recently the ACQ Revised (ACQ-R). However, both questionnaires have shown structural inconsistencies among several studies.

Exploring how Australian occupational therapists and physiotherapists understand each other's professional values: implications for interprofessional education and practice.

This article provides insight into the values Australian occupational therapists and physiotherapists consider essential for their practice and the values that they perceive as important for each other. Findings from a study that employed the Delphi technique to identify the values occupational therapists and physiotherapists consider essential for their practice were compared with interview results that provide insight into how these professionals perceive one another's values. The results from this comparison indicate that occupational therapy and physiotherapy participants have limited knowledge of each other's values.

Towards a definition of professionalism in Australian occupational therapy: using the Delphi technique to obtain consensus on essential values and behaviours.

Background/aim: Professionalism involves practitioners applying the values of their profession and demonstrating essential professional behaviours and attitudes. Within the Australian occupational therapy profession, there is little research on the values, behaviours and attitudes that constitute professionalism. As a result, there is limited understanding of professionalism, and the approaches used to enhance the professionalism of future practitioners are not evidence based.

Exploring professionalism: the professional values of Australian occupational therapists.

Background/aim: There has been limited research into the values of the Australian occupational therapy profession and as such, the values have not been made explicit. Explicit values provide insight into what professionalism means to a profession. They can be used by practitioners for self-reflection purposes, shaping the future practice of individuals.

Exploring the professional values of Australian physiotherapists.

Background And Purpose: A profession's values guide daily practice and professional behaviours. They clarify what professionalism means to a profession, by providing insight into the values that members of the profession aim to uphold and profess. There has been limited research into the values of the Australian physiotherapy profession, and as such, the values that guide practice and constitute professionalism are not explicit.