Procalcitonin in the Post-Operative Burn Patient.

Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used to diagnose sepsis and infection. Following invasive bacterial infection, PCT is detectable in peripheral blood. The aim of our study was to determine if there is a relationship between serum PCT post-burn wound debridement and burn-related sepsis.

Rad51 determines pathway usage in post-replication repair.

Stalled replication forks can be processed by several distinct mechanisms collectively called post-replication repair which includes homologous recombination, fork regression, and translesion DNA synthesis. However, the regulation of the usage between these pathways is not fully understood. The Rad51 protein plays a pivotal role in maintaining genomic stability through its roles in HR and in protecting stalled replication forks from degradation.

"Life has always been physical physical, now visual": an explorative study on the use of digital health technologies to promote physiotherapy home treatment programs among older people.

Background: There has been a recent rise in the use of technology for health promotional practices, which have begun to gain popularity among physiotherapists but not much research has been conducted to explore its many opportunities and challenges among older adults in developing countries.

Objectives: To explore Nigerian-based Physiotherapists' perspectives on how digital health technologies (DHT) can be utilized to promote physiotherapy home treatment programs among Nigerian older people.

Methods: This is a one-on-one semi-structured interview of 12 geriatric physiotherapists (7 Male, 5 female) virtually in the Teams Meeting platform.

Digitally Recording Comfort Observations in the Last Days of Life.

37.5% of deaths in our area occur in hospital. There are known high unmet needs of adult patients dying in hospital, this unmet need can be reduced by using an individualised care plan and specialist palliative care review.