Pulmonary hypertension survival and hospitalisations in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) have a higher risk of developing pulmonary hypertension (PH) with subsequent poorer prognosis. This review aimed to determine the (1) survival outcomes and (2) proportion of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations of PLHIV and PH.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies reporting survival outcomes for PLHIV and PH.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) outcomes in T1B esophageal cancer: a retrospective study.

Background And Aims: The role of submucosal endoscopic dissection (ESD) in management of invasive esophageal cancer (EC) remains unclear. In this case series, we evaluate the clinical and technical outcomes of patients who underwent ESD with pathologically staged T1b EC.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent ESD between December 2016 and April 2023 with pathologically staged T1b EC.

Catch and release: Gold adsorption and sorbent electrochemical regeneration.

Wastewater generated from e-waste leaching is rich in precious metals including gold, silver and platinum. Conventional precipitation and solvent extraction are chemically intensive separations with concerning environmental externalities. Sorbents, in particular carbon nanotubes, have low chemical consumption, and have shown promise for gold adsorption due to their high specific surface area and chemical functionalization potential.

The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review.

Background: Telemedicine includes the delivery of health-care services and sharing of health information across distances. Past research has found that telemedicine can play a role in enhancing complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) while allowing the maintenance of cultural values and ancestral knowledge. This scoping review synthesized evidence regarding the use of telemedicine in the context of CAIM.

Impact of interdisciplinary case management and pharmacist transitions of care interventions on 30-day readmissions.

Background: Pharmacists and case managers positively impact patient health outcomes during the transition of care from the hospital to the home. However, the combination of both specialties completing post-discharge telephone calls has not been clearly studied.

Objectives: The primary outcome of this research was to identify the combined impact of post-discharge telephone calls from both pharmacists and case managers on all cause 30-day hospital readmissions when compared to a call from either group alone.

Opportunities to improve diagnosis in emergency transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit.

Background: Late recognition of in-hospital deterioration is a source of preventable harm. Emergency transfers (ET), when hospitalized patients require intensive care unit (ICU) interventions within 1 h of ICU transfer, are a proximal measure of late recognition associated with increased mortality and length of stay (LOS).

Objective: To apply diagnostic process improvement frameworks to identify missed opportunities for improvement in diagnosis (MOID) in ETs and evaluate their association with outcomes.

Headache and migraine clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review and assessment of complementary and alternative medicine recommendations.

Background: Globally, 3 billion people suffer from either migraine or tension-type headache disorder over their lifetime. Approximately 50% of American adults suffering from headache or migraine have used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), however, the quality and quantity of recommendations associated with such therapies across clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment and/or management of these conditions are unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the quantity and assess the quality of such CAM recommendations.

Methodology to Forecast Volume and Cost of Cancer Drugs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Purpose: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), frequent outages of the stock of cancer drugs undermine cancer care delivery and are potentially fatal for patients with cancer. The aim of this study is to describe a methodologic approach to forecast chemotherapy volume and estimate cost that can be readily updated and applied in most LMICs.

Methods: Prerequisite data for forecasting are population-based incidence data and cost estimates per unit of drug to be ordered.

An Innovative Approach for Familiarizing Surgeons with Malpractice Litigation.

Objective: Familiarize surgery residents with medicolegal knowledge and skills required when facing the prospect of being sued through a simulation session.

Design: The general surgery residency, hospital risk management, and malpractice attorneys collaboratively organized an educational intervention, consisting of an introductory lecture followed by a mock lawsuit. Two medical malpractice attorneys acted as defense and plaintiff attorneys while an attending surgeon experienced in litigation acted as defendant.

Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Cadaver Dissection Course for General Surgery Interns: An Innovative Approach for Filling the Gap Between Gross Anatomy and the Operating Room.

Objective: To evaluate an innovative whole cadaver dissection curriculum designed to focus on teaching procedure-relevant anatomy and surgical skills to surgery interns.

Design: A mixed methods explanatory sequential design incorporating both quantitative and qualitative evaluations was used to evaluate the cadaver dissection course. Quantitative data were prospectively collected and retrospectively reviewed in order to compare anatomy knowledge and operative skills before and after the course.

Development of Intrinsically Labeled Eggs and Poultry Meat for Use in Human Metabolic Research.

Background: Stable isotope amino acids are regularly used as tracers to examine whole-body and muscle protein metabolism in humans. To accurately assess in vivo dietary protein digestion and absorption kinetics, the amino acid tracer is required to be incorporated within the dietary protein food source (i.e.

Evaluation of a Curriculum to Improve Clinician Communication With Adolescents.

Introduction: While guidelines for health care clinicians working with adolescent patients encourage open communication and confidential visits, current practices often fall short and many adolescents do not receive confidential care or adequate communication about sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health, and other sensitive health topics.

Methods: The Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) program in Wisconsin aims to bridge communication gaps between adolescents and health care clinicians. Teen educators are hired and trained to lead 2 types of workshops-one targeting peers and one targeting clinicians.

"She makes me feel that I'm not alone": linkage to Care Specialists provide social support to people living with HIV.

Wisconsin's Linkage to Care intervention incorporates elements of individually tailored patient navigation and case management designed to increase linkage and retention in HIV-related medical care. It is delivered by Linkage to Care Specialists in HIV medical clinics and community-based agencies. Researchers interviewed a diverse sample of clients to conduct preliminary evaluation of the pilot phase of this intervention.

Standardizing and scaling up quality adolescent friendly health services in Tanzania.

Background: Adolescents in Tanzania require health services that respond to their sexual and reproductive health - and other - needs and are delivered in a friendly and nonjudgemental manner. Systematizing and expanding the reach of quality adolescent friendly health service provision is part of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's (MOHSW) multi-component strategy to promote and safeguard the health of adolescents.

Objective: We set out to identify the progress made by the MOHSW in achieving the objective it had set in its National Adolescent Health and Development Strategy: 2002-2006, to systematize and extend the reach of Adolescent Friendly Health Services (AFHS) in the country.

Road traffic crash circumstances and consequences among young unlicensed drivers: a Swedish cohort study on socioeconomic disparities.

Background: Young car drivers run a higher risk of road traffic crash and injury not only because of their lack of experience but also because of their young age and their greater propensity for adopting unsafe driving practices. Also, low family socioeconomic position increases the risk of crash and of severe crash in particular. Whether this holds true for young unlicensed drivers as well is not known.