Publications by authors named "D L Rodger"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how family members support the transition of older relatives into long-term care, focusing on their personal narratives and experiences throughout the process.
- - Four key phases were identified: before transition, crisis event, transition, and after transition, with the 'before transition' phase being the longest due to gradual deterioration of the older relative's health.
- - Understanding these phases and the influence of family dynamics and knowledge can help healthcare providers offer better support and information to families, ultimately easing their emotional burden during this challenging time.
Introduction: Regional anaesthesia provides important clinical benefits to patients but is underutilised. A barrier to widespread adoption may be the focus of regional anaesthesia research on novel techniques rather than evaluating and optimising existing approaches. Research priorities in regional anaesthesia identified by anaesthetists have been published, but the views of patients, carers and other healthcare professionals have not been considered previously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the current organ shortage waitlist, alternatives to allotransplantation are necessary. Xenotransplantation is currently being pursued as one such alternative in adults in need of kidney or heart transplantation. Cardiac xenotransplantation of genetically modified pig hearts has been conducted twice in adults under the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded access criteria.
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