Epidemiology and pathogenesis of stroke in preterm infants: A systematic review.

Background: Perinatal stroke is one of the principal causes of cerebral palsy (CP) in preterm infants. Stroke in preterm infants is different from stroke in term infants, given the differences in brain maturation and the mechanisms of injury exclusive to the immature brain. We conducted a systematic review to explore the epidemiology and pathogenesis of periventricular hemorrhagic infarction (PVHI), perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) in preterm infants.

Neutropenia in Incarcerated Adolescents Secondary to Intranasal Quetiapine Misuse.

Between April 2015 and May 2016, a number of young males incarcerated at a Youth Justice center in New South Wales, Australia, were noted to have unexplained and significant neutropenia. None of the adolescents were prescribed quetiapine; however, it was prescribed for other young people in the center for this time period. The authors undertook a case series review to investigate the cause of this neutropenia.

Utility of a Nurse-Led Pathway for Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism Discharged on Rivaroxaban: A Prospective Cohort Study.

The highest risk of adverse events for patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) is during the early anticoagulation period. However, no established model exists for early clinical monitoring of patients treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). The authors' aim was to evaluate the utility of a nurse-led pathway to minimize adverse events in acute VTE patients starting on rivaroxaban.

The accuracy of human senses in the detection of neonatal heart rate during standardized simulated resuscitation: implications for delivery of care, training and technology design.

Aim: Auscultation and palpation are recommended methods of determining heart rate (HR) during neonatal resuscitation. We hypothesized that: (a) detection of HR by auscultation or palpation will vary by more than ± 15BPM from actual HR; and (b) the inability to accurately determine HR will be associated with errors in management of the neonate during simulated resuscitation.

Subjects And Methods: Using a prospective, randomized, controlled study design, 64 subjects participated in three simulated neonatal resuscitation scenarios.

Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: does the time interval from contrast administration to surgery matter?

Objective: The authors sought to evaluate the association between the time interval from contrast administration to cardiac surgery and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI).

Design: A retrospective observational study over a 1-year period.

Setting: A US academic medical institution.

Influence of age and gender on rehabilitation outcomes in nontraumatic spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Retrospective, 3-year case series.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between gender and age and a range variables in patients with nontraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Tertiary medical unit specializing in rehabilitation of patients with nontraumatic SCI.