Standardized reporting of amnion and amnion/chorion allograft data for wound care.

Background: The favorable biological and mechanical properties of the most common components of the placenta, the amnion and chorion, have been explored for regenerative medical indications. The use of the combination of amnion and chorion has also become very popular. But, published data from placental tissues in their final, useable form is lacking.

COVID-19 pandemic and the consequential effect on patients with endometriosis.

Study Question: What was the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare and quality of life in those suffering from endometriosis?

Summary Answer: Our study reveals a clear correlation between the deterioration of the reported physical and mental state and impaired medical care for patients suffering from endometriosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Is Known Already: The quality of life of patients suffering from endometriosis is compromised in a variety of aspects. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, self-isolation practices aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 have severely complicated the availability of proper medical care worldwide.

Uptake of cancer risk management strategies among women who undergo cascade genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility genes.

Background: Uptake of cancer risk management based on inherited predispositions, which encompasses bilateral mastectomy (BLM), bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), and intensified screening, is the primary motivation for cascade testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). However, long-term outcome data for cascade testers are lacking.

Methods: Medical records were abstracted for all unaffected women with pathogenic variants in HBOC genes from 2 cancer hospitals (2013-2019) with at least 1 year of follow-up to compare the uptake of surgery and screening between cascade and noncascade testers.

Whole exome or genome sequencing: nurses need to prepare families for the possibilities.

Aims: A discussion of whole exome sequencing and the type of possible results patients and families should be aware of before samples are obtained.

Background: To find the genetic cause of a rare disorder, whole exome sequencing analyses all known and suspected human genes from a single sample. Over 20,000 detected DNA variants in each individual exome must be considered as possibly causing disease or disregarded as not relevant to the person's disease.

Electromyographic evaluation of a bed assistive device for abdominal surgery patients in postoperative care.

Objective: Muscle activity with and without the use of commercially available patient assistive devices during bed rising and lowering was quantified.

Background: Limited research is available in understanding or evaluating the physical benefits of assistive devices for patient use following major abdominal surgery.

Methods: Twenty healthy participants (9 men, 11 women) took part in a laboratory study to test the effects of device configuration (five levels) and bed elevation angle (0 degree and 30 degrees) on mean and peak upper and lower rectus abdominis and external oblique concentric and eccentric muscle activity.

Spatial compression produced by a stationary low-vision telescope.

Purpose: Geometrical analysis of the monocular information for visual space perception predicts that the magnification produced by a low-vision telescope will compress the depth dimension of space. To test this prediction we measured the compression in depth of perceived shape while looking through a stationary telescope. To control for the other aspects of telescopic viewing, apart from magnification, we also measured perception while looking through a plain tube having the same field of view.

Efficacy of an assistive intervention for abdominal surgery patients in postoperative care.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess efficacy of a bed-assistive device during at-home recovery through self-reports of self-perceived recovery status and oral pain medication usage.

Methods: A case-control design was used to determine differences in self-perceived recovery measures and pain medication according to surgical procedure, device/no device, and age strata. Fifteen female patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy (n = 6) or Cesarean-section (n = 9) procedures were recruited.