Mechanisms and parameters of cryotherapy intervention for early postoperative swelling following total knee arthroplasty: A scoping review.

Purpose: Swelling after total knee replacement surgery can hinder recovery, cryotherapy is one of the non-pharmacological interventions. However, the evidence of effectiveness is limited, possibly due to the heterogeneity of parameters. This scoping review aims to summarise existing evidence, clarify the mechanism and effect of cryotherapy on swelling after total knee arthroplasty, and analyze various parameters, providing evidence for clinical practice and future research.

How to monitor and discriminate the causes of lower limb swelling during home-based rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty? A delphi study.

Purpose: Swelling in the lower limbs after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) affects surgical outcomes. Prolonged swelling requires monitoring and remote management during home-based rehabilitation. Causes of swelling vary but, so far, no indicators are available to monitor and identify causes of lower limb swelling, making it difficult to implement targeted interventions.

Translation and Validation of the Chinese Language Version of the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis.

Objective: Due to the escalating global prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) and its status as an independent risk factor for asthma, timely and effective control of AR is crucial. Achieving this often involves the accurate assessment of AR. Currently, the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) is widely used as an assessment tool, but its measurement effectiveness in Chinese AR patients remains unclear.

Synthesis of Fluorescent Sulfur Quantum Dots for Bioimaging and Biosensing.

The rapid industrialization has had a serious impact on the environment, leading to an increase in disease and healthcare problems. The development of simple and effective biosensors to achieve specific analyte detection and bioimaging can provide useful information for disease prevention and treatment. Sulfur quantum dots (SQDs), a new class of metal-free fluorescent nanomaterial, are being studied and applied in diagnostic fields such as bioimaging and biosensing due to their advantages of simple synthetic process, unique composition, ultrasmall size, adjustable fluorescence, and low toxicity.

[Analysis of information needs of patients with dentofacial deformities at different stages of treatment].

Purpose: To investigate the treatment experience and information needs of patients with dentofacial deformities in the process of surgical program design, surgical treatment and postoperative rehabilitation.

Methods: Thirty-six patients with dentofacial deformities at different treatment stages from March to July 2019 were selected for semi-structured interview. Colaizzi content analysis method and QSR NVivo 12.

Validating the Implementation Leadership Scale in Chinese nursing context: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the validity, reliability and acceptability of the Implementation Leadership Scale in the Chinese nursing context.

Design: This study utilized a cross-sectional design.

Methods: This study was conducted in one general tertiary hospital with 234 nurses (85.

Verification on the Developmental Toxicity of Short-term Exposure to Phenol in Rats.

Objective: To verify the health advisory for short-term exposure to phenol.

Methods: The method of this validation experiment was the same as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) methodology for toxicology experiments used to determine phenol drinking water equivalent level (DWEL). Pregnant female Sprague-Dawley rats were administered phenol in distilled water by gavage at daily doses of 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 mg/kg body weight (b.

[Construction of perioperative oral care program for elderly patients with oral cancer based on Delphi method].

Purpose: To construct an oral care program for elderly patients with oral cancer during perioperative period.

Methods: Based on the content analysis of the guidelines and personal in-depth interviews of the doctors, nurses and patients, according to the clinical characteristics of the elderly patients with oral cancer and treatments, combined with PDCA cycle, the first draft of perioperative oral care program for the elderly patients with oral cancer was constructed. Delphi method was used to carry out two rounds of mail inquiry to 16 experts in related fields to determine the scheme.

Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Procedural Pain Treatments for Pediatric Patients in the Chinese Context: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Purpose: To explore nurse and physician leaders' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to using evidence-based procedural pain treatments (i.e., sweet solutions, breastfeeding, and topical anesthetics) for hospitalized infants and children in the Chinese context.

Serum proteomics analysis of feline mammary carcinoma based on label-free and PRM techniques.

Background: Feline mammary carcinoma is the third most common cancer that affects female cats.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to screen differential serum proteins in feline and clarify the relationship between them and the occurrence of feline mammary carcinoma.

Methods: Chinese pastoral cats were used as experimental animals.

[Qualitative study on the decision-making of orthognathic surgery in adult patients with malocclusion].

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to explore the experience associated with patient's decision to have or not have orthognathic treatment.

Methods: Phenomenological methodology was used in this study. Ten patients were collected from January 2018 to March 2018, who were consulted in the Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Center of Craniofacial Orthodontics in Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital.

Building an International Partnership to Develop Advanced Practice Nurses in Anesthesia Settings: Using a Theory-Driven Approach.

The International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists is calling for international collaboration to develop advanced nursing practice in anesthesia settings globally. However, international collaboration is challenging. Limited information is available about what process and factors specifically lead to a successful international collaboration partnership.

Translation and linguistic validation of the implementation leadership scale in Chinese nursing context.

Aim: To translate the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) into Chinese and evaluate how Chinese nursing staff and leaders understood and responded to the Chinese ILS.

Background: Leadership is a critical factor for implementing evidence-based practice. The ILS is a valid and reliable instrument to understand leadership for evidence-based practice; however, this scale or the other similar instrument does not exist in Chinese.

Serum indoxyl sulfate is associated with mortality in hospital-acquired acute kidney injury: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Protein-bound uremic toxins are associated with poor outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between indoxyl sulfate (IS), a protein-bound solute, and 90-day mortality in patients with acute kidney injury.

Methods: Adults with hospital-acquired AKI (HA-AKI) were enrolled in this prospective cohort study between 2014 and 2015, according to the KDIGO creatinine criteria.

[Establishment of a core curriculum of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia nursing based on clinical practice guidelines].

Purpose: To construct a core training curriculum of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia nursing.

Methods: The content of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia curriculum was developed by brainstorming method and expert consultation method based on literature review and clinical practice guideline. Statistical analysis was implemented using mean and coefficient of variation with SPSS 17.

The possibility of healing alveolar bone defects with simvastatin thermosensitive gel: in vitro/in vivo evaluation.

Background: In this study, simvastatin (SVT) in situ gels were successfully produced by our group.

Methods: The preparations were characterized in the following aspects: in vitro gelation, drug release, stability and pharmacodynamics.

Results: In this study, drug content of prepared gels was found to be in the range between 89 and 92%.

Developing a Guideline for Endotracheal Suctioning of Adults With Artificial Airways in the Perianesthesia Setting in China.

Purpose: This study aimed to adapt a guideline for endotracheal suctioning of adults with artificial airways in the perianesthesia setting in China.

Design: This study was guided by the ADAPTE framework.

Methods: The development process consisted of setup, adaptation, and finalization phases.

Biofunctionalized self-assembly of peptide amphiphile induces the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neural cells.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are multipotential differentiation cells which can differentiate into different cell types such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, adipocytes, cardiomyocytes, hepatocytes, endothelial cells, and neuronal cells. Such multipotential differentiation makes them attractive for stem cell-based therapy aimed at treating previously incurable disorders. In the present work, we encapsulated BMSCs into a hydrogel with a three-dimensional (3D) network of nanofibers, formed from self-assembling of peptide amphiphile.

[Establishment of an evidence-based protocol for tracheotomy care in adult patients].

Purpose: To establish a clinical practice protocol for tracheotomy care of adult patients.

Methods: Though constructive document retrieval, personnel interview and brain-storming, protocol draft was constructed. Delphi method was used in the study, and the final protocol was based on two rounds of consultation among 15 experts from 10 tertiary general hospitals.

Neutrophil peptidyl arginine deiminase-4 has a pivotal role in ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute kidney injury.

Ischemia/reperfusion is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, mechanisms underlying the sudden loss in kidney function and tissue injury remain to be fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the role of peptidyl arginine deiminase-4 (PAD4), which converts arginine to citrulline and plays a role in epigenetic regulation and inflammation, in renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.

IFNA approved Chinese Anaesthesia Nurse Education Program: A Delphi method.

Background: Numerous nurses work in operating rooms and recovery rooms or participate in the performance of anaesthesia in China. However, the scope of practice and the education for Chinese Anaesthesia Nurses is not standardized, varying from one geographic location to another. Furthermore, most nurses are not trained sufficiently to provide anaesthesia care.

KLF7 overexpression in human oral squamous cell carcinoma promotes migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Krüppel-like factor 7 (KLF7) is a member of the KLF family of zinc finger transcription factors, and was the first KLF cloned using complementary DNA and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques with human vascular endothelial cells as a template. In addition, KLF7 is known as the ubiquitous Krüppel-like factor, as it is widely expressed in numerous human tissues at low levels. In the present study, the function of KLF7 in migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which are associated with tumor progression, was investigated in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells.