Introduction: While clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for pediatric oncology infection prophylaxis and management exist, few data describe actual management occurring at pediatric oncology centers.
Methods: An electronic survey querying infection management practices in nontransplant pediatric oncology patients was iteratively created by the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Cancer Control and Supportive Care Infectious Diseases Subcommittee and sent to leaders at all COG institutions, limiting each site to one response to represent their institution.
Results: The response rate was 57% (129/227 institutions).
Introduction: Persistent throat symptoms (PTS) are indicators for over 60 000 new patient referrals to NHS secondary care annually. PTS have been attributed to manifestation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) with the hypothesis that gastric refluxate damages and irritates the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract. Symptoms of PTS and GORD are commonly treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or alginates are often, incorrectly, advocated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This review analyses and thematically structures the literature exploring the everyday care practices of healthcare support workers (HCSWs) based on hospital wards caring for patients with dementia in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Understanding the experiences of this staff group can enhance education, research, and practice initiatives, which in turn supports high-quality dementia care.
Method: In February 2024, we searched a range of databases: PsycINFO, EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL, British Nursing Index, AMED and ASSIA, to identify qualitative and mixed methods papers exploring HCSW's care practices.