Vitamin K Antagonists for Pregnant Women With Antiphospholipid Antibodies: A Scoping Review.

Objective: To describe characteristics of published research on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for pregnant patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), including their methodological characteristics and knowledge gaps.

Methods: This study followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews protocol system. Studies were primarily identified through searching electronic databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.

Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States.

One quarter of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) die within 1 year. Although overall mortality rates are higher among White patients with COPD, racial and ethnic differences in the vulnerable period following hospitalization are unknown. To determine the association between race and ethnicity and mortality following COPD hospitalization and to evaluate the extent to which differences are explained by clinical, geographic, socioeconomic, and post-acute care factors among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States.

Promoting Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Strategies of Top-performing Systems: A Qualitative Study.

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recommended by guidelines; however, few patients participate, and rates vary between hospitals. To identify contextual factors and strategies that may promote participation in PR after hospitalization for COPD. Using a positive-deviance approach, we calculated hospital-specific rates of PR after hospitalization for COPD among a cohort of Medicare beneficiaries.

Functionalized silica nanoparticles coupled with nanoporous membrane for efficient ionic current rectification.

In the last few decades, tremendous effort has been dedicated to mimicking the efficient ionic current rectification (ICR) of biological nanopores. Nanoporous membranes and singular nanopores with ICR functionality have been fabricated using advanced, yet costly technologies. We herein demonstrate that a simple, novel, and robust ICR platform can be constructed using 80 nm silica nanoparticles and a piece of 15 nm track-etched polycarbonate membrane.

Strategies to Improve Enrollment and Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Following a Hospitalization for COPD: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY.

Purpose: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves outcomes for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, very few patients attend. We sought to describe strategies used to promote participation in PR after a hospitalization for COPD.

Methods: A random sample of 323 United States based PR programs was surveyed.