Verapamil Use Is Associated With Reduction of Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: The mechanism of the beneficial effect of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs), especially verapamil, on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been described. This study compared the incidence of T2DM in adults prescribed oral verapamil and propensity score-matched adults prescribed other oral CCBs.

Methods: This retrospective population-based cohort study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2011.

Semi-Prone Position Can Influence Variability in Respiratory Rate of Premature Infants Using Nasal CPAP.

Unlabelled: To determine the effect of positions (supine, lateral, semiprone) on the physiological parameters (HR, RR, SpO2) of premature infants receiving NCPAP who were non-oxygen-dependent and non-BPD, and to identify significant clinical changes associated with these variables.

Methods: A crossover study design with three different positions in the assigned sequence (supine-supine, supine-lateral and supine-semiprone) was used, and each position was maintained for 1h. The subjects' vital signs were recorded 30 min after initiation of each position and measured for 30 min.

A correlational study of illness knowledge, self-care behaviors, and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure.

Background: Patients with heart failure experience adverse physical symptoms that affect quality of life. The number of patients with heart failure in Taiwan has been growing in recent years.

Purpose: This article examines correlations among illness knowledge, self-care behaviors, and quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure.

The experiences of adult ventilator-dependent patients: a meta-synthesis review.

Studies exploring the perceptions of patients whose lives are maintained by mechanical ventilation highlight the stressful nature of this type of experience. The objective of this meta-synthesis study was to describe the nature of the experience of adult ventilator-dependent patients. A systematic literature search of English and Chinese databases was undertaken, covering the period between 1970 and 2012.

Clinical characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition.

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii complex (Abc) comprises at least three phenotypically undifferentiated species, including A baumannii, Acinetobacter genomic species 3 (AGS 3) and Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU (AGS 13TU). Abc bacteremia had rarely been described in patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). In this study, we aimed to determine any differences in the clinical features of patients having TPN and bacteremia due to A baumannii and those due to nonbaumannii Abc (including AGS 3 and AGS 13TU).

Non-nutritive sucking and facilitated tucking relieve preterm infant pain during heel-stick procedures: a prospective, randomised controlled crossover trial.

Background: Preterm infants' repeated exposure to painful procedures may contribute to negative consequences. Thus, improving preterm infants' neurodevelopmental outcomes requires prioritising their pain management.

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of two non-pharmacological pain-relief strategies (non-nutritive sucking and facilitated tucking) with routine care on preterm infants' pain, behavioural, and physiological responses before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.

Mothers' experience with 1st-3rd-grade children with asthma assisting their child's adaptation of school life in Taiwan.

Aims And Objectives: This study used purposive sampling through semi-structured interviews to obtain the experiences of mothers of 7-11-year-old children with asthma who were assisting their child's adaptation to school life.

Background: Children with asthma often have problems with social adaptation, including school absenteeism, limits to their activity and bullying by peers. From kindergarten to elementary school, it is a transitional process where the child experiences multiple changes in the body, mind and social situations.

A systematic review of the experiences of adult ventilator-dependent patients.

Objectives: The objective of this meta-synthesis study was to describe the nature of the experience of adult ventilator-dependent patients.

Inclusion Criteria: This review considered studies utilized qualitative methods to examine the experience of adult with ventilator. The phenomena of interest were experiences of patients who were treated with ventilator for both short term and long term in ICU settings or home settings.

Removal of oral secretion prior to position change can reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia for adult ICU patients: a clinical controlled trial study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of oral secretion on aspiration and reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious hospital-acquired infection with reported incidence rate of 12.2% and mortality rate of 29.

Influence of physical restraint on unplanned extubation of adult intensive care patients: a case-control study.

Background: Unplanned extubation commonly occurs in intensive care units. Various physical restraints have been used to prevent patients from removing their endotracheal tubes. However, physical restraint not only does not consistently prevent injury but also may be a safety hazard to patients.

Caregivers' experiences at home with a ventilator-dependent child.

With advancing technology and transformation in health care delivery, more chronically ventilator-dependent children are being discharged to home. Pediatric home health care aims to increase the quality of life of patients and families, decrease cost and duration of hospital stay, and promote community participation in health care delivery. The authors aimed to describe and identify the qualitatively different experiences of primary caregivers who support ventilator-dependent children at home.

Technology-dependent children and their families: a review.

Background: Advances in medical technology and nursing care have enabled children who rely on long-term medical and technical support to reunite with their families and community. The impact of discharging these children into the community involves a number of unprecedented social implications that warrant policy consideration. To begin with, an effort must be made to understand the phenomenon of caring for technology-dependent children living at home.