Management of pleural effusion in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: A systematic review and guideline.

Background: Mechanically ventilated critically ill patients often develop pleural effusions, which may impact lung compliance and expansion. This systematic review explores the management of pleural effusion in the critically ill population.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed.

Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Analogues as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Context: Concomitant obesity is common among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), yet adjunctive therapy options are scarce.

Objective: We assess the efficacy and adverse outcomes of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogues when used as adjunctive therapy for T1DM.

Method: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central, and Scopus databases were searched for randomized controlled trials up to December 2022.

Surgical Training for Civilian Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery: A Scoping Review.

Introduction: Humanitarian surgery is essential to surgical care in limited resource settings. The difficulties associated with resource constraints necessitate special training for civilian surgeons to provide care in these situations. Specific training or curricula for humanitarian surgeons are not well described in the literature.

The Relationship Between Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) can experience negative social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes. A growing body of research has examined the relationship between intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and IPV exposure. We systematically reviewed the literature for research exploring this relationship and found a limited number of studies meeting inclusion criteria ( N = 11).

The effects of health care-based violence intervention programs on injury recidivism and costs: A systematic review.

Background: Youth violence affects thousands annually, with homicide being the third leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 24 years. This systematic review aims to evaluate the published evidence for the effects of health care-based violence intervention programs (VIPs), which focus on reducing recurrent presentations for injury due to youth violence ("recidivism").

Methods: Health literature databases were searched.

Racial and ethnic differences in experimental pain sensitivity: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Our objective was to describe the racial and ethnic differences in experimental pain sensitivity. Four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and PsycINFO) were searched for studies examining racial/ethnic differences in experimental pain sensitivity. Thermal-heat, cold-pressor, pressure, ischemic, mechanical cutaneous, electrical, and chemical experimental pain modalities were assessed.

Cognitive behavioral therapy in persons with comorbid insomnia: A meta-analysis.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is effective for treatment of primary insomnia. There has been no synthesis of studies quantifying this effect on insomnia comorbid with medical and psychiatric disorders using rigorous selection criteria. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of CBT-I in studies including patients with medical or psychiatric disorders.