Predictors and outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for acute type A aortic dissection requiring concomitant veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support-a retrospective multicenter cohort study.

Objectives: The study aim was to investigate the outcomes and risk factors for mortality in patients undergoing surgery for acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) receiving concomitant veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.

Methods: Patients from five European centers who underwent surgery for ATAAD and received perioperative veno-arterial ECMO support were included. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for thirty-day mortality.

The Application and Evolution of the Social-Ecological Model for Adolescent and Young Adult Readiness for Transition: A Scoping Review.

Introduction: This scoping review examines the application and evolution of the Social-Ecological Model for Adolescent and Young Adult Readiness for Transition (SMART). SMART provides a framework for assessing transition readiness across pediatric chronic conditions. Evaluating its research and clinical applications identifies insights and gaps across conditions and stakeholders.

An online approach to teaching graduate nursing students to write integrative literature reviews: Examples from two published cases.

Aim/objective: To empower nursing graduate students, in master's or doctoral programs, through distance-accessible methods for conducting integrative reviews, enhancing their ability to transition from clinical to publication-oriented writing.

Background: Mastering literature review methods is vital for advancing evidence-based practice. Integrative reviews, inclusive of multiple research methodologies, offer a comprehensive approach suited for nursing students.

Comprehensive adolescent healthcare transition program for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A quality improvement initiative.

Background And Significance: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic condition impairing adrenal steroid production, requiring lifelong steroid replacement, leading to decreased quality of life and a shortened lifespan. Preparing and supporting adolescents with CAH to develop health-related knowledge, skills, and decision-making during the pediatric-to-adult healthcare transition (HCT) is a priority. Many adolescents with CAH do not receive adequate HCT and do not attend follow-up care after transfer to an adult setting.

Enhanced recovery after minimally invasive cardiac surgery following a zero ICU concept-a propensity score-matched analysis.

Objectives: This study investigates our enhanced recovery after minimally invasive cardiac surgery program "enhanced recovery after minimally invasive cardiac surgery" (ERMICS) following a 'Zero ICU' concept compared to standard-of-care treatment in terms of safety and clinical efficacy.

Methods: All patients who underwent minimally invasive mitral valve surgery for primary severe mitral valve regurgitation between 2021 and 2023 were included. Propensity score matching (2:1) was performed between patients who received standard-of-care treatment and those who underwent ERMICS.