Pregnancy Outcomes After Living Liver Donation: A Multi-Institutional Study.

Nearly half of living liver donors in North America are women of child-bearing age. Fetal and maternal outcomes after donation are unknown. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of female living liver donors (aged 18-50 years at donation) from 6 transplant centers.

Expansion of Patient Education Programming Regarding Live Donor Liver Transplantation via Virtual Group Encounters During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

During the coronavirus 2019 pandemic we converted our liver transplant waitlist candidate education and support program to a virtual format and expanded it to include ongoing engagement sessions aimed to educate and empower patients to maximize opportunity for live donor liver transplantation. Over a period of 6 months from April 2020 to Sept 2020 we included 21 patients in this pilot quality improvement program. We collected data regarding patient response and potential donor referral activity.

Imaging-Based Localization of His Bundle Pacing Electrodes: Results From the Prospective IMAGE-HBP Study.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the correlation between His bundle (HB) pacing (HBP) implantation characteristics, lead-tip location, and association of intraprocedural His recordings with approximated HB anatomic landmarks using computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Background: HBP continues to grow in clinical practice due to offering true physiological pacing. However, a clear understanding of HB anatomy and the lead-tip location's influence on pacing characteristics is lacking.

Antibiofilm Activity of Heather and Manuka Honeys and Antivirulence Potential of Some of Their Constituents on the DsbA1 Enzyme of .

Heather honey was tested for its effect on the formation of biofilms by , , , , , and in comparison with Manuka honey. At 0.25 mg/mL, Heather honey inhibited biofilm formation in , , , and , but promoted the growth of and biofilms.

Using visual art and collaborative reflection to explore medical attitudes toward vulnerable persons.

Background: Vulnerable persons often face stigma-related barriers while seeking health care. Innovative education and professional development methods are needed to help change this.

Method: We describe an interdisciplinary group workshop designed around a discomfiting oil portrait, intended to trigger provocative conversations among health care students and practitioners, and we present our mixed methods analysis of participant reflections.

Calcium phosphate/thermoresponsive hyaluronan hydrogel composite delivering hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs.

Background/objective: Advanced synthetic biomaterials that are able to reduce or replace the need for autologous bone transplantation are still a major clinical need in orthopaedics, dentistry, and trauma. Key requirements for improved bone substitutes are optimal handling properties, ability to fill defects of irregular shape, and capacity for delivering osteoinductive stimuli.

Materials And Methods: In this study, we targeted these requirements by preparing a new composite of β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and a thermoresponsive hyaluronan (HA) hydrogel.

An innovative, multidisciplinary strategy to improve retention of nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds must overcome many barriers in order to succeed. This article will focus on how a multidisciplinary team helped 76 percent of these high-risk students persist in their nursing programs by addressing some of these barriers. Three baccalaureate nursing schools in the Texas Medical Center embarked on a three-year retention program designed to enhance the success of students identified by federal criteria as being at risk.

Evaluation of the in vitro cell-material interactions and in vivo osteo-integration of a spinal acrylic bone cement.

Introduction: Polymethylmethacrylate bone cements have proven performance in arthroplasty and represent a common bone filler, e.g. in vertebroplasty.

"The bigger the network the bigger the bowl of cherries...": exploring the acceptability of, and preferences for, an ongoing support network for known BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 mutation carriers.

There is increasing evidence to suggest that the ongoing information and support needs of BRCA gene mutation carriers are not being met. This qualitative study investigated preferences for an on-going support network for mutation carriers in Wales, UK. Seventeen female BRCA1/2 mutation carriers participated in focus groups which explored their current and on-going information and psychological support needs.

Precocious puberty: a comprehensive review of literature.

Context: Precocious puberty currently affects 1 in 5,000 children and is 10 times more common in girls. Statistics indicate that girls in the United States are maturing at an earlier age than they did 30 years ago and the number of girls with diagnosed precocious puberty (the appearance of secondary sex characteristics before 8 years of age or the onset of menarche before age 9) is on the rise. A summary of the growing body of literature on this topic is necessary to inform nurses and other health care providers of the current trends and incidence of precocious puberty to better meet the physical and psychosocial needs of these girls and their families.

Woman to Woman: Community Health Information Project.

The Woman to Woman: Community Health Information Project facilitates information access at selected community-based women's health agencies in Houston, Texas. The community partners were selected based on objectives outlined in Healthy People 2010. A variety of institutions and disciplines contributed to the planning and implementation of the project.