Advance care planning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cohort study of 73 675 patients' records.

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) was encouraged by policymakers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about use of ACP during this time.

Aim: To compare use of ACP before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advance Care Planning and Place of Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis of Routinely Collected Data.

Increased advance care planning was endorsed at the start of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with the aim of optimizing end-of-life care. This retrospective observational cohort study explores the impact of advanced care planning on place of death. 21,962 records from patients who died during the first year of the pandemic and who had an Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System record were included.

Impact of Seated Movement Incorporation on Middle School Classroom Physical Activity Levels and Academic Engagement.

Physical inactivity is linked with several chronic diseases and poor academic outcomes. This study aimed to examine the effect an under-the-desk band would have on middle school students' physical activity level, and academic engagement. Two local middle school classrooms (n = 42, M = 20, F = 22) participated in the study, which was conducted over 14 weeks.

Sarcoidosis presenting as bilateral lacrimal gland swelling: a pediatric case report.

Background: To describe a case of pediatric sarcoidosis which initially presented as papillary conjunctivitis before manifesting as bilateral lacrimal gland swelling without other known systemic involvement.

Case Presentation: A 10-year-old female presented to the pediatric ophthalmology clinic with complaints of bilateral eyelid swelling, tearing and itching for approximately 1 month. Her history and exam were most consistent with allergic conjunctivitis, for which she was started on a standard topical regimen.

Paramedian incisional complications after prophylactic laparoscopy-assisted gastropexy in 411 dogs.

Objective: To determine the frequency and types of paramedian incisional complications after prophylactic laparoscopy-assisted gastropexy (LAG) in dogs and to evaluate potential risk factors for complications.

Study Design: Multi-institutional retrospective study.

Animals: Client-owned dogs (N = 411).

Design and rationale for a real-world observational cohort of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: The TARGET-NASH study.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent and can lead to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and end-stage liver disease. NAFLD comprises the spectrum from simple steatosis (nonalcoholic fatty liver, NAFL), to steatosis with inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH). Current primary therapy recommended for NAFLD is weight loss induced by lifestyle modification.

Combat exposure is associated with cortical thickness in Veterans with a history of chronic pain.

Chronic Pain (CP) has been associated with changes in gray matter integrity in the cingulate and insular cortex. However, these changes have not been studied in Veterans, despite high prevalence rates of CP and interactions with combat-derived disorders. In the current study, 54 Veterans with a history of CP and 103 Veterans without CP were recruited from the Translational Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Disorders (TRACTS).

Sleep Quality and Reexperiencing Symptoms of PTSD Are Associated With Current Pain in U.S. OEF/OIF/OND Veterans With and Without mTBIs.

Pain, a debilitating condition, is frequently reported by U.S. veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.

A comparison between single and double-pump syringe changes of intravenous inotropic medications in children.

The purpose of this study was to examine the consistency of dosage delivery of inotropic medications when changing syringes in syringe pumps. Two nursing practices of syringe changes were compared: single-pump (SP) versus double-pump (DP). The SP syringe change involved using one and the same pump, and changing only the syringe.