The Added Value of Using Video in Out-of-Hours Primary Care Telephone Triage Among General Practitioners: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Background: Many countries have introduced video consultations in primary care both inside and outside of office hours. Despite some relational and technical limitations, general practitioners (GPs) have reported the benefits of video use in the daytime as it provides faster and more flexible access to health care. Studies have indicated that video may be specifically valuable in out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC), but additional information on the added value of video use is needed.

How do parents experience video triage when seeking care for their acute ill children? A qualitative study in a Danish out-of-hours primary care setting.

Objective: The objective is to explore parents' experiences with telephone contacts to out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) that include use of one-way video ().

Design: A qualitative interview study using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis approach.

Setting: OOH-PC in the Central Denmark Region.

Reasons for encounter in video contacts at a Danish out-of-hours primary care service: a questionnaire study.

Objective: To investigate reasons for encounter in telephone triage contacts to an out-of-hours primary care service for which general practitioners (GPs) use video consultations (), overall and stratified for patient age and time of day.

Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire study among GPs doing telephone triage in an out-of-hours primary care service. The questionnaire was integrated into the electronic patient registration system, popping up after every third video contact.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic prescription rates in out-of-hours primary care - a register-based study in Denmark.

Background: Antibiotic prescription rates can be affected by pandemic measures such as lockdowns, social distancing, and remote consultations in general practice. Therefore, such emergency states may negatively affect antimicrobial stewardship, specifically in out-of-hours (OOH) primary care. As contact patterns changed in the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be relevant to explore the impact on antimicrobial stewardship.

Evidence for time-reversal symmetry-breaking kagome superconductivity.

Superconductivity and magnetism are often antagonistic in quantum matter, although their intertwining has long been considered in frustrated-lattice systems. Here we utilize scanning tunnelling microscopy and muon spin resonance to demonstrate time-reversal symmetry-breaking superconductivity in kagome metal Cs(V, Ta)Sb, where the Cooper pairing exhibits magnetism and is modulated by it. In the magnetic channel, we observe spontaneous internal magnetism in a fully gapped superconducting state.

Task shifting from general practitioners to other health professionals in out-of-hours primary care - a systematic literature review on content and quality of task shifting.

Background: Task shifting from general practitioners (GPs) to other health professionals could solve the increased workload, but an overview of the evidence is lacking for out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC).

Objectives: To evaluate the content and quality of task shifting from GPs to other health professionals in clinic consultations and home visits in OOH-PC.

Methods: Four database literature searches were performed on 13 December 2021, and updated in August 2023.

Use of Video in Telephone Triage in Out-of-Hours Primary Care: Register-Based Study.

Background: Out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) is challenging due to high workloads, workforce shortages, and long waiting and transportation times for patients. Use of video enables triage professionals to visually assess patients, potentially ending more contacts in a telephone triage contact instead of referring patients to more resource-demanding clinic consultations or home visits. Thus, video use may help reduce use of health care resources in OOH-PC.

Point-of-care testing and antibiotics prescribing in out-of-hours general practice: a register-based study in Denmark.

Background: Point-of-care testing may reduce diagnostic uncertainty in case of suspicion of bacterial infection, thereby contributing to prudent antibiotic prescribing. We aimed to study variations in the use of point-of-care tests (C-reactive protein test, rapid streptococcal antigen detection test, and urine dipstick) among general practitioners (GPs) and the potential association between point-of-care testing and antibiotic prescribing in out-of-hours general practice.

Methods: We conducted a population-based observational register-based study, based on patient contacts with out-of-hours general practice in the Central Denmark Region in 2014-2017.

Flocculating and dewatering of lake sediment: An in-situ pilot study comparing synthetic polymers and biopolymers for restoring lake water quality and reusing phosphorus.

Dredging of lake sediment is a method to remove accumulated phosphorus and nitrogen in lakes and thereby reducing the risk of eutrophication. After dredging, the sediment is dewatered to reduce the volume. It is important to get a high dry matter content and ensure that the filtrate does not contain harmful compounds so it can be returned to the lake.

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Urticaria is a frequent skin condition presenting with wheals, angioedema or both due to the activation of mast cells. Acute urticaria (less-than 6 weeks duration) is associated with infections and allergies, whereas chronic urticaria (≥ 6 weeks) is either spontaneous (chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)), inducible or both. Quality of life (QoL) is frequently impaired.

Membrane fouling monitoring by 3ω sensing.

Membrane fouling significantly reduces membrane permeability, leading to higher operational expenses. In situ monitoring of membrane fouling can potentially be used to reduce operation cost by optimizing operational parameters and cleaning conditions. In this study, a platinum wire with a diameter of 20 µm was attached to the surface of a ceramic ultrafiltration membrane, and by measuring the voltage across the wire while applying an AC current, the amplitude of the third harmonic wave, the so-called 3ω signal, was obtained.

Factors associated with undertriage and overtriage in telephone triage in Danish out-of-hours primary care: a natural quasi-experimental cross-sectional study of randomly selected and high-risk calls.

Objectives: We aim to explore undertriage and overtriage in a high-risk patient population and explore patient characteristics and call characteristics associated with undertriage and overtriage in both randomly selected and in high-risk telephone calls to out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC).

Design: Natural quasi-experimental cross-sectional study.

Setting: Two Danish OOH-PC services using different telephone triage models: a general practitioner cooperative with GP-led triage and the medical helpline 1813 with computerised decision support system-guided nurse-led triage.

Synthetic and biopolymers for lake restoration - An evaluation of flocculation mechanism and dewatering performance.

In the frame of the global phosphorus (P) crisis and ongoing eutrophication issues in the environmental sector, lake sediment can be considered as an alternative P source after its removal from eutrophic lakes. However, high water contents make sediment dewatering a crucial step towards the efficient reusability of remaining solids. The application of polymeric substances facilitates solid-liquid separation by flocculation of suspended particles.

Tracking structural solvent reorganization and recombination dynamics following e photoabstraction from aqueous I with femtosecond x-ray spectroscopy and scattering.

We present a sub-picosecond resolved investigation of the structural solvent reorganization and geminate recombination dynamics following 400 nm two-photon excitation and photodetachment of a valence p electron from the aqueous atomic solute, I(aq). The measurements utilized time-resolved X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (TR-XANES) spectroscopy and X-ray Solution Scattering (TR-XSS) at the Linac Coherent Light Source x-ray free electron laser in a laser pump/x-ray probe experiment. The XANES measurements around the L-edge of the generated nascent iodine atoms (I) yield an average electron ejection distance from the iodine parent of 7.

Distance decay 2.0 - A global synthesis of taxonomic and functional turnover in ecological communities.

Aim: Understanding the variation in community composition and species abundances (i.e., β-diversity) is at the heart of community ecology.

Pilot-scale hydrolysis of primary sludge for production of easily degradable carbon to treat biological wastewater or produce biogas.

Organic compounds in wastewater are required for the biological removal of nitrogen, but they can also be used for biogas production. Distribution of the internal organic carbon at the plant is therefore critical to ensure high quality of the treated water, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and optimize biogas production. We describe a wastewater treatment plant designed to focus equally on energy production, water quality, and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases.

Variation of GP antibiotic prescribing tendency for contacts with out-of-hours primary care in Denmark - a cross-sectional register-based study.

Objective: To study variation in antibiotic prescribing rates among general practitioners (GP) in out-of-hours (OOH) primary care and to explore GP characteristics associated with these rates.

Design: Population-based observational registry study using routine data from the OOH primary care registration system on patient contacts and antibiotic prescriptions combined with national register data.

Setting: OOH primary care of the Central Denmark Region.

Screening and diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies in Germany: Current state and future perspectives.

This monocentric study conducted at the Pediatric and Adult Hemoglobinopathy Outpatient Units of the University Hospital of Essen summarizes the results of hemoglobinopathies diagnosed between August 2018 and September 2021, prior to the introduction of a general newborn screening (NBS) for SCD in Germany (October 2021). In total, 339 patients (pts.), 182 pediatric [50.

Health care utilization related to the introduction of designated GPs at care homes in Denmark: a register-based study.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between having designated general practitioners (GPs) in residential care homes and the residents' number of contacts with primary care, number of hospital admissions and mortality.

Design: A retrospective register-based longitudinal study.

Setting: Forty-two care homes in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark.