Ketogenic Diet: Parental Experiences and Expectations.

Background: The ketogenic diet may be difficult for some patients and their families to implement and can impact physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Methods: Through principles of fundamental qualitative description, we completed an exploratory study on parents' experiences and expectations on the use and efficacy of the ketogenic diet for children with medically refractory epilepsy.

Results: Seventeen parents (10 mothers and 7 fathers) of 12 children with epilepsy participated.

GridlockED as an Intervention for Nurses (GAAIN) Study.

Background: GridlockED (The Game Crafter, LLC) is a serious game that was developed to teach challenges that face nursing and medical professionals in the emergency department (ED). However, few studies have explored nurses' perceptions of the utility, fidelity, acceptability, and applicability of the serious game modality. This study examined how ED nurses view GridlockED as a continuing education platform.

Infectious outcomes after splenectomy for trauma, splenectomy for disease and splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy.

Introduction: The spleen provides a unique immune function in its production of opsins directed against encapsulated bacteria. Splenectomy, therefore, increases the risk of infections in patients as well as post-operative complications. This study aims to assess the risk of post-operative complications within 5 years of splenectomy by indication for splenectomy: trauma, disease, or in association with a distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic disease.

Microbiota-Immune Interactions in Ulcerative Colitis and Colitis Associated Cancer and Emerging Microbiota-Based Therapies.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the colonic mucosa. UC is a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease along with Crohn's disease and presents with varying extraintestinal manifestations. No single etiology for UC has been found, but a combination of genetic and environmental factors is suspected.