Implementation and sustainability of best practice guidelines: a tale of three hospitals.

Objective: This study explores factors that affect the sustainable implementation of best practice guidelines (BPGs) and provides a basis for developing corresponding action strategies to promote project sustainability.

Methods: Using the NHS (National Health Service) questionnaire scoring system, surveys were conducted among nurses who implemented BPGs in three hospitals in China. Data were analyzed using statistical analysis.

Efficacy and safety of preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection by inhibiting catheter bacterial biofilm formation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) remains the most significant challenge among hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), yet still unresolved. The present study aims to evaluate the preventive effectiveness of JUC Spray Dressing (name of U.S.

Diabetes specialist nurses' knowledge, skills, and personal attributes for providing competent health education practice, and its influencing factors: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: The number of diabetes specialist nurse as well as their knowledge and skills have increased in Gansu Province since 2017. However, China has not fully addressed how to improve their professional skills to deliver effective health education.

Aims: To investigate the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes of competent health education practices among diabetes specialist nurses in Gansu Province, western China, and the potential influencing factors.

Identification, influencing factors and outcomes of time delays in the management pathway of diabetic foot: A systematic review.

Objective: A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the time delays in the management of diabetic foot and explore influencing factors of these delays and potential outcomes.

Methods: The researchers searched several electronic databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMbase, CNKI, WanFang, CBM and VIP) for English and Chinese studies that examined time delays in the management pathway of diabetic foot. Two authors independently screened and extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Agency for Health Research and Quality checklist.

Prevention strategies for the recurrence of venous leg ulcers: A scoping review.

Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is the most severe manifestations of chronic venous disease, which has characterized by slow healing and high recurrence rates. This typically recalcitrant and recurring condition significantly impairs quality of life, prevention of VLU recurrence is essential for helping to reduce the huge burden of patients and health resources, the purpose of this scoping review is to analyse and determine the intervention measures for preventing recurrence of the current reported, to better inform healthcare professionals and patients. The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library databases, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Wan Fang Data and Chongqing VIP Information (CQVIP) were accessed up to June 17, 2023.

Acellular Dermal Matrix for Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.

To evaluate the reliability of the methodological quality and outcome measures of systematic reviews (SRs)/metaanalyses (MAs) of the acellular dermal matrix (ADM) for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). We searched and retrieved SRs and MAs on the application of ADM for DFU from PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, CBM, WanFang, and VIP databases. We employed AMSTAR 2 to assess methodological quality, Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system to grade, and the strength of evidence of included SRs/MAs.

New skin tissue engineering scaffold with sulfated silk fibroin/chitosan/hydroxyapatite and its application.

Repairing skin wounds has always been challenging in clinical practice. The new skin tissue engineering scaffold provides innovative ways to address these challenges with a good chance of success because of its stable mechanical properties, biodegradability, and antibacterial properties. This paper presents the fabrication and evaluation of a three-dimensional composite scaffold made with sulfated silk fibroin, chitosan, and hydroxyapatite (SSF/CS/HAP).

Hydrogel sunscreen based on yeast /gelatin demonstrates excellent UV-shielding and skin protection performance.

Traditional organic and inorganic sunscreens suffer from the disadvantages of low stability and poor biocompatibility. In the study, we developed a novel hydrogel sunscreen based on the yeast and gelatin, which demonstrated excellent UV protection property and broad absorption of UV across UVA and UVB region. Yeast was used as effective component and gelatin as matrix to fabricate the hydrogel, which is high hydrated and reasonable to simulate natural living tissue.

Association of digestive symptoms with severity and mortality of COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Gastrointestinal manifestations are common in patients with COVID-19, but the association between specific digestive symptoms and COVID-19 prognosis remains unclear. This study aims to assess whether digestive symptoms are associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality.

Methods: We will search PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials up to September, 2020, to identify studies that compared the prevalence of at least one specific digestive symptom between severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients or between non-survivors and survivors.

Psychotherapy for depression in college students: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Depression is a disease with a high incidence and easy to relapse. It not only affects the work and life of patients, but also brings a heavy economic burden. University is the peak of depression, and the prevalence of depression among college students is much higher than that of ordinary people.

Correlation analysis between the pulmonary function test and the radiological parameters of the main right thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Scoliosis causes thoracic deformities, and it is necessary to assess these changes in pulmonary function test (PFT). To determine how measurements of spinal and thoracic cage deformities are related to pulmonary function.

Methods: Seventy-two patients with main right thoracic curvature in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) underwent a PFT and a radiological parameter evaluation of spinal and thoracic cage deformities.

Balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill and non-critically ill patients: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analyses.

Background: The balanced crystalloids have become a substitute for saline for fluid resuscitation. Some studies have investigated the clinical effect and adverse event of differently balanced crystalloids, but they have no consistent conclusions. This study aims to assess and compare the effect of differently balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill and non-critically ill patients using network meta-analysis (NMA).