Regulatory focus as a mediator in the relationship between nurses' organizational silence and professional identity.

Aims: This work aims to analyse the current state of the professional identity of Chinese nurses; examine the relationship amongst regulatory focus, organizational silence and professional identity and determine how regulatory focus affects the relationship between professional identity and organizational silence.

Design: This study conducted a cross-sectional survey.

Methods: From June to August 2023, 420 nurses from six hospitals in Hunan Province, China, were selected through convenience sampling and surveyed by using a general information questionnaire, the regulatory focus scale, the organizational silence scale and the professional identity scale.

Comparison of clinical efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy versus open splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A meta-analysis.

Background: The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) and open splenectomy (OS) in the treatment of Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Web of science, EMBASE, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Cochrane Central Register for studies (study published from July 1992-January 2020).

Protective Role of Somatostatin in Sepsis-Induced Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction through Inhibiting the Activation of NF-B Pathway.

Somatostatin (SST) has a protective role in intestinal injury, inflammatory response, and intestinal mucosal barrier in rats with acute pancreatitis. However, its function in sepsis-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction remains largely unknown. A mouse sepsis model was constructed, and SST was injected into the tail vein.