IL-13 decreases susceptibility to airway epithelial SARS-CoV-2 infection but increases disease severity in vivo.

Treatments available to prevent progression of virus-induced lung diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are of limited benefit once respiratory failure occurs. The efficacy of approved and emerging cytokine signaling-modulating antibodies is variable and is affected by disease course and patient-specific inflammation patterns. Therefore, understanding the role of inflammation on the viral infectious cycle is critical for effective use of cytokine-modulating agents.

Facilitators of and Barriers to the Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship: Perceptions From Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses.

Background: The therapeutic relationship serves as a cornerstone in psychiatric mental health nursing practice, providing a basis for implementing various interventions.

Aims: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of psychiatric mental health nurses regarding factors that facilitate and impede the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among psychiatric mental health nurses employed at two community psychiatric hospitals in the northeast area of the United States.

Comparison of Postprocedure Cardiac Catheterization Recovery Instructions on Participant's Perceived Comprehension and Satisfaction.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of education timing on patient satisfaction and perceived knowledge comprehension of recovery instructions in cardiac catheterization patients.

Design: This prospective quasi-experimental single-blinded study was blinded to the participant.

Methods: This study was conducted between January and August 2022 in the cardiac catheterization laboratory of a New York metropolitan community hospital.

A randomized controlled trial of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol on opioid and anti-emetic use, length of stay and safety after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Methods: Patients who underwent LSG between March 2018 and January 2019 at our accredited, high-volume bariatric surgery center were randomized to either standard of care (SOC) or ERAS. ERAS included a pre- and post-surgical medication regimen designed to reduce postoperative nausea, vomiting and pain.