Complications that arise with nasogastric tubes after hospitalization in the pediatric population: A mixed methods systematic review.

Children use nasogastric tubes (NGTs) to ensure optimum nutrition and medication delivery when oral feeding fails or when they experience faltering growth. Although this method is less invasive, children may experience complications associated with NGTs. There is a gap in the literature regarding the types and prevention of complications of NGTs in the pediatric population at home.

Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Concomitant ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Results From National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019).

Background: Acute myocardial infarction may concomitantly occur with acute ischemic stroke. The prevalence, complications, and outcomes of acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke are not well studied.

Methods: We examined hospitalized patients with acute ischemic stroke who were included in the National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2019.

Searching for evidence in public health emergencies: a white paper of best practices.

Objectives: Information professionals have supported medical providers, administrators and decision-makers, and guideline creators in the COVID-19 response. Searching COVID-19 literature presented new challenges, including the volume and heterogeneity of literature and the proliferation of new information sources, and exposed existing issues in metadata and publishing. An expert panel developed best practices, including recommendations, elaborations, and examples, for searching during public health emergencies.

The currency and completeness of specialized databases of COVID-19 publications.

Objective: Several specialized collections of COVID-19 literature have been developed during the global health emergency. These include the WHO COVID-19 Global Literature Database, Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register, CAMARADES COVID-19 SOLES, Epistemonikos' COVID-19 L-OVE, and LitCovid. Our objective was to evaluate the completeness of these collections and to measure the time from when COVID-19 articles are posted to when they appear in the collections.

Is Vacuum Assisted Closure a valid technique for debriding chronic leg ulcers?

Objective: Between May 2001 and October 2002 a prospective controlled open non-comparative study was performed to assess the effectiveness of topical negative pressure in the fibrinous debridement of chronic leg ulcers.

Method: Fifteen leg ulcers that had not responded to several other treatment modalities were treated with the Vacuum Assisted Closure system (KCI) for six days.

Results: The median percentage reduction in fibrinous tissue was 28% on day three and 40% on day six.