Retrospective review of the development and implementation of a bedside tunneled dialysis catheter program.

Background: The decision to place a subcutaneously tunneled catheter is an infection prevention strategy for long term venous access allowing the proceduralist to access a vein and relocate the catheter exit site to a region on the body where care and maintenance can be safely performed. Subcutaneously tunneled centrally inserted dialysis catheter (ST-CIDC) placement is commonly performed in patients with renal disease and is traditionally performed with fluoroscopy in the interventional radiology suite or the operating theater. However, today's interventional radiologists and surgeons perform advanced invasive procedures that can be time-consuming resulting in delays in the scheduling of elective tunneled catheter placements.

Fluid balance of female para hockey players during simulated competition.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the hydration habits and fluid balance of female para-ice hockey players.

Methods: Fifteen players [5 defense (D), 8 forwards (F), and 2 goalies (G)] volunteered to participate in the study (age: 26.3 ± 10.

Evaluating an early social communication intervention for young children with Down syndrome (ASCEND): results from a feasibility randomised control trial.

Background: This paper reports the results from a feasibility trial of an early parent-delivered social communication intervention for young children with Down syndrome ('ASCEND'). The intervention focuses on developing children's early social communication skills, in particular responding to shared attention. The aim was to inform the feasibility of running a full-scale trial through National Health Service (NHS) Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) services, to assess whether the intervention is effective in improving language skills before children with Down syndrome start school.

Reliability of Anthropometric Measurement of Young Children with Parent Involvement.

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of anthropometric measurements between two trained anthropometrists working in a team and one trained anthropometrist working with a child's parent/caregiver in a primary health care setting. An observational study to determine measurement reliability was conducted in a primary care child research network in Canada. In total, 120 children 0-5 years old had their anthropometric measurement taken twice by two trained anthropometrists working in a team and twice by one trained anthropometrist working with a child's parent/caregiver.