This comprehensive literature review aims to investigate the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tools, and treatment options for necrotizing fasciitis secondary to mycotic femoral aneurysm, a rare and potentially lethal infectious disease, particularly focusing on any changes throughout the years for an update of the current literature. The pathophysiology of necrotizing fasciitis and mycotic femoral aneurysms is a complex and multifaceted process that typically involves bacterial infections as a common precursor to the onset of these conditions. This can potentially lead to the formation of an aneurysm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: According to the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS), the percentage of older infants consuming infant cereal has declined from 72% of 6-11.9 month old infants in 2002 to 52% in 2016. This is especially concerning for breastfed and mixed fed infants because of their increased need for dietary sources of iron.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of heart failure medication education on 30-day all-cause readmission rates and patient-reported satisfaction scores. This single-center pilot study was conducted at a 396-bed tertiary-care hospital in the Midwest from September 2017 to December 2018. For research purposes, patients were divided into 2 groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: With telemedicine becoming more widely implemented in emergency situations, understanding the quality and content of current findings that explore prehospital telemedicine is vital to establish best practices and guide future research. This systematic review examines the clinical importance of telemedicine in patient-provider ambulance-based settings with a focus on multifunctional systems for general prehospital emergency populations.
Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology we found 1564 abstracts, which were blind-reviewed by independent reviewers.