Efficacy and safety of enteral nutrition in prone position among critically ill ventilated patients: a meta-analysis.

Introduction: Prone positioning in critical care units may reduce mortality in specific patients who have been admitted with severe conditions.

Aim: The current meta-analysis aims to assess the impact of prone compared to supine position besides the safety and tolerability of different enteral feeding techniques in critically ill patients regarding mortality, pneumonia, aspiration, and vomiting.

Material And Methods: A systematic literature search found 25 relevant trials involving 1984 participants at the start of the study.

Non-pharmacological interventions to prevent PICS in critically ill adult patients: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Postintensive care syndrome (PICS) is common in critically ill adults who were treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although comparative analyses between types of non-pharmacological measures and usual care to prevent PICS have been performed, it remains unclear which of these potential treatments is the most effective for prevention.

Methods: To obtain the best evidence for non-pharmaceutical interventions in preventing PICS, a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analyses (NMAs) will be conducted by searching nine electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Nonlinear relationship between triglycerides and cognitive function after acute ischemic stroke among older adults.

Background: Although studies have explored the association between triglyceride levels and cognitive function after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the results have been conflicting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between triglyceride levels and cognitive function after AIS among older adults.

Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study.

Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Pressure Injury Treatment: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: Pressure injury is a common problem in intensive care units. Critical care nurses play an important role in multidisciplinary teams performing pressure injury treatment. Identifying the clinical status of pressure injury treatment may contribute to improving care quality.

Critical care nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pressure injury prevention in China: A multicentric cross-sectional survey.

Pressure injury is a serious and preventable problem in intensive care units. Translating guidelines into clinical practice can reduce the incidence of pressure injury. Identifying clinical status, barriers and facilitators contribute to guideline implementation.

Association of COVID-19 Lockdown With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Importance: The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 is still affecting our life, but the effects of lockdown measures on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women remain unclear.

Aim: To investigate the association between COVID-19 lockdown and GDM.

Subjects And Methods: Medical records of 140844 pregnant women during 2015-2020 were extracted from 5 hospitals in Guangdong Province, China.

Nutritional Risk, Health Outcomes, and Hospital Costs Among Chinese Immobile Older Inpatients: A National Study.

Evidence of the impact of nutritional risk on health outcomes and hospital costs among Chinese older inpatients is limited. Relatively few studies have investigated the association between clinical and cost outcomes and nutritional risk in immobile older inpatients, particularly those with neoplasms, injury, digestive, cardiac, and respiratory conditions. This China-wide prospective observational cohort study comprised 5,386 immobile older inpatients hospitalized at 25 hospitals.

Associations of COVID-19 lockdown with gestational length and preterm birth in China.

Background: The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on maternal and fetal health remain unclear. We examined the associations of COVID-19 lockdown with gestational length and preterm birth (PTB) in a Chinese population.

Methods: We obtained medical records of 595,396 singleton live infants born between 2015 and 2020 in 5 cities in Guangdong Province, South China.

Length of Stay, Hospital Costs and Mortality Associated With Comorbidity According to the Charlson Comorbidity Index in Immobile Patients After Ischemic Stroke in China: A National Study.

Background: In this study, we examined the length of stay (LoS)-predictive comorbidities, hospital costs-predictive comorbidities, and mortality-predictive comorbidities in immobile ischemic stroke (IS) patients; second, we used the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to assess the association between comorbidity and the LoS and hospitalization costs of stroke; third, we assessed the magnitude of excess IS mortality related to comorbidities.

Methods: Between November 2015 and July 2017, 5114 patients hospitalized for IS in 25 general hospitals from six provinces in eastern, western, and central China were evaluated. LoS was the period from the date of admission to the date of discharge or date of death.

Hospitalization Costs of COVID-19 Cases and Their Associated Factors in Guangdong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant challenges to health system and consumed a lot of health resources. However, evidence on the hospitalization costs and their associated factors in COVID-19 cases is scarce. To describe the total and components of hospitalization costs of COVID-19 cases, and investigate the associated factors of costs.

Reduction of air pollutants and associated mortality during and after the COVID-19 lockdown in China: Impacts and implications.

Although strict lockdown measurements implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically reduced the anthropogenic-based emissions, changes in air quality and its health impacts remain unclear in China. We comprehensively described air pollution during and after the lockdown periods in 2020 compared with 2018-2019, and estimated the mortality burden indicated by the number of deaths and years of life lost (YLL) related to the air pollution changes. The mean air quality index (AQI), PM, PM, NO, SO and CO concentrations during the lockdown across China declined by 18.

Risk factors for 3-month mortality in bedridden patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia: A multicentre prospective study.

Background: Mortality among patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is quite high; however, information on risk factors for short-term mortality in this population remains limited. The aim of the current study was to identify the risk factors for mortality in bedridden patients with HAP during a 3-month observation period.

Methods: A secondary data analysis was conducted.

Risk factors associated with deep venous thrombosis in patients with different bed-rest durations: A multi-institutional case-control study.

Background: Deep vein thrombosis represents a threat to public health and a heavy economic burden to society, and often occurs as a complication or cause of death in bedridden patients. How to prevent deep vein thrombosis is a general concern in clinical practice. However, it remains uncertain whether the risk factors for deep vein thrombosis would be affected by different bed-rest durations.

Hospitalization costs among immobile patients with hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Background: In this study, we aimed to analyze the hospitalization costs for immobile patients with hemorrhagic stroke (IHS) or ischemic stroke (IIS) in China and to determine the factors associated with hospitalization costs.

Methods: We evaluated patients with IHS and IIS hospitalized between November 2015 and July 2016 in six provinces or municipality cities of China. Linear regression analysis was used to examine the association with hospitalization costs and predictors.

Cost-effectiveness of an intervention to improve the quality of nursing care among immobile patients with stroke in China: A multicenter study.

Background: While a nursing intervention program for immobile patients with stroke can improve clinic outcomes, less is known about the cost-effectiveness of these interventions.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program for immobile patients with stroke in China.

Design: A cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a pre-test/post-test (before and after) study was undertaken from a health care perspective.

Effect of Comorbidity Assessed by the Charlson Comorbidity Index on the Length of Stay and Mortality Among Immobile Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Younger Than 50 Years.

The burden of comorbidity among young patients with hemorrhagic stroke is high. This study examines the effect of comorbidity on the length of stay (LoS) and mortality among immobile hemorrhagic stroke patients younger than 50 years. A retrospective analysis study design was used.

Use of personal protective equipment against coronavirus disease 2019 by healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China: cross sectional study.

Objective: To examine the protective effects of appropriate personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare professionals who provided care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).

Design: Cross sectional study.

Setting: Four hospitals in Wuhan, China.

Factors associated with death in bedridden patients in China: A longitudinal study.

Background: Immobility is common and associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients, especially older people. However, the factors contributing to mortality in bedridden patients are not well known. This study aimed to estimate short-term mortality and analyze risk factors that affect the prognosis of bedridden patients.

Assessing the Risk for Development of Deep Vein Thrombosis among Chinese Patients using the 2010 Caprini Risk Assessment Model: A Prospective Multicenter Study.

Aim: We sought to validate the 2010 Caprini risk assessment model (RAM) in risk stratification for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis among Chinese bedridden patients.

Methods: We performed a prospective study in 25 hospitals in China over 9 months. Patients were risk-stratified using the 2010 Caprini RAM.

The effects of a standardized nursing intervention model on immobile patients with stroke: a multicenter study in China.

Background: Immobility complications, including pressure injuries (PIs), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pneumonia, and urinary tract infections (UTIs), affect the clinical outcomes of stroke patients. A standardized nursing intervention model (SNIM) was constructed and implemented to improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes among immobile patients with stroke.

Aims: To assess the benefit of SNIM for immobility complication rates, including PIs, DVT, pneumonia, and UTIs, and mortalities in immobile patients with stroke.

Incidence and Related Factors for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Among Older Bedridden Patients in China: A Hospital-Based Multicenter Registry Data Based Study.

To identify the incidence and related factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) among older bedridden patients in China. This multicenter registry data-based study conducted between November 2015 and March 2016 surveyed 7,324 older bedridden patients from 25 hospitals in China (six tertiary, 12 non-tertiary, and seven community hospitals). The occurrence of HAP among all participants was monitored by trained investigators.

Type D personality, medication adherence and peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.

The present study attempted to investigate the association among Type D, medication adherence and peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Type D personality was assessed by the Chinese 14-item Type D Personality Scale (DS14) in CAPD patients. Patients' medication adherence was assessed by the Medication Adherence Report Scale, retrospectively.

The prevalence, incidence, and associated factors of pressure injuries among immobile inpatients: A multicentre, cross-sectional, exploratory descriptive study in China.

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, incidence, and the associated factors of pressure injuries (PIs) among immobile hospitalised patients in China. Being immobile during hospitalisation put these patients at a higher risk of PIs. There is little literature about pressure injury (PI) prevalence or PI incidence in immobile hospitalised patients in hospitals in China.