Factors Influencing Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Rates in Exercise Interventions in ESKD: A Scoping Review.

Rational & Objective: Majority of people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are sedentary, which increases risk for decreased quality and quantity of life. Development of exercise programs with characteristics that address individual preferences may increase interest in participating and completing exercise programs. We evaluated which exercise intervention characteristics affect exercise program recruitment, adherence, and completion in people with ESKD receiving dialysis.

Definitions of Hemodynamic Instability Related to Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review Protocol.

Background: Hemodynamic instability related to renal replacement therapy (HIRRT) is a common complication affecting critically ill patients that require renal replacement therapy (RRT). There is currently no consensus regarding the definition of HIRRT in critically ill patients. In this context, the impacts of HIRRT on clinical outcomes such as mortality or renal recovery in critically ill patients are unclear.

Stakeholder perceptions and experiences of competency-based training with entrustable professional activities (SPECTRE): protocol of a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research.

Background: Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) aims to align educational outcomes with the demands of modern healthcare. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) serve as key tools for feedback and professional development within CBME. With the growing body of literature on EPAs, there is a need to synthesize existing research on stakeholders' experiences and perceptions to enhance understanding of the implementation and impact of EPAs.

International Planetary Health Education in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review.

Climate change is a public health emergency, yet planetary health education is absent for many medical and health professions trainees. To perform a scoping review exploring the inclusion of planetary health in undergraduate and graduate medical education. A search strategy was developed with a health sciences librarian and run on 6 databases from their inception to February 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL, Global Health, and Scopus.

Use of NSAIDs and acetaminophen and risk of spontaneous intestinal perforations in premature infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Acquired spontaneous intestinal perforation or SIP occurs most commonly in the extremely premature infant population. As the incidence is rising, understanding modifiable factors such as common medication exposures becomes important for individualizing care.

Methods: The primary outcome was SIP in premature infants with exposure to indomethacin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen.

A scoping review of Fit in medical education: a guaranteed success, or a threat to inclusivity?

Background: Finding applicants that fit in with educational environments is a goal of many educators in hopes that it will lead to successful training. "Fit" is used colloquially to describe a general feeling, however the field of study has grown to include specific terms describing the compatibility between people and their environments, organizations, and jobs. Despite common use, the term is used often but non-specifically in medical education.

Incidence of buprenorphine-precipitated opioid withdrawal in adults with opioid use disorder: A systematic review.

Background And Aims: Buprenorphine is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, and the risk of precipitated withdrawal contributes to its underuse. The goal of this systematic review was to determine the incidence of buprenorphine-precipitated withdrawal in adults with opioid use disorder.

Methods: This systematic review was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023437634).

Exploring librarians' practices when teaching advanced searching for knowledge synthesis: results from an online survey.

Objective: There is little research available regarding the instructional practices of librarians who support students completing knowledge synthesis projects. This study addresses this research gap by identifying the topics taught, approaches, and resources that academic health sciences librarians employ when teaching students how to conduct comprehensive searches for knowledge synthesis projects in group settings.

Methods: This study applies an exploratory-descriptive design using online survey data collection.

Non-Ergot Dopamine Agonists and the Risk of Heart Failure and Other Adverse Cardiovascular Reactions in Parkinson's Disease.

Reports suggest possible risks of adverse cardiovascular reactions, including heart failure, associated with non-ergot dopamine agonist (DA) use in Parkinson's disease (PD). The objectives of our review were to evaluate the risk of heart failure and other adverse cardiovascular reactions in PD patients who received a non-ergot DA compared with other anti-PD pharmacological interventions, placebo, or no intervention. Studies were identified via searches of six bibliographic databases.

The association between physical availability of cannabis retail outlets and frequent cannabis use and related health harms: a systematic review.

Unlabelled: An increasing number of regions have or are considering legalising the sale of cannabis for adult use. Experience from tobacco and alcohol regulation has found that greater access to physical retail stores is positively associated with increased substance use and harm. Whether this association exists for cannabis is unclear.

Stroke rehabilitation adaptive approaches: A theory-focused scoping review.

Background: Stroke rehabilitation consists of restorative and adaptive approaches. Multiple adaptive approaches exist.

Aims/objectives: The objective of this study was to develop a framework for categorising adaptive stroke rehabilitation interventions, based on underlying theory.

Determinants of practice for providing decision coaching to facilitate informed values-based decision-making: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review.

Introduction: Decision coaching is a non-directive approach to support patients to prepare for making health decisions. It is used to facilitate patients' involvement in informed values-based decision-making and use of evidence-based health information. A recent systematic review revealed low certainty evidence for its effectiveness with and without evidence-based information.

Appraising publicly available online resources to support patients considering decisions about medical assistance in dying in Canada: an environmental scan.

Background: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016, with legislation updated in 2021. It is unclear whether resources are available to help patients make this difficult decision; therefore, we sought to identify and quality appraise Canadian MAiD resources for supporting patients making this decision.

Methods: We conducted an environmental scan by searching Canadian websites for online MAiD resources that were published after the 2016 MAiD legislation, patient targeted, publicly accessible and able to inform decisions about MAiD in Canada.

Machine learning for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome using a 12-lead ECG: a systematic review.

Objectives: Prompt diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) using a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a critical task for emergency physicians. While computerized algorithms for ECG interpretation are limited in their accuracy, machine learning (ML) models have shown promise in several areas of clinical medicine. We performed a systematic review to compare the performance of ML-based ECG analysis to clinician or non-ML computerized ECG interpretation in the diagnosis of ACS for emergency department (ED) or prehospital patients.

Quality of health economic evaluations in emergency medicine journals: a systematic review.

Objective: Health economic evaluations are used in decision-making regarding resource allocation and it is imperative that they are completed with rigor. The primary objectives were to describe the characteristics and assess the quality of economic evaluations published in emergency medicine journals.

Methods: Two reviewers independently searched 19 emergency medicine-specific journals via Medline and Embase from inception until March 3, 2022.

Parasites, depredators, and limited resources as potential drivers of winter mortality of feral honeybee colonies in German forests.

Wild honeybees (Apis mellifera) are considered extinct in most parts of Europe. The likely causes of their decline include increased parasite burden, lack of high-quality nesting sites and associated depredation pressure, and food scarcity. In Germany, feral honeybees still colonize managed forests, but their survival rate is too low to maintain viable populations.

Kidney outcomes after methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Ingestions with methanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and isopropanol are rare yet exceedingly dangerous conditions that may require emergent management with kidney replacement therapy. Little is known regarding short- and long-term kidney outcomes post-ingestion.

Objectives: To comprehensively synthesize existing evidence regarding short- and long-term kidney and other outcomes of adult patients following these poisonings.

A systematic review of sufentanil for the management of adults with acute pain in the emergency department and pre-hospital setting.

Background: Pain is commonly encountered in the Emergency Department (ED) and pre-hospital setting and often requires opioid analgesia. We sought to synthesize the available evidence on the effectiveness of sufentanil for acute pain relief for adult patients in the pre-hospital or ED setting.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines.

Recommendations and guidelines for creating scholarly biomedical journals: A scoping review.

Background: Scholarly journals play a key role in the dissemination of research findings. However, little focus is given to the process of establishing new, credible journals and the obstacles faced in achieving this. This scoping review aimed to identify and describe existing recommendations for starting a biomedical scholarly journal.