Nursing Student Knowledge Related to Sepsis in Croatian, Cypriot, and Greek Universities: A Cross-Sectional European Study.

Background: Although the treatment of sepsis has advanced during the past 20 years there is still a high incidence and high mortality, which make sepsis one of the leading public health problems. Adequate knowledge of sepsis and the sepsis guidelines is still the most important pillar for nurses because of the long time they spend with critically ill patients. Given their frontline role in patient care, nurses are pivotal in early sepsis recognition, timely intervention, and ensuring adherence to treatment protocols.

Exploration of the factors that influence perceived quality of patient centered care among cancer survivors: A systematic review.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was the estimation of the quality of patient centered care among cancer survivors.

Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, MEDLINE and Google Scholar were systematically searched using the keywords "quality of patient centered care" and "cancer" from 2012 to 2022.

Results: In this systematic review 7 articles were included, from which 5557 patients were derived, 3050 of them being females.

A 4.000 € way to improve perceived quality and meet expectations of thyroid cancer patients receiving therapeutic dose of Iodine-131.

Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant disease of the endocrine system and radioiodine therapy (RAIT) is still very often used, resulting in patients staying hospitalized for a few days alone and without visitors, augmenting their stress and discomfort. Our objective was to find simple ways of improving RAIT patients' feelings and perceived quality of the nuclear medicine (NM) department services.

Material And Methods: We designed a two-year study in order to enhance RAIT patients' perceived quality of the nuclear medicine (NM) department services and expectations' fulfillment.

Role of diabetes mellitus in the clinical course and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

Purpose: Our aim was to study patients with diabetes mellitus and SARS-CoV-2-infection diagnosed during the first pandemic wave in Greece.

Methods: Cases were retrieved from the national database of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Results: We studied 2624 SARS-CoV-2 infected cases, including 157 with diabetes.

Effectiveness of maternal vaccination with quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in pregnant women and their infants in 2019-2020.

Objectives: Influenza is associated with an increased risk for serious illness, hospitalization, and death in pregnant women and young infants. Our aim was to estimate the effectiveness of a quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (QIV) in pregnant women and their infants during 2019-2020.

Methods: A QIV vaccine was offered to pregnant women followed in a maternity hospital.