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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
December 2023
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Goal-directed administration of blood components including red cells, platelets, plasma, and factor concentrates plays a critical role in the management of intraoperative coagulopathy. Increasingly commonly used, purified and recombinant factor concentrates are being recognized for their logistical advantages and potentially superior efficacy. Three- and four-factor prothrombin concentrates, fibrinogen concentrates and activated factor VII have an evolving evidence base relative to frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital,Hengyang Medical School, University of South China.
Anaemia is a common phenomenon in patients with malignant gynecological tumors. The occurrence of anaemia in the perioperative period leads to an increased probability of blood transfusion, increased surgical complications,poor wound healing, prolonged hospitalization, increased medical costs, and increased mortality. Intravenous iron, which is known for its rapid onset and lack of gastrointestinal side effects, has become increasingly prevalent in clinical practice.
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December 2024
Department of Integrated Oncology(I), HangZhou Cancer Hospital, HangZhou, China.
Nursing interventions play a critical role in enhancing the quality of life (QoL) and therapeutic outcomes for cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. However, variations in nursing interventions and patient results require a meta-analysis to consolidate evidence on the most effective nursing approaches. This meta-analysis assessed how nursing care interventions influence QoL, adherence to chemotherapy, and the management of symptoms in cervical cancer patients.
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December 2024
Pulmonology Service, Cruces University Hospital (OSI EEC), Barakaldo, Spain; BioBizkaia Health Research Institute, Spain.
The Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) and the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) have developed together Clinical Practice Guidelines (GPC) on the management of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) resistant to drugs with activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These clinical practice guidelines include the latest updates of the SEPAR regulations for the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB from 2017 and 2020 as the starting point. The methodology included asking relevant clinical questions based on PICO methodology, a literature search focusing on each question, and a systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the evidence, with a summary of this evidence for each question.
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January 2025
Douala Gyneco-obstetric and Pediatric Hospital/University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
Background And Aim: Data are scarce regarding Wolf-Parkinson White Syndrome (WPW) syndrome and asymptomatic pre-excitation in Africa. This study tried to understand the current approaches utilized in Africa for the diagnosis and management of both symptomatic and asymptomatic ventricular pre-excitation.
Methods: The current prospective study was conducted in 20 centers located in 17 countries spanning all areas of Africa.
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