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For selected endourological interventions, local anesthesia provides an alternative to general anesthesia and can avoid complications and reduce turnover times and health care costs. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising nonpharmacological adjunct with potential to improve local anesthesia tolerability. This mini-review examines the role of VR during urological procedures under local anesthesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChallenges in treating patients with comorbid asthma and bronchiectasis.
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The management of patients with overlapping asthma and bronchiectasis requires a tailored approach, starting with a comprehensive assessment of the patient's clinical profile, including the severity of asthma and the extent of bronchiectasis. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are often recommended, but their use should be carefully monitored because of the risk of increased infection. If the asthma is well controlled and the bronchiectasis remains stable, a gradual reduction in the dose of ICS may be considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobiome analysis reveals the potential mechanism of herbal sitz bath complementary therapy in accelerating postoperative recovery from perianal abscesses.
IET Syst Biol
January 2025
Department of Anorectal, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Shanghai, China.
The herbal sitz bath formula, as a complementary therapy, effectively alleviates postoperative wound pain and accelerates healing time in patients with perianal abscesses. To investigate its mechanism of action, this study conducted 16S rRNA gene sequencing and bioinformatics analysis on wound exudate samples from patients after perianal abscess surgery. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving the herbal sitz bath as an adjunctive therapy and the other without this adjunctive therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOriginal Research: Nurses' Perceptions of the Role of Nursing Organizations in Promoting Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Study.
Am J Nurs
February 2025
Janice Evans Hawkins is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, VA, where Robert Joseph Hawkins is an adjunct professor. Patrick Chiu is an assistant professor in the nursing department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mercy Ngosa Mumba is an associate professor and founding director of the Center for Substance Use Research and Related Conditions in the Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Sarah E. Gray is the chief nursing officer for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in Indianapolis, IN. Contact author: Janice Evans Hawkins, The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Background: RNs are integral to achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Professional nursing organizations can play a significant role in educating and preparing nurses to work more effectively toward achieving the SDGs. While there is much literature that speaks to the importance of nurses engaging in these goals, there is a lack of research that has explored nurses' perceptions of the role of professional nursing organizations in promoting SDG-related knowledge and engagement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of stress management based self-care counseling on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Clinical Research Development Unit of Shahada Hospital in Behshahr, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Behshahr, Iran.
Background: Stress plays an important role in the consequences of gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM]. It is possible to make a change in the lifestyle by providing counseling in the field of self-care based on stress management in order to avoid the adverse consequences of GDM. Therefore, the present study was designed and implemented with the aim of determining the effect of self-care counseling based on stress management on blood sugar control in women with GDM.
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