Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0532, USA.
Published: May 2009
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Article Abstract
There has been great interest recently in better understanding how an episode of acute kidney injury (AKI) affects risk of development or acceleration of chronic kidney disease. This area of epidemiology research presents several methodological challenges that have not been sufficiently discussed in the literature. These are related to the current consensus definitions of AKI; the determination of 'baseline' renal function before the AKI episode; and the possibility that observed associations between AKI and future adverse events are confounded by differences in the severity of baseline chronic kidney disease. In this study, we discuss several potential solutions to these problems. Concerted efforts to address these methodological issues will propel research in this field to a higher level.
Background: The use of nursing evidence-based practice (EBP) has grown more and more important for healthcare professionals globally in their goal of delivering high-quality patient care.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess barriers to implementing EBP among Palestinian nurses at the Palestinian Medical Complex (PMC).
Methods: The study was carried out at the PMC over the course of a month and employed a cross-sectional descriptive approach.
Introduction The patient-centered care model emphasizes patient autonomy in recovery, acknowledging each individual's unique journey. Despite challenges in the healthcare system, this model has gained traction nationwide. Advances in healthcare technology have highlighted obstacles to independent decision-making.
Metastasis is a significant contributor to cancer-related mortality and a critical issue in cancer. Monitoring the changes in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with metastatic potential is a valuable prognostic and predictive biomarker. CTCs are a rare population in the peripheral blood of patients with cancer.
The Morris Water Maze (MWM) is the most commonly used assay for evaluating learning and memory in laboratory mice. Despite its widespread use, contemporary reviews have highlighted substantial methodological variation in experimental protocols and that the associated testing procedures are acutely (each trial) and chronically (testing across days) stressful; stress impairs attention, memory consolidation and the retrieval of learned information. Moreover, the interpretation of behavior within the MWM is often difficult because of wall hugging, non-spatial swim strategies, floating, and jumping off the escape platform.
Objectives: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to conduct a comparative study by systematically examining and analyzing trials that studied the impacts of levodopa and bromocriptine, either separately or together, in treating Parkinson's disease (PD).
Methods: An extensive literature search was conducted across PubMed (Medline), Scopus, and Web of Science databases, using targeted keywords for studies published up to October 2024. The methodological quality of included RCTs was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool, and bias evaluation was performed using RevMan (version 5).
