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Bacterial contamination of mobile handwashing stations in hospital settings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
December 2024
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium.
Background: As part of the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile handwashing stations (mHWS) were deployed in healthcare facilities in low-resource settings. We assessed mHWS in hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for contamination with Gram-negative bacteria.
Methods: Water and soap samples of in-use mHWS in hospitals in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi were quantitatively cultured for Gram-negative bacteria which were tested for antibiotic susceptibility.
Over the past 15 years, there has been a shift toward meniscus preservation even for previously believed irreparable patterns like bucket handle, radial, meniscus root, vertical, and horizontal cleavage tears (HCTs). HCTs are a common tear pattern, especially as we age, and are estimated to occur in 23% to 32% of meniscus tears. They occur in both males and females, are more common on the medial than the lateral side, and most often occur with minor to normal trauma in an anterior cruciate ligament intact knee.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVirtual Reality Videos for Symptom Management in Hospice and Palliative Care.
Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health
September 2024
Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI.
Objective: To learn more about the effect of virtual reality videos on patients' symptoms near the end of life, including which are most effective, how long the effect lasts, and which patients benefit the most.
Patients And Methods: We conducted a prospective study of 30 patients in a regional hospice and palliative care program from March 11, 2022, through July 14, 2023. Using a head-mounted display virtual reality, all participants viewed a 15-minute video of serene nature scenes with ambient sounds.
The effects of virtual reality interventions on occupational participation and distress from symptoms in palliative care patients: A pilot study.
Palliat Support Care
April 2024
Supportive and Specialist Community Palliative Care Service, Gold Coast Health, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
Background: Virtual reality (VR) offers the prospect of a safe and effective adjunct therapeutic modality to promote mental health and reduce distress from symptoms in palliative care patients. Common physiological and psychological symptoms experienced at the end of life may impact the person's participation in day-to-day activities that bring them meaning. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of VR interventions on occupational participation and distress from symptoms.
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Am J Surg
December 2023
University of North Dakota SMHS, Grand Forks, ND, USA. Electronic address:
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