The state-of-the-art wound assessment is manually performed by clinicians. This is ineffective and imprecise. Special devices have been developed for automation, but they are expensive and often lack portability. We present a concept of a low-cost system for wound documentation and analysis. Using computer vision techniques, 3D reconstructions of wounds can be created from images taken with a simple camera, such as those embedded in mobile phones.
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J Adv Nurs
January 2025
SPHERE, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aim: To assess the acceptability and perceived feasibility of integrating a co-designed nurse-led model of contraception and medication abortion care within rural and regional general practices.
Design: Qualitative exploratory design utilising Sidani and Braden's indicators of acceptability and feasibility.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 practice nurses, 8 general practitioners and 3 practice managers who currently or previously worked in rural, regional or remote general practice.
Introduction: Tat protein is a trans-activator of HIV-1 genome transcription, with additional functions including the ability to induce the chronic inflammatory process. Natural amino acid polymorphisms in Tat may affect its functional properties and the course of HIV infection. The aim of this work is to analyze the marks of Tat consensus sequences in non-A6 HIV-1 variants characteristic of the Russian Federation, as well as study natural polymorphisms in Tat CRF63_02A6 and subtype B variants circulating in Russia.
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January 2025
Tobacco Control Unit, Cancer Control and Prevention Program, Institut Català d'OncologiaL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction: Global demand for the treatment of cannabis use disorder has increased significantly, prompting a need to understand effective strategies for addressing concurrent cannabis and tobacco use. This study focuses on clinicians' experiences and perceptions in delivering tobacco cessation services to people who use cannabis.
Methods: Fifteen participants (12 females, 3 males) participated in three homogenous focus groups, including two groups with extensive experience in providing tobacco cessation among the substance use population in Catalonia, Spain, and one group of clinicians without such experience.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Blood pressure (BP) is a dynamic measure that is frequently discussed in static terms. There exist many limitations in current documentation systems whereby documented BP values may not be reflective of the dynamic variability of BP. This study used an observational, prospective, non-randomized study design to examine the variability in BP response during intravenous vasoactive medication administration in an intensive care unit setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thorac Dis
December 2024
Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
Background: Moderate to severe postoperative pain is common among patients following thoracotomy and serves as a risk factor for developing chronic post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP). This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of pre-emptively administered ketamine compared to placebo and standard care on both acute postoperative pain and CPTP.
Methods: Two hundred patients were enrolled in this prospective, randomized trial.
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