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Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs
January 2025
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Level 5, Centre for Translational Medicine, Block MD 6, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Aims: Myocardial infarction (MI) can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which frequently occurs with anxiety and depression, impairing daily functioning and increasing the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events. While psychological interventions have shown promise in reducing anxiety and depression, their effectiveness for PTSD in post-MI patients remains unexplored. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions on PTSD, anxiety, and depression in post-MI patients.
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January 2025
Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.
About one-fifth of people in industrialised countries are tattooed, potentially putting them at risk of exposure to possible carcinogenic or otherwise harmful substances. This study aims to determine the exposure to soluble tattoo ink ingredients and their excretion within 24 h after tattooing. In this clinical study, 24 subjects were tattooed with black or red tattoo ink to which the 3 tracer substances, potassium iodide, 4-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and 2-phenoxyethanol (PEtOH), had been added to mimic known substances found in tattoo inks.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Approximately 1% of all live births in the USA are affected by congenital heart disease (CHD), the leading cause of congenital defect-related illness and infant death. Although technological innovations have improved CHD diagnosis in utero, variation among fetal cardiac counseling practices persists. Our study aims to evaluate physician counseling content based on cardiac defect complexity.
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January 2025
Department of Urogynaecology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
Introduction And Hypothesis: Obtaining informed consent to surgery is essential for ethical, legal, and quality-care reasons. This study evaluates patients' understanding, experience, and satisfaction with the informed consent process prior to pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted from April 2021 to April 2022, registered as a service evaluation project.
Anaesthesiologie
January 2025
Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Background: Despite being treatable, the prevalence of anemia is relatively high, affecting up to 30% of the general population and 35% of patients undergoing surgery. Symptoms are often misinterpreted and patients frequently do not recognize anemia as a disease. As a result, it is often not discussed during medical consultations.
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