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Ethical dilemmas surrounding patients´ "unwise" treatment preferences and suboptimal decision quality: case series of three renal cell carcinoma patients who developed local recurrences after non-guideline-concordant care choices.
Pan Afr Med J
October 2024
College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Patient engagement and shared decision-making (SDM) between patients and clinicians is the foundation of patient-centered care. It aims to reach a treatment option that fits the patient's preference and is guideline-concordant. We sought to evaluate the possible causes and outcomes of patient's non-guideline-concordant care choices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Maternal morbidities present a major burden to the health and well-being of childbearing women. However, their impacts on women's quality of life (QoL) are not well understood. This work aims to describe the extent to which the morbidities women experience during pregnancy and postpartum affect their QoL and identify any protective or risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovascular Disease and Other Competing Causes of Death in Older Kidney Cancer Patients.
Rev Cardiovasc Med
January 2025
Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 510260 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Background: To study the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other competing causes of death in older kidney cancer patients.
Methods: Data on older patients (aged 65 and above) diagnosed with kidney cancer between 1975 and 2018 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. We delved into the distribution of CVD and other competing causes of death across the entire cohort and in various patient subgroups.
Occupational Stress Risk and Its Impact on Job Performance Among Bahraini Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Cureus
December 2024
Psychiatry, Government Hospitals (Psychiatric Hospital and Salmaniya Medical Complex), Manama, BHR.
Introduction Occupational stress has become increasingly prevalent in the health sector in recent years. This stress poses significant risks, affecting not only the well-being of healthcare workers but also the quality of care patients receive. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence of occupational stress among health workers, identify its roots, and examine its effects on productivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultidisciplinary Management of Complex Trauma and Burn Injuries: A Case Series of Challenging Clinical Scenarios.
Cureus
December 2024
General Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Trauma and burn injuries often present with multiple complications, necessitating a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to management. This case series reviews the outcomes and challenges of treating high-risk trauma and burn patients, with a focus on complex polytrauma, alcohol withdrawal, high-voltage electrical injuries, and lightning strikes. Each case underscores the importance of early intervention, multidisciplinary team involvement, and individualized treatment protocols for improving patient outcomes in critically injured burn victims.
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