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J Feline Med Surg
January 2025
Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Objectives: To evaluate the associations between sex, age, breed and collection site on platelet count and platelet clumping in feline blood samples.
Methods: Cats presenting to a primary care feline hospital from January 2016 to January 2017 were recruited. Any cat undergoing blood collection for a complete blood count was eligible.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) harbors the risk of periprocedural complications that require emergent cardiac surgery, or "surgical bailout." Surgical bailout intends to be lifesaving but is associated with high mortality. This has given rise to discussion on the necessity of surgical backup during TAVR.
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January 2025
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Objectives: to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection.
Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
January 2025
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Objective: to cross-culturally adapt and analyze the metric properties of the Adult Difficult Intravenous Access Scale into Brazilian Portuguese.
Method: methodological study carried out in two stages: 1) Translation of the scale from the original version in English to Brazilian Portuguese, including an assessment by a committee of nine judges, back-translation and semantic analysis; 2) Analysis of metric properties with 130 adults admitted to a hemodynamics unit in which difficult peripheral venipunctures occurred. Participants were followed up to check for the occurrence of difficult peripheral venipunctures.
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