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Background And Aims: Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) have shown inconsistent effectiveness of FMT among patients with IBD. This study aimed to appraise the evidence for clinically relevant outcomes with FMT in patients with IBD using published SRMAs.

Methods: We searched major databases from inception through Nov 2023 to identify SRMAs assessing the effectiveness of FMT in patients with IBD.

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Article Synopsis
  • Pancreas divisum (PD) is a birth defect of the pancreas linked to pancreatitis, and this study examines endoscopic treatment success in patients with symptoms like recurrent acute pancreatitis and chronic abdominal pain.
  • The researchers analyzed data from 27 studies and found that endoscopic intervention had a high technical success rate of 92%, but a lower clinical success rate of 65%, with the best results in patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis.
  • However, there is a notable risk of complications, with adverse event rates reaching 71%, indicating that while endoscopic therapy can be effective, it also carries significant risks.
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Research Outcomes of Implementing CEASE: An Innovative, Nurse-Driven, Evidence-Based, Patient-Customized Monitoring Bundle to Decrease Alarm Fatigue in the Intensive Care Unit/Step-down Unit.

Dimens Crit Care Nurs

December 2019

Carmencita Lorenzo Lewis, BSN, RN, CCRN, is a staff nurse and charge nurse at the intensive care unit/step-down unit, Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She is currently enrolled in the clinical nurse specialist master's degree program at the University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado. Cynthia A. Oster, PhD, RN, APRN, MBA, ACNS-BC, ANP, FAAN, is nurse scientist for patient safety, Emory Healthcare, and adjunct assistant professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. At the time this study was conducted, she was the nurse scientist and clinical nurse specialist for critical care and cardiovascular services at Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, Colorado. In 2016, Dr Oster received a 2nd Place American Journal of Nursing Book Award in the Professional Issues Category for the textbook High Reliability Organizations: A Healthcare Handbook for Patient Safety & Quality.

Introduction: The research literature is replete with evidence that alarm fatigue is a real phenomenon in the clinical practice environment and can lead to desensitization of the need to respond among nursing staff. A few studies attest to the effectiveness of incorporating parts of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recommended nursing practices for alarm management. No studies could be found measuring the effectiveness of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recommendations in their entirety or the effectiveness of a nursing-driven, evidence-based, patient-customized monitoring bundle.

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