Hemostatic instantaneous coagulation on echocardiogram: a defining feature of the last heartbeat (a case report).

There is a paucity of detailed descriptions of echocardiographic features of the dying heart in the literature. A 64-year-old man on chronic hemodialysis presented with cardiac arrest after missing dialysis for three weeks. He received resuscitation efforts but died while his last heartbeats were fortuitously recorded by echocardiography.

Factors Affecting Inpatient Mortality and Length of Stay in Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of opioid use and other factors on inpatient length of stay (LOS) and mortality among patients hospitalized with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer (NMCRC).

Materials And Methods: We analyzed discharge encounters collected from the 2016 to 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the effect of long-term opioid use (90 d or longer) and cancer-related complications on LOS and mortality among hospitalized patients with NMCRC.

Results: A total of 94,535 patients with NMCRC were included in the analysis.

Possible inhibitory effects of terbinafine on aripiprazole metabolism: Two case reports.

Aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic, is a metabolic substrate for cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 and 2D6. Terbinafine, an antifungal agent used for onychomycosis, is a CYP2D6 inhibitor and could theoretically reduce the metabolism of aripiprazole. However, there are no published reports describing this interaction.

Cardiac Rehabilitation and Resting Blood Pressure: MONTANA OUTCOMES PROJECT CARDIAC REHABILITATION REGISTRY FINDINGS.

Purpose: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is essential for treating cardiovascular disease, and modifying risk factor modification, including hypertension. Because the causes of hypertension and benefits of CR are faceted, we examined the influence of phase II CR on resting blood pressure (BP).

Methods: Outcomes straddle the release of the updated BP guidelines, and study emphases included CR session number, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance provider, and referring diagnosis.

Remdesivir and Mortality in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Background: The impact of remdesivir (RDV) on mortality rates in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is controversial, and the mortality effect in subgroups of baseline disease severity has been incompletely explored. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of RDV with mortality rates in patients with COVID-19.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study we compared persons receiving RDV with those receiving best supportive care (BSC).

Bilateral internal iliac branch device with ipsilateral deployment.

Iliac branch endograft devices offer an elegant solution to preserve perfusion to the internal iliac artery when treating aortoiliac aneurysms; however, they are difficult to perform when bilateral access is not available owing to aortoiliac anatomy or previous endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. We present a technique to perform iliac branch endograft deployment from ipsilateral access in a patient with a prior EVAR endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, obviating the need for a difficult up-and-over access.

A prospective assessment of the Medicaid Web portal for admission medication reconciliation at a community hospital in Montana.

Purpose: Medication reconciliation (MR) is a complicated and tedious process but is crucial to prevent errors when ordering patients' discharge medications during a hospital admission. Our institution currently uses a variety of methods to gather a patient's medication history, including review of the medical records and electronic pharmaceutical claims data (EPCD) from a commercial health information exchange organization, as well as a patient or caregiver interview. Occasionally, more information is needed to obtain the most accurate history.

Validating the Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation Scale in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Registered Nurses in Australia: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Background And Purpose: The Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation (NPED) scale assesses nurses' perceptions, attitudes, and use of electronic documentation in acute care settings. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the scale had not been conducted. This article describes a confirmatory factor analysis of the NPED scale.

Successful bilateral electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with a seizure disorder taking levetiracetam, lorazepam, and zonisamide: A case report.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be considered for treatment of severe, treatment-resistant, and emergent depression associated with MDD or bipolar disorder. Patients with epilepsy usually take medications that raise the seizure threshold, which poses challenges during ECT. We report a 66-year-old male with epilepsy taking levetiracetam extended-release (XR), lorazepam, and zonisamide requiring ECT for severe MDD.

User Perspectives on the Service Delivery of Complex Power Wheelchairs.

The purpose of this study was to explore users' perspectives on power wheelchair service delivery and understand their involvement in the equipment trial and selection process. Five power wheelchair users participated in. Responses and interview data analysis supported four main themes describing variability in the evaluation practices of the provider team, how consumers' participation goals were impacted by equipment usability, consumer involvement in equipment selection influenced satisfaction, and illustrated the complexities in the service delivery process.

Four Years Later: Examining Nurse Perceptions of Electronic Documentation Over Time.

Objective: To examine changes in registered nurse (RN) perceptions of electronic documentation over a 4-year period.

Background: The investigators previously reported differences in RN perceptions prior to and 1 year after adoption of a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR).

Methods: Investigators repeated the study 4 years after adoption, using the Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation tool and interviews with a subset of RNs.

A Tool to Measure Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation: Exploratory Factor Analysis.

Background And Purpose: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have been widely adopted in US hospitals. EHRs have changed workflow and time allocation and have broad impacts on staff. We adapted an existing instrument to measure nurses' perceptions of a newly adopted EHR.

Climate Change Should Be on Every Nursing Research Agenda.

Human-caused climate change is a global emergency, and its harms are predicted to increase exponentially in the coming years, particularly if unsustainable practices continue unmitigated. Adverse effects of climate change on communities affected by or at risk for cancer, such as frail older adults, are already measurable and deadly. If nurse scientists continue to ignore these realities, more people are likely to suffer and die as a result.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Antipsychotic Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Two Cases.

Many patients with psychiatric conditions undergo bariatric surgery. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedure alters medication pharmacokinetic properties and may have significant impact on drug response. Our report is the first to describe atypical antipsychotic therapeutic drug monitoring in patients who have undergone RYGB.

Mesh suture repair of primary inguinal hernia in Ghana.

Background: Most patients in Ghana undergo suture repair for primary inguinal hernia. Although there is strong evidence from high-income country settings to indicate superiority of mesh repair for inguinal hernia, the evidence to support the safety and effectiveness of mesh repair in the Ghanaian setting is limited. This study aimed to compare hernia recurrence rates following suture mesh repair in Ghana.