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Herein, the implementation of the mobile ECMO team is reviewed, and patient characteristics and outcomes are described.Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in many countries, including South Korea. As treatment delays after diagnosis may correlate with survival, this study aimed to investigate the association between time-to-treatment and one-and five-year overall mortality in patients aged 60 years or above. Survival analysis using the Cox proportional hazard model were conducted after controlling for all independent variables. Of a total of 1,535 individuals who received surgical treatment due to lung cancer, 837 patients received treatment within 30 days and 698 after 30 days of initial diagnosis. Individuals who received surgical treatment after 30 days of diagnosis were more likely to die within 1-year (Hazard Ratio, HR 1.15, 95% Confidence Interval, CI 1.01-1.32) and 5-year (HR 1.16, 95% CI 1.02-1.33) compared to those who received treatment within 30 days. The increase in mortality risk with time delay persisted when applying other cut-off times, including standards at 2, 3, and 6 months. We also found that the mortality rate of lung cancer patients differs depending on age (74 years or younger), household income ( less then 80 percentile), patient severity, and the residing region. Our findings show that time delay is an important factor that can influence the outcome of lung cancer patients, highlighting the importance of monitoring and providing appropriate and timely treatment.The challenges of polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing are recognized internationally. This study synthesizes and compares the policies related to these issues introduced in Canada's two most populous provinces - Ontario and Quebec - over the first two decades of the 21st century. Drawing on policy documents and consultations with experts, we found that while medication management to address polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing has not been an explicit and consistent policy target in either province, some policy changes sought to directly or indirectly impact medication management. These changes include the introduction of primary care teams that include pharmacists, the introduction of a medication review performed by pharmacists (in Ontario), increased emphasis on quality improvement with some attention to potentially inappropriate medications (specifically opioids in Ontario), and investments in information technology to improve communication across providers and move toward electronic prescribing to improve medication safety and appropriateness. Despite growing evidence of the problem of polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing, there has been limited policy attention targeting these problems directly, and policy changes with potential to improve prescribing and medication management may not have been fully realized. Further research to evaluate the impact of these changes on provider behaviours, and on patient outcomes, warrants attention.
Healthcare emergency can increase work-related stress and reduce nurses' job satisfaction and quality of life. Managerial decisions and proactive interventions implemented to react to the emergency ensure the best patient outcomes.

The purpose of this study was to verify whether a proactive organizational approach can limit nurses' work-related stress and help preserve their job satisfaction and quality of life during a health emergency.

A longitudinal mixed methods study was conducted. Data were collected before and after the transformation into a SARS-CoV-2 Hospital and the implementation of organizational interventions. Focus groups were conducted to investigate quantitative data.

After the implementation of interventions and as the pandemic progressed, work-related stress decreased and job satisfaction and quality of life increased.

Through proactive organization, even during an emergency, nurses are prepared for working, and work-related stress due to changes is reduced. Nurses are motivated and satisfied with their organization and management, and quality of life increases.
Through proactive organization, even during an emergency, nurses are prepared for working, and work-related stress due to changes is reduced. Nurses are motivated and satisfied with their organization and management, and quality of life increases.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) practice is not well known.

This study aimed to describe state practice barriers and explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on APRN practice.

A descriptive study design used a 20-item web-based survey open from June 1 through September 23, 2020.

A total of 7,467 APRNs responded from all 50 states, including nurse practitioners (n=6,478, 86.8%), certified registered nurse anesthetists (n=592, 7.9%), certified nurse-midwives (n=278, 3.7%), and clinical nurse specialists (n=242, 3.2%). A number of barriers to practice prior to the pandemic were identified. Most respondents (n=6334, 84.8%) identified that practice barriers limited the ability of APRNs to provide care during the pandemic.

Barriers to APRN practice continue to restrict aspects of patient care and patient access to care, even in states with Full Practice Authority (FPA), during the COVID-19 pandemic and with state executive orders waiving practice restrictions. The study findings can be used to advocate for policy changes to support APRN practice authority.
Barriers to APRN practice continue to restrict aspects of patient care and patient access to care, even in states with Full Practice Authority (FPA), during the COVID-19 pandemic and with state executive orders waiving practice restrictions. The study findings can be used to advocate for policy changes to support APRN practice authority.
Accurate diagnosis of TB in children is hampered by poor specificity of symptoms in endemic countries and the paucibacillary nature of childhood TB. This study was done to compare the accuracy and agreement of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube test (QFT) in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in a predominantly BCG-vaccinated population of children.

This retrospective cohort study enrolled all children aged 1-15 years who underwent TST and QFT testing as part of screening for TB. Children were classified according to the 2014 WHO case definition of TB, and statistical analysis was done to generate data on concordance between the TST and the QFT as well as sensitivity and specificity within WHO-defined groups.

TST and QFT concordance was 83.9% overall (kappa 0.51), 79% in those with WHO-defined TB and 89% in those without TB. TST+/QFT-discordance was commoner than QFT+/TST- discordance across groups. The sensitivity of the TST vs. the QFT was 70.8% vs. 50% for WHO-defined TB, with comparable specificity at 89% vs. Selleckchem TAE226 90% respectively.

The higher sensitivity of the cheaper and simpler TST supports its use for TB diagnosis in a normally nourished population of BCG-vaccinated children.
The higher sensitivity of the cheaper and simpler TST supports its use for TB diagnosis in a normally nourished population of BCG-vaccinated children.
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the compliance of rapid antibiotic susceptibility test (RAST) and conventional laboratory procedures.

The RAST was performed directly from the blood cultures of 71 Gram negative bacilli (GNB) and 38 Gram positive cocci (GPC) isolates. The results were evaluated at fourth, sixth and eighth hour. Categorical agreement (CA), very major error (VME), major error (ME) and minor error (mE) were calculated and compared with the results of conventional Vitek-2 system.

Categorical agreement was detected ≥90 in cefotaxime and meropenem at fourth hour in Escherichia coli isolates. An encourage positive CA results were obtained from meropenem, ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin at the fourth hour in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. CA was compatible in imipenem, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, and tobramycin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa at sixth hour. CA was low (<90%) in piperacillin-tazobactam for E.coli and K.pneumoniae, and meropenem in P.aeruginosa isolates. A good CA (≥90) with all tested antibiotics were found at all hours for Acinetobacter baumannii and also very high CA (100%) was detected at sixth and eighth hour in Staphylococcus aureus isolates. CA remained below the standard criteria at fourth hour in vancomycin and high level gentamicin, in addition to imipenem at sixth hours in enterococci isolates. VME and ME were not detected and mE was 12.7% in GNB and 50% in GPC at eighth hour.

EUCAST RAST at eighth hour will be beneficial in urgent patients due to their high CA rate, easy preparation, inexpensive, and could be performed with the available equipment and personnel.
EUCAST RAST at eighth hour will be beneficial in urgent patients due to their high CA rate, easy preparation, inexpensive, and could be performed with the available equipment and personnel.
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious pathogen that primarily causes respiratory illnesses. Howerver, multiple gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms have been reported in Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of inpatients with COVID-19 at the George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) to assess the prevalence of GI symptoms and their association with clinical outcomes.

We reviewed the charts of 401 adults admitted to GWUH with positive SARS-CoV-2 tests from February 24 to May 21, 2020, ultimately including 382 inpatients.

87% of our cohort was African American or Latinx. 59% of patients reported at least one GI symptom, with diarrhea being the most common (29%). Patients with GI symptoms were slightly younger (58+/-15.8 vs. 65+/- 16.9, p = 0.0005), have higher body mass index (31.5 +/- Standard Deviation of 8.7 vs. 28 +/- 8.2, p = 0.0001), and more likely to be Latinx (34vs.27, p = 0.01). Patients who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea had significantly lower rates of death during hospitalization compared to those who did not present those symptoms (Odds Ratio 0.48, 95% Confidence Interval 0.28-0.8, p = 0.004).

Our study suggests that GI symptoms portend a less-severe clinical course of COVID-19 which may reflect a different disease phenotype and lower overall immune response. Additional research should focus on more robust symptom reporting and longer follow-up.
Our study suggests that GI symptoms portend a less-severe clinical course of COVID-19 which may reflect a different disease phenotype and lower overall immune response. Additional research should focus on more robust symptom reporting and longer follow-up.
The aims of this study were to understand the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with diabetes among adults in Namibia and South Africa.

Data from the Demographic and Health Survey for Namibia (2013) and South Africa (2016) were analyzed. The dependent variable, diabetes, was defined using lab values for blood glucose≥ 126 for Namibia, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5% for South Africa. Logistic regression was used to identify independent correlates of diabetes for each country. Demographic (age, sex, geographic location, number of children), economic (wealth index, education level), and cultural (religion - Namibia, ethnicity - South Africa) factors were added in blocks to the models.

In Namibia, 4.6% had diabetes based on blood glucose, and 14.6% had diabetes based on HbA1c in South Africa. In Namibia, after adjustment, higher wealth was independently associated with diabetes (OR1.67; 95% CI 1.11, 2.50). In South Africa, after adjustment, those who were older (OR 1.06; 95% CI 1.
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