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Two key methods for the prevention of SSIs are surgical hand antisepsis and the use of personal protective equipment, such as sterile protective gloves (de Oliveira and Gama, 2016). In the 1980s, a...
The GINA report of 2020 (GINA, 2020) is the only guideline so far to have published guidance during the pandemic, although both the BTS and NICE have published separate documents on the subject. GINA...
Consciousness can refer to either the state of wakefulness, awareness, or alertness in which most humans function while not asleep. Decreased consciousness is considered to be present when there is a...
This investigation aimed to demonstrate that bladder-emptying performance is improved when an MHZC is used rather than CEC. Endpoints related to the risk of flow-stops, namely RV1, the number of...
Of the 241 questionnaires distributed, 203 were returned giving a response rate of 84.2%. Of the returned questionnaires, 151 patients were in the group in which the volunteer scheme was operating and...
This study aimed to elicit understanding of the lived experience of having a ureteric stent and as a consequence improve health professionals' knowledge of this phenomenon. The key objective of the...
Table 1 presents the respondents' demographic characteristics. The 129 patients with HIV/AIDS who participated in this research showed no significant differences regarding age, occupation, sex,...
A narrative review methodology was used following the standards of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement (Page et al, 2021). A search of two...
Adolescents spend most of their time at home and school. It is important to understand how adolescents cope with their illnesses in these two settings. This study investigated the coping strategies...
This study had two main aims. First, it intended to ascertain whether a short, one-off educational intervention into self-harm could reduce stigma and negative attitudes towards people who self-harm...