The Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Findings Consistent With a Breast Implant Associated–Somatic Symptom Disorder (BIA-SSD) by Stephen D. Bresnick, MD, Kate Faasse, PhD, Patricia McGuire, MD

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Changes in Prescribing Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the Multidisciplinary Hospital in Volgograd from 2012 to 2020 by A. S. Gerasimenko, O. V. Shatalova, V. S. Gorbatenko, V. I. Petrov

“…The rational use of the antithrombotic therapy was evaluated according with current clinical practice guidelines at analyzing moment.Results. During period of observation the frequency of antiplatelet therapy significantly decreased from 25,5% to 5,5% (р<0.001), decreased the frequency of administration of warfarin from 71,9% to 18,3% (р<0.001). …”
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"It's like a book in the palm of my hand": Adapting the Safe Delivery App for Papua New Guinea to improve quality of maternal and newborn care. by Delly Babona, Lucy Au, Cherolyn Polomon, Arpita Deb, Hilde Cortier, Disha Agarwalla, John Bolnga, Michaela A Riddell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Caroline S E Homer, Lisa M Vallely

“…Participants reported that the App has led to changes in practice, supporting and encouraging staff to follow evidence-based guidelines, improving their clinical management.…”
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Healthcare workers’ attitudes regarding the assessment of dementia in the elderly by Srđan Živanović, Jelena Pavlović, Natalija Hadživuković, Susanne Perkhofer, Nertila Podgorica

“…MMSE, MoCA), largely due to insufficient training, lack of clear national guidelines, and varying institutional practices. Many clinicians felt unprepared and unsupported in managing dementia cases. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The weight, size, and practical challenges to deconstruct buildings are also factors affecting the harvest of such products. …”
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Changing the standard of blood management in Australia: An overview by Alana Delaforce, Jed Duff, Nick Ralph

“… In 2012 the Patient Blood Management (PBM) guidelines were published by the National Blood Authority, providing a standard of practice for clinicians across Australia. …”
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Short-course intravenous beta-lactams for uncomplicated cystitis in hospitalized patients by Payton Simpson, Katie Wallace, Katherine Olney, Danielle Casaus, David S. Burgess, Aric Schadler, Abigail Leonhard, Jeremy VanHoose

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Clinical application of clinical decision support systems in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation by A. V. Ponomarenko, A. D. Gavrilko, A. A. Gartung, M. S. Poliakova, A. A. Oganesyan, K. S. Benimetskaya, D. V. Losik, S. V. Shalaev

“…This article discusses the positive and negative aspects of using CDSS in the management of patients with AF, highlighting the main limitations when using them in conditions close to real clinical practice.…”
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Precision of predictive nomograms for lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer from Chinese real-world study: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yongke Wu, Yuanhao Su, Yiyuan Zhao, Nassuf Mourdi, Zhidong Wang

“…BackgroundCurrent guidelines lack nomograms to predict lymph node metastasis (LNM) in thyroid carcinoma (TC) in China. …”
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Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar by Hiroko Kawanami

“…Although they are not regulated by the Vinaya governing fully-ordained nuns and monks, their monastic codes of practice are formulated in response to specific problems and provide guidelines for the nuns’ daily behaviour in the community. …”
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CORRECTION OF DYSLIPIDEMIA: HISTORICAL ASPECT AND CURRENT VIEW OF THE PROBLEM (REVIEW, PART IІ) by Dmytro D. Diachuk, Galina Z. Moroz, Oleksandr M. Tkalenko

“…To summarize scientific publications, clinical guidelines (CG) regarding the development of standardized approaches to the correction of dyslipidemia and the introduction of new hypolipidemic drugs at the current stage. …”
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Designing and validating a clinical decision support algorithm for diabetic nephroprotection in older patients by Simon LeClerc, Nicolas Fernandez, Kelley Kilpatrick, Cheryl Sadowski, Noor Alsalemi, Naoual Elftouh, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Sherilyn Houle

“…Background Older patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) often do not receive optimal pharmacological treatment. Current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) do not incorporate the concept of personalised care. …”
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Analyser l’activité de médecins hospitaliers pour concevoir la formation : le cas de la prescription de neuroleptiques by Aurélie Grass, Michel Grangeat, Benoît Allenet

“…The present study aims at understanding the observed gap between routine medical practice of some French physicians working in a psychiatric hospital and the available clinical guidelines Based on the theoretical field of didactic including conceptualisation, semi directed interviews were conducted with 12 physicians working in the same psychiatric hospital, chosen depending on their seniority and expertise levels. …”
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Intensive and critical care nurses’ compliance, barriers, and challenges with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: a cross-sectional study by Hazel Novela Villagracia, Tahani Nasser Alhejaili, Bushra Alshammari, Salwa Abd El Gawad Sallam, Awatif Mansour Alrasheeday, Lea L. Dando, Odeta A. Nacubuan, Habib Alrashedi, Shaimaa Mohamed Nageeb, Larry Terence O. Cornejo, Rico William A. Villagracia, Soha Kamel Mosbah Mahmoud, Ingrid Jacinto-Caspillo, Rizal Angelo N. Grande, Daniel Joseph E. Berdida, Bahia Galal Abd Elrazik Siam

“…In Saudi Arabia, several studies have reported concerns regarding VAP, including variable VAP rates, inconsistent compliance with and knowledge of VAP prevention practices, and inadequate national data. Objectives To investigate the intensive and critical care nurses’ (ICCNs) self-reported perceived compliance with VAP prevention guidelines, barriers and challenges in caring for mechanically ventilated patients, the demographic variables that associate compliance and factors affecting VAP prevention, and the association between perceived compliance and the barriers affecting the care of mechanically ventilated patients. …”
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Endovascular Embolization of the Uterine Arteries in Giant Uterine Fibroids by B. M. Sharafutdinov, E. Yu. Antropova, S. A. Ryzhkin, A. F. Khalirakhmanov, I. V. Klyucharov, I. R. Galimova, M. I. Mazitova, M. K. Mikhaylov

“…However, in practice, there are cases when fibroids reach gigantic sizes. …”
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APPROACHES TO PERSONALIZED THERAPY by F. I. Belyalov

“…Personalized treatment may be more effective, safe and inexpensive in compare with of traditional standardized care based on randomized controlled trials and clinical practice guidelines. Limitations and weaknesses of medical guidelines of authoritative professional societies are also discussed. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of continuous deep sedation: An interview study among Dutch patients and relatives by Louise Annemoon Jonker, Madelon T. Heijltjes, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Agnes van derHeide, Geeske Hendriksen, Johannes J. M. vanDelden, Ghislaine J. M. W. vanThiel

“…We hypothesize that the increase in CDS practice is related to the changing role of patients and relatives in deciding on CDS. …”
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Reducing Physical Health Inequalities: A Community Mental Health Clinic Quality Improvement Project by Murtala Abdussalam, Tanisha Smith

“…Despite National and local guidelines on routine physical monitoring to mitigate these inequalities, the practice in this clinic is inconsistent, often fraught with delays and inefficiencies. …”
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Exploring factors influencing the consistent adoption of a post-stroke upper extremity outcome measure using Normalisation Process Theory by Silvana X. Choo, Joshua Yong, Shaikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed Rafi, Chen Ju Lo, Jun Bin Tong, Elaine Lum, Julian Thumboo

“…Abstract Background Stroke rehabilitation guidelines recommend using outcome measures like the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) to assess post-stroke upper extremity function. …”
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Analysis of clinical nurse educators’ mentoring feedback on new nurse journals at a tertiary hospital in South Korea: utilizing text network analysis by Shinhye Ahn, Hye Won Jeong

“…Based on these findings, targeted training modules for CNEs and mentoring guidelines should be developed to further support new nurses’ adaptation to clinical practice.…”
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