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Surveys help health care professionals gather meaningful data that can guide decision making and improve practice. Individuals creating surveys should follow survey design and item development guidelines, such as those described in this article, to ensure the accuracy of the data gathered. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(6)248-249.].Aims To report the updated and revised British Association of Urological Surgeons' (BAUS) guideline on indications, safe insertion and subsequent care of suprapubic catheters. Methods The existing BAUS guideline on the insertion of suprapubic catheters was reviewed and has been updated in light of both activity and outcome data published since the original guideline was written. A systematic review of all new data from 2010 onwards was carried out. This updated guideline is largely evidence-based but, where evidence was lacking, is based on the consensus of expert opinion from members of the BAUS Section of FNUU (Female, Neurological and Urodynamic Urology). Results Suprapubic catheterisation is widely used and generally considered a safe procedure. There is however a small risk of serious complications including bowel injury. BAUS has produced an updated consensus statement on SPC use with the aim of minimising risks and establishing best practice. Areas for future research and development are also highlighted. This review has been commissioned and approved by BAUS and the Section of Female, Neurological and Urodynamic Urology. Conclusions While SPC insertion is generally regarded as a safe procedure, the risk of serious morbidity and death must always be considered and outlined to patients. These revised guidelines should assist in minimising morbidity associated with SPC usage.Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been demonstrated to possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties and are of interest in biotechnologies that will require cryopreservation. Recently, MSC-like cells were isolated from colostrum and milk. We used an interrupted slow freezing procedure to examine cryoinjury incurred during slow cooling and rapid cooling of MSC-like cells from swine colostrum. Cells were loaded with either dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) or glycerol, cooled to a nucleation temperature, ice-nucleated, and further cooled at 1 °C/min. At several temperatures along the cooling path, cells were either thawed directly, or plunged into liquid nitrogen for storage and later thawed. The pattern of direct-thaw and plunge-thaw responses was used to guide optimization of cryopreservation protocol parameters. We found that both 5% Me2SO (0.65 M, loaded for 15 min on ice) or 5% glycerol (0.55 M, loaded for 1 h at room temperature) yielded cells with high post-thaw membrane integrity when cells were cooled to at least -30 °C before being plunged into, and stored in, liquid nitrogen. Cells cultured post-thaw exhibited osteogenic differentiation similar to fresh unfrozen control. Fresh and cryopreserved MSC-like cells demonstrated antimicrobial activity against S. aureus. Also, the antimicrobial activity of cell-conditioned media was higher when both fresh and cryopreserved MSC-like cells were pre-exposed to S. aureus. Thus, we were able to demonstrate cryopreservation of colostrum-derived MSC-like cells using Me2SO or glycerol, and show that both cryoprotectants yield highly viable cells with osteogenic potential, but that cells cryopreserved with glycerol retain higher antimicrobial activity post-thaw.Introduction Venous aneurysms (VA) are often underestimated as a dangerous vascular condition that can lead to fatal complications. We have adopted a more aggressive surgical approach to treatment of venous aneurysms that appears safe and effective, and report herein the results of this approach. Patients and methods A retrospective analysis of patients presented with VA between January 2013, and January 2018. Results We identified 13 VAs in 13 patients. Mean age was 21.6 years (Range 7-42). Six patients were males (46.2%), and 7 were females (53.8%). All patients presented with swellings in different areas, mostly in the neck (9 patients, (69.2%). Two patients had Short Saphenous vein (SSV) aneurysm complicated with paresthesia (15.3%). All patients underwent surgical correction. Tangential excision was done for non-complicated saccular aneurysms (6 patients, 46.2%), while ligation and excision were done for fusiform aneurysms (5 patients) and 2 saccular aneurysms presenting with thrombosis (53.8%). No signification complications were noticed. Conclusion Surgical treatment of venous aneurysms is safe and may help avoid possible pulmonary embolism.Many different enzymes in intermediate metabolism dynamically assemble filamentous polymers in cells, often in response to changes in physiological conditions. Most of the enzyme filaments known to date have only been observed in cells, but in a handful of cases structural and biochemical studies have revealed the mechanisms and consequences of assembly. In general, enzyme polymerization functions as a mechanism to allosterically tune enzyme kinetics, and it may play a physiological role in integrating metabolic signaling. Here, we highlight some principles of metabolic filaments by focusing on two well-studied examples in nucleotide biosynthesis pathways-inosine-5'-monophosphate (IMP) dehydrogenase and cytosine triphosphate (CTP) synthase.This paper reviews maladaptive trait development (DSM-5 Section III Criterion B), the development of DSM-5 Section II borderline personality disorder, and research on the development of identity, self-direction, empathy/mentalizing, and intimacy (DSM-5 Section III Criterion A). Combined, these previously disparate literatures begin to point to an integrated developmental theory of personality pathology, which suggests that Criterion A concepts (identity, self-direction, empathy, and intimacy) coalesce around the development of self, marking a discontinuous (qualitative) developmental shift. This developmental shift is a function of the demands placed on individuals to take on independent adult role function, combined with biologically-based maturational cognitive and emotional advances during adolescence. Section II personality disorder ensues when an integrated and coherent sense of self fails to develop, resulting in nonfulfilment of adult role function. In this sense, Criterion A self function can account for the onset of Section II personality disorder in adolescence, while Criterion B provides a useful descriptive account of continuous aspects of personality function over time.No funding supported the writing of this article. The author has nothing to disclose.Objective To propose a set of guidelines for use by health care organizations in the United States that seek useful, comparative clinical information and economic analysis on pharmaceutical products to make sound drug purchasing decisions. Practice innovation Based on a therapy intervention approach, the guidelines provide a structured framework to help managed care purchasers become more consistent in how they evaluate drug products for inclusion in the formulary. The guidelines factor in the need to examine the impact of new drug products on overall costs within the entire health system. Practice setting Intended for use by managed care organizations in the U.S. that purchase prescription drugs. Intervention Not applicable. Main outcome measure Not applicable. Results The guidelines provide MCOs with a new systematic approach for identifying the overall cost and clinical outcomes impact of drug therapies. The guidelines are designed to take into account the characteristics of the patient population being treated and the fact that patients generally are redistributed among different treatment categories once a new drug product is introduced, thus offering MCOs an analysis model that extends beyond the traditional partial cost-outcomes approach. Emphasis is placed on looking at the cost-outomes impact of a new drug or therapy within a systems or disease area framework in which the redistribution of patients between therapy options is explicitly modelled. The guidelines specify that the following information elements be used in pharmacoeonomic analysis product description, place in therapy, comparator products, therapy intervention framework, supporting clinical data, supporting pharmacoeconomic data, system impact assessments-costs-outcomes, overall assessment, and bibliography and supporting materials.Owing to the less volatile and less biodegradable nature of weathered fuel-contaminated soil, it cannot be easily remediated using conventional bioremediation approaches. Therefore, this study was aimed to enhance the landfarming bioremediation process by introducing post-oxidation for the degradation of the residual total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in fuel-contaminated field soil. ACY-738 A laboratory-scale landfarming bioaugmentation process was performed by using oil-degrading microbes, nutrients, and surfactants, followed by chemical oxidation as a post treatment. The results demonstrated that the addition of microbes and nutrients gradually decreased the TPH concentration of the soil (initial TPH = 5932 ± 267 mg/kg) with a removal efficiency of 70-72% (TPH > 800 mg/kg; Korean limit for non-residential sites). However, the use of post-oxidation treatments with 5% KMnO4 decreased the TPH to approximately 401-453 mg/kg (TPH below 500 mg/kg; residential site limit) with an overall efficiency of 92-93% compared to the corresponding value of 13% for the control (water treatment). Performing landfarming through biodegradation followed by chemical oxidation as a post treatment could successfully remove the weathered TPH in soil below the regulatory limits. Furthermore, the post-oxidation treatment may oxidize the less biodegradable portions only after biodegradation, thereby minimizing the oxidant demand and enhancing the soil properties such as the pH, amount of natural substrates and microbial population.To foster teamwork, improve clinical excellence, and promote a culture of safety, perioperative leaders should have a clear understanding of the dynamics that affect clinician communication in the OR. We used social network analysis to characterize the typical OR clinician communication patterns at a military surgery center and determine how clinician relationships influenced individual behavior. We surveyed 50 surgical teams and used the data to develop six relational networks and a clinician communication effectiveness index. The study results showed that communication effectiveness increased in networks in which clinicians reported interacting frequently, having close working relationships, socializing, and seeking advice and providing advice to others. Increases in individual clinician centrality were associated with increased communication effectiveness. Participants rated anesthesia professionals as the most effective communicators, followed by perioperative nurses, surgeons, and surgical technologists. Perioperative leaders should consider surgical team familiarity as a potential option to optimize surgical care and improve communication effectiveness.Procedural anesthesia is administered by family physicians for a variety of conditions, including neuropathies, fracture reduction, foreign body removals, and complex wound management. A nerve block may be preferred because it provides effective regional anesthesia with less anesthetic. Nerve blocks require a thorough understanding of relevant anatomy, aiding the physician in optimizing the anesthesia effect while minimizing complications. Nerve blocks can be guided by bony landmarks, peripheral nerve stimulation, or ultrasonography. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are superior in decreasing procedural complications and procedure time. Physicians should be aware of these techniques to appropriately counsel their patients on procedural options. Nerve blocks of the ulnar, median, and radial nerves at the wrist and elbow provide effective anesthesia for a wide range of medical procedures in the upper extremity.