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This article aims to provide an updated review of the different pharmacological options for SAPHO syndrome. We also propose a therapeutic algorithm for the management of this disease.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogeneous group of 7 chronic arthritides categories that affects children younger than 16 years. This case series elucidates the characteristics of patients from a single center diagnosed with JIA at younger than 12 months.
We included patients who presented to the rheumatology clinic for JIA with symptom onset at younger than 1 year. Chart review was conducted to complete case report forms that included demographics, historical features, examination features, laboratory results, imaging results, and treatment courses.
We identified 12 patients who met our inclusion criteria. Eight of our patients were diagnosed with oligoarticular JIA, 3 had polyarticular JIA, and 1 was diagnosed with systemic JIA. Overall, 58% (7/12) of patients had joint contractures at their initial visit. Of the patients with oligoarticular JIA, 50% (4/8) required a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug to achieve disease remission; 12.5% (1/8) required biologic therapy. All of the polyarticular JIA patients had highly positive antinuclear antibodies, as well as elevated inflammatory markers.
Children with infantile JIA are overall similar to the larger population of patients with JIA. this website Disease severity may not be different compared with that of older children with JIA; however, there is likely a larger delay in diagnosis and the presence of contractures, which occurred in more than half of our patients.
Children with infantile JIA are overall similar to the larger population of patients with JIA. Disease severity may not be different compared with that of older children with JIA; however, there is likely a larger delay in diagnosis and the presence of contractures, which occurred in more than half of our patients.
Prioritization tools aim to manage access to care by ranking patients equitably in waiting lists based on determined criteria. Patient prioritization has been studied in a wide variety of clinical health services, including rehabilitation contexts. We created a web-based patient prioritization tool (PPT) with the participation of stakeholders in two rehabilitation programs, which we aim to implement into clinical practice. Successful implementation of such innovation can be influenced by a variety of determinants. The goal of this study was to explore facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a PPT in rehabilitation programs.
We used two questionnaires and conducted two focus groups among service providers from two rehabilitation programs. We used descriptive statistics to report results of the questionnaires and qualitative content analysis based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.
Key facilitators are the flexibility and relative advantage of the tool to improve clinical practices and produce beneficial outcomes for patients. Main barriers are the lack of training, financial support and human resources to sustain the implementation process.
This is the first study that highlights organizational, individual and innovation levels facilitators and barriers for the implementation of a prioritization tool from service providers' perspective.
This is the first study that highlights organizational, individual and innovation levels facilitators and barriers for the implementation of a prioritization tool from service providers' perspective.
The current evidence implementation project aims to promote evidence-based practice in the care of patients with stroke, specifically around the prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), in the neurology department of a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China.
The prevalence of DVT within 14 days after stroke is 10-75%. Approximately 20% of patients with DVT develop pulmonary embolism, the third most common cause of death in patients with stroke and the most common cause of autopsy-verified death between the second and fourth week after stroke. Several risk factors are associated with the development of DVT, many of which can be alleviated by evidence-based strategies that can prevent or reduce the risk of DVT.
The current evidence implementation project utilized the Joanna Briggs Institute Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System program and involved 30 patients in each audit criterion. Interventions included staff education, involvement of rehabilitation staff, and building a patient education bundle. A postimplementation reaudit was undertaken including the same number of patient samples.
The baseline audit results showed that the compliances for two audit criteria (patient mobilization and patient education) were under 20%, whereas those for the other criteria were at least 60%. After implementing the strategies, there were significant improvements especially in the two weak-compliance criteria. In addition, the overall compliance for most criteria increased.
The project standardized the DVT prevention process in the Neurology Department of Nanfang Hospital. The overall compliance with DVT prevention for patients with stroke in the department improved.
The project standardized the DVT prevention process in the Neurology Department of Nanfang Hospital. The overall compliance with DVT prevention for patients with stroke in the department improved.
The aim of this evidence implementation project was to identify the barriers and omissions affecting adequacy of hemodialysis and to develop implementable strategies to maintain hemodialysis adequacy among hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease.
Assessing adequacy of hemodialysis and improving quality of life are important issues for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, they are often inadequately addressed, and evidence-based practices are not always followed.
A clinical audit was undertaken using the Joanna Briggs Institute Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice approaches. Seven audit criteria that represent best practice recommendations for maintaining hemodialysis adequacy among hemodialysis patients were used. A baseline audit was performed, which was followed by the implementation of multiple improvement strategies over 20 weeks and the outcomes finalized using a follow-up audit to determine the change to be implemented in practice.