‘It felt like there was always someone there for us’: Supporting children affected by domestic violence and abuse who are identified by general practice

One in five children in the UK are affected by domestic violence and abuse. However, primary care clinicians (GPs and nurses) struggle to effectively identify and support children and young people living in homes where it is present. The IRIS+ (Enhanced Identification and Referral to Improve Safety) training and advocacy support intervention aimed to improve how clinicians respond to children and young people affected by domestic violence and abuse. IRIS+ training was delivered as part of a feasibility study to four general practices in an urban area in England (UK). Our mixed method design included interviews and questionnaires about the IRIS+ intervention with general practice patients, including children and young people as well as with clinicians and advocacy service providers. We collected the number of identifications and referrals by clinicians of children experiencing domestic violence and abuse through a retrospective search of medical and agency records 10 months after the intervention. Forty-nine children exposed to domestic violence and abuse were recorded in medical records. Thirty-five children were referred to a specialist domestic violence and abuse support service over a period of 10 months. Of these, 22 received direct or indirect support. The qualitative findings indicated that children benefitted from being referred by clinicians to the service. However, several barriers at the patient and professional level prevented children and young people from being identified and supported. Some of these barriers can be addressed through modifications to professional training and guidance, but others require systematic and structural changes to the way health and social care services work with children affected by domestic violence and abuse.     

Job hazards and respiratory symptoms in Hispanic female domestic cleaners

Abstract

The occupational hazards and respiratory symptoms of domestic cleaners in USA are largely unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 56 Hispanic female domestic cleaner on their health status and frequency of cleaning products used and tasks performed. While women used multi-use products (60.0%) and toilet bowl cleaners (51.8%) most days of the week, many (39.3%) reported not using personal protective equipment while cleaning. Itchy/watery eyes (61.8%) and itchy nose (56.4%) were the most frequently reported symptoms. A history of physician-diagnosed asthma was reported by 14.3% while 33.9% had symptoms of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR). In conclusion, this vulnerable population has high prevalence of physician-diagnosis asthma and BHR symptoms and is potentially exposed to myriad occupational hazards. Further research exploring associations between products use, cleaning tasks and respiratory symptoms is warranted.     

国产沉香化学成分及药理作用研究进展

根据国内外有关国产沉香化学成分及药理作用的文献报道,国产沉香的主要化学成分为倍半萜类和色酮类成分,除此之外,还包括芳香族类、脂肪酸类、三萜类等成分。国产沉香具有多种生物活性,其药理作用包括催眠镇静、缓解肠道平滑肌痉挛、止咳平喘、抗心肌缺血、降血糖等。根据当前研究情况,今后应对国产沉香中2-(2-苯乙基)色酮类多聚体成分进行系统研究,探索沉香化学成分与药理药效的关系,以清楚地了解各成分在各种药理作用中的具体作用机制。参考文献46篇。     

镍钛记忆合金皮内缝合对甲状腺手术切口愈合的影响

目的:探究甲状腺手术缝合时采用镍钛记忆合金皮内缝合对切口愈合的影响。方法:回顾性分析2018年1月-2019年1月125例在笔者医院行甲状腺手术患者相关资料,依据患者术后缝合方式分为合金皮内缝合组(n=60)与丝线间断缝合组(n=65),分别应用镍钛记忆合金皮内缝合与丝线间断缝合。比较两组患者术后恢复情况,切口愈合情况,切口瘢痕情况,切口美观优良率。结果:合金皮内缝合组患者术后疼痛持续时间、切口愈合时间以及住院时间均明显短于丝线间断缝合组患者,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);两组患者切口缝合时间比较差异没有统计学意义(P>0.05)。合金皮内缝合组患者切口愈合情况明显优于丝线间断缝合组,且切口瘢痕优良率明显高于丝线间断缝合组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。合金皮内缝合组与丝线间断缝合组切口美观优良率分别为95.00%与78.46%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:甲状腺手术切口缝合时应用镍钛记忆合金皮内缝合可以促进切口快速愈合,在保证切口美观优良率情况下促进患者快速康复,临床应用价值高。     

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: Diagnostic Challenge and the Importance of Heightened Clinical Suspicion

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is an uncommon condition of positional dyspnea and hypoxemia; symptoms occur when the patient is upright and resolve with recumbency. Causes can be broadly categorized into 4 groups: intracardiac shunting, pulmonary shunting, ventilation-perfusion mismatch, or a combination of these.Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome should be suspected when normal arterial oxygen saturations are recorded while an individual is supine, followed by abrupt declines in those saturations when upright. Further investigations with use of imaging and cardiac catheterization aid in the evaluation. When platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is due to intracardiac shunting without pulmonary hypertension, intracardiac shunt closure can be curative.In this article, we report a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in an 83-year-old woman who was successfully treated by means of percutaneous transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect.     

国产弹性蛋白酶浸泡法构建兔腹主动脉瘤及其随访

目的采用国产猪胰弹性蛋白酶溶液主动脉周浸泡法构建兔腹主动脉瘤(AAA)模型,并随访其长期稳定性。方法 24只新西兰兔随机分成两组,实验组(n=12)用10μL浓度为10 U/μL国产猪胰弹性蛋白酶溶液浸润主动脉近分叉处血管段30 min,对照组用10μL 0.9%氯化钠溶液浸润30 min。术前和术后5、15、40、100、150 d分别经耳缘静脉造影测量主动脉内径。术后5、15、150 d造影后每组分别处死4只兔作苏木精-伊红(HE)、弹力纤维EVG染色和免疫组化染色。结果实验组术后5 d均形成AAA,主动脉直径100 d内基本稳定,150 d时明显缩小;组织学上术后5 d血管壁严重破坏、结构紊乱,可见红细胞渗出和炎性细胞浸润,弹力纤维和平滑肌细胞明显减少甚至消失,15 d时血管结构规整,可见部分残留弹力纤维,未见炎性细胞,150 d时管腔变窄,内膜过度增生,可见大量平滑肌细胞增生和紊乱的新生弹力纤维。对照组均未见AAA形成,病理学无明显变化。结论国产猪胰弹性蛋白酶溶液浸泡法可诱导兔AAA形成,操作简单、安全、有效。该模型有自愈倾向,但100 d内基本稳定,有助于AAA机制研究。     

Screening in the Prenatal Period for Intimate Partner Violence and History of Abuse: A Survey of Edmonton Obstetrician/Gynaecologists

Objective

This study sought to understand how obstetrician gynaecologists (OB/GYNs) in Edmonton, Alberta screen prenatal patients for intimate partner violence (IPV). It also aimed to explore attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions regarding IPV and identify barriers to screening for IPV. Institutional protocols, resources, and support available to clinicians and patients were also reviewed.