Surgical Technique Notes of Arterial Vascular Reconstruction During Kidney Transplantation: Personal Experience and Literature Review

Background

Arterial vascular anomalies in patients undergoing kidney transplantation (KT) are correlated with a higher incidence of early surgical complications, potentially causing graft loss. Arterial reconstruction allows patients to overcome these surgical challenges, thus minimizing the risk of poor outcomes. The aim of the present study is to retrospectively investigate the safety and effectiveness of the multiple arterial reconstruction technique with a Teflon patch in case of an unavailable aortic patch: to do so, surgical complications, graft function, and patient survival were evaluated.

HIV-negative children’s experiences and opinions towards parental HIV disclosure: a qualitative study in China

In HIV/AIDS research, few studies to date have evaluated ways to improve parental HIV disclosure practices using feedback from HIV-negative children who have recently experienced this event. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 children (aged 6–15) who were partially to fully aware of their parents’ HIV status in rural Guangxi, China. Of the 20 children, eight children who were of older age (11.38 years in average) endorsed parental HIV disclosure, five discouraged it and seven expressed uncertainty. Children’s different experiences and attitudes towards disclosure were seen to be associated with their family dynamics (especially the parent–child relationship), social support and care, experiences of stigma and discrimination, psychosocial suffering, comprehension of the disease and the children’s age. Our study contributes to building a child-centered comprehensive understanding for Chinese parental HIV disclosure. It is imperative that counselors and community advocates assess and help parents achieve optimal readiness preceding disclosure of their illness to their HIV-negative children.     

肝内胆管结石行肝叶切除术患者应用循证护理的临床效果

目的探讨对接受肝内胆管结石行肝叶切除术的患者实施循证护理的临床效果。方法选择2014年5月至2015年11月期间在我院接受肝内胆管结石行肝叶切除术进行治疗的68例患者为研究对象,并随机分为对照组和观察组,每组各34例。对照组患者给予常规护理,观察组患者给予循证护理。观察比较两组的并发症发生情况和护理满意度。结果观察组的并发症发生率为5.88%,明显低于对照组的23.53%;患者护理满意度为97.06%,明显高于对照组的82.35%,差异均具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论循证护理应用于肝内胆管结石行肝叶切除术患者可降低并发症发生率,提高患者满意度,值得临床推广应用。